
The Sophomore class took a field trip to Tabor College today. They had a campus tour, did a personality and career inventory assessment, participated in an activity with students from Hillsboro High School, and met with current Tabor students. They represented Herington High School very well today!




HHS January Student of the Month - Madi Becker
Madi Becker is the daughter of Toby and Natasha Becker.
Madi believes she was chosen because “I represent Herington and Herington High School in a positive way. I involve myself in extracurricular activities and work hard to be at my best.”
Madi is a senior at Herington High School, who involves herself in: Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Dance Team, Drama, Forensics, FBLA, FCCLA, HOSA, NHS, SALT and Band .
Mr. Hirsch believes Madi was chosen for Student of the Month “because she is an incredibly hard worker. She puts her whole heart into things, even when she has no energy left. Her one flaw is she cares too much. She is a fantastic example for the underclassmen. ”
Congratulations, Madi!


Junior class will be hosting a lunch on Sunday from 11-1… please come and support our kids.


Please see the list of Herington Middle School's upcoming events and important dates. Dates and times can change and will be updated on the schools website, heringtonschools.org, and the Herington USD 487 Facebook page.


Homecoming Events for this week!


Dickinson County Foundation Scholarships are available. These are county wide scholarships, some may be specific to a certain high school, but many are not. Seniors, take a look and start applying.
https://www.communityfoundation.us/scholarships.cfm

HES Families: We will be showing off our spirit for HHS homecoming next week and we have Parent/Teacher conferences and the book fair coming up right around the corner as well as a PTO family event! Participation in all spirit days is optional.
• We will be doing a combination of the HMS and HHS Winter Homecoming spirit days next week:
o Monday 2/7: Favorite Color Day – show off your favorite color from head to toe.
o Tuesday 2/8: Twin Day – find a friend and dress up like twins.
o Wednesday 2/9: Hawaiian Day – forget the cold weather and dress like you are spending a day on the beach.
o Thursday 2/10: Country vs. City – choose to dress like you’re from the country or the big city.
o Friday 2/11: Railer Day – Show off your Railer pride with Railer gear, maroon, and/or orange.
• HES staff will be getting in contact with you to set up a Parent/Teacher Conference time for 2/15 or 2/17. The book fair will also be open during Parent/Teacher Conferences and the following dates/times:
o Monday, 2/14: 8:05-8:30 a.m. and 3:30-4:00 p.m.
o Tuesday, 2/15: 8:05-8:30 a.m. and 3:30-8:00 p.m.
o Wednesday, 2/16: 8:05-8:30 a.m. and 3:30-4:00 p.m.
o Thursday, 2/17: 3:30-6:30 p.m. (shortened hours to prepare for book fair to be picked up)
o Friday, 2/18: No School (P/T Trade Off Day)
• Go ahead and mark your calendars to attend our PTO Bingo Night next month at HES on Tuesday, March 8th from 6:30-7:30!

HMS Railer Girls Basketball team will travel to Hope to compete in the Wheat State League Tournament!
Game time: 6:30pm


The Herington Wrestling Meet for tonight has been canceled!

HMS Spirit Week


First graders in Ms. Fegan's MTSS Math group have been working with shapes and decided to take on a challenge. First, they researched different towers, and then used craft materials to build their own towers. They used cones, cylinders, and rectangular prisms as the inspiration for their tower shapes. #backontrack





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!!
