New Hampton Community Schools

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✈️ The students explored the world in Spanish III. They created tourist brochures to promote touristic places and activities to do in Hispanic countries using the past tense! Look at their amazing destinations and creativity!

On March 26, iJAG students who qualified for the state Career Development Conference competed in Des Moines, IA. RW Pethoud presented his idea in the Business Plan category. Danielle Ellingson participated in a mock interview with her stellar resume and cover letter. Sophie Rivera, Vincent Pomfrey, and Preston Hubka presented their community service project, a meal packaging day (occurring May 9 at NHHS) in collaboration with The Outreach Program, in the L.O.V.E. Project category. Tanner Hubka presented his financial budget for his freshman year of college in the Financial Budget category where he scored 1st place, earning him a spot at Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah. All of these iJAG members exhibited astounding work-ethic, amazing communication skills, and grew their confidence even more. Ms. Jirak is so proud of them!

The Publications staff has been hard at work on this year's 2025-2026 yearbook. Our yearly goal is 155 books sold, and we are just about to surpass 100 copies; however, we'd LOVE to blow that 155 copy goal out of the water! Below are two sneak peeks of our cover, designed by the Publications staff and brought to life by the AMAZING Jostens graphic design team.

To order your yearbook and support our publications class and program, please go to the following link: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A02433500.
To see whether you have already ordered a yearbook, check the following link: https://www.jostens.com/customer-service/yearbook-order-tracking
Should you have any questions, please contact our yearbook advisor, Mrs. Bercik, at k_bercik@new-hampton.k12.ia.us.

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Our sixth graders had an awesome day at the W at Wartburg for their quarter activity party! Swimming, rock climbing, track time, basketball, pickleball and topping it off with smoothies from the Zesty Orange. It was a day packed with fun and activity.

Our sixth graders had an awesome day at the W at Wartburg for their quarter activity party! Swimming, rock climbing, track time, basketball, volleyball and topping it off with smoothies from the Zesty Orange. It was a day packed with fun and activity.

Our 7th graders had a great time at Ninja U as part of their Quarter Reward Party! Thank you to everyone who purchased Kwik Star gift cards. Your support helps make fun and rewarding experiences like this possible for our students.

The results of the Annual Physical Science Mousetrap Car Challenge are in! Here are the 8th Period Winners!

The results of the Annual Physical Science Mousetrap Car Challenge are in! Here are the 2nd Period Winners!

The results of the Annual Physical Science Mousetrap Car Challenge are in! Here are the 2nd Period Winners!

The results of the Annual Physical Science Mousetrap Car Challenge are in! Here are the 1st Period Winners!

The Elementary students got to watch members of the CF/Waterloo symphony orchestra this week and they were blown away! So fun to have these performers show their gift of music and inspire our students.

7th grade students enjoyed some time at Ninja U in Cedar Falls for their quarter reward

7th graders have been working hard in the FCS room. Two sections have been learning to make breakfast foods. So far they have made either scrambled eggs or a fried egg and homemade hash browns. The 7th grade FCS class also learned about breakfast around the world.

The Cooking Around the World class has been making European pastries. Ebelskivers are round Danish pancakes, traditionally served as a festive treat, especially at Christmas, with a dusting of powdered sugar and jam. Made from a light, fluffy batter similar to pancakes but cooked in a special pan with indentations, they are crispy on the outside and soft inside. The class used chocolate chips inside instead of jam. These are difficult to make, but the students did excellent!

One section of Foods II Class decided to do a mac-and-cheese competition for their grain lab, and the other section made a variety of grain foods, such as banana bread, spaghetti, and muffins. The mac-and-cheese rubric: flavor, texture, appeal, and ingredients. The winner had smoked gouda cheese, white cheddar cheese, bacon, and bread crumbs on top. THANK YOU to our judges: Todd Miller, Colletta Harnisch, and Mrs. Schmitt.

Cooking Around the World is continuing to learn about Europe. The pastries this week were crepes and crème brûlée, both from France. Crème brûlée is a difficult dessert to make and needs to be done just right. Mrs. Schmitt brought her torch from home, and the students had fun caramelizing the sugar on top.

Here are some of the pictures of the students making crêpes. Crêpes are pronounced "krep," rhyming with "step." English people commonly mispronounce it. Thank you, Mrs. Glenn for telling Mrs. Schmitt's students this. They topped it off with fresh fruit, Nutella, and whipped cream. Ooh, la, la!

The 4th graders had such a great time celebrating their 3rd quarter PBIS reward at The Charles Theatre—it was so much fun!🍿🎬 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who donated or purchased raffle tickets to help make this special experience possible!