Hershey Public Schools

SPVA MUSIC RESULTS!!! Your Hershey Panther Instrumental and Vocal programs went to NPSP High School on Tuesday and absolutely rocked it!!! There were numerous superiors given and a number of Panther students brought back BEST IN CONFERENCE from the contest!!! Below are the individuals/groups that were named SPVA Best in Conference!! Instrumental results: Concert Band Avalon Quick (flute solo) Maddie Haddow (clarinet solo) Rhett Edelman (alto sax solo) Christian Allen (trombone solo) Katie Abbott (baritone solo) Katie Abbott & Rhett Edelman Katie Abbott, Christian Allen, Jevvrey Shirley Choral results: Lilian Fuchser (high voice solo) Evelyn Lewis (low voice solo) Kristyn Woolley, Presley Tridle, Eveleyn Lewis (girl's trio) Great job to all the students and to Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Brittenham!!! #PANTHERMOJO

PANTHER MEET DAY!!! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️Hershey/NPSP Track & Field Invite 🚩Summers Field 📅Thursday, March 21st ⏰Field @ 3:00 PM Running @ 5:00 PM 🎟️Adults $6.00 / Students $5.00 Looks to be a GREAT DAY to open the 2024 season for the Panther Track & Field team!!! #PANTHERMOJO

PANTHER SPEECH MEET DAY!!!! 🗣️NSAA Class C-1 State Championships 🚩Kearney High School 📅Thursday, March 21st ⏰8:30 AM CST Good luck to Katie Abbott and Aubrie Martino as they represent Hershey today at the NSAA State Championships!!! #PANTHERMOJO

PARKING ALERT: Due to Hershey hosting the 2023 Hershey/NPSP Invitational on Thursday, March 21st, we will be CLOSING the NORTH PARKING LOT & STAFF PARKING LOT (EAST) for STUDENT & STAFF PARKING on TOMORROW (3.21.24). This will allow for track spectators to park there while school is in session and also allow HANDICAPPED individuals to park in the EAST PARKING LOT tomorrow. We will not allow spectators to walk through the school tomorrow. Students & Staff, please plan on a little extra time getting to the building on that day since you will have to park on the SOUTH or WEST side of the building. Thank you for your help with this and flexibility in moving this meet up two days! Mr. Cudney

HERSHEY FFA NEW MEMBER NIGHT!!! Come join the Hershey FFA program TONIGHT (3.19.24) for a New Member Recruitment Night! This evening is open to all current 8-11th grade students at Hershey. There will be CDE demonstrations/participation, time to interact with the Hershey FFA Officer Team, and information shared to the parents by Miss Aylward. Please park in the SOUTH parking lot and enter in through the SOUTH doors. All activities will be in the HPS Media Center. Looking forward to seeing everyone there tonight!!! #PANTHERMOJO

SCHEDULE ALERT - HERSHEY/NPSP TRACK MEET 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️Hershey/NPSP Track & Field Invite 🚩Summers Field 📅 **NEW DATE** Thursday, March 21st ⏰**NEW TIME** Field @ 3:00 PM Running @ 5:00 PM 🎟️Adults $6.00 / Students $5.00 Looks to be a GREAT DAY to start the 2024 Track & Field season here in Hershey!!! #PANTHERMOJO

2024 SPVA VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL CONTEST 🎶 H.S. Vocal & Instrumental Contest 🚩North Platte St. Pat's High School ⏰9:00 AM CST Good luck to all the Hershey students performing today at the SPVA Conference contest!!! #PANTHERMOJO

2024 NHS INDUCTION CEREMONY!!! 10 Panther students were inducted into the Hershey chapter of the National Honor Society last night. This is a tremendous honor for these students and they join a GREAT group of individuals who are apart of the NHS chapter in Hershey. Congratulations to the students and families who were inducted last night!! #PANTHERMOJO

SPEECH STATE SENDOFF!!!! Join us tomorrow in sending off HPS students Katie Abbott and Aubrie Martino to the 2024 State Speech Championships!!! We will start in the HS commons and the Panther Pride Marching Band and Panther Cheerleaders will lead the girls down the hallways past the HS and the Elementary classrooms!!! #PANTHERMOJO

