HRHS Student and Family Newsletter

April 10, 2023

Upcoming Events

April 17-21: April Vacation

April 26: Administrative Assistant Appreciation Day

April 28, 7-9:30pm: 9th & 10th Grade Spring Fling at Stanley Park

May 1-5: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 1, 6pm: School Committee Meeting

May 1-12: AP Exams

May 3, 7pm: Concert featuring Middle and High School Chorus, Chamber Singers, Middle and High School Band, Insingeraiders, & Rock Band Club

May 10-11: Middle School Math MCAS

May 16-17: 10th Grade Math MCAS

Teacher Appreciation Week- May 1-5

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming soon! We are planning a fun week filled with tokens of our appreciation for all of the staff at Hampshire. Please see the email that was sent on April 3 for more information on how families can contribute to our celebration!

Director of Student Activities Update

Jim Kelley, our Director of Student Activities, will be leaving Hampshire; his last day is April 14. For the remainder of the school year, CJ Holt (cholt@hr-k12.org) will be stepping in as interim Athletic Director. He will be the point person for all athletic related questions and concerns. Administration will support all extracurricular programming during this time.

We are currently looking for a permanent Director of Student Activities to start July 1. This person oversees all extracurricular programming and athletics throughout the school. For more information, visit our district website.

We wish Mr. Kelley the best of luck in this next step of his career.

Last Day of School & Final Exams

The last day of school is June 23! June 16 is the last regular day of classes and will be a z-day since it is the last day of quarter four.

There is no school on June 19 due to the Juneteenth federal holiday. Our final exam period is June 20-23.

June 20- periods 1 and 2 final exams
June 21- periods 3 and 4 final exams
June 22- periods 5 and 6 final exams
June 23- period 7 final exams and make ups

June 20-22 are half days of school; buses will run at the regular time in the morning and will depart HRHS at 11am. On June 23, 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.

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. Given the number of snow days we have had, some families may have vacation plans that conflict with the final exam period. If this is the case for your family, 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.

Attention Grade 10 Families

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health requires all students entering Grades 7 and 11 to provide proof of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine, MenACWY (brand names Menveo or Menactra) for school entry. For grade 11 entry, 1 booster dose of MenACWY must be received on or after 16 years of age. (1 or more doses of MenACWY are acceptable as long as 1 dose was received on or after 16 years of age.)

For more information regarding required immunizations, click here.

Please reach out to a school nurse if you have questions:

Cyndy Domina- cdomina@hr-k12.org
Lindsey Sojkowski- lsojkowski@hr-k12.org

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HRHS Booster Club Golf Tournament

The HRHS Booster Club Annual Golf Tournament will be held Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Southampton Country Club. Be sure to sign-up your foursome for this great event! The attached form has all the details and there are two easy ways to sign-up: You can either complete the form and mail it to HRHS Booster Club or you can sign-up for the tourney using the following link: https://hampshire-regional-booster-club.square.site/

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 Sarah Pietrzak: spietrzak@hr-k12.org

Grades 10 & 12 School Counselor Beth Rochon: brochon@hr-k12.org

Interim Athletic Director

CJ Holt: cholt@hr-k12.org

Reach Us By Telephone

Call the main office: 527-7680

Call the counseling office: 437-5593

Click here for our Staff Directory.

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