What a great week celebrating literacy with Words on Wheels! You have two more weeks to catch the bus out and about in Hawkins County. We hope you will visit and grab a book to enjoy your last few of weeks of summer!
Parents and Community Members, if you are willing and able to provide school supply items from our optional list, Thank You!! If you are wanting to help, you will find these lists posted on our school site web pages beginning this week.
Look for the Words on Wheels Book Bus in the next few days!! Check the Flyer for locations and times.
Another great week with Words on Wheels. W.O.W. visited all summer camps sites and Rogersville City Park. Check out the Hawkins County FB page for upcoming locations and dates. See you soon at Words on Wheels!
“The Tennessee Department of Health requires all children entering 7th grade to have a
T-dap booster vaccine, Tetanus-Diphtheria and Pertussis. Children entering the 7th grade must show proof of this immunization to be admitted to school in August. If you have not already done so, please make an appointment with your health care provider or local health department for your child’s vaccine. All immunizations must be on the official TN Dept. of Health Certificate. Please turn your documentation into your school.
Children with medical exemptions must provide documentation from their medical provider. Religious exemptions require a signed statement by the parent/guardian that vaccination(s) conflict with their religious tenets or practices.
Thank you.”
Some final pictures of our STEM Summer Learning here at BGS!
Words on Wheels has been out in the community the past few weeks visiting students and giving out free books! If you see the bus in your community, bring your family by for a free book. We have books for all ages from preschool to adult.
HCS Invites you to visit for a free book!!
Hawkins County students are engaging in STEAM activities in summer camps at Bulls Gap School.
Hawkins County Schools will operate on a two hour delay tomorrow. Weather reports for this evening show the potential for large amounts of rain and high winds. Debris in roadways may affect bus routes as well. Please be advised and look for bus route information on our website.
Hawkins Co. Schools will dismiss today, May 8th at 2:30p;m due to inclement weather.
Due to the threat of potential high wind and thunderstorms, the Second Harvest Food Distribution scheduled for today has been moved to next Thursday April 18. The distributions will be scheduled for the same times at Cherokee and Volunteer High School. There is no need to reregister. If you have any questions, please contact the Family Resource Center at 272-7629 ext. 2056
Hawkins County School District is excited to offer Summer Learning Camps again this summer for our students who will be Rising 1st-9th graders. Summer Learning Camp will take place for four weeks, four days a week, between May 28 - June 20 from 7:30 - 2:30 p.m. This camp is part of the Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act (SB7002/HB7004) and will focus on rising 1st-grade students through rising 9th-grade students. Priority students identified by T.C.A. 49-6-3115 will be prioritized for enrollment in Summer Camps. Parents will be notified of acceptance before the start of summer camp. Transportation will be made available daily. Breakfast and lunch will be served as part of the program
Hawkins County Schools will release all schools early on Monday, April 8. Please be aware that buses will begin to take students home at 12:30 pm due to the shortened schedule.
HCS Voluntary Pre-K Enrollment 24-25 for Bulls Gap School, Joseph Rogers Primary, and Mt. Carmel Elem.
Online Applications will open on March 25, 2024
Voluntary Pre-K offers educational, social, and emotional development opportunities for students in Hawkins County. Students completing VPK are better prepared for the success throughout their school career.
Voluntary Pre-K is available to children whose birthdays fall between August 16, 2019 and August 15, 2020. Spaces are limited and income qualifications apply. Additional inclusive early childhood opportunities are available for preschoolers who do not meet the income requirements. The Office of Early Childhood will begin processing applications request on March 25, 2024 at www.hck12.net.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Early Childhood at 423-272-7629 ext. 2052
In honor of Aleita Gladson's memory and her dedication to the transportation of students, there will be a memorial bus procession on Friday, March 1st. Buses from many surrounding county and city school systems will meet at Cherokee High School at 10:00 AM. Once Buses are organized, the procession will proceed from Cherokee High School, through Rogersville, and travel on highway 11W to Volunteer High School. We encourage the community to stand along the route and pay tribute to this amazing individual.
Matt Hixson
For VHS students: Due to the large amount of water that was needed to extinguish the fire near campus on Tuesday afternoon, school water will likely contain sediment early Wednesday morning. The water will be safe for drinking, but appearance may be cloudy. Please send bottled water for your student if concerned.
Hawkins County School District is excited to offer Summer Learning Camps again this summer for our students who will be Rising 1st-9th graders. Summer Learning Camp will take place for four weeks, four days a week, between May 28 - June 20 from 7:30-2:30 p.m. This camp is part of the Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act (SB 7002/HB7004) and will focus on rising 1st-grade students through rising 9th-grade students. Priority students identified by T.C.A. § 49-6-3115 will be prioritized for enrollment in Summer Learning Camps. Parents will be notified of acceptance before the start of summer camp. Transportation will be made available daily. Breakfast and lunch will be served as part of the program.
We look forward to another exciting Summer Learning Camp.
Please use the form below to enroll your student. Registration is due by March 28, 2024.
https://forms.gle/Xis3cd8fzBggEq5L7
On the morning of Monday, February 26, 2024, I can confirm that an auto-accident occurred involving Hawkins County students and a Hawkins County bus driver. I am glad to report that only two students were involved. They were both transported from the scene to receive medical attention and appear to have suffered only minor injuries.
But I am heartbroken to report Aleita Gladson has passed away. Aleita was a longtime and valued Hawkins County Schools team member, as a bus driver, as a secretary, and as assistant director within our Transportation Department. Our prayers go out to her family, and we would ask that all those within our Hawkins County community keep Aleita’s family in your prayers as well.
We pray too for the other driver involved in this accident.
I will take a moment here as well to provide our heartfelt thanks to the many first responders who rushed to the accident scene to care for all those involved. At this time though, out of respect for all of the people and families affected by this tragic accident, neither I nor Hawkins County Schools will have any further comment.
Matt Hixson – Director of Schools
Parents, please note that February 7 has been changed from a non-student staff development day to a full instructional day due to the days Hawkins County Schools were out during January’s inclement weather. Again, February 7, will be a full instructional day.