HCS Families,

I hope this newsletter finds you enjoying summer to its fullest. What a beautiful community we have, with so many opportunities to do fun activities outside.

While I continue to listen and learn about HCS, I did not want to wait to begin regular communication with you. Below you will also see some times and dates where I will be available to informally meet and chat with anyone who would like to drop by. As always, if you see me out and about, please stop me and introduce yourself - you don't need to wait for one of the gatherings! Also, if you would like a more formal one-on-one meeting, you can always call and make an appointment with me. I want to meet and hear from as many of you as possible.

One night at home last week, I started googling "hornets" to see what more I could find out about the species, and came across several interesting things. Most importantly, I was reminded that as hornets travel from flower to flower, they pollinate them. I learned that without hornets, the seasonal growth cycle would be stunted and the food chain impacted. This really struck a chord with me -- because every single one of us in our Hornet community plays an important and vital role in helping each other grow and flourish.

Speaking of growing and flourishing, even though our youth learners are away from school right now, many of our adult learners have been busy here in Harrison and away in Grand Rapids (I have included pictures below). Teachers use summer for the all-important re-charge, and they also use it for learning so that the time out of classrooms during the school year is as small as possible. Just like we would want our doctor, electrician, or mechanic to have knowledge and skills around the latest diagnostics and methods, so too do we want our teachers to have opportunities to grow their professional practice. Our learning in Grand Rapids was facilitated by Communications by Design, and we will continue to share more about this exciting work and its intended impact on student growth.

Thanks for reading, and please reach out with any questions.

Hornet Pride,

Judy

juwalton@harrisonschools.com

989.539.7871

If you or someone you know are interested in joining our team, we have the following openings:

• Two full-time special ed teaching positions (high school - reach out to jjashcroft@harrisonschools.com)
• Three coaching positions: middle school cross country; high school varsity boys track and varsity cross country (reach out to bcarlstrom@harrisonschools.com)
• One GSRP (preschool) instructional aide position (reach out to aandera@harrisonschools.com)

July 26 at 4:00 pm is the filing deadline (Affidavit of Identity and Petition or $100 filing fee) for the November school board election. Filing is handled by the county clerk/election coordinator. General information may be found here: https://www.masb.org/portals/0/About_MASB/CandidatesGuide_2022.pdf