Hemlock High School
4/8/20
A World of Hearts Contest
Living Room Talent Show
Miss You!
We are all missing the regular routine of being together at school. So these videos have been really nice to be able to see each other again.
Huskie Podcast
Lending a Hand
J.J. is using his personal Enders 3 to crank out the headbands. Ben Lockwood is using 3D printers supplied by Hemlock's Gray Matter Robotics Team.
The duo teamed up due to their robotics teams’ season being canceled. The two figured out another way to win and help out the demands of personal protective supplies needed so desperately.
Superintendent Killingbeck shared, “It is great to see our students working to help front line workers in this time of need.”
Remember Local Businesses
Our local businesses often help us with many things throughout the year. They donate their time and money to many sports teams (youth through high school age), drama clubs, and robotics teams just to name a few. Don't forget about them during this time. Many of them are closed now due to the "Stay at Home" order from Governor Whitmer, but many of our local restaurants are still open for take-out/delivery.
Farmer's Home Tavern - 989-642-2546
Frosty Freezer - 989-297-2482
Jenn's Place - 989-301-0345
Mama Mia's Pizzeria - 989-642-6420
Maple Grill - 989-233-2895
Rauchholz Memorial Library
Need something to do? Our local library has e-books, audio books and digital magazines available through their website.
BCAM Outstanding Senior-Athlete: Sydney Peake
Saginaw County SVSU Cardinal's for fall 2020
Hemlock's own - Brady Devereaux
MHSAA Cancels Remainder of 2019-20 Winter & Spring Seasons
EAST LANSING, Mich. – April 3 – The Michigan High School Athletic Association has canceled the remainder of the 2019-20 Winter and Spring sports seasons, in compliance with the Thursday (April 2) “state of disaster” directive by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer closing school buildings and moving education online for the remainder of the school year to help decrease the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
This will be the first school year to not see MHSAA Finals played in multiple sports since 1942-43, when World War II led to the elimination of Finals in most sports.
The MHSAA on March 12 suspended its girls and boys basketball, girls gymnastics, boys ice hockey and boys swimming & diving tournaments amid COVID-19 concerns. All activity in all sports was halted March 13. Spring sports to that point had begun practice, but not competition.
The MHSAA’s Representative Council approved during its Winter Meeting on March 27 a series of concepts for completing the Winter tournaments and an abbreviated Spring season, contingent on the lifting of a statewide quarantine. The closure of school buildings into June made those possibilities void.
The MHSAA’s Executive Committee, comprised of officers of the larger Council, affirmed the decision today (April 3) to cancel the remainder of this school year’s activities.
“We are heartbroken to not be able to provide these opportunities for Michigan’s student-athletes, and especially seniors. We continue to hear from dozens asking us to hold out hope. But safety always must come first, and Governor Whitmer is making courageous decisions to safeguard the people of our state,” MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl said. “We understand as much as anyone how much school sports mean to athletes and their communities. We had ideas and hopes for finishing Winter and Spring and helping bring some sort of normalcy after this long break. But this is the correct decision, and we will play our part in bringing schools and communities together again when the time is right.”
“For now, we cannot state strongly enough that all students, staffs and others follow the guidelines established to slow the spread of this virus – we all must do our part.”
Because the five Winter sports were not able to conclude with Finals, no champions will be awarded in those sports for 2019-20. However, championships won at earlier rounds of those tournaments (District or Regional) will continue to stand.
The MHSAA will in coming weeks provide guidelines and other information pertinent to this unusual offseason as attention is turned to preparing for Fall 2020.
District Update
Dear Huskie Pack,
As many of you already know, Governor Whitmer has extended the school shut down tentatively to the end of the school year. We encourage all our students and families to stay at home and stay safe.
We pride ourselves in our strong partnerships with parents and families. At this time, our partnership is more important than ever before. Our commitment to our students and families remains unchanged at this time; we will continue to do our best to provide the best possible solutions as we work together to find the right answers.
Although our face to face instruction is shut down tentatively through the end of the school year, we will work to address a clear, concise learning plan supporting all of our students along with other things like grade progression, events like graduation, prom, and more with the best interest of our students and families at the forefront of our decision-making process.
On Monday, April 6th, we will return from our scheduled spring break (3/30-4/3), so our online learning and educational packets will be back in place to allow students to continue to keep learning alive as we partner together with you. It is essential that our students have some level of normalcy and routine during this extended time away from our school buildings.
Foodservice continues next week (April 6th) on Monday and Wednesday from 10 AM to 12 noon with parents pulling up to door #29 on the east end of Hemlock Middle School for curbside service. Friday, April 10th is Good Friday and a contractual holiday for our staff, so there will be no food service next Friday. We continue to review and consider additional safety protocols for all involved.
If you should have questions or concerns, please reach out to our building principals so that we can know how to meet your needs best.
Elementary/KC Ling - gensch@hemlockps.com
Middle School - keyser@hemlockps.com
High School - green@hemlockps.com
Special Education - buchman@hemlockps.com
Again, we know this is not business as usual for us, so if you have a special education child or one with a 504 and have concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to their service provider or our Special Education Supervisor, Scott Buchman.
These are uncharted territories that we are traveling together. As a community, we can make sure that we have the best possible outcomes.
All the best,
Don Killingbeck, Supt.
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Hemlock High School
Email: galbraith@hemlockps.com
Website: www.hemlockps.com
Location: 733 North Hemlock Road, Hemlock, MI, USA
Phone: (989) 642-5287
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