Good News!
Congratulations to Watson Elementary Students
Students from Watson Elementary raised $357.00 during their Student Council fundraiser. The money was donated to the Morrison Cancer Center.
Congratulations to Hastings High Show Choir
On February 22, the Hastings High Show Choir competed at the Wahoo Invitational. Hastings High won the Best Band category. The show choir won
Best Choreography, Best Closure, and were the Grand Champions.
On March 1, the Hastings High Show Choir competed at the Lone Star Invitational in Keller, Texas and finished as 3rd Runner-up. Ten show choirs were competing. Aside from HHS, the school enrollments were 1500-3100 students from the Dallas/Fort Worth area and Missouri.
Congratulations National History Day Contestants
On February 25, Hastings High students participated in the regional National History Day competition held at Hastings College. HHS students earned top
honors in all categories.
Hastings College scholarship winners:
1st place-Khris Matul-Rosales $96K
2nd place-Esther Allen-Pickett $20K
3rd place-Noah Bardon (paper), Athena Barney, Caylen Donner & Natalie Warner (group exhibit) $16K each
The following students will advance to state National History Day competition because they placed in the top 3:
Individual Documentary-1st Esther Allen-Pickett
Individual Performance-1st Khris Matul-Rosales
Individual Exhibit-1st McKenna Wheeler
Individual Paper-1st Noah Bardon & 3rd Rebecca Schmidt
Group Documentary-1st, Henry Black, Michael Gonzalez Martinez, Andi Dominguez Peraza
Group Website-1st Ashlin George, Tom Tran, Yadriel Colindres Fonseca
Group Exhibit-1st Athena Barney, Caylen Donner & Natalie Warner; 2nd MacKenzie Tate & Josephine Walker; 3rd Paxton Rhodes, Brayden Sawicki & Bennett Baack.
Congratulations- Abbey Fish
Congratulations to HHS Swimmer, Abbey Fish for bringing home the Bronze Medal in the 50 and 100 Free at the State Swimming Championships.
Congratulations, Wrestlers
Congratulations to HHS Boys Wrestlers who medaled at the Class B State Wrestling Championships: Isaac Kelley, Zane Thomsen, and Logan Clark were 5th Place medalists in their respective weight class.
HPS BOARD OF EDUCATION Briefs, March 2025
- Approve minutes of the previous meetings
- Approve expenses as submitted: Payroll - $3,746,395.86; Vendors - $979,986.23; Total
Warrants - $4,726,382.09 - Approve Senior High foreign travel request for 2026 Approve 2025-2026 Substitute Teacher pay rate
- Approve 2025-2026 Classified staff increase and Appendix A
- Approve 2025-2026 Administrative staff increase
- Approve tentative 2025 Graduation list
- Approve 2025-26 custodial supply bids
- Approve purchase of an activity bus
- Approve roofing bids
- Approve HVAC bids
- Approve consent agenda
- Under Consent Agenda: Administrative resignation, transfer, and appointment; Cerfiticated resignations and appointments; Extra-standard resignations, transfers, and appointments; Classified resignations and appointments.
Dates of future Board Meetings:
Work Session: Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 6:00 p.m. – Board Room at HPS District Offices
Regular Board Meeting: Monday, April 21, 2025 - 6:00 p.m. – Board Room at HPS District Offices
