Herington USD 487 -

Hello Families! If you have signed your child up for driver's education for this summer, please have the consent form and dues in the office by April 9th. Spots will be reserved for students on a first come, first serve basis. Please call the high school office with any questions at 785-258-2261. Thank you!

IMPORTANT School Dismissal April 10th IMPORTANT USD 487 is hosting the Wheat State League Forensics meet on April 10th. HHS students will be dismissed from school at 12:30 p.m. that day, after they have eaten lunch. Transportation will be provided to students that require it. Elementary and Middle school students will dismiss at normal time on April 10th.

HES Families: We are excited for our K-5 Spring Music Program this evening - Tuesday, March 26th! This will begin at 7:00 in the HES gym. Students are encouraged to wear spring colors but it is certainly not a requirement. If students can arrive between 6:30-6:45 and report to their classrooms that would be terrific (there will be no supervision available before 6:30). We will have the HES playground parking lot/doors, HES main entrance parking lot/doors, and HHS main entrance parking lot/doors opened up at 6:30. We are looking forward to another wonderful music performance from our students!

Junior English students tried their hand at baking Depression-Era recipes after finishing the Dust Bowl book, The Worst Hard Time. Two groups chose potato recipes, while another group decided to be a bit more adventurous and make Water Pie. Additionally, students made dill pickles, and all recipes had to be made as "from scratch" as possible.

Here is the schedule of events for the High School track meet at Bennington on Thursday March 28th.

Free Early Childhood Screening Developmental screenings for children ages birth to five will take place on Friday, April 5th in Herington, KS. The screening is provided free of charge and will assess cognitive, motor, language, and social development as well as provide hearing, vision, and dental screenings. Please call 258-3234 to schedule an appointment. If you have a child that will turn three before August 31st , 2024 and you are interested in the Little Railers Preschool program at the elementary school, please make an appointment to have them screened. The screening is the first step of the application process for the program. There are fee and grant based spots available for those who qualify. Application does not guarantee acceptance. Contact Miss Andrea or Dr. Morgan at the elementary school with any questions at 258-3234.

HES Families: Please find attached the spring newsletter that we will be sending home with students today. Also, we will be having our class and individual picture day on April 3rd. We will be sending home order forms sometime next week. Order before picture day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/84924EF

Yesterday the Herington High School welding students toured our local Custom Metal Fabricators, Inc. (CMF) giving them the chance to see how welding works in the manufacturing industry. A big thank you to Ben Meyer and CMF for the opportunity!

Picture Day is coming up on 04/03/2024! Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/84924EF

HES Families: Tomorrow will be the last chance to turn in any fundraising packets from the Herington Hearts fundraiser! We will begin ordering prizes so we need to have all packets turned into the office tomorrow. Thank you for your support of this local, Herington organization! Also, any students that haven't turned in their summer school enrollment packets need to do so as soon as possible. We are going to begin inviting our next wave of students to be a part of summer school based upon the number of students that are enrolled.

In March of 2021, a group of freshman decided to make a video after watching YouTube’s “Life in a Day.” They are now seniors and on the same March day, created an updated version. The link is below and you can also find the original video on the Studio 24 page. https://youtu.be/_t95FvoAjeA?si=h072Gl6OfLMsVnIZ

On March 9th, the Herington Railer Archery team hosted our 2024 State Preview tournament. The tournament brought in over 120 archers from 11 different schools to shoot both bullseye and 3D. The Railer Archery team performed well this weekend, claiming almost one third of all the individual medals and one first place team trophy. We also had several archers set new PR’s. 3D Tournament Herington MS team placed 1st Herington HS team placed 2nd Koryn Alexander shot 253, setting a new PR and placed 2nd in HS girls Gage Billinger shot 270, tying his PR and placed 1st in MS boys Tyson Schlesener shot 251, setting a new PR and placed 3rd in MS boys Atalie Alexander shot 250, setting a new PR and placed 3rd in MS girls Peyton Keiter shot 245, setting a PR and placed 1st in ES girls Carly Miller shot 235, setting a new PR and placed 2nd in ES girls The following also set new PR’s Xane Kluth - 97 Hunter Haws - 205 RJ Williams - 119 Lillian Rucker - 239 Ivy Osburn - 246 Aeowyn Ruiz - 200 Conner Williams - 235 Kimberly Schantz - 249 Alex Kibler-Deyoe - 241 Bullseye Tournament Koryn Alexander shot 268 and placed 2nd in HS girls Gage Billinger shot 278 and placed 1st in MS boys Lillian Rucker shot 257 and placed 3rd in MS girls Peyton Keiter shot 258, setting a new PR and placed 1st in ES girls Carly Miller shot 240 and placed 2nd in ES girls The following archers also set new PR’s Anastaria Haynes - 209 Leland Urban - 264 Tyson Schlesener - 245 Xane Kluth - 138 The Railer Archery Team’s next competition will be at the NASP KS State Tournament in Hutchinson on March 29th & 30th.

Free Early Childhood Screening Developmental screenings for children ages birth to five will take place on Friday, April 5th in Herington, KS. The screening is provided free of charge and will assess cognitive, motor, language, and social development as well as provide hearing, vision, and dental screenings. Please call 258-3234 to schedule an appointment. If you have a child that will turn three before August 31st , 2024 and you are interested in the Little Railers Preschool program at the elementary school, please make an appointment to have them screened. The screening is the first step of the application process for the program. There are fee and grant based spots available for those who qualify. Application does not guarantee acceptance. Contact Miss Andrea or Dr. Morgan at the elementary school with any questions at 258-3234.

Free Early Childhood Screening Developmental screenings for children ages birth to five will take place on Friday, April 5th in Herington, KS. The screening is provided free of charge and will assess cognitive, motor, language, and social development as well as provide hearing, vision, and dental screenings. Please call 258-3234 to schedule an appointment. If you have a child that will turn three before August 31st , 2024 and you are interested in the Little Railers Preschool program at the elementary school, please make an appointment to have them screened. The screening is the first step of the application process for the program. There are fee and grant based spots available for those who qualify. Application does not guarantee acceptance. Contact Miss Andrea or Dr. Morgan at the elementary school with any questions at 258-3234.

Sophia Weber was selected by the high school staff to represented Herington High School in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) essay/scholarship competition. Students are selected based on the qualities of Dependability, Service, Leadership, and Patriotism.

Seniors and Parents, I have posted several local scholarships to the Senior Google classroom. Please check them out. If you have questions, let me know.

Congratulations to our Railer Challenge Award winner for our Winter Activities.

The Herington 6th Grade Band, under the direction of Kenny Roe, earned an "Excellent" rating for their performance at the Wheat State League Junior High Music Festival held at Centre High School on March 5th, 2024.

For anyone needing help completing this year's FAFSA or if you have questions, please see this flyer for a come and go as you please virtual event.

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