Wednesday February 8th, 2023
What: Junior High Panhandle Conference Basketball Tournament
When: 9:00 AM
Where: Hemingford Public Schools
Admission: $5 Adults, 4$ students
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.
The Hay Springs robotics team competed on Saturday, January 28th in Gering at the First Lego League qualifier. The team had a great day of sharing what they learned with judges and running their robot program. The “Bionic Hawks” put in a good showing, but not quite good enough to advance on to the state competition.
Their project build idea was a robot to clear ice from power lines. They interviewed with Craig Housh from Northwest Rural Public Power District to learn more about the problems power lines face during winter weather and Craig Z. from University Nebraska Lincoln to learn about what approaches are being taken currently to keep power lines in working order. The last few moths have been spent studying how electricity is made and delivered to houses. When not busy with that they’ve been building and programing their robot to accomplish the tasks they were assigned.
The “Bionic Hawk” team members are Preston Kelly, Elly Reimann, Grant Wellnitz, Riggen Binger, Jacob Dorshorst, Jax Cuny, and Jayna Cuny.
Snowy weather and conflicting sports schedules prevented most of the Hay Springs First Explorers robotics teams from attending the First Lego League qualifier on Saturday, January 28th in Gering. The one member of the robotics team who was able to make it did a wonderful job of presenting his teams project to the judges.
Gus Reimann proudly showed what the “Farm Town” team has been working hard on for the last few months. With a motorized and programed windmill, along with houses, cars, and tractors they had completed quite the project. Other members of the “Farm Town” team were Harper Langford, Laila Stock, Brenna Diers, Jailyn Jancik, Cali Janssen, and Wyatt Palmer.
Unfortunately none of the “Super Power” team were able to make it to Gering. They had made a very impressive build with a windmill and a carousel built together and powered by one motor. This was above and beyond the instructions and intent of the original design. Members of the “Super Power” team were Brecken Starke, Addison Heiting, Bentley Palmer, and Josephine Kendig.
The children learned how to work together, follow complicated directions, and how to program(code) in order to make the windmill spin, stop, and change directions. They also delved into belt and gear driven designs as they expanded their builds or made their cars drivable. Robotics is a 4H sponsored group of second and third graders who build Lego models and then program them to perform.
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
What: Hay Springs vs. Hyannis Basketball Games – 2Q JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys
When: 4:30 PM MST
Where: Hyannis Area Schools
Admission: $5 adult/student
Streaming: https://striv.tv/channel/hyannis/
Thursday, February 2nd, 2023
What: WTC/SPVA/MAC/PAC Wrestling Tournament Boys Only
When: 9:00 AM
Where: Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, NE
Admission: $6.00 for Adults, $5.00 for Students
Friday, February 3rd and Saturday, February 4th, 2023
What: District A-4 Girls Wrestling 2023
When: 3:00 PM Friday, 9:00 AM Saturday
Where: Bridgeport Schools
Admission: Friday: Students $5, Adults $6 / Saturday: All Day – Students $7, Adults $9 / Finals Only – Students $5, Adults $6 / All Tournament Pass – Students $11, Adults $14
Streaming: https://striv.tv/channel/bridgeport/
Friday, February 10th and Saturday, February 11th, 2023
What: District D-4 Wrestling Tournament
When: Friday: 5:00-8:00 PM CST / Saturday: 9:30-12:30 CST and finals begin at 1:30 PM CST
Where: Sutherland High School, Sutherland, NE
Admission: Friday: Adults $6.00, Students $5.00 / Saturday: Adults $9.00, Students $7.00
Streaming: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/
On January 25th, Hay Springs Public School students traveled to Chadron to compete in the sixth annual “Best of the West Business Invitational” sponsored by CSC and the Nebraska Council on Economic Education. We had 19 students competing in the event.
Results
Business Calculations – 4th Abigail Russell
Business Communications – 5th Lillian Dorshorst
Intro to Business – 2nd Dylan Young, 5th Dylan Raymer
Intro to FBLA – 4th Julia Russell, 5th Dylan Young
Intro to Financial Mathematics – 2nd Lillian Dorshorst
Job Interview – 2nd Mia Skinner
Sam Orr, a Hay Springs Public School alumni, was our guest speaker today as we explored the culture of Mexico. Sam shared a presentation which covered the following topics: flag, location, size, travel requirements, weather, food, language, Mariachi music, money, homemade fireworks, and the crafters market on wheels. Mexican dishes start with these main ingredients: tomato, onion, peppers, and garlic. One of Sam’s favorite traditional foods is “Elote” (street corn). The students received the book, P is for Pinata, and Churros for their snack. After the presentation, the 2nd graders enjoyed making Mexican Mirrors. Thank you Sam for taking the time to share with the students. Thank you also to Snow-Redfern Foundation for your generosity that makes these cultural programs possible.
Here is the printable breakfast/lunch menu for February: https://hshawks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Feb23Menu.pdf
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