Cougar Chronicle

Volume 17 Issue 19 - Friday, January 7, 2022

Happy New Year!

Important Dates Coming Up

  • Friday, January 7 - Free Walk-In Vaccination Clinic for ages 5+, 3:30-7:30@FHS Door 19. See the flyer below for more information and to register (optional).
  • Tuesday, January 11 - Dine to Donate at Hot Box Pizza. See flyer below.
  • Monday, January 17 - No School for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Now through Friday, January 14 - Recycle Holiday Lights outside door 1 or door 2
  • Monday, Jan. 31 - Friday, Feb. 4 - Fire Safety Lessons for Kindergarten - 2nd Grades
  • Friday, February 18 - E-Learning Day - No in-person school. Log in to Canvas for E-Learning.
  • Monday, Feb. 28 - Friday, March 4 - Riley Week! watch for more info soon!
Jan 7

Mask Mandate Still In Place: Dr. Stokes and School Board Reviewing Data as Updates Occur

At this time, masks are still required for all students and staff.
  • Please send your child on the bus and in to school with a mask on.
  • Please send additional masks in backpacks.


Fully vaccinated students (two weeks past the second dose) are not required to quarantine due to exposure in or out of school.

  • Monitor for symptoms.
  • Keep your mask on at school.
  • Test on day 5 if possible.


Unvaccinated students who are close contacts at home or during unmasked times at school will still be quarantined for 5 days past exposure day 0, according to CDC guidelines.
  • Stay home for 5 days from exposure (exposure is day 0).
  • Test on day 5 if possible.
  • Return to school on day 6 if no symptoms develop.
  • Follow enhanced precautions through day 10.


If a student or staff member tests positive for Covid-19, regardless of vaccination status:

  • Stay home for 5 days from the onset of symptoms (onset is day 0).
  • Test on day 5 if possible.
  • If symptoms continue, please inform the school that your student will still be quarantining further.
  • Return to school on day 6 if symptoms are resolved,
  • Follow enhanced precautions through day 10.


We continue to sanitize and increase hand washing during transitions around the building.


Find more information about COVID Vaccines here.

Click here to register for the Free Walk-in Vaccination clinic - more information below.

Please report any positive Covid19 cases by following the link, here or below.

Recycle Holiday Lights through January 14

HSE Schools will be hosting a district wide Holiday Light Recycling Program. Each school is collecting old, broken, tangled, or unwanted holiday lights. Technology Recyclers will take these unwanted/unusable lights and break them down into useable components that will be used to make new products.


Last year, you helped prevent 3,519 pounds of holiday light e-waste from entering landfills and polluting the Earth.


Resist the urge to throw old holiday lights in the trash!

Please participate in HSE district wide Holiday Light Recycling Program this year!

SCE will have collection bins inside the Door 1 entry and outside Door 2. Thank you in advance.

Breakfast and Lunch Menu

January 10-14 is Week 3.There may be changes to the menu due to supply chain limitations. Thank you for your understanding.

Lunch Changes for the week of January 10-14 (Week 3)

Monday – French bread pizza

Tuesday – BBQ chicken with Tostitos Scoops

Wednesday – Chicken nuggets

Thursday – French toast with sausage links

Friday – Cheesy breadsticks

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SCE NEEDS YOU TO SUBSTITUTE TEACH

Link to HSE District Substitute Teacher Information Page

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No New Social-Emotional Learning Lesson this Week

Lessons Resume Next Week.


Would you like more information on Social Emotional Learning?

Visit the HSE District Sites to read more, or follow the links below:

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District Instruction Plan and COVID Dashboard Links

Details on school protocols, mitigation strategies, the HSE District COVID dashboard, and self-reporting forms are all here.

HSE Report It!

HSE Report It! is a school safety mobile reporting app that allows students, staff, and community members to provide anonymous information about concerns for their own safety or the safety of others. HSE Report it!, can be downloaded via Google Play or the Apple App Store. It’s anonymous and reports are made exclusively through the mobile app. HSE Report it! has no length limitations or the need to remember a short code. Reporters can attach photos, screenshots, videos, documents and/or audio recordings to their concerns and they can engage in a two-way dialogue with a real person.

Mudsock Youth Athletics News - Spring Program Registration

Mudsock Youth Athletic Updates:

Register Now For Spring Programs

What will you play? Open registration for spring baseball, softball, soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, rugby and track and field runs through January 31st at myathletics.com. After the 31st, waitlists may form for certain sports in various divisions. Season information and program fees can be found here.

Located on the Community Insider here: https://www.hseschools.org/happenings/community-insider/bulletin-details?itemid=686

Girls Lacrosse TRY-IT Day – January 9th

Calling all girls in grades 1st - 8th! Drop by the FREE Mudsock Girls Lacrosse TRY-IT Day on January 9th anytime between 12-2 p.m. at Finch Creek Field House. All equipment provided and no experience necessary. Get the scoop on the upcoming spring season, try a few drills, and get hooked. In addition to meeting board members, coaches and youth players, the HSE High School Lacrosse Team will be running the stations!


Visit the Community Insider page linked below for all the details.

Community Insider

Looking for local events? Check out HSE’s Community Insider (CI). The CI is a resource for both HSE families and community partners. It not only provides a space to post information about events, camps, and other educational programs. It also offers the opportunity to find upcoming activities in and around Hamilton County.