D id you know that there are one billion starving people in the world today?

Empty Bowls is an organiza-tion that was formed for the purpose of helping to put an end to world hunger.

Hebron High School’s Empty Bowls fundraiser will be held on Friday, February 6, from 4 to 7 pm in the HS cafeteria. There will be a variety of soups, including lemon rice, chicken and dumpling, vege-tarian vegetable, chili, and others, complete with home-made corn bread or bread sticks, desserts, and refreshments. Music will be pro-

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MLK Jr Workshop 1

Boys Basketball 2

Girls Basketball 2

Wrestling 3

BPA Conference 3

Hawk’s Nest 4

Suckers and

Carnations

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Kiner’s Korner 4

Empty Bowls Flyer 5

Make up days 6

H E B R O N H I G H

S C H O O L

H E L P I N G S T U D E N T S

S U C C E E D The Hawk’s News

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Basketball

Wrestling

BPA

On Monday, January 19th, 15 Hebron High School students accompanied English Teacher Jared Grigsby to Merrillville High School for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Work-shop. Merrillville's S.T.A.N.D. club hosted dif-ferent workshops that centered on social issues that paid honor to Dr. King. Students from schools across northwest Indiana learned about and discussed racial profiling, body im-age, bullying, and the rights of transgender people. These workshops took students from their comfort zones and introduced them to issues they may not have thought about in the past. The discussions held in each workshop were deep, and impacted the students a great deal. They came away from the day with a heightened sense of respect for others, their

own actions and how they are interpreted, and reaching an equal place in society for eve-ryone. The students who attended all agreed that it was a great day and most would like to participate again. Those who attended this year's workshop were seniors Liz Fox, Matthew Hernandez, and Michael Hoisington, juniors Jourden Bixenmen, Jon Grant, Madison Sohaney, and Ryan Schmidt, sophomores Tyler Patrick, Colin Rocha-Arana, and Carli Sowonik, and freshmen Peyton Doelling, Suzie Higgins, and An-thony Summerville.

vided by our talented Hebron High School Choir as well as musician and 2009 HHS grad Justin King’s acoustical talents. We will also have the Hoosier Recruits performing that evening—back by popular demand! And of course, you will leave with a hand-made bowl

to remind you of the evening made by members of our community along with stu-dents and faculty here at Hebron High School. In addi-tion, there will be a silent auction that includes many generously donated items. Stay for the basketball game that evening against Wash-ington Township at 6 and 7:30. Join us for a great even-

ing to benefit our local food pantry—tickets are now on sale and are also available at the door for $10.00, and $5 for children.

MLK Jr. Youth Workshop

P A G E 2

Boy’s Basketball

The Hebron Boys Basketball team is doing very well throughout

their season and are planning to finish up very strong and trounce the

Porter County Conference Tournament. The boys are now at a pivot-

al point at a 6-5 record, and they have been pushing themselves to

the max and hoped to earn a PCC Trophy. For seniors Bryce Hana-

way, Colton Jones, Spencer Sutherland, Brad Blank, and Layne Plo-

mann, this was their last opportunity to take home the PCC title. The

boys faced Washington Township this past Thursday night at Boone

Grove High School. The boys took the lead early on, but the Senators

picked up steam throughout the game. The Hawks fell to Washing-

ton Township 45 - 36. This was especially a tough loss since the team

also had a loss of 55-43 against Lake Station on January 17. The

boys are now regrouping and fo-

cusing their efforts on sectional

play. They aren’t letting these

setbacks rattle them.

T H E

Parents of seniors, if you are looking for

scholarships, check out studentscholar-

ships.org, Indiana's leading source for finding

scholarship money. It's a search engine that

sends you scholarships that matches your

profile. Contact the guidance office to check

out some of the scholarships they have to offer.

The Girls Basketball team has

reached the half mark of their

2014-2015 season with a record of

4-11. They recently made an appearance at the PCC Banquet along

with the boys’ team to draw for who plays who in the PCC Tourna-

ment which will be held at the Hebron gym this year. The draw

matched the girls up with the toughest team ranked in the conference,

the South Central Satellites. On Tuesday, December 20th, the girls

showed up on their home court to try and earn their spot in the cham-

pionship game. It was a tough game against the ranked South Central

girls’ team, and our Lady Hawks put up their best fight. With a final

score of 81-41, the girls walked out of the gym with their heads high,

ready to take on West Central on Tuesday, January 27th. Come out

and support your Hebron Girls Basketball Team!

Girl’s Basketball

Wrestling

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Our Hebron BPA chapter went to Portage High School

for the District Leadership Conference on Saturday, Jan-

uary 11 and once again walked away with several

awards, allowing the greatest number to advance to

state in our chapter's history!!

