
These three lovely ladies went to State Festival today! They perform once and get a rating. The following are their ratings:
Karizma Matthews - Poetry - 2
Cheyenne Purkeypyle - Prose - 2
Alyssa Price - Prose - 2
Karizma & Cheyenne - IDA - 2
Coaches Hirsch and Rookstool are very proud of their hard work this season! Great job Railers!


The HHS Forensics team broke 2 events into finals! The others did INCREDIBLY well!! The following broke into finals:
Aidan Thibodeau & Morgan Magnett - Duet
Sophia Weber - Informative
Coaches Hirsch and Rookstool are so proud of the team!!
Go Railers!!



The HHS Forensics team broke 7 into semi-finals! There were 3 other events that were only 1 away from breaking!! The competition is fierce today. The following are into semi-finals:
Sophia Weber - Informative & Impromptu
Ethan Urbanek & Henry Nelson - IDA
Aiden Souza - Prose
Brooklyn Schroeder - Serious Solo
Aidan Thibodeau & Morgan Magnett - Duet
Morgan Magnett - Poetry
Those that didn’t break still should be EXTREMELY proud of their season and how they performed today!! Coaches Hirsch & Rookstool are very proud of the students!
Let’s go Railers!! Good luck in Semi-Finals!!


The HHS state forensics team is enjoying dinner and a show in Wichita before the big day tomorrow!!
The following are the events performing at state festival:
Cheyenne Purkeypyle - Prose
Karizma Matthews - Poetry
Alyssa Price - Prose
Cheyenne & Karizma - IDA
The following are events competing at state champs:
Sophia Weber - Informative & Impromptu
Korey Meier - Prose
Hanne McDermott - Prose
Aiden Souza - Prose
Avery Monnington - Poetry
Morgan Magnett - Poetry
Brooklyn Schroeder - Serious Solo
Henry Nelson & Ethan Urbanek - IDA
Aidan Thibodeau & Morgan Magnett - Duet
Tucker Morris & Courtney Naylor - IDA
Aiden Souza & Brooklyn Schroeder - IDA
Mr. Hirsch will be sending updates throughout the day. Good luck tomorrow Railers!!



HES had a wonderful field day today! A special thanks to Mr. Batchman for his hard work planning/organizing, Mrs. Hirsch and the HES PTO for the field day shirts and snacks, and to all of the students, staff, and families for their flexibility with the changes due to weather. #GameOnRailers










Senior Spotlight on Brooklyn Schroeder! HHS is proud of you! https://youtu.be/JAPVjI7Vayk

Here is the schedule of events for the High School League Meet in Goessel Thursday May 11th.


Senior Spotlight - Congrats, Kameron!


Congratulations to the HHS track team on their results yesterday from the Steve Herrmann Invitational. The boys team came in 4th overall and the girls were 5th out of 10 schools. As a team they had 27 Personal Records (PR), 26 placers and 4 event winners. Event winners were Colson McIntyre in the 300 hurdles, Kwinton Barlow-McKenna in the javelin, Kenzie Castleberry in the 200, and the girls 4x1 relay consisting of Tyler Urbanek, Adrian Harrison, Hannah Pritchard, and Kenzie Castleberry. The team will be competing in the League Championships next Thursday at Goessel.

HES Families: With the rain showers moving in we are going to move field day back a few hours. We will plan on having field day from 1:15-3:15ish this afternoon out at the football field/track. Thank you for your flexibility! #GameOnRailers

Senior Spotlight on Tristan Huey - We are proud of you! https://youtu.be/2YGd5QVyh3E

Senior Spotlight on Colson McIntyre -- we are proud of you! https://youtu.be/42QWUFbj97s

HES had a couple of assistant principals this morning! Hayden Mein and Blake Vogt Jr. earned this by purchasing coupons from the school store with their positive behavior points. They supported a couple of students with their recess behavior, passed out yearbooks and field day shirts, and also helped out in the cafe with lunch! #GameOnRailers


HES Families: We have a few extra yearbooks for sale in the HES office! The price for each yearbook is $10. A huge thank you to Miss Heitfield for her hard work with putting together a wonderful yearbook. If you preordered a yearbook it will be sent home with your student today. Please reach out to the office at 785-258-3234 if you would like to purchase a yearbook. Supplies are limited! #GameOnRailers



HMS Track at West Franklin Results
May 2, 2023
10 Team Track Meet
7th Grade Girls - 4th
High Jump - 1st Sadie Haws, 2nd Alexis Sjodahl, 4th Ella Nelson
Long Jump - 5th Cheyenne Hineline
100M Hurdles - 2nd Alexis Sjodahl
4x100 Relay - 2nd A. Alexander, Haws, Sjodahl, Hineline
4x400 Relay - 4th Haws, A. Pritchard, Cambron, Kinser
7th Grade Boys - 6th
1600M Run - 1st Ty Braucher
4x100 - 3rd T. Schlesener, Billinger, Johnson, Braucher
400M - 5th Aiden Johnson
800M - 2nd Ty Braucher
4x400 Relay - 3rd Billinger, Hight, Mueller, Henson
8th Grade Girls - 2nd
Triple Jump - 2nd Makayla Simmons
3200M Run - 3rd Cadance Sill-Sheppard
100H - 2nd Kora Kinchen
100M - 1st Morgan Simmons, 2nd Kenley Kickhaefer
1600M Run - 1st Makayla Simmons, 4th Cadance Sill-Sheppard, 5th Sienna Brown
4x100 Relay - 1st Kickhaefer, Kinchen, Bonhomme, Morgan Simmons
400M - 5th Nevaeh Bonhomme
4x200 Relay - 1st Kickhaefer, Kinchen, Bonhomme, Morgan Simmons
200M - 4th Kenley Kickhaefer
4x400 Relay - 4th Bonhomme, Sill-Sheppard, Brown, Makayla Simmons
8th Grade Boys - 4th
Long Jump - 3rd Cameron Strauss
Discus - 4th Dalton Ridenour
3200M - 5th Kolton Meyer
100M - 1st Cameron Strauss, 4th Pierce Schlesener
4x100 Relay - 1st Strauss, Kickhaefer, Schlesener, Griffiths
4x200 Relay - 1st Strauss, Kickhaefer, Schlesener, Griffiths
400M - 2nd Griffiths
200M - 1st Griffiths

Students in Mr. Hirsch’s American History class are learning about how the atomic bombs worked in WW2. They did an activity to show how the uranium fission bomb known as Little Boy and the plutonium fusion bomb known as Fat Man worked. They acted as atoms and it showed the students how they worked in the nuclear reaction.



Senior Spotlight on Tucker Morris! Please use the link to view his video. We are proud of you, Tucker! https://youtu.be/O3iM3Ii-QpQ

Senior Spotlight on Morgan Magnett! Please use the link to view her video. We are proud of you, Morgan! https://youtu.be/CberdzYQgyY

National Honor Society members welcomed new inductees today! Congratulations to:
Juniors Tyus Becker and Ashley Mascareno
Sophomores Aidan Thibodeau, Mason Mortensen, and Leslyn Kremeier
Thank you and good luck to our Senior members - Eleanor Silhan, Avery Monnington, and William Lingenfelser!




Kris Jones signs his letter of intent to play football and continue his education at Tabor College. Congratulations!! Hard work and passion pays off!!


