Congratulations to the following Heartland students for making the 1st Quarter Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.
The Junior High FCS Classes spent two weeks prepping for Cupcake Wars. They researched recipes, shopped for the ingredients, and prepared what they hoped would be the winning cupcakes to the judges.
On Wednesday, October 16, eight students from Heartland attended the History/Geography Quiz Bowl competition in Seward. During the round robin matches in the morning, the B team lost to eventual runner-up Clarkson and the team from Howells-Dodge before defeating Fullerton. The B team secured the #10 seed for the afternoon single-elimination match and faced the same team from Fullerton. Despite a furious comeback after a slow start, they . . .
On October 16, 2024, the qualifiers for State Land Judging ventured to Norfolk, Nebraska. The State Land Judging team included Thane Wetjen, Madalyn Janzen, David Hiebner, and Brian Bearinger. Each member of the team had four plots of land to judge, based on what they had studied, that included depth of soil, topsoil and subsoil texture, slope, thickness of surface soil, and erosion. Based on that information, land falls into certain . . .
Congratulations to Mia Hiebner on her 2nd place finish at Class C Girls State Golf at Lake Maloney. Mia also broke the following Heartland Girls Golf records: 9 Holes: 35 Mia Hiebner 2024 Lake Maloney CC (North Platte) 18 Holes: 72 Mia Hiebner 2024 Lake Maloney CC (North Platte) State Golf (18 Holes): 72 Mia Hiebner 2024 Lake Maloney CC (North Platte) State Golf (36 Holes): 156 Mia Hiebner 2024 . . .
All parents are invited to join a special presentation offered on Monday, October 21, in the Heartland theater. " Encouraging Hope in Parents: A Presentation on Youth Mental Health " will be led by Molly Woodman from The Kim Foundation. The session will address mental health awareness (risk factors, warning signs and what is normal), effects of social media on youth mental health, as well as . . .
On Wednesday, October 2, 37 Heartland FFA members attended District Land Judging near Gibbon, Nebraska. Competing members had four plots of land to judge based on different characteristics of the soil, slope, and the surrounding field. Over 400 agriculture students from the area competed this year. Achieving the top four scores of the Heartland FFA Chapter were Brian Bearinger, Thane Wetjen, Madalyn Janzen, and David Hiebner. . . .
