Herington USD 487 -

Railer Nation will have 8th grade recognition for our football, volleyball, and cheer student athletes on Thursday, September 10th. We will recognize volleyball girls before the A-team match at 5:20 and football and cheer at 5:50 before the start of the football game.

Junior Railer Volleyball wins two at Centre. Defeated Elyria Christian 25-23, 25-14 Defeated Centre 25-19, 25-22

The Junior Railers lost a close, hard fought battle at Centre tonight 26-28.

Railer Cross Country had a successful first meet at Mission Valley. Davanne Schaffer finished 10th. 26.53 Craig Rutschman finished 13th. 21.54

The schedule for our first home football game Friday, September 11th is as follows: 6:30- SENIOR NIGHT. Seniors involved in any fall activity will be recognized (Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Band, Dance and Cheer) Halftime- HOMECOMING CEREMONY. Class attendants and Senior candidates will be introduced and the homecoming King and Queen will be announced. Below are the students involved in the ceremony. Class Attendants: Juniors: Diether Leach & Madi Becker Sophomores: Nathan Vinduska & Emma Holzhauser Freshmen: Tyus Becker & Sophia Weber Little Attendants: Silas Barnes Wyatt Gursky Scarlett Koehn Tobin Schrader Senior Candidates are: Boys: Corbyn Jackson Craig Rutschman Matthew Anschutz Conner LaRosa Girls: Sarah Biehler Carrie Roe Karli Brott Hannah Pohlman Go Railers! More information about the event will be posted next week.

Railer Football will be at Centre this Friday, September 4th. Game Time: 7:00p, Fan Attendance/Patron Seating for FB: ● There is no limit on the amount of fans that can attend the game. ● It is recommended fans should bring a lawn chair and sit by their cars or in their cars. ● There is only one entrance on the West End of the school for temps to be checked. ● If fans wish to sit in the bleachers then they will need to have a mask on if social distancing cannot be maintained. ● Social distancing must be maintained at all times, if it cannot masks will need to be worn. ● All fans temperatures will be checked at each entrance.

Railer Cross Country will run at Mission Valley on Thursday! 5:00 PM HS GIRLS RACE JV/V (5K) 5:30 PM HS BOYS RACE JV/V (5K) 6:00 PM AWARDS Event Location: Mission Valley High School Cross Country Course (North of FB Field)

JH VB Schedule at Centre Herington vs Elyria Christian (Main Gym) 4:30 PM (JV) Centre vs Elyria Christian (Main Gym) 5:15 PM (Varsity) Herington vs Elyria Christian (Main Gym) 6:00 PM (Varsity) Centre vs Herington (Main Gym) 6:45PM (Varsity) JH Football Schedule at Centre Centre vs Herington (Bud Peterson Field) 6:30 PM Fan Attendance/Patron Seating for VB: Visitor fans sit on the North Side of Main Gym Home fans sit on the South Side of Main Gym Must be socially distanced and not sit in bleachers marked “DO NOT SIT.” All fans must wear a mask. All fans will be subject to a temperature check when entering the building. No admission will be charged. There is a limit on the number of fans. Four spots will be provided to family members of each player. Each family member will report to the gate worker which student athlete he or she is representing. These are non-transferrable. Fans must sit in family groups. Family groups must remain socially distanced from each other. Kids are not to be running around in the building during the game. Fan Attendance/Patron Seating for FB: There is no limit on the amount of fans that can attend the game. Fans should bring a lawn chair and sit by their cars. There is only one entrance on the West End of the school for temps to be checked. If fans wish to sit in the bleachers then they will need to have a mask on if social distancing cannot be maintained. Social distancing must be maintained at all times, if it cannot masks will need to be worn. All fans temperature will be checked.

After a year of planning, HMS & HHS were able to implement their redesign prototype. Students have been attending Advisory/Homeroom daily since last week, but today they spent the afternoon learning about Project Based Learning and Flex time. PBL is a student-driven project that will require students to think about Real-World topics. They will plan, research, and implement these projects on a timeline they create. When they finish, part of this process is to make their project available for community viewing. The schools also have included what we call FLEX time -- this is a time for students to continue PBL, receive help from teachers, attend club meetings, or take part in presentations. We are excited to see what happens as the year progresses. It's a great day to be a Railer!

The Lady Railers started the season with success tonight! The JV gained some great experience, and the Varsity won both matches in two sets against Goessel. Go Railers!

Homecoming and Parents Night will be celebrated Friday, September 11th. More details to come.

Best of Luck to these 2020 Seniors as they begin competition this week. Go Railers!!!

Seniors, here is a scholarship for students who may be involved with raising bison OR plan on majoring in an agricultural field in college. Use this link to go to the application. http://www.kansasbuffalo.org/news.cfm?id=20

Lady Railers travel to Goessel tonight for their first volleyball matches. Matches are as follows: JV 4:00, 5:00 (best 2 of 3) V 6:00, 7:00 Good Luck Lady Railers!

Thank you to Ralf and Izzys Coffee Shop for using thier tips to buy Teacher Supplies for Herington Schools!!

Good Morning, Orange Express has worked hard to get trailers for our parade today! We would like to have our Middle School Volleyball and Football players participate this evening to showcase our fall sports teams. The parade will start at 6pm at the school parking lot, run through downtown Herington and end at the school parking lot around 6:30. Students will be able to be picked up after they are dropped of at the school after the parade. Thank you!

There will be a pass gate for the cheerleaders at the football scrimmage at 7:00pm tomorrow night. Each cheerleader can invite six gueats.

Friday, August 28, 2020 HHS Fall Athletic Orange and Maroon Scrimmages and Parade 5:00pm Volleyball Scrimmage 6:00pm Orange Express Parade 7:00pm Football Scrimmage 7:30pm Cross Country Milkshake Run (Halftime FB Scrimmage) Athletes recieved 6 tickets to pass out to family. You must have a ticket to enter the venue. VB ticket for the gym and FB ticket for the statdium. Cross Country will have a pass list. Temp checks, masks, and social distancing are required at all events! Look forward to seeing families tomorrow evening and thank you for your cooperation.

What a fun, unexpected arrival on our first day back! Jennifer True, 1965 HHS graduate, returned her library book! She even paid her overdue fees! :) It's never too late to return your books. :)

ATTENTION HHS and HMS Remote Learners: Classroom teachers are sending emails regarding the beginning of classes. Please check your email frequently for class codes and other information. If you are unable to log in to your school email or don't know your school email address or password, please contact the high school or middle school office. Remember that classes begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday, and you are expected to be in attendance remotely.