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. . . .
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on the evenings of October 21 and 22 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-12th Grade conferences are scheduled to last a maximum of fifteen minutes. All PK-12 conferences will occur in-person in classrooms. Fifth grade parents will sign up for conferences . . .
Heartland is proud to announce that Austin Schmidt has been named as a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. Congratulations to Austin on this significant achievement! Press release: Semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program (Evanston, Illinois) Today officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 70th annual National . . .