From the High School Media Class
September 21, 2026
We had an incredible guest speaker on September 21st here at Hansen Jr/Sr Highschool. Vera Jo Bustos, or better known as Coach VJ! Coach VJ has a quite impressive background in athletics, specifically in basketball. She is a college basketball Hall of Fame inductee, former professional basketball player, and even helped to carry her team to the NCAA Sweet 16. She decided to follow her childhood dream of travelling overseas to play professionally in Greece.
What makes Coach VJ even more incredible is that she now works with different organizations and groups, including professional athletes and colleges, throughout the country; with her main focuses being confidence, mental toughness, and leadership. Mrs. Torrero invited her to our school to give us (students) a motivational speech about our inner sources of strength which includes: preparation, mindset, and courage.
Coach VJ taught our school that our “dead zones” (or more commonly known as our “comfort zones”) have us waiting for the opportunities that sometimes never come, which keeps us from being successful in life and the things we want to be good at. She even gave us an example of not leaving our “dead zone”. During the assembly, she was giving away $10. However, nobody went down and students were just yelling for the money. Finally, two students had the courage to get out of their “dead zone” and grab the money.
Another inner strength is preparation. Preparation represents how we should prepare ourselves for future scenarios instead of procrastinating every little or big thing. ‘Mindset’ represents how we think about ourselves, how we talk to ourselves, and how our brains process certain situations. For example, if you find yourself failing at something you’re normally good at, you might think to yourself “I’m not good at this anymore” or even “I’m a failure.” Courage connects to our dead zone in that if we wait for opportunities to come to us, we will never grow. But if we have the courage to leave our dead zone and put ourselves out there, that’s when true growth happens.
At the end of the lecture, VJ left us to think about ways we could improve our mindset and boost our confidence. She wanted us to realize that we have more power than the negative voice in our head that dictates what we can or cannot do. She reminded us that we are more than that if we use our confidence. With that message, we were left with the thought of something we could do better.
We can be better.
Written by: Abigail Piercy
Edited by: Phebe Moreno
September 21, 2026
We had an incredible guest speaker on September 21st here at Hansen Jr/Sr Highschool. Vera Jo Bustos, or better known as Coach VJ! Coach VJ has a quite impressive background in athletics, specifically in basketball. She is a college basketball Hall of Fame inductee, former professional basketball player, and even helped to carry her team to the NCAA Sweet 16. She decided to follow her childhood dream of travelling overseas to play professionally in Greece.
What makes Coach VJ even more incredible is that she now works with different organizations and groups, including professional athletes and colleges, throughout the country; with her main focuses being confidence, mental toughness, and leadership. Mrs. Torrero invited her to our school to give us (students) a motivational speech about our inner sources of strength which includes: preparation, mindset, and courage.
Coach VJ taught our school that our “dead zones” (or more commonly known as our “comfort zones”) have us waiting for the opportunities that sometimes never come, which keeps us from being successful in life and the things we want to be good at. She even gave us an example of not leaving our “dead zone”. During the assembly, she was giving away $10. However, nobody went down and students were just yelling for the money. Finally, two students had the courage to get out of their “dead zone” and grab the money.
Another inner strength is preparation. Preparation represents how we should prepare ourselves for future scenarios instead of procrastinating every little or big thing. ‘Mindset’ represents how we think about ourselves, how we talk to ourselves, and how our brains process certain situations. For example, if you find yourself failing at something you’re normally good at, you might think to yourself “I’m not good at this anymore” or even “I’m a failure.” Courage connects to our dead zone in that if we wait for opportunities to come to us, we will never grow. But if we have the courage to leave our dead zone and put ourselves out there, that’s when true growth happens.
At the end of the lecture, VJ left us to think about ways we could improve our mindset and boost our confidence. She wanted us to realize that we have more power than the negative voice in our head that dictates what we can or cannot do. She reminded us that we are more than that if we use our confidence. With that message, we were left with the thought of something we could do better.
We can be better.
Written by: Abigail Piercy
Edited by: Phebe Moreno
These students grew the most from their August to September Amira test in their class.
Paragraph writing in Mrs. Moerer's class!
Mrs. Miller's class had the opportunity to see our Liberty Bell up close.
Elementary Saturday games
📢 WE’RE HIRING a FULL-TIME CUSTODIAN!
Hansen School District is looking for an energetic, dependable, and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Full-Time Custodian! 🐾💚
🧹 Position: Full-Time Custodian
⏰ Schedule: Primarily day shift, with some flexibility, approximately 6:00 AM–4:00 PM, Monday–Thursday
📍 Hansen School District
We’re looking for someone who takes pride in their work and wants to help us provide a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our students, staff, and community.
Interested applicants should complete the Classified Application on the Hansen School District website:
https://www.hansenschools.org/page/employment
For a complete job description or additional information, please contact the District Office at 208-423-5593.
📩 Application materials and questions may be mailed or emailed to Superintendent Shane Hild: shild@hansenschools.org
Come join the Husky team! 🐾💚🖤
Hansen School District is looking for an energetic, dependable, and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Full-Time Custodian! 🐾💚
🧹 Position: Full-Time Custodian
⏰ Schedule: Primarily day shift, with some flexibility, approximately 6:00 AM–4:00 PM, Monday–Thursday
📍 Hansen School District
We’re looking for someone who takes pride in their work and wants to help us provide a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our students, staff, and community.
Interested applicants should complete the Classified Application on the Hansen School District website:
https://www.hansenschools.org/page/employment
For a complete job description or additional information, please contact the District Office at 208-423-5593.
📩 Application materials and questions may be mailed or emailed to Superintendent Shane Hild: shild@hansenschools.org
Come join the Husky team! 🐾💚🖤
Please join us Wednesday, November 11th for the Community Veterans Day Assembly at 8:30am.
Thank you Rock Creek Fire for a fun field trip!
This Friday (9/18/26) come eat some yummy food and watch our football team take on Richfield!
Dual Credit Chemistry - Where we work hard and play hard!
Hansen Jr/Sr High Families... Quarter 1 Midterm Reminder!
Tomorrow marks midterm for Quarter 1! This is a great time for students and families to check grades, review missing assignments, and make a plan for a strong second half of the quarter.
⭐ Student Success Day is THIS FRIDAY!
Students are welcome to come in from 8:00–11:00 AM to:
📖 Get extra help from teachers
✏️ Complete missing assignments
🔄 Make corrections or improve their learning
✅ Get caught up and back on track
Let’s finish Quarter 1 strong, Huskies! 🐾💚🖤
#HansenHuskies #StudentSuccess #HuskyPride
Thanks to everyone that has bought a senior tribute or business ad in the last 3 years! You made this new camera possible! The yearbook team can't wait to capture AMAZING pictures!
Rusty Cactus will park by the dome Monday morning and the elementary gets 10% back.
Thank you Valerie & Lilli! 💚🤍🖤
Wednesday September 16th the menu will be changing from a Turkey, bacon wrap to a Chicken , bacon wrap.
Rebel victory!
26-20
REMINDER: The Hansen Husky Football dinner is tonight at 6PM.
Pastries with parents in first grade
Tomorrow is GAME DAY for our Hansen Huskies football team! They will play in Castleford Friday, September 11th at 7PM. Come support these athletes.
THIS WEEK WITH THE HUSKIES! 🐾
Here’s what’s happening with the huskies this week. 💚🖤
Happy Labor Day!
Here’s what’s happening with the huskies this week. 💚🖤
Happy Labor Day!
