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Security First Bank hosting Tail Gate Party!!
Security First Bank is hosting a FREE Tail Gate Party before the football game tonight at 6:00 pm. “Kick for Cash” will take place at 1/2 time of the football game tonight and the winner of the drawing is Seth Nowak. Seth will need to find someone to kick for him since he is on the football team. Good Luck Hawks!!
Lady Hawks Start off Season Undefeated
The Lady Hawks had a victorious start to their season at home against the Oelrichs Lady Tigers on Saturday, September 7. It was a close game that went to five sets. The score of the game was 22-25, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, and 15-10. Leading the way for the Lady Hawks, Kate Roberts had 14 points, 4 aces, 7 blocks, and 9 kills. Whitney Heiting added 11 points and 4 aces. Steph Tlustos had 18 assists and Cydney Jancik had 9 digs. When asked about the game, Coach Bila said, “We came in underestimating Oelrichs, who had some great servers that made us work hard to earn every point.”
The Lady Hawks were back in action on Tuesday, September 10, when they traveled to Harrisburg to play Banner County and Hemingford in a triangular. The Lady Hawks played Banner County first, and won easily in straight sets, 25-14 and 25-9. Pacing the Lady Hawks was Cydney Jancik with 12 points, 4 aces, and 6 kills. Whitney Heiting had 12 points, 3 aces, and 6 kills, and Steph Tlustos added 12 assists. The second game of the evening was Hay Springs against Hemingford. The Lady Hawks came out with a high energy level and never looked back, beating the Lady Bobcats in two sets, 25-21, 25-17, and bringing their record to 3-0. Mrs. Bila said, “The girls played really hard and we kept a high level of intensity and enthusiasm”. Whitney Heiting led the way with 9 points, 3 aces, and 9 kills. Steph Tlustos and Jesse Heiting had 9 assists each.
The Lady Hawks are back in action Friday, September 13 against Edgemont at home. The game will start at 6 p.m. They will also travel to the Gordon-Rushville Invitational on Saturday, and their first game is against St. Paul at 8 a.m.
Tech Challenge Team to Begin
Down Set Hut
The 2013 Hay Springs Hawks football team kicked off with a win against the Morrill Lions. The raging lions came out and were tamed. The Hawks won the game 44-8.
The Hawks got off to a fast start putting up 38 points on the first half. The Lions remained scoreless until the end of the third quarter. Stevin Horrocks and Jordan Houser combined for over 200 yards in the first half. Even starting center Riley Abbot scored on a recovered fumble. The second team was also very successful only allowing the Lions to score once.
The Hawks won the game 44-8 and are now preparing for their next game at Rapid City Christian on September 6th at 7:00.
Opportunity for Guitar Lessons
Has your child ever thought they wanted to play the guitar? If so, now may be the opportunity they have been looking for.
Hay Springs Public Schools, in collaboration with Sandy Ferrel, and Chadron State College will be offering group guitar lessons free of charge this school year. Elementary (grades 3-5) classes will be offered after school on Thursdays and Middle School/High School classes will be offered before school on Wednesdays.
A parent/student organizational meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10th after school in the Elementary School Library. This will determine student interest and answer questions you may have.
Guitar Rental: Haggerty’s in Rapid City will rent guitars with cases for $50 for a three-month trial period. If the student decides to purchase the instrument, the rental will apply to the cost of the guitar, which is approximately $200.
For additional information contact Sandy Ferrel or call the school at (308) 638-4434.
Flag Corp
We are excited to announce the 2013-14 Flag team!
Senior – Steph Tlustos
Juniors – Cydney Jancik (Captain)
Whitney Heiting
Kate Roberts
Freshmen – Alexis Olson
Sydney Tlustos
The girls’ first performance was August 24 in the 2013 Friendly Festival Parade. Keepin’ It Country is the theme this year! The Flag team has worked hard this summer and is ready to show off their newest routine to a mix of some country favorites. The Flag team will be performing throughout the year at football and basketball games as well as during the Annual Music Lightshow. We are hoping to see everyone at these events!
Music Notes
We are NOT doing practice records this year! Yes, you heard right, NO PRACTICE RECORDS! Instead I am implementing a program called “Band Ninja.” This is an opportunity for students to earn different levels of “belts” (really they are ribbons) that they will tie around their instrument as badges of honor. Any 6th-8th grade student has a copy of the requirements to earn belts. If they earn all belts they will have the opportunity to become a “band ninja.” We already have white belt players and several who are now attempting their yellow belt!
We have a new opportunity offered this year called the “After School Band Club (ASBC). ” Mrs. Mikaila Reimer or myslef will be in the music room from 4:15-5:00 Monday-Wednesday for ANY student who is struggling or who wishes to earn a belt for the “band ninja” program. Of course those overachievers who are pages ahead of the rest of us are also be welcome if they come across something they don’t understand. We have a few weeks under our belt and have found it to be a huge success! It’s so encouraging to see the band room filled with 6-10 students every night either looking for help or trying to earn a belt!
The high school band is planning a trip in May of 2014 to Kansas City. This trip will be at the cost of each student. We will continue to fundraise, right now we are signed up to do several concession stands this fall-only students who help in the concession stand will receive a portion of the proceeds. Students can make payments into their accounts held here at the school. Deposits can be turned into Mrs. Varvel. The trip is projected to cost less than $500 a student; I highly recommend that students try to save or fundraise $200 a quarter. Students who began fund raising last year and/or made payments over the summer have been given a copy of what they currently have in their account. Stay tuned for more details!
Watch future newsletters for Christmas concert dates!
No School on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
Due to damage to the school from the storm on August 30th, 2013, school will be cancelled. Stay tuned for further information as it becomes available.
Cafe’teria News
Breakfast: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Your body has not had any nourishment for over 8 hours. You need to feed your body breakfast so it can think, jump, drive and all the things we ask our bodies to do. If you don’t have time to eat at home, stop by the Café’teria here at school and grab a breakfast to go or sit and eat with your friends. Sometimes our students don’t get up in time to eat and are not really that hungry when they get to school. Breakfast to go is a great alternative for them because our students can grab a breakfast to go and put it in their locker. They can snack on it in between classes.
Lunch: The students and teachers have been enjoying the addition of the boxed lunch as a menu choice during lunch. My biggest challenge has been to guess how many to make each day. I will have a sign up board for students and staff so I can make sure to meet the demand. Staff can give me a call or email me as well. The students still love the PBJ’s as a main meal alternative as well as great afterschool snack to get them through athletic practices.
After School Lunch Sales: The Café’teria is open from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. each school day for students and staff to grab left over lunch items, baked goods, fruits & vegetables, milk or juice. These items can be purchased or charged to the family lunch account. Students you need to make sure that your parents are okay with you charging additional items to the lunch account.
Special Days for Special People: The Café’teria will be hosting a special day each month. On this day, students are encouraged to invite someone to eat lunch with them. Adult Lunch is $3.30 which includes the meal and unlimited Fruit & Vegetable Bar.
The 1st special day is in honor of Grandparent’s Day in September. “Invite your grandparents to lunch day” is set for September 23rd. We will be having chicken & noodles.
And of course, you are always welcome to eat with your student.
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