Violence Prevention Week: Hudson Memorial participated in National Violence Prevention Week from April 21 through April 25. All grade level homerooms were invited to participate in the Decorate- A- Door contest, a Slogan contest, Poster and story contest. The students incorporated positive themes and anti-violence slogans in the competitions. The winning homerooms were given special recognition and awarded an ice cream treat.

Rachel’s Challenge was also highlighted during this Anti-violence week. The group is now 75 students strong and growing by the week. Members of Rachel’s Challenge meet on a weekly basis to discuss initiatives to improve school climate. The group members were all given a Purple T-shirt, sponsored by SAC, to wear during this week’s activities in acknowledgement of their participation and efforts to make HMS a safer and more positive community. Teachers also purchased T-shirts in support of the effort. Friday all students and staff wore their shirts to “start a chain reaction” of kindness in the school.

Drama Club Presentation: On April 11th and 12th, the HMS Drama Club presented the stage production of Seussical the Musical, a theatrical trip through the world of Dr. Seuss, as seen by some of his most famous characters, such as Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and the residents of Whoville. Eighty-eight students participated as cast and crew, and were helped along by hundreds of hours of donated time from dozens of parents, the HMS Music Department, and Mrs. Jan Walsh, the HMS art teacher. The show played to full houses on both nights, and was a rousing success on and off the stage.

Washington, D.C. Trip: On May 6th, two hundred and thirty five eighth grade students and twenty adult chaperones, including administrators Lori Robicheau and Vincent Pagán, will leave for our annual field trip to Washington, DC. Our students will visit many of the historical sites studied in their current curriculum focused on US History from the American Revolution to World War II. Some of these sites include the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the World War II Memorial, the Holocaust Museum, and Arlington National Cemetery. Mrs. Bucknam, the Tour Coordinator, met with all the students and their parents on Tuesday, April 22nd to discuss the itinerary, guidelines and procedures to ensure the safety of everyone involved. This also allowed time for parents to address any questions or concerns they had regarding the upcoming trip.

Interscholastic Sports: Our spring interscholastic sports are successfully completing their schedules of meets, games and events. The boys’ and girls’ track team recently took first place in a meet with our student athletes also winning first place in all of the shot-put and discus events. The boy’s baseball team has hung in there and continues to give their best efforts despite a tough start to the season. At the time of this writing, the girls’ softball team is undefeated.

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