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FCCLA, FBLA and HOSA have been selling pies. We have extra. Let Megan Mein know if you are interested. They are $17 and we have the following left. Cherry baked 10 cherry unbaked 8 peach baked 10 peach unbaked 2 apple unbaked 8 blueberry unbaked 4 blueberry baked 5 pecan baked 2 strawberry unbaked 4 apricot unbaked 1 blackberry baked 1 Email mmein@usd487.org

Friendly Reminder: The Herington Elementary School Kindergarten Round-Up will be Monday, April 5, 2021. The child must be five years old on or before August 31, 2021 to attend Kindergarten next term. Prospective students and their parents are encouraged to attend Kindergarten Round-Up to 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 state-certified birth certificate, immunization records, and a recent health assessment (if available). Appointments are required and will occur at Herington Elementary School. Please call Herington Elementary School at 785-258-3234 to schedule an appointment for Monday, April 5. The process will take approximately a half an hour.

The CTSO programs are currently competing in virtual competitions as well as campaigning and running for State Office. Interviews and testing has been taking place the past couple weeks. Good Luck to the competitors. Results will be posted as they come in.

HES Families: The PTO apparel fundraiser items have arrived. You may come pick up your items from the HES office on Wednesday, March 31st from 8:30-2:30. If you do not come pick up your items in the office, we will send the apparel home with the students.

HES Families: Check out Mrs. Schneider's 5th Grade D.A.R.E. graduation at the following link: https://www.schooltube.com/media/HES%20Schneider%205th%20Grade%20D.A.R.E.%20Graduation/1_xll10vlr

BOTH the 7th and 8th grade teams won 1st place today at the Peabody-Burns Jr. High Scholars Bowl tournament! Congrats! Go Railers!!

Lady Railers,  The PEO scholarship is due to Mrs. Duenas in the high school office no later than this Thursday April 1st. 

HES Families: Check out fifth grade D.A.R.E. graduation on our Railer Vision SchoolTube page at the following link: https://www.schooltube.com/media/t/1_68r0wddo

April Breakfast and Lunch Menu

Carrie Roe, Megan Mortensen and Mrs. Beye are spending time in Topeka to end the FBLA year. This would be conference week. Carrie is finishing a two year term. Megan will serve as District VP again.

Herington MS artist Sevana Stepherson, 7th, received first place honors in the middle school division of the BLICK Youth Art Month Art Competition. Artwork was judged on creativity, craftsmanship, artistic merit, presentation, and artist’s statement. BLICK Art Materials, KAEA and other sponsors generously will provide prizes to the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place students and their art instructors. Congratulations Sevana!

First graders got to see Mrs. Mein’s ducklings and chicks today. Happy Friday! #breakingout

Kindergarten and first grade students built towers from plastic cups. The students worked in teams to plan and build the towers. The tallest was 11 cups tall. After measuring the towers, we discussed what made the challenge difficult and what different materials or strategies they would use next time to make the towers taller. #breakingout

HES Families: Check out our March All School Assembly on our HES Railer Vision SchoolTube page at the link below: https://schooltube.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/1_lpdwsh7l

Kindergarten students taking the new school bus for a spin. #breakingout

Fifth grade works on finding the area of rectangles using fractions. #breakingout

HHS Track Meet - Friday, March 26 at Bennington Field Events starting at 3:00; Running Events starting at 4:30 The following link can be followed throughout the event for meet results. http://results.tfmeetpro.com/Red_Dirt_Race_Management/Bennington_Invitational/ GOOD LUCK RAILERS!

Four Herington High School seniors were selected as Kansas Honor Scholars for representing the top 10% of their graduating class. From Left to Right: Connor LaRosa, Kevin Gehrke, Carrie Roe, and Sarah Biehler. Congratulations Railers!

HES second graders sing their version of "Count on Me" as one of their performances for Mrs. Schrader's music class. #breakingout https://www.schooltube.com/media/Count%20on%20Me/1_8cszxran

Carrie Roe submitted an essay in the 2020-2021 Rural Voices Youth Contest sponsored by the North Central Regional Planning Commission(NCRPC), Beloit. Her entry was selected as one of the top two in this year's contest. She will be recognized with the John R. Cyr Rural Voices Award, receive a cash award, and have her essay published on the ncrpc.org website this spring. To view her essay, go to https://www.ncrpc.org/ruralvoices/. Congratulations Carrie!