High School Football camp will be held next week Monday through Thursday from 8-10 am.
Proud to be a Herington Railer! 🧡🖤
Today is officially my first day as your Superintendent, and I could not be more thrilled to join the Herington USD 487 family!
For the past 23 years, I’ve had the privilege of serving students and staff in almost every role imaginable—from special education teacher and instructional coach to assistant principal and principal (with some early childhood experience mixed in, too!). Before my journey in education began, I proudly served our country as an enlisted Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps.
As I step into this new chapter, I am bringing my passion for learning, equity, and the Marine Corps core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment to everything I do for our schools.
What’s first on my agenda?
This summer, my goal is to listen and learn. I’ll be spending the next few weeks collaborating with our Board of Education, administrators, and department heads to map out an incredible year ahead. Once school kicks off this fall, my absolute favorite part of the job begins: being out in the buildings, visiting classrooms, and connecting directly with our students, staff, and families.
Thank you all for the warm welcome I’ve already received. I am incredibly honored to serve this community, and I look forward to a fantastic year ahead. Let’s do great things together!
Regards,
Dr. Rachael Webb
Superintendent of Schools
#RailerNation #HeringtonUSD487 #FirstDay #SemperFi
Today is officially my first day as your Superintendent, and I could not be more thrilled to join the Herington USD 487 family!
For the past 23 years, I’ve had the privilege of serving students and staff in almost every role imaginable—from special education teacher and instructional coach to assistant principal and principal (with some early childhood experience mixed in, too!). Before my journey in education began, I proudly served our country as an enlisted Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps.
As I step into this new chapter, I am bringing my passion for learning, equity, and the Marine Corps core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment to everything I do for our schools.
What’s first on my agenda?
This summer, my goal is to listen and learn. I’ll be spending the next few weeks collaborating with our Board of Education, administrators, and department heads to map out an incredible year ahead. Once school kicks off this fall, my absolute favorite part of the job begins: being out in the buildings, visiting classrooms, and connecting directly with our students, staff, and families.
Thank you all for the warm welcome I’ve already received. I am incredibly honored to serve this community, and I look forward to a fantastic year ahead. Let’s do great things together!
Regards,
Dr. Rachael Webb
Superintendent of Schools
#RailerNation #HeringtonUSD487 #FirstDay #SemperFi
National FBLA in San Antonio. Opening Session and Day One Competition is completed. Those competing today were Gage, Atalie and Isabelle in Digital Video Production; Henry, Colten and Ethan in Community Service Project; Kenley in Career Portfolio and Henry in Agribusiness. Koryn is representing Herington FBLA as a Kansas State Officer. Good luck Herington FBLA!
Henry Nelson represented Kansas in the parade of states at the National FBLA Conference in San Antonio. Henry was chosen the National Who's Who at the State Leadership Conference in March. Congratulations Henry on an amazing FBLA career!
Reminder: The Kansas State High School Activities Association moratorium starts Monday. Summer activities will resume July 6th.
Herington USD 487 is now hiring a Director of Childcare Services-
The childcare Director will be responsible for management and coordination of staff schedules and assigned duties. Other duties may include completion of State and Federal reporting as required for licensure/operation of the facility, grant writing, communication with USD 487 administration/staff, creation of lesson plans, serving meals, changing diapers, writing daily reports, recording attendance, engaging in play, assisting to put children to sleep, managing payments, and creating a safe environment where children will play and learn. Partner and communicate with parents, to create a shared desire to provide the best care and education for their children. Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners. This is a full time, 12 month position with benefits. Applications can be picked up at the Board of Education office at 19 N. Broadway in Herington. Please direct any questions regarding the position to Superintendent Donalyn Biehler 785-258-2263 or dbiehler@usd487.org.
The childcare Director will be responsible for management and coordination of staff schedules and assigned duties. Other duties may include completion of State and Federal reporting as required for licensure/operation of the facility, grant writing, communication with USD 487 administration/staff, creation of lesson plans, serving meals, changing diapers, writing daily reports, recording attendance, engaging in play, assisting to put children to sleep, managing payments, and creating a safe environment where children will play and learn. Partner and communicate with parents, to create a shared desire to provide the best care and education for their children. Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners. This is a full time, 12 month position with benefits. Applications can be picked up at the Board of Education office at 19 N. Broadway in Herington. Please direct any questions regarding the position to Superintendent Donalyn Biehler 785-258-2263 or dbiehler@usd487.org.
High School Girls Basketball
No weights or sports activities Thursday, June 11th.
There are no morning weights or sports activities at school today, June 9th.
One week from today!!
We have some exciting news to share with you! As we are preparing for a new school year, we will be transitioning to Skyward’s newest technology: Qmlativ. This new system will provide an updated interface, redefined processes, and a better experience for our district families.
Similar to our previous software, SMS 2.0, Qmlativ will still provide up-to-date information on your student’s attendance, grades, upcoming assignments, and other important information at any time on your computer or mobile device. Your children will have their own accounts, where they will check grades, complete online assignments, and much more. Our current Skyward platform will be unavailable from July 9th-28th. The new Qmlativ platform will be available to families for online enrollment and more beginning July 29th.
I encourage you to check out Skyward’s parent resources for the Qmlativ toolkit at https://www.skyward.com/parents-and-students/qmlativ-toolkit/parents. Here, you’ll find more information and training videos so you can get a head start on getting used to Qmlativ.
We are excited about the potential Qmlativ Family Access has to help us reach a larger number of our students and their families. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jennifer Duenas at 785-258-2261 or jduenas@usd487.org after July 29th.
Similar to our previous software, SMS 2.0, Qmlativ will still provide up-to-date information on your student’s attendance, grades, upcoming assignments, and other important information at any time on your computer or mobile device. Your children will have their own accounts, where they will check grades, complete online assignments, and much more. Our current Skyward platform will be unavailable from July 9th-28th. The new Qmlativ platform will be available to families for online enrollment and more beginning July 29th.
I encourage you to check out Skyward’s parent resources for the Qmlativ toolkit at https://www.skyward.com/parents-and-students/qmlativ-toolkit/parents. Here, you’ll find more information and training videos so you can get a head start on getting used to Qmlativ.
We are excited about the potential Qmlativ Family Access has to help us reach a larger number of our students and their families. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jennifer Duenas at 785-258-2261 or jduenas@usd487.org after July 29th.
Notice the date changes. These are different then a calendar that was sent out at the end is the year. June 1 we will begin morning weight sessions. June 3 will begin summer sports sessions. We look forward to seeing you there.
“Summer is where athletes are made — while others rest, champions build strength, discipline, and habits that show up when the season begins.”
Congratulations to our 2026 Baseball All-League Selections. Great job!
Another basketball opportunity in our area this summer.
The May Board of Education meeting will be held tonight (May 19th) at 6:30 pm in the Elementary Flex Lab.
Girls Basketball Opportunity
Due to forecasted inclement weather, the regular May Board of Education meeting ,for USD 487, has been rescheduled to take place on Tuesday May 19th at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Flex Lab.
The H.E.S. PTO would like to thank Barnes Grocery Store and Brandon Meyer for the field day snack donations! They were greatly appreciated by the students!!
Please view the senior sign off at this link: https://youtu.be/0ejGHagNjII
Congratulations, Class of 2026!
"I am a peacock, you gotta let me fly!" -Terry Hoitz from The Other Guys
Congratulations, Class of 2026!
"I am a peacock, you gotta let me fly!" -Terry Hoitz from The Other Guys
On the last day of school, students from HHS went downtown to thank local businesses and played at the park. Thank you to this community for supporting our schools! Go Railers!
