Daily Announcements

WELCOME TO HOCKER GROVE  - THESE ARE THE DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE STUDENTS!

Friday 5/9/2025

  • Attention 7th Graders, if you are interested in playing football next year as an 8th grader, there will be an informational meeting with the coaching staff on Thurs. May 15th after school in the flex space. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend as well. Late bus will be available. If you have questions, see Coach Fornander in RM 114. Go Eagles!
  • Students: Once again, our lost and found needs your help! If you think you might have lost something, please check the MPR lost and found for any items that might be yours. If these items are not claimed by May 23rd when school gets out, ALL articles that are left will be donated. Please give these lost items a home!

  • We have some exciting news! Hocker Grove is adding a cheer team next year! There will be a meeting on May 13th in the MPR at 4:15 for anyone that is interested in trying out. All 7th and 8th graders are welcome. Parent/Guardians are encouraged to be there. There will be a late bus available for those that need it. If you are unable to attend the meeting and want information, see Ms. McQuitty.

  • Congratulations to Eliza Powell and Emma Vosburg your SMN StuCo Freshman President and Vice President! Your SMN Freshman Reps will be: Adeline Miller, Ella Call, Emma Flores, Harper Stallbaumer, Madi Campbell, Sophia Campbell, and Terence Gonzales. We still need a few more Freshman Reps! Please send an email to Ms. Gilman if you are interested.
  • Students, now is the time to return your Hocker Grove library books, as today is the final due date for ALL books! Please pop in the library and drop your books in the black Book Return cabinet. Any books not returned by next Tuesday will be considered Lost and replacement fines will be added to student accounts. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

  • Drama Club will meet after school on Monday on the stage.

  • Fee Payment Information

·         The Online fee payment portal is now open and we appreciate your patience as student schedules are now finalized.    Go to www.smsd.org hover over the “Families” tab and click the link entitled “Pay Fees Online”.  The site can also be found at this link:  https://www.smsd.org/families/pay-fees.   You may also call the Hocker Grove Bookkeeper with Credit Card information to pay fees. 

·         Required fees include:  Instructional Resource Fee ($100.00), ID card ($5.00), and Elective Course fees (Art, Humanities, Industrial Tech classes-Robotics, Design & Modeling, Projects) 

·         Optional fees – Student Activity ticket and Yearbook – if a student does not want or need, these will automatically be deleted from the student’s account if it is unpaid at the end of first quarter.  The online system will allow parents the option to not pay these fees. 

·         KanCare 19 will no longer be accepted to help cover for fees.  For Instructional Resources fee and ID card fees to be waived will depend on Free and Reduced lunch qualifications.    Please contact our bookkeeper, Charla Stafford for help with this.  charlastafford@smsd.org or 913-993-0220 

·         If you need to pay by check, you will need to go to the pay fees online portal to find out your student fees.  Please make your check payable to Hocker Grove.  Mail your check with your students’ ID number to Hocker Grove, attn: Bookkeeper, 10400 Johnson Dr. Shawnee, KS 66203

 

DS BUS TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Check out the DS Busing website: https://dsbuslines.com/  NEW this year, all students must enroll via DS Bus Lines to receive busing. This includes both pay riders and those that qualify as free riders. Emails will be going out to the families and a link will be shared on DS Bus Lines website as well as the SMSD Transportation webpage.

 

School Bus Weather Alerts

If your child rides the bus to and from school, please be aware that at times pick-up and drop-off might be delayed. Consider signing up for the Textcaster late bus notification system, which alerts families via text when buses are delayed. You can sign up for Textcaster here: https://my.textcaster.com/asa/2795. If you have signed up for Textcaster and have confirmed your sign-up, you will receive a text in the event your child’s bus has been delayed.