Small Business Management Team members of Maddie

Kleine, Mia Riese, Danielle Roeske, and Kelly Steffan

ranked second in their event; Danielle Roeske placed

second in Entrepreneurship; Nathan Gajda placed third

in Interview Skills; Kelly Steffan placed second in Advanced Interview Skills; Jourden Bixenman placed third

in Advanced Interview Skills; Maddie Kleine placed ninth in Medical Office Procedures and second in parlia-

mentary procedure concepts open. Finally, the following members were recognized for achieving at least 30

points in each category for Torch Awards, which is the community service component of BPA: Kelly Steffan,

Rachel Young, Maddie Kleine, Jourden Bixenman, Annabell Folsom, Maddy Sohaney, Krystal Yankauskas,

Danielle Roeske, and Mia Riese. Great job to all the members for your hard work and perseverance, and

good luck at state! You made your school and community proud!

BPA Conference

At the Greater South Shore Conference/PCC

Tournament held at North Newton High

School on the 17th, the Hebron Wrestling

Team showed up ready to not

go down without a fight. At

145 pounds, senior Danny

Wallace was definitely one

that put up a good fight, tak-

ing home a first place title.

Danny was one of only five

wrestlers on Saturday that

placed as a conference champion. Nick Men-

dez placed 5th, Elliott Boudreau placed 4th,

Tyler Hill placed 4th, Ryan Perez placed 4th,

Michael Hoisington placed 5th, Raul Fierro

placed 4th, and Johnny Fry placed 6th in their

weight classes. Coach Adamczyk is proud of

his team, saying that there has

been two major tournaments

this year, and everyone who

completed placed in their class.

The JV Wrestling Tournament

will be held on the 24th at Rens-

selaer High School, and the Sec-

tional Tournament will be held

the following Saturday at Crown Point High

School. Come out and support your Hebron

Wrestling Team!

P A G E 4

T H E H A W K ’ S N E W S

Suckers and Carnations

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and

you know what that means—Hebron High

School’s annual Sucker and Carnation Sales! Every year, the Hebron Year-

book Staff holds this fundraiser to help raise money to make the yearbook the

best it can be. This year’s sale will be held from Jan. 27—Feb 11, and delivery

will take place during SRT on Friday, Feb. 13. You can purchase a sucker or

carnation on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the elementary school lobby,

or just find any yearbook or newspaper student, or e-mail Mr. Grigsby. Both

suckers and carnations are only $1 each so you can be sure to let that special

someone know you care.

Hawk’s Nest

Kiner’s Korner

The Hawk’s Nest is in full swing! Located at

the concession stand this year, the Hawk’s

Nest is able to store our inventory and reach

out to students more efficiently. We are also

delivering items to SRT this year, so visit

our website:

hebronschoolstore.weebly.com

during 1st and 2nd hour to place your order,

and it will be delivered right to you during

your SRT. We have all your school supply

needs, plus some nutritious snacks and

drinks to get you

through the day! In

addition, we are sell-

ing spirit wear at this

time, so show your

school spirit and

purchase a Hebron

Hawks t-shirt,

crewneck, or hoodie

today! Visit the

Hawk’s Nest, where you can just grab it and

go!

High School Students:

Mr. Martin is looking

for scoreboard and

scorebook workers for

elementary basketball

games. It pays $8.00

per night. If anyone has

experience in keeping the

scoreboard or score-

book, please stop by the

elementary office to

sign up.

Students celebrated becoming members of the 100 Points Club party yes-terday, January 22nd during their SRT. This was for the students who read at least 100 points or more during the first semester. There are only have 11 members of the club compared to last year’s 34, after semester. If you didn’t make it this semester, try for second. Last year, one third of the school was in the club by the end of the school year! So, remember to just keep reading!

Hebron High School Mission Statement

Hebron High School, in partnership with parents and the community, is committed to anticipate, recognize, and meet the individual needs of all students as they pre-

pare for their futures.

Hebron High School Vision Statement

It is our vision that all graduates of Hebron High School:

Shall enter their post-high school life prepared to meet the challenges set before them;

Shall have the resources to make themselves competitive in their chosen vocation;

Will strive to be life-long learners.

To ensure our vision we shall:

Encourage and challenge each student to recognize learning as a lifelong experience;

Furnish the tools and provide the opportunities to obtain the skills necessary for each student to work to his/her full potential;

Assist each student to become actively involved in his/her learning experience so he/she may learn to reason intelligently, evaluate choices wisely, communicate effec-

tively, work cooperatively and solve problems creatively;

Maintain a safe and positive learning environment where each student will develop the academic and social skills necessary to become a productive citizen.

Hebron High School

509 S. Main Street, Hebron, IN 46341

(219) 996-4771 www.hebronschools.k12.in.us

Make-Up Days

Due to the frosty, dangerous weather during the second week of January,

Hebron Schools were cancelled for two days. On January 7th and 8th, the sub-

zero wind chill shut MSD of Boone Township, along with many other schools

in the area, down for the safety of our students. Hebron Schools made up a

day today, Friday, January 23rd, and will be in session on Friday, February

13th in order to make up for the two days lost. It was only a little painful to-

day, and we look forward to seeing the students on the 13th, after which they

may still enjoy a three day weekend due to President’s Day.