Hixson Happenings
119th Issue, August 26, 2022
Important Dates
August 31 - Deadline for schedule change requests
September 2 - Kona Ice to visit Hixson!
September 5 - No School-Labor Day
September 7 - 6th grade Camp Parent Meeting, 6:30 pm
September 9 - Kona Ice will visit Hixson!
September 12 - Late Start Day
September 16 - Early Release day; dismissal at 12:32 pm
September 23 - Kona Ice will visit Hixson!
Thank you for a great first week!
Here's a nice picture of our 8th grade band playing the National Anthem at the Cardinal's game on August 18. Go Hixson!
6th grade Camp Parent Meeting - 9/7/22 @ 6:30 pm!
Camp Wyman has been a Webster Groves School District tradition for decades. For a long while it was a fifth grade experience, but for the past many years the adventure is enjoyed by our sixth grade students.
Sixth graders will head to camp for the Tuesday-Friday event according to their team assignments.
Sept. 27-30 - Team Integrity
Oct. 4-7 - Team Unity
Oct. 11-14 - Team Bravery
During the week of camp, students will attend school as usual on Monday. On Tuesday of camp week, students will come to school packed up and ready for camp. They will be transported to Camp Wyman via school bus and stay at camp until returning to Hixson around 11:30 am on Friday. At that time the campers will be dismissed to head home and recover!
There will be an informational meeting for sixth grade parents on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 6:30 pm in the Hixson Auditorium. A staff member from Camp Wyman and the sixth grade teachers will be on hand to answer any questions. We look forward to seeing you then!
Schedule Changes - DEADLINE IS AUGUST 31!
If you have questions about your child’s schedule and/or would like to request a change in elective classes, please complete the appropriate form below. Please note that many classes are full and we therefore will not be able to accommodate all requests.
6th Grade Schedule Change Request Form
7th Grade Schedule Change Request Form
8th Grade Schedule Change Request Form
An administrator or counselor will do their best to respond within 24 business hours. We appreciate your patience as we respond to requests made while also participating and leading back-to-school professional development. All schedule change requests are due August 31, 2022.
Varsity Football Spectator Expectations 2022
After School Activities
Hixson Middle School's 2022-2023 After School Activities
Rock & Roll Bingo Date Change (Save the NEW Date!)
Hey Hixson Families! Don't forget to save the date for this year's Rock & Roll Bingo night. The event will be held Friday, November 11 at the Shrewsbury City Center. Doors will open at 6pm, and the Rock & Roll Bingo will start at 7pm. Be on the lookout for registration information in early October! If you would like to donate to our bingo prize collection or our silent auction, please contact Megan O'Brien at obrien.megan@wgmail.org.
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures - VERY IMPORTANT!
Parents and students should follow the following procedures in the morning:
- There will be no student access to the building prior to 8:05 am.
- When students enter the building, they may either go to the Cafeteria to eat breakfast then go to their grade level's gathering area, OR go straight to their grade level's gathering area. 6th grade should go to the Auditorium. 7th grade should go to Gym A (large gym). 8th grade should go to Gym B (new gym).
- If you're wondering which side of the building to use when dropping your student off at school, here are our recommendations: students who attended elementary school at Clark, Hudson, Givens, or Bristol should use the Main Entrance to access the building. The Main Entrance faces the Elm lot. Students who attended elementary school at Avery or Edgar Rd should use either the Student Services or Cafeteria entrances to enter the building. These entrances face the circle drive on the north side (facing hwy 44) of the building.
- Walkers and bike riders from any attendance area should use the entrance they prefer.
- When pulling into the Elm lot, please come all the way down towards the Main Office doors. Pull up behind the car in front of you, making sure to close the gaps.
- Please do not stop in the middle of the drive to let your student out of the car. Instead, pull all the way up, making sure to close any gaps in front of you, and then let your student out of the car.
- Bus riders will be dropped off in the circle drive.
- Please do not attempt to get into the bus lane.
- Please pull up behind the car in front of you, making sure to close the gaps.
- Traffic in the circle drive is one way during dismissal. Please do not attempt to enter the circle drive from Colebrook/Moss Field lot.
We need all parents to be patient in the mornings and be mindful of their surroundings as we run morning arrival and dismissal. We have a little over 1,000 families accessing our building in a 20 minute time frame each morning, either by car, walking, riding a bike, or by bus. We need your full cooperation each morning to make our arrival and dismissal processes safe, smooth, and efficient.
Morning Arrival
Afternoon Dismissal
Attendance Procedures
How do I report attendance?
- You can call 314-963-6450 to report an absence, early dismissal, and/or late arrival.
- You can email hixson.attendance@wgmail.org to report an absence, early dismissal, and/or late arrival.
- Please follow the prompts to get to the correct person.
To whom should I report my attendance?
- Students with a last name that starts with A-L will report absences, early dismissals, and/or late arrivals to Mrs. Ramay.
- Students with a last name that starts with M-Z will report absences, early dismissals, and/or late arrivals to Ms. Hicks.
Late Arrivals
- Parents should not enter the building to sign their student in.
- Park in front of the Main Entrance in front of the Library.
- Your student should enter the building and come to the Main Office to sign in.
- After signing in, your student will be given a pass to class.
Early Dismissals
- Please let us know as early as you possibly can if you need to pick your student up early. This will give us plenty of time to locate your student and get them out to your car. If you wait until the last minute, then please expect to wait 15 minutes or possibly more for us to locate your student and get them outside to your car.
- If you need to pick your student up early, please do so by 2:50 pm. Any early dismissal request made after 2:50 pm will be asked to wait until 3:25 pm. Early dismissal processes are not to be used to get ahead of the regular dismissal traffic.
- Parents should not enter the building to sign their student out.
- Park in front of the Main Entrance in front of the Library.
- Call us at 314-963-6450 and follow the prompts to get to the correct administrative assistant according to your last name.
- Your student will be called to the Main Office, and if you gave us plenty of notice, then your student will already be waiting for you.
- Your student will sign out on a Chromebook, exit the Main Office, and walk out to your car.
- Your student will not be dismissed to anyone who is not in SIS.
Online Registration
1:1 Technology
Please familiarize yourself with the information below regarding Hixson's 1:1 Technology Plan. This is the same information from the 1:1 Technology forms in the Registration documents in Tyler SIS.
CHROMEBOOKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL. THE SOONER YOU COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS, THE SOONER YOUR STUDENT CAN RECEIVE A CHROMEBOOK.
How to pay for your student's Chromebook insurance.
Click on “Hixson Middle School Chromebook Insurance” on the left side of the screen.
Fill out the information needed for your purchase. If you wish to donate an additional $22 for a student in need, be sure to add that donation to your cart as well.
Either log in or create an account through RevTrak to check out.
Once you place your order, you will receive an email receipt in the email you used to sign up.
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Contact Us
Email: mayes.shenita@wgmail.org
Website: https://www.webster.k12.mo.us/Hixson
Location: 630 South Elm Avenue, Webster Groves, MO, USA
Phone: 314-963-6450
Facebook: facebook.com/HixsonMiddleSchool