The Booster Club will be selling shirts through the month of December in several different ways. 1) At the December 6th and December 17th HOME basketball games, we will be setting up a table to sell the current inventory that we have and also will be able to take new orders with the transfers we have on hand. 2) We have an online store set up through Mustang Media in Sutton. They will be screen printing ONE basketball design and . . .
The NHS Toy Drive will accept toy and cash donations through Friday, December 6, for Children's Hospital in Omaha. There will be a tote available for donations at the home basketball game on Friday night. Thank you to everyone who has already generously contributed.
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The National Honor Society, FFA, and FBLA, of Heartland Community Schools will host the annual holiday food drive again this year. The donations will be distributed to people in our community and the immediate area within our district. No one is required to participate, but the generosity will be appreciated by the families and individuals receiving these gifts. The food drive will begin on Monday, December 9, and it will end on . . .
On Thursday, November 21, Heartland play production students performed "Soundscapes" for the community. The story chronicles a girl named Iris with synesthesia. Her unique life of seeing colors and shapes when she hears sounds is often isolating. Viewers follow Iris' journey of navigating the condition and her journey of acceptance. Thanks to Joanne Haidle for the photos.
Zach Miller, Bass 1, and Braden Janzen, Bass 2, are representing Heartland in the 2024 Nebraska All-State Choir. They were selected via audition in September. The All-State Choir is part of the Nebraska Music Education Convention held November 20-22.
Article from the Heartland FFA At the end of October, seven Heartland FFA members had the chance to travel to Indianapolis, Indiana, for the 97th National FFA Convention. In order to attend, members had to fill out and submit an application. Those members who attended the convention were: KatrinaMarie Epp, Madison Mason, Emma Ott, Madalyn Janzen, Lexi Inglsbee, Braden Janzen, and Andrew Onnen. On the first day of the . . .
Heartland FBLA attended the UNO Business Competition on Friday, November 15. Overall, the chapter took home third place. The first place winner of each category was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to UNO’s College of Business Administration. Congratulations to Tara Buzek and Austin Schmidt for winning these scholarships. Individual results: Accounting 1st Austin Schmidt 2nd Mia . . .
Austin Schmidt (12), Tara Buzek (10), and Brian Bearinger (9) traveled to Lincoln Saturday, November 9, to participate in the 2024 Fall Husker Invitational Quiz Bowl competition at UNL. The competition consisted of 14 teams from nine schools and was an official National Academic Quiz Tournament (NAQT). It was the first NAQT tournament Heartland has attended, and it was an interesting . . .
It was another special year of the Veterans Day Program at Heartland. The morning began with a welcome from Mia H. and the high school choir singing the National Anthem. This was followed by Mrs. Reinke announcing the elementary essay contest winners: Landon T. (3rd place), Adelaide B. (2nd place), and McKinley H. (1st place). Each student read their essay to the audience. Next, the third and fourth . . .
Congratulations to Siddalee Kliewer and Lydia Jahnke for being selected as the Greater Omaha-Council Bluffs Area Council on Youth Leadership " Youth Salute ." Scholarship opportunities that totaled $4,885,000 were provided to the Class of 2025. The purpose of the program is to honor high school juniors who maintain a high scholastic average and have demonstrated leadership ability. The “Youth . . .
