
5th grade students present their STEM Jet Toy project with classmates. We are so lucky to be able to open the wall and combine 2 classrooms for more presenting space!




Since the school has an investment in our baseball diamond at Mikkelson Park, I thought you may want to hear some positive news. At this past Saturday night's IHSBCA annual awards banquet in Cedar Rapids, our ballpark was honored as "Diamond of the Year." For context, New Hampton received the award while in competition with ballparks like 3A Independence's new approx. 2+ million all-turf field and 4A Cedar Falls' newly renovated approx. quarter-of-a-million-dollars facility. In total, New Hampton was amongst the top 2 vote-getters of every single high school ballpark in the entire state of Iowa, regardless of class size. A lot of people have contributed to this honor in a lot of different ways over the course of a lot of years. It's pretty dang special recognition for little ol' New Hampton from coaches & umpires in literally every corner of the state. GO CHICKASAWS!


Check out all the amazing things in the middle/high library! Keeping students engaged! So many opportunities to learn and have a little social time!





First grade students learning about research in the library! They used online resources to research reindeer. Their research will be displayed in the hallways!




Mrs. Schmitt received the McElroy Excellence in Education Enrichment Grants for the project “Baking and Food Production Class”. Keystone AEA has partnered with the R.J. McElroy Trust for approximately twenty years to provide teachers with grant money to fund innovative classroom projects. Keystone provides administrative support for the application/selection process while McElroy Trust provides $29,000 for the grant awards.
In the project “Baking and Food Production Class, high school students will run a business. This project will create a Take-N-Bake business where staff and community members could purchase homemade meals and pizzas.


Good luck to the JV/V girls basketball team tonight at home vs. Wapsie Valley. JV at 6:15 followed by varsity at 7:30 pm.

Congratulations to the Large Group Speech Team for an outstanding day at District Contest this past Saturday! Those groups receiving a district 1 rating and moving on to State contest on Saturday, February 5, are:
Ensemble Acting - Annala Elliott, Kelli Jirak, and Luca Moody
Ensemble Acting - Natalie Marr and AJ Vetter
Ensemble Acting - Isaiah Eike, Lily Hackman, Kelsey Klassen, Emily Manweiler, and Catherine Pethoud
Choral Reading - Kaylee Baker, Taylor Claussen, Sarah Eiler, Lily Hackman, Kelli Jirak, Hailey Klassen, Kelsey Klassen, Emily Manweiler, and Chloe Reicherts
Group Improv - Madi Dreckman, Elleri Eike, and Devon Snyder
Group Improv - Anthony Blazek, Isaiah Eike, Catherine Pethoud, and Izabel Willadsen

New Hampton Schools will be 2 hrs late on 1/26


Pickle enjoys listening to stories from students in Ms. Good's classroom right away in the morning. What a great way to begin a day!



Good luck to the freshman boys basketball team at South Winneshiek. The game starts at 6:30pm. Go Chickasaws!!

Good luck to the JV wrestling team tonight at home. Wrestling starts at 5:00 p.m.

New Hampton Schools 2 hrs late 1/25/22.

Second graders finishing a puzzle in the library. They were so happy, they wanted a picture!


New Hampton schools are 2hrs late.

Mrs. Lechtenberg received the McElroy Excellence in Education Enrichment Grants for the project “For the Love of All Things Green”. Keystone AEA has partnered with the R.J. McElroy Trust for approximately twenty years to provide teachers with grant money to fund innovative classroom projects. Keystone provides administrative support for the application/selection process while McElroy Trust provides $29,000 for the grant awards
In the project “For the Love of All Things Green,” high school students will learn lawn care and outdoor maintenance from start to finish. The goal is for students with coordination and spatial issues to be able to start outdoor maintenance equipment and execute outdoor maintenance tasks with greater independence.


Makerspace students having fun with the new Lego table and coloring. High school students are having fun in a challenging game of chess.



The Spanish II students have started off the semester reading the short book Esperanza written by Carol Gaab. The book is based on a true story of a family who must leave Guatemala because of political persecution.



All Around the World with Cooking, Culture, & Crafts was a huge success during Showcase night. The students answered questions about their countries and gave out free food samples of recipes from their particular country.
"It was a fun opportunity to meet parents and tell them how wonderful their students were and a great opportunity for the community to see what our students are learning." said Mrs. Sch




All Around the World with Cooking, Culture, & Crafts was a huge success during Showcase night. The students answered questions about their countries and gave out free food samples of recipes from their particular country.




Good luck to the wrestlers in Waverly! The meet will start at 6 pm at Waverly-Shell Rock High School Go-Hawk Gym