During Senior Awards Night on Wednesday, May 28, the Hempfield Foundation awarded a total of $28,000 in scholarships to 13 outstanding Hempfield High School seniors! Please click here to see a complete list of this year's scholarship winners.

Also, the Foundation is offering one last chance to join its 2025 Golf Tournament on Friday, June 6 at Four Seasons Golf Club. The event begins at 12 PM with registration and lunch, followed by a 1:00 PM start. There will be multiple skill prizes and a brief reception will follow the event. Individual golfers are $125 (active employees of the Hempfield School District are $100). Register now before it’s too late: https://www.hempfieldfoundation.org/golf-signup/. Participation directly helps the Hempfield Foundation fund programs and initiatives that benefit the students, staff, and teachers of the Hempfield School District.

Class of 2025,

We are down to your final days as HHS students. Congratulations on reaching this milestone. I’d like to share some reminders to help you plan for our days together.

Commencement Information is available on the website HERE

Participation in Commencement is optional - you do not have to attend. If you choose not to attend, please bring a note from your parent/guardian indicating this desire. If you choose to participate, you must attend both commencement practices and follow the commencement protocols.

Friday May 30^th

The last day of classes for seniors. This is your last official day of school, and your last chance to connect with teachers on any unfinished assignments.

iPads will be collected in the commons during the school day starting at 7:20 am. We expect to collect ALL items at that time (iPad, Apple issued charger & cable, and iPad case WITH keyboard.) See Jeremy Paul’s Schoology post regarding steps you need to take before turning in your iPad.

Sunday June 1^st

Baccalaureate - The Fellowship of Christian athletes is sponsoring a Baccalaureate service that will take place at 2:00pm on Sunday June 1^st at Hempfield United Methodist Church. 3050 Marietta Ave. All are welcome.

Monday June 2^nd

8:00am – iPad Collection PAC lobby. If you have not turned in your iPad, Apple issued charger & cable, and iPad case with keyboard this must be taken care of.

8:45am – Arrive for Commencement practice #1.

9:00am – Commencement practice #1 will take place in the Performing Arts Center

Following commencement practice students will report to the Buchanan Gym for:

• Cap & Gown Distribution
• Ticket Distribution (Each student will receive 6 tickets)
  • Information regarding additional tickets will be shared at commencement practice
• Stoles & Cords for various academic distinctions
• Obligation Collection – please bring money to pay any of your outstanding obligations.

After collecting your items and taking care of any obligation’s, including turning in your iPad, charger and cable, seniors are done for the day.

11:30am - Senior Class Picnic. At the Salunga Fire Hall pavilion for those who have paid to attend (no longer accepting students for the picnic).

2:00pm (Times will vary) - Elementary School/Middle School Cap & Gown Walk. We are keeping the tradition alive of having our graduates visit their elementary and middle schools in their Cap and Gown to greet future HHS graduates and to celebrate with their former teachers. Please see the schedule shared by Mr. Snitzer in Schoology. Each building has a slightly different schedule and way of doing things.

Tuesday June 3^rd

8:45am – Arrive for Commencement practice #2.

9:00am – Commencement practice #2 will take place in the Georgelis, Larsen, and Sabatino Injury Law Firm Stadium

6:15pm – Arrive at HHS Buchanan entrance to line up for commencement. Please carpool if possible, and park in the upper Buchanan lot near the Tech Ed wing or the cafeteria lot.

7:00pm – Commencement begins. We will begin processing promptly at 7:00pm

Following commencement:

Students must pick up their diplomas at the Concession Stand.

• Organized alphabetically by last name.

Students must return their white honors’ stoles, and National Honor Society medallions when picking up their diplomas.

Wednesday June 4^th

Rain Date for Commencement.

Grades K, 3, 6, 9, and 12

iPads, cases/keyboard cases, charging brick and charging cables are being collected from students currently in grades K, 3, 6, 9, and 12. These iPads are being replaced over the summer and must be turned in. If you have a student in one of these grades, please know that these devices and chargers are being collected throughout the end of this week as well as next week. (See scheduled dates below). Apple iPads and chargers in these grade levels must be turned in. (Students in ESY or Summer School do NOT need to turn in their iPad until the program is completed in August.)

• Grade 12 Collection: Friday, May 30^th: PAC Lobby: 7:20AM-3:00PM
• Grade 9 Collection: Monday, June 2^nd through Wednesday, June 4th: HHS Commons and PAC Lobby
• Grades K, 3, 6 Collection: Monday, June 2^nd through Wednesday, June 4th: In student homeroom 

Grades 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11

Students in these grade levels have the option to turn in their iPad or keep it at home for use this summer. The district will be collecting iPads from students who wish to turn them in for summer storage next week (June 2nd-June 4^th). Chargers should remain at home for use next school year and will NOT be collected if a student is turning in their iPad for the summer. Students who turn in the iPad for the summer will receive the iPad in their new homeroom at the start of the 2025-2026 school year. Please contact the Technology Office at 717-898-5596 for any iPad-related questions over the summer. 

This Week at HHS

Principal’s Message

Happy Memorial Day!

HHS Community,

Our students did a great job with their Keystone exams last week and with navigating our special schedules. It doesn’t seem right saying so, but this is our last regular week of school.

This week is filled with end of year activities and recognitions for our Seniors. Our Juniors will also learn important information about transitioning to senior year, and how to set themselves up for success. As we wind down the school year it is more important than ever that our students finish strong and stay focused on the tasks at hand. We have asked all our staff members and students to stay vigilant here at the end of the year

Finally, with the school year coming to a close, it is time for us to collect iPads from our Seniors and our Freshman. iPad collection information has been shared with students via Schoology. Hempfield School District leases iPads for 3 years. Seniors do not get to keep their iPad when they graduate. Freshman must return their iPad so that they can be issued a new device that they will keep for grades 10, 11, and 12. The only exception is for students that are registered for summer school. If a student needs their device for summer school, they may keep it and turn it in at the end of summer school. iPad collection will begin this Friday with Seniors and continue next week with Freshman.

~Dr. Brossman

Quick Links:

HSD Calendar can be found HERE.

HHS Athletics Calendar can be found HERE.

HHS Bell Schedules can be found HERE.

If you would like to recognize a staff member for being ALL IN or going above and beyond you can nominate them HERE, and we will recognize them at one of our faculty meetings.

Parents/Guardians of Seniors – Commencement Information

The 2025-2026 Hempfield School District Calendar has been approved.

Items of Note:

Monday 5-26-25

No School – Memorial Day

Tuesday 5-27-25

Cycle Day 2 – WIN4

• Junior to Senior Transition Meeting during WIN in the PAC.
• LCCTC Awards Night

Wednesday 5-28-25

Cycle Day 1 – WIN3

• Senior Awards Night

Thursday 5-29-25

Cycle Day 2 – WIN1

• Senior Class Trip

Friday 5-30-25

Cycle Day 1 – WIN2

• Senior iPad Collection

Looking Ahead

• 6-1-25 Baccalaureate
• 6-2-25 Senior Class Picnic
• 6-3-25 HHS Commencement Ceremony
• 6-3-25 Early Dismissal
• 6-4-25 Noon Dismissal – Last Day of School.
• 6-7-25 SAT offered at HHS