Dear Panther Families,

Thank you for your attention to the car rider line procedures! Your patience and cooperation help keep our students safe and ensure an efficient drop-off and pick-up process. We truly appreciate your support!

Panther Fest is Tonight! 🎉
Join us from 6:30 to 8:30 PM for a night of fun! Check out the details below—we hope to see you there!

📱 Cell Phone Reminder 📱
Just a reminder, cell phones are not allowed in classrooms. If brought to school, they must remain in lockers or secured in backpacks. Please take a moment to discuss appropriate cell phone use with your student.

👕 Shoutout to Our PTO! 👕
A huge thank you to our amazing PTO for the awesome 8th grade shirts! Check below for details on ordering the 8th grade photo. We are so grateful for all you do for our school community!

Thank you for your continued support!

Ms. Janie Ulmer

Principal

Annual Bookmark Design Contest and BINGO Reading Challenge Now Open

School Library Month and April are right around the corner, which means it's time for the library to open up the Annual Bookmark Design Contest and Spring into Reading Bingo Challenge! The winning bookmark designs from the Bookmark Design Contest will become the featured bookmarks the library hands out to students next school year. The winning artists will be recognized this spring. The bookmark entry deadline is April 25. For the Spring into Reading BINGO Challenge, students can mark off boxes from books you finished between today and May 9 to earn a prize. Students can grab a Bookmark template and a BINGO sheet from the library. Students can find more details in Canvas or in the library.

Young Hoosier Book Award Program Wrap Up Soon

The Young Hoosier Voting party will be April 18 and invites with details will be sent to students who read 5 or more Young Hoosier Book Award nominees soon. Students can keep logging any Young Hoosier Book Award nominees they read in our age groups this year until April 17 at 11 AM.

Thank you so much for all of your contributions. This coffee cart is absolutely spreading cheer throughout our school!

If you would like to purchase a copy the link and access code is below.

CHECK OUT THE 8th GRADE GROUP PHOTOS!
An Access Code is Need to View Photos:
Your Access code is: HIJH8GRADES25
Link to view images: https://tenthstreetphoto.gotphoto.com/login

FREE DELIVERY
Orders placed by 04/06/2025 will receive free delivery. Orders will be handed out at school.

Need more Photo Information:
CLICK HERE AND SELECT YOUR SCHOOL FOR MORE PHOTO INFORMATION
OR Go To: tenthstreetphotography.com
Click on ORDER PHOTOS AND Select your school.

A friendly reminder from the Clinic for families to be vigilant for head lice. Head lice don’t jump, they don’t live on pets, and they have nothing to do with personal hygiene. The most common way head lice spread is by head-to-head contact. This means your child may get lice by touching heads with someone who has head lice. This may happen during sports, slumber parties or play time in or outside of school. A less likely way to get head lice is by sharing personal items that touch the head, such as coats, hats, hairbrushes, and hair accessories.

Additional info here:

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/Symptom-Checker/Pages/symptomviewer.aspx?symptom=Lice+-+Head

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/from-insects-animals/Pages/signs-of-lice.aspx

https://www.cdc.gov/lice/treatment/index.html

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/from-insects-animals/Pages/Head-Lice-Treatment-Myths-Realities.aspx

Educate yourself about the risks of teens consuming energy drinks

Some of the dangers of energy drinks include:

• Dehydration (not enough water in your body).
• Heart complications (such as irregular heartbeat and heart failure).
• Anxiety (feeling nervous and jittery).

• Insomnia (inability to sleep).

• High blood pressure

• Potential for addiction with regular use

  
  

More resources here:

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/energy-drinks-and-kids

https://www.cdc.gov/school-nutrition/energy-drinks/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAPgOUoOe9k

This video 5:58-9:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH2qNZtxqMU

Rethink Your Energy Drink: Beware of Extreme Caffeine

• Fever of 100.4 should stay home for 24 hours and remain home until fever is normal without the use of medication.
• Vomiting should stay home for 24 hours and remain home until vomit free without help of medication.
• Diarrhea should stay home for 24 hours and remain home until diarrhea free without use of medication.

Any injuries that need restrictions from a doctor, please let us know. We are happy to allow students to use elevator and to have a book carrier with a doctor's note showing the restrictions.

