Henning School District

The Henning School has a focused effort to transition from traditional conferences to a Student-Led Conference format in grades 6-12. To learn more about our Purpose in transitioning conferencing formats, please visit the following link: https://5il.co/1jew0

The Henning School is CLOSED today (Friday, March 31) due to the pending weather.

Our Elementary Bulldog Wrestlers have been having some great success this winter! On Saturday, March 18 students wrestled in a qualifier for regions. The following students advanced and competed at Regions in Bemidji this past weekend: Javion Green, Judah Horn, Gunner Johnson, Porter Schmigdahl, and Houston Schwartz. We had three inviduals who advanced to the State Competition in Rochester: 6th Grader: Porter Schmigdahl- 1st Place in his division 6th Grader: Javion Green- 5th Place in his division 2nd Grader: Judah Horn- 2nd Place in his division Good Luck to these individuals at their State Competitions thsi weekend! And congratulations to all our Elementary Bulldog Wrestlers on a great season!

Eggciting news in the 3rd grade classes!!! Mrs. Mills & Mrs. Wohlwend's third graders have been given the opportunity to incubate eggs again this year. Mrs. Denise Menze kicked off our session on Tuesday with the students dissecting an egg to find the different parts that make up a fertilized egg. The students will be completing tasks daily to ensure the chicks’ production. Mrs. Menze will be visiting class every Tuesday to teach the students more about chick and egg development. Thank you to the East OT County 4H Extension office for this wonderful opportunity!

Important Weather Related Announcement: Due to the poor weather conditions after school spring sports & activities and Targeted Services will be cancelled today, Thursday, March 16.

*** Update: 🏀 Section Boys Basketball vs Hillcrest @ Perham High School @ 6:00 pm 🎟 Tickets: Adults - $10 Students - $5 E-Ticket Link https://www.vancoevents.com/BSTN 📓Digital Program https://publuu.com/flip-book/17734/260683/page/1 📻 Radio Lakes 99.5 FM KJJK 96.5 FM Fergus Falls There will not be a Video Stream. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 6A Boys Basketball Battle Lake vs NCE/UH will be played at Pelican Rapids @ 7:00 pm. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the Henning & Hillcrest Game there will be Section 8AA game Perham vs Barnesville -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sub-Section 6A Boys Basketball games scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, March 11 have been postponed until Monday, March 13!! Details for Monday nights game have not been finalized. We will update you with that information once we receive it! ***Due to the basketball games being postponed there will be NO Girls K-2 Basketball on Saturday, March 11. *** The Speech meet at Osakis tomorrow, Saturday, March 11 has been canceled.

The Henning School will be closed today (Wednesday, March 1) due to the poor weather conditions. *FRIENDLY REMINDER – Tomorrow (Thursday, March 2) is our Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast from 7:15-8:10. Have a safe day!

Books Are Fun Book Blast update! We have our 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest (drawn by Books Are Fun staff) stuffed with cash!!! The WINNER is... . . . Brody Iliff! Now, more treasure awaits!!! If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact information for 10+ people who want to support your student's home library following the link below. Tomorrow, your student could be hauling home the treasure! https://bookblast.booksarefun.com/HenningHS56551/

Today our Books Are Fun Book Blast programs starts!! Book Blast is a program to help build children’s future by growing home libraries with popular, new books. During the Book Blast every student is guaranteed at least one brand new, age appropriate book; students can earn fun rewards just for participating in the “Treasure Hunt;” every elementary teacher can earn $100 of classroom supplies and/or books at absolutely NO cost to you; it gives us a chance to celebrate some essential things: books, reading, and the importance of reading at home! The Book Blast voyage to your student’s NEW BOOKS begins today! Please take just 7 minutes to check out the Treasure Map. Simply register for the event and enter the contact info for 10+ people to support your little pirate's home library. It's really that easy! After completing those steps, your student will receive ALL 3 rewards and will be entered to win one of four Treasure Chests stuffed with cash and prizes! Also, one lucky winner in our school will win an iPad. Start the voyage to earn all 10 exciting new books on the Treasure Map booklist! Your participation can help other students at our school build their home libraries, too. Go to Login Link and unlock your treasure! Happy Treasure Hunting 🙂

