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The next newsletter will be published in early July.

We hope that you all have a great last two weeks of the 2022-2023 school year!

Congratulations to the Hillsboro-Deering High School Class of 2023! PROUD TO BE HILLCATS!

• June 5 Hillsboro-Deering School Board meeting 6:00pm HDES Media Center
  
• June 6 Senior Awards night 5:30pm HDHS
• June 7 Senior Car Parade 6pm
• June 8 HS Spring Sports Awards 6-7:30pm
• June 9 HDHS Graduation Audience Seating 5:30pm, Ceremony 6pm
• June 12 Washington School Board meeting 6pm
• June 13 Washington Night of Celebration 6:30-8:30pm
• June 15 8th Grade Night of Celebration H-DMS 6pm
• June 16 Last day for students (Full Day)
• June 19 Hillsboro-Deering School board meeting 6:00pm HDES Media Center

Thank-you to everyone who joined us for Fun Fest 2023, it was a huge success with over 1000 attendees!

We would like to particularly thank the following community partners who donated their time and equipment to the very popular Touch A Truck attraction:

Deering Fire Department

Deering Road Agent

Hillsboro Fire Department and EMS

Hillsboro Police Department

Hillsboro Road Agent

Livingston's Auto

New Hampshire Fish & Game

Washington Fire Department

H-D Lower Elementary School Principal Robin Whitney recognized Kiera Lombardi

• Kiera is always happy to come to school. She greets everyone she sees by name and wishes them a good day! She always tries her best and helps her friends. Kiera loves to read. Her happiness and smile are contagious in her kindergarten class!
  

H-D Middle School Principal Marc Peterson recognized Cadence Smead and Ryan Shortt

• Cadence is an outstanding student athlete at HDMS! She has participated in three sports; soccer, basketball and softball and has been on the high honor roll all year.
  
• Ryan is an outstanding student athlete at HDMS! He has participated in three sports this year: soccer, basketball and baseball. He has been on the honor roll all year as well!
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H-D High School Principal Jim O'Rourke recognized Jack Harrington, Noah Harrington and Manny Velazquez

• Congratulations for finishing 3rd in the world in the Virtual Business Retail competition at this year's DECA International competition in Orlando, Florida.

WES Teaching Principal Kelli Colarusso recognized the following students:

• Mia Robinson
  
• .Mia is working really hard and is excited to learn new things each day. When things get challenging, she keeps trying and uses her resources to help her, making her more independent. She also likes helping others when they need it too.
• The Whole WES K-5 Wolf Pack
  
• I am so proud of all of our kindergarten through grade 5 students for the leadership skills they showed on our field trip to the Montshire Museum of Science. Students were engaged and learning, they listened to the adults in their group, and they interacted and helped other children who weren't even part of our school. You all showed what it means to be part of the Washington Wolf Pack - thank you!
  

H-D Lower Elementary School Principal Robin Whitney recognized Porter Hill

• Porter is a Pre-K student going into Kindergarten next year. He impresses his peers with his knowledge of numbers and random facts! Porter cares about the people around him deeply and is always ready to stand up for and help his friends if needed.
  

H-D Upper Elementary School Principal Craig Roach recognized Colin Rice

• Colin is really interested in card games. So over a few weeks he gathered some of his friends to join him at recess to start a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament which he organized. For the recess he was teaching everyone how to play. Thank you Colin for sharing your interest and time with other classmates.
  

H-D Middle School Principal Marc Peterson recognized Kylie Urban and Gillian Cahalane

• Kylie is an outstanding student who has been on the honor roll all three years at HDMS. The 8th grade staff enjoys working with her and they enjoy having her in their classes.
  
• Gillian has been on the honor roll all year which is a great reflection of her work in the classroom. The 8th grade staff enjoys working with her.
  

H-D High School Principal Jim O'Rourke recognized All Members of the H-DHS Chapter of National Honor Society

• For their contribution and efforts in making Staff Appreciation Week special for all staff members of Hillsboro-Deering High School.
  

Seniors

Megan Belanger – officer

Hailey Cloutier

Katie Connarn

Emma Davison

Felicity Decareau

Courtney Ford – officer

Liam Greene

Emily Howell

Alexis Ledina – officer

Madison Ledvina – officer

JUNIORS

Abigail Benn

Mackenzie Borowiec

Megan Denslow

Michael Denslow

Claire Doyle

Eve Erickson

Daniel Franklin

Elysia Hagstrom

Alyssa Kelley

Ryleigh McFadden

Kennedy-Lynne St. Onge

Isabel Swirko

The Richard W. Withington Award was established by Mr. Withington in 1981, and is presented

annually to honor an employee of the Hillsboro-Deering School District who is recognized as an

ambassador from the schools to the larger community, and who has achieved excellence in their

work, contributed significantly to the general welfare of students in ways above and beyond the

normal requirements of their job, offering students and adults alike a model of strong

professional behavior.

This year’s Withington Award recipient began their teaching career at Hillsboro-Deering Middle

School in 1996, transferring to the high school two years later, where they have been the living

embodiment of the traits the Withington Award was established to honor. There is no one more

deserving of recognition as an ambassador of the school district to the larger community. This

educator is a ubiquitous presence at both community and school events, never missing an

opportunity to greet people with a ready smile and easy connection.

