We are excited to see our Bearcats tomorrow. Breakfast will be served and school begins at 7:55. We will dismiss at 11:30. Make sure your student knows how he/she is getting home. Feel free to send a note to your student's teacher. Please bring ID if you are getting car rider tags. It's going to be great year at HES!
For Monday, August 5th ONLY, we will be using the afternoon route for both morning and afternoon car duty! *Families who do not have a car rider tag, may pick one up Monday morning with proper ID.
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We have had a few questions regarding our drop-off/pickup process for car riders. Below is a diagram for both drop-off and pickup.
🐾 Morning Drop-Off: Families will use the parking lot closest to Food City. Once you turn off of Park Blvd., you will pull straight up to the flag pole and drop your student off there. There will be a teacher on duty to ensure your child gets into the building safely.
🐾 Afternoon Pick-up: Families will use the same parking lot for afternoon duty as they do in the morning. However, once you pull into the parking lot, you will pull to the left and wait in line until your child’s name is called by a staff member on duty.
‼️At HES, safety is our top priority! Therefore, anyone picking up a student in the car rider line, will need a car rider tag. If you do not have a tag, you will be asked to pull over to the main parking lot and go to the office to sign the child out.
We are so excited for another great year and look forward to seeing our Bearcats on Monday, August 5th for our first official day of school!! 💙💛
Just a few points of information for the 1st day:
🐾 Doors will open at 7:15 am. Car riders, please use the lower parking lot near Food City if you wish to drop off your child.
🐾 All students should arrive prior to 7:55 am to avoid being tardy.
🐾 All students eat for FREE and will have the option of cereal or Dutch waffles for breakfast. If students wish not to eat, they will report to the gym.
🐾 School will dismiss early at 11:30. Please make sure your child knows how he/she will be getting home. In the event that the Rooms app is not working, please feel free to write a note to your child’s teacher.
Parents and guardians, we will be fully enforcing our cell phone expectations, particularly at the high school level this school year, beginning August 5. As a reminder, we did not allow cell phone use in classrooms last year. This year, we will move to not allow cell phones to be used during school. This is in accordance with Board Policy 6.312, which states, “Middle school students’ cell phones and other electronic devices are to be turned off and not visible upon a student’s arrival to school (upon entering the school building) until the end of the student’s school day. High school students are not permitted to use cell phones during or between classes unless it is for academic purposes, under direct supervision of a classroom teacher.” Thank you for your understanding and support.
Hawkins County teachers kicked off the new school year at the 2024-2025 HCS General Meeting!
A friendly reminder that HES open house is this afternoon, July 31, from 3:00-5:00. We look forward to seeing our Bearcats back on campus. Come meet your teachers and see your friends.
We are so excited to have these fantastic teachers join the Hawkins County School District family!! Our new teachers were treated to a delicious Bull Babies breakfast (courtesy of HCEA/Quinn Kersey) to get the New Teacher Orientation started off right. The day was filled with exemplary teachers sharing a wealth of information to help our newest teachers have a successful year. HCS is blessed with the best!
We are so excited to have these fantastic teachers join the Hawkins County School District family!! Our new teachers were treated to a delicious Bull Babies breakfast (courtesy of HCEA/Quinn Kersey) to get the New Teacher Orientation started off right. The day was filled with exemplary teachers sharing a wealth of information to help our newest teachers have a successful year. HCS is blessed with the best!
And that’s a wrap for the summer bus tour for Words on Wheels. Thank you for visiting the bus and we hope to see you at school sites in the 24-25 school year. We will be back next summer with new stops and new books. Thanks for making this summer a success!
What a great week celebrating literacy with Words on Wheels! You have two more weeks to catch the bus out and about in Hawkins County. We hope you will visit and grab a book to enjoy your last few of weeks of summer!
Parents and Community Members, if you are willing and able to provide school supply items from our optional list, Thank You!! If you are wanting to help, you will find these lists posted on our school site web pages beginning this week.
Look for the Words on Wheels Book Bus in the next few days!! Check the Flyer for locations and times.
Another great week with Words on Wheels. W.O.W. visited all summer camps sites and Rogersville City Park. Check out the Hawkins County FB page for upcoming locations and dates. See you soon at Words on Wheels!
“The Tennessee Department of Health requires all children entering 7th grade to have a
T-dap booster vaccine, Tetanus-Diphtheria and Pertussis. Children entering the 7th grade must show proof of this immunization to be admitted to school in August. If you have not already done so, please make an appointment with your health care provider or local health department for your child’s vaccine. All immunizations must be on the official TN Dept. of Health Certificate. Please turn your documentation into your school.
Children with medical exemptions must provide documentation from their medical provider. Religious exemptions require a signed statement by the parent/guardian that vaccination(s) conflict with their religious tenets or practices.
Thank you.”
Some final pictures of our STEM Summer Learning here at BGS!
Words on Wheels has been out in the community the past few weeks visiting students and giving out free books! If you see the bus in your community, bring your family by for a free book. We have books for all ages from preschool to adult.
HCS Invites you to visit for a free book!!
Hawkins County students are engaging in STEAM activities in summer camps at Bulls Gap School.
Attention 3rd grade families:
There is a letter in your child's folder regarding their recent TNReady testing. Please review this paper and reach out to your child's homeroom teacher via Rooms if you have any questions.
Bus 11 will not be running its AM or PM routes Monday, May 21. Students who ride this bus will need to be car riders to and from school.