We're so proud of our principals all the time, but we love shouting them out during National Principals Month! Thanks for your work, Bombers!
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Our exceptional athletes made quite the showing at last week's Special Olympics Bowling Tournament! Thanks to our athletes and all the adults who pitched in to help!
We had some tasty treats last week in our cafeterias!
Lots of important homecoming week updates for students of all ages! Have a great weekend! https://youtu.be/uFyAJ65Y1tg
A rainbow during car-unloading was a hot topic this morning at Hackler Intermediate!
Thanks to the MHFD for bringing the Fire Safety House to Hackler Intermediate School yesterday so our 3rd graders could learn some important lessons during Fire Prevention Week 2024! We have such a wonderful community!
Attention home school/private school parents/guardians:
****A message from Mrs. Dewey****
Parents/Guardians,
I told you last month that we had additional plans coming for ways to address school safety, student social media use, etc. One of these plans is an upcoming expert speaker who will share with local parents and guardians about the risks of social media for children.
This presentation will take place on Monday, November 11 from 6-7:30 p.m. in Dunbar Auditorium.
Due to the nature of some of the content, children will not be allowed in the presentation, but I am grateful to the MHPTO group for agreeing to provide onsite childcare during this event for those who need it. This presentation is tiered as far as ages go, so parents with children of any age will find it beneficial.
Thanks again to the MHPTO for helping us secure this speaker and for supporting our families in need of childcare during the event.
Allyson Dewey
Superintendent
This is a FANTASTIC opportunity for parent/guardian education -- especially in light of recent social media issues in our area and across the country. Keep in mind, this presentation is for parents/guardians/adult community members only, as there will be explanations of content that might not be suitable for children.
Want to join our team? Join us on Tuesday, October 15 in Dunbar Auditorium from 4-6 p.m. for a job fair!
Some of our students honor our principals for National Principals Month! https://youtu.be/oNCbzlNgWQo
Our annual flu clinics will be held at all MHPS campuses next week. These clinics are conducted by the Arkansas Department of Health. Packets have been distributed to every student, but if you need a copy, you may contact your child's school nurse to get one. Please fill the packet out completely and send it back to your child's nurse before the clinic date.
Happy National Custodians Day!
Bomber Update - https://youtu.be/fbkqUfM47L8
Mr. Helmert also recommends visiting this site for more information about our standard response protocol: https://iloveuguys.org
Last Wednesday our staff received their Bomber t-shirts from Arvest Bank. This has become an annual tradition that EVERYONE looks forward to! We appreciate Arvest Bank so much. It's always fun to see familiar faces when they deliver the shirts as well! Thank you!!!!!
From EAST Facilitator Audrey Plumlee at Hackler Intermediate School:
"My 5th grade EAST Program invited several veterans to come in today and answer questions from how life was in the service to how we could improve our Veteran's Day Program. We had Thomas Stickles Jr., Dan Hall, Delaney Thomas and Krysi Shimmel (who joined us Via Zoom from Maine).
Mr. Dan Hall showed us a LIFE magazine from July 2, 1965. On the front cover of the magazine there are several Marines carrying a wounded soldier. He is the soldier right under the letter E in Life, he has a mustache and is not wearing a hat. He talked to the students about how the picture was taken.
Mr. Thomas Stickles brought a MRE for the students to see what they ate. At the very end, Mr. Stickles and Mr. Thomas demonstrated how the MRE heats up. They allowed the students to take turns coming to the table to inspect and smell what the Chili Mac MRE looked like.
We are so grateful for all four of these men and women. They had so much to offer our students. It was a great honor for us all to be in the same room with them."
Homecoming 2024 Info!
This week Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. Rauls highlight the MHHS White Coat Internship Program. https://youtu.be/39hmML6J-Oc
MHPS Parents/Guardians,
Today our administration was notified that some students were sharing a social media post that included a threat of violence toward an organization or school called “MHS.” This post circulated through a number of local students and was eventually reported to our administration. While this post did not refer to Mountain Home or our schools, we still reported it to the authorities immediately.
Our police department began tracing the post, and in the meantime similar “MHS” threats started cropping up around the country. In fact, a 13-year-old girl was arrested in California for making a “MHS” threat in her district today.
Later in the day we received reports that students told their parents that our buildings were on lockdown. I want to clarify that at no point during the day were we on lockdown. Generally speaking – unless it would cause additional risk in the moment – we will notify you promptly if we are placed in a status of lockdown, shelter, hold, evacuation, etc. for any reason.
This afternoon we received another report of a Snapchat warning classmates. It was not a threat and did not identify MHPS, but we reported it, and our local authorities are looking into it as well.
Please continue to report threats or questionable posts. Make sure the appropriate people – authorities and school administration – have this information so action can be taken quickly.
Thank you,
Allyson Dewey