Congratulations to Jeffrey Zillyette who was 7th overall and 4th in league golf. Great Job Jeffrey!

Congratulations to the 8th Grade Boys who are WSL Champions!!

New QR code from WSL Meet. Results will be posted in the drive soon.

WSL MS Meet @ Solomon
May 12 starting at noon


Girls Basketball opportunity this summer

Activities May 11-15
Good Luck Railers!

Yesterday, H.E.S. students spent the afternoon with a fun field day on the football field! Students enjoyed games such as cornhole, an obstacle course, disc golf, running races, parachute and other activities. The day concluded with a school picture in the stands with all the students and teachers. It was a fun day!










Reminder: yearbook orders are due by May 15th. No orders will be accepted after that day.


Retirement Reception

The year is winding down. Be sure to submit your order for sports photos by this Friday, May 8th! Find the forms in the high school office. Then turn them back in to the office!

On Friday May 1st, the class of 2026 presented their senior projects. They had been working on these projects the entirety of the 2025 - 2026 school year during senior MTSS. The kids worked hard and had some great projects! So proud of them!
Madelyn Dallinga - Created Broadway Station employee handbook
Hannah Pritchard - Created a recipe book for diverse diets
Samuel Begley - Created a business plan and launched his own agriculture trucking business
Cheyenne Purkeypyle - Started the Railer report
Raquel Lawrenez - Showcased her art in an art portfolio
Jessie Meier - Learned to play the drums
Karizma Matthews - Hosted LPSS Fest
Conley Souza - Restored a 1971 Chevy C10
Alyssa Price - Created a script for her own play
Isabelle Ecklund - Digital Video Project on leaving a legacy
Ethan Urbanek, Henry Nelson, 7 Colten Gehrke - Hosted the Young Gentleman’s Association
Elijah Gilley - Built his Gaming PC
Patricia Cole - Completed her CNA certification
1st Place Winner - Karizma Matthews
2nd Place Winner - Ethan Urbanek , Henry Nelson, & Colten Gehrke
3rd Place Winner - Elijah Gilley
MS Track Meet at West Franklin has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. There will be no MS Track practice today after school.
HHS seniors are currently in Oklahoma City for their senior trip. Today they went to iFLY, paintball, and enjoyed an evening at their Airbnb. The group cooked a family dinner and played board games. Tomorrow they’ll explore more of Oklahoma City! 🚂♥️🧡✨










Week of May 4th Activities

Congratulations to the HHS Forensics Team!
Conley Souza and Cheyenne Purkeypyle are state runner ups (2nd) in IDA (Improvised Duet Acting)!!!
Ethan Urbanek and Kylie Dester are state champs (1st) in Duet Acting!!!!!
Coaches Hirsch and Duenas are so proud of the team! “We had some really low moments today, but the kids really looked at themselves and said we want this, and they got it! They did so well!” Said Coach Hirsch.
Go Railers!!



The HHS Forensics team got two events into finals!
Duet - Kylie Dester & Ethan Urbanek
IDA - Conley Souza & Cheyenne Purkeypyle
The team is so excited! Congrats to everyone who broke semi’s. The other 3 events were incredibly close to breaking finals!
Final rankings information around 6pm!
Go Railers!


HHS Forensics Update!
Semi-Finals have been posted!
It was a very rough prelims. But ALL students did their best and performed incredibly!!!
Out of the 16 events, they only broke 5.
The following events broke:
Duet - Madelyn Dalinga & Ella Nelson
Duet - Ethan Urbanek & Kylie Dester
IDA - Kylie Dester & Hunter Purkeypyle
IDA - Cheyenne Purkeypyle & Conley Souza
Prose - Kylie Dester
Good luck! Go Railers!
Good luck to the HHS forensics team today at State Champs!
The following are events being taken today:
Duet - Ethan Urbanek & Kylie Dester
Duet - Madelyn Dalinga & Ella Nelson
IDA - Ethan Urbanek & Henry Nelson
IDA - Sadie Haws & Madelyn Dalinga
IDA - Cheyenne Purkeypyle & Conley Souza
IDA - Kylie Dester & Hunter Purkeypyle
Humorous Solo - Madelyn Dalinga
Impromptu - Conley Souza
Impromptu - Henry Nelson
Informative - Hunter Purkeypyle
Oration - Conley Souza
POI - Katelyn Ferguson
Prose - Alyssa Price
Prose - Kylie Dester
Poetry - Alyssa Price
Poetry - Sadie Haws
Coaches Hirsch and Duenas are very positive on the team’s chances! Updates will be provided throughout the day!
Go Railers!

April Recap!




