Haggard Middle School

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EAGLES ENEWS - 2/14/2020

Multicultural Night / Open House - Monday, 3/2

Would you like to represent a country at Haggard's Multicultural Night / Spring Open House? If so, please contact Samantha Leibaschoff with the Haggard PTA for more information at multiculturalawareness@haggardpta.org . We have several signed up and would love to have even MORE to help represent and celebrate our Haggard community. Please consider joining us for this fun and educational celebration!

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Spring Pictures - Tuesday, 2/18

Don't forget! Haggard's Spring Picture Day is next Tuesday, February 18th! You are welcome to send in the order form with your child on picture day or order anytime on or before next Tuesday, 2/18 at mylifetouch.com . Haggard's purchase code is EVT2G82KX.

Smile! :-)

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HMS Cheer 2020-2021!

The Eagle Cheer Squad is looking for fun, energetic, and spirited upcoming 8th graders for 2020-2021 to join Haggard Cheer! Packets for all current 7th graders who are interested in joining next year's cheer squad as a cheerleader or mascot are in the front office. The Informational Meeting for all interested cheerleaders/mascots and their parent(s) is next Thursday, February 20th at 6:00 pm in the HMS Library. Completed cheer and mascot packets are due Friday, March 6th. Please contact Coach Vicki Walton at vicki.walton@pisd.edu with any questions.

Let's Go, Eagles!!!

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Super Fun Art Time - Trashion Week!

Super Fun Art Time is presenting a special event from February 24th to February 28th... its Trash, It's Fashion, its TRASHION. Come see Mrs. deLarios in the Art room that week to participate in a team fashion battle where you and your friends are the designer. Grab some friends, pick a model, and come up with a design. Then create your design out of recycled materials and walk the runway. Winning teams will receive prizes!! See the Super Fun Art Time board for more information.

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Save the Date: 8th Grade Ceremony

Save the Date!

Our annual 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony and Presidential Awards will be hosted the evening of Wednesday, May 13th at Haggard. This is our annual event to celebrate our 8th grade class's accomplishments and completion of their middle school years. More details to come, so please stay posted!

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Parent Meeting: Real Conversation about Vapes and Drugs

Plano East Senior High invites the community to an informational parent meeting about drug trends happening in Plano ISD. This parent meeting will be an open and honest conversation featuring individuals who have first-hand experience with drugs in our community.

Thursday, February 20
7:00 p.m. in the Plano East Senior High Theatre, 3000 Los Rios Boulevard, Plano, TX 75074

Special Guest Speakers

Brandon Gibson, Plano ISD K9 Handler
Dr. Irene Little, Clinical Director/CEO Access Counseling Group
Sergeant Paul Malcom, Plano Police Department/Narcotics Division
Joe McClelland and Troy Bourgeois, Plano Police Department, School Resource Officers
Gregory Thomas, Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist, Plano East Senior High, McMillen and Williams High schools
Dan Wichman, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor/Licensed Professional Counselor
Jeri Wolfe, Plano ISD parent

Please contact Plano ISD Specialist, Substance Abuse Prevention Gregory Thomas at Gregory.Thomas@pisd.edu or 469.752.9226 with questions.

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District Health Update: Coronavirus

The health and safety of our students, families and staff are a top priority in Plano ISD. We are operating at a heightened awareness regarding the 2019 novel coronavirus. In our continued efforts to assess risks and keep you informed, Plano ISD wants you to know that we are in contact daily with Collin County Health Services and follow the advice and recommendations from relevant local, state and federal health authorities regarding necessary precautions and protocols. Many of the steps we are already taking during flu season are applicable precautions for novel coronavirus, including encouraging proper hand washing techniques and deep cleaning schools and facilities in high touch areas as needed.

Plano ISD encourages parents and students to remain informed by following our official Plano ISD communications here on this website and by visiting the Centers for Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

Collin County Health Services provided an update this week explaining the following travel guidelines:

Travelers entering the U.S. from Hubei Province:
- Travelers who are symptomatic will be subject to immediate quarantine and testing.
- Travelers who are not symptomatic will be quarantined and monitored.
- None of these travelers will be sent home before the end of the quarantine period.

Travelers entering the U.S. from elsewhere in mainland China:
- Travelers who are symptomatic will observe immediate isolation and testing.
- Travelers who are not symptomatic will be sent home with instructions to monitor symptoms and self-quarantine for 14 days.
- The self-quarantine protocol is recommended for travelers only, as their family members are not considered at risk.
- Plano ISD encourages our families who may be observing a self-quarantine to reach out to Collin County Health Services or to contact your school nurse so that you can be connected to appropriate health resources.

We are approaching this situation with an abundance of care and caution, and want to provide you with current information as we receive it. Plano ISD staff will continue to closely monitor this rapidly evolving situation. Children with symptoms of the flu or a flu-like illness should not be sent to school. We will inform our community as we receive updates, information and resources. If you have further questions regarding coronavirus or other communicable illnesses, please contact your school nurse, or the Plano ISD Health Services Department at 469-752-5991.