HRHS Student & Family Newsletter
June 9, 2024
Hello HRHS Families!
It is so hard to believe that we have completed yet another year at HRHS! Last week was a wonderful senior week, culminating in the Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony at our beautiful school campus in Westhampton. We were lucky to have gorgeous weather and the rain held off until the ceremony was over. If you attended the ceremony and you have any photos or videos that you would like to share, please send them to me at Lhotz@hr-k12.org. It is such a treat to get to look through graduation photos from so many different perspectives and angles, so we welcome whatever you would be willing to share with us! To see the photos we have so far, click here!
The families of high school students will be receiving their schedules for 2024-2025 by the end of this week. Schedules will list course names only; teacher names will be on schedules that are shared later in the summer. Students entering grades 7 and 8 will receive their schedules in mid to late July.
HRHS still has school choice openings for students entering grades 10 and 11. We currently have a waitlist for students entering grades 7, 8, and 9. There are no seats available for students entering grade 12. The school choice application will close at the end of August and no new school choice students are admitted once the school year begins.
Finally, we hope to see many of you at the annual Raider Run 5k on Saturday, June 15 at 9am! More information is below!
It has been a busy and fun year, and there are so many reasons to celebrate our students. It has also been a year where we have needed to comfort and support each other through hard times. Thank you, parents and guardians, for your collaboration, flexibility, and trust this year. It has been our pleasure to teach your children this year and we are looking forward to another great year starting in September! We wish the best of luck to our students who are leaving for Smith Vocational or who are moving on from HRHS for other schools!
Thank you for another great year! We will be in touch this summer with staffing updates and other important information for the fall.
Lauren Hotz, Principal
Mark Your Calendars
June 10: Last Day of Classes
June 10, 6pm: School Committee Meeting
June 15: Raider Run
July 8-31: Credit Recovery
August 7, 9am-noon: Tours and Locker Practice for New Students
August 14, 11am-2pm: Tours and Locker Practice for New Students
August 20, 21, 22: 7th Grade Raider Camp
August 26, 6pm: School Committee Meeting
August 27, 9am: Senior Breakfast at the Look Park Garden House
August 27: Senior Parking Lot Painting (after breakfast!)
August 29, 7:30-11am: 7th Grade Orientation
September 3: First Day of School 2024-25!
From the Nurses' Office
If your student has an Epi Pen or inhaler stored in the nurse’s office, please have your student retrieve it before the last day of school. Any medication that remains in the nursing office after June 14 will be discarded. We hope you have a healthy summer!
Summer Reading 2024
All students entering grades 7-12 should click here to review summer reading requirements. Please reach out to English department program leader Kim Bush (kbush@hr-k12.org) with any questions.
Last Day of School/Final Exam Info
The last day of school is June 14! June 10 is the last regular day of classes and will be a Z-day since it is the last day of quarter four.
June 11, 12, and 13 are half days of school; buses will run at the regular time in the morning and will depart HRHS at 11am. On June 14, there is only one official final exam period, so buses will run at the regular time in the morning and will depart HRHS at 9:35am.
The first exam period each day is 7:45-9:15am. The second exam period is 9:30am-11:00am. There is no morning meeting; students should report directly to their final exam room.
Students do not need to attend school if they do not have an exam during that final exam period. They are only required to come in for the periods that they have exams. However, if they need to take the bus or are otherwise in the school building, they will be directed to a directed study hall and should use that time to complete work or study for their next exams.
Per the Student & Family Handbook, students are not permitted to take final exams before the final exam period under any circumstances. If your family has plans that will conflict with our final exam dates, you can coordinate a time with the main office for your student to take their final exam(s) over the summer. Students will receive incomplete for their quarter 4 grade(s) in the classes for which they missed the final exam. If students do not complete the final exam over the summer, they will receive a zero for the exam.
If you have any questions about your child's final exam schedule, please reach out to their teachers, counselor, or team leader directly.
Grynn & Barrett School Event Photos
Did you know that you can access photos from many school events and athletic events from Grynn and Barrett? Click here to view the photos that are available for purchase!
Graduation photos and prom photos will be added in the next couple of weeks.
2024-2025 Calendar
The academic calendar for 2024-2025 was approved by the HRHS School Committee on March 4. Please click here to view the calendar.
*Class of 2025: This means that your graduation date is officially set for June 6, 2025!
We're Hiring!
We are looking to fill various positions for the fall! We currently have these positions open and they are all posted on the employment page of our district website:
- JV and Varsity Boys Soccer Coaches
- JV and Varsity Field Hockey Coaches
- High School Math Teacher
- 2 Permanent Building Substitutes (full-time)
Youth Soccer Registration
Hampshire Youth Soccer's Fall 2024 Recreational program registration is open to all students entering Pre-K to Grade 8 who live in or attend school in the Hampshire Regional School District. It allows participants to learn the sport, develop and enhance soccer skills, and have fun while playing.
Registration for Recreational Soccer takes place over June and July, and teams are formed mid to late August. Click here to register for Fall 2024 Recreational Soccer and learn more about the divisions, offerings, and season dates.
New this year (if there is enough interest): 7/8th grade Recreational Soccer through our partnership with the Quabbin League. Like our 5/6 grade division, games are played throughout Hampshire and Hampden County.
Contact Us!
Administration
Principal Lauren Hotz: Lhotz@hr-k12.org
Assistant Principal Kara Sheridan: ksheridan@hr-k12.org
Assistant Principal Alex Seid: aseid@hr-k12.org
Counseling Office:
Middle School Counselor Julia Low-Chappell: jlowchappell@hr-k12.org
Grades 9 & 11 School Counselor Beth Rochon: brochon@hr-k12.org
Grades 10 & 12 School Counselor Sarah Pietrzak: spietrzak@hr-k12.org
Director of Student Activities
CJ Holt: cholt@hr-k12.org
Reach Us By Telephone
Call the main office: 527-7680
Call the counseling office: 437-5593
Principal at Hampshire Regional High School in Westhampton, Massachusetts