8th Grade Parent Evening - Alvirne High School will be hosting an important presentation to the parents of incoming 9^th grade students on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in the Alvirne C.J. Steckevicz gymnasium at 6:30 pm. Parents should arrive between 6:00 and 6:30 pm. This evening is designed for parents, not their students. Information to be presented will include: registration procedure, the academic programs, the Career and Technical Education programs, the band and music programs, and the clubs and organizations your student can join. This evening also provides an opportunity to schedule an appointment with your student's high school counselor, available starting after April 4. Parents who are unable to attend this evening presentation must call the Alvirne High School Guidance Department (886-1260 ext. 2506 or 2507) to schedule an appointment with their student's high school guidance counselor. Snow Date is Thursday, February 16^th at 6:30 pm. Letter from Mr. William Hughen, Director of Guidance

Today, Thursday, January 12th, all afternoon activities are cancelled including Ski Club, Academic Assistance and Detention.

Thursday - January 26th - HMS students will be released at 11:45 am.

Friday - January 27th - NO SCHOOL

Dear Parents,

This letter is to gently remind you of the drop off procedures for your students in the mornings.  The morning traffic pattern has become slightly congested so hopefully this will clarify any issues.  The front main parking lot has two travel lanes divided by a dotted line on the pavement.  The lane on the right, closest to the school, is the designated STUDENT DROP OFF lane.  The lane on the left is for those who wish to pull through and bypass student drop off.  For those who utilize the bypass lane, please proceed with caution and watch closely for students exiting from the left side of vehicles in the student drop off lane.  We are asking that when you come in to drop off your student you pull as far ahead as possible, (adjacent to the last parking space before exiting the parking lot) then let your student out.  If you are in a line of cars please pull up behind the car ahead of you.  We are trying to get more cars into the drop off area to avoid the traffic backup onto Central Street.   You will see new signage in the parking lot soon to help with the flow of traffic, please follow them.  If all of the parents work to maintain this drop off procedure it will expedite student drop off by allowing more cars in the front lot to do the same.  Please DO NOT drop off students in the driveway before entering the main parking lot.  This only causes more back ups.

Master Patrol Officer

Rachelle Megowen

Hudson Police Department

886.6011

School Resource Officer

Hudson Memorial School

886.1240 x1731

As of October 1, 2010, the Hudson Memorial School began using parent e-mail addresses for school-wide information.  It is very important that we have parent e-mail addresses as this address will be used for school to parent communication such as a tardy/absent student, progress reports, report cards monthly newsletters, school menus, along with PTO and other information updates.

We are requesting that you e-mail Anne Balevre, (abalevre@sau81.org), with your name and your student's first and last name, so that we may accurately capture your e-mail address to input into our database.

C.O.L.T. Time is an acronym that stands for Connecting Our Learning Together and it is Memorial School's version of an Advisory program.  According to the researchers for the National Middle School Association, a Middle School Advisory Program is defined as an arrangement whereby one adult and a small group of students have an opportunity to interact on a scheduled basis in order to provide a caring environment for academic guidance and support, recognition, and activities to promote citizenship.

At Hudson Memorial School, C.O.L.T. Time serves to improve relationships and strengthen our community by building positive, healthy connections as well as the skills necessary to improve student achievement and promote citizenship through a system of support for students, parents and staff.   The teachers and staff at Hudson Memorial believe that this program is critical to capture and engage at-risk learners, will build a culture in school centered on kids and team, and the valuable connections and relationships made through C.O.L.T. Time will improve student achievement. For more information click here.

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A TDap Booster and two doses of the Varicella vaccine are required of all students at Hudson Memorial School.  If your student is not in compliance, please provide the nurses with documentation of administration of these vaccines by November 1st. If your student is not in compliance, they are at risk of being served an exclusion letter.  Read more