It was an incredible Smorgasbord weekend at Heartland honoring the legacy of band teacher, Royce Schweitzer. The school was brimming with former students and families who had been impacted by the work of Schweitzer throughout the decades. After the 1,500 attendees enjoyed food provided by the band members parents, a band concert was held in the north gym. The high school band played three selections followed by the junior . . .
The seventh grade FCS class had their "Cupcake Wars" competition on March 13. Teacher Anne Regier does this unit each semester, and every incoming group looks forward to having their opportunity to learn, bake, and compete. For the unit, the students worked on how to follow a cupcake recipe with the added challenge of keeping their cupcakes moist since they baked them on Monday and decorated them on . . .
Heartland fifth-grader Lamar Gloystein was a top 10 finalist in the Nebraska American Mothers “What my Mother Means to Me” essay contest. He was able to travel to the Nebraska Capitol on March 5 to be recognized along with the other finalists. Also in attendance were his parents, Jeff and Lacey, and his teacher, Tara Maltsberger. Lamar read his essay to the group, and the focus was about all of the wonderful . . .
"Murder in Bloom" will be the 2024 Heartland Community Schools play production. The performance will take place on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 8, at 6:00 p.m. All seats are $5. They can be purchased through this link: https://m.bpt.me/event/6260448 About the play: "What could be more harmless than a ladies' garden club in a small English . . .
Heartland will host a Scholastic Book Fair in the high school library on March 4 and 5. The library will be open for the public to shop. Parents may also stop by when they are at parent-teacher conferences. It will run from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. with a selection for ages preschool through high school.
A substantial technological upgrade has been made at Heartland to displays in classrooms over the past several months. While the school had previously been using projectors with Apple TVs and a separate set of speakers, age and issues warranted necessary replacement. The school purchased 75" TVs and nine interactive boards from Striv Education. The majority of them have been installed, but a few rooms needed . . .
Several Heartland scholars competed in the annual UNL Math Day competition on February 20 in Lincoln. The day consisted of each team competing head-to-head with teams from other schools. Each round had 12 math-based questions that had to be answered in 30 seconds or less. The teams were allowed to work together but were only able to give one answer. Both of the Heartland teams competed in five rounds and both teams had winning . . .
Heartland students competed at the ESU 6 Quiz Bowl Competition last week in Seward. The 30+ teams were divided into three divisions based on school size. Heartland was in the medium school division. The morning consisted of round robin matches used to seed the single elimination tournament bracket used in the afternoon. When the bracket was filled in, Heartland had earned the 4th and 9th seeds. The second team faced a team . . .
You have the opportunity to support the Huskie Beef Program by purchasing steaks! There are ribeye steaks, New York Strips, and fillets for sale at a rate of $17 per pound. Prices are: 5 lb.- $85, 10 lb.- $170, or it can be sold by individual steak weight. Mixed options are also available such as 3 lbs. ribeyes plus 7 lbs. of strip steaks to equal 10 lbs. Please contact the school with . . .
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on the evenings of March 4 and 5 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Parents of all PK-12 students are able to schedule conferences from 4:30-8:30 p.m. both evenings. PK-6 Grade conferences are scheduled to last a maximum of fifteen minutes. All PK-12 conferences will occur in-person in classrooms. 5th grade parents will sign up for conferences with . . .