Herington USD 487 -

Fall Buffer Week NOVEMBER 9-15

Halloween fun in Mrs. Hett's first grade!

Mrs. Roth’s Kindergarten class had a SPOOKTACULAR Friday last week filled with Halloween fun! We kicked off the excitement by receiving our October books from our wonderful Book Hero! Then it was off to the gym for some trunk-or-treating before wrapping up the day with fun games and lots of laughs at our class party. A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make this day so special for our Kinders! We are so lucky to have such amazing people showing up for and supporting our students!

Make plans to support the HHS Thespian Troupe #13342 with their upcoming plays next week! Go Railers!

The Herington High School Choir participated in the Wheat State League Vocal Clinic. The clinic was held in Brown Auditorium, at McPherson College, on November 3, 2026. Participating members were Leanne Rhodes, Shailynn Scarff, Aurorah Algarin, Danaya Oliver, Ariana Graham, James Burton, Karley Webb, and Brie Hamm.

Here are some more pictures of the H.E.S. Trunk or Treat event sponsored by the PTO, area businesses, and groups.

Little Railer Preschool celebrated Fall Festival with their families. They were invited to come and have snack and do an activity with their student. We made Candy Corn Faces!

H.E.S. had their October Assembly this morning in the gym. Birthdays and student shoutouts were recognized and class awards were given. Mrs. Roth's kindergarten class once again won the Library Big Pencil Award and the K-2 Lunch Tray Award, Ms. Beren's 5th grade won the 3-5 Lunch Tray Award, Mrs. Berens' 3rd grade won the Big Shoe Award for PE, and Ms. Canfield's kindergarten won the Music Whole Note Award.

The H.E.S. PTO would like to thank the following business, school, and community members for helping with today's Trunk or Treat event at the elementary:

Engel Hay Grinding

◦ Orange Express

◦ PEO

◦ Smart Insurance

◦ Kay’s

◦ FFA

◦ Young Pest Control

◦ Krause Mechanical/Wildflowers

◦ Snow Barn-es

◦ FBLA

◦ FCCLA

◦ First Baptist Church

◦ Susan Mueller

◦ Thespian society

◦ BETAS

◦ The Spot

◦ Luxe Salon

The H.H.S. FFA won the table decorating contest. More pictures to come...

Monday is our fall awards night. Come support our junior class and fall athletes as we wrap up the fall seasons.

🔎🚂 WHO TOOK ROWDY?!

Herington High School turned into a real-life game of CLUE today! 🕵️‍♀️

Students and staff spent the day investigating suspects, uncovering evidence, and trying to solve the mystery of our missing mascot!

A HUGE thank you to all of our HHS staff who played along with today's shenanigans! Your willingness to have a little fun, embrace the silliness, and keep our students guessing made the day even better! ❤️🧡

CASE #1031: OFFICIALLY CLOSED! 🔐

Congratulations to Jaidan for winning the detective grand prize!

Come support HHS Football, Cheer, Dance and Pep Band at the last football game of the season. Notice that game time is 6:00. GO RAILERS!

Last week the H.E.S. "Little" Railers had some "Big" Railers from the HS and MS read to them during their library time to celebrate National Anti-Bullying Awareness and Prevention Month. Mrs. Stilwell coordinated with several HS and MS students to read a selected book to the H.E.S. students and discuss positive ways to handle bullying in a variety of situations. The 2nd-3rd grade students heard and discussed the story POUT, POUT FISH AND THE BULLY, BULLY SHARK. The 4th and 5th graders listened to THE JUICE BOX BULLY and discussed ways to be an "upstander" rather than a "bystander" when seeing a bullying situation.

Last week the H.E.S. "Little" Railers had some "Big" Railers from the HS and MS read to them during their library time to celebrate National Anti-Bullying Awareness and Prevention Month. Mrs. Stilwell coordinated with several HS and MS students to read a selected book to the H.E.S. students and discuss positive ways to handle bullying in a variety of situations. The K-1 students heard the story LLAMA, LLAMA AND THE BULLY GOAT while 2nd grade heard and discussed the story POUT, POUT FISH AND THE BULLY, BULLY SHARK. There will be a 2nd post for the older students.

First grade has been learning about day and night patterns in science. They used different materials to paint the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

USD 487 extends a heartfelt thank-you to the @Community Foundation of Dickinson County for a $6,000 grant supporting the Herington Community Childcare Center! These funds will help us make improvements to better serve our children and families. We’re grateful for your investment in our youngest learners and our community! 🧡

The 5th graders painted pumpkins for their AR party! They chose their favorite book character and painted it on a pumpkin!

This Week's Activities We are finishing the fall season and beginning the winter season soon. MS basketball starts this week. Be sure to join the BAND app for your teams/activities for the latest updates.