High School

After a tough day at Regionals in St. Louis, we’re thrilled to have three Panther wrestlers punch their tickets to the State Finals at Ford Field! Congratulations to our state qualifiers: Dominick Smith, Skyler Stalbaum, and Noah Walker! Your hard work, determination, and grit have paid off. Let’s go Panthers!

This is a reminder, tomorrow (2/12) is a full day of school. Also, it is Count Day. If your child is ill tomorrow, please call into their building secretary to report the absence. Thank you for your support.

Contact CAP Driving School with any questions at capdrivingschool@gmail.com. Registration is at www.CapDrivingSchool.com.

Winter Family Night | Thur. 2/13 | 5:30-7:30 pm Sponsored by the Hesperia Panther Parent Club See flyer for details, and register by 2/10: tinyurl.com/WinterFamilyFun25 or email HesperiaPantherParentClub@gmail.com

The 16th Annual Panther Pink Out is TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 29th. Doors open at 3:45. Senior night begins at 4:45, and wrestling at 5:00. Ticket sales for prizes will begin at 3:45, and will be drawn during the final round of matches. Bring cash, your checkbook, you will want to get in on these drawings, items to purchase, and an amazing bake sale! We hope you can join us to cheer on our Panthers on the mat, and make a difference for our three recipients: Fred Scheffler, Brianne Tapanila, and Peg Thompson. #PantherPriide #PantherPinkOut

FAFSA Night is still on tonight from 5:00-8:00 pm! Seniors and senior parents, please join us in the media center! Enter through the Middle School doors, closest to the Middle School gym! *Bring your SSN and your 2023 tax information (parents too). Contact Mr. Escobedo with any questions. escobedom@hesp.net (231) 854-6734 ext. 8692

A message from Mr. Escobedo: Be sure to let Mr. Escobedo know if you plan to attend FAFSA Night on January 20th (5-8 pm). This is in the high school media center. You can RSVP with Mr. Escobedo at escobedom@hesp.net, or call 231-854-6734, ext. 8692.

Check this item off your to-do list and order your high school yearbook TODAY: https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/about-yearbooks #ybksocial #jostens #15898

Senior Parents... you won't want to miss this! FAFSA Night is January 20th from 5-8 pm. Contact Mr. Escobedo with any questions.

The Lone Pine Chapter of the National Honor Society was proud to induct fifteen new members into its organization on Monday, December 16, 2024. The chapter was founded in 1965 and continues to emphasize academic excellence, character, leadership, and service. New inductees included Vicente Cruz, Anastasia Doctor, Avah Erickson, Robert Frazier, Lillie Gasaway, Hannah Hiddema, Logan Kammer, Dain Kraus, Vincent Lound, Matthew Olin, Bays Pinales, Hanna Rickard, Jeri Ward, Gracie White, and Elyssa Wright. Special thank you to Mrs. Brooke Hren for taking photos of the induction ceremony. Photos can be found here: https://brookehrenphotography.shootproof.com/gallery/26579824

A message from Mrs. Ingell: Due to the snow day, we shifted some of the events for the week, so we could still do all of the activities planned for incentives. The student of the month assembly for November and December will be held in early January instead. The 5th, 7th, and 8th grade will be doing Reindeer Mascots, and the 6th grade gym games on Tuesday during seminar. Thursday, the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade will be having cookies. The fifth and seventh grades will be doing mad libs, sixth grade will be doing Reindeer Mascots, and eighth grade will be participating in gym games. Friday, 5th grade has their party, 6th grade will have Mad libs, 7th grade gym games, and 8th grade cookies and finishing Mad libs. I want to thank the staff for being amazing in the planning and participating in all of these incentives this year! A special shout out to Josh Page in creativity and planning! Middle School Sports: The 7th and 8th grade boys basketball games are cancelled tonight due to the snow day. National Honor Society Induction Ceremony in the high school is at 6:00 p.m. tonight! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Mrs. Ingell

This is a great opportunity for past graduates to consider. Please take a minute to look over the press release linked below. MiLEAP Issues Final Call for Michiganders Ages 21-24 to Apply to Earn a Tuition-Free Degree, Skills Certificate Through Michigan Reconnect If you have any questions about this opportunity, please feel free to contact our Hesperia High School College and Career Readiness Adviser! Miguel Escobedo III Hesperia High School College and Career Readiness Adviser (231) 854-6385 ext. 8692 escobedom@hesp.net https://www.michigan.gov/mileap/press-releases/2024/12/11/mileap-issues-final-call-for-michiganders-ages-21-24-to-apply-to-earn-a-tuition-free-degree

A note from Mrs. Jennifer at Project Focus: Unfortunately, with school being closed on 12/12, Project FOCUS is also closed. We will reschedule our Bellwether Field trip for after winter break. There will also not be Project Focus programming on Wednesday, December 18th or Thursday, December 19th. The last day of programming before break will be Tuesday. Stay warm and enjoy your snow day!

We will be closed on Thursday, December 12th, due to road conditions. Stay safe.

Please note, the 7th and 8th grade boys basketball games are cancelled for tonight.

An important message in regards to tonight's band and choir concerts: We are moving tonight's concert times up due to weather conditions and some last minute changes to other schedules. 6th gr is unchanged and will still perform at 6:30 Choir is unchanged and will still perform at 7:00 After the choir we will immediately start the 7th & 8th grade band, HS Jazz Band and HS Concert Bands with no waiting in between. We are hoping this will speed things along. Please plan accordingly and notify family and friends who might not receive this information.

There is a middle school and high school food drive. Please see the flyer for more information.

The health department will be visiting soon for hearing and vision screenings. Please see the attached letter for further information. MS/HS: Thursday, December 19th Elem: February 24th-27th

Band and Choir Concerts. Tuesday, December 10th at 6:30 pm. Please review our flyer for more details

A message from Mrs. Ingell: Middle school students will be getting a panther buck today if they have no missing assignments. Tomorrow, they will get a panther buck in their classes if they have no tardies this marking period in them. This week we are continuing the mystery week challenge to earn the incentive on December 6th. Students need to be working hard on their academics and making good choices on behavior. Middle School Sports: Wednesday-7th & 8th grade boy's basketball Home vs. Shelby at 4:00 p.m. Friday-7th & 8th grade boy's basketball Away vs. Mason County Eastern 4:00 p.m. Once again, parents please keep checking skyward on how your child is doing in their classes. Have a great week!