Inside Scoop

Hello, Hawks:

Today, counselors met with current 9th through 11th graders to discuss forecasting. You should have received an email this afternoon from the counselors with the slidedeck of the presentation and any necessary updates. As I stated in our meeting today, take the time to plan for next year - we use the forecasting process to build our schedule. Don't be afraid to take challenging courses!

Speaking of counselors, last week was Counselor Appreciation Week! We have two wonderful counselors in Mrs. Christina Mackey-Greene and Mrs. Chantelle Henry. Our students are incredibly blessed to receive the guidance from these two amazing professionals. Thank you, Mrs. Mackey-Greene and Mrs. Henry, for all you do!

Some other big accomplishments:

• Semester One Awards were last week, and I am so proud of our students. Click here to see all of the award recipients.
• FBLA Winter Leadership Conference - 14 students qualified for state, and 12 received first place awards.
• District Wrestling - Four wrestlers earned automatic bids to state, with several more this Wednesday battling for their spot.
• North County Honor Band was this weekend, capped by a performance on Saturday night.

Our Hawks are amazing, and I impressed with them every day. Keep up the strong effort!

Here's what you'll find in the Scoop:

• Levy Information
• Cold and Flu Prevention
• Counselor, College, and Career Information
• FAFSA Completion
• Yearbook Information for Seniors - Including Senior Quotes and Throwback Ads
• Yearbook Sales
• Class of 2026 Information
• Athletics (New Website)
• Winter Athlete of the Week
• Senior Winter Athletes
• Girls and Women in Sports Field Trip
• New Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Spring Athletics
• Science Olympiad
• AAA Booster Information
• FBLA Winter Leadership Conference
• Thespys Update
• Band Update

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at tim.fox@hocksd.org. Thank you for your support!

Go Hawks! #Elevate

Remember to vote: Renewal Levy Supports Student Programs & School Operations

Hockinson School District has a measure on the ballot to renew funding for student programs and school operations. Remember to vote: mail ballots or drop ballots in a drop box by Tuesday, February 10.

Without levy funding, HSD would face difficult decisions including potential reduction or elimination of art & music programs, Advanced Placement & elective classes, sports & extracurricular activities, staffing to maintain small class sizes, school Nurses, extracurricular transportation, learning technology replacement cycles, textbooks & curriculum replacement cycles, security staff & school/family communication tools, and building maintenance.

Find more information on the HSD levy webpage or in this informational mailer.

Here is some guidance from Nurse Lynn:

The flu spreads easily from person to person through coughs and sneezes. You can spread the flu to others before you know that you are sick.

People with flu often have:

• Fever
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Runny or stuffy nose
• Body aches
• Fatigue (tiredness)
• Headache
• Vomiting or diarrhea

To avoid flu germs at school, practice the following good hygiene actions and stay home when sick for at least 24 hours after a fever is gone.

Personal Actions

• Wash your hands: Wash hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds or by singing the Happy Birthday Song twice through. This is important after using the bathroom or after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose. Wash your hands or use Hand Sanitizer after you touch door handles to enter your school building or classroom and especially before and after you eat.
• Cover coughs and sneezes: Use a tissue and throw it away immediately, or cough/sneeze into your elbow.
• Avoid touching your face: Germs can enter your body through your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Stay home when sick: Stay home until you have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication, and your symptoms have improved.

If you plan to go to a post-secondary school (college, university, trade school), you should complete the FAFSA. It is a misunderstanding that only students in need should complete this. EVERY student should!

You can find more information here.

Dear Seniors and Families:

Thank you to those who submitted their portraits and quotes. Everyone else:

Senior portraits and quotes are due now! Please get them in as soon as possible! We cannot guarantee that your portrait and quote will be included if not submitted by February 28. Please keep in mind that creating the yearbook takes time and late submissions do impact deadlines. If you need help securing a photographer, we do have some excellent photographers on our Yearbook staff who would be happy to take your portrait at no cost. Please contact Mrs. Brinkman if you would like to find out more about portraits.

Please upload senior photos directly to the HHS Yearbook Photo Library on Treering.com – You will need to create an account on treering.com if you have not yet done so. After creating an account, please follow these steps:

1. Go to your personal account on www.treering.com.Our high school code is

   1017073341001632.

2. Click Explore Yearbook

3. In the bottom left of the screen you will see Yearbook To-Do’s.

4. Click Upload Portrait.

5. If there is an issue, please email portraits to jennifer.brinkman@hocksd.org. Please allow up to 2 days to receive an email confirmation that we received the portrait from Mrs. Brinkman.

All quotes must be sent to Mrs. Brinkman. Thank you!

Save on shipping and relax knowing that your Yearbook will arrive with our school shipment before Graduation and the end of the school year! Purchase your 2025-2026 Yearbook before April 7, 2026 to guarantee your copy!

Senior Apparel Drop

Show your pride with Class of 2026 apparel, comfy hoodies, tees, and more perfect for spirit days and senior events. Every purchase helps fund a safe & memorable Grad Night Party for our seniors. Shop here.

Senior Brick Sales

Put Your Name in Stone at the entrance to HHS! Great for Individuals, Teams, Clubs, Businesses and More! To be installed at HHS the summer of 2026! Every two years, the graduating class is given an opportunity to offer customized brick pavers to anyone who wants to purchase one!

To Reserve Your Brick Paver, fill out the form below. Bricks are $100 each.Order Here: https://forms.gle/PkX1Jx8JNeY3oWnv9

Get Involved:

• Donate your time by volunteering through our senior activities here or high school concessions here.
  
