We now offer an online payment portal. The KanPay payment portal allows you to pay meal fees and other student fees using a debit/credit card or checking account.
Simply visit our website www.hiawathaschools.org Click EXPLORE, then use the drop down arrow for each school to access the portal. Once you have accessed the portal fill out the form provided. An *...
Dear Parents/Guardians:The Kansas State Board of Education launched a new vision for education – Kansas leads the world in the success of each student. This vision focuses on identifying and addressing the unique needs of each student. A key piece of this vision is helping students to explore and identify their passions while graduating them with the skills...
2019’s Prom is fast approaching! Much is planned for this year, including some new additions to the experience. Prom is set for April 13 for juniors and seniors, with the red carpet arrival beginning at 4:45 p.m. at the Fisher Community Center. The theme of this year's prom is Enchanted Evening. Decorations will be fairy tale-esque and include a castle.
There are...
These past few weeks at Hiawatha High School, students have been celebrating diversity in the mornings and during R.O.A.D.M.A.P. Wednesdays. They have learned much, not only about what diversity means, but also about the diverse students that they see everyday.
Student volunteers have been explaining what makes them unique and how these things impact their...
HHS students participated in a new event called Redhawk Ready for Life Day. This event took place on Friday, March 22. Students got to participate in four events that can help them in the future. These events included cooking basics, roadside emergencies and many more events that potentially benefit them in their day-to-day lives.
Lori Fordyce, principle of HHS,...
Drivers Education is just around the corner. If you have not already paid the $180.00 fee for driver’s education, it is due on or before Monday, April 15th, 2019. The Hiawatha High School office is open from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, if you would like to bring in the fees, or you can mail payment to the Hiawatha High School, 600 Red Hawk Drive,...
Hawk’s Nest
NEWSLETTER
March 12, 2019
Hiawatha Middle School
~4th Quarter, Here We Come~
The mission of Hiawatha Middle School is to provide all students with
life-long learning skills and opportunities for academic, personal, and
social growth in a safe and orderly environment. The educational
program is designed to enable students to become...
Vaping, also known as JUULing, is a rising epidemic in today's youth, being popular amongst middle and high schoolers. Adolescents seem to be picking up the habit at an alarming rate across the globe, including students here at Hiawatha High School.
Nationally, 3 million, or 20 percent of teens, are vaping. One of the main reasons teens are so attracted to it is...
Exquisite, distinctive, vibrant... I could go on. “Spirited Away” by Hayao Miyazaki, is a Japanese fantasy film. It depicts the challenges that pose Chihiro, the protagonist, shortly after moving to her new home. Her biggest challenge though is getting her parents back, but in order to do so she must face many spirits, monsters, and the witch Yubaba.
Chihiro is...
When Chihiro walked through the ominous clay tunnel, clinging to her mother’s arm and whining, she certainly wasn’t expecting a world of spirits and danger to await her on the other side, but that’s exactly what happened. Tossed into an alternate universe of sinister plots, evil witches, and train sized babies, Chihiro must work to save her parents from a mortal...
Spirited Away is a Japanese film by the animator Hayao Miyazaki. In this film, the main character, Chihiro, is sent on multiple quests to get back to her parents. When I first started watching the movie I was not very intrigued, but as the story went along, I began to understand more piece by piece and really enjoy the movie. By the end, I realized that I really...
SOS--Signs of SuicideOn October 3rd, 2018, HHS students participated in Signs of Suicide - a national suicide prevention program. The Signs of Suicide (SOS) program educates students about the signs and symptoms of depression and suicide and how to seek help for themselves or a friend.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in ages 15-24 in the United...
The Hawk Eye Publications team has recently added a brand new media platform that we are very excited to share with all of you!
In December of 2018, we published our very first podcast episode. In our podcasts we cover a very wide variety of topics, from the happenings of the school, to new movies that are coming out, to politics and world news.
Publications...
