On June 17, 2024, Governor Shapiro signed into law Act 25 of 2024. This new law requires all school entities to annually conduct a moment of silence during the instructional day on September 11th to honor the memory of those who lost their lives or were injured during the tragic events of September 11, 2001.

In observance of this, each of our schools will organize an age-appropriate explanation, activity, or a guest speaker to help our students understand the significance of this day, in addition to the moment of silence on Wednesday, September 11.

We appreciate your support as we come together to remember and reflect on this important day in our nation's history.

We need your help! On November 6 and 7, Junior Achievement of South Central PA will host a STEM Summit for all 9^th grade students (Class of 2028). The students will participate in the day-long event designed to explore careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. For the day to be a success, we will need volunteers to facilitate one of the STEM activities for the day as students rotate through your station. You do not need to have a STEM background to be a great volunteer. If we do not have these volunteer spots filled, we are in danger of not being able to run this meaningful event. Please share this information with your friends, neighbors, and colleagues who may be interested in helping our students. Register at the link below.

STEM Summit Volunteer Sign-Up Link: Junior Achievement STEM Summit Volunteer Sign Up

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This Week at HHS

 

Principal’s Message

 

HHS Community,

            Thank you to everyone who came out for back to school night. It was wonderful to see so many parents, guardians, and family members in the halls of HHS. We hope that you enjoyed hearing from your teachers and learning about some of our upcoming events. If you would like to provide some feedback from the evening, you may do so HERE.  

As I shared at our parent meeting Thursday night, this year’s theme is HHS: ALL IN! We want to give our all to everything we do. 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.

 

Thank you and have a wonderful week!

 

Quick Links:

 

HSD Calendar can be found HERE.

 

HHS Athletics Calendar can be found HERE.

 

HHS Bell Schedules can be found HERE.

 

Items of Note:

 

This Wednesday marks 23 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the USA. As we have done in past years, we will start the day with a brief message followed by a moment of silence. Please note, that this past June the Pennsylvania legislature passed Act 25 of 2024 requiring all school entities to engage in this practice. In addition to this moment of silence, some of our social studies classes will engage in this topic with a guest speaker, and our military fitness course will do a stair climb in the stadium in conjunction with our local military recruiters to honor the steps taken by our fallen heroes on that fateful day.

 

Monday 9-9-24

Cycle Day 1, WIN1

• Hempfield PRIDE Day – We are encouraging all staff and students to wear Red & Black

 

Tuesday 9-10-24

Cycle Day 2, WIN2

 

Wednesday 9-11-24

Cycle Day 1, WIN3

• 9/11 Announcement & moment of silence to start the day.

 

Thursday 9-12-24

Cycle Day 2, WIN4

 

Friday 9-13-24

Cycle Day 1, WIN5

 

Looking Ahead

• 9-25-24 Fall Fling - Special Schedule
• 9-25-24 Jr./Sr. Football Game
• 9-27-24 Inservice Day – No School
• 9-27-24 Homecoming Football Game vs. Penn Manor
• 9-28-24 Homecoming Parade
• 9-28-24 Homecoming Dance
• 9-29-24 NHS Induction
• 10-3-24 Assembly Schedule – School Safety Presentation
• 10-3-24 Health Screenings
• 10-4-24 Health Screenings
• 10-5-24 SAT Testing @ HHS
• 10-8-24 PSAT Testing
• 10-8-24 HHS Safety & Security Parent Presentation 6pm LG2
• 10-9-24 PSAT Testing
• 10-11-24 ASVAB Testing
• 10-14-24 Columbus Day – No School
• 10-15-24 WIN5 Clubs Begin
• 10-25-24 Inservice Day – No School
• 10-30-24 END MP1
• 10-31-24 First Day of MP2

• Cap gown & tassel unit, graduation, announcements, & accessories need to be ordered by September 30, 2024!

  Ordering information will be mailed home to Class of 2025 students in September. Please order as soon as possible to be included in HHS's group order.

  Order at herffjones.com or e-mail jacrouse@herffjones.com for an order form. More information is available by clicking here.

  Congratulations, Class of 2025!

   

Join us at the Administration Building (200 Church St., Landisville, PA) for one of our upcoming Support Staff Job Fairs:

• Monday, Sept. 9 – 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Monday, Sept 16 – 12:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
• Monday, Sept. 23 – 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Current openings include building aides, custodians, food service workers, noontime aides, special education paraprofessionals, and more! Positions are eligible for a $750 sign-on bonus and a $2,000 retention bonus!

Computers will be available to apply, and on-the-spot interviews will take place! Please stop in to learn more about our part-time and full-time job openings or share the opportunities with your friends, family, or neighbors. Questions can be directed to HROffice@hempfieldsd.org or (717) 898-5503.

More information: https://www.hempfieldsd.org/Page/964