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NEWS
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and is ready to begin our journey through a new academic year. Together, I know we can ensure that William S. Hackett Middle School students strive to achieve their highest potential in the classroom and beyond. Check out photo highlights from the past week: , and
All students should have received their student ID cards and should be wearing them around their necks during the school day. Any student who has not received an ID should inform their homeroom teacher. Replacement cards, due to loss or theft, carry a $5 replacement fee.
Please join us for our first PTA meeting of the school year on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Faculty/staff and parents who are unable to attend the meeting in person may join us virtually by using
Our annual clap-in celebrating the completion of our first full week of school is this Friday, Sept. 11. Staff divide amongst the three entry points of the building and warmly welcome our students with smiles and applause. Our back-to-school barbeque for students and staff will also be held this Friday during all lunch periods.
Please keep our school community safe by being mindful of school buses and school zone speed limits as both carry fines as much as $300 for stop-arm violations and $50 for speed violations. For more information on stop-arm cameras on First Student buses, visit our website. You can learn more about school zone cameras via this link.
This Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on our country. On this day, may we pause to honor and remember the lives of the lost and the heroes who also emerged on that day.
EVENTS
- Sept. 9: PTA meeting, 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 19: CSDA Back to School Blast, noon-4 p.m. (Arbor Hill Elementary)
- Sept. 21: Yom Kippur (NO SCHOOL)
- Oct. 2: Early release drill (dismiss at 2:45 p.m. - details)
- Sept. 24: Open House, 6-8 p.m.
- Oct. 9: Q1 interim closes
- Oct. 12: Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day (NO SCHOOL)
- Oct. 21-22: Fall Picture Day(s)
- Oct. 21: 12:30 p.m. dismissal to accommodate staff PD
- Oct. 22: Parent/Teacher Conferences (evening)
- Oct. 23: Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO SCHOOL)
- Oct. 23: Registration for modified (grades 7-8) winter sports begins
- Oct. 30: Halloween Teen Night, 6-8:15 p.m.
- Nov. 11: Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)
- Nov. 13: Q1 ends
- Nov. 18: 12:30 p.m. dismissal to accommodate staff PD
- Nov. 23: Modified (grades 7-8) winter sports begin
- Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving Recess (NO SCHOOL)
- Dec. 11: Q2 interim closes
- Dec. 24-Jan. 1: Holiday Recess
- Jan. 18: MLK Day (NO SCHOOL)
- Jan. 20: 12:30 p.m. dismissal to accommodate staff PD
- Jan. 29: Q2 ends
- Feb. 24: 12:30 p.m. dismissal to accommodate staff PD
- March 24: 12:30 p.m. dismissal to accommodate staff PD