ACT PREP @ HERSHEY!!! Thankful to have Chad Cargill in town today to go through ACT tips, strategies, and techniques to improve ACT scores. 9th-11th Panther students were locked in and took away some great insights as to how to improve their scores this spring. Looking forward to our Panther students rocking the upcoming ACT and NSCAS/MAPS testing here in April!! #PANTHERMOJO

2024 HERSHEY NHS INDUCTION 📚 National Honor Society Induction 🚩 Hershey Main Gym ⏰ 7:00 PM CST Congratulations to the 10 new inductees to the NHS program here at Hershey! #PANTHERMOJO

Panther JH/HS Activities Week of 3.18.24 to 3.23.24  “When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself." Tecumseh L-E-T-S-G-O-P-A-N-T-H-E-R-S  #PANTHERMOJO

PANTHER DISTRICT SPEECH RESULTS!!!! *Rhett Edelman - 6th in Humorous *Lillian Fuchser - 6th in Extemp *Katie Abbott - 4th in POI *Katie Abbott- 2nd in Humorous *STATE QUALIFIER *Aubrie Martino-Zogg and Katie Abbott - DISTRICT CHAMPIONS & STATE QUALIFIERS in Duet The Panther Speech team placed 6th overall. Great job by all team members and coaches!!! The NSAA state speech meet will be at Kearney High School on Thursday, March 21st!! #PANTHERMOJO

NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT!!! We are excited to announce that Mrs. Harmoni Wagner will be joining the Hershey staff as a Junior High Special Education teacher. Mrs. Wagner brings many years of service to the Hershey district both as a teacher in the classroom and as an administrator! Mrs. Wagner had this to say: I received both my bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. This is my 24th year in education. My Husband John works on the railroad. We have 3 daughters, Kayleigh who teaches kindergarten, Katie who will start her teaching career next fall, and Janee who will be a freshman. Outside of the classroom I enjoy outdoor activities and spending time with my family. Please welcome Mrs. Harmoni Wagner to our team here at Hershey! #PANTHERMOJO

NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT!!! We are excited to announce that Mrs. Jenna Eshleman will be joining the Hershey staff as a 9-12 ELA teacher. Mrs. Eshleman will also bring in-house dual credit College English to the students at Hershey High School!! Mrs. Eshelman had this to say: Hello! My name is Jenna Eshleman, and I am excited to become a Panther! Next year will be my 10th year of teaching English. I can hardly believe it! My husband and I live on a ranch north of Hershey. I like to rodeo, cook, and read in my time outside of school. Please welcome Mrs. Jenna Eshleman to our team here at Hershey! #PANTHERMOJO

2024 SPVA ALL CONFERENCE!!! Congratulations to the following Panther basketball players who received all-conference honors this past week!!! These Panther athletes represented Hershey at a high level on the court this winter and were awarded this high honor by the SPVA conference coaches. Again, congratulations to these athletes on earning this amazing honor!!! #PANTHERMOJO

2024 HERSHEY PROM!!! The 2024 Hershey Prom will be held TOMORROW , March 16th. The evening will start with the Grand March at Hershey High School scheduled to start at 4:30 PM. Grand March will be live streamed via the HPS Activities YouTube Channel. The event will then transition to Venue 304 in North Platte for the dance portion of the night which will start at 8:00 PM and run to 11:00 PM. Doors will open at Venue 304 at 7:30 PM. Looking forward to a fun night of celebration with the Panther student body!!! #PANTHERMOJO

LADY PANTHER TENNIS MEET DAY!!! 🎾 NPHS Double Invitational 🚩 Cody Park / NPHS / Madison MS ⏰ 11:00 AM CST Good luck to the Lady Panthers as they start their competition season today in North Platte!!! #PANTHERMOJO

PANTHER SPEECH MEET DAY!!!! 🗣️NSAA Class C District Meet 🚩Wallace High School ⏰8:30 AM CST Good luck to the Panther speech team as they look to qualify for the NSAA state competition in Kearney next week!!! #PANTHERMOJO

Parents, The K-6 Hershey Branch (In-School Savings Program) will be CLOSED for business this Thursday, March 14, 2024. The Branch will be back open for deposits next Thursday, March 21, 2024.