School will resume for Marion County students on Wednesday, August 7th, and motorists will be sharing the road with school buses once again. Please allow additional time in your daily commute to accommodate more traffic, including buses, on the roadways. Our Transportation Department operates with our children’s safety as its number one priority. Please help them keep our children safe by keeping a watchful eye for school buses and being mindful of the law which pertains to them.
The Marion County Board of Education signed the Memorandum of Understanding today with the City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Police Department for 2 SROs to serve the 1,600 students in Hamilton. Shown are Hamilton Mayor Bob Page, Hamilton Police Chief Jordan Carter, Superintendent Ann West, and District Safety Supervisor Patrick Sutton.
“We are honored to provide dedicated protection to the students, faculty and authorized visitors at the Marion County Schools in Hamilton. It is important to clarify that we are required to hire an individual certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, who is a certified law enforcement officer with the power of arrest. Background checks, psychological evaluations, experience and specialized training was factored during the consideration of Hamilton’s SRO/SPO. There was some confusion during the initial hiring announcement, suggesting that the officer would be unarmed. This is not true. Our School Resource Officers/School Protection Officers will be armed with department-issued firearms and non-lethal weapons, as required by state law.” -Chief Carter
This is a reminder that the parent drive at HES is closed during the current paving project. This includes the area behind the lunchroom and behind the snack room.
Stay completely off all of the new asphalt until at least Monday of next week!
HES Students' Homeroom Teacher Assignments for 2024-25 will be given to the teachers when they report back to school on August 1st.
Each homeroom teacher will then (between 2-3 pm on August 1st) be responsible for contacting parents to let them know she will be their child's homeroom teacher for the year and to provide other information such as any coteachers' names. Thank you!
Hamilton Residents:
The road from Highway 17 to the Hamilton Elementary playground and the road around the playground will be closed next week, July 22nd-26th. This includes all areas behind the lunchroom and the Nurse Office. Thank you for your understanding and assistance.
Beginning Monday, July 22nd, the HES parent drive off HWY 17 will be closed for a few days for paving and/or paving prep. All Kickstart K parents may use the bus entrance off of HWY 17 to enter campus for drop off / pick up.
We are happy to announce for the 2024-2025 school year: FREE LUNCH AND BREAKFAST FOR ALL STUDENTS! NO CHARGE! NO free or reduced applications will be needed from parents this school year. No action is required by parents for students to eat free. Please note the first complete meal is free, however extra plates or items must be purchased. All visiting children, adults, and employees will be required to pay for meals. www.paypams.com is still available for anyone that wishes to add money to his or her child(ren)'s accounts. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
See the attachment for important HES Kindergarten information.
Reminder: The HES Summer Reading/Math Camp starts tomorrow for those students who were invited and accepted. The camp will run Monday thru Thursday from 7:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. thru June 27th (School will be closed on June 19th for Juneteenth). All drop offs and pick ups will be in the back by the gym. Students may be dropped off beginning at 7:35 a.m. and need to be picked up promptly at 12:15 p.m. each day. Students may bring a snack from home or money to purchase one at school. Snack items are $1 each except candy bars which are $2 each. NO LUNCHES or BREAKFASTS WILL BE SERVED! Thanks!
HES parents need to enter the gates off of 10 th Avenue by the softball fields to park for awards day. The back gate will be closed until 1130 am. Thanks.
Car riders will dismiss tomorrow @11:40 Have a great summer!
Have a safe and fun summer break!
Reminder: HES Spring Fling is today. Cost is $10 which includes a free snack. If you want your child to be able to purchase additional special snacks, he/she will need additional money. Parents are invited, but must check in through the office. Only HES students are allowed to participate. No outside children or adults unless approved as helpers! Thank you.
Congratulations to all of our 2024 Graduates!
If you received a letter inviting your child to Summer Reading/Math Camp and intend for him/her to attend, the letter needs to be returned no later than in the morning please disregard if you have already returned your child's letter.
Barry Kerr (Small Group Counselor), Bridget Perkins (School Based Mental Health Therapist), and Ashley Seaborn (Mental Health Services Coordinator - not shown) were recognized at today's board meeting for Mental Health Awareness Month. We are grateful to have them!
Due to the threat of severe weather, all Marion County Schools will be delayed two hours tomorrow, Thursday, May 9th. Be weather aware and stay safe!
Marion County Principals, Assistant Principals, and Central Office Administrators strive to be lifelong learners. We have participated in two years of administrative leadership training that involved both individual coaching at the school level and system whole group training. Kacy Pierce, Denise Woods, and Cheryl Capps were our trainers and mentors. During the process they have become partners and friends of Marion County Schools.
Reminder: If you want your child to have a Spring Fling T Shirt and have not turned in an order yet, tomorrow will be the last day to do so. Please send the child's money and order form to his/her homeroom teacher in the morning. Thanks!
Reminder: This Thursday, April 25, 2024 will be the last day of the Hamilton Elementary Afterschool Program for the 2023-24 school-year. We have enjoyed helping your child this year! Thank you!