Henry-Senachwine High School

Any HSHS student interested in participating in football for the 2021-2022 school year should contact jhill@hscud5.org by Thursday, July 15th.

Congratulations to Nakeita Kessling. Nakeita was named the 2021 NewsTribune Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. During the 2020-2021 school year, Nakeita was a member of the Cross Country, Basketball, Volleyball, and Track teams. In last month's IHSA 1A State Track Meet, Nakeita finished with a pair of top 5 state medals, finishing 5th in the 400 meter run and 4th in the long jump.

Six girls competed in five events at the 1A IHSA State Track Meet on Thursday, June 10th at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois: Daphaney Kessling, Nadia Kessling, Nakeita Kessling, Laney Lester, and Jersey Johnson. Nakeita Kessling placed 4th in the Long Jump and 5th in the 400 Meter Dash. Congrats to Nakeita and congrats to all of our IHSA State Qualifiers. We are proud of you!

Shout out to those making the Semester and 4th Quarter Honor Roll. Please click here: https://www.hscud5.org/o/hshs/article/477318 Great job Mallards!

Congratulations to the following athletes for qualifying to the IHSA State Track & Field meet. Henry-Senachwine junior Nakeita Kessling moved on to state in three events as she won the long jump, finished second in the 400 and ran on the team's winning 4x400 relay team. Henry-Senachwine sophomore Laney Lester moved on to state in two events as she finished second in both the shot put and discus events. The 4x400 relay team of Daphaney Kessling (Freshman), Jersey Johnson (Freshman), Nadia Kessling (Senior), and Nakeita Kessling (Junior) won the 1A Tremont Sectional advancing to the IHSA State Track meet with a time of 4:25.72. We would like to congratulate these ladies on their accomplishments and wish them luck as they compete at Eastern Illinois University on Thursday, June 10th!

Wednesday, June 2nd is the last Red Day of the school year! Students should return all their Red Day books/supplies after their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th hour classes.

Thursday, June 3rd is the last day of school for students. Students will attend all of their classes on Tuesday, June 1st. Please see Tuesday's Bell Schedule Below: Zero Hour- 7:50 - 8:20 1st Hour- 8:30 - 9:05 2nd Hour- 9:10 - 9:45 3rd Hour- 9:50 - 10:25 4th Hour- 10:30 -11:05 5th/6th Hour- 11:10 - 11:45 Advisory/1st Lunch- 11:45 - 12:15 2nd Lunch/Advisory- 12:20-12:50 7th Hour- 12:55 - 1:25 8th Hour- 1:30 - 2:00 Wednesday, June 2nd is a Red Day. Thursday, June 3rd is a Black Day.

Memorial Day is a time to honor, reflect, and remember those who've made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Thank you to all our military personnel, as well as their families, for all the sacrifices made for our freedom.

HSHS Class of 2021 Commencement Click here: Watch Vimeo https://vimeo.com/556910681

It's a Great Day To Be A Mallard! The Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2021 is this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at Henry-Senachwine High School. All guests must have a ticket and masks are required. The link will be live right here in the Live Feed at 1:45 p.m.

Graduation Practice for the HSHS Class of 2021 is at 10:00 a.m. in the Auditorium. You must attend practice to participate in the Commencement Ceremony on Sunday.

Thursday, June 3, 2021 is the Last Day Of School. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors will take exams on Wednesday, June 2nd and Thursday, June 3rd. There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, May 31st, The Last Day for SENIORS is Wednesday, May 26th.

Congratulations to our Girls Track Team for winning the meet against Roanoke-Benson and Lowpoint-Washburn. Great job ladies. Congratulations also to Laney Lester. Laney broke the school discus record that she previously broke earlier this season. The school discus record is now set at 121 feet, 11 inches.

Click here for the link to today’s Awards Assembly Watch Vimeo https://vimeo.com/549379288.

HSHS will host our Annual Awards Assembly this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in the gymnasium. Please click the link for more information https://www.hscud5.org/o/hshs/article/458034 We will post the link for the Live Stream of the Assembly at 12:45 p.m.

Congratulations to Mrs. Albana Smith! Mrs. Smith received her Masters in Biology from the University of Illinois Wednesday evening. Great job Mrs. Smith. "You cannot be a master teacher, until you are a master learner."

Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Henry-Senachwine Chapter of the National Honor Society Inductees: Ellen Bergfeld, Ryan Bogner, Nakeita Kessling, Dayton Maubach, Abigail Miller, Hope Self, Georgia Sharwarko, and Brooke Ulm.

Today we are celebrating School Lunch Hero Day! Thank you for all you do for our school! You nourish the lives of our students by filling their tummies and being a positive influence in their lives. We appreciate our Lunch Heroes! Today is YOUR day! Thank you Karen, Christina, Gale, and Laurie.

Today we celebrate National Nurses Day! Today we would like to recognize District Nurse, Angie Smith. Angie, you warm the hearts of many with your kindness and compassion. You are a great nurse and we appreciate all you do for our students, staff, district, and community.

This week we celebrate the Teachers/Staff of Henry-Senachwine High School. We appreciate all that they do for our students, school, district, and community. Our teachers truly care about our students and we want them to know their sacrifices don't go unnoticed. THANK YOU TEACHERS/STAFF!