• Please have your ID ready for school personnel when picking up students.
• Do not pass other cars in the car rider line for drop off and pick up.
• Maintain a safe, slow speed while in the car rider line and leaving CES.
• Handicapped Parking for tag holders only.

• Monday, February 18 - No School   
• Tuesday, February 19 - Cycle Day 5
• Wednesday, February 20 - Cycle Day 6
• Thursday, February 21 - Cycle Day 1     
• Friday, February 22 - Cycle Day 2

Upcoming Events

• February 21 - 1:30 p.m. Pre-School Connections

Fliers in the Office

• Get Hooked on Scouting
• Millersville Learn to Swim Clinic
• Good News Club
• Black Knights Lacrosse Club Winter 2019 Program
• MYAA Come Play Baseball With Us
• GOTR/Heart & Sole

PTO Information

• Night of the Arts Help Needed. Get details about it here.

We are in need of help in preparing for CES Night of the Arts 2019. Parents are invited to sign up to assist with various levels of preparation for the Art Show. Finalizing artwork, paper hanging, mounting the artwork and teardown of the artwork . Please sign up using this link:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4AADA72AA31-cesnight2

This month our podcast focuses on our upcoming Kindergarten Orientation night, our CHAMP trait for month of February, and the upcoming important dates for the month of February and March. Please use this link to see the video from our CHAMPs assembly this month.

Find the CES Podcast on iTunes or on the CES Podcast Page here.

Tickets are on sale for the Hempfield High School production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins!

Four performances will take place from Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3 in the school’s Performing Arts Center. The Friday and Saturday performances will be held at 7:30 p.m., while the Saturday and Sunday matinees occur at 2:30 p.m.

Hempfield’s 2019 stage production is adapted from the beloved children’s book series by P. L. Travers and the popular 1964 Disney film, the Broadway version of Mary Poppins. The production will feature a cast of 56 student performers and an all-student orchestra of 30 musicians directed by Dr. Alan Mudrick and stage director/choreographer Cody Smith.

To Purchase Tickets

All seating is reserved. Cost is $12 for adults and $10 for students/children and senior citizens (age 65+). Public ticket sales began Friday, February 1, 2019. Tickets may be purchased in the following ways:

• Online at www.hempfieldsd.org/tickets
• At the box office on Wednesday, February 27 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• At the box office 45 minutes prior to show time.

A senior citizen preview performance of Mary Poppins is slated for Thursday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. This dress rehearsal is free to all residents of Hempfield School District, ages 65 years and older. Tickets/pre-registration are not necessary for this Thursday event. At intermission, Mennonite Home Communities will host a senior citizen cookie break.

The Ninth Annual Hempfield School District School Drive is going on now. 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 between Monday, February 4 and Thursday, March 1, 2019. Items of need include:

• Elbow Macaroni
• Egg Noodles
• Mac & Cheese
• 18 oz. jelly
• Cereal
• 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/jarred spaghetti sauce

No canned green beans please. Cash donations are also accepted and will be used to purchase perishable items. Checks are to be made payable to Hempfield Area Food Pantry. Hempfield Are Food Pantry helps more than 187 families each month! 

Friday, February 15 is a Teacher In-Service Day, and all schools will be closed. Learn more about Teacher-In Service days here in this 2 Minute Talk on YouTube.

Monday, February 18 all schools and district offices are closed. School will be back in session on Tuesday, February 19 which is a snow-make up day.

The updated 2018-19 one-page school calendar is available here on our website.

After driving around the community, we have determined that we will be dismissing early due to the uncertainty of the weather forecast mixed with deteriorating road conditions. For Monday, February 11, 2019, Hempfield School District will be dismissing at the following times:

• Middle Schools - 11:40 a.m.
• HHS - 11:50 a.m.
• Elementary - 12:30 p.m.

Morning kindergarten will dismiss at the normal time. Afternoon kindergarten is cancelled. All evening activities are cancelled. 

Extracurricular Committee Meeting rescheduled to Thursday, February 21 at 4:30 p.m. Held in the Board Conference Room at the Administration Building.

CES successfully completed our monthly fire drill today, February 5, 2019.

The Ninth Annual Hempfield School District School Drive kicks off today, Monday February 4. 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 between Monday, February 4 and Thursday, March 1, 2019. Items of need include:

• Elbow Macaroni
• Egg Noodles
• Mac & Cheese
• 18 oz. jelly
• Cereal
• 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/jarred spaghetti sauce

No canned green beans please. Cash donations are also accepted and will be used to purchase perishable items. Checks are to be made payable to Hempfield Area Food Pantry. Hempfield Are Food Pantry helps more than 187 families each month!