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School is back in session and activities are in full swing this fall as Haxtun students return to the classroom for the 2022-23 school year. This year brought on six new teachers in the elementary, junior high and high school buildings including Becky Williams, Ashley McFadden, Dana Davis, Jeanna Clark, Tracy Kennedy and Don Myers. The group of new teachers have been at school for the past few weeks prepping for the return of students and now have classrooms full of students where learning is...
Adding in a sidewalk around the elementary parking lot, approving resignations and new hires, fall coaches and sub lists topped agenda items in a short August meeting of the Haxtun Board of Education. Board members also acted on a proposed agreement with the Holyoke School District to share time with the band/music teacher and agreed to transfer funds to cover the cost of new busses in an Aug. 23 meeting held in the high school meeting room. As typically done, board members heard reports from the administrative team to open the meeting last wee...
Three members of the Haxtun Health administrative team presented to the Board of Directors in a late August meeting. The trio talked about The Haxtun Way, a new movement within the facility, and the momentum carrying forward within Haxtun Health to reach a next level of greatness. Executive Director of Ancillary Andrew Gonzales, Dr. Amy Seinfeld and Chief Community Relations Officer Julia Biesemeier spoke to board members on The Haxtun Way giving information about who they are, the purpose and reasoning behind the new movement. Additionally,...
Fifteen sets of volleyball and the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs came out of a weekend tournament 3-1 with wins over fellow league and other 1A opponents the team will see later this season. Haxtun picked up wins over Otis, Dayspring Christian Academy and Caliche before falling in the final match-up of the day to Merino. The Bulldogs traveled to Sterling on Saturday for tournament play at Northeastern Junior College. Overall, the team holds a 4-3 record just two weeks into the regular season. Haxtun...
Four new teachers join the staff at Fleming School for the 2022-23 school year. The year kicked off last week for students in grades four through 12 and younger students return this week. New teachers Jaxon King, Tamara Ashburn, Lynette Harms and Megan Chintala recently took over their respective classrooms and are welcoming students back this fall. Jaxon King Jaxon King is one of two new staff members to return to their alma mater this year. King grew up in Fleming on his family's farm. He...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs kicked of the 2022 season with the annual Sedgwick County tournament last week. This year's team boasts 29 players under the direction of Head Coach Don Schelling and Assistant Coaches Marissa Schelling and McCall Etl. Don Schelling is in his first season as head coach following his role as an assistant coach for the team last season. The Lady Bulldogs went 1-2 in Sedgwick County last week. The team faced off with Briggsdale, Sedgwick County and Flatirons Academy in the...
The boys of fall are back! Thirty-eight players on this year's Haxtun Bulldog football team have been putting in the work over the summer and since the start of practice last week and rightfully so, the team has a lot to defend. As the 2021 8-man State Champions, the Bulldogs know the taste of victory and are looking for more. Head Coach JD Stone and his staff of assistants have been working with this year's team since last season ended. The boys have been in the weight room since just after Chr...
New staff, a new girls’ sports program and a new Facebook page all topped agenda items in a late-July board of education meeting in Fleming. Board members hired staff members before students arrive this week, approved the addition of a girls’ wresting program and gave nod to the creation of a student-council ran Facebook page for the District. Over the past few months, students, coaches, board members and administration have discussed the idea of adding a girls’ wrestling program at Fleming Schools. The District currently operates the boys...
Mayor Brandon Biesemeier submitted his letter of resignation to the Haxtun Town Council during a Monday evening, Aug. 1 meeting at the Haxtun Community Center. Biesemeier notified the Council in early spring that he and his family planned to move outside city limits and he would no longer be able to fulfill his term as Mayor. “Please accept this letter of resignation from my current position as Mayor of the Town of Haxtun, effective Aug. 14,” Biesemeier said as he read his letter out loud. “As I stated previously in a meeting, I would soon...
With school starting just next week, the Haxtun Board of Education tended to final details in preparation for the return of students in an early morning, Aug. 3 meeting. Board members hired several staff members and opted to increase base pay for paras, educational program coordinators, clerical staff and others on hourly wages. The Wednesday morning meeting kicked off with approving assignments for Jeanna Clark, Judy Berkheimer, Kelly Crossland and Austin Mitchell. According to Haxtun Superintendent Marsha Cody, Jeanna Clark was approved as a...
COVID updates, staff additions, construction updates, health needs assessment results and new local campaign information were main topics of discussion among staff reports at the latest Haxtun Health Board of Directors meeting last week. The Haxtun Health Board of Directors meet the fourth Monday of the month in the upstairs meeting room of the Extended Care Unit. July’s meeting took place on Monday the 25th. Chief Community Relations Officer Julia Biesemeier told board members that Haxtun Health recently wrapped up a community health needs a...
The new school year is just around the corner and administration and board members in Haxtun are prepping for the return of student in just a few short weeks. Students begin assessments on Aug. 10 and 11 and return to the classroom on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The Haxtun Board of Education met for an early morning July meeting on Tuesday, the 19th. Board members took action to hire new staff, accepted several resignations and opted to dispose of a bus during the short meeting that lasted less than 30 minutes. Board members accepted resignations from...
The 2022 Phillips County Fair kicks off next week with promises of lots of livestock shows, general projects, barrel racing, rodeos, a parade, stock car races, Bulls Gone Wild and much more. This year’s Phillips County Fair kicks off on Monday, July 25 with 4-H interviews and barrel racing and horse shows to follow the following day. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday will see more action with stalling of animals and the rest of the week’s events. “Country Pride, County Wide is the theme for the 2022 Phillips County Fair slated for July...
