Homecoming Spirit Week begins next Monday February 7th!
All schools will have a 2 hour delay tomorrow, February 3rd. No AM preschool, and no breakfast will be served.
All Herington schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday February 2nd.
Congratulations to Mrs. Stephania Martin and family on winning the Kansas Guidebook 2 for Explorers!She and her family explored the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Strong City!
Mr. Hirsch would like to thank everyone for sending in all their pictures of their Kansas Day Adventures! Everyone who sent a picture to Mr. Hirsch of their adventures were put into a drawing for the book and Mrs. Martin’s name was drawn.
Remember to keep exploring Kansas!! We are a state with lots of adventures!!
Wheat State League Honors Band members.
Emily Nicholas, Tristan Huey, Jameson Davis, Lucas Vinduska, Mallory Arnold, and Adrianna Purkeypyle.
These students were selected to represent Herington High School in the Wheat State League Honors Band. The band consists of students from all over our league. These students spent the afternoon learning and rehearsing three songs for a performance on January 31, 2022, at the Shari Flaming Center of the Arts at Tabor College.
HHS Basketball will travel to Canton-Galva on Tuesday!!!
5:00pm Varsity Girls
6:30pm Varsity Boys
Times have been moved up due to anticipated bad weather.
Go Railers!!!
HMS Railer Basketball travels to Canton-Galva tonight.
This will be a boys only contest!
4:30 B-Boys
5:30 A-Boys
Go Railers!!!
Happy Kansas Day!!
Don’t forget that if any USD 487 student, faculty, or staff go on a Kansas trip this weekend (Saturday or Sunday) to email Mr. Hirsch a picture of your adventure. Then you will be entered in the drawing to win a Kansas guidebook signed by the authors!! Email at jhirsch@usd487.org.
Have a fun Kansas weekend!! And happy birthday Kansas!
The first forensics tournament is a go! The HHS team only brought 3 today to Augusta but they are strong! Stay tuned this afternoon for results!
Next Saturday, a larger team will be heading to Abilene.
Go Railers!!
Congratulations to our Herington Middle School Spelling Bee Champion, 8th grader, Parker Holmes!
The 1st runner-up was 7th grader, Rebecca Beames, and 2nd runner-up was Winter Amoyan. Other students who will be moving on to also compete in the Dickinson County Spelling Bee are 6th Graders Calie Holmes, 3rd runner-up, and Levi Cronk.
They were the top spellers out of 15 middle school students who all competed in the middle school’s Spelling Bee, on January 26.
The Dickinson County Spelling Bee will be hosted by Solomon Middle School in the Solomon High School gym, Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 1:00 p.m.
Reminder to wear your purple.
HHS Railer Basketball will be in action tonight vs. Northern Heights
Location: Herington High School
Time: 6:00pm Varsity Girls
7:30pm Varsity Boys
The JV games have been canceled!!
Important Dates to Remember!
Feb. 11 - Homecoming
Feb. 18 - Senior/Parent Night
New image of the breakfast and lunch menu for February.
February Breakfast and Lunch
Thursday's 8th Grade Recognition will take place after the A-Girls basketball game at approximately 6:15pm.
HMS Basketball will be in action on Thursday!
Event: 8th Grade Recognition Night!!!
Opponent: Little River
Game Times: MS Gym - 4:30 B-Team Boys, 5:30 C-Team Boys
HS Gym - 5:00 1/2 B-Team Girls, 5:30 A-Team Girls, 6:30 A-Team Boys
HHS Girls Basketball Tonight!!!
The Lady Railers Varsity will take on Chase County.
Game Time: 6:00pm
Location: Herington High School
There is not a boys game tonight!
Good Luck Railers!!!
Parents, here are the updated guidelines for USD 487 athletes return to play document. This is based on the return to play guidelines set by KSHSAA for an athlete to return to participating after having Covid-19.
Please contact Mr. Gregg Hackerott at greggh@usd487.org or 785-258-2448 with any further questions.
Thank you!
Current Junior and Sophomore boys, Kansas Boys State registration is open. The session will be at Kansas State University June 5th to 11th. Use this link to learn more and to apply https://ksbstate.org/
See Mr. Pritchard for more information as well.
Event: HMS Basketball will travel to Centre on Monday the 24th.
Schedule:
Boys
● JV Boys Game (New Gym) 5:00 PM
● Varsity Boys Game (Main Gym) 6:00 PM
Girls
● Varsity Girls Game (Main Gym) 5:00 PM