HEMLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL

This is our 18th week of the 2020-2021 school year. It remains our goal to provide you with regular updates. We are excited to have turned the last page on 2020 and start a new year with all of the Huskie on-campus learning face-to-face for the first time since mid-November.

Our staff continues to demonstrate a commitment to our students that is unmatched as we work to provide the highest quality education possible under our ever-changing circumstances.

We communicated about the future of snow days in a recent article published on the district's website and via an interview with ABC 12 News. In the interview, I made it clear that we may have a traditional snow day or two but definitely not twelve days with any form of learning like we did the year before last. If there is a snow day on a scheduled face-to-face this school year, the first one or two will be just like we have had in the past; after that, there will be some level of flexible learning.

We are working in cooperation with the Saginaw County Health Department for our staff to have the option for a voluntary COVID-19 Vaccine if they should select to do so. The timeline on distribution to school personnel appears to be 3-4 weeks from now.

Again, our team continues to refine our COVID-19 Dashboard with data updates in real-time and a location that brings pertinent information together into an easy-access place.

All the best,

Don Killingbeck, Supt.

Congratulations to Carly Siler for winning the coloring contest in her age group. Way to go Carly!!!

Thank you to our Hemlock Board of Education for your dedication to our students and staff.

Coming Soon... the Rauchholz Memorial Library's Winter Challenge, a mini-version of the Summer Challenge with a little less reading, but just as much fun! More info will be shared soon!

If you missed the Christmas Movie Mania results, don't you worry we have the scoop!!

The winning movie was Home Alone! It was a close race with Home Alone receiving 60% of the vote and A Christmas Story receiving 40%, with 15 voters total.

Thank you everyone who participated in voting!

January 14th is National Dress Up your Pet Day - your pet may not love the fact that there's an entire day dedicated to making them look extra fancy, but everyone that sees your pictures will love it!!

January 24th is National Compliment Day - You've got this. You're fabulous and you look amazing. Keep up the great work!

January 28th is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day - This is the perfect day to take a piece of bubble wrap in your hand and enjoy the moment of popping the bubbles.

LillyAnn Brunson, 1/9

Madilyn Keel, 1/9

Blake Ricker, 1/9

Aubree Harper, 1/12

Maxwell Martinez, 1/12

Noah Van Haitsma, 1/13

• Friday, 1/15: End of 2nd Marking Period and 1st Semester
  
• Friday, 1/15: Virtual day for everyone!
• Monday, 1/18: No School!
• Tuesday, 1/19: 2nd Semester Begins
• Friday, 1/22: Virtual day for everyone!
• Friday, 1/29: Virtual day for everyone!

Email: kienitz.kris@hemlockps.com
Website: hemlockps.com
Location: 525 North Maple Street, Hemlock, MI, USA
Phone: 989-642-5253