Hartford Public Schools

One School, One Book: "Stef Soto, Taco Queen" Chapter 11 (English)
https://youtu.be/9CYZfu-l0bA

Attention: On Monday, March 9th there will be no parking allowed in the Alternative Education or Central Office Parking Lot all day due to maintenance work.

Tomorrow, Hartford Wrestlers Emma Hartline and Mason Mireles travel to Ford Field in Detroit for the MHSAA Wrestling State Finals! State Final competition begins Friday (3/6) at 10:30am and goes through Saturday (3/7). For tickets please visit: https://www.fordfield.com/events/detail/mhsaa-wrestling-finals-1

Best of luck to Mason and Emma!💚

Bus Route 5 has been cancelled for this afternoon (3/5) and will be cancelled all day tomorrow (3/6).

La ruta de autobús 5 ha sido cancelada para esta tarde (5/3) y estará cancelada todo el día mañana (6/3).

Transportation Update: Bus Route 4 Morning (AM) Route is experiencing an Hour Delay this morning. It is in route to pick students up now.

Please join us at Redwood tonight for Snacks, Snuggles, and Reading Family Night from 6-7PM! 🍿📖

Due to road construction, Bus Route 3 PM Route will be experiencing delays today through Friday.

Debido a la construcción de la carretera, la ruta de autobús 3 PM experimentará retrasos desde hoy hasta el viernes.

Join us for Redwood Elementary's Pre-K & Kindergarten Round-Up on Monday, April 13th from 4:30-7:30pm!

Class of 2026 Senior Spotlight! ✨Linken Birkhead✨

Linken's Awards/Activities Include:
"Football all 4 years, Wrestling all 4 years, baseball 2 years. 2025 MHSSA District Champ for Wrestling, 2024/2025 All Southwestern Michigan Wrestling Team Honorable Mention, 2023/2024 Second Team All Conference Wrestling, 2024/2025 Second Team All Conference Wrestling, 2023 & 2024 MYWAY State Champion."

To be featured in the weekly Senior Spotlights, Seniors can fill out the Senior Spotlight form at https://forms.gle/iAzwxJYDS7Gg6VLc9

Hartford Middle School Staff Spotlight (Week of 3/2/26):

Mrs. Morsaw has been chosen as one of this week's staff spotlight. Her hard work and dedication to our school does not go unnoticed. She has gone above and beyond to set up the Washington DC trip for the 8th grade class and as far as setting up After Prom for high school. Thank you for all you do Mrs. Morsaw.

Mr. Manning has been chosen as one of this week's staff spotlight; he has worked hard to involve each of his students in ELA, recently finishing the novel The Outsiders. The 8th grade students loved and enjoyed this book. He involves music, movies and things that interest our students to keep them engaged. Not only does he teach, he coaches high school boys track. Thank you for all you do Mr. Manning.

Personal Destacado de la Escuela Intermedia Hartford (Semana del 2/3/26):

La Sra. Morsaw ha sido elegida como uno de los miembros destacados del personal de esta semana. Su arduo trabajo y dedicación a nuestra escuela son dignos de elogio. Ha hecho un esfuerzo extraordinario para organizar el viaje a Washington D. C. para la clase de octavo grado y también para organizar el programa After Prom para la preparatoria. Gracias por todo su trabajo, Sra. Morsaw.

El Sr. Manning ha sido elegido como uno de los miembros destacados del personal de esta semana; se ha esforzado por involucrar a cada uno de sus estudiantes en ELA, y recientemente terminó la novela The Outsiders. Los estudiantes de octavo grado disfrutaron mucho de este libro. Integra la música, las películas y temas que interesan a nuestros estudiantes para mantenerlos motivados. No solo enseña, sino que también es entrenador de atletismo mascu

Varsity Girls Basketball Districts Round 1 (3/2/26) PHOTO GALLERY: https://hartfordpublicschools55.pixieset.com/varsitygirlsbasketballvscolomadistrictsround1/

Varsity Girls Basketball Districts Round 1 Final Score: Hartford 34-Coloma 38🏀

Class of 2026 Senior Spotlight! ✨Zaraida Cruz✨

Zaraida's Awards/Activities Include:
"3 years of varsity sideline cheer, 2 years of varsity basketball, and secretary of career association(JMG)."

To be featured in the weekly Senior Spotlights, Seniors can fill out the Senior Spotlight form at https://forms.gle/iAzwxJYDS7Gg6VLc9

Class of 2026 Senior Spotlight! ✨Zaraida Cruz✨

Zaraida's Awards/Activities Include:
"3 years of varsity sideline cheer, 2 years of varsity basketball, and secretary of career association(JMG)."

To be featured in the weekly Senior Spotlights, Seniors can fill out the Senior Spotlight form at https://forms.gle/iAzwxJYDS7Gg6VLc9

Varsity Girls Basketball takes on Coloma tonight in the 1st Round of Districts @ Watervliet with a 5:30PM start! GO HUSKIES! 🏀💚

Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/6196722?schoolId=MI10221

It is now March, which means it is READING MONTH and we are hungry for reading! 📚🍽️
For our One School, One Book we are reading "Stef Soto, Taco Queen."
Find all read along recordings here https://he.hpsmi.org/o/res/page/reading-month-stef-soto-taco-queen-audio to read "Stef Soto, Taco Queen" with staff and students from the entire HPS district! 💚 Audio recordings will be uploaded in English and Spanish throughout the month.

Let's get to reading!

One School, One Book: "Stef Soto, Taco Queen" Chapter 4 (English)
Read Along: https://youtu.be/WRkKaSH2zhw

One School, One Book: "Stef Soto, Taco Queen" Chapter 3 (English)
Read Along: https://youtu.be/HAzzoY3_jEY

One School, One Book: "Stef Soto, Taco Queen" Chapter 2 (English)
Read Along: https://youtu.be/PQdtsus9TH4

One School, One Book: "Stef Soto, Taco Queen" Chapter 1 (English)
Read Along: https://youtu.be/I_ILWYZnTWk