I hope you enjoyed the Labor Day weekend! It is nice to see all the students ready to go this morning! I love seeing all of the smiles!
Students in 6th through 8th grade will be going on a field trip to the 2025 Tech Showcase on September 16th at Grandville High School. Permission slips need to be returned and signed no later than today, September 2nd.
Students will be earning panther bucks again this year for doing a great job behaviorally and academically in our middle school. Next week, students will receive a panther buck on Monday if they have no missing assignments. Next Friday, September 12th, students may purchase a treat with their panther bucks also. As a reminder, students may use their panther bucks to get into middle school and high school sports this year also. The cost is four panther bucks to get into a high school game and two for a middle school game.
Middle School Activities:
* Middle School Football Game vs. Holton on Wednesday, September 3rd. at 4:00 p.m.
* 6th through 8th grade field trip to the 2025 Tech Showcase on September 16th
Have a great week everyone,
Mrs. Ingell
Panther Families:
If you have not filled out the Education Benefits Form for the 25-26 school year, please take a moment to complete the form and return it to your student’s school. Each building is sending home these forms with students if they have not yet received them. Please watch for the paper form to fill out, or you can opt to do this online (see the link below).
The Education Benefits Form collects information needed to ensure the school receives state and federal funding for education programs. Without this information, Hesperia Community Schools could lose important funding for education programs that our students need.
It is very important for our at-risk funding that every family completes this form correctly and returns it to the district by Thursday, September 18 by the latest.
A few Notes for parents and guardians for the form to be recorded properly;
1. Only 1 form per household must be completed. Please do not complete a different form for each child in your household.
2. Students first and last names must be written in.
3. If any Member of the household receives Food Assististance Program (SNAP), Family Independence Program (TANF), or FDPIR provide the name and case number for the person who receives benefits. The case number and name must be recorded or the form cannot be recorded. Direct Certification is not guaranteed if a family receives benefits so writing "I don't know my number" is not acceptable. If the person completing the form can specify which program they participate in that would be helpful but not required. ( SNAP, TANF or FDPIR. )
4. Household size must be recorded. This includes everyone in the household not just students.
5. Household Income must be recorded.
Follow the highlighted directions on the form I highlighted and have attached for this portion of the survey. Basically you choose your household size and the general annual income range per year and mark the appropriate box. (Yearly, not Monthly.)
If a household has 8 or more family members there is a space to record household number and the annual income. (Yearly, not Monthly.)
6. All forms must have the signature of the person who completes it.
Link to online form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrd2Vsibj3iIThWbclzKJ3lP91_Z5M024jKZkT_HovsCSKdA/formResponse
We greatly appreciate your support in helping us to get these forms submitted to secure the district's funding. Thank you!
A Weekly Middle School Update from Mrs. Ingell:
Parents and students,
Thank you for your patience and understanding this week as we are all getting used to a new PowerSchool management system! If you are returning to our school or joining us for the first time, we are excited to share a new year with all of you! With new systems, sometimes there are challenges that are encountered. We are diligently working on them and moving forward on progress everyday!
In middle school today, students went to all of their classes and met their teachers. I could see students smiling and enjoying their first day. We are working on clearing up any scheduling needs, lockers, and any other unforeseen issues this week. Please keep being patient and understanding as we continue moving forward!
Important Permission Slip for 6th through 8th graders:
Students came home with a permission slip for the 2025 Tech Showcase being held on September 16th at Grandville High School. Please be looking for this tonight, and return this signed by Friday, August 29th. Thank you so much!
Parents, we are looking forward to another successful year! We love having you on our team!
Mrs. Ingell
We’re excited to kick off the 25-26 school year together. Tomorrow (Monday, 8/25) will be a half day with dismissal at 11:20 am for all buildings.
We’ll be on a full-day schedule Tuesday–Thursday. As a reminder, there is no school Friday or Monday in observance of Labor Day.
We can’t wait to see everyone back in the halls—let’s make it a great year! 🐾💚
Please join us in giving them a warm Panther welcome as they begin their journey with our students and community. 🐾💚
✅ Meet your teachers
✅ Explore classrooms
✅ Enjoy a free dinner in the HS Media Center
We can’t wait to welcome all of our Panthers back for another great school year! 🐾💚
📢 Attention Hesperia Families! 📢
The CEP Education Benefits Form is very important for our district. Completing this form not only ensures that your child receives free breakfast and lunch, but it also helps our schools access many other programs and resources that benefit all students.
Even if you think you might not qualify, please take a moment to fill out the form—every submission helps our district provide the best support for our students.
📝 Fill out the CEP Education Benefits Form here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrd2Vsibj3iIThWbclzKJ3lP91_Z5M024jKZkT_HovsCSKdA/viewform
💻 The CEP form is also linked within the “Agreements and Permissions” form in PowerSchool.
Clicking on this CEP form could have easily been missed, so please take a minute to fill it out using the link above. Thank you to everyone who has already completed it!
Thank you for taking a moment to complete this—it makes a big difference for our students and our schools!
As we transition from Skyward to PowerSchool this year, we want to make sure every family is ready for the school year!
✅ Please set up your PowerSchool Parent Portal account
✅ Complete ALL required student forms
before Open House on:
📅 Thursday, August 21
🕔 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
You should have received a mailing with your child’s information to get started.
💻 Step-by-step instructions: www.hesp.net/page/powerschool
🔗 Parent Portal login: hesp.powerschool.com/public
📍 Computers are available at the district if you need help creating your account or filling out forms.
📅 Teacher assignments and student schedules should be visible in the Parent Portal by the end of this week. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience as we finish this transition.
We know there have been some bumps along the way during this process, and we truly appreciate your patience as we work through them. We’re confident that PowerSchool will make communication and information access even better for our families. Thank you for partnering with us!
📞 Questions? We’re here to help!
🏫 Patricia St. Clair Elementary – tannerk@hesp.net | 231-854-6615
🏫 Middle School – siersemaa@hesp.net | 231-854-6475
🏫 High School – hrenb@hesp.net | 231-854-6385
Hello Panthers! We hope you're enjoying your summer. In case you haven't checked on our school website for the 25-26 school calendar, we are posting it here as well.
Important Upcoming Dates:
Thursday, August 21st: District Open House
Monday, August 25th: First Day of School (1/2 Day of School)
Watch for supply lists coming soon.
We hope you continue to have a great summer!