The HHS KAYs Club will be hosting its annual silent auction on February 15 during the evening’s high school basketball games. The high school basketball teams will be competing against Jeff West that night, and Red Hawk fans will have the opportunity to come out in support of their teams while donating to the KAYs club cause.
All proceeds from the auction will be...
Hiawatha High School Semester 1 Recap
Hiawatha High School has had a great first semester. Our fall semester enrollment was:
● 12th Grade--58
● 11th Grade--62
● 10th Grade--63
● 9th Grade--71
The high school had several new faces, mine included. I feel very fortunate to be part of the Hiawatha High School family. Other new staff included:
● Social...
In the midst of basketball season, snowy weather, and student-led conferences, local Hiawatha High School students are getting geared up for Winter Homecoming week. Beginning on Monday the fourth, the week has been filled with competition, camaraderie, and school spirit and will conclude on Friday the eighth with the Homecoming Dance.
To kick off the week with a...
Classes at the Roundhouse are back in full swing for the second semester after several weather related half days and snow days.
Mr. Olson’s Fundamentals of Chemistry and Physics class performed an experiment to calculate the area of a penny.
“Students place[d] a penny on a piece of copy paper. They will hold a pencil 2 meters above the paper and drop it. They...
As the new year begins, so do Hiawatha High School’s returning sports and activities, including forensics, coached by elementary art teacher Katie Miller. This being only her second year of teaching the high school forensics team, some might be worried, however her Red Hawk forensics team is nothing short of ecstatic for the new season. With many already planning...
Hiawatha High Schoolers were instructed on how to be ‘The Happiest Person on the Planet’ on January 9th. Motivational speaker, professional wrestler and author Marc Mero traveled to the high school to speak on the way choices affect the lives of the choice maker and those around them.
Mero began his presentation by describing his life growing up and how it...
Matthew Leahy, Hiawatha High School art teacher and one of the newest additions to the faculty of HHS, is making huge impacts not only on his students, but also in the Hiawatha community. Leahy was asked by the Commander of the 2nd battalion of the 136th regiment of the Army National Guard to create some drawings of past and present commanders. These commemorative...
Make Every Day Count: Boost School Attendance
To stay on track in school, students need to be present every day. Missing 18 or more days of school in a year puts a child’s high school graduation at risk, according to AbsencesAddUp.org, a national chronic absenteeism preventioncampaign. Being absent for just two days every month of the school year can put a child...
Hawk’s NestNEWSLETTER
December 20, 2018
Hiawatha Middle School
1st Semester in the Books...
Wow! Where did the semester go? The students and staff at Hiawatha Middle School have been doing a tremendous job learning and growing. It is my hope that this newsletter will provide you with some insight into happenings at HMS. We are very proud of our school and...
Mr. Arment’s HMS Intro. to Technology students ran the “2018 Winter nationals” this morning! While studying aerodynamic theories, students designed and built CO2 dragsters. They raced against cars of similar weight, and had a few ‘grudge matches’ against friends’ vehicles.
Joey, a second year Tech student, explained that everyone designed their own...
Parents and Guardians,
I’m sure many of you have already been made aware of Doniphan West School District closing due to a large number of confirmed Influenza A. It is true that Influenza A, “the flu”, has now hit northeast Kansas; however our students at Hiawatha have luckily not tested positive yet. As a community we would like to see as little cases as...
Hiawatha High School participated in the global Hour of Code on
Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Over six hundred million students in over
180 countries took part in this year’s event.
The Hour of Code
started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to
demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to
broaden...
On Saturday, November 10, some of our band and vocal students headed down to Eudora for the district band and choir auditions being held there. One of the band and one of the choir members have been chosen to take part in this program. Seniors Robin Madere and Laila Jones both qualified for all-district in their respective areas, band and choir. While Jones is...
Hiawatha High School's Principles of Engineering Class and their teacher Mr. Thies entered the Samsung SOLVE for tomorrow contest. The contest challenges students in grades 6-12 to show how STEM can be applied to help improve their local communities. Thousands of impressive applications for the 2018-2019 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest were received; Mr. Thies...