It’s mid-July and that means Haxtun’s Old-Fashioned Saturday Night is just around the corner. The 35th annual event is slated for Saturday, July 16 in downtown Haxtun and promises the popular car show as well as town-wide garage sales, a poker run, vendors, burnout competition, street dance, beer garden and more. Old-Fashioned Saturday Night events kick off at 8 a.m. with town-wide garage sales. According to organizer Chris Kuehn, there are over 20 multi-family garage sale locations this year. Maps will be available Friday afternoon and Sat...
Plans for a new swimming pool have shifted and after communicating with committee members and as a group, the Haxtun Town Council voted to move forward with new plans while also passing a resolution to apply for grant funds in an upcoming cycle with Colorado Great Outdoors. The Haxtun Town Council met on Tuesday, July 5 at the Haxtun Community Center. Present at the meeting was Abby Henry, Swimming Pool Committee Member, who told the Council about plans to apply for a GOCO Grant totaling $900,000 in an upcoming cycle. She said her committee,...
Patrons at the Haxtun Public Library will see a new face among the books and behind the checkout counter. Librarian Carolyn Davis took on her new role at the local library on June 1 and is already working to bring back favorite happenings, like summer reading, and other new features she hopes to add to services in the coming months. Davis grew up in Haxtun for most of her life other than attending college and beginning her career. Davis earned her Master's degree in social work while also expand...
Two meetings in seven days and the Frenchman Board of Education tackled a number of agenda items in preparation for the coming school year. Board members in Fleming acted on a wide-range of action items including the purchase of a new utility car, hiring a new first grade teacher and agreeing to approve an elementary interventionist position throughout two separate meetings last week. The Board met for their regular June meeting on Tuesday, the 21st and again in a special meeting a week later on June 27. The first meeting opened with reports...
Haxtun Health Board of Directors swore in one new member and held board officer elections during a regular, Monday night meeting in late June. Last month, Jeri Soens and Jeff Firme were sworn into office following election season this spring. A third, Rebecca Ensminger, took her oath of office in June as she was not present during the May meeting when Soens and Firme took theirs. Following the final oath of office to complete the board of directors slate, members voted to elect officers; turns out, all officers remained the same. Kent Bamford...
The Haxtun Board of Education took time at the end of regular business during a Tuesday night, June 21 meeting to recognize staff members who recently received honors from the Northeast Colorado Board of Educational Services. Three staff members, Emily Bazan, Staci Tempel and Marsha Cody received year-end awards for their efforts inside the classroom and within the District. Bazan was named NE BOCES Paraprofessional of the Year, Tempel earned NE BOCES Teacher of the Year and Cody received the NE BOCES District Leader of the Year. Bazan just...
Kelsey Harms took her official oath of office to serve as Haxtun's Clerk/Treasurer in a Monday evening, June 6 meeting at the Haxtun Community Center. She takes the reins of the Clerk position following the retirement of Karie Wilson, effective June 1. Wilson announced her retirement in an early February meeting and on the same night, council members voted to appoint Harms to the Clerk/Treasurer position. Harms has served as the Deputy Clerk at the Town Hall for the past five years. At the...
Two small town girls living just miles apart were recently selected to serve on the 2022-23 Colorado FFA State Officer team. Haxtun's Brooke Plumb and Fleming's Natali Boerner were elected to the State Officer team during the final session of the 94th annual Colorado State FFA Convention in Pueblo on June 9. Both girls are 2022 graduates of their respective high schools and have already attended Colorado Career and Technical Student Organization training in Denver to begin their year-long state...
The Haxtun Board of Education met for a special meeting Wednesday morning, June 1. The short agenda listed just two action items including re-keying District buildings and relocating The Doghouse store to the high school. Four board members along with administrators Marsha Cody and Dustin Seger and District Business Manager Lynda Firme attended the early morning meeting. Board members present included Audree Edwards, Steve Hadeen, Amy Kilgour and Rich Starkebaum. The local BOE first voted to approve a quote from Colorado Doorways to rekey the...
The Haxtun Health Board of Directors meet for a regular scheduled late May meeting in which two existing members took an oath of office to serve another term on the local Board. Jeri Soens took her oath of office to serve an additional four-year term following her election to the Board. Soens took her place following elections this spring. An official election was canceled as Soens was the only interested candidate who completed all necessary paperwork to run for a seat on the Board of Haxtun Health. Following her oath, Jeff Firme was...
The final pitch has been throw, the last hurdle has been jumped and the Haxtun Bulldogs celebrated with the annual Booster Club banquet. To wrap up this year's athletic successes, the Bulldog Booster Club honored athletes as well as Super Boosters at the end of May during a ceremony at the Haxtun Community Center. The 2022 Super Booster award went to Cork and Trilla Bornhoft. The long-time community members raised four children in the Haxtun School District, the same one Trilla graduated from...
The Frenchman Board of Education accepted three resignations while approving the consent agenda in a short, hour-long meeting at the end of May. Board members met at the conclusion of the eighth grade continuation held earlier in the evening. The local Board of Education in Fleming accepted resignations from physical education teacher Deron Feather, route bus driver Ashley Steward and special education teacher Cheri Bornhoft. Later in the meeting, the Board voted to hire Fleming alumni Jaxon King as the PE teacher for the 2022-23 school year....
