New Hampton Community Schools

Elementary Homecoming Dress Up Days!

Congratulations to Kylee Junk and Madi Shawver for being selected for the All-Iowa Honor Dance Team! The girls will perform at halftime of the Iowa Girls State Basketball Championships in March. This marks Madi's 3rd consecutive year on the team, and Kylee's 4th, making her the first in school history to achieve this four-year accomplishment!

Bus #4 is running 15 minutes behind.

"Adapting lesson plans is just part of teaching," said Mrs. Schmitt. It is fast-paced during a lab in the FCS (Family & Consumer Science) program. Schmitt made (with the help of a senior student who earned senior hours) cards with a picture, English and Spanish. We have ingredients, prep terms, equipment terms, etc. Last year the school offered Babbel to any teacher that wanted it and Mrs. Schmitt took a refresher course on Spanish. This way all students will be successful at NHHS.

5th and 6th graders enjoying some of the new activities in the foyer during their Recess & Reteaching time.

Announcing the 2025 Homecoming Court! Jacob McDonald, Brooklyn McShane, Emmett Kuehner, Maya Boos, Codi Steinlage, Kylee Junk, Ben Douglas, Maici Weber, Caden Rochfrod, and Madi Sahwver!

Congratulations to the Super Smash Bros. Esports team for their season opener win against Benton High School. Highlights include 3-stock victories by senior Ben Schuchhardt and freshman Phoenix Boehmer. Not pictured: Sophie Rivera and Kael Russler

Food Production PBL (Project Based Learning) Project question was: How do you eat healthy snacks in the afternoon? The students decided to have a Snack Shack. They learned a lot with this project! They found healthy recipes, went to Fareway and purchased ingredients by deciding what was the most cost effective (one student had never been to a grocery store), made advertising posters, named their products, created posters, and most importantly learned how to count back money. There was problem solving along the way and a lot of teamwork. Some of the snacks were: meat/cheese/crackers, red & green grapes, ham ranch tortilla wraps, banana bread, veggies with hummus, homemade granola, and some snack mixes. Students and staff enjoyed buying inexpensive healthy snacks to crave their afternoon hunger.

In order to keep our newly renovated football field in excellent shape for our Homecoming game next Friday and to take no chances, we are playing tomorrow's (9/16) and next Tuesday's (9/23) home 7th-8th grade football games on the practice field directly to the east of our football stadium.

Only one set of bleachers will be provided so please spread the word to all parents/families/fans to bring their own chairs/seating for the sideline.

131 students signed up for our mini cheer clinic! They rocked their cheers and dances!

Juniors and Junior Parents: Juniors have an opportunity to take an exam called the PSAT. This test is completely optional. By taking the exam and receiving a qualifying score, students may qualify to be a National Merit Scholar and be entered into a large scholarship base. Additionally, it is also great practice for the ACT, if students plan on taking that someday. The test will be held on a Wednesday morning in late October and takes about 2.5 hours. Cost is $18. Students are asked to let Mrs. O'Donnell know by the end of the day on Monday (via email) if they would like to sign up.

🚨 FINAL DAY! Kwik Star Fundraiser Ends TOMORROW! 🚨
Middle School students don’t forget to have your envelopes ready to turn in first thing Friday morning! This is your LAST chance to help set a new record! 📈🔥

We’re going for GOLD! Let’s finish strong and make this our biggest year yet! 🥇
If you haven’t supported the fundraiser yet, there’s still time to connect with a middle school student today. Every contribution makes a big difference!

Last week, Mrs. Macon's Spanish I classes did a gallery walk. They had to visit 6 posters and record information using clues from the photo and knowledge of cognates and vocabulary.

Tomorrow night is Mini Cheerleader Clinic performances day!

Physical Science students start off the year with a review of experimental design during their Consumer Product Testing PBL.

Order the t-shirt for our homecoming week!! The deadline is Tuesday, September 16th by midnight.
Here is the link.
https://nhhoco2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Middle School's CLT (Chickasaw Leadership Team meet this morning before school to start Homecoming plans. Future Leaders!

New Hampton's publications staff is proud to present Volume 104 of The Shadow, New Hampton's 2024-2025 yearbook! AND, we are finally ready to deliver books to those who ordered!

Students will be receiving their yearbooks on Wednesday, September 10, during homeroom/intervention time.

2025 Graduates/Parents of Graduates: Your yearbooks are available in the office for pick up. Some may be sent home with younger siblings from the middle school/high school if possible.

We also have a small number of 2024-2025 books available for $75 if you weren't able to order last year but would still like a copy! Please contact Mrs. Kassie Bercik, yearbook advisor, at k_bercik@new-hampton.k12.ia.us for details.