This week is our 36th week for the 2020-2021 school year.
Since my last weekly update, we have no new COVID-19 cases or close contact quarantines on our campus. With ten days of school left, we have a lot to celebrate and be grateful for; we, however, need to continue to vigilant, focused, and work together.
Click here to review our COVID-19 Dashboard with data updates in real-time. This link brings pertinent information together into one easy-to-access place.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.
All the best,
Don Killingbeck, Supt.
(989) 642-5282
Hemlock Bands Spring Concert
The Hemlock Bands Spring Concert will take place on Sunday, May 23rd at 2:00 p.m. on the High school football field.
The concert will start with 6th grade band, then 7th, then 8th. There will be a brief 30 minute intermission to let people safely leave and come in, and then the High school will start at 3:00 p.m., with the Jazz Band leading off and then the Concert Band finishing up.
We look forward to seeing you there!
SPORTS PHYSICALS 2021-2022
MHSAA pre-participation sports physicals are required for all students who participate in sports. A physical examination must be completed on or after April 15, 2021
to be considered a valid physical for 2021-22.
Turn in your completed physical to the High School Office.
If you have any questions, please contact galbraith@hemlockps.com.
https://www.hemlockps.com/o/athletics/page/athletic-registration--3
TECH NEWS FROM MRS. KATO
Parenting today involves so much more than it ever did with technology being a part of our daily lives. We are raising the first generation of kids to grow up with technology at their fingertips. Google has partnered with others to make a resource that is helpful for all parents. Google Families is helping families all around the world with resources, parent controls, family fun technology ideas, and tools to help with learning from a distance. There is something for everyone.
The first day of summer is known as the summer solstice and in the US it falls on June 20 or June 21 each year, depending on when the sun is furthest north of the equator. This day has been celebrated for centuries by people around the world.
France's Eiffel Tower can grow by more than 6 inches in summer due to the expansion of the iron on hot days.
One of the more annoying parts of summer are the mosquitoes, which have been around for 30 million years. It's said they can find warm-blooded mammals from 100 feet away.
Many people enjoy throwing Frisbees in summer, but they were originally designed as pie plates in the 1870s. Students started throwing them in the 1940s.
Ice pops were invented by accident in 1905 by 11 year old Frank Epperson. He mixed soda and water and left the mixture out overnight with the stirring stick still in it. Since the temperature was low, the mixture froze. He patented the idea in 1924.
HEMLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Email: kienitz.kris@hemlockps.com
Website: hemlockps.com
Location: 525 North Maple Street, Hemlock, MI, USA
Phone: 989-642-5253