We have a few congratulations to give out: 🏀 The Hornet Boys and Girls Basketball Team both WON the Park Region Conference! Both teams went 14-0 in the conference this year! 🏀 📋 Girls Basketball Coach, Mike Hepola, got his 300th win on February 4, 2023! Fun fact, he got it against his alma mater, the Sebeka Trojans. 🗣 The Speech Team! At the Varsity Speech Meet on Saturday, February 18: - Brenden placed 3️⃣rd in Informative Speaking - Isabelle placed 3️⃣rd in Ex. Reading - Monica placed 4️⃣th in Dramatic Interpretation and 5️⃣th in Prose Interpretation - Maiya placed 6️⃣th in Creative Expression - Jazzy placed 6️⃣th in Discussion At the Junior High Speech Meet on Tuesday, February 21: - Breanna placed 3️⃣rd in Humor - Emma placed 3️⃣rd in Poetry - Brenden placed 3️⃣rd in Info and Superior in Ex. Reading - Maiya placed 4️⃣th in Creative Expression - Jazzy received Superior in Discussion - Gretchen received Superior in Prose 🏀 Alivia Emter placed 3️⃣rd at the Elks State Hoop Shoot in Hutchinson on February 18. Alivia shot a personal best, 20/25! ❤ The Fifth Annual 5th Grade Valentine’s Box Competition ❤️ - Most Recycled/Reused Materials: Brooklynn Nyhus - Judge's Choice: Lily Grieger & Everett Horn - Most Creative: Gwen Christensen & Meghan Sparks 3️⃣rd Place: Beckam Koep & Jaeger Sapp 2️⃣nd Place: Shadley Bunkowski 1️⃣st Place: Brooklynn Nyhus & Lily Grieger A big thank you to our celebrity judges! Way to go everyone! Keep up the great work!

The Henning School will be closed today (Thursday, February 23) due to the inclement weather.

Queen Candidate: Ava Eckhoff Ava is the daughter of Tim and Tether Eckhoff. 1. What is your favorite snow week activity and why? My favorite snow week activity is activity day because I like it when I don’t have to be in school. 2. Where would you go on a road trip with 3 friends in your family minivan, who would it be and why would it be them? I would bring Mitchell to drive the van, Keegan would be the glue to hold us together and I would bring Gabi because she would bring the comedy and she would give us turns. We would go to Oakwood Supper Club and Golf Course. 3. What song relates to you and why? The song that relates to me is Material Girl by Madonna 4. What teacher would you pick to be famous with you for a day and why? I would pick Mrs. Cichy so she could organize my life like she does Mr. Williams! 5. If you had a pet Parrot, what phrase would you teach it ? I would teach my parrot to make fart noises. ----- Queen Candidate: Faith Fisher Faith is the daughter of Brad and Shari Fisher. 1. What is your favorite snow week activity and why? My favorite snow week day is Activity Day because it is a fun day out of school with my friends. 2. Where would you go on a road trip with 3 friends in your family minivan, who would it be and why would it be them? I would go to Florida with Becca, Ally, and Natalie because we would all enjoy the warm weather. 3. What song relates to you and why? A song that relates to me is “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol because it is in my favorite show, Grey’s Anatomy. 4. What teacher would you pick to be famous with you for a day and why? I would pick Mrs. Iliff so she can take a break from math for a day! 5. If you had a pet Parrot, what phrase would you teach it ? I would train my parrot to say “Hiiii” so it would always greet people coming in! ----- Queen Candidate: Becca Frederick Becca is the daughter of Brian and Hannah Frederick. 1. What is your favorite snow week activity and why? My favorite snow week activity is when we get to choose between going skiing, fishing, or bowling because we can do whichever we like. 2. Where would you go on a road trip with 3 friends in your family minivan, who would it be and why would it be them? I would go on a road trip to the nearest ferry and go to Paris with Faith, Ally, and Gabi so we could all eat good bread together! 3. What song relates to you and why? Dancing in the Dark by Rihanna because I like dancing in the dark places. 4. What teacher would you pick to be famous with you for a day and why? I would choose Mrs. Iliff because she’ll always have snacks and gum for me. 5. If you had a pet Parrot, what phrase would you teach it ? I would teach my parrot to say “ Cheeeeese” when we take pictures together. ----- Queen Candidate: Allyson Hart Allyson is the daughter of Scott and Deb Hart. 1. What is your favorite snow week activity and why? My favorite snow week activity is dodgeball because I am always up for a game of dodgeball, anyplace/anywhere. 2. Where would you go on a road trip with 3 friends in your family minivan, who would it be and why would it be them? I would go to Disney World with Riley, Gretchen, and Natalie because we love Mickey Mouse rides and food. 3. What song relates to you and why? “Young, Dumb, and Broke”...... because if you saw my bank account you would understand. 4. What teacher would you pick to be famous with you for a day and why? I would pick Mr. Hart because we are a father/daughter duo. 5. If you had a pet Parrot, what phrase would you teach it? I would teach my pet parrot to say, “Guess what….Chicken butt.”

