Herington USD 487 -

HES Families: Reminder that if you would like to order a school lunch for our lunch on the lawn event on Thursday, April 28th we need those tickets turned in by tomorrow - Wednesday, April 20th (families are also welcome to bring their own lunch to this event). Another reminder that we have transportation changes this week: Tuesday, April 19th students riding Bus #10 will leave school at 4p.m. and arrive home later than normal. Thursday, April 21st students riding Bus #1 will leave school at 4 p.m. and arrive home later than normal. We raised over $3,500 for our Herington Hearts fundraiser! Top fundraisers that get to throw pie in some of the HES staff members' faces at our April All School Assembly are: 1) Charlie Ahrens, 2) Hayden Mein, 3) Addison Beardslee, and 4) Brynlee Barnes. Prizes are being ordered and will hopefully arrive around the end of the month. We will also be sending a note home shortly that includes some basic details about field day that will be occurring during the morning time on Friday, May 6th so folks can begin marking their calendars to attend this event!

HES fifth grade students completed their final LEAD lesson last week! A huge thanks to Deputy Depew and the DK County Sheriff's Department for bringing out one of their cruisers and two drones. The students were able to tour and learn how they both are operated.

TRANSPORTATION NOTICES--TUESDAY April 19th students riding Bus #10 will leave school at 4p.m. and arrive home later than normal. THURSDAY April 21st students riding BUS #1 will leave school at 4 p.m. and arrive home later than normal.

The last few windy days inspired a fun science lesson for preschoolers in the library! After reading Elmer and the Windy Day, the Little Railers experimented with objects that would and would not blow away. #backontrack

JH Meet at Herington Thursday, April 14th starting at 10. The only correction to this schedule is that running events start at 11 am instead of 12.

Here is the schedule of events for the HS track meet at Solomon on Tuesday April 19th.

Transportation Notice: Students riding bus #1 will be following their regularly scheduled route and drop off times after school today (Tuesday, April 12th) because of the HHS track meet cancellation.

Today's HS track meet at Marion has been postponed due to possible inclement weather. I will send out a new post when a new date for the meet has been verified!

HHS March Student of the Month - Emma Alt Emma is the daughter of Traci Alt. Emma believes she was chosen because “I’m very active within the school and the classroom. I always try my hardest for everything I do and I think my teachers and coaches appreciate that.” Emma is a senior at Herington High School, who involves herself in: Volleyball, Cheer, Track, NHS, FBLA, HOSA, SALT, Drama Club, Forensics, Scholar’s Bowl. Ms. Clark believes Emma was chosen for Student of the Month “ because of her involvement in the school, her commitment to her studies, and her confidence in herself. She works hard for what she wants and perseveres through the challenges life throws at her.” Congratulations, Emma!

Schedule Change!!! Tomorrow's HHS Track Meet at Marion will start at 3:00pm. Order of events will be posted tomorrow!

HMS April/May Newsletter!!!

TRANSPORTATION REMINDER: Students riding Bus #1 will not leave school until 4 pm, April 12th. This group of students will be arriving home later than usual tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding.

Congratulations to the HES March student of the month – Ryder Cronk, second grade student in Mrs. Meyer’s class! Ryder is such a hard worker in the classroom. She is a good example of how to follow our Railway expectations by always being kind to her peers and teachers. She has a great personality and knows how to bring a smile to the faces of those around her. Ryder is helpful and willing to lend a hand whenever needed. We are so proud of Ryder and how much she has improved this year. Ryder is the daughter of Katlin Gable and Steven Cronk.

HES Families: Thank you to the students/families that have turned in their Herington Hearts fundraiser packets! We are working on getting prizes ordered, etc. If you still need to turn in your Herington Hearts fundraising packet please do so as soon as possible!

The middle school staff members chose 6th grader, Sadie Haws as the March Student of the Month. Sadie participates in volleyball, basketball, track, student council, band, softball, swim team, and cheerleading. Sadie believes she was chosen as the middle school student of the month because she is respectful, responsible, and safe. She also enjoys helping other students and teachers in the classroom, hallway, and school activities. Sadie is the daughter of Marcus and Allie Hawkes and Jason Haws.

Herington High School Wheat State League Art Results Mallory Arnold, Maybelline, Color Non-Pencil Drawing, 1st Kira Carver, LyndaAnne, Ceramics Non-Functional, 1st Kira Carver , Color Influences the Soul, Color Pencil Drawing, 1st Kira Carver , Indy, Digital Art, 1st Tucker Morris, Triple the Luck, Ceramics Functional, 1st Sophia Weber, Trickle My Funny Bone, B&W Photography, 1st Kira Carver, Ebb and Flow, Ceramics Functional, 2nd Peyton Taylor, Resting Place, B&W Photography, 2nd Maggie Williams, Air Force One, Color Photography, 2nd Cole Crowley, Aster, Color Photography, 3rd Ben Eggleston, Just Before Dusk, Color Non-Pencil Drawing, 3rd Nadiyya Sensmeier, Mythical Mug, Ceramics Functional, 3rd Mallory Arnold, Sittin' on the Dock, Color Non-Pencil Drawing, HM Trenton Braucher, Pretty Sweet, Huh?, B&W Pencil Drawing, HM Kira Carver, In Search of Darkness, B&W Non-Pencil Drawing, HM Kira Carver, George, Ceramics Non-Functional, HM Kira Carver, Love is Free, Mixed Media, HM Alorha Freeman, A Blast From the Past, B&W Photography, HM Ashley Mascareno, Those Who Fell, Color Photography, HM Nadiyya Sensmeier, In Full Bloom, Ceramics Functional, HM Nadiyya Sensmeier, Two Faces, Ceramics Functional, HM Sierra Woods, Awe-inspiring, Digital Art, HM Kira Carver TIE: Color Influences the Soul & In Search of Darkness Student Choice

Friendly reminder that we have Kindergarten Round-Up and the Early Childhood Screening scheduled at the end of the month – both are free to attend at HES! Please call 785-258-3234 to register or make an appointment! Please see the attached flyers for more information.

TRANSPORTATION NOTICE Students riding Bus #1 will not leave school until 4 pm on April 12th. They will be arriving home later than usual. Thank you for your understanding.

HMS Meet today at Herington.

Seniors, I sent the applications for the Gregg Trapp Memorial and Joan Sager-Stiles Scholarships to your school email. There is also a link in the email for the Lloyd K. Brown Scholarship.