The Hive

Dear HMS Families,

Oh my goodness, what a week it has been! We have had the best time hanging out with the most fun kids in the world! We hope they have come home with the same smiles we see them with in the hallways.

Thank you for sharing your kids with us once again as we kick off this school year. We have a lot of fun things planned this year and we are looking forward to sharing it with our HMS community. It's going to be a great year!

With Kindness,

Bess & Sid

We strongly encourage you to opt-in for our assurance program.

For the 2025-26 school year we are offering the Hockinson Assurance Program (HAP) as a way for families to greatly reduce the financial risk if a Chromebook is accidentally damaged or lost. This program is completely voluntary, but students who opt-out should still complete and submit the enrollment form online, choosing the "Decline" option.

HAP is an insurance program that covers student's Chromebooks in case of accidental damage or loss. The program costs $20 to enroll and covers any repairs to Chromebooks due to accidental damage. If the Chromebook is stolen or lost, the student will only be liable for $150 of the replacement cost with HAP, unless a police report is submitted, then the cost is fully covered.

For detailed information on HAP, please see the Hockinson Assurance Program from on the Technology Forms page.

If your child was unable to come to 6th grade Hornet Academy or 7th & 8th Orientation, we will have picture retakes on Friday, September 26th. At this time, you student will get their picture taken and get their HMS ID card.

Who: 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Students & Families

When: September 2nd

5:30-6:00pm @ HMS gym, parent meeting with Mrs. Colpron & Mr. Slom

6:00-7:00pm Shortened student schedule classroom rotation

1st is Homebase and we won't have a rotation for that period

2nd 6:00-6:07

3rd 6:10-6:17

4th 6:20-6:27

5th 6:30-6:37

6th 6:40-6:47

7th 6:50-6:57

Parents and families are encouraged to stop by to meet their child’s teachers and learn more about the curriculum for each course. We hope to see you there!

We hope you will consider joining us on Friday, September 19th for the yearly tradition of our 8th graders playing alongside the HHS band. This is such a fun tradition and it's always fun to cheer on the best band in the land! The game starts at 7:00pm!

We are excited for our fall sports seasons to officially be underway! All of our athletes have been working extremely hard through the first week. There will be a short fall sports parent night on Tuesday 9/2 in the commons prior to our school Open House which begins at 5:30 in the gym.

Schedules will not be finalized until the middle of next week however, Cross country begins their season next Friday 9/5 at the Steve Maas Run-a-Ree, Football will play at Monticello on Wednesday 9/10 and Girls Volleyball will play their first games on Monday 9/15. We look forward to a successful fall season. Finally, I really want to celebrate all of our athletes who tried out for volleyball this week, it takes a lot of courage and regardless of the outcome we are so proud of them and hope they continue to participate in school activities.

Upcoming Sports -

Winter I sports registration will open October 1st and the season will begin Oct. 20th. Please make sure that your athlete has a current physical on file, and all forms are signed through FinalForms.

Girls Basketball is open to 7th and 8th graders. We will have 3 teams and not all athletes who try out will make a team.

Boys and Girls Wrestling is open to 6th - 8th grade boys and girls.

HMS is excited to introduce Hornets Cheerleading Club. Hornets Cheerleading Club (HCC) is a great introduction to cheerleading for beginners. HCC will meet every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 7:30-8:30AM from 9/4 - 10/9. HCC is open to students in the 6th-8th grade. Cheerleaders will learn entry level cheers and dances with the help of HHS cheerleading coaches and HHS cheerleaders. Cheerleaders will cheer alongside the new HMS football team at home games on 10/1 and 10/8. 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 $30 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.

I posted about this on our social media this week, but I wanted to share this here as well. We are required to have a safety drill within the first ten days of school and then at least one safety drill per month. We take safety drills extremely seriously here and talk extensively about them with students and staff. We debrief after every drill as a team and talk about what went well and what changes we need to make. We send out survey forms to every adult after each drill and then we meet as a safety team once a month. Below you will find our Emergency Protocols that we use. We use these with each drill we practice. We did a fire evacuation drill on Thursday during 6th period for our first drill. We will continue to practice these throughout the year.

The Hockinson PWT is excited to continue supporting the students and staff at Hockinson Middle School this year! In partnership with school administration, we are raising funds for two important initiatives: Staff Appreciation activities HMS Staff Hospitality and new Recess Equipment HMS Recess Equipment.

Your support makes a big difference in creating a positive, engaging environment for our students and showing appreciation for our hardworking staff. We would love your help in contributing to these important fundraisers, thank you for being part of our community!

September

September 1st No School: Labor Day

September 2nd Open House

September 12th Fall Sports Pictures

September 19th 8th grade band playing at HHS Football Game

September 29th-October 3rd Spirit Week

October

October 3rd Volleyball-a-thon

We really try to post one thing a day that is student centered. If you are curious what we are up to throughout the day, please consider following our Facebook or Instagram accounts. We love to give you all insight to all the amazing things that happen here.

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.

School Hours: 8:50am-3:20pm

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/