Hello Hawkins County Schools Families,
To improve bus service for all students, we are asking every family who needs bus transportation for the 2025-2026 school year to complete a new online form.
This quick form will help us create more accurate bus routes, schedules, and student lists, ensuring your child has a safe and reliable ride to school. This form must be completed each year for every student who plans to ride the bus.
Please complete the form here: https://bit.ly/HCSbusform
We will have computers available at back-to-school nights for any family who needs assistance. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe!
Hope and help are here! Find Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Mobile Units with free clothes and shoes: Tuesday, June 17, 10-2 at Clinch School. All are welcome!
Where will your local book bus be this week? Come out and receive a free book!!!
Bobbie Bernard, HES nominated Related Arts Teachers: Lindsee Howard (guidance), Madison Church (art), Katie Brabham (music), Lauren Gladson (STEM), Caleb Hutson (PE), and Becky Redding (Library) The Related Arts team at HES demonstrates exceptional dedication to fostering a thriving learning environment for our Bearcats. Through consistent weekly collaboration, they align their teaching efforts to reinforce key concepts and vocabulary across content areas, based on the standards. Beyond their instructional contributions, this team provides invaluable leadership by coordinating our school-wide positive behavior initiative, 4-H clubs, and monthly celebratory assemblies. Recently, they organized a trip to the movie as a SWPB reward. This highly effective team functions seamlessly, providing consistent support to the other teachers and serving as a vital and integral part of the HES community. #BearcatPride
A bulk food bag will be available to parents and guardians of children ages 0 to 18, from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday, June 12th, and June 19th , at Joseph Rogers Primary and at Volunteer High School’s library entrance. Distribution will be on first come, first served basis until gone. Please do not arrive before 2:45pm due to summer school dismissal traffic. Please see the flyer on Hawkins County Schools website for details or call the Child Nutrition office at 423 272 2128.
Summer Learning Activity: Take a family walk!
Church Hill Middle School's Laura Bright is trying to fund her STEM project. Please check out her project
and for the next 7 days, if donors use the code LIFTOFF donations will be doubled up to $50. https://www.donorschoose.org/project/stem-innovators-lab-start-up/9381148/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=directlink&utm_campaign=tpc_complete&utm_term=teacher_9189839&rf=directlink-dc-2025-06-tpc_complete-teacher_9189839&challengeid=22188113
Krista Mann nominated Elizabeth Saxena and Suzanne Campbell - They deserve a shoutout because they are the strongest PLC team in our school, meeting every single day with intentionality and purpose. Their conversations are deeply focused on instruction, what’s working, what’s not, and how to move the needle for students. Their commitment to reflection, collaboration, and continuous improvement is a model for others. The work they are doing is making a real impact, and their dedication to student success is truly commendable!
Math magic at Joseph Rogers Primary! ✨ Ms. Carver's Summer Camp students are mastering equivalent fractions using fun manipulatives. Hands-on learning makes math amazing! #SummerLearning #MathFun
A bulk food bag will be available to parents and guardians of children ages 0 to 18, from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday, June 5th, June 12th, and June 19th , at Joseph Rogers Primary and at Volunteer High School’s library entrance. Distribution will be on first come, first served basis until gone. Please do not arrive before 2:45pm due to summer school dismissal traffic. Please see the flyer on Hawkins County Schools website for details or call the Child Nutrition office at 423 272 2128.
Look at these amazing future innovators! We're spotlighting Mrs. Morgan's Summer Camp STEAM Class at St. Clair Elementary. Students dove into hands-on learning by designing and constructing LEGO cars. They then put their creations to the ultimate test, racing them down a ramp to analyze their durability and performance. Great work, everyone!
Summer Learning Activity: Play a board game with your child this week.
Hope and help are here! Find Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Mobile Units with free clothes and shoes: Tuesday, June 3, 10-2 at Volunteer High School and Thursday, June 5, 10-2 at Cherokee High School. All are welcome!
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A bulk food bag will be available to parents and guardians of children ages 0 to 18, from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday, May 29th , June 5th, June 12th, and June 19th , at Joseph Rogers Primary and at Volunteer High School’s library entrance. Distribution will be on first come, first served basis until gone. Please do not arrive before 2:45pm due to summer school dismissal traffic. Please see the flyer on Hawkins County Schools website for details or call the Child Nutrition office at 423 272 2128.
TDHS provides financial assistance with child care costs for families meeting income guideline criteria through several child care assistance programs.
The Surgoinsville Elementary School YMCA Afterschool program accepts DHS Child Care Certificates to assist parents/guardians with the weekly child care costs. They may apply online at https://onedhs.tn.gov/csp or contact Hawkins County DHS at 423-601-7001 for help applying for a Child Care Certificate.
The Special Education Team at Carter’s Valley Elementary has worked tirelessly to make sure all meetings have been kept up to date. They have also done this while making sure their students receive the services and support they need. They constantly go above and beyond to help all students our school. Thank you Ms. Veena, Mr. Needham, Ms. Gobble, and Ms. Britton.
Hawkins County Schools will be distributing meals to children ages 0-18 years on Thursday afternoons during Summer Learning Camp. You can visit Joseph Rogers Primary or Volunteer High School to pick up meals. This is a drive thru event.
Final Notice!!! Take a moment and fill out the Online Student Verification Form for 2025-26. You can find the link and directions by clicking on this web address https://www.hck12.net/page/student-verification-directions or by visiting the Hawkins County Board of Education!! Thank you so much for helping us getting ready for the 25-26 school year!
Wednesday, HCS received a visit from TDOE's Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Coordinated School Health, Lori Paisley, along with Senior Project Manager, Taylor Rayfield and Director of Student and Family Services, Sarah Arnold. Best practices relating to physical, social, and emotional health were shared at Joseph Rogers Primary, Surgoinsville, Middle, Surgoinsville Elementary, and Cherokee High School. HCS District therapy dog, Archie, was able to join the visit.
