National FFA Week

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National FFA Week this year will take place during the week of February 20th through February 24th. During this week at Hay Springs Public Schools, the FFA Chapter will have school-wide dress up days and numerous activities planned for the students and the public. The two main events for this week will be the visit from a State FFA Officer on the 20th and the annual Pancake Feed on the 21st. The community is invited to the pancake feed, which will be made and served by the FFA Chapter, starting at 6:15 AM in the school cafeteria.

For the students of Hay Springs Schools, the FFA Officers have planned out a dress up day contest for this week. This contest will include the whole school, but the elementary and middle/high school will be judged separately. On the following Monday, the 27th, the winning class will be named and a prize will be given to each member of that class.

The dress up days consist of:
Monday – ‘Merica Day
Tuesday – Official Dress/Blue and Gold Day
Wednesday – Denim Day
Thursday – Dress to Unimpress

Also for the elementary, The FFA Officers have decided to host another coloring contest for each class to participate in if they choose to. The colored pages will be collected and judged on Wednesday and the winners will be announced on Thursday.

Duet Acting

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Congratulations to Abigail Nelson and Brooke Winter who placed 6th in duet acting at the Gordon-Rushville speech meet held on Saturday, February 11th. The Hawk speech team will compete in Hemingford at the PANCO speech meet on Saturday, February 18th.

Ireland

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Kathy Willnerd was the guest speaker yesterday for the Ireland cultural presentation at Hay Springs Elementary. Some key points that Kathy discussed were: Ireland’s flag, the national symbol (harp), the potato famine, stone fences, tin whistle, the Blarney Stone, and the Shamrock. Kathy’s husband Steve Willnerd’s great grandparents immigrated from Ireland to America after the potato famine. Kathy made soda bread for the students to try. She also read the book “How to Catch a Leprechaun” and encouraged the kids to go home and build a trap. After the presentation, Jeanie Snyder and Bev Wellnitz went to the 3rd grade classroom and helped the students write limericks. When they were finished writing, they read their limericks to their classmates. The students received the book “Maisie McGillicuddy’s Sheep Got Muddy” and banana bread muffins for a snack. Thank you to the Snow-Redfern Foundation for your generosity that makes these cultural programs possible. Thank you also to Kathy for taking the time to share with the kids about Ireland!

High Plains Honor Band And Choir

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Congratulations to Kaden Langford and Abigail Russell who were selected for High Plains Honor Band and Choir held at Chadron State College on Monday, February 6th and Tuesday, February 7th. Kaden participated in the choir and Abby played the flute in the band.

Nelson Signs Letter Of Intent

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Hay Springs high school student Emily Nelson signed a letter of intent to play women’s volleyball at Clarke University in Dubuque, IA. In addition to volleyball, Emily has participated in basketball, track, golf, and eSports during her time at Hay Springs while maintaining a 3.275 GPA. Congratulations Emily!

National FBLA Week Activities

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This week is National FBLA Week. In honor of FBLA Week our FBLA chapter is having a few fun activities. There are 4 FBLA symbols hidden around the school. There are two symbols in the elementary and two symbols in the high school. Once you find the symbols return them to Mrs. Sommerville for a prize. There are two jars of candy at the front office for you to guess the number of pieces in each jar. Tonight we will be running concession stands and all of the proceeds will be donated to our local food pantry.

Winter eSports State Finals

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The Hay Springs Hawks eSports team traveled to York, NE to compete on Friday, February 3rd in the NSeSA Winter Season State Finals.  The team of four(Kaden Langford, Emily Nelson, Taden Tobiasson, and Tanner Tobiasson) played Mario Kart 8 against the team from Alma, NE.  Hay Springs beat Alma in the first of three “cups” 85-71, but then Alma came back in the second cup race and won with a score of 94-62.  In the last cup race, Alma really found their groove and ended up beating Hay Springs 100-56.  The final score for all three cups was Alma 265 and Hay Springs 203.

After that race, Hay Springs was up again immediately to fight for the Bronze medal against arch-rivals Wynot.  Even without a break, the Hawks put the pressure on Wynot early, handily winning the first cup with a score of 92-64.  The tension was high at the Hawk table as the individual races of the second cup took place with the Hawks scoring very well in each race.  As the final race finished, the excitement from the Team Hawks players was palpable…they had been adding up the scores in their heads and were pretty confident that they had beaten Wynot in the second cup as well.  You could have heard a pin drop as everyone waited on the final tally and the announcement…”Hay Springs 95, Wynot 61!”  The Hay Springs Hawks erupted with high fives and hugs all around…with a final cup score of 187-125, Hay Springs secured 3rd place at State!  After the short celebration, team members congratulated the Wynot players as they walked off stage.

The final placings were as follows: 1st(Gold) place – Cody-Kilgore, 2nd(Silver) place – Alma, 3rd(Bronze) place – Hay Springs, 4th place – Wynot.

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