Cozad Community School

The 2026 Nebraska State Cheer & Dance Championships will be held at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island. The CHS Cheer team will compete on Friday, February 20th, and the CHS Dance team will compete on Saturday, February 21st. Please note that the printed school calendar contains incorrect dates.

Information regarding the official competition schedules and ticket sales can be found at: https://ncacoach.org/cheer-dance/

Just a reminder that there have been date and time changes for Thursday, February 12th:

– Middle School Girls Wrestling @ Walnut MS Invite will now begin at 1:30 pm (updated start time).
– JV/Varsity Girls & Boys Basketball @ Broken Bow has been moved from Friday to Thursday, with game times at 4:30, 6:00, and 7:45 pm.

Please note these changes—go Haymakers!

Good luck to our MS Girls Wrestling team as they compete at the Lexington Invite today at 4:00 pm! Go Haymakers!

Mr. Blackmore, CHS Speech Coach, was invited to bring several of his talented speech students to perform at the weekly Rotary meeting today at the Grand Generation Center. Three varsity individual events and one novice event were presented, and each performance was outstanding and very well-received by those in attendance.

Speech participants included:
• Talyn Propp – Humorous
• Camryn Yilk – Serious Prose
• Crystal Hernandez – Informative
• Adeline Joyce & Rebecca Burns – Duet Acting

The dedication, perseverance, and long hours these students—along with their teammates and coaches Woody Blackmore, Yanira Rodriguez, and Omar Carlos—commit to preparing and competing each Saturday is truly extraordinary.

The Rotary members expressed their sincere appreciation for these students and their outstanding performances today. Thank you for representing CHS with such talent and professionalism!

Congratulations to CHS Senior Abby Negley and Sophomore Andrea Saravia on qualifying for the 2026 NSAA Girls State Wrestling Championships! Abby earned the title of District Champion and qualified in Class B at 110 lbs, while Drea was the District Runner-Up and qualified in Class B at 145 lbs. Way to represent the Haymakers, ladies! We are proud of you!

Congratulations to our middle school MathCounts team! Our students placed 3rd overall as a team at today’s regional MathCounts competition in Kearney at UNK and qualified for the State competition in March. Special shoutout to Ben Hanna, who finished 4th overall individually—an outstanding accomplishment. We are so proud of all the competitors and their hard work. Way to represent Cozad and CMS. Thank you to Mrs. Favinger for giving these students this opportunity! (Not pictured Kaitlyn Hyatt)

Cozad Elementary School Book Fair is coming February 23–27, 2026 in the Cozad Elementary Library.
Book Fair Hours:
• February 23–26: 3:00 pm–5:30 pm
• February 27: 8:00 am–7:30 pm

eWallet is available for worry-free, cash-free purchases, and we also accept cash and credit cards. Each student who sets up an eWallet will receive a prize.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to get started with eWallet and online shopping:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/cozadelementaryschool

We hope to see you at the Book Fair! 📚

Parents & Students: A reminder that High School Course Schedule Registration forms are due TOMORROW, February 9th, for all 8th–11th graders.
• 8th graders: turn forms in to Mr. Dinslage
• 9th–11th graders: turn forms in to the HS Office

Forms must include a parent signature and be submitted by 4:00 pm tomorrow. Thank you!

The 1st Grade “Sailing the Seven Seas” concert will be held on Tuesday, February 10th at 7:00 pm in the CHS Auditorium. Come enjoy this great performance from our young Haymakers!

“Sailing the Seven Seas,” presented by the Cozad Elementary Kindergartners, will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 6:00 pm in the CHS Auditorium. Come enjoy this wonderful concert from our youngest Haymakers!

Correction to next week's calendar: The school calendar lists an early out on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, but the early out will actually be Thursday, February 19 at 2:00 pm for all students. Thank you!
---Cozad Community Schools

Good luck to all our Haymaker students competing today!
Our HS Speech team is in Gothenburg, FFA members are participating in the Lexington Welding Invite, our Girls Wrestling team continues Day 2 of Districts in Ogallala at 10:30 am (CST), and our JV/Varsity Basketball teams are on the road at DCS with games at 2:00, 3:30, and 5:00 pm. Wishing everyone a great day of competition—go Haymakers!

Come cheer on our Haymakers today! JV/Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball take on Minden at 4:00, 5:30, and 7:00 pm. It’s also Basketball & Dance Senior Night—let’s pack the gym and show our support! Go Haymakers! 🏀

🎒✨ Kindergarten Registration ✨🎒 We’re excited to welcome our future Haymakers! Kindergarten registration will be held Thursday, April 9, 2026, from 5:30–7:00 PM at the Cozad Early Education Center. Registration packets are available at Cozad Elementary and must be returned by March 27, 2026. Questions? Call us at 308-784-3462. We can’t wait to meet our newest students and families! 💙💛 #HaymakerWay

✨ Dance Team Senior Night – Celebrating Camryn! ✨
Join us on Friday, February 6th during the Boys Basketball game vs. Minden as we honor our incredible senior dance team member, Camryn!

Camryn has brought passion, energy, and dedication to every performance. Her leadership and commitment have helped shape our dance program, and we are so grateful for the positivity and hard work she shares with our team and school community.

🏀 Boys Basketball Senior Night – This Friday! 🏀

Join us on tomorrow, Friday, February 6th as we celebrate our Senior Boys Basketball players during our home game vs. Minden!

This night is all about honoring the hard work, dedication, and leadership our seniors — Chayden, Gage, Olliver, Daygn, and Koang — have shown throughout their time in our program. Each of these young men has made a lasting impact on our team, our school, and our community.

Happy CTE Week! We’re proud to recognize our amazing CTE (Career Technical Education) teachers who provide hands-on learning and real-world skills that prepare our students for the future. Thank you for all you do to inspire and empower our Haymakers!

The senior podcast is back! In this first episode for the class of 2026, we talked with Garek Gruber and Swaisen Mroczek about their experiences at Cozad High School. Click the link to hear their stories and stay tuned for future episodes! https://youtu.be/XRvzjgN_st0?si=XAUvle0kblj-_o9b

A huge shout-out and heartfelt thank you to our CHS Maker Fair Committee—Mr. Trvdy, Mrs. Beans, Mr. Vlasak, Mrs. Kostrunek, Mr. Blackmore, and Mrs. Rossell—for the many hours spent planning, organizing, and setting up two incredible days of learning for our students. Your hard work and dedication made this experience possible. We also extend a sincere thank you to all the staff and community members who presented and shared their talents and expertise over the past two days. Our students are better because of you!

🌟 Cozad Kids Caught with Character – January! 🌟 We are so proud of our students who were caught demonstrating a growth mindset this month! 💪🧠 These kiddos showed perseverance, embraced challenges, learned from mistakes, and kept trying- even when things were tough. That’s what growth mindset is all about! Way to go, Cozad kids! Keep believing in yourself and never stop growing! ❤️🙌