New Hampton Community Schools

Students tested their engineering and problem solving skills in the Puzzle Cube Design Challenge endmester class.

Thank you to the following speakers for presenting to the Game of Life class: Patty O’Holleran discussing soft skills/employability skills Megan Abbas (C&D Rentals) discussing renting/being a good renter Ron Pethoud discussing his experience in the Air Force. Andy Hugeback (Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home) discussing business ownership, funeral home business, and skills needed to be a good employee. Kayla Brown (MercyOne) discussing working in health care, advocating for your health, and advocating for a child with special needs. Dustin Lewis (Security State Bank) discussing different jobs at the bank and the basics of banking. Tammy Robinson (New Hampton Economic Development) and Liz Zweibehmer (New Horizons Chamber) discussing their jobs, New Hampton (the past and the future), and the importance of volunteering.

Fourth grade students played board games to practice this year’s social studies skills. They played Sequence States and Capitals, Monopoly, Farmopoly, and Life. The students had a blast learning about life’s choices while developing financial literacy skills and making connections to real-life situations.

💥 TUESDAY TAKEOVER AT HOME, CHICKASAWS! May 19th is ALL about home field advantage! Three teams, THREE chances to show our pride! Let's pack the stands and bring the NOISE!

🎯 TRAPSHOOTING HOME vs. South Winn @ Sportsman's Club/Boyd - 4:00 PM
⚾️ JV/V BASEBALL HOME vs. Starmont - 5:00 PM (JV) / 7:00 PM (V)
Double header at HOME means double the excitement! Let's light up the scoreboard!
🥎 JV/V SOFTBALL (*Scrimmage) vs. Waverly-Shell Rock - 5:00 PM
Scrimmage or not, we're bringing the HEAT! Time to swing for the fences!

Home sweet home has never felt so GOOD! Come out and support YOUR Chickasaws! GO CHICKASAWS!

A big shoutout to Matt Crayne for sharing his hunting knowledge and teaching archery skills to the students in Life in the Outdoors! We appreciate the hands-on experience and expertise he brought to the class.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Endmester Showcase Night. Be sure to look for the Chickasaw Chat insert in this week’s edition of the New Hampton Tribune.

Amazing art show on display and items for sale by skills USA. Stop and check it out starting at 4 PM.

Don't miss showcase Night tonight 4 - 6 PM. Opportunities for supper upstairs in Rooftop Barbecue and downstairs in Hot Diggity Dog.

Today was our last day of rotations in 4th grade, and Mrs. Throndson’s two classes celebrated with a GLOW DAY! ✨💛 Students enjoyed glowing games, activities, music, and lots of fun while celebrating all of their hard work this year. It was the perfect way to end rotations and make some bright memories together! These students truly SHINED today! 🌟

4th Grade students in Mrs. Conary's class have been learning about everything “Living Things”. From chicks, to food webs and chains, animal adaptations, to predators vs prey, and so much more! Check out two of the activities they did below: Eat or Be Eaten: A game where students had to connect cards to see who could make the longest food chain. So much fun was had and competitive competition was had! Beak Adaptations: Students used a variety of utensils such as tooth picks, chopsticks, a spoon, and tweezers to pick up different objects that represented bird food! Each utensil mimicked a different type of beak that is commonly found in birds!

Trevyn Smith, owner of Cake My Day, visited Bake Me Happy to talk about starting her own cupcake business. She shared her knowledge and experience with students.

Cooking Around the World finished their unit about Asia: China, Japan, and India. The students found these cultures so interesting. Here are a couple of pictures of their Asian labs. One group made crab rangoon, and two other groups made stir-fry dishes.

Advanced Foods (during their grilling unit) had a "smash burger competition." A huge thank you to our two judges: David Pitz and Jeremiah Cantu. It is a tough job, but someone has to do it! All of the groups' smash burgers were delicious, according to the judges, and two groups tied for first place. Many of Advanced Foods' students had never grilled before, so this was a great learning experience.

Foods II Classes (two sections) covered a beef unit. They made juicy slider burgers, and it was the first time many of them had grilled before. Mrs. Schmitt wrote a grant last year to purchase the Blackstone grill and this year wrote a beef grant to purchase the meat.

The Advanced Foods class is finishing strong, with 24 students learning to grill fruits, vegetables, steak, chicken, and hamburgers. The students have learned about the purpose of marinating meat, different cuts of meat, rubs and spices, and how to check for doneness. The students drew cards to find out what category they would be grilling, and the rest was up to them. Mrs. Schmitt heard one student say, "This is the best day of school. To be outside grilling, this is amazing! It was a beautiful day to be outside for a little while.

IT'S A TRIPLE THREAT MONDAY, CHICKASAWS! Check out what is happening this week!

TODAY - May 18th is STACKED with our student-athletes giving it their all across THREE sports! Let's show up and show OUT!

⛳️ 9-12 BOYS GOLF - IHSAA 2A District Finals @ Columbus Catholic/Gates Park Golf Course - 10:00 AM
⚾️ VARSITY BASEBALL DOUBLEHEADER @ Oelwein - 5:30 PM
⚽️ BOYS SOCCER - IHSAA 2A Substate 1st Round @ Postville - UPDATED TIME: 5:00 PM ⚠️
GO CHICKASAWS!

Students in the Intro to Computer Science - Game Design endmester class are learning how to use the coding platform Scratch to create their own video games.

Students in the Intro to Computer Science - Game Design endmester class are learning how to use the coding platform Scratch to create their own video games.

Celebrate the last day of school with fireworks! Students in NHMS Design the Sky Endmester class have been hard at work designing a fireworks show that will be professionally displayed by a local fireworks team. Enjoy the show at Mikkelsen Park, after you get your food truck dinner! The show starts around 8:30 (or a little later, depending on the sun). Watch from areas north of the softball fields. You can even bring your radio to tune in to the music that accompanies the show on Friday, May 22 at 8:30 or later time!

Pyrotecnico Fireworks was nice enough to send shirts for all of the Design the Sky students! Thank you to Rocco Vitale for talking with the students and making their day with t-shirts!!