King Candidate: Mitchell Cichy Mitchell is the son of Chris and Tammy Cichy. 1. What is your favorite snow week activity and why? Activity Day because we get out of school. 2. Where would you go on a road trip with 3 friends in your family minivan, who would it be and why would it be them? I would take Keegan, Ben, and Carter to the car dealerships and trade my minivan for an RV. We would go to Oakwood for a quick bite to eat and then to Balmoral to get some golf in. 3. What song relates to you and why? The song Chicken Fried relates to me because I love Zac Brown 4. What teacher would you pick to be famous with you for a day and why? I would choose Mr. Speer so I would have a bodyguard! 5. If you had a pet Parrot, what phrase would you teach it? I would teach my parrot the Pledge of Allegiance. ----- King Candidate: Tyson Misegades Tyson is the son of Randy and Becky Misegades. 1. What is your favorite snow week activity and why? Playing basketball because it is fun. 2. Where would you go on a road trip with 3 friends in your family minivan, who would it be and why would it be them? I would play football with Justin Jefferson, Keegs, and Mitchell so we could hit the griddy! 3. What song relates to you and why? Perfect by Ed Sheeran is the song that relates to me. 4. What teacher would you pick to be famous with you for a day and why? I would pick my dad because he’s cool. 5. If you had a pet Parrot, what phrase would you teach it ? I would teach my pet parrot to say “Good Morning” when I wake up. ----- King Candidate: Ben Oseien Ben is the son of Ben Oseien and Candace Jallen. 1. What is your favorite snow week activity and why? Regardless of the activity, I enjoy picking litter up off the ground in our hallways to make the school a better and more clean place for my wonderful classmatesand staff members. 2. Where would you go on a road trip with 3 friends in your family minivan, who would it be and why would it be them? If I could go on a road trip, I’d take the entire Steve Misegades family and we would use a Uhaul instead of a minivan. We would go to the Bahamas, using a ferry to haul the Uhaul to the Islands! 3. What song relates to you and why? The SKOUL chant! I love football. 4. What teacher would you pick to be famous with you for a day and why? I would pick Mr. Armendarez to be famous with and we would end world hunger with hotdogs for everyone! 5. If you had a pet Parrot, what phrase would you teach it ? I would teach my pet parrot to say “ I’m so grumpy and I want candles and poprocks”! ----- Name: Colton Reinbold Colton is the son of Matt and Heidi Reinbold. 1. What is your favorite snow week activity and why? Broomball is my favorite activity because it is really fun!!! 2. Where would you go on a road trip with 3 friends in your family minivan, who would it be and why would it be them? I would take Brody, Noah, Dawson and I’d even take my brother Eli. It would be a blast because we would either get lost or go in the ditch! 3. What song relates to you and why? “Until you Can’t” relates to me because life is short and you never know when you will lose someone you love. 4. What teacher would you pick to be famous with you for a day and why? I’d pick Mr. Hart, he’s crazy and wild and it would be so much fun. 5. If you had a pet Parrot, what phrase would you teach it ? My dad said I can’t tell you what I want the parrot to say because it’s not school appropriate!

Check out some of the different opportunities a variety of our students had last week! 🚭 Students in fifth-eighth grade had the opportunity to listen to the presentation given by Jason McCoy on The Truth about Vaping. This presentation informed students about what vaping is, the risks of vaping, and the various efforts the tobacco companies are making to hook teenagers. 🚍 Senior Survival students had the opportunity to attend an Agriculture Career Pathway Field Trip and had the chance to tour the Jennie-O Hatchery in Henning last week. This field trip gave the students the opportunity to explore the agriculture field and have a look at the behind the scenes of this career. ❄️ Students in grades 7-12 conducted a community service event last Thursday when they helped shovel fire hydrants around Henning. The event was organized by our NHS students and got lots of help from SADD, Student Council, other students and teachers.

Our work based learning, senior survival and, students interested in the healthcare field had the opportunity to go visits a few different locations this week. The work based learning and senior survival students had the opportunity to go to North Dakota School of Science in Wahpeton Monday. While they were there they toured the construction, welding, automotive, engineering, power sports, machining, and ag programs. Students who attended the healthcare trip had the opportunity to tour PioneerCare in Fergus Fall and Perham Health. Thank you to all these locations for allowing our students to come and tour your facilities.

Henning Community has a few different events going on for adults: • Pickleball- Starting Sunday, January 15 @ 4:00 pm. This is a weekly event. The cost for pickelball is $3/person/time or $10/person/month. • Open Gym Basketball and Volleyball on Wednesday nights from 7 pm - 9pm. This is a weekly event. The cost for open is $3/person/time or $10/person/month. • Gumball Container Craft with Steph Ladwig on Monday, January 23. Cost of this event is $35. Please pre-register by January 16. Contact the Henning Public School at 218-583-2927 for questions or more information.

Henning Independent School District No. 545 has an immediate opening for a morning and afternoon Van Driver. Applications for this position will be taken until the position is filled. Interested individuals should submit an application to: Brendan Hart Henning Independent School District No. 545 500 School Avenue Henning, MN 56551 (218) 583-2927 Ext. 8102 bhart@henning.k12.mn.us

Important Henning School Weather Related Announcement: The Henning school will be closed today (Thursday, December 15) due to the poor weather.

Important Weather Related Announcement. The Henning school will be closed today (Wednesday, December 14) due to the weather and poor road conditions.

Mr. Aeling's 5th grade students recently learned about ice safety! Some important information they want to remind everyone: 0️⃣ ➖️3️⃣" Unsafe - Stay Off --- 4️⃣" 1 Person with Gear --- 5️⃣" Small Group - Spread Out --- 6️⃣" Single Snowmobile or ATV --- 9️⃣" Small Automobile --- 1️⃣2️⃣" Pickup Truck or SUV --- Make sure to check out their posters around the school for some information to STAY SAFE on the ice.