HEMLOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL

Hemlock Middle School would like to congratulate this year’s 8th-grade award winners! These awards are based on scholarship, leadership, citizenship, attendance, character, and involvement in school activities.

Middle School Principal Terry Keyser said, "These students represent the ideas that we want all of our students to aspire to. They are the current and future leaders of their class and should go on to even greater things at Hemlock High School and beyond. Their challenge is to maintain these qualities in themselves and to inspire others to reach higher along with them."

New Middle School Principal Josh Chase added, “These students have a very bright future. It has been my honor to work with many of them. I am excited to see how high they set their sights for 2024!”.

Since we have been in unusual times and could not hold our usual celebration,

we held a Virtual 8th Grade Graduation for these students in Mrs. Curtiss´s Class.

Good luck in the high school, Madison Sitts and Graham Sobieski!

Ms. Ludlum is a special education teacher, working with our students in 5th-8th-grades in English and 8th-grade FOCUS class. She has been teaching in the district for 16 years with the last several years at Hemlock Middle School. Her family includes her children: Reece - Age 6 and Rylie - Age 3.

Ms. Ludlum earned her Master's Degree from Saginaw Valley State University and likes to spend her spare time running, traveling, camping, and going to movies. Her favorite author is Stuart Woods. Ms. Ludlum’s favorite quote is, “If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you have always gotten." Her all-time favorite place visited is the Mayan Riviera.

Ms. Ludlum loves teaching, saying she is proudest when her students help each other out and give 100%. She believes in her student’s potential and strives to be fun and energetic. Ms. Ludlum tries to be creative, think outside the box, and have a positive attitude while getting students excited about school.

Hello 8th Grade!!!

Since we were unable to have our normal visitation day for you, we sent you an email with a short video to introduce you to the high school. We also sent you an activities survey, so please make sure that you completed that survey after you watched the video. If you did not receive an email from the high school, please contact Jamie Galbraith at galbraith@hemlockps.com.

We hope you enjoy your summer and we will see you in the fall!

Mrs. Martin's Brownie Bowl

3 cups cold Milk

2 pkg (4 serving size each) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling

1 tub (8 oz) Cool Whip Topping, thawed, divided

1 baked 9-inch square Brownie layer, cooled, cut into 1-inch cubes

1 pt (2 cups) Raspberries

Pour milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk for 2 minutes or until well blended. Gently stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping.

Place half of the brownie cubes in 2-quart serving bowl; top with half of the pudding mixture, half of the raspberries and half of the remaining whipped topping. Repeat all layers.

Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until cooled and ready to serve. Makes 16 servings, about 2/3 cup each. YUMMY!!!

Mr. Chase's Tater Tot Casserole

1 pound Ground Beef

1 pinch Salt and Ground Black Pepper to taste

1 (10.75 oz) can Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup

2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese

1 (16 oz) package frozen Tater Tots

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink and completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes; season with salt and black pepper. Stir cream of mushroom soup into the cooked ground beef; pour the mixture into a 9X13 baking dish. Layer tater tots evenly over the ground beef mixture; top with Cheddar cheese. Bake until tater tots are golden brown and hot, 30 to 40 minutes. Enjoy!

Mrs. Helmer's Taco Pie

1 1/2 lb Ground Beef (or ground turkey)

1 pkg (approx 4 TBSP) Taco Seasoning

1/2 cup Water

1 can Crescent Rolls

1 cup Sour Cream

1 cup shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

1 cups crushed Fritos

1/2 cup sliced Black Olives (optional)

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Brown ground beef in a large skillet. Drain grease and return to the pan. Add taco seasoning, water and olives (optional). Simmer for 5 minutes.

While beef mixture is simmering, unroll crescent dough into a rectangle; press onto the bottom of a greased 13X9" baking dish. Seal the dough perforations and sprinkle with 1 cup of Fritos. Spoon beef over the top of the Fritos, making sure to spread evenly. Stir sour cream until smooth, then spread over beef. Top with shredded cheddar and the remaining cup of Fritos.

Bake for about 20-25 minutes, until the crust is golden brown. Enjoy!

Jaedyn Mallek 6/14

Mason Lavigne 6/15

Alaina Rundell 6/15

Dennis Lillywhite 6/17

Zoey Reikowsky 6/18

Dominic Rivette 6/18

Braden Turner 6/19

Landon Gardner 6/23

Colton Siler 6/24

Claire Beck 6/26

Greysen Thornton 6/26

Skyler Deutsch 6/27

Mia Jimenez 6/27

Raymond Martinez 6/27

Lily Wenzel 6/28

Nevaeh Dwenger 6/29

Harlo Seeger 7/1

Logan Halm 7/2

Emily Morris 7/6

Sophia Hampton 7/8

Austin Kuehnehund 7/9

Mr. Weiskrich 7/11

Julia Darby 7/12

Cayla Konop 7/12

Noah Langworthy 7/12

Layla Gardner 7/14

Ava Roka 7/14

Mrs. Slominski 7/16

Landon Perry 7/19

Julia Dailey 7/20

Katherine Grzenia 7/20

Casey Wardin 7/20

Jayme Chad 7/21

William Foss 7/22

Drew Genow 7/22

Ella Kocsis 7/22

Cadin Cmach 7/25

Liam Mcelhaney 7/25

Payton Sullivan 7/25

Jake Funka 7/27

Savannah Saylers 7/27

Carly Siler 7/28

Ms. Chris 7/29

Dallas Dearman 7/31

• Saturday 6/20: Summer officially begins.
  
• Sunday 6/21: Happy Father's Day!
• Saturday 7/4: Independence Day!

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