On this Memorial Day, we Remember and Honor those who have given their lives in service to our country.

H-DMS Students at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 2023

Please scroll down to access a wide range of information and links about what is happening all across SAU #34.

If you have trouble opening any of the links, please scroll to the top and click on the picture of the SAU sign. That will bring you out of the email preview and into the actual newsletter, all the links will work from there.

• May 28 SAU 34 Board Meeting 6pm H-DHS Media Center

• May 29
• H-D Kindergarten Parent Information NIght 5pm H-DES
• Incoming 6th Grade Parent Information Night 6pm H-DMS

• June 3 Hillsboro-Deering School Board Meeting 6pm H-DES Library Media Center

• June 4 Senior Awards and Scholarship Night 5:30pm H-DHS

• June 5
• Senior Walk 8:40am H-D Campus
• H-DHS SPring Sports Awards 6pm H-DHS

• June 6 Class of 2024 Car Parade 6pm Osram to Hillcat Drive

• June 7 Class of 2024 Commencement 6pm (audience seating 5:30pm) H-DHS

• June 10 Washington School Board Meeting 6pm WES Art Room

• June 11 WES Night of Celebration 6:30pm WES

• June 13 8th Grade Awards and Celebration 6pm H-DMS

• June 14
• Last Day of School for Students in all SAU 34 Schools (Full Day)
• H-DES 5th Grade Celebration 9:30 - Noon
• Windsor School Board Meeting 5:30pm Windsor Town Hall

• June 17
• Professional Development Day
• Hillsboro-Deering School Board Meeting 6pm H-DES Library Media Center

The calendar on the SAU website provides a user-friendly way to selectable event views by building.

By clicking on the calendar name on the left-hand panel, you can hide that particular calendar's events from the larger view. You also can subscribe to a calendar to receive updates and changes to events.

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Thank-you to our local first responders and community departments for making the Touch-A-Truck Event a Huge Success. We are are so very lucky to have such incredible departments willing to donate their time and resources! They are wonderful!

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue

Hillsboro Police Department

Hillsboro Highway Department

Deering Police Department

Deering Fire Department

Deering Highway Department

NH Fish & Game

Eversource

Even with the weather being less than ideal that day, our amazing School Nutrition Program staff served over 750 meals and we had around 900 people participate throughout the evening.

Staff from every building put together put together great activities for families, it was absolutely the full community event we strove to create!

A huge shout out to the Fun Fest Organizing Committee:

*Terese Rheault

*Cathy Bennett

*Anna Muncy

*Jim O’Rourke

*Justin Parsils

*Mark Nichols

*Neal Richardson

*Nicole Barton

*Stacey Vazquez

They did an incredible job of organizing the event and bringing in all of our community partners to participate.

We are already planning for next year, so mark your calendars for Friday, May 16, 2025!

The Richard W. Withington Award was established by Mr. Withington in 1981, and is presented annually to honor an employee of the Hillsboro-Deering School District who is recognized as an ambassador from the schools to the larger community, and who has achieved excellence in their work, contributed significantly to the general welfare of students in ways above and beyond the normal requirements of their job, offering students and adults alike a model of strong professional behavior.

This year’s Withington Award recipient is a graduate of Hillsboro-Deering High School, who returned to the district as a Middle School Special Education Teacher in 2015. They have a deep commitment to service and demonstrate that through their work both in the district and also out in the wider community. They give generously of their time and personal resources to provide students with a broad range of opportunities and experiences, from developing personalized learning to coordinating school dances, from establishing the H-DMS Kindness Club to being the MC of the Talent Show, from facilitating after school clubs to helping organize the End 68 Hours of Hunger Program, this educator seeks out opportunities to enrich the lives of students. In the wider community this educator is a tireless volunteer who spends countless hours working at the Hillsboro Food Pantry, facilitating a youth group at a local church, and serving on the board for Hillsborough Community Thrift. They also served as Co-Chair of the Hillsborough 250th Committee.

This educator was nominated by many, both district employees and members of the larger community. To quote one of their colleagues, this educator “serves as a role model for those of us in the school community. She demonstrates her kindness, caring, passion, professionalism, enthusiasm, and dedication to the community every day.”

It is an honor to announce Ms. Jessica Granger as the 2024 Richard W. Withington Award recipient.

Kathryn Thyng and Keagan Lamos-Garon

For their amazing presentation to the entire high school staff around student leadership and their work with the high school advisory program.

Gwendolyn Caffrey, Luke Malandrino, Zachary Sweet, Tucker Willett

Over the course of several weeks, these four students conducted research on a Constitutional Amendment and then wrote a speech. In April, they showed off their hard work and public speaking skills by delivering their speeches to a room full of their classmates and teachers.

Teagan Flanders

Teagan Flanders is a role model for her class. She is an extremely hard worker all day. She is an active participant in class and has great ideas to share. She is a great friend to everyone. Before she leaves for the day she always helps her teacher with jobs that need to be done to help her class get ready for the next day.

6th Grade Advisories

Each advisory designed and decorated a hole for the mini golf course for FunFest. Each design followed a theme based on what their advisory teacher taught, math, social studies, science etc. The students did an awesome job in their designs!

