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Students in Comparative Anatomy visited the Sedgwick County Zoo. We are studying mammals so each student selected a different mammal to research. We are going to design new exhibits for the animals and develop enrichment activities for them.

Congratulations to the 7th grade girls, 7th grade boys and 8th grade boys on their 1st place finishes at the Herington Track Meet April 18th. Good job HMS Railers!!

Thank you to the 8th grade class for cleaning the park for the town Egg Hunt this weekend.

Junior High Track Meet Schedule for April 18th 4:00 pm 7G Shot put followed by 8G Shot 8G Discus followed by 7G Discus 8B Shot followed by 7B Shot 7B Discus followed by 8B Discus 7B High Jump followed by 8B, 7G, 8G 8B Long Jump followed by 7B 8G Long Jump followed by 7G 7G Triple Jump followed by 8G, 7B, 8B 7B, 8B Pole Vault followed by 7G, 8G 4:30 pm 3200m run, 8G followed by 8B (Note: If there are a few entries the girls and boys will be combined). 1600m run (7th grade only) 200m hurdles( 5 flights, 30” tall) Remainder of running events will be in this order: 7G, 8G, 7B, 8B 5:30 pm 100m hurdles (girls @ 30”, boys @ 33”) 100m dash 1600m run (8th grade only) 4 x 100m relay 400m dash 4 X 200m relay 800m run 200m dash Medley relay

Council Grove Invitational Track Meet April 18, 2019 Field events- 3:30 PM Running Events- 5:00 PM Order of Events Field Events- 3:30 PM Girls Boys Shot Put 3:30 (East Ring) Following Girls Discus 3:30 (Northeast Ring) 3:30 (Southwest Ring) High Jump Following Boys 3:30 Long jump 3:30 (West Runway) 3:30 (East Runway) Triple Jump Following LJ. Following LJ Javelin Following boys 3:30 Pole Vault 3:30 Following Boys 4:30 PM – 4x800 M Relay Girls followed by boys Running Events-5:00 PM 100 M HH 110 M HH 100 M Dash 1600 M Run 4x100 M Relay 400 M Run 300 M LH 300 M IH 800 M Run 200 M Dash 3200 M Run 4x400 M Relay

Board To Interview Superintendent Candidate John Thissen will be interviewing for the position of Superintendent with the Board of Education on the evening of April 18, 2019. Mr. Thissen is the final of four candidates that the USD 487 Board of Education will be interviewing. Candidates were selected for interviews based on their fit with desired characteristics that were developed with input from focus groups that were utilized throughout the search process. John Thissen is currently serving as the Superintendent in USD 489 Hays. He is in his third year in that position. Previously, Mr. Thissen was Superintendent at USD 487 Herington for nine years.

Fifth grade students put their knowledge of measuring angles to work while enjoying the nice spring weather. #growinglearners

Donalyn Biehler will be interviewing for the position of superintendent with the board of education on the evening of April 17, 2019. Mrs. Biehler is the third of four candidates that the USD 487 board of education will be interviewing. Candidates were selected for interviews based on their fit with desired characteristics that were developed with input from focus groups that were utilized throughout the search process. Donalyn Biehler is currently serving as the Director of Student Learning in USD 487 Herington. Previously, Mrs. Biehler served as Elementary Principal for three years in USD 487 Herington. Mrs. Biehler served as a Special Education Teacher in both Elementary and Secondary positions for 17 years prior to.

Fifth grade students worked collaboratively on creating maps using measurement and cardinal directions. Once each group finished creating their map, they switched with a different group to see if they could successfully navigate from the starting point to the ending point of the other group’s map. #growinglearners

Last night the HHS Forensics team traveled to Abilene for their last tournament of the season. This was the last chance to get events qualified for state. Also, the only events that could be taken were ones that had not qualified yet. Mr. Hirsch and the team could not have been happier with the results! Angie Morales placed 4th in serious solo. She did not make state this year, but Mr. Hirsch and the team could not be any more prouder of the progress she has done through the season! The IDA team of Hailey Delisle and Tanner Foust received 2nd place, which sends them to state! Finally the Duet team of Madi Becker and Jessica Mascareno received 2nd place, also sending them to state! Congratulations! State Forensics, which is very competitive, will be May 4th in Wichita. The following will be the State bound team: Hailey Delisle in prose, the team of Madi Becker & Jessica Mascareno in IDA and Duet, and the team of Hailey Delisle & Tanner Foust in IDA. Thank you to everyone for their continued support of the team. Go Railers!

Congratulations to the High School boys and girls track teams. They both finished 3rd tonight in the Hillsboro Track Meet

Jacelynne Griffith, the daughter of Brenda and Chuck Griffith, has been selected to be apart of the Emporia State Dance Team for the 2019-2020 school year. Congratulations! We are so proud of you!

Board to interview Second Superintendent Candidate Travis Githens will be interviewing for the position of superintendent with the board of education on the evening of April 16, 2019. Mr. Githens is the second of four candidates that the USD 487 board of education will be interviewing. Candidates were selected for interviews based on their fit with desired characteristics that were developed with input from focus groups that were utilized throughout the search process. Travis Githens is currently serving as the Jr-Sr High School Principal in USD 284 Chase County. He is in his fourth year in that position. Previously, Mr. Githens was a 5th grade Teacher at USD 484 Fredonia for a year. He spent seven years as the Associate Vice President for Career and Technical Education at Independence Community College prior to becoming a teacher.

Track Schedule for High School Meet Tuesday, April 16th.

Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day. We wanted to do something special for the students that day to celebrate the occasion. In order for us to do this, we will need to switch Monday and Thursday's menu around. So, Monday we will be serving PB & J Uncrustables and Thursday we will be serving Pancake & Sausage on a Stick. We are excited to be able to do this for the students. We haven't done this in several years! Thank you for your understanding!!!

Donna Zerr will be interviewing for the position of superintendent with the board of education on the evening of April 15, 2019. Ms. Zerr is the first of four candidates that the USD 487 board of education will be interviewing. Candidates were selected for interviews based on their fit with desired characteristics that were developed with input from focus groups that were utilized throughout the search process. Donna Zerr is currently serving as the High School Principal in USD 402 Augusta. She is in her ninth year in that position. Previously, Ms. Zerr served as a principal for two years in USD 250 Pittsburgh.

Meet schedule for Monday, April 15th.

Herington High School was recognized today by State School Board Member Ben Jones for receiving the 2018 Challenge Award for outstanding achievement based on Kansas math and reading assessment results in spite of factors that sometimes affect these results . Congratulations to Herington High School and staff for all their dedication and high expectations for our students!

CTSO group will be selling spring flowers. Orders are due the 25th of May.

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