This educator has given of their time and personal resources to coach sports, serve as a class

advisor to many lucky classes, serve on countless committees and work teams, and in every way

enrich the lives of everyone they meet. They are generous, kind, dedicated and supportive. They

are invested in this community and committed to the mission of preparing students to find their

path and purpose as they grow into adulthood.

It is a great honor to announce Mr. John Bramley as the 2023 Richard W. Withington Award

recipient.

Kelly D'Errico, President of the Hillsboro-Deering Support Staff Union and Chris Bober, Chair of the Hillsboro-Deering School Board met prior to the Hillsboro-Deering School Board on Monday, May 15th, to officially sign the new Support Staff Master contract approved by the voters in March. The contract goes into effect July 1st. Thank-you to all involved and most especially the voters for making this contract a reality. The Hillsboro-Deering Support Staff are an essential part of educating our students!

The Hillsboro-Deering Superintendent’s Club Dinner was held on Tuesday, May 16th, to honor the top scholars from the Hillsboro-Deering High School Class of 2023. Beginning in seventh grade students are invited to join the Superintendent’s Club when they have earned high honors, or a GPA equivalent to high honors, in at least four marking terms. Students maintain their membership by earning honors or better in each subsequent term. SAU 34 Superintendent of Schools, Jennifer Crawford stated “This is not a standard accidentally met. Achieving this honor takes both effort and consistency. It is my privilege to recognize these 17 seniors this evening.” Ella Austin, Megan Belanger, Hailey Cloutier, Katie Connarn, Zack Combs, Emma Davison, Kagan Ellingwood, Courtney Ford, Abbott Garcia, Haley Hathorn, Emily Howell, Alexis Ledvina, Madison Ledvina, Danielle Pellecchia, Peter Seymour, Payton Twombley, & Josephine Vassar.

Photo Credit: Joe Ledvina

Learning from the community is extremely important to the students and staff at Washington Elementary School. Opening their doors to local experts helps students make connections to their community and gives them real-world experiences that align with the curriculum.

On Wednesday, May 17th, Chris Bullock from The Wandering Bull in Washington visited the second and third grade class to teach them about Native Americans. They investigated artifacts, learned a dance, and learned that Native Americans wasted nothing. Students presented what they learned to the whole school during WES’s whole school morning meeting that Friday. They also led the students and families in the dance they learned. This experience gave students a firsthand account about the life of Native Americans as well as information about a local business.

On Thursday, May 18th, Josh, Jenny, and Izzy from Lucky 7 Farm in Washington visited the fourth and fifth graders to teach them about gardening and composting. Josh and Jenny taught the students about life on their farm, explained how to compost, brought some compost with them, and planted various plants and herbs in a new, raised bed garden area that the 4th and 5th graders are creating. The 4th and 5th graders plan to create a pollinator garden in this new area as well.

Having partners from the community share their experiences with the students provides them with context for the work they are completing in class. The time and effort of these volunteers is very much appreciated at Washington Elementary School!

On May 25th, SAU 34 Board Chair, Dr. Heidi Welch, and the rest of the SAU Board recognized Carol Fogarty for her 21 years of outstanding service to the SAU 34 School Community.

Carol's superior work has long benefited every member of the SAU 34 School Community.

Thank-you Carol for being patient, supportive, consistent, and knowledgeable. Your contributions to SAU 34 are invaluable and we are deeply grateful.

Congratulations on your well earned retirement starting July 1st!

• The Parent Information Center is hosting a virtual workshop, Support Summer Reading: A Workshop for Families at 6 p.m. on June 14. Learn how to support children over the summer to make literacy fun.

• Registration for Schoolhouse’s June SAT Bootcamps – in preparation for the June 3 SAT exam – opens on April 24. Students and their parents may sign up here ahead of the May 3 registration deadline. The bootcamp is a four-week long tutoring series and research study to help students prepare for the upcoming SAT. Sessions take place twice a week, 75 minutes per session.

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Spring 2023 NH SAS Individual Student Results will be sent home before the end of the school year.

The calendar on the SAU website has been updated to be more user-friendly and to provide selectable event views by building. In addition, the individual school calendars have also been updated to include events that are occurring in the other schools. These changes enable a single view for everyone to see what is happening across the SAU and District.

By clicking on the calendar name on the left-hand panel, you can hide that particular calendar's events from the larger view. You also can subscribe to a calendar to receive updates and changes to events.

HDSD.org

The Hillsboro-Deering School District Approved the 2023-2024 Calendar on March 6, 2023.

Our district has moved to an online registration process and it is so very important for parents and guardians to log in to https://hdsd.web2school.com/ and update all information. DO NOT click on the new student registration button. Simply log in with your username and password and follow the prompts. If you have any issues or do not remember your login information, please contact the school office below for assistance:

• Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School, PreK-5, alemkau@hdsd.org , 603-464-1122

• Hillsboro-Deering Middle School, 6-8, sbelida@hdsd.org, 603-464-1120

• Hillsboro-Deering High School, 9-12, pkallander@hdsd.org , 603-464-1184

• Washington Elementary School, K-5, dbilski@hdsd.org , 603-495-3463

The document links below, which are also in Web2School under Announcements, will be helpful for you to review prior completing your information update:

H-D – Washington Student Electronic Device Agreement

Notification of Video and Audio Recording

Opt-Out of SORA Digital Library

HDSD Annual Parent Guardian Notice of Policies

Washington SD Annual Parent Guardian Notice of Policies