It may be beneficial to give your student a pain reliever an hour BEFORE getting braces tightened. It helps keep the pain down and makes their day easier when returning to school.

Set or Update Your Student’s Spending Limit

Did you know you can set a spending limit on your student’s cafeteria account? It’s easy to do through Skyward! Simply:

1. Log into Skyward

2. Click on Food Service

3. Select Set Purchase Limit at the top of the Weekly Purchases box on

the right side of the page

If you’ve already set a limit, now is a great time to review and adjust it as needed.

Here’s a quick look at prices for popular extra items:

• Extra Entrée: $2.10

• Milk: $0.60 (extra or without a meal)

• Ice Cream: $1.25

• Chips & Snacks: $1.10–$1.15

• Water, juice & sparkling juice: $1.75–$3.00

Take a moment to check your student’s spending limit today!

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=PkZ4tvvZX0eBU43PqJYEfQJDrP3aXbVMkdIrr69iGBxUMEtITjkwVzhNVjdDSkUzSjBJQ1cwV01FUC4u. This is a link for 7/8 parents to fill out for an upcoming group opportunity. The group is called Panther Peers, which will focus on healthy relationships/friendships. This group will be held one day a week during RISE. If you should have any questions, please feel free to email me at scampbell@hse.k12.in.us

Causes of Test Anxiety:

Some reasons students experience test anxiety can be high expectations, perfectionism, lack of preparation, fear of failure, poor study habits, or a have predisposition to anxiety. A history of poor test taking can cause a negative attitude towards tests, which can also increase anxiety. Test anxiety is pretty common. Feeling nervous or anxious are normal reactions to stress.

If your child is withdrawing from Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate/Junior High School, please notify the Counseling Department at least two days in advance of your child’s last day. Withdrawal forms must be signed by the parent/guardian.

New this year, we are collecting gently used Panther spirit wear to give to students in need or that move to our school during the year and want something. Please contact Mr. McCord at gmccord@hse.k12.in.us if you are interested in receiving items or have items to donate.

Fishers Youth Assistance Program (FYAP) offers a free weekend snack program for any student attending Hamilton Southeastern Schools who qualifies for the reduced lunch program or has an increased need currently. Snacks are delivered to schools each week and sent home with students. To be part of this free program, you must sign up your family online at https://forms.gle/ZDZ4mtJ2sXoaRRRx6.

Northview Fishers has a mobile food pantry to serve the Fishers community. Some items available are meat, milk, fresh bakery items, fresh produce, pharmacy, and hygiene products. This resource is available to ANYONE. More information and dates are available at mobilepantry.info.

The 21st Century Scholars program helps eligible students who meet certain high school requirements attend college for free, https://learnmoreindiana.org/scholars/enroll/.

Any 8th grade boys attending HSE HS that is interested in trying out for boys soccer - There will be an informational meeting for players and parents on Monday, 5/31/25. The meeting will be from 8-9pm in the HSE HS CCA cafeteria.

Safe Sitter Training is designed to prepare students in grades 6-8 to be safe when they're home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting. The instructor-led class is filled with fun games and role-playing exercises. Students even get to use manikins to practice rescue skills like choking rescue and CPR!

Register for a 1-day class. Choose from the dates below:

• April 6
• June 8
• July 13
• August 3
• October 5
• December 7

12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Carmel Fire Department

Registration is $75. Pre-registration is required at least one week in advance. To register, call 317-840-0316 or email jrutherford@carmel.in.gov. Register early as classes fill quickly!

Call: Justin Rutherford 317-840-0316

Help us in recognizing and appreciating our talented, hard-working, and dedicated employees by submitting a R.A.V.E. (Recognizing All Valuable Employees) Review. All HSE staff members are eligible for nomination and may be recognized multiple times. To submit a R.A.V.E. Review, click here to fill out a quick and easy online form and share why the individual is a 5-Star employee.

Recipients will receive a R.A.V.E. Review window cling to proudly display their nomination in their workspace, a certificate and letter of recognition with their review. Each month, one R.A.V.E. Review recipient will be selected at random by the Hamilton Southeastern Education Foundation for a $100 gift card. Thank you for your support!

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