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Family Update 

HBMS School Wide Updates:
 

• Student Arrival drop off shouldn’t begin until 7:55am, when staff is present outside and consistent with district policy.  With the warmer weather and earlier sunrise, we’ve noticed a lot of students being dropped off before this time. 
• Remember that for safety reasons, we don’t allow early dismissals for students after 2:25pm.  Any student not picked up before 2:25pm will have to wait for the school dismissal at 3pm.  
• As we head to the final couple of weeks of spring sports at HB, please be careful and respectful when coming to pick up students for sporting events.  
  • All vehicles should be facing the same direction.  
  • If you are staying beyond the 4:30pm pickup time, don’t double park someone.  
  • Watch for pedestrians when you depart. 

 

8th Grade Specific Updates:  

• Hershey Park trip details were emailed to families on April 23.  Permission slips and money is due to their 8th grade science teacher by May 6.  
• HB’s 8th Grade Move Up Ceremony
  • Monday, June 8th at 4pm at Goldey Beacom College (gymnasium)
  • 8th grader report time is 3pm.  Families are asked to transport their students to the event, as there will be no buses from HB to Goldey Beacom that day. 
  • To keep with the tradition at HB (and most Red Clay middle schools), 8th graders will have an excused absence on June 8th and may attend just the move up ceremony.  [Please note that in years past we had a 9am ceremony, and students were taken home by their families after the ceremony.]  
  • Even though Goldey Beacom’s gym is much larger than our HB auditorium, there is still a ticket limit for our students.  
  • More details around student dropoff location, family and staff parking, ticket limits, and other expectations will be shared soon.   

• The 8th Grade Dance is May 8th.   We are not moving this date.  Here is a sign up genius and more details on the dance from the HB PTA.  
• The Academic and Athletic Awards night is combined