8th graders to visit on Feb. 17
February 2, 2010 • Jackie Balzer, Staff Reporter
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That time has come again. This school year is in its final semester and the now eighth graders will become known as next year’s freshman. On Feb. 17 the eighth graders of both Felten and Kennedy Middle School will attend Hays High to get a tour of the school and have a chance to hear from the counselors... Read more »
High school kids learn from little ones
February 1, 2010 • Jordan Dietze, Online Reporter
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The day is just starting, and kids are starting to fill the high school class room. The class isn’t filled with the normal high schoolers; however, they are preschoolers. The class high school students do to help out preschoolers is called Child Development. Instructor Kathy Kuhn said students learn... Read more »
A new addition to the band
February 1, 2010 • Anna Shippy, Online Reporter
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The everyday stress of organizing music and preparing for concerts can be a handful. The HHS band now has a new face to help relieve some of that stress. FHSU student Austin Barnes has stepped up to help out the band this semester as a student teacher. Barnes has much band experience, as he started... Read more »
Prestigious Academic Award
January 29, 2010 • Bonnie McRae, Staff Reporter
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Hays High has achieved the standard of excellence criteria numerous times. While it may seem like a simple task, every year the expectations are raised a bit higher. The standard of excellence is an achievement based on how well the majority of a school does during a series of tests generally taken during... Read more »
International Club Promoting Peace
December 15, 2009
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The International Club met Dec 10 for its Christmas party. The members enjoyed cookies, hot cider, and a variety of games, including charades and a game from Australia. The main topic of the night, however, was this year’s International Club fund raiser. The members are joining in fight to bring education... Read more »
Seussical Sold Out
November 22, 2009
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Last Sunday the cast of Seussical the Musical stepped out onstage for the last time and once again delighted the audience with two hours of song and dance. “The show sold out Friday with 693 tickets, and some of those tickets were not the best seats in the house,” musical director Elise Peterson... Read more »
StuCo Blood Drive
November 22, 2009
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With 85 units of blood collected, the annual fall HHS StuCo Blood Drive on Nov. 10 was an overall success. Although the goal of 95 units was not met, Melinda Cross, StuCo sponsor, said the director of the blood drive program, Dawn Gable, was pleased. In addition to the regular mode of blood donation,... Read more »
Cheerleaders and athletes help out local shelter
October 13, 2009
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To help out the battered woman’s crisis center, athletes donated $500 raised from gold cards and cheerleaders gave the shelter daily necessities. “Budget cuts this year have affected many people,” cheer coach Twyla Ricke said. “They’re financially stressed, and aren’t giving as much as they... Read more »
Hays Website
September 30, 2009
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Did you know that Hays was once at the bottom of a huge, warm, Cretaceous Sea several hundred feet deep? Or that Hays has an annual precipitation of 21.85 inches? These are just two of the 101 fun facts that can be found on the Hays website. When asked whether they were aware that there was a Hays website... Read more »
School takes precautions on spread of flu
September 24, 2009
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School Nurse Jill Pollock is continuing to stress the need for students to wash their hands and use the germ-x supplied in every classroom. The flu H1N1 is going around, and it is predicted that it will only get worse. Young kids are not as immune to this flu as some adults. This is why the school has... Read more »
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