Hiawatha USD 415 will NOT be holding classes on Tuesday Nov 27th due to the weather conditions.
Hiawatha High School senior Elizabeth Kettler signed on to run cross country and track for Creighton University on November 20 in the high school library. Kettler has been running for Hiawatha for five years, beginning with running club her sixth grade year.
Kettler explained why she decided to continue her running career.
“Running is something that I’ve always...
“The Addams Family,” a classic musical production that everyone should be aware of, was put on by the actors and actresses of Hiawatha High School on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 9, 10 and 11. With more than a hint of darkness, this play was an absolute comedic delight to see.
In the play, Wednesday Addams, played by sophomore Brenna Diller, falls in...
Several students in HHS’s FFA chapter attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis at the end of October.
Ellen Blackwell - HHS ag teacher and FFA sponsor - arranged the trip for FFA students and explained that, while only four Red Hawk FFA members attended the event, the experience was still a positive one.
“I definitely thought this was a good...
Mary Rosá, Jasmine Morey, Elizabeth Kettler, Liam Jones, Justice Nez and Gabe Corbett - six runners for the HHS cross country team - have run their last race as seniors with the Red Hawk Cross Country team. They answered a couple of questions to wrap up their season.
What did it feel like to run Cross Country for the last time?
Rosá: It was a bittersweet moment...
Hiawatha High’s very own cross country team took to the road for their state meet at Rimrock Farms on October 27. Our lady runners earned fifth overall, while our gentlemen runners earned eighth. Individual runners who placed include senior Mary Rosá (seventh), sophomore Kate Madsen (eleventh) and sophomore Justin Hodge (eleventh). To get to this point, though, the...
In December of this year, while the majority of Hiawathans are recuperating from the Christmas holiday, one will be travelling to sunny Orlando to perform during the pregame show of the Citrus Bowl.
Abigail Lowe, sophomore at HHS and co-captain of the cheer squad, has been selected to represent Hiawatha in the event. Lowe was chosen by her coaches to try out for...
With October on the wane and November coming in hot (or chilly), the excitement is about to begin. Friday, November 9, promises exhilaration as it marks the first day patrons of the arts can see Hiawatha High School’s fall production, “The Addams Family.” However, if you’re booked that day or just want another chance to cheer on your Hiawatha Red Hawks, our...
During the volleyball and football games on October 2nd and 12th respectively, the senior athletes were recognized for their leadership and commitment to their chosen disciplines.
Volleyball:
Reagan Riley, middle hitter for the HHS volleyball squad, is the daughter of Mike and Courtney Riley. Her favorite part of playing the sport is the team. “They are always...
USD 415 will be providing free dental screenings to all students
enrolled in our schools in compliance with Kansas State Statute 72-5201.
All students will be screened unless the parent/guardian does not want
their student to participate.
Oral health is an important part of children’s overall health, and is
a critical component in the child’s ability...
As cool air and red maple leaves sweep through Hiawatha and Halloween creeps closer, two of your local Red Hawks will be competing for the Halloween Queen scholarship and, of course, the crown.HHS seniors Bella Eppens of Reserve and Robin Madere of Hiawatha have both been chosen by the school board committee to represent Hiawatha High School and their local...
Are you registered to vote? Verify your registration status or register online at https://ksvotes.org/
Your vote matters to our schools and community. Lonnie Moser, Superintendent
On August 9th and 10th of this year the Hiawatha Police Department conducted A.L.i.C.E, training with the staff of USD 415. A.L.i.C.E. is a civilian response to an active incident to which active shootings are an example. A.L.i.C.E. is designed to give each participant, whether it is an employee at a business, attendees at a school, or anyone at any location they...
In the fall of 2000, Kevin Hines jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in an attempt to take his own life. However, as he stood before the Hiawatha High School students and staff, it was clear that he was there for a very important reason: hope.