The Hillsboro-Deering Chapter of the National Honor Society Inducted 11 new members on Tuesday, May 21st. The chapter also honored their graduating seniors and installed the officers for the 2024-2025 school year. Special recognition was given to Hillsboro-Deering School District Nurse, HeatherAnn Labier who was the membership's selection for the the 2024 Honorary Member.

Current Members:

Michael Denslow, President

Abigail Benn, Vice-President

Megan Denslow, Secretary

Eve Erikson, Treasurer

Mackenzie Borowiec, Historian

Jacob Audette

Reith Breed

Morgan Dean

CLaire Doyle

Daniel Franklin

Elysia Hagstrom

Alyssa Kelley

Benjamin LaBier

Madison Lane

Ryleigh Stewart

Logan Miller

Tyler Pollard

Emeilla Smith

Kennedy St. Onge

Isabel Swirko

New Members:

Cameron Anderson

Skyla Auger

Penelope Bows

Chris Carvalho

ALex Crowe

Kylie Crowe

Gavin FOrd

Noah Harrington

Gavin Miller

Alexis Rancloes

Valarie Rife

The Greenhouse Project is well underway and alive on campus. Construction began in March with site preparations and ground work. The exterior of the structure is complete, and the interior and area around the greenhouse will be the next focus for the project. The project will likely near completion the end of June with some summer programs potentially able to utilize the space this summer.

Students and teachers will be able to utilize the structure for classes when we return to school after summer break in August. Students are already figuring out options to contribute to and utilize the growing space, and they eager to be utilizing the space as soon as possible!

The greenhouse will be utilized by teachers K-12 on campus to teach students about where their food comes from, plant nutrition, growing practice, plant life cycles, and much more. Many teachers are already teaching about these topics, but now have the opportunity for more of a hands-on approach that is not as limited by seasons and outdoor growing conditions.

We will continue to include updates about the project, and hope you look forward to seeing the space at the fall open house on August 28th!

Hello Hillsboro-Deering Families and Household,

Please see the attached document regarding charging on student accounts and meals at school. We have made a change in response to guidance we received from the New Hampshire Department of Education that likely impacts your student!

It is hard to believe, but the end of the school year is just around the corner. Please be sure you have access to view your student’s cafeteria account balance through EZ School Pay to pay off any outstanding balance on student accounts and to have a positive balance as the school year ends. Balances will carry over from school year to school year.

Thank you for helping the Food and Nutrition Program in balancing our books as the end of the school is quickly approaching! If you need any help, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Again, thank you so much!

• Anna

Anna Muncy

Food & Nutrition Program Director

Hillsboro-Deering School District / SAU #34

(603)-464-1160 | amuncy@hdsd.org

6 Hillcat Drive Hillsboro NH 03244

Our local End 68 Hours of Hunger Program serves the students of SAU 34 which includes: Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School, Hillsboro-Deering Middle School, Hillsboro-Deering High School, and Washington Elementary School.

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The Problem

Childhood food insecurity is a national problem, it occurs when children receive insufficient food on a regular basis; in many cases missing meals entirely. After a while, these children also experience “fear of hunger” that affects their behavior as much as physical hunger affects their bodies. There are more than 6.4 million food-insecure children in American households today.

How End 68 Hours of Hunger Helps

This program puts nourishing food in the hands of school children to carry them through the weekend. Each bag of food, provided through food and financial donations, provides two breakfasts, two lunches, and three dinners for a child, with some left over to share!

Dear SAU #34 Families:

We want to hear about your experience with your student’s education. We invite you to participate in completing the School Climate Survey. This survey includes questions about your student’s learning, school safety, and interpersonal relationships, as well as your attitudes about the institutional environment and your personal involvement in school. Your responses will be very helpful in improving student relationships, learning conditions, and the overall school environment.

We invite all parents, guardians and caretakers to complete this survey for our schools. The survey is completely anonymous and brief; it contains 22 questions and takes about 10-15 minutes to complete. You can take the survey online by using the following unique school link: Family Climate Survey 2024

All your responses are completely anonymous. We have no way to connect you to your answers, and results will only be reported as group responses. There are no right or wrong answers. We just want to know about your personal experiences. Responses will be housed securely and locally on the District network.

As you respond to each item, think about your own personal experiences as a parent, caregiver or guardian at your student’s school. We hope you will take the time to provide us with this valuable information. Feel free to call your student's school office you have any questions. Each school’s total survey results will be used to inform and develop appropriate strategies, procedures, and/or programs to enhance our school climate. Please submit your responses before June 30th.

Thank you for your time and participation!

The Powerschool Parent Portal provides families with a wealth of up to date information about their student's school experience.

All families should have received an email with a personalized link to sign in to the Parent Portal.

It is very important that all families use the Parent Portal to update their student registration information and permissions.

If you are having any difficulty accessing the Parent Portal please reach out to Neal Richardson, Director of Technology at nrichardson@hdsd.org so he can assist you.

Check out the school newsletters and facebook pages for lots of great pictures and information about what is happening all across SAU 34!

This letter from the NH State Treasurer and the Governor’s Commission on Disability announces a new ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Savings Account program in New Hampshire, effective Oct. 25, 2023.

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