Hello SAU 34 School Community,

Please scroll down to access a wide range of information and links about what is happening all across SAU #34.

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• Feb 6 H-D School Board Meeting 6pm H-DMS
• Feb 6 HD Deliberative Session 7pm H-DMS
• Feb 8 SNOW DATE HD Deliberative Session 7pm H-DMS
• Feb 14 Washington School District Public Budget Hearing and School Board Meeting 6pm WES
• Feb 15 SNOW DATE Washington School District Public Budget Hearing and School Board Meeting
• Feb 20 Hillsboro-Deering School Board Meeting 6pm H-DES
• Feb 21 Windsor School District Public Budget Hearing and School Board Meeting Windsor Town Hall
• Feb 27-March 3 School Vacation

Detailed budget information for each district and for SAU #34 is publicly accessible at: https://nh02217314.schoolwires.net/domain/31

Hillsboro-Deering Middle School and Hillsboro-Deering High School held a combined Winter Concert on Wednesday, February 1st. It was a fantastic performance from all involved with highlights including The High School Band performance of "How to Train Your Dragon" and Spiderman making a surprise appearance with the Middle School Chorus. The audience was overflowing with close to 300 people in attendance.

The Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School Band and Chorus Concert was held Thursday, February 2nd. The Chorus did a wonderful job opening the concert with our National Anthem and then went on perform several pieces showing their range and hard work. The Fourth and Fifth Grade Bands performed a number of pieces, individually and together, that demonstrated the skills they have learned.

It is very exciting to the music programs at all three school growing and to have live performances back on our calendar!

The Washington Elementary School Winter Performance and Showcase "Take Me out to the Ball Game!" is scheduled for Wednesday, February 22nd 6:30pm at WES.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

• Girls Varsity Basketball away at Newport High School 6:30pm
• Boys JV Basketball home vs Newport High School 4pm
• Boys Varsity Basketball home vs Newport High School 5:30 pm

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

• Boys Varsity Ice Hockey atNEC vs Hollis-Brookline High School 8pm

Friday, February 10, 2023

• Alpine Ski Meet
• Boys JV Basketball away at Raymond High School 5pm
• Boys Varsity Basketball away at Raymond High School 6:30pm
• Girls Varsity Basketball at home vs Raymond High School 5pm

Saturday, February 11, 2023

• Bowling Meet away 10am
• Boys Varsity Ice Hockey away vs Sanborn Regional High School 6:15pm

Monday, February 13, 2023

• Alpine Ski Meet

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

• Boys Varsity Ice Hockey at NEC vs Kennett High School 6pm

Friday, February 17, 2023

• Boys Varsity Ice Hockey at NEC vs Laconia High School 6pm

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

• Boys Varsity Ice Hockey away vs Berlin High School 6pm

Friday, February 24, 2023

• Boys Varsity Ice Hockey at NEC vs Kingswood 6pm

Congratulations to Zack Coombs, H-DHS Senior, for becoming the newest member of the 1,000 Point Scorer Club!

The last 1,000 point scorer was Skyler Makkinje in 2010. The last male 1,000 point scorer was James McGuire in 1991. The first player to reach 1,000 points at H-DHS was Harold Rowell in 1966.

#ProudToBeAHillcat

Order an H-DES Yearbook using this link: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob

Order code: 14314423

We continue to have multiple upper respiratory and stomach viruses circulating. We ask the community to remain diligent in order to keep our school buildings well and open.

Students or staff experiencing new onset of symptoms should stay home and rest until they are fever free (without fever reducing medication), and are experiencing improvement of symptoms. Anyone who demonstrates symptoms while at school will be dismissed by the school nursing team and asked to remain home until return criteria is met.

Students and staff should stay home for an extra day of rest if they are experiencing any of the following symptoms.

• Fever or chills (including subjective fever)

• Cough

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Sore throat

• Nasal congestion or runny nose

• Fatigue

• Muscle or body aches

• Headache

• Nausea or vomiting

• Diarrhea

Students and staff staying home when sick is one of the strongest mitigation strategies in stopping the spread of infections and viruses in the classroom. If you are unsure if you should send your child to school, we ask that you keep them home and contact the school nurse. School nurses have COVID tests available to support our staff and students. Please contact your school nurse with any questions or concerns.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.

A large number of new winter coats were donated to the HDSD by the local Knights of Columbus Council serving the St. Mary and St. Theresa Parishes of Hillsboro and Henniker. The coats were funded by the local Knights of Columbus through fund raising activities. The coats provided are part of the Knights of Columbus national “Coats for Kids” Program. The coats are all brand new and available to any student regardless of need. Please contact your building school nurse if you are interested in a new coat. The coats will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.

• The NH Department of Health and Human Services has an important update for families with children covered by NH Medicaid. During the COVID-19 federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), New Hampshire has provided continuous health care coverage for children and families that receive Medicaid. When the PHE ends, this extended coverage will end too, and families may need to complete a renewal to re-certify their children’s Medicaid eligibility. Learn more about planning for the end of the PHE here.

The calendar on the SAU website has been updated to be more user-friendly and to provide selectable event views by building. In addition, the individual school calendars have also been updated to include events that are occurring in the other schools. These changes enable a single view for everyone to see what is happening across the SAU and District.

By clicking on the calendar name on the left-hand panel, you can hide that particular calendar's events from the larger view. You also can subscribe to a calendar to receive updates and changes to events.

HDSD.org

• Schoolhouse is once again offering its four-week SAT Bootcamps this spring. Registration for the virtual tutoring program opens on Monday at this link. The bootcamps aim to prepare students for the upcoming SAT exam.

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Our district has moved to an online registration process and it is so very important for parents and guardians to log in to https://hdsd.web2school.com/ and update all information. DO NOT click on the new student registration button. Simply log in with your username and password and follow the prompts. If you have any issues or do not remember your login information, please contact the school office below for assistance:

• Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School, PreK-5, alemkau@hdsd.org , 603-464-1122

• Hillsboro-Deering Middle School, 6-8, sbelida@hdsd.org, 603-464-1120

• Hillsboro-Deering High School, 9-12, pkallander@hdsd.org , 603-464-1184

• Washington Elementary School, K-5, dbilski@hdsd.org , 603-495-3463

The document links below, which are also in Web2School under Announcements, will be helpful for you to review prior completing your information update:

H-D – Washington Student Electronic Device Agreement

Notification of Video and Audio Recording

Opt-Out of SORA Digital Library

HDSD Annual Parent Guardian Notice of Policies

Washington SD Annual Parent Guardian Notice of Policies