Reminder that all students PreK-12 will have a 2:00 dismissal today, Wednesday, January 17th.
Last night, on Monday, January 15th, the Cozad Community School Board of Education convened for their January meeting. New officers were elected for the year ahead. Meet the leadership team: Kiley Goff as President, Joel Carlson as Vice President, and Ann Burkholder as Secretary. Congratulations to these Board Members and thank you to all of the School Board members for their dedication to Cozad Community Schools. (Photo courtesy of the Cozad Local)
Good Luck to our Cozad Haymaker Boys and Girls Basketball teams tonight! The Haymakers will be hosting Amherst with game times of 4:00, 5:30, and 7:00 pm. Come cheer on our Haymakers to a victory! If you cannot make it to the game, the games in the HS gym will be streamed on our HudlTV.
The Battle for the Rivalry Axe
Your Haymaker Wrestling Team takes on their Dawson County rivals as they head west to Gothenburg tonight, Tuesday, January 16th. Action starts at 6:30pm. Go Haymakers!
Cozad FFA New Jacket Ceremony is scheduled for Monday, January 29th at 7:00 pm in the High School Auditorium.
🍿 A big shout out to The Cut Barn and Sarah Garrett of Cozad for their generous sponsorship! Thanks to their support, the first 100 bags of popcorn are on the house at Tuesday's basketball game against Amherst. 🏀 We appreciate your commitment to our community and making game nights even more enjoyable! 🍿
The 2024 Southwest Conference Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament kicks off next week. Cozad Girls will play Valentine on Monday, January 22, at 4:30 pm. Cozad boys will start the tournament on Tuesday, January 23rd at home against Minden with a 6:00 pm game time.
Congratulations to these Cozad kids caught with character! They were nominated for showing empathy throughout the month of December.
Congratulations to our 2024 Mid-Winter King & Queen Candidates. Queen candidates include: Nayelie Castillo, Makaia Baker, Alexia Conder, Makenzie Smock, and Makenna Wilkinson. King candidates are: Waylon Fleharty, Hayden Russman, Salvador Lopez, Benjamin Yocom, and Wyatt Hosick. The Mid-Winter King and Queen will be crowned at the CHS Mid-Winter Dance this Friday. (Not pictured are Salvador Lopez and Makenzie Smock)
Important Information: Cozad Elementary had a fire sprinkler line freeze in the southwest vestibule this evening. Local agencies and the Nebraska Fire Marshal have all been contacted and we are safe for school to resume on Monday. Parents, during morning drop off take extra precautions as your children are entering the building. Feel free to use the circle drive if you deem it necessary. Clean up efforts at the elementary are underway and we will be ready for our students first thing in the morning! Teachers, please use the northwest entrance to enter into the school building. Thank you Cozad Fire & Rescue Department and Cozad PD.
Updates for Saturday, January 13th activities:
The home basketball games against Centura have been postponed. These will be rescheduled with a date to be determined later.
The cheerleaders will still have little cheer camp tomorrow morning, but since there will be no basketball game, they will perform little cheer at the boys game this coming Tuesday (1/16/24)
The Middle School Quiz Bowl Dual in Gothenburg scheduled for Monday (1/15/24) has been postponed.
The CHS wrestling team will now be attending the Chase County Invitational on Saturday, January 13th. This regular invite will take the place of today's canceled invite at Minden.
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024
Time Schedule: Weigh-ins: will be at 7:30 AM Mountain Time
Opening round will begin at 9:00 AM Mountain Time
Admission Prices: Adults- $7.00 and Students- $5.00
NO PASSES WILL BE ACCEPTED
Both the 7th and 8th Boys Basketball jamborees have been canceled tomorrow (Saturday, 1/13/24) due to weather.
HIGH FIVE FRIDAY: Cozad Lady Maker Basketball joined us this morning! Warming up our hearts on this cold winter day! #HaymakerWay
JV Wrestling at Elm Creek is still on today with an adjusted start time of 10:30 am. Good Luck to our JV Wrestlers!
Varsity wrestling today at Minden (1/12/24) has been cancelled due to Minden cancelling school for weather. JV Wrestling at Elm Creek is still on with a delayed start time of 10:30 am.
The CNFL speech meet in Grand Island scheduled for Saturday (1/13/24) has been cancelled due to weather.
The wrestling showdown between Cozad and Lexington is happening TONIGHT, and we're bringing the action straight to you! If you can't make it to the Barn, join us on HudlTV to catch the action. JV matches begin at 6:30 PM, followed by the Varsity matches. Don't miss a second of the excitement – tune in and cheer for our team!
Watch the live stream here:
https://www.team1sports.com/highschool/ne/?S=cozadhaymakers
Best of luck to our Girls and Boys JV and Varsity basketball teams as they hit the road to face the Gothenburg Swedes today! Game times are set for 4:30 PM, 6:00 PM, and 7:30 PM. Let's bring our A-game and show them the power of our team spirit! Go Haymakers!
