The Hemlock Huskies school color of blue continues to be a shade of green. The Hemlock Public School District is committed to sustainable efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
The school district has investigated and implemented several things to reduce the district’s overall environmental footprint.
Superintendent Don Killingbeck said, “We are committed to forward-thinking and doing the best possible for our students, staff, community while reducing any environmentally negative impact.”
In recent years, the district has:
- Partnered up with MDEQ to implement recycling across the district.
- Partnered up with Consumer Energy and other partners to reduce energy consumption.
- Awarded and became a member of a select club of schools, with Green Schools.
- Enhanced awareness of recycling programs and efforts.
The district continues to be a leader in innovation, collaboration, and education. The school district is advocating to reduce waste, reuse materials whenever possible, and to recycle.
Josh Chase, Hemlock Middle School Principal, said, “This continues to be a great opportunity for our students and staff. It helps cultivate the stewardship of the environment and community that we want to instill in the next generation.”
EXPECTATIONS
At Hemlock Public School District, we are all about high expectations and holding ourselves accountable to deliver the highest quality education and services possible. The hard-working people at Hemlock Public School District have made the impossible look easy to many of us, and it simply isn’t. Our staff district-wide has come together to provide our students and families with options, with face-to-face and remote learning, with services like food service and transportation, and our students with extracurricular activities as able. We have done this with little disruption up to this point, but we face unknowns as COVID-19 cases rise and generate close contact quarantine situations for staff and students.
A wise person once said, “unrealistic expectations are premeditated resentment.” We need to make sure you understand the road ahead has lots of potential for inconvenience, frustration, and uncertainty. The good news is we are not in this alone; the whole Huskie Pack is in this together, and we will continue to make great things happen together for our students and families no matter the challenges we face together. We ask that everyone dial their expectation meters with the realities we face in the coming weeks and months. No doubt, there will be potential opportunities for inconveniences, frustration, and uncertainty.
"Festival of Wreaths"
Wreaths can be viewed online at the Hemlock Business Association Facebook page or in person at the participating businesses and organizations.
To purchase tickets you can either visit the local businesses that are participating or attend the Holiday Market at the Richland Township Park on December 4th starting at 4:00 pm. Winners will be selected at 6:30 pm and attendance is not required to win. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5.
Proceeds from this event go back into the community. For more information, please call 989-642-2097 or email: hemlockba@gmail.com.
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HEMLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Email: kienitz.kris@hemlockps.com
Website: hemlockps.com
Location: 525 North Maple Street, Hemlock, MI, USA
Phone: 989-642-5253