Hastings Middle School Family Flier
February 25, 2024
No School Monday
This is a friendly reminder that there is no school for students and staff on Monday, February 17th.
Volley for a Cause
Hastings Middle School and Jones Middle School are working together on a service learning project to promote belonging. In anticipation of our Volley for a Cause game in April, we are selling spirit wear. Students and staff will have opportunities to sport their purchases during spirit weeks, at the game, and more. A portion of each item purchased will be donated to Special Olympics and Best Buddies.
All items will be delivered to the school you choose on your order form. Anticipated delivery date is March 12th. The store closes on February 23rd. Please be sure to place your orders before the deadline. We will not be able to extend this date.
Our yearbook sale is LIVE!
- We will be selling yearbooks online from now until February 28th. In order for students to get their yearbooks before the end of the year, we need to have all orders placed by the due date. We cannot accept any late orders, so please be sure to order now!
- Yearbooks will be delivered to Hastings and passed out in advisory. In the last week of school teachers set aside time for students to sign yearbooks and share memories together
- Place your order at book.hrimaging.com
- Yearbooks are $40
- Please reach out to our yearbook advisor Allison Tomlin (atomlin@uaschools.org) with any questions
Need Service Hours?
Feb 28 is Greensview multicultural night and is looking for middle school volunteers to make the night happen! You can sign up below:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090D44A8A923A6FE3-54548375-greensview
International Educational Travel
We are excited to announce one of the international educational travel opportunities that will be offered in 2026. Senora Patricia Mendoza from Jones Middle School and Senora Allison Weise from Hastings Middle School will be leading a Costa Rica: A Touch of the Tropics tour, which will be traveling in June 2026.
We will be offering a parent information session where you can learn all about this tour including itinerary specifics, academic opportunities, costs and enrollment options — and meet the teachers! The session will be held Tuesday, February 25 at 7 p.m. at Jones Middle School. Please RSVP for the session here: https://bit.ly/4aJg9CU.
Golden Apple Award
We are excited to announce that the nomination period for the 2025 Golden Apple Awards is just around the corner. This prestigious award can go to any faculty or staff member in our schools. The nominee may be an outstanding teacher, administrator, nurse, custodian, secretary, aide, paraprofessional, counselor, resource officer, etc. They all make a difference in the lives of our children and are worth celebrating for their contributions to our community.
Nominations will run from Monday, January 6, to Friday, February 28, and can be submitted on the Upper Arlington Civic Association's website at www.uaca.org
Pittsburgh Trip 2025-2026
We will once again be traveling to Pittsburgh for our 7th grade trip. We wanted to share information sooner rather than later, so please see below for important dates.
Trip Dates
Wednesday, October 15th - Thursday, October 16th (Please note, there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 17th)
Tuesday, April 22nd - Spring Information Meeting at 6:00 pm in the Hastings Auditorium
Thursday, August 14th - Fall Information Meeting at 6:00 pm in the Hastings Auditorium
Thursday, August 21, 2025 - final payment due
Pricing and itinerary are still being finalized and will be available at the April meeting. For all other questions, contact Tawnya Schroeder (tschroeder@uaschools.org) or Beth Joseph (bjoseph@uaschools.org)
House 7 Gold-Star House Service Project
The students and teachers of House 7 Gold are excited about their service project with the Star House. Beginning Monday, February 3 through February 14, we are collecting supplies for the Star House, a youth and young adult center that provides various services for homeless youth. We are collecting new socks, reusable water bottles, toiletries (toothpaste, shampoo, soap, etc..), new or gently used winter coats, rain ponchos, and jackets as well as new and gently used men's and women's clothing (for ages 14-24/sizes adult small and up). Students can bring the items in and drop them off in their classrooms.
Service Hours
There are two ways any Hastings student can earn service hours supporting the Star House service learning project.
If you do extra chores around the house and earn money to purchase toiletries or new socks, you may count the time spent doing chores. All the money you earn must be spent for Star House supplies in order for it to count as service hours.
If you spend time at your house (with an adult) sorting through items to donate, you may count that time.
When you enter the hours, you must use an adult in your home as the verification contact. In addition, you need to explain in the reflection section exactly what you did and how you earned the hours.
Questions about High School?
Please reach out to your student's UAHS Counselor.
Helpful Links
Transportation Questions: schoolbusquestions@uaschools.org or call 614-487-6477
Upper Arlington Schools Lunch Information link: https://www.uaschools.org/NutritionalServices.aspx
PowerSchool Parent Portal: https://ps-uar.metasolutions.net/public/home.html
If you need assistance logging into PowerSchool, you may reach out to: familytechhelp@uaschools.org
Student Fees/SPS EZpay: https://www.spsezpay.com/upperarlington/login.aspx
