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Kindergarten registration for the 2026-27 school year is NOW OPEN & must be done online! Registration should be completed by Friday, February 20.

Kindergarten is open to students within HSD who will be five years old before September 1. Visit https://www.hempfieldsd.org/student-services/kindergarten-information to complete registration.

Questions can be directed to registration@hempfieldsd.org.

We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2039!

Join us Thursday, January 15, for a special Teacher/Faculty Appreciation Night at the Girls' Varsity Basketball Game and GOLD OUT as we celebrate the incredible educators of Hempfield and support a great cause!

Before the varsity game, seniors will honor the following HSD staff members:

• Grace Kirchner – Mr. Herr
• Hannah Kirchner – Mr. Diodato
• Jazzy Santiago – Mr. Haines
• Kaylee McCabe – Mr. Jeff Brenneman
• Maddie Sieklicki – Mr. Kyle Kasabo

Game Times: JV: 6:00 PM, Varsity: 7:30 PM

HHS Buchanan Gym

Support Mini-THON & Four Diamonds: The HHS Mini-THON committee will be selling GOLD shirts (Sizes S–XXXL) for $10. All proceeds benefit Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, helping fight pediatric cancer.

Join the Hempfield Boys Basketball team for their Coaches vs. Cancer Home Game as they honor freshman teammate, Chase Ruhl, who is courageously battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma. "Team Chase" t-shirts will be available for $15 and can be preordered through the @hbbtogether Instagram page or purchased in limited quantities the night of the event. 

Coaches vs. Cancer Home Game - Thursday, January 29, 7:30 p.m. 

Let's rally around Chase as he completes his treatments. 

This Week at HHS

Principal’s Message

HHS Community,

I’d like to start by thanking everyone for a wonderful job of handling the special keystone exam schedules last week. Our student body responded like champions to these changes. From our start in August until this point in January we’ve come a long way. This week students and teachers will be wrapping up their courses, putting the finishing touches on any culminating projects, and some of our students will still be completing Keystone Exams. Thursday, is the last day of the first semester. On Thursday, we will gather in the PAC for an assembly to discuss course selection, review rules/expectations, and to highlight upcoming events that students have planned for HHS. Friday, we will start our second semester courses.

Friday will be a normal early dismissal schedule. We had originally planned to hold a First Friday pep-rally this day, but have decided to postpone the event, so that students may focus on transitioning into their new classes and begin the second semester strong. WIN periods, and Lunches for the new semester will be added to PowerSchool on Wednesday. As a reminder, we do not change schedules for lunches. Lunches are determined by the 3^rd period course. Please do not reach out to your counselor about your lunch.

Thank you and have a wonderful week!
~Dr. Brossman

Quick Links:

• HSD Calendar can be found HERE.
• HHS Athletics Calendar can be found HERE.
• HHS Bell Schedules can be found HERE.

Items of Note:

If you would like to recognize a staff member for Trying New Things and/or going above and beyond for our students you can nominate them HERE, and we will recognize them at our faculty meeting this Wednesday. Please consider taking a few minutes to let them know how they are doing from your perspective. (You have the option to remain anonymous.)

Advanced Credit Summer School registration opens this Friday, January 16th.  Information can be found here.

Monday 1-12-26

Cycle Day 1, WIN2

• Hempfield PRIDE Day – We are encouraging all staff and students to wear Red & Black

Tuesday 1-13-26

Cycle Day 2 – WIN1

Wednesday 1-14-26

Cycle Day 1 – WIN4

• 2^nd Semester School to Work/Internship Orientation
• 9^th Grade Course Selection WIN Assembly
• Semester2 Lunches will be added to Power School by the end of the day

Thursday 1-15-26

Cycle Day 2 – Early Dismissal & Assembly Schedule

• END MP2

Friday 1-16-26

Cycle Day 1 – Early Dismissal Schedule

• First Day of Second Semester
  • Students will follow their New schedule in PowerSchool

Looking Ahead

·      1-19-26 No School – Martin Luther King Day

·      1-23-26 thru 1-30-26 Class Choice Open for student course selection

·      1-23-26 thru 2-26-26 Counselors meet with students about course selection

·      2-4-26 HHS Parent Meeting in LG2 at 6:00pm

·      2-6-26 Winter Formal – Buchanan Gym at 7:00pm

·      2-13-26 Inservice Day – No School

·      2-16-26 Presidents Day – No School

·      3-5-26 Assembly Schedule – Spring Musical

·      3-6-26 Spring Musical – Les Miserable - PAC

·      3-7-26 Spring Musical – Les Miserable - PAC

·      3-8-26 Spring Musical – Les Miserable - PAC

·      3-13-26 Inservice Day – No School

·      3-14-26 SAT offered at HHS

·      3-16-26 No School

·      3-20-26 Mini-Thon – B-Gym

·      3-25-26 End of Marking Period 3

 

The Act 34 Hearing for the high school construction project is now scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, with a snow date of Thursday, February 19, in the board room at the administration building, 200 Church Street, Landisville.