Hines was born on August 31, 1981. In September 2000, he attempted to take his own life by leaping off the Golden Gate...
With Fall Homecoming right around the corner, the Hiawatha Red Hawks are gearing up for a week full of competition, camaraderie, and football beginning on Monday, the 24th and ending on Friday with HHS’s homecoming dance.
Inside the high school, you can expect to be taken all around the world in one building. Zootopia, the year’s homecoming theme, breaks down ...
Since the release of our new website we have received a lot of feedback that has been much appreciated. Recently, with the help of Apptegy, we addressed some of your concerns. The district event calendar is now available in a monthly view that can be printed. Simply click on EXPLORE, then District Calendar. Our menus can also be viewed and printed by going to...
Color Guard Kiddie Clinic Third and Fourth Grade Participants need to meet on the practice field behind the High School on September 21, 2018 at 5:45p.m. Color Guard Members will hand out the admission tickets once your child is signed in. Your student will need to be signed out and picked up promptly after the Pre-Game performance. Participants need to wear shorts...
USD 415 will be providing free dental screenings to all students enrolled in our schools in compliance with Kansas State Statute 72-5201. All students will be screened unless the parent/guardian does not want their student to participate.
Oral health is an important part of children’s overall health, and is a critical component in the child’s ability to learn...
Dear Patron,
There is an important election coming this November in Kansas, and I’m writing today to urge you to vote. Your vote can make a real difference to our schools, community and state. November 6th may be weeks away, but there are two things I’m asking you to do right now:
Confirm you are registered to vote. The deadline for voter registration is...
Hiawatha Elementary School is celebrating National Arts in Education Week! Join us as we celebrate!
We are very proud of the arts integration program our school piloted for the state and our transition to an A+ associate school. We know the power of the arts in all areas and its benefits for our students. We are always thrilled to share with you what they are...
The 2018 fall season promises to be a season full of surprises, as each Red Hawk team has been putting in hours of practice during the summer. According to senior cross country team captain Mary Rosá, “summer practices were great. It was a great time to have the incoming freshmen kind of see how our team works together, and it’s an opportunity to get in...
Hiawatha USD 415 Four-Year-Old Preschool
Free –Developmentally Appropriate Preschool
STILL ACCEPTING Applications for the 2018-19 School Year
Children must be four years of age on or before August 31, 2018Applications are available at the Board of Education office 706 S 1st St. Hiawatha, KS and at www.hiawathaschools.org
The mixer has been a Hiawatha High School tradition for generations. It has changed many times throughout the years, but the joy of getting to know people and having a blast still remains.
“It was late, I was tired, the music was too loud, and it was fun,” Karl Kliewer, math teacher at HHS, said. He explained that,many years ago, the mixer was held outdoors,...
Returning to school and routine and the business of activities can be exhilarating, nerve wracking, anxiety inducing, and any combination of those and other reactions. What follows, then, are a few reactions from some of the students and staff of HHS. Welcome back all!
Mrs. Lillie, Assistant Principal and A.D.
“The new school year has started out really well....
USD 415 and Hiawatha Police Department are hereby providing early notification of an upcoming change regarding parking and pick-up protocol at Hiawatha Middle School.
“No Parking” signs (see below) will soon be present on the west side of Morrill Avenue by HMS. These extend from Longfellow Street south to Iowa Street. This will be in effect during school...
Greetings,On behalf of the USD 415 Board of Education, I welcome you to another exciting school year. Much of my first year as your superintendent was spent learning and assessing strengths and opportunities. I was reminded daily of the excellence that lies within our teachers, leaders, staff and students. You should, indeed, be proud of your schools.Among our...
The Board of Education has approved a district recognition program torecognize staff members monthly for outstanding work in support ofstudent learning. It is designed with the intention to recognize USD 415-Hiawatha Public Schools employees that go above and beyond to meet theacademic, social, and emotional needs of our district’s students.Staff may be nominated...