Hendricks Happenings
March 2021
Dear Hendricks Families,
Happy March!
We are so excited to start seeing flowers and trees bloom! It means spring is in the air, and we are getting closer to opening Hendricks Middle School!!
If you haven't driven by Hendricks lately, check out the pictures below! The building phase is getting close to completion, and then begins the technology and furniture installations. We do not have a move-in date as of yet and that's ok! I want to make sure we have everything ready to go for our ribbon cutting in July!
As for staffing, I hope you have been following our social media and website pages. We are 99% staffed to open in the fall! These teachers bring a variety of experiences, and their passion and enthusiasm for building this new community is amazing! Our instructional coach, Mrs. Penni Arner, has already begun working with our content leads on teambuilding and instructional coaching for our new staff. Mrs. Dana Reid, AA and Coach Chuck Shadburn, MTSS Coordinator are making plans with our feeder schools to ensure that we have a support plan in place for our students.
As we prepare for our new adventure at Hendricks Middle School, we hope that you look at spring as a new beginning, an opportunity to take a risk and become part of the FIRST Classes of Hendricks Middle School! Information will be coming soon about ways you and your student can be memorialized as part of the inaugural year at Hendricks Middle School.
We ARE Hendricks!
Counselor's Corner
Welcome Hendricks Hawks. We are so excited to welcome all of our families and work with you and your students during the middle school years. To learn a little more about us and our upcoming transition activities, please visit the link below:
https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/53882
If you are a parent of a rising 6th Grade student, please be sure to check out this video:
Parent 101 Video:
Still have questions? Send us an email!
Brian Flath: bflath@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Kerry Bryant: klbryant@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Hawks Football
The coaches and I were excited to meet our new Hendricks Hawks! We have been working on gathering information that is necessary for us to begin meeting and working out to prepare for our inaugural football season! Below is our workout schedule for March. We understand that due to other commitments you might not be able to make all of the workouts. We hope to see you at the ones where you are available. Your child MUST have an approved physical on file in order to participate. Please click the link below to see how to acquire a physical and/or upload it onto DragonFly. DragonFly is the program that we will use as a school to keep up with our sports physicals. If you have a current physical on file at Liberty, Vickery, or Otwell, we can use that, but you still need to create an account in DragonFly for when the current physical expires. If you have any questions, please contact me, or our Athletic Director, Jenn Davies.
Link for physical information: https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/53688
Please make sure your child has tennis shoes and a water bottle for workouts.
Workout schedule for the remainder of March
Date - Location - Time
Saturday, March 20th - Otwell Middle School Gym - 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Monday, March 22nd - Kelly Mill Elementary Gym - 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Wednesday, March 24th - Kelly Mill Elementary Gym - 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 27th - Otwell Middle School Gym - 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Monday, March 29th - Kelly Mill Elementary Gym - 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Wednesday, March 31st - Kelly Mill Elementary Gym - 6:00 - 7:00 PM
I am finalizing the April schedule now and will send it soon. Thanks!
Coach Shadburn
What's happening at Hendricks?
Construction continues! Cabinetry is being installed, halls and classrooms are being painted, and flooring is nearing completion! The gym floor is now stained and the logo has been placed! It looks amazing!
Aerial view of the back of Hendricks
Main Hall
Future Wall Quotes - Inspired by Your 2021 Hendricks students!
Sneak peek of the gym and the newly installed gym floor!
#can'twaittoseecentercourt!!
PTSO
Hendricks Connections Choices
Hendricks Middle School will offer a variety of connections classes at all grade levels. Some of them provide students the opportunity to choose whether or not they would like to participate, based on interest and grade level. Please complete the attached Google Form if your child in interested in any of the following:
*Band (all grades)
*Chorus (all grades)
*Drama (all grades)
*Weight Training (7th and 8th grades)
*Yearbook (8th grade only)
*A/V Broadcast (7th and 8th grades)
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions? If so, use this link.
Hendricks MIddle School
NAVIGATE life with a purpose, understand that
EVERYONE is valued, know they can be secure and
SAFE in being their best, authentic self, and help encourage them to be brave enough to
TAKE risks!
Email: criddle@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Website: www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/HMS
Location: 4950 Hyde Road, Cumming, Georgia, USA
Phone: (770) 887-2461
Facebook: facebook.com/HendricksHawks
Twitter: @HendricksMiddle