
Three Heartland students placed at the York County Spelling Bee held on February 4. In the 5th/6th grade division, Ryker Lewis placed 3rd. In the 7th/8th grade division, Tori Buzek placed third, and Avery Hiebner placed fourth. The following students represented Heartland: 7th / 8th Taylor Schmidt Tori Buzek Grace Goertzen Avery Hiebner Cole Eberle (Alternate) 5th / 6th . . .

The Heartland Community Schools FBLA Chapter traveled to Kearney on February 4 to compete in the 8th Annual UNK Loper Business Invitational. Students competed by putting their knowledge to the test in three separate subjects from Economics, Entrepreneurship, Intro to Business Concepts, Personal Finance, Accounting, Intro to IT, Business Communication, Sports and Entertainment Management, Intro to Business Communications, and one . . .

Heartland JH Quiz Bowl competed at the SNC tournament in Hebron on Wednesday, January 28. Both teams competed in pool play in the morning and then were seeded for a double-elimination tournament after lunch. The team of Jack Bearinger, David Jahnke, Avery Hiebner, Finley Eckman, and Tori Buzek made it to the quarterfinals before losing the the eventual champions of Thayer Central. The team of Tori Thieszen, Makaelyn Goertzen, Paizley . . .

Heartland FBLA members Kate Haidle, Ashlyn Friesen, and Julia Tessman will host an Alzheimer's Awareness Event on Saturday, January 31. The event and raffle will take place at the H&H Basketball Games which begin at 2:30 p.m. at Heartland. It is designed to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, brain health, and the importance of early detection. The FBLA members desire to share information and raise money to . . .
On Monday, January 12, 10 Heartland Community School students participated in the Nebraska Christian Quiz Bowl Competition held at the Heartland Evangelical Free Church in Central City. The morning consisted of three round-robin matches for each of the two teams. The A team finished the morning with a 2-1 record and entered the afternoon as the 11th seed of the 32 teams. The B team . . .

Heartland Community Schools is proud to announce the second quarter and first semester honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students on their academic achievements.

Members of the Heartland FBLA Chapter and the Introduction to Business class presented Henderson State Bank President, Kevin Postier, with an appreciation of their monetary support of the FBLA Chapter. Following the presentation, Mr. Postier shared with the class about numerous financial banking careers, the banking industry, praised the FBLA organization, and promoted the need for accounting employees. The chapter . . .

On Wednesday, December 17, FFA members participated in the District Leadership Development Events that were held at The Leadership Center in Aurora. Members had the opportunity to showcase their speaking skills through events such as the Creed, Junior and Senior Public Speaking, Employment Skills, Agriculture Demonstrations, and Parliamentary Procedures. The Creed competition consists of reciting the FFA Creed that was written by . . .

The Heartland Community Schools FBLA, FFA, and National Honor Society chapters wrapped up a very successful holiday service project on December 19. Thanks to the generous donations of toys, socks, lotions, non-perishable food items, and the additional monetary donations from the students, staff, and community members, the groups were able to help multiple local people. HCS was able to donate nearly 150 new toys to Children's . . .

The annual HCS Holiday Food Drive hosted by NHS, FFA, and FBLA begins this week. Donations from the community can be brought to home games or holiday concerts. Please see the graphic for needed items.