Check out the news from the Nurse's office for March.
📢 You're Invited! Join Us for the 2nd Annual Connections Summit! 🎉
We’re excited to welcome parents, caregivers, community members, and appropriately aged students to this incredible event, designed to connect you with valuable resources, learning opportunities, and support networks! This summit is a collaboration between the Hancock Place, Affton, Bayless, and Mehlville school districts—and it's open to ALL families in our community!
📅 Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Hancock Place Elementary School
Here’s what you can look forward to:
✅ Resource Tables – Get helpful information on financial literacy, parenting strategies, social-emotional well-being, substance abuse prevention, and more!
✅ Educational Presentations – Attend short sessions (10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, & 12:30 PM) on important topics for families and individuals.
✅ Job Fair – Connect with local businesses offering employment opportunities and career development resources.
✅ CHIPS Program – Take advantage of free child identification services for infants, children, and adults.
✅ Childcare Services – Available for potty-trained kids up to age 11 so parents can fully engage in the event.
Whether you're looking for support, job opportunities, or ways to strengthen your family, the Connections Summit has something for everyone!
📢 Help spread the word!
Please contact Dr. Dittrich at tdittrich@hpsd.school or Dr. Yarbrough at byarbrough@hpsd.school with questions.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We want to take a moment to remind you of the importance of keeping sick children home from school, especially as we are seeing an increasing number of gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses affecting both students and staff. These illnesses can spread quickly, and it is essential that we all take precautions to help keep our school community healthy.
If your child is experiencing symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, fever, or stomach pain, they should remain at home until they are symptom-free for at least 24 hours without the use of medication. Following our Sick for School Protocol, children should not return to school until they are well enough to participate fully in daily activities.
To help prevent the spread of illness, please remind your child to:
• Wash their hands frequently with soap and water.
• Avoid sharing food, drinks, or personal items.
• Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or elbow.
• Stay home when feeling unwell.
We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our school a safe and healthy place for all students and staff. If you have any questions or need further guidance, please feel free to contact the school nurse’s office.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Megan Smith- Elementary School Nurse
Shannon Williams- Early Childhood, Middle and High School Nurse
We can't go into the weekend without sending a shout out to our crew for National School Counselor's Week. HPHS would not be the same without you!! #hphstigers #hpsdtigers
Great to see so many educators from around the state at Chad Allen & Emily Hill’s workshop on how to get started with competency-based education in the secondary classroom. They both have been instrumental in helping to shape our model at Hancock Place! #hpsdtigers #MOPWR2025
Take a look at the Nurse Newsletter for February #hphstigers #hpsdtigers
Check out what is happening in the library this month. #hphstigers #hpsdtigers
Order your HS Yearbook TODAY! Orders can be placed online at yearbookforever.com. The cost is $45; the deadline for online yearbook orders is March 17th!
Seniors only---yours in on the house! No purchase necessary!
Any questions? Reach out to Mrs. McMurray.
Chartwells met with a Student Food Advisory Committee on Jan 24th; a Smoothie Bar came up as a suggestion. Today Chartwells served a "Build Your Own parfait or Smoothie Bar: The new station was a big Hit. #hphstigers #hpsdtigers
Ginger Steinhauff (High School Counselor) and Amy Kuykendall (Chartwells Cafeteria employee) served up "Smart Snack" 's from the Chartwells Discovery Kitchen; Oven Baked Kale chips was the featured recipe yesterday. #hphstigers #hpsdtigers
ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS:It's time to order your student a Senior Recognition Ad for the 24/25 yearbook! Please visit yearbookforever.com & follow the steps provided to purchase & customize a message to be featured in the yearbook. Deadline is Fri., Feb. 14, 2025!
Join us for our next Parent Meeting on Tuesday, January 28 in the HS Library at 6:00pm. Stay up tp date on what is going on in the HS and be a part of what is to come! #hphstigers #hpsdtigers
Reminder - There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 20 in honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #HPHStigers #HPSDtigers
SENIORS - We will be taking our Senior Class Panoramic picture on Wednesday, January 15 at 10:30am in the DOME. All students slated to graduate in 2025 are invited. A free t-shirt will be provided the day of the picture. #hphstigers #hpsdtigers
We have an amazing buildings and grounds team at Hancock Place! They've been plowing and shoveling our schools and we are excited to start the second semester tomorrow! Everyone take it slow and be patient as melted snow will refreeze overnight #hpsdtigers #weareopen
Members of Varsity H & Key Club helped wrap gifts for the Alumni Assoc. adopted family today. Alumni Assoc. A+, Student Hearts A+, Student wrapping skills C- 😉#hpsdtigers #hphstigers
Last minute cram session on your Xmas list? Cocoa Cram is after school today (Dec. 17). Come to the cafe for STUCO sponsored cocoa & treats made by our FACS classes while you get some studying in before finals. Teachers will be available for questions! #hpsdtigers #hphstigers
Reminder - HPHS will have early release on Wednesday, December 18 - Friday, December 20 this week for Finals. Students will be released at 11:15am and will have a grab and go snack available to them as they leave the building. #HPHStigers #HPSDtigers
Kids Vision For Life will be in the library on Friday Dec 13th, high school is sign up only. If you wish to have your vision screened please contact Nurse Shannon. You must be on the list to be screened. If glasses are needed Kids Vision For Life provides free glasses for all students. Be sure to get on the list by Dec 12th.
Check out the December School Nurse Newsletter! #hphstigers #hpsdtigers
