Hartford High School

The Hartford Public Schools Open House is coming up on Tuesday, August 19th from 3:30-6PM! All buildings will be open for parents and students to meet the teachers and get prepped for the upcoming school year. We hope to see you there! 💚

Reminder:
Students planning to participate in sports this year must have their physical and Final Forms completed prior to the first practice.
Fall HS practices will begin August 11th and MS practices will begin when school resumes August 25th.
Physicals can be uploaded on Final Forms or dropped off in the High School office Monday-Thursday (7am-3pm).
If you have any questions, please contact the athletic office (269) 621-7103.

You can also find forms and information on our website at https://hpsathletics.org/main/filesLinks

Attention High School Volleyball Players, The code to join Remind for HS volleyball has been shared to all last year volleyball players to your school email. If you are interested in playing this year, please reach out to Mrs. Mead @ meadm@hpsmi.org for the code to join!🏐

There is programming happening at His Place Mondays- Wednesdays, students can come for a specific class or hang out in the open gym or computer room!

As a reminder all classes are free for middle and high school students.

Here is a sign up of upcoming classes:
https://site.corsizio.com/portal/67e96d0300cd6ddcce95ee6e?fbclid=IwY2xjawLiUhBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDekswVWlJdGczVWU1OVVJAR57MwKI80L0aBr6vlicJ00XvcqSwF4Exa98kRLdOojoOZdvvL_5uHhPKgPnxQ_aem_lUj7ySp0thYqkwMrYNzPHA

Congratulations to Hartford Public Schools Alumnus, Jesus Osvaldo Martinez-Jimenez on graduating with a bachelor's degree in accountancy and a full time job at one of the largest accounting providers in the nation!

Read more about Jesus and his recent accomplishment featured in Western Michigan University's "W Magazine" at https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/accountancy-graduate-success-jesus-osvaldo-martinez-jimenez

Way to go, Jesus! 💚

Raffle being held with proceeds to benefit Hartford wrestling.

Tickets are $10

Drawing will be held at Hartford High School on August 1st at 12pm.

2 First prizes: each winner will receive 1/2 of a processed pig.

Inquires can be directed to Zach Birkhead at: +1 (269) 539-7187

At Hartford Public Schools, we are your school of choice! HPS will be accepting School of Choice applications for the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year from July 28th through August 15th. Enrollment applications can be found on our website, hpsmi.org, at https://www.hpsmi.org/documents/district/enrollment/541427

Open coaching positions at HPS! Email Athletic Director, Peter Aranda, at arandap@hpsmi.org with your letter of interest and resume

Students! Stop in the high school office to sign up for your reserved parking space for next year. The $20 fee must be paid at the time you reserve your spot. We will be in the office until June 12th, 7:00-3:00.

Our Spring 2025 Newsletter is shipping out to Hartford Residents this week! Here is a look! 💚 https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4383/HPS/5742783/FINAL_DRAFT_Class_of_2025_Newsletter_Spring.pdf

Cross Country will meet the last three weeks of June and the last four weeks of July (nothing the week of July 4th). Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9-10:45 am. We will meet behind the middle school by the softball diamond.

The Hartford Public Schools Back to School Bash is taking place on Wednesday, August 20th! Businesses and Organizations that wish to have a table at this event, please fill out the table request form linked below: https://forms.gle/2weQKPif2zhaM4LR8 ¡La Fiesta de Regreso a Clases de las Escuelas Públicas de Hartford se llevará a cabo el miércoles 20 de agosto! Las empresas y organizaciones que deseen reservar una mesa en este evento pueden completar el formulario de solicitud de mesa disponible en el siguiente enlace: https://forms.gle/2weQKPif2zhaM4LR8

Information regarding NO COST Kindergarten health screenings offered by the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department.

HPS Central Office Summer Hours: Monday-Thursday 7AM-3PM (269) 621-7000 hpsmi.org

Parents will be contacted next week regarding students who need to take summer classes and notified next week regarding chromebook pick up. Parents should have or will be receiving a letter from Mr. Olds informing them if their student will need to take summer classes.

Reminder: Friday, May 30th, is a scheduled Half Day for the last day of school! Redwood Dismissal: 11:30am High School/Middle School/Alternative Education Dismissal: 11:15am Recordatorio: ¡El viernes 30 de mayo es medio día, el último día de clases! Salida de Redwood: 11:30 a. m. Salida de preparatoria/secundaria/educación alternativa: 11:15 a. m.

Don't forget to order your 2025 High School yearbook. You can order online until June 20th or in person this week only. https://yearbookordercenter.com/job/3347 Email: smitha@hpsmi.org with any questions

HPS Athletics Districts (5/27/25): ⚾️ Varsity Baseball vs Watervliet (@ Bangor) - 6PM ⚽️ Varsity Girls Soccer vs Buchanan (@ Berrien Springs) - 5PM

Reminder there is NO SCHOOL Monday, May 26th, in observance of Memorial Day

High School practices will begin August 11th, 2025 Middle School practices will begin August 25th, 2025 Please be on the lookout for any facebook posts regarding more athletic information. NEED COMPLETE PRIOR TO PRACTICING 2025-2026 Sports Physical - needs to be dated by physician AFTER April 15, 2025 Final Forms https://hartford-mi.finalforms.com/ *Physicals can be uploaded onto final forms or emailed to mirelesd@hpsmi.org