On Wednesday, September 2, the Heartland Elementary gathered with community members to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Huskie Branch of Henderson State Bank, an in-school savings program. The goal is to provide every student with the tools, habits, and confidence to build a bright financial future one deposit at a time.
Elementary Principal Dana Reinke opened the ceremony with appreciation to Henderson State . . .
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The Heartland Community Schools Quiz Bowl Team participated in their first competition of the year by attending the Nebraska State Fair contest for the first time. There were 24 teams from schools of all different sizes.
The day began with three rounds of round-robin competition. The Huskies faced Seward in the first round and lost on a sudden death question 35-45. The team then faced Howells- Dodge and lost . . .
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The annual York County Fair was held August 5-9. Members of the Heartland FFA exhibited static exhibits as well as cattle, swine, and goats.
2026 County Fair Results
Ag Mechanics
Welding Medium Item
Purple – David Hiebner, David Hiebner, David Hiebner
Welding Small Item
Blue – David Hiebner . . .
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INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, Aug. 14, 2026/National FFA Organization) – Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
The American FFA Degree is bestowed upon a select group of students in recognition of their years of academic and . . .
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In February of 2025 the boards of Heartland Community Schools and Hampton Public Schools entered into a 2-year cooperative sponsorship agreement for all high school and junior high school sports. The cooperative sponsorship of sports began with the 25-26 school year for all sports other than high school football which will have it's inaugural H&H season this Fall.
As the co-op has now entered Year 2, the . . .
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Four Heartland FBLA members attended the 2026 FBLA High School National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas, on June 29–July 2.
Students attending the conference with chaperones Chad and Stephanie Buzek were: (Junior) Tara Buzek (Business Communication); (Sophomores) Brooks Burgess (Introduction to Retail and Merchandising), Kate Haidle (Accounting); and (Freshman) Aiden Bartek.
In addition to competing at the . . .
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Congratulations to the following students for their academic success in the fourth quarter and second semester of the 2025-26 school year.
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The regular June meeting of the Heartland Community Schools Board of Education is scheduled to take place at 7:00 PM on Monday, June 8, 2026 in the Heartland Community Schools' Conference Room located at 1501 Front Street, Henderson NE.
Notices of board meetings are generally published in The Henderson News on the Thursday prior to a meeting. Due to a printing error, notice for said meeting was not published in the June . . .
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Following the dismissal of school on Wednesday, the Heartland staff gathered for lunch and milestone awards.
Click through the photos to see this year's recipients.
Thank you to these dedicated staff members!
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The Summer Reading Program at Heartland will start on June 9 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Elementary Library.
The theme is Unearth a Story.
The library will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Henderson from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. for six weeks.
Weekly prizes will be awarded for every 100 minutes read. Children reading five out of the six weeks will be rewarded with a grand prize trip.
All preschool and elementary . . .
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