New Hampton Community Schools

The 4th graders had a great time reviewing parts of speech through Scoot! 📚🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ They got to review their skills while getting some movement in—learning doesn’t always have to mean sitting still! ❤️

🔦📚 Flashlight Reading! The 4th graders enjoyed some independent reading time with a little twist—flashlights! The students are working on building strong reading habits while fostering a love of reading and showing students that reading can be fun anywhere, anytime! ❤️📖

Saw something amazing in the 2025-2026 edition of The Shadow but didn't order a copy of the yearbook for yourself? Now is the time to right that wrong!

The publications staff currently has extra copies of the 2025-2026 yearbook on sale. And just like them, you'll surely find your favorite page to look at immediately!

The cost is $80 and should be turned in to Mrs. Bercik, the yearbook advisor. Cash and checks are accepted. Please make checks payable to Josten's.

Extras will be on sale until next Friday, September 18. Thank you for all of your support!

🏐 GOOD LUCK, CHICKASAW VOLLEYBALL! Come cheer on the Chickasaw Volleyball team as they host MFL MarMac! Bring the energy and help us fill the stands!

📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: Adults $7 | Students $5. Purchase tickets online through Bound: https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h202508241245551026f3fbebc8f2e49/checkout. Tickets will also be available at the gate with cash or credit. Let’s go, Chickasaws!❤️🖤

Due to the potential weather this evening, Waverly will be altering their race schedule. The MS races will remain the same: MS Girls at 4:00 & MS Boys at 4:30. The HS races will be at the following times: ALL HS Girls at 5:00 & ALL HS Boys at 5:40 PM.

Congratulations to these students for completing their summer reading challenge!

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ GOOD LUCK, CHICKASAWS! Cheer on our Boys and Girls Varsity and Junior High Cross Country teams as they travel to Waverly on Tuesday, September 8, at 4:00 PM to compete at the Max Championship Cross Country Course!

Run strong, race hard, and represent New Hampton with pride! GO CHICKASAWS! ❤️🖤

Thank you to our generous sponsors! Because of your support, all New Hampton students will receive free admission to home events through this year’s Student Activity Pass.

Please note: The pass does not include state or conference events.

We’re grateful to the following sponsors for helping make this possible:

Chickasaw Booster Club
Bank Iowa
Community Insurance of Iowa
First Citizens Bank
O’Donnell Insurance
Farm Bureau Financial Services – Curtis Franzen
Fidelity Bank and Trust
Luana Savings Bank
Nosbisch Insurance
Security State Bank
Joe Maloy Insurance

Thank you for supporting New Hampton students and Chickasaw activities! ❤️🖤

🏈 GAMEDAY, CHICKASAWS! Good luck to our Chickasaw Football team as they host West Marshall on Friday, September 4! Let’s pack the stands, bring the energy, and cheer our Chickasaws on to victory!

⏰ 9th/10th Grade: 5:00 PM
⏰ Varsity: 7:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $7 for adults and students - Tickets may be purchased at the gate or online through Bound:
https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20251014081532678e8c2d1d31f2f46/checkout?bare=False

✨ Pregame & Halftime Fun:
Mini Pom, Punt-Pass-Kick Recognition, Friend of School Award Recognition, Tri-Athlete Award Recognition
Live Stream through Hudl

Wear your red and black, get loud, and show your Chickasaw pride! GO CHICKASAWS! ❤️🖤🏈

🏐 LET’S GET LOUD, CHICKASAWS! Good luck to our Chickasaw Varsity Volleyball team as they host the 42nd Annual New Hampton Invitational!

📅 Saturday, September 5
⏰ Matches begin at 9:00 AM
🎟️ Tickets: $7 Adults | $5 Students - Tickets may be purchased at the gate or online through Bound:
https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h202602260542241277ca558a9a78d44/checkout?bare=False

Bring your Chickasaw pride, fill the stands, and cheer our team on ! Go Chickasaws! ❤️🖤🏐

Advanced Foods Class is doing a grilling unit first semester. They have been learning all about different types of grills,different foods that you may grill, and grilling techniques. Mrs. Schmitt's all boy class is really into this unit. They learned the science behind making a good Smash Burger getting a Mallard effect and about cooking surface area. The boys learned about cooking with fatty hamburgers to get a juicer burger, even though they are smashed when cooking. A fierce competition of Smash Burger Sliders commenced with custodian Zach Prouty and Mr. Manson as judges. The young chefs were pressed for time with a little bit of rain and some of the burgers were not cooked thoroughly and others were overseasoned. One burger group got it just right and won the competition with bragging rights. We have two more weeks of this unit, so we will see what they learn to make next.

Congratulations and thank you to Geoff Maurer for participating in an Iowa STEM Teacher Externship this summer!

Along with 95 other educators, Geoff spent six weeks working with the Iowa DNR at Sweet Marsh in Sumner. We are grateful for the impact Geoff has made by bringing the knowledge, experiences, and insights from this opportunity back to share with our staff and students.

Thank you, Geoff, for your dedication to learning and for helping connect real-world experiences to learning in our schools!

8th grade students in Mr Rude’s intervention group are examining how to photograph food to make it look the most appealing! Learning skills like this translate to marketable skills when they graduate. As you can see, the students improved the quality of the picture through the use of light and positioning.

Want to get kids excited to read? Give them readers' theater scripts! These 4th graders are loving readers theater!

Job Openings for the 2026-2027 School year.

🏈 GAMEDAY, CHICKASAWS! Good luck to the New Hampton Football team as they travel to Union to take on the Knights! Bring the energy and cheer our teams on! 📣❤️🖤

⏰ 9th/10th Grade Game: 4:45 PM
⏰ Varsity Game: 7:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets: $7 - Tickets can be purchased online through Bound or at the gate:

Let’s pack the stands and get loud! Go Chickasaws! ❤️🖤🏈

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