Herington USD 487 -

Reminder Pie Fundraiser forms are due to Mrs Mein tomorrow.

Menu Change: Our Menu for tomorrow is as follows; Fiestada Pizza Baby Carrots Giant Grahams (6-12) Fresh Grapes Breakfast will not change.

Kindergarten students practiced counting by ones and tens to 100. Some counted legs on centipedes, while others created a dance. Some even brought Legos from home to lay out on 10 frames. #breakingout

Little Railers Preschoolers utilized their fine motor skills to create yummy rainbows. #breakingout

Kindergarten students used Pebblego.com to do research about an animal and then presented their completed projects in class. #breakingout

Senior Lady Railers, the PEO scholarship application is ready for you to pick up in the high school office.

K-2 remote students learned about the size of animals’ hearts during science. Afterward, they made cards according to the size of their favorite animal’s heart. #breakingout

Seniors, I have emailed you a copy of the Beta Sigma Phi scholarship. Please return to me by the due date posted on the application. Mr. Pritchard

HMS/HHS Track Practice will begin Wednesday, March 10th after school. We will be practicing Wednesday and Thursday only this week. We will be sending workouts home with track members to do on their own the week of spring break. Practice at school will resume Monday, March 22nd. Our first high school meet is Friday, March 26th at Bennington. Track Meet Schedules will be sent home with the track members this week. Track members will also have Subway Cards available for sale starting this week for $20.00. Contact a track member if you are interested in supporting Railer Track Teams.

K-2 remote students made cards for our local nursing home residents. #bekind #spreadsmiles #breakingout

Mrs. Gutsch's third grade class recently learned about calculating the area of objects. One project was to problem solve using area to figure out square footage in a room or an object in a room, such as the window in a door. One math lesson used Cheez-its to build a door and subtract the square footage for the window, so the builder could determine the square footage of the part of the door that needed painted and the area of the glass to install. The best part of edible math is "putting away" the building the supplies! Students were heard saying, "Math sure tasted good today" and "I have never heard a teacher say that we can eat our door now!" #BreakingOut

For those student who missed the ACT and/or WorkKeys, the make up dates are March 9th for the ACT and March 10th for the WorkKeys. Students are to report to the high school commons at 8:00am with a calculator. The students who are scheduled for the make ups have been contacted via school email.

Seniors, Please see this link and the details about this scholarship. It is from the 1st ID at Fort Riley. I also emailed you the link. https://www.1stid.org/scholarships

Girl's Sub-State Basketball Herington vs Berean Academy Friday, March 5, 2021 at 5:30pm Chase County High School in Cottonwood Falls, KS Each athlete will receive 7 vouchers that must be presented at the gate which allows you to purchase a $7.00 ticket of admittance. No passes will be accepted. All spectators must exit the building immediately after the game. You are asked to wait on your student athlete outside per KSHSAA guidelines. Live stream is available with the following link. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chase+county+north+gym Good Luck Lady Railers!!! 🏀🚂

Lady Railers Sub-State Game will be live on Railer YouTube tonight starting at 7:00 pm. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCry0OWR1pyQF_17jHdO4Pew

The Jr. High Scholars Bowl team competed virtually yesterday. Both teams did great! 8th grade had a 2-3 record gathering fourth place! 7th grade had a 4-1 record and received first place!!!!! Congratulations and Go Railers!!

Seniors, Check your school email. I have sent you the HHS Alumni Application again. Mr. Pritchard

Reminder to buy your 2020-2021 Yearbooks Now! Prices before March 15th are $35.00. If you purchase after March 15th they are $40.00. Forms are also in the HS Office.

Congratulations to artist Sevana Stepherson (7th grade) who “placed” in the Middle Level Division of the BLICK Youth Art Month (YAM) Art Competition! Sevana will find out what place she got during the Virtual YAM Celebration on March 27th, from 1-2:30. Other finalists are from Baldwin, Blue Valley x2, Cheney, and McPherson. The art competition was judged digitally and prizes were awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, as well as three honorable mention students at each level (HS, MS, Elementary). Artwork was judged on the following criteria: creativity, craftsmanship, artistic merit, presentation, and artist's statement. Congratulations again to Sevana for representing Herington Middle School. She is the daughter of Teresa Stepherson and Ronnie Moncrief. Her art teacher is Rhonda Levens.

Congratulations to the HHS Volleyball team for receiving the KSHSAA Distinguished Scholastic Achievement Award for first semester. Teams are recognized for their achievements in the classroom. The Varsity Volleyball Team carried a 3.25-4.0 collectively GPA during first semester. The individuals were also recognized by Kansas Volleyball Association for their outstanding classroom performance. Those receiving All KVA First Team Honors were: Carrie Roe, Madi Becker, Tristyn Kremeier, Emma Alt, Megan Mortensen and Alexus Barlow-McKenna. Receiving Honorable Mention was Hannah Pohlman. *Not Pictured: Alexus Barlow-McKenna