• Cash donations can be made by check to AAA Hockinson Boosters. Just list Class of 2026 in the Notes.

Check out our new athletics page here - https://www.hocksd.org/o/hockinsonathletics

Hockinson High School Athletics is proud to announce the addition of Louden Seekins as our new Strength and Conditioning Coach. We are excited to welcome Louden back to the Hockinson community and look forward to the leadership, knowledge, and enthusiasm he brings to our athletic programs.

Louden is a Hockinson High School alumnus (Class of 2014) who has remained deeply connected to education, health, and youth development. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Health from Luther College and has built a diverse professional background that strongly aligns with the goals of high school athletic development

As Strength and Conditioning Coach, Louden’s focus will be on:

• Teaching proper lifting technique and movement mechanics
  

• Developing speed, strength, agility, and power safely
  

• Supporting injury prevention and athletic longevity
  

• Building confidence, discipline, and accountability in student-athletes
  

• Creating an inclusive, positive training culture that supports all sports
  
  

We are excited for the impact Louden will have across all athletic programs and are confident his experience and passion will benefit our student-athletes both in-season and out of season.

Beginning January 12, strength and conditioning sessions will be offered multiple days per week to provide flexibility and access for all student-athletes. Sessions will include strength training, conditioning, speed development and jump training and are open to HHS students based on the designated group times listed below. Focus on Wednesday will be conditioning, speed and jump training.

Student-athletes are encouraged to attend consistently and arrive on time, ready to train. Sessions will emphasize proper preparation, safe progression, and accountability. Athletes should wear appropriate athletic clothing and footwear and be prepared to actively participate.

Students must have an account in Final Forms and join the Hawk Strength and Conditioning (under Activities) There is no cost to attend but attendance will be taken.

Congratulations to Dannika Grant (Junior) for being named the Athlete of the Week! Keep up the great effort.

I am excited to announce that we have started a Science Olympiad team!

Here is some information:

- Meeting Slidedeck

- Interest Form

- SciOly Main Page

- SciOly Events (Division C is high school level)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me, ben.markham@hocksd.org (advisor and head coach), or elin.bony@hocksd.org (assistant coach).

Check out the AAA Booster Update here!

Congratulations to our FBLA program on a great performance at FBLA Winter Leadership Conference. 14 students qualified for state and 12 won 1st place in their respective events. Go Hawks!

28 Hockinson thespians participated in the regional Thespys event at Capital High School in Olympia. They competed in multiple categories, both for individual and group performances (musical and non-musical), as well as several tech categories and the short film category.

The following students scored Superior (National Qualifier) and/or Excellent (State Honoree). These performances are almost exclusively student-led--things they work on outside of class time to bring to the competition. If you see any of these students, please congratulate them on their hard work!

Superior - National Qualifier

• Jacob Borthwick - Musical Solo - Mister Cellophane
• Teanna Eang - Short Film - Wish You Were Here
• Xavier Maitland - Scenic Design - The Sound of Music
• Brayden Pacheco - Musical Solo - Goodbye
• Hazel Soot - Stage Management - Elf the Musical, Jr.
• Kiely Fuller, Savannah O'Keefe, Mindy Xiong - Ensemble Musical - The Negative

Excellent - State Honoree

• Sydney Aldridge - Musical Solo - Times Are Hard for Dreamers
• Victoria Nguyen - Musical Solo - On My Own
• Savannah O'Keefe - Musical Solo - The Last Midnight
• Vex Stupka - Musical Solo - Somewhere That's Green
• Sam Switzer-Vos and Vex Stupka - Musical Duet - Suddenly Seymour
• Brayden Pacheco and Ivy Young - Musical Duet - Wedding Song
• Carter Myers and Victoria Nguyen - Musical Duet - Something Good
• Jacob Borthwick, Teanna Eang, and Mac Tilghman - Ensemble Acting - Cinderella
• Riley Austin, Caleb Carter, Kieran Harwood, and Nicholas Stanley - Ensemble Acting -
• Riley Austin, Addie Cameron, Sophia Chung, Victoria Nguyen, Lorelei Weed, Ella White - Ensemble Musical - Mama I'm a Big Girl Now
• Matthew Andersen, Caleb Carter, McKenzie Cobb, Kiely Fuller, Kieran Harwood, Samson Matthiesen, Danica Moses, Brayden Pacheco, Sam Switzer-Vos, Vex Stupka, Kaleb Williams, and Ivy Young - Ensemble Musical - Beautiful
• Teanna Eang - Props Construction - Puppet from Brothers Grimm

The HHS Jazz Band students are 2026 Clark College Jazz Festival AAA Champions!!!

Awarded Outstanding Soloists:

• Oliver Armstrong, alto saxophone
• Sarah Boehi, alto saxophone

Awarded Outstanding Sections:

• Rhythm- Jameson Fyfe, Logan Armstrong, Dean Lanier, Brenden Weber, Adriana Kluth

• Saxophones - Oliver Armstrong, Elizabet Olmedo Lopez, Sarah Boehi, Kim Asplund, Grant Hebert

You can watch the performances here:

https://youtu.be/zDNjK-pRGAs

We celebrated our Seniors for Band Senior Night on Wednesday! Congrats to our seniors! We’re so proud of you!

Email: tim.fox@hocksd.org
Website: https://hhs.hocksd.org/
Location: 16819 Northeast 159th Street, Brush Prairie, WA, USA
Phone: 360-448-6450
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HockinsonHS/