The Hastings March Board meeting was held at the Hastings Performing Arts Center on
Monday, March 14, 2022. Principal Teresa Heide presented the students receiving Academic Top Honors to the Board of Education. Ten students received this honor by earning a cumulative 4.00 GPA, or higher, over a semester time span. The recipients included: Ruby M. Barber, Brianna J. Barnes, Hailey Graham, Patrick J. Mallory, Taylor G. Owen, Matthew L. Pattock, Carissa J. Strouse, Emma G. VanDenbury, Hannah G. Vann and Sage A. Winters. These students have earned this elite status and recognition through hard work, integrity and pursuit of excellence.

Superintendent Matt Goebel reported to the Board of Education that there has been a significant decrease in COVID-19 cases throughout the District over the past four weeks. This has allowed: all student activities to resume; volunteers back into our buildings; classroom celebrations; and the lifting of the government mandate on masks on our buses. The production of “Newsies” this past weekend was a raving success as our students took to the stage in song and dance. The skill and talent level our students exhibited in these performances was nothing short of extraordinary, and we look forward to future productions to share with the community. Winter sports came to an end last week, and our spring athletes started practice Monday to prepare for warmer weather competition just around the corner.

The Board approved all virtual course offerings for the 2022-2023 school year as students start to select their individual course schedules for next year. Further, the Board approved a donation of three Adams Octave Silver Vibraphones with field frames from the Hastings Band Boosters at the cost of $9,535. Also, they approved a $500 donation from Dr. Carrie Wilgus to Star School Elementary, and another $500 donation to Northeastern Elementary School from an anonymous donor.