Update

September 2021 Update 

Dear Huskie Pack: 

Last week, we welcomed students eager to return to school and learning for another successful year. There is an unparalleled level of excitement and energy on our campus. 

Our students are setting the standard for leadership and give us all reason to be grateful and look at the future with hope.

I have had the opportunity to talk with many of our students, parents, and staff since the start of school. Universally, they have high hopes for the year to come, which is full of learning, opportunities to grow, and build friendships. They tend to overflow with cautious optimism. 

As we continue to live and learn and navigate through the pandemic, our top priority remains the wellbeing and safety of our students, staff, families, and community. Our plan remains the same as I shared last month. We all want things to be normal, and in some ways, they will be, but there are a few things that have changed. 

  • Cleaning, we will continue to sanitize/disinfect as part of our day-to-day routine. 
  • Handwashing, we will continue to encourage everyone to wash their hands regularly. 
  • Sick people stay home; we will continue to have sick students and staff stay home if they have any signs of sickness/illness. 
  • Due to federal requirements, while on our school buses, everyone will need to wear masks.
  • Visitors and non-essential/non-instructional volunteers will be severely limited within the schools.
  • All athletics activities will follow MHSAA directives. HPSD will not independently require the testing of athletes or any other students.
  • Remain fluid and make decisions based on data at a micro-level as much as possible. *

*There are a few things that are not currently part of how we plan to start schools, such as face masks in school buildings and social distancing.  Masks and quarantines will only be required when required by MDHSS/SCHSS, outside of our control. 

As we wrap up our 2nd week of school, we have had a handful of  cases of COVID-19 and we continue to review our procedures and protocols. Click here to see our COVID-19 Dashboard. Moving forward, we will have a task force comprised of your elected officials and school administrators to review the implementation of our protocols and procedures. 

I hope you’ve marked your calendars for the 2021 Homecoming. We have a full schedule of events planned and will cheer on our football team when the Hemlock Huskies take on the Standish Sterling Panthers on Friday, September 24th.

Thank you for your continued engagement and support of Hemlock Public School District. 

Go Huskies! 

Don Killingbeck Jr., Ed.D. 

Superintendent 


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