Cozad Community School

National Honor Society Food Drive Update! The CHS National Honor Society is adding a special addition to this year’s annual food drive! To help members of our community who are struggling, certain items will be worth double points and will be delivered to the food pantry EARLY.

🗓️ November 6–12: Bring powdered milk for double points
🗓️ November 13–19: Bring cans of soup for double points

Thank you for helping make a difference in our community — every donation counts!

Good luck to our CMS Wrestling team as they head to Sutherland today for their first meet of the season! Wrestling begins at 2:00 pm. Go Haymakers!

The High School Winter Sports Parents Meeting will be held on Monday, November 10th at 6:30 pm in the new gym. This meeting is for CHS athletes and parents of students participating in a winter sport. Please plan to attend!

It’s National School Psychologist Week! This week we celebrate Ms. Bethany Hyatt, our amazing School Psychologist! Ms. Hyatt plays a vital role in supporting the academic, social, and emotional success of our students. Her care, expertise, and dedication make a positive difference every day at Cozad Community Schools. Thank you, Ms. Hyatt, for all that you do for our students, staff, and families!

Don’t forget! Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed tonight and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!

🎃 Red Ribbon Week — Friday at Cozad Elementary! 🎃 Theme: “Say Boo to Drugs!" Students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to school as we wrap up our week of celebrating healthy, drug-free choices! 👻🧡

CEEC October Kind Kids! Five years ago, the Cozad Early Education Center began the Kind Kids Campaign to help create a positive learning environment and encourage students to treat others with kindness. Each month, teachers recognize students who go above and beyond showing the Kind Kids way. Since the campaign began, the Cozad Volunteer Fire Department has proudly presented the October awards in honor of Fire Safety Awareness Month — a time when our students also visit the fire station!

A big thank you to Lindsay Wells and Trevor Munster for representing the CVFD and presenting this month’s awards. Congratulations to our October Kind Kids: Isabella Ayala, Calman Smith, Khloe Stithem, Hendrix Wagnon, Ashlyn Westfall, and Sylvie Munster!

Red Ribbon Week at Cozad Elementary!

Thursday's Theme:
Show Your Cozad Pride!
Be a Friend, Support a Friend, The Haymaker Way!

Elementary HAL (high ability learner) students met for another fun session of High Gear Haymakers today! Students learned about polymers and how different ingredients work together. They then had to collaboratively problem solve to try to create a bouncy ball. Students were recognized for their efforts in teamwork!

Good luck to our CHS Volleyball team as they kick off C1-10 Sub-Districts today in Ogallala.

*C1-10 Sub-District Volleyball @ Ogallala
*2:00 PM CST
*Cozad vs. Chadron

Go Lady Haymakers! Play hard and leave it all on the court. #HaymakerWay

Congratulations to the newest members of the Cozad High School National Honor Society! We are proud to recognize Ethan Atchison, Josie Bowers, Braedon Groteluschen, Eh Hser, Rebeca Htoo, Myles Ide, Talyn Propp, and Kellen Shoemaker, who were inducted into the CHS NHS Chapter on Thursday, October 23rd.

These students have shown excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!

Advisors for the CHS NHS Chapter are Mr. Woody Blackmore and Mrs. Amanda Rossell.

🏈 It’s Game Day! The Haymakers hit the road to take on Minden tonight — kickoff is at 7:00 PM! If you can’t make the trip, catch the action on Minden’s Hudl livestream. Let’s go Haymakers!

Best of luck to Koang Deng and Audrey Baker as they compete in the State Cross Country Meet in Kearney! Audrey runs at 12:30 PM and Koang at 1:30 PM. We’re proud of you both! #HaymakerWay

Cozad Elementary, get ready for Red Ribbon Week next week, October 27th–31st! We’ll celebrate making healthy, drug-free choices with fun dress-up days all week long.

Congratulations to Camryn Yilk, one of 48 statewide winners of the 2025–2026 Currency Believers & Achievers! Camryn, a senior at CHS and daughter of Jeremy and Liz Yilk, is being recognized for her outstanding achievements. Congratulations to all 48 students honored this year!

Mark your calendars! Volleyball Subdistricts C1-10 will be held next week at Prairie View School (Ogallala Elementary). Cozad will play on Monday, October 27th at 1:00 PM (Mountain Time) against Chadron. Go Haymakers!

Please join us this evening as we recognize the academic success of our CHS students. New members will be inducted into the National Honor Society, and CCSA awards will be presented. The ceremony begins at 7:00 PM in the High School Auditorium.

Yesterday, 10 5th grade HAL students had the opportunity to attend STEMFest at ESU 10. This event walked students through the design thinking process and how to use it to solve an authentic problem. Students were then presented with a practice problem to solve and supported through thinking through and creating a solution! A big thank you to Mrs. Poppert, Mrs. Heimann, and Mr. Galas for taking these students to this experience!

Cross Country State Send-Off on Thursday at 3:00 pm. in the Haymaker Arena to send off Koang and Audrey!!