District Announcement: Due to the Winter Storm Warning and predicted heavy snowfall, Hawkins County Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Friday, January 30.
Hawkins County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Buses will operate on clear roads only. Bus route information can be found at this link: www.hck12.net/o/hcsd/page/buses
Hawkins County Schools will close tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27, due to road conditions and freezing temperatures.
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Attention HES families, you can now submit absence excuse notes digitally! See the attached flyer for more details and instructions.
District Announcement: Hawkins County students will be bringing homework packets for future virtual days, if needed. In the event our school or school system is closed due to inclement weather for longer periods of time, the information in this packet may be used during a virtual instruction period. Please hold on to this packet and save for such a purpose. Thank you for your cooperation and support. Please remember to monitor the HCS App and the HCS website for updates regarding weather-related school-system operational changes.
❗️Attention 3rd grade families
You're invited to an informational meeting regarding State Testing. Please see the attachment for more information.
District Announcement:
❄️ WEATHER ALERT & COMMUNICATION UPDATE
As we enter the winter weather season, we want to ensure you know exactly how and when we will communicate schedule changes!
📢 How We Announce Changes: For all schedule changes, delays, or closings, we will ALWAYS send updates via:
📱 Text Message
💻 District Website
📲 App LiveFeed
📞 When to Expect a Phone Call: To respect your time, we will ONLY send an automated voice call for:
*Time-sensitive changes made after 8:00 PM for the next day.
*Day of changes such as the morning of a change or an unexpected early dismissal.
Please make sure your contact information is up to date in Skyward and you have the HCS app downloaded so you don't miss any important updates! Stay safe and warm, Hawkins County! #HCSignite #WeatherUpdate
❄️ WEATHER ALERT & COMMUNICATION UPDATE
As we enter the winter weather season, we want to ensure you know exactly how and when we will communicate schedule changes!
📢 How We Announce Changes: For all schedule changes, delays, or closings, we will ALWAYS send updates via:
📱 Text Message
💻 District Website
📲 App LiveFeed
📞 When to Expect a Phone Call: To respect your time, we will ONLY send an automated voice call for:
*Time-sensitive changes made after 8:00 PM for the next day.
*Day of changes such as the morning of a change or an unexpected early dismissal.
Please make sure your contact information is up to date in Skyward and you have the HCS app downloaded so you don't miss any important updates! Stay safe and warm, Hawkins County! #HCSignite #WeatherUpdate
Ahoy, mateys! Let's celebrate our fantastic food service workers! They are the hearties of the galley, working day in and day out to make sure our students have the finest grub to fuel their minds and bodies for the voyage of learning. Thank you for all you do! #HCS #FoodServiceAppreciation #AhoyMatey
Happy New Year!!
Attached, you will find a copy of our school's January calendar with upcoming events as well as our January attendance incentive, and a menu for the month of January.
We hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Winter Break and is ready to return to school.
Classes will resume tomorrow, Tuesday, January 6th. We look forward to seeing our Bearcats!
Bus 76 will not be running the pm route today, Thursday, December 18. Students who this bus home will be late as bus 5 will be covering that route.
Also, bus 76 will not run tomorrow's routes either. Bus 5 will cover both of those routes, but as a late bus.
Santa Paws!🐾
Our Bearcats loved having Archie on campus.
Our Winter Fling Fundraiser will be held tomorrow from 4-6. Admission is $5.00 per student. Please remember that students should be chaperoned by a parent/guardian during the event.
Concessions will be available to purchase.
Friendly reminder: Tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 18th, is our annual Christmas Program. 3rd grade families are invited to join us for our 9:00 performance and 4th & 5th grade families are invited to our 1:00 performance.
Let the Christmas festivities begin!
Today, Mrs. McMillan's fifth grade students enjoyed building gingerbread houses. Students were given a budget in which they had to purchase the materials to build their gingerbread house. Students used their knowledge of adding and subtracting decimals as well as multiplying a decimal times a whole number.
HES Reminders- Dec. 17, 2025
Tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 18th, is our Christmas Program. 3rd grade families are invited to our 9:00 performance and 4th and 5th grade families are invited to our 1:00 performance.
Tomorrow night from 4-6 is our Winter Fling Fundraiser. Admission is $5.00 and includes face painting, cake walk, basketball throw, and several other fun activities. Santa and his elf are also scheduled to be here for photo opportunities. We hope you and your family will join us!
School will dismiss early on Friday at 11:30. If your student is a car rider, please be on time to pick up your student.
Winter Break is Dec. 20- January 5.
School will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 6.
Tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 18th, is our Christmas Program. 3rd grade families are invited to our 9:00 performance and 4th and 5th grade families are invited to our 1:00 performance.
Tomorrow night from 4-6 is our Winter Fling Fundraiser. Admission is $5.00 and includes face painting, cake walk, basketball throw, and several other fun activities. Santa and his elf are also scheduled to be here for photo opportunities. We hope you and your family will join us!
School will dismiss early on Friday at 11:30. If your student is a car rider, please be on time to pick up your student.
Winter Break is Dec. 20- January 5.
School will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 6.
Make plans to join us this Thursday for our Winter Fling! Come and enjoy games, concessions, and lots of fun. We hope you and your family can join us!
Due to the anticipated inclement weather and the two hour delay, the holiday meal with families at HES is cancelled for December 11. Stay warm and safe!
Hawkins County School District is thrilled to announce and celebrate our incredible Employees of the Year! These dedicated professionals consistently go above and beyond, making a profound impact on the lives of our students and the entire school community. Their commitment, hard work, and passion are truly inspiring. Join us in congratulating this outstanding group for this well-deserved recognition! We are so fortunate to have you leading the way in Hawkins County. #HCSignite
