Nationally, transportation companies have experienced school bus driver shortages. Our bus transportation provider, Student Transportation of America, is no exception. They have experienced difficulties in hiring drivers this school year. 

In order to ensure that every student who wants to be transported by school bus can receive bus services, we may be combining or altering school bus routes. If your student is impacted by a change in busing, you would have already received a direct email communication from our Transportation Office.

Please know that we carefully evaluate any bus route changes to ensure that our students are appropriately socially distanced. We assign two students per seat. Students may sit three to a seat only if they are from the same household. We ask that students sit in their assigned seat every day, as this ensures social distancing and also helps with contact tracing, if necessary. Additionally, every student must wear a facial covering when riding the school bus. 

We appreciate families who have offered to transport their own student(s) to or from school. We encourage families to continue providing their own transportation whenever possible, as this may help limit bus route changes.

If you have questions about bus stop locations or times, please contact our Transportation Office, 717-898-5606.

• Monday, March 1 - Let’s Celebrate that Reading is AMAZING & So are YOU. Wear clothing/gear that celebrates you or wear clothing with words/phrases of INSPIRATION!!
• Tuesday, March 2 -  Let’s Celebrate our World. Wear clothing/gear celebrating places you have been or would like to travel to.
• Wednesday, March 3 -  Let’s Celebrate Friendship. Wear clothing/gear that is similar to a friend, or group of friends; like TWINS. It could be a sports hat or jersey or the same colored shirt.
• Thursday, March 4 - Let’s Celebrate that reading is Active. Wear clothing/gear which allows you to be ACTIVE, such as sweats.
• Friday, March 5 -  Let’s Celebrate that reading gives us SUPERPOWERS!! Wear (school appropriate) PJs and bring your favorite book so you can get comfortable and READ!

All students who are new to the Hempfield School District or entering into Kindergarten, Grade 6, or Grade 11 are required to submit a copy of a physical exam during the school year. 

Any of the following physical exams can be used for this requirement: a sports physical, a private physical from your own doctor, or a physical completed at school. Families must provide updated physical information by first day of the 2021-22 school year. 

The Board of Directors of the Hempfield School District will convene a meeting of the Board on March 2, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Primary public participation for this meeting is through Zoom, our virtual meeting platform. 

If a Hempfield resident is requesting to address the board during the public comment portion of the meeting, or a resident would like to sign up to attend the meeting in person, please contact the Board’s Recording Secretary at 717-898 5564 or kathy_miller@hempfieldsd.org by Tuesday, March 2 at 4:00 p.m.

The public may join as attendees using Zoom. Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://hempfieldsd.zoom.us/j/94947913981

Or iPhone one-tap :

    US: +16465588656,,94947913981#  or +13017158592,,94947913981#

Or Telephone:

    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

        US: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799

Webinar ID: 949 4791 3981

    International numbers available: https://hempfieldsd.zoom.us/u/aET4GZCSd

Parents/guardians of incoming kindergarten students are invited to attend Virtual Kindergarten Orientation for the 2021-2022 school year. Each elementary school building will host its own virtual event for families to meet their principal and ask questions. Rohrerstown Elementary School event information is as follows:

Mark your calendars, and we look forward to meeting you online! Still need to register your student for kindergarten? Head over to the new student registration page and complete the online form. Once that is complete, call Student Services, 717-459-9009, to schedule a registration appointment.

The eleventh Annual Hempfield School District School Drive is going on now through February 26. This food drive is presented by J.K. Mechanical and will benefit the Hempfield Area Food Pantry.

Schools will collect non-perishable food items and drop them at the main lobby before February 26. Items of need include:

• Elbow Macaroni
• Egg Noodles
• Spaghetti Noodles
• Mac & Cheese
• 18 oz. jelly
• Cereal
• Canned Spinach
• Canned Pineapple
• Canned Peaches
• Canned Fruit Cocktail
• Canned Spinach
• Canned Mixed Vegetables
• Canned Corn
• Canned Tomatoes
• Canned Kidney Bans
• Canned Carrots
• Canned Chicken Noodle Soup
• Canned Spaghetti Sauce
• Beef or Chicken Broth

In December, the Hempfield Area Food Pantry helps more than 177 local families, which included 700 individuals.

Thanks to an emergency extension of a USDA school food program, all Hempfield School District students are eligible to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch each school day through June 4, 2021 - the end of this school year. Learn all the details in this new Two Minute Talk episode with HSD Superintendent Mr. Bromirski linked here. 

If you still have questions after watching this Two Minute Talk, visit our website linked here and get full details about free meals.

In the event that schools are unable to open tomorrow – Thursday, February 18 - for in-person instruction due to inclement weather, the day will be a virtual, asynchronous day with assignments posted in Schoology by 9:00 a.m. Teaching staff would also hold online office hours to support students.

Students should take home teaching and learning materials in the event of at-home learning tomorrow.

A final decision will be made no later than 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, February 18. 

EVERY Hempfield student (age 18 & under), attending school in-person or virtually, can receive FREE meals at school!

For students who pack their lunch, meals from home can be enhanced when a student selects milk, fruit, and a fresh vegetable at no cost. 

Still have questions? Visit our FAQ & get full details about free meals here: https://www.hempfieldsd.org/Page/877

The eleventh Annual Hempfield School District School Drive is going on now through February 26. This food drive is presented by J.K. Mechanical and will benefit the Hempfield Area Food Pantry.

Schools will collect non-perishable food items and drop them at the main lobby before February 26. Items of need include:

• Elbow Macaroni
• Egg Noodles
• Spaghetti Noodles
• Mac & Cheese
• 18 oz. jelly
• Cereal
• Canned Spinach
• Canned Pineapple
• Canned Peaches
• Canned Fruit Cocktail
• Canned Spinach
• Canned Mixed Vegetables
• Canned Corn
• Canned Tomatoes
• Canned Kidney Bans
• Canned Carrots
• Canned Chicken Noodle Soup
• Canned Spaghetti Sauce
• Beef or Chicken Broth

In December, the Hempfield Area Food Pantry helps more than 177 local families, which included 700 individuals.