Students are nominated based on their individual academic excellence, leadership, and significant contributions made to their NSAA activity. They must be a varsity player or organizational leader who has played a significant role on the team or in the activity during the season. They must have a GPA of 3.7 or higher.
Hay Springs
Girls Cross Country – Emma Albrecht
Play Production – Emma Albrecht & Jacob Dorshorst
Volleyball – Alaina Raymer & Julia Russell
Hay Springs will be hosting Gordon-Rushville for a Boys Varsity Wrestling Dual Thursday, Jan. 8. Weigh-ins at 5:00 PM with matches starting at 6:00 PM. It will also be Senior Boys and Girls Parent’s night, so please make sure to attend this event and show our wrestling teams some support! If you are unable to make it in person, you can watch the live-stream at: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/hay-springs-high-school-hay-springs-ne/gam6adb016be3
4 Hay Springs students attended the Oregon Trail Honor Band on Monday, January 5th held at Bridgeport High School. The honor band is sponsored by Doane University and was directed by the Doane director of bands, Dr. Andy Feyes. Those students attending were: Emma Albrecht-clarinet, Parker Wellnitz-alto sax, Mason Albrect-tenor sax, and Jacob Dorshorst-trumpet.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
What: Cody-Kilgore vs. Hay Springs Basketball
Where: Cody-Kilgore High School, Cody, NE
When: 2:00 PM – JH Boys, 3:30 PM – JV Boys, 5:00 PM – Varsity Girls, 7:00 PM – Varsity Boys
Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/cody/organization/20034/cody-kilgore-high-school
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
What: FFA D12 CDE Floral, Sales, An Management, Welding
Where: Scottsbluff, NE
Thursday, January 8, 2026
What: Varsity Boys Wrestling Dual vs. Gordon-Rushville
Where: Lister-Sage Building, Hay Springs, NE
When: 5:00 PM
Friday, January 9, 2026
What: Varsity Girls Wrestling Invitational
Where: Sidney High School, Sidney, NE
When: 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 10, 2026
What: Varsity Girls & Boys Wrestling Tournament
Where: Garden County High School, Oshkosh, NE
When: 9:00 AM
Saturday, January 10, 2026
What: Leyton vs. Hay Springs Basketball
Where: Leyton High School, Dalton, NE
When: 2:00 PM – JV Boys, 3:00 PM – Varsity Girls, 4:30 PM – Varsity Boys
Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/dalton/organization/17751/leyton-high-school
Hay Springs 8th graders will represent thousands of others across the country on January 29, 2026. Known as The Nation’s Report Card, NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in the United States know and can do in a variety of subjects. Learn more at https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/.
Here is the printable breakfast/lunch menu for January: https://hshawks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01Menu.pdf
Mr. Bounous’s 6th Grade World Geography class enjoyed some Poutine, the National Dish of Canada, after learning about our northern neighbor. French fries, cheese curds, and gravy are the traditional ingredients in poutine, which was invented in Quebec, Canada.
The elementary celebrated their penny war win with a hot cocoa bar and movie! Thank you to everyone who donated to this and a big thank you to our student council members for helping make this special for the kids!
Hay Springs Public Schools had a Christmas door decorating contest this year. Here is a small sample of some of the amazing decorations throughout the school. The winners were Crystal and Dakota!
The Algebra 1 class just finished a Unit on Linear and Nonlinear Functions where they learned how to graph linear and absolute value functions and the effects of transformations on the graphs of those functions. Using this new knowledge, they used Desmos graphing calculator to write their own equations to create a Christmas Tree. Merry Christmas from the Algebra 1 class!
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