Mrs. Bokal

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012.  This is a Monday-Wednesday-Friday Week.  Trimester 3, Focus 4 through 6/5. 

New!  Have you signed up for the Cedar Point trip yet?  Hurry, June 7th is just around the corner!  Join Mr. Nold and other HMS teachers for a trip to Cedar Point, the first day of summer!  Open to all students in 6-8th grades.  Register online at www.hudson.edu/hcer or see Mr. Nold for a registration form.

On behalf of our 8th graders, THANK YOU to all the parents who worked so hard to bring "New York Nights" to HMS for their Lock-In.  It was truly a night they will never forget.  THANK YOU!

7th graders - We need your votes!  Beginning Wednesday, 2nd period and ending on Friday, you are asked to make your voice heard by voting for your 8th Grade Tee Shirt design.  These designs can be seen in the display case located near the Commons.  Voting takes place during AM studyhalls, lunch, and team support.  You can vote for only one design.  Please take this opportunity to exercise your right to vote!

On Wednesday, 5/23, during 1st period, any 8th grade student who signed up to take Honors English 9 for next year should report to the auditorium for information from the 9th grade English teachers.

HMS students - During the week of 5/21-5/25, we are bringing back the popular Sit With A Friend During Studyhall for $1!  The proceeds from this week will go directly to one of our own HMS families.  A fellow student of ours, Logan Pitney, has been facing significant medical challenges this year, and this $ will help him and his family pay for his care.  As an HMS family, we appreciate your kindness and compassion in this situation.  In honor of Logan, please remember to bring $1 (or any donation you might wish to make), for "Logan's Study Hall Week"!

Any 8th grade girls interested in trying out for the High School Tennis team in the fall will need to sign up at lunch or see Miss Kampf in the PE office.

8th graders interested in playing freshmen football at HHS next year:  Coach Haines will be here during your lunch on Tuesday, May 22nd at 11:20 in the Orchestra Room.  Please plan to attend to receive important information.

Congratulations to the newly elected 9th Grade Student Government Representatives:  Ari Basu, Yun Xuan Cao, Chris Kim, Danny Kim, Nicole Lehman, Patrick McQuillen, Laura Pinover, Erica Pinto, Simon Turner, and Leah Wooten!  The first HHS Student Government meeting of the 2012-2013 school year will be held on June 1 at 3:30pm at Hudson Springs Park.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Jan Neff, Student Government Advisor, at the High School (neffj@hudson.edu).

All track athletes:   the deadline for turning in your clean uniform is Wednesday, May 23rd.  After that, the names of athletes who have not turned in their uniforms will be turned over to the Athletic Director, who will then hold report cards and now allow those students to participate in field days.

Auditions for the Hudson Marching Band Dance Line will be Thursday and Friday, May 24th and 25th, and Tuesday, May 29th.  Any students interested in trying out for the dance line should stop in the band room and get a flyer with all the information you will need regarding tryouts.  If you have further questions, see Mrs. O'Connor.

Attention Hudson Middle School students who are interested in participating in our Interscholastic Athletics Programs for the 2012-13 school year:   Sports physicals are being offered Saturday, June 9, 2012 between the hours of 7:00-10:00am by appointment only (5 minute increments) at Hudson Children’s Emergency Room facility (5655 Hudson Drive).  The cost is $25.00 cash or check payable to Hudson City Schools.  To schedule an appointment, email Dan DeVoe or Melanie Bittecuffer at devoed@hudson.edu.  Your confirmation will be emailed to you.

Attention any 7th or 8th grader interested in trying out for Cheerleading for the 2012-13 school year!  Tryout practices will be held in the HHS Auxiliary Gym on the following days:  Weds., 5/16 - 7:00-8:30pm; Thurs., 5/17 - 4:00-5:30pm; Mon., 5/21 - 7:00-8:30pm; Tues., 5/22 - 4:00-5:30pm.  Tryouts will take place over a four day period.  You must attend all tryout sessions:  Weds., 5/23 - 6:00-8:30pm; Thurs., 5/24 - 4:00-6:30pm; Tues., 5/29 - 4:00-6:30pm; Thurs., 5/31 - 6:00-8:30pm.  Announcement of squads will be Friday, June 1.  Team meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday, June 5.

District posts Safe School Hotline Information on Website!  The safety and security of our students and staff is our number one priority. To help prevent activities that could negatively impact our schools, we have worked many years with Security Voice, Safe Schools Helpline, an outside company, with no ties to our schools. This is an anonymous helpline that you can use to let us know about and try to prevent problems before they occur. We have added a new "Safe Schools Helpline" button (white with red letters) on the main page of the district web site and on each building's web page. Listed on the page are three ways, either phone, text or Internet, to report acts such as violence, theft, drug or alcohol use, sexual harassment, weapons, bully behavior, etc.  If you are not comfortable reporting these types of incidence, or information to our staff, please consider using this secure, anonymous service. Please, if you see, read, or hear something that threatens our school safety, please say something!