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JH/HS Principal Newsletter

August 203

JH/HS PrincipalNewsletter August 203

Panther Community!


I want to take a moment to welcome our families back to the 2023-2024 school year! The summer has flown by and it has been amazing watching the progression of the construction project here. I am excited to be stepping into the role of 7-12 principal here at Hershey Junior/Senior High School. I enjoyed my time in the role as activities director/assistant principal. We are so very fortunate to have a tremendous team here at Hershey Public Schools and when you couple that with great students and a great community, it is a recipe for success! Again, I cannot stress how excited I am to work with this great TEAM here at Hershey Public Schools and join in the effort to make this a great environment for our students to learn and grow!

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2023-2024 Bell Schedule

TBD
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2023-2024 District Calendar

Please click on the image of the Calendar to enlarge it.
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Standard Response Protocol

SRP is used as a response to various school situations. More information about SRP can be found at this link.

Hershey Jr/Sr High School New Staff

We are excited to welcome a number of new staff to Hershey Jr/Sr High School this year!

Bernie Madison - 7-12 Activities Director/Assistant Principal

Jolene Pettera - 7-12 Guidance Counselor

Paige Aylward - Ag Education / FFA Advisor

Keith Lloyd - HS Mathematics

Codi O’Brien - JH Mathematics

This year we are excited to be piloting a Hershey Panthers Mentoring Program for all new teachers K-12. We are excited to pair the teachers listed above with veteran staff members who will serve as their guides for their first year of teaching in the district. Mentors and mentees will meet monthly and have discussions centered around the Hershey Instructional Framework as well as other items that arise during the first year of their teaching here in Hershey.

PANTHERMOJO

One initiative we are working on for the 23-24 school year is having a common set of expectations/language for staff, students, and community members here at Hershey. This initiative is being called PANTHER MOJO and will be visible around the school and on social media posts. From this we have created an acronym from MOJO which stands for the following

Meaningful Engagement

cOmmon Expectations

Joy in Learning

Opportunities for Growth.

As a staff we see these four common expectations as a great roadmap for success for the students and staff here at Hershey. These items provide all stakeholders a rallying point to come back to throughout the year to make sure we stay on the path to provide the best learning experiences for our students and staff!


Panther 7-12 Open House

We will be holding our annual 7-12 Open House on Thursday, August 17th starting at 7:00 PM here at the High School. Parents will check-in in the COMMONS AREA outside the main gym and then proceed to the main gym. There will be presentations from KSB School Law as well as HPS JH/HS Administration. Following that parents will check out their child's chromebook with their respective class sponsor. Please make sure you bring $25.00 for the computer checkout. You will not be able to take a computer without the $25.00 down payment. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!


August Panther Activities

-8.3.23 - Fall Sports Parents Kickoff Meetings

-8.7.23 - Start of NSAA Fall Sports Practice

-8.9.23 - HPS New Teacher Training (8.9.23)

-8.11.23 to 8.17.23 - HPS Teacher In-Service (8.11.23 to 8.17.23)

-8.14.23 - Hershey Public Schools Board Meeting

-8.17.23 - JV/V SB @ Cozad (Bellamy Park) @ 5:00 PM (8.17.23)

-8.18.23 - Panther Fall Sports Media Day & Senior Banner Pictures (8.18.23)

-8.18.23 - V SB @ Holdrege Triangular (Holdrege H.S.) @ 4:00 PM (8.18.23)

-8.18.23 - Community Pep Rally & Football Scrimmage (Summer Field) @ 6:00 PM (8.18.23)

-8.21.23 - HPS First Day of School (8.21.23)

-8.21.23 - GG @ Gothenburg Dual (Wild Horse G.C.) @ 2:00 PM (8.21.23)

-8.22.23 - V SB @ Gering (Western Nebraska Complex) @ 5:00 PM (8.22.23)

-8.22.23 - V VB Jamboree vs NPSP & MHC (Hershey H.S.) @ 5:00 PM (8.22.23)

-8.24.23 - JH/HS Cross Country @ Medicine Valley Invite (Arrowhead Meadows G.C.)

-8.24.23 - GG @ Bayard Invitational (Chimney Rock G.C.)

-8.24.23 - V Softball vs Kearney Catholic High School (Centennial Park)

-8.24.23 - R/JV/V VB @ Broken Bow High School

-8.25.23 - PK-12 Class Picture Day

-8.25.23 - V FB @ Gibbon High School

-8.26.23 - Hershey Fall Festival

-8.28.23 - V Softball @ Bayard High School

-8.28.23 - JV Football vs Valentine High School (Summer Field)

-8.29.23 - R/JV/V VB vs Ogallala (Main Gym) **Hershey State Bank Night**

-8.30.23 - Marching Band @ Nebraska State Fair Performance (Fonner Park)

-8.31.23 - JH/HS Cross Country @ NPSP Invite (Rivers Edge G.C.)

-8.31.23 - JH FB vs Adams Middle School (Summers Field)

-8.31.23 - V SB vs Alliance High School (Centennial Park)

-8.31.23 - R/JV/V VB @ Kearney Catholic High School

-9.1.23 - V FB vs Kearney Catholic (Summers Field)

-9.2.23 - V VB @ Lexington Invitational

PK-12 School Picture Day

We will be holding the PK-12 School Picture day on Friday, August 25th. We are excited to be partnering locally again with Nebraska Portraits this school year. They did a tremendous job with our pictures for our students, teams, and organizations last year and look forward to our continued partnership! Please be on the lookout in your email inbox for ordering information from Nebraska Portraits.


2023-2024 Hershey 7-12 Bell Schedule

Below is the bell schedule for the upcoming school year:

1st Period 8:15-9:03

2nd Period 9:06 - 9:54

3rd Period 9:57 - 10:45

4th Period 10:48 - 11:36

5th Period 11:39 - 12:26

JH Lunch 11:35 - 12:05

JH 5th Period 12:07 - 12:57

SH Lunch 12:26 - 12:55

6th Period 1:00 - 1:48

7th Period 1:51 - 2:39

8th Period 2:42 - 3:42

On Friday School is let out at the end of 7th Period at 2:39 PM.


Quarter 1 - No School Dates

Below are the dates school will not be in session during Q1:

9.4.23 - Labor Day


2023 7-12 Parent Teacher Conferences

Please mark your calendars for this year's parent teachers conferences. It will be held on October 19th and 20th.

Panther School Safety

The most important part of any school is the safety and well being of the students and staff! Several items exist within schools to support school safety. These include:

  • Secured access during the school day. Visitors to school must check-in at the main office after they are allowed access through the office doors. All other doors are to be closed and locked during the course of the school day.

  • Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is established. This provides a consistent student and staff response to potential emergencies. More information about SRP can be found at this LINK.

  • Minimizing deliveries during the school day. We understand that a parent may wish to deliver food to students for special occasions, and we appreciate this. We discourage this from being a regular occurrence.

  • Minimizing student visits to vehicles during the school day. Students that forget a school-related item in their vehicles may check-in at the main office before they are allowed to visit their vehicles.

We appreciate the important part our students, staff, and families play in keeping our school safe.