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Good Luck Lady Railers!

3,210 costumes were made for The Wizard of Oz, many of them uncomfortable and dangerous for the actors. The Scarecrow costume left semi-permanent marks on the actor's face after filming, taking months to disappear.

Join us tomorrow with your best scarecrow outfit! #NoPlaceLikeHomecoming

Home JV football tonight against Little River.

📸 USD 487 PICTURE DAY IS COMING! 📸

Parents & Guardians, it’s time to mark those calendars! 🗓️

Picture Day for USD 487 students will be Thursday, October 15, 2026!

More information and picture-day details will be shared as we get closer. For now, save the date and get those smiles ready! 😁📸

🧡💙 October 15, 2026
📷 USD 487 Picture Day

Did you know? The terrier (Terry) that played Toto in The Wizard of Oz was paid $125 a week. Adjusting for inflation, that is almost $3000 in today's money. Happy Homecoming week, Railers! A reminder that tomorrow is PJ Day. #NoPlaceLikeHomecoming

This week's activities at Herington Schools!

Good luck Lady Railers today at the Centre tournament!

Good luck HHS Football @ Little River Go Railers!

Good luck HHS Volleyball tonight at Bennington.

Good luck HMS tonight at home. MS Volleyball will be played in the HS Gym 3:30 Herington B vs Elyria B Followed by Herington A vs Elyria A Followed by Herington C vs Goessel C in elementary gym Followed by Herington A vs Goessel A Followed by Herington B vs Goessel B Football @ 6:00 Go Railers!

Good luck HHS Cross Country!

🌟 Last week to register for our Kids Clinic! 🌟

Registration forms and money are due to the elementary office by Thursday, Sept. 11 to guarantee a shirt.

Please email any questions to nbarnes@usd487.org

LOCATION CHANGE: Due to extreme heat these matches will be played at Herington not Hope. Come support the Lady Railers! Go Railers!

HMS/HHS Activities Go Railers!

Mark your calendars for next week - Homecoming is almost here!

Come support the Railers as they start their season tonight at home! Go Railers!

🏈🧡 HIGH FLY FRIDAY! 🧡📣

One of our favorite Railer Football traditions is High Fly Fridays, when our football players head over to greet our elementary students and help them kick off their Friday with some Railer spirit! 🚂

This morning, Railer Cheer & Dance were excited to be invited to join the fun! Together with the football team, they brought the music, the energy, and plenty of smiles as they welcomed our littlest Railers into school. 🎶📣🧡

There’s something pretty special about watching our high school students show up for the younger kids in our district. They may not realize it yet, but those little Railers are watching, cheering, and looking up to them. 🥹

Football, Cheer & Dance together, spreading Railer pride from the very start of the school day!

Happy High Fly Friday! 🏈📣🚂
Once a Railer, always a Railer! 🧡

The MS Railer football team scored all their points in the 2nd half but fell short to RV 22-52.

The Railer A team competed to the end but dropped their match with RV 13-25, 19-25.

Congrats to the casts of "The Lottery" and "12 Angry Jurors" for their roles!

We are going dramatic this year and the HHS Thespian Troupe #13342 couldn't be more excited!

“The Lottery” is a story about what can happen when a society stops questioning its traditions—no matter who gets hurt—and when no one is willing to stand up for the rights of others. It shows us the worst of society: people choosing to follow the crowd rather than question what they know is wrong. This approximately 25-minute play will open the evening.

After a short intermission, the troupe will perform “12 Angry Jurors.” This hour-long play shows us the other side of that idea: what can happen when one person is willing to stand up for someone who cannot stand up for themselves. Through courage, reason, and a willingness to question the crowd, one person can make a difference.

If The Lottery shows us the worst of society, 12 Angry Jurors reminds us of the best of society.

Mark your calendars for November 13-15! May the show go on!