Pirate Nation!!! The Competitive Cheer team is going to REGIONALS with a 2nd place finish today. Congratulations, Lady Pirates. #runtheship #piratepride
Hart Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, 2/13/25, due to the weather. Thank you.
Las Escuelas Públicas de Hart estarán cerradas mañana debido al clima. Gracias.
The following events are canceled for HPS on 2/12/25
-Project Focus for Spitler and HMS are canceled
-All Middle School after-school sports are canceled
-High School Cheer is canceled
-The varsity girls home basketball game vs. Manton will still take place today at 5:30
The Varsity Girls Basketball game vs. Manton will still take place today, 2/12/2025 starting at 5:30pm.
The JV game has been cancelled.
Pirate Nation!!!! Our competitive cheer team went on the road today and WON the Triple Crown in Milford!! It's another first place finish for these Pirates! #runtheship #piratepride
Hart High School Parent Newsletter
February 6, 2025
Hello Pirate Nation,
I hope this newsletter finds you healthy as we continue to fight through all sorts of sickness at the high school. Just a friendly reminder that if your child is sick, please keep them home for the sake of all. If that sickness turns into anything prolonged, a doctor's note would be appreciated.
Since my last newsletter, we have had a retirement in our teaching staff. Mr. Slotegraaf has decided to close the book on his teaching career and is moving on. We wish him all the best, and thank him for his many years of service. We were very fortunate to find a long-term substitute teacher certified in Art, Lauren Miller. Lauren comes to us from Arizona with a passion for teaching art and a love for developing Art curriculum. We are beyond excited and lucky to have found Lauren (especially in the middle of a school year). Please welcome her when you get a chance.
Talk about a great week at the high school, try this on: Competitive Cheer wins the conference (again), Wrestling wins their district (again), Boys’ Basketball wins all their games for the week, Girl’s Basketball wins all their games for the week (including a good one against Shelby), we have great participation in Snowcoming week, and the toilets are fixed…not sure it gets any better than that for a week :).
Switching gears, when we aren't winning and things aren’t going so great, school is a safe place to fail forward to learn from our mistakes. Sometimes as parents (myself included) we want to jump in and save the day, my ask...don’t. Let them struggle, let them build some grit, some perseverance, let them try to figure it out. Empower them with the opportunity to critically think and problem-solve. Trust me, they will be better off in the long run if you do.
That’s about it for now. As always, my door is always open and my direct line is: (231) 873-6226.
Have a wonderful day, and Go Pirates!
Sincerely,
Ken Byard, Principal
Hart High School
This message is a reminder from Hart Public Schools- Tomorrow is a half day of school for grades K-12. Thank you
Este mensaje es un recordatorio de las Escuelas Públicas de Hart: mañana es medio día de clases para los grados K-12. Gracias
Join us for an exciting event on February 28th at the HMS Auditorium as the staff of Hart Public Schools competes for the title of Faculty Feud Champion! Every K-12 school building principal will bring along four staff members to battle it out. Our Superintendent, Mark Platt, will also lead his CBO team into the fray! This fun-filled fundraising event supports the Hart High School Drama Club.
Expect to be part of the action, enjoying the atmosphere just like a live studio audience! Tickets are only $5 per person, and the show begins at 7 PM. Don’t miss out on the fun! Click the link for the promo video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lKhSpElVFs
Pirate Nation!!! The good news keeps coming!!!! The competitive cheer team finished 1st tonight and are CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS for the 6th straight year. It's a great day to be a Pirate because, truly, NO ONE has it better than Pirate Nation does! #runtheship #piratepride
Pirate Nation!!!! For the 7th straight year, our wrestlers are DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!!! Get ready for the question we're all waiting for!!!!!! Who's got it better than us? NO ONE!
Pirate Nation!! We are set up and selling! Come visit us for a treat. #runtheship #piratepride
Pirate Nation! Sweeten up your game day and support our competitive cheerleaders.
We'll be holding a bake sale at the home basketball game TOMORROW (2/3/25)with a variety of delicious treats.
All proceeds will go directly to the cheer account to help fund their post-season run.
Come hungry and show your support for these amazing athletes! #runtheship #piratepride
Pirate Nation!!!! Today our wrestling team traveled to Fremont for the WMC Individual tournament. The team would wrestle great all day, and take 1st place. The amount of time and sacrifice these athletes commit too, really showed up today. Next up is District Competition at Mason County on Wednesday with a start time of 5:30pm. Come out and support these hard working athletes as they start their journey towards another State Final appearance. #runtheship #piratepride Results: 106 - Jordan Thies 1st place 113 - Kole Thomas 1st place 120 - Michael Chavira 2nd place 126 - Caden VanGelderen 5th place 132 - Halen Boos 2nd place 138 - Ty Thomas 1st Place 144 - Logan Jorissen 3rd place 150 - Emmanuel Ortega 4th place 157 - Kai Miller 2nd place 165 - Haegan Hansen 2nd place 175 - Alex Hicks 1st place 190 - Eman Hertzler 3rd place 215 - Abdel Lopez 2nd place 285 - Adrian Lara 1st place
Pirate Nation! It's time to get ready for Snowcoming and Spirit Days!!! We're getting excited for next week! #runtheship #piratepride
Attention Pirates: This year's Snowcoming king and queen will be crowned immediately following the JV game (around 6:30) on Friday, February 7th!
Hart Public Schools Annual Education Report is now available for viewing. You can access the AER Report from the district website by clicking- Menu-District-Annual Education Report
Pirate Nation!!!! Congratulations to HHS Language Arts Team members on their post-season awards! Beverly Wagner earned WMC First Team All-Conference honors and her teammate Julia McTaggart, Honorable Mention. Pictured are Beverly and Julia with coach Susan Hall. #runtheship #piratepride
The squirrel bus (route 1) will not run its AM route on Monday, January 27th. Please seek alternate means of transportation. The PM route will run as scheduled.
Pirate Nation! Our wrestlers are CHAMPIONS today! They defeated Cedar Springs in the finals for the win! #runtheship #piratepride
Hart High School presents a unique opportunity today for both students and the community. We are having a wrestling meet with Shelby High School during the school day as an assembly. The Wrestling Assembly Dual is also being live-streamed, so please join us online at 1:30 pm using this link: https://www.youtube.com/live/HZ69iuA9ey4