Panther Press
for the week of December 5th
Message from the Principal
Sign-up sheets are outside of Mrs. Edwards' office for students who wish to cash in their Panther Passes and want to exempt a semester diagnostic. Remember they must have 30 Panther Passes and a "C" average to exempt. When signing up, remind students they must print their name so it can be read and note the class they wish to exempt. Mrs. Edwards will verify their grades and meet with them later to collect their passes. The deadline to sign-up is December 9th.
Sign-up sheets are also outside Mrs. Edwards' office for students who believe they qualify for the Pride of the Panthers. Pride of the Panthers students have maintained an "A" average in all of their classes, have zero unexcused absences, have zero unexcused tardies and zero office referrals. Students who qualify will be allowed to exempt all of their semester diagnostics and will receive a Pride of the Panthers T-Shirt. The deadline to sign-up is December 9th.
As we get ready for the holidays make sure that all of your parent contacts are up to date. There should be no surprises at the last minute. See the link below for the 1st Semester Diagnostic Schedule.
All teachers are required to have a substitute folder in their classroom complete with class rosters and emergency lessons. We understand that from time to time thing happen and a full blown lesson cannot be created to cover an absence so it is an imperative that emergency lessons are in the folder. We still have issues with finding enough substitutes and it really is not fair to any of your colleagues to have to create a lesson for your class when they end up having to cover.
All students are required to have passes when in the hall during class time. There is no exception to this. We have way too many students in the hall after the tardy bell and quite a few of them have been let out by teachers without a pass.
Please ensure you are monitoring your kids in the lunchroom not only when they are at the table eating but also when they are going through the line.
Go Panthers!
Important Dates for the Week of December 5th
Do not forget to turn in Unit assessments when you start a new unit.
Expect a Code Red Lockdown Drill one day this week.
- Dec 5th - HMS Basketball at Chelsea (4:30 PM)
- Dec 5th - Hueytown 7-12 Wrestling @ HHS (6 PM)
- Dec 6th - Faculty meetings this week in the conference room
- Dec 6th - MyTime approved by 3 PM
- Dec 6th - Monthly FBLA Meeting after school in Bus Tech Lab
- Dec 6th - HMS Basketball @ Riverchase (4:30 PM)
- Dec 6th - Winter Band Concert in HHS Auditorium (6 PM)
- Dec 7th - Monthly FCCLA Meeting after school in FACS classroom
- Dec 8th - HMS Basketball vs Calera @ HMS (4:30 PM)
- Dec 9th - Grades posted by 3 PM
- Dec 9th - Parent contact logs due via email by 3 PM