SAVE THE DATE
Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025
Time: 6:00pm
place: Your Bus Stop
Join us for Meet our Bus Driver Day, Connecting our community ,One stop at a time!
Students and Guardians will have a few moments to meet their driver as they make their way along their designated routes. If you have any questions, please call Hawkins County Transportation Department at 423.272.7135
Summer Learning Activity: Play School!
HCS Books on Wheels has been out and about all summer! If you haven’t had a chance to visit, check the website for future times and locations!
A bulk food bag will be available to parents and guardians of children ages 0 to 18, from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday, June 19th , at Joseph Rogers Primary and at Volunteer High School’s library entrance. Distribution will be on first come, first served basis until gone. Please do not arrive before 2:45pm due to summer school dismissal traffic. This is the final summer distribution. Please see the flyer on Hawkins County Schools website for details or call the Child Nutrition office at 423 272 2128.
Summer Learning Activity: Play "I Spy"
Hello Hawkins County Schools Families,
To improve bus service for all students, we are asking every family who needs bus transportation for the 2025-2026 school year to complete a new online form.
This quick form will help us create more accurate bus routes, schedules, and student lists, ensuring your child has a safe and reliable ride to school. This form must be completed each year for every student who plans to ride the bus.
Please complete the form here: https://bit.ly/HCSbusform
We will have computers available at back-to-school nights for any family who needs assistance. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe!
https://forms.gle/RCR5TeLLnKKjKktB6
The above link is for the 2025-2026 Hawkins County Schools Bus Transportation Request.
This is a form that will now be required each year for every student requesting bus transportation. This is the only way to ensure that the appropriate students are assigned to routes and that route times and ridership numbers are correct for the upcoming year. We will be posting this to our Facebook page, the webpage, requesting that the schools share to their respective pages and we will also be sending out a notification all-call beginning Monday to start this process. Additionally, we would request that each school site have a laptop or access available during back-to-school nights for parents that come through and need to complete the form during that time who may not have access to a computer at home.
We understand that this is a change from the "norm" that everyone is accustomed to, but it will be a best practice for the transportation department moving forward working with the Transfinder routing software as we have gained more knowledge about how to utilize its function and design to improve our student transportation data. This will allow us to provide the schools and parents with the MOST accurate information regarding the bus routes, student ridership and times. Transporting students safely always remains our highest priority!
A bulk food bag will be available to parents and guardians of children ages 0 to 18, from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday, June 12th, and June 19th , at Joseph Rogers Primary and at Volunteer High School’s library entrance. Distribution will be on first come, first served basis until gone. Please do not arrive before 2:45pm due to summer school dismissal traffic. Please see the flyer on Hawkins County Schools website for details or call the Child Nutrition office at 423 272 2128.
Summer Learning Activity: Take a family walk!
A bulk food bag will be available to parents and guardians of children ages 0 to 18, from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday, June 5th, June 12th, and June 19th , at Joseph Rogers Primary and at Volunteer High School’s library entrance. Distribution will be on first come, first served basis until gone. Please do not arrive before 2:45pm due to summer school dismissal traffic. Please see the flyer on Hawkins County Schools website for details or call the Child Nutrition office at 423 272 2128.
Summer Learning Activity: Play a board game with your child this week.
A bulk food bag will be available to parents and guardians of children ages 0 to 18, from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday, May 29th , June 5th, June 12th, and June 19th , at Joseph Rogers Primary and at Volunteer High School’s library entrance. Distribution will be on first come, first served basis until gone. Please do not arrive before 2:45pm due to summer school dismissal traffic. Please see the flyer on Hawkins County Schools website for details or call the Child Nutrition office at 423 272 2128.
Just a reminder about the mandatory cheerleading meeting!
Hawkins County Schools will be distributing meals to children ages 0-18 years on Thursday afternoons during Summer Learning Camp. You can visit Joseph Rogers Primary or Volunteer High School to pick up meals. This is a drive thru event.
Final Notice!!! Take a moment and fill out the Online Student Verification Form for 2025-26. You can find the link and directions by clicking on this web address https://www.hck12.net/page/student-verification-directions or by visiting the Hawkins County Board of Education!! Thank you so much for helping us getting ready for the 25-26 school year!
Don't forget about all the important events going on this week!
Wednesday, HCS received a visit from TDOE's Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Coordinated School Health, Lori Paisley, along with Senior Project Manager, Taylor Rayfield and Director of Student and Family Services, Sarah Arnold. Best practices relating to physical, social, and emotional health were shared at Joseph Rogers Primary, Surgoinsville, Middle, Surgoinsville Elementary, and Cherokee High School. HCS District therapy dog, Archie, was able to join the visit.
5th, 6th, and 7th Grade Awards Day is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21st at 1:00.
8th Grade Promotion will be on Tuesday, May 20th at 1:00.
Congratulations to our 2025-26 SMS cheerleaders!
