A view from The Other Side
On September 21st, Dr. Stokes, superintendent of Hamilton Southeastern Schools met with an advisory group. While this was Dr. Stokes’ first Superintendent Advisory Council (SAC) meeting, the meetings had happened in previous years with HSE’s previous superintendent, Dr. Bourff. The…
Like many schools around the country, Hamilton Southeaster is watching and tracking the positive cases of Covid being reported by students and staff. The numbers for the week of Aug8ust 15th to 22nd were among the highest that the district…
The number of positive Covid cases in the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School District has reached a new high according to the HSE Schools’ own COVID Tracker at https://www.hseschools.org/happenings/return-to-in-person-instruction-plan/covid-dashboard. The number of positive cases reported last week topped 93. Another 264…
With Hamilton Southeastern Schools back in session, it is a good time to review when you need to stop for buses. While it is clear on most two lane roads when you need to stop, too many people fail stop…
The kids in the Hamilton Southeastern school district return to in-person schooling starting tomorrow, August 4th for what is sure to be an interesting year as rumors of surges in the Coronavirus continue to permeate our news. At this time,…
One of the most important responsibilities that school board members are elected to do is to hire a districts superintendent. On April 22, 2021 the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools voted 5 to 2 to hire Dr. Yvonne Stokes as the…
Today’s disappointing news is that the Geist Half Marathon has been cancelled for 2021. In an emailed letter sent out today, they made it official that in the interest of protecting those involved, they would be cancelling this year’s event.…
Yes, the pandemic created an anomaly, but this year’s decrease didn’t mean kids are moving out of the district, but rather that they were simply pulled from the schools during a world-wide pandemic. Most of the pulled kids are believed…
As most people know, Hamilton Southeastern Schools’ current superintendent, Dr. Allen Bourff, is retiring after this school year. As such, the search is on for a replacement. The hope is for the HSE School Board to hire a replacement that…
The reason for this post is because of the continued use of the phrase “in school” in publicly posted discussions. The use of this phrase has caused contention among many parents when it used to mean “in a school building”.…