The Hive

Dear HMS Families,

Well, we did it! Five whole school days are complete and we are on our way to having an amazing school year. It was so fun having our students back on campus, filling our hallways with smiles and laughter. We have been out and about during transitions and we appreciate all of our students for helping us comply with the new cell phone policy.

We are so proud of all of our students and are excited to support them this year in achieving all of their goals. It's going to be a fantastic year!

With Kindness,

Bess & Sid

If your child is interested in being an elected ASB representative, students will be learning about the ASB Election on Tuesday, September 1st during Homebase. Interested students will be required to submit an election packet in ordered to be part of the election process. The ASB Election packet is due by 3:30pm on Tuesday, September 8th. There will be a mandatory meeting for all candidates on Thursday, 9/10 during Homebase.

Families: Don’t forget to apply for Free & Reduced-Price Meals!

Families who think they may qualify are encouraged to submit an application for the Free and Reduced-Price Meals Program through Qmlativ. A printable application and income guideline information can also be found on our Nutrition Services page: https://www.hocksd.org/page/nutrition-services

If your child didn't get their picture taken on 8/21 during Hornet Academy or Orientation, please plan on having them get their picture take on Friday, October 2nd. We will start taking pictures during first period and continue until we are finished.

We are so excited for our fall sports seasons to officially be underway! We have 50+ athletes competing for cross country and 30+ for volleyball & football. All of our athletes and coaches have been working extremely hard through this first week and we look forward to competitions starting in the near future.

Game schedules will not be finalized until Monday and will be shared out by each individual team coach as well as at our parent night. There will be a fall sports parent night on Monday 8/31 at 5:30 in the gym. We will start all together in the gym and then each program will have an opportunity to meet individually to go over sport specific information.

Finally, I really want to give a shoutout to all of our athletes who tried out for volleyball this week. It takes a lot of courage to tryout for a sport and regardless of the outcome we are so proud of them and hope they continue to participate in school activities in the future.

HMS is excited for the Hornets Cheerleading Club to begin. Hornets Cheerleading Club (HCC) is a great introduction to cheerleading for beginners. HCC will meet Tuesday's and Thursday’s after school from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm starting on Thursday Sept. 3. Students will need to arrange to be picked up after practices, there is no bus transportation.

HCC is open to all students, 6th-8th grade. Cheerleaders will learn entry-level cheers and cheer alongside the HMS football team at home games on 9/23 and 10/7 at HHS Stadium. This is a great opportunity to explore cheerleading and get a head start learning HHS Cheer material.

All participants will be required to pay an ASB fee ($25). Competition participants will pay an additional $40 for a cheer t-shirt and poms. Non-competition participants will not be issued a tshirt and poms and will only be required to pay the ASB fee. Please grab a club permission slip from the ASB office and return it prior to beginning practice.

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Please call: (360) 448-6440, select option 1

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Email: ms.attendance@hocksd.org

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Submit an absence report via Qmlativ on the morning of any absence, or earlier.

Thank you!

September

September 1st ASB Elections Introduced

September 7th Labor Day: No School

September 11th-16th ASB Election Campaigning

September 15th Jazz Band auditions

September 17th Constitution and Citizenship Day

September 17th ASB Elections during HB

September 18th Homecoming parade

September 21st Band t-shirt orders due

September 28th School Board Meeting

September 28th - October 2nd FIRST Spirit Week

October

October 2nd Volleyball-a-thon

October 2nd Picture Retakes

October 5th Select Jr. All State Auditions, Band

October 6th Coach Appreciation Day

October 9th No School: Teacher in-service day

October 13th Fall Band Concert

October 16th Boo Gram Sales Begin

October 19th-23rd Bus Safety Week

October 19th Unity Day

October 26th School Board Meeting

October 28th-29th HMS Fall Conferences

October 28th Late Night Conferences

October 28th-30th 3 Hour Early Release

October 30th Boo Grams Delievered

We have such an awesome community and it's wonderful to be able to celebrate it!

We teach, guide, and support students and our community by creating a safe environment where we learn and grow together.

Wednesdays: 1 Hour Early Release

Office Hours: 8:00am - 3:45am

Email: bess.colpron@hocksd.org
Website: https://hms.hocksd.org/
Location: 15916 NE 182nd Ave, Brush Prairie, WA, USA
Phone: 360-448-6440
Facebook: facebook.com/HockinsonMS/