The middle school staff members chose 8th grader, Isabelle Ecklund, as the December Student of the Month. Isabelle participates in Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Swim Team, Travel Softball and Student Council. Isabelle believes she was chosen as the Middle School Student of the month because she has a strong work ethic, is able to multitask with a very busy schedule, is responsible, caring, and she gets things done when asked. She also believes she was chosen because she pushes herself to accomplish as much as possible on and off the court. Isabelle is the daughter of Ashley Ecklund and Randy Ecklund.
Changes to quarantine procedures in USD 487
Individuals who have a positive test result or reached fully vaccinated status within the last 6 months will not be required to mask, test, or quarantine when identified as a close contact.
Individuals identified as a close contact will need to be dropped off at school each morning during their test to learn and play period, as student will need to be taken home immediately if positive.
Individuals who have been identified as a close contact from a home positive will need to quarantine at home for 10 days after the first home exposure. They may return to school after 10 days, if asymptomatic, in modified quarantine, but will need to mask and test for 10 days after last home positive.
If participating in modified quarantine, students must be tested prior to participating in any indoor activity, which could result in testing multiple times a day.
Board Approved 12/6/2021
Parents/patrons with questions are encouraged to contact the District Nurse at 258-3234
HMS Basketball Teams will be in action tonight.
The Railers will take on Canton-Galva in the HS Gym.
Game Times as Follows:
High School Gym
4:30 ½ B-Team Girls
5:00 B-Team Boys
6:00 A-Team Girls
7:00 A-Team Boys
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The JV scholars bowl tournament that was being hosted at Herington tomorrow, Thursday, December 9th, is rescheduled for Thursday, January 6th, 2022.
The Margaret Van Horn scholarship for Education and Business majors is now available. Please apply at the following link. https://community.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4704
High School November Student of the Month - Diether Leach
Diether Leach is the son of Todd and Annie Leach.
Diether believes he was chosen because “I am a very determined student who strives to be the best. I always try to encourage and support all my classmates in everything that they do. I believe that I am a good role model to students”.
Diether is a senior at Herington High School, who involves himself in: Scholar’s Bowl, Photography, Drama Club, Golf, Track and FBLA.
Mrs. Vinduska believes Diether was chosen for Student of the Month “because he is not only a terrific student, but he is also a great person. He always has a smile, works hard, helps others, sets high goals for himself, and works hard to achieve those goals.”
Congratulations, Diether!
Archery Practice this week will be Tuesday December 7th & Wednesday December 8th before & after School. Archers need to make 2 Practices of their choice. These will be the last Archery Practices before Christmas Break.
Our First Tournament after Christmas will be
Saturday January 15th, 2022 in Chapman.
Practice the first week after we return from Christmas Break will be Wednesday January 5th, and Thursday January 6th before & after School and Friday morning January 7th! Contact Mr. Fewin with Questions!
Mr. Biehler, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Pritchard and Mr. Fewin want to thank all Parents who helped with our Tournament in one way or another and a big thanks to Amy Thibodeau for taking care of the organizing the Concessions! Awesome Job!!
Very Proud of our Archers in their first Competition!! Very Good Competing against Archers & Schools that have been doing the NASP Program for sometime!
Congratulations to Mia Espino who won the new Genesis Bow in the Raffle. We also had Several Archers win Awards in the Partner shoot in all 3 Divisions. If you were gone during the Awards Ceremony we will get them to you at School this. We also claimed a couple of Team Awards.
Anyone having questions or needing information on the Herington NASP Archery Program, please contact Mr. Fewin.
Thanks for everyone's help!!
HES Families: A friendly reminder that we are extremely excited for our winter music programs next week! Make sure you mark your calendars to come out to the HES gym at the following dates/times:
3rd-5th Grade - Monday, December 13th at 7:00 p.m.
K-2nd Grade - Tuesday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m.
We are looking forward to this special event at HES!
The HHS Railer Boys Basketball Team will travel to Peabody tonight.
JV Boys will play at 6:00pm.
V Boys will play following the JV Boys.
Our girls team will not be in action tonight since Peabody was not able to field a team. We will have other dates that our girls will play to make up for the missed games.
Tournament Saturday-Archery
Please communicate with all of your Archers and Parents etc. they would be wise to bring Lawn Chairs etc. to sit in to watch the Bullseye version of the Tournament , as there are no bleachers and also the 3-D course is definitely wilderness. Wear appropriate clothing etc.
HMS Basketball will travel to Solomon tonight!!
Time High School Gym MS Gym
5:00 pm ½ B-Team Girls B-Team Boys
5:45 pm A-Team Girls C-Team Boys
6:45 pm A-Team Boys
Entrance: West Side of School - Gym Entrance
Admission: $5.00 per adult, $3.00 per student
Livestream: Both gyms will be streamed on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeR4FSvw8pqEGilzz2UjLHg
Seniors, the application for the Dickinson County Republican Women's Scholarship has been sent to your school email and posted on your Class page. This is open to any senior in Dickinson County planning on attending a college of any type in Kansas and also Dickinson County residents who are currently in college.
Herington Middle School students and staff collected 939 non-perishable items that were donated to our local FRE Food Bank! Mr. Biehler’s advisory class won the competition with 169 items and won a pizza party. This was sponsored by Student Council
First graders practice collecting and organizing data! Students voted on their favorite GoNoodle (brain break) and made bar graphs to show the winner! #backontrack
Little Railers Preschoolers are feeling super thankful for a very generous donation of books from a former student’s family! We love books in preschool and are so appreciative of the support from the community!
Seniors, see this link for a list of scholarships available in Kansas. You must create an account which is free, but each application has a $5.00 processing fee. https://www.epsilonsigmaalpha.org/scholarships
First graders in Ms. Fegan's class have been learning about different types of maps, and yesterday they made their own treasure maps. Their maps had to include a key, a compass rose, and most importantly, a route to their treasure! #backontrack
HES Families: Fifth grade students created an HES Macy’s Day Parade for the elementary students to enjoy!
HES Families: Fifth grade students created an HES Macy’s Day Parade for the elementary students to enjoy!
Thank You to Mrs. Susan Mueller for the Thanksgiving presentation on Monday. She read "Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving" and had help from Mrs. Stilwell and fifth graders. A special guest was her turkey, Prince Charles. #backontrack
