
Congratulations to our Girls Basketball team on their win last night in the first round of the Runza Holiday Tournament. The girls varsity will play the second round of the tournament on Thursday, December 29th vs. BDS in Central City. Game time is 6:00 pm. CHS Boys fell in the first round of the tournament but will fight back strong in the second round. They also play on December 29th in Central City. They will take on BDS at 4:15 pm. Good luck to both teams!

Schedule for dismissal times for Wednesday, December 21st, for all buildings/grades (please note that some grades in MS/HS are different due to the Paper/Food Drive). Dismissal times are as follows:
12th Grade -- NO SCHOOL
11th Grade -- Dismissed after 7th period (1:20)
10th Grade -- Dismissed after 3rd period (10:10)
9th Grade -- Dismissed after 2nd lunch (12:00)
8th Grade -- Dismissed at 11:30
7th Grade -- NO SCHOOL
6th grade -- Dismissed at Noon
Elementary (grades K-5)--Dismissed at 2:00
CEEC (PreK) -- Dismissed at 2:00
**Also AfterZone will be in session starting at 2:00 for elementary students that attend


High School Music Concert (grades 9-12) this evening in the High School Auditorium at 7:30 pm. You are invited to come enjoy the talents of our students!

Runza Holiday Tournament begins this evening. Cozad at Wood River. Good Luck Haymakers in the Holiday Tournament!


CHS Wrestling tonight at home. Wrestling begins at 5:30. Good Luck Haymakers!


2022 Boys and Girls Holiday Basketball Tournament brackets

CHS Calendar Update: The boys and girls JV & Varsity Basketball game against Ainsworth that had been postponed Saturday, December 17th, has been rescheduled for January 16th and is a VARSITY contest ONLY. Game times are girls at 5:00 pm and boys at 6:30 pm at CHS.

Calendar Change: Due to forecasted weather for Thursday, the first round of the Runza Holiday Tournament in Wood River for girls and boys basketball teams have been moved from Thursday, December 22nd, to Tuesday, December 20th. Game times are as follows: JV Girls & Boys at 4:30. Boys JV (4 quarters) will play in the main gym and girls (2 quarters) in the Aux gym. Girls varsity will play at 6:00 pm and boys at 7:45 pm, both in the main gym. (Please note that on the printed school calendar the original date was the 20th).

Early Dismissal times for High School students on Wednesday, December 21st (students earned from Food Drive)


Early Dismissal times for CMS students on Wednesday, December 21st (students earned from Paper Product Drive)
7th Grade NO SCHOOL
8th grade will dismiss at 11:30 and can eat Lunch at 11:30 before they leave
6th grade will dismiss at NOON

The Haymaker Wrestling team is traveling to Sidney tomorrow (Saturday) to wrestle in the Sidney/Bridgeport Invite. Wrestlers will weight in at 8:30 (Mountain time) and matches begin at 10:00 (Mountain time). **Please note this time is different than previously posted. Good Luck Haymakers and safe travels!

The Wrestling Dual at McCook that was postponed (previously scheduled for Dec. 8th) has been RESCHEDULED to January 10th, at McCook, with a start time of 6:30 pm.

POSTPONED: The JV/Varsity Boys & Girls games against Ainsworth scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, December 17th, have been postponed due to weather and road conditions in the Ainsworth area. Make up date to be determined.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest! Join the fun and wear an "ugly" sweater to the basketball game on Saturday, December 17th! Prizes will be awarded!


CEEC Pre-K students want to thank Homestead Bank for treating them to a holiday movie at FOX theater today. Students enjoyed the movie, popcorn, candy, and drink! Thank you for supporting our students! #haymakerway

Congratulations to these CHS students who received the 2022 Fall NCPA Academic All-State Award:
Boys Cross-Country: Lorenzo Levario
Girls Cross-Country: Mallory Applegate, Karyn Burkholder
Football: Elijah Boryca, Noah Shoemaker
Girls Golf: Sydney Howerter
Play Production: Karyn Burkholder, Dakota Cook
Softball: Madison Rowley, Madelyn Spaulding
Volleyball: Blair Brennan, Megan Dyer

Some parents and students have reported they are getting a message when they open the PowerSchool App on their devices. It states “Problem Syncing There was an issue with refreshing data. Some information may be out-of-date. We are working to resolve this issue.”
To fix this issue first logout and log back in. If this doesn’t fix the problem, please delete the app and reinstall it. Our district code is MPHZ


Our PreK students are so excited for their Christmas Program this evening! The program will be in the High School Auditorium at 6:00 pm.


Attention Wrestling Parents and Fans - The Holdrege vs Cozad wrestling dual that was postponed this week has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Dec 20th at 5:30 pm in the HS gym.

Important Changes to CHS Wrestling Schedule:
The Valentine Invite that was scheduled for Dec 16th and 17th has been cancelled. The varsity team will now be attending the Sidney Invite on Dec 17th. Parents and wrestlers will receive more information from the coaches. Please note, the JV team will still attend the Ravenna Invite on Dec 16th.