Herington USD 487 -

Fifth grade students put their knowledge of area and perimeter to the test. #growinglearners

Herington schools will be collecting items until April 26 to send to families who were affected by the recent flooding in Iowa and Nebraska. At the elementary school we will accept cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items, non-perishable food, and cash. The high school and middle school will collect cash only. Our collections will go to Mills County, Iowa, with an emphasis on the residents of Pacific Junction. About 600 homes were damaged by the flooding in Mills County when three levies broke, and Pacific Junction still has homes that are under 3-4 feet of water. We chose to send our supplies to Mills County because it is a rural community with similarities to Dickinson County. #growinglearners

Mrs. Amy Gutsch's third grade has been participating in some IDL (Interactive Distance Learning) opportunities. These are taught by Greenbush Science Center in Southeast Kansas, and are offered to our district through the local TEEN network, which is headed by director Lena Kleiner. We connect through cameras and microphones brought in by Ms. Kleiner on the Zoom internet meeting platform. By participating in this, students gain extra science opportunities and expertise from certified science instructors. Often we can observe live animals, unusual plant species, or an experiment that we would not otherwise have access to in our classrooms. This month we learned about early flight discoveries from ancient artist and engineer Leonardo da Vinci. He left behind volumes of sketches of flying machines that later scientists utilized. We learned the engineering process and recreated it in a couple simple exercises. Students watch, learn, and follow the science instructor, Sharon Bertolio, lead them through lessons and experiments. We then continue the project after disconnecting from the 45 minute session. #growinglearners

Just a friendly reminder HES is hosting kindergarten round-up tomorrow, April 12th. Please call the office to sign up for one of the two sessions if you have not done so already: 8:30-9:30 or 12:30-1:30. There will be no school for our current kindergarten students because of kindergarten round-up. 1st-5th grade students will have an early release at 1:00 pm.

Kindergarten students participated in a pizza making activity that focused on following directions and included some math integration! #growinglearners

Mrs. Beye’s Employability Skills class participated in job interviews today. Thank you to Traci Alt, Susan Mueller, JB Pritchard, Matt Fox and Donalyn Biehler for helping with the mock interview process.

Mr. Hirsch’s MTSS class is cataloguing, transcribing, and researching the contents of a mysterious suitcase. In the history room closet was an old suitcase. On inspection, there was found hundreds of old postcards of France and Germany. With further investigation, letters were found dated 1917 & 1918. The soldier is Francis Lafayette Smith. He served in Europe during World War 1. Mr. Hirsch is excited that his students have taken an interest and he has been researching trying to find family and thinks he has done it! Only time will tell.

Second grade students enjoyed the beautiful weather and took math outside for some measurement with rulers and yardsticks. Students had to first decide what tool to use and then measure by inches, feet, or yards. #growinglearners

The Junior High Track meet scheduled for Thursday, April 11th has been postponed. The meet will take place on Monday April 15th with a 10 a.m. start time. This meet will be held at the Herington Schools Sports Complex

The middle school staff members chose 8th grader, Emma Holzhauser, as the March Student of the Month. Emma participates in volleyball, basketball, track, band, swim team, softball, quiz bowl team, dance and Student Council. Emma believes she was chosen as student of the month because she follows the school expectations, shows respect and kindness to both her peers and teachers, and is involved in school activities. Emma is the daughter of Bobbi and Kyle Korgol and Christopher and Kelly Holzhauser. Written by Amanda Hawkins

Reminder spring sports pictures tomorrow. Bring your uniforms.

Mrs. Koehn’s class took advantage of the beautiful weather to trace their shadows. They learned about how shadows are made and how the earth’s orbit and rotation affect them.

Two golds and one silver. Not a bad day. We fell short of nationals but represented our school well. Sarah Biehler will go on to Anaheim, Ca in June as the District C President. Great Job ladies!

Wednesday, April 10th, after school we will be taking Spring Sports Pictures. Attached is a form. Forms and money are due to the school offices by Monday, April 15th. No late orders will be accepted. These picture will include High School and Middle School Track and High School Golf.

Herington FCCLA members are at State Leadership Conference.  Some presented their Star Event yesterday and will find out what place they got today. This morning they helped with the welcome table.

Students in PBS are working on creating a DNA fingerprint of our crime victim. We are testing Anna and her family for a disease called hypercholesterolemia.  The completed DNA fingerprint shows bands which indicate if the person has the disease, is a carrier or doesn’t carry the disease.

Prom Night Schedule 6:30 Promenade 7 ish, after done with promenade, kids will come to community building and line up in cars to be dropped off to come in to the building. 11:30 After prom bus leave high school.

2019-2020 Dance Team helping at the fundraiser for Avery Kellogg

Lucas Anschutz is the son of Jeremy and Jacki Anschutz. Lucas thinks he was selected because of how involved he is in sports and clubs. And because of my leadership roles in them, while also being able to keep my grades up in the classroom. Throughout his high school years, Lucas has been involved in Football, Wrestling, Golf, Track and FFA. When asked, Mr. Flax said, “Lucas does a great job in weights and conditioning. He comes prepared everyday and puts out his best effort. I believe that Lucas was chosen for student of the month because of his positive attitude and his work ethic in the classroom and in the activities that he participates in.” After high school, Lucas will take classes from Barton County toward a degree in Physical Therapy.

Kindergarten Round-Up in the Herington School District will be Friday, April 12, 2019. The child must be five years old on or before August 31, 2019 to attend Kindergarten next term. Prospective students and their parents are encouraged to attend Kindergarten Round-Up and become informed and prepared for your child’s Kindergarten year. Each student will be given an assessment to indicate their level of readiness for Kindergarten. The screening will focus on motor skills, concepts, social/emotional skills and language. During this time, parents will fill out the enrollment form and go over medical information with the school nurse. Parents are asked to bring their child’s birth certificate, social security number, health insurance information, immunization records and recent health assessment, if available. Appointments are required. Please call Herington Elementary School at 785-258-3234 to schedule an appointment for Friday, April 12. The process will take approximately an hour and a half.