HHES Families:
This week, we had a wonderful week of celebrations at HHES! You can read more about our Spirit Week, Holiday Giving Drive Assembly, and more in this week's family newsletter! As we set off for Winter Break, we wish you all happy holidays! We hope that the break is full of fun family time and lots of rest. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!
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We are getting some questions about whether the HSD is on a normal schedule and we want to confirm that all Hockinson schools are on a normal schedule today, 12/18.
2 Hr. Late Start
Today, Wednesday, Dec 17, the Hockinson School District is on a 2 hr. Late Start due to lack of power and road debris.
All bus routes will operate on a 2 hr late pick up schedule with no AM service for Cascadia Tech and AM Preschool.
We will update you should power not get restored in a timely manner.
All HHES buses will be running approximately 20 minutes late today Thursday, Dec. 11. We regret that transportation for a field trip fell behind schedule. This delay will likely impact all HSD bus riders K-12.
We will send out additional updates should these delays change or if there is any other news relating to this issue.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
Read it here: https://secure.smore.com/n/njcwp
HHES Families:
Here is our latest HHES Family Newsletter. In this newsletter, you can read about our Holiday Giving Drive, our recent awards assemblies, upcoming PWT events, and see a student video about our new HSD Strategic Plan. You can read more here: https://app.smore.com/n/x1u69
HHES Families: You can read about this week's Veterans Day Assemblies and upcoming school events in our family newsletter at: https://secure.smore.com/n/dcg9p
Happy Halloween from the staff of HHES ! Thank you for spending time with us this week for our Book Fair and parent-teacher conferences. Please check out our parent newsletter for information on our upcoming events including our Veterans Day assemblies and PWT spirit night.
This week, HHES wrapped up our 2025 Kindness Campaign with a Kindness Shines Bright Spirit Day and our Unity Day! You can read more about our Kindness Campaign, recent student awards, and upcoming events in our parent newsletter.
I wanted to follow up with you regarding the cougar sighting at Hockinson Heights earlier today.
We were joined today by officers from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Officers, accompanied by search dogs Shelby, Andy, Shy, and Della, performed an extensive search of our nature trail and field area. The officers determined that the cougar was no longer in the area of our campus.
As a precaution, we will continue indoor recess throughout the day and our staff will continue to monitor the campus. DFW has issued some recommendations for HHES to increase campus monitoring and to decrease the chance of an animal sighting in the future. We will be working with DFW to implement their suggestions.
The safety of our students and staff is a top priority at HHES and we are grateful to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for their support. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.
Meredith Gannon
Principal
HHES Parents:
We want to make you aware that this early this morning I received a report of a cougar in the field behind the school. This sighting took place before school when no students were on campus. Out of an abundance of caution, we will move recess indoors today and will contact our partners at the Department of Fish and Wildlife for additional guidance.
We want to thank our HHES staff for their prompt reporting and action to ensure our students’ safety.
Meredith Gannon - HHES Principal
This week, HHES continues our Kindness Campaign and will host our first student recognition assemblies of the year. You can read about these events and other upcoming HHES events in this week's parent newsletter at https://secure.smore.com/n/8fpgb
I wanted to follow up with you regarding the cougar sighting at HHES earlier today.
Three officers from The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife joined us this afternoon to search the forest along the northern edge of our campus. After their two dogs (Shelby and Andy) performed an extensive 45-minute search, the officers determined that the cougar was no longer in the area. As a precaution, though, tomorrow we will keep students within the bounds of our upper playground. No students will be allowed to go to the lower fields or campus fringes. HHES staff will monitor the campus throughout the day.
The safety of our students and staff is a top priority at HHES and we will continue to follow our HSD safety protocols and to adapt as new circumstances arise. We want to thank the Department of Fish and Wildlife for their assistance in keeping our campus safe for our hornet students. Please feel free to reach out to me or Mr. Olson if you have any questions or concerns.
Meredith Gannon - HHES Principal