An Act 34 Hearing in Pennsylvania is a mandatory public meeting for school districts to present and get community input on major school construction or substantial additions, detailing the project's need, costs, and options, ensuring transparency for projects over certain cost thresholds, with requirements for public notice and comment periods before further board approval. 

Cash or check made payable to Hempfield High School should be given to Mr. Hawley or Mr. Reidenbaugh beginning Feb. 2. 

This Week at HHS

Principal’s Message

HHS Community,

Happy 2026! We will be running special schedules for Keystone exams this week, January 6-9^th. Students who are not testing do not need to be in school during the testing window. Non-testing students should plan to arrive by 10:00am in order to be on time for the start of their Pd1 class, which will begin at 10:05am. Non-testing students must enter HHS through the rear cafeteria entrance on the Pre-School side or the main Frankling Entrance. During these four days all bus transportation will operate as normal. Any student who needs transportation to school should ride their bus as usual. We will take daily attendance in 1^st period after 10:05AM. Breakfast will be served as usual from 7:20-7:40AM. There will be no breakfast served for students arriving after 7:40am. All special schedules are posted in the Schoology calendar.

Thank you, and have a wonderful week!
~Dr. Brossman

Quick Links:

• HSD Calendar can be found HERE.
• HHS Athletics Calendar can be found HERE.
• HHS Bell Schedules can be found HERE.
• This year’s theme is Try New Things! We want to embrace the unknown, allow ourselves to make mistakes, learn from them, and come out stronger. It’s about discovering hidden talents, new passions, and unexpected friendships. If you would like to recognize a staff member for Trying New Things and/or going above and beyond for our students you can nominate them HERE, and we will recognize them at one of our faculty meetings.

Items of Note:

HHS Hosts many college recruiters throughout the school year. Students interested in meeting with school representatives during WIN may sign up at College Visits 25/26. The list of college representatives visiting HHS this week is included below.

Monday 1-5-26

Cycle Day 2, WIN2

• Hempfield PRIDE Day – We are encouraging all staff and students to wear Red & Black

Tuesday 1-6-26

Cycle Day 1 – Keystone Exams Special Schedule

Wednesday 1-7-26

Cycle Day 2 – Keystone Exams Special Schedule

Thursday 1-8-26

Cycle Day 1 – Keystone Exams Special Schedule

Friday 1-9-26

Cycle Day 2 – Keystone Exams Special Schedule

Looking Ahead

·      1-14-26 2^nd Semester School to Work/Internship Orientation

·      1-14-26 9^th Grade Course Selection WIN Assembly

·      1-15-26 Special Early Dismiss Assembly Schedule

·      1-15-26 END MP2

·      1-16-26 Special Early Dismiss First Friday Schedule

·      1-19-26 No School – Martin Luther King Day

·      1-23-26 thru 1-30-26 Class Choice Open for student course selection

·      1-23-26 thru 2-26-26 Counselors meet with students about course selection

·      2-4-26 HHS Parent Meeting in LG2 at 6:00pm

·      2-6-26 Winter Formal – Buchanan Gym at 7:00pm

·      2-13-26 Inservice Day – No School

·      2-16-26 Presidents Day – No School

·      3-5-26 Assembly Schedule – Spring Musical

·      3-6-26 Spring Musical – Les Miserable - PAC

·      3-7-26 Spring Musical – Les Miserable - PAC

·      3-8-26 Spring Musical – Les Miserable - PAC

·      3-13-26 Inservice Day – No School

·      3-14-26 SAT offered at HHS

·      3-16-26 No School

·      3-20-26 Mini-Thon – B-Gym

·      3-25-26 End of Marking Period 3

 

Governor Shapiro recently signed Act 44 of 2025 into law, creating a new section of the Pennsylvania School Code titled “Parental and Employee Notification of Weapon Incidents.” This law takes effect on January 6, 2026.

Act 44 requires all school districts to notify parents, guardians, and school employees when an incident involving the possession of a weapon occurs on school property, school transportation, or at a school-sponsored activity. Unless circumstances require otherwise, notification must be made within 24 hours of the incident.

If an incident occurs within a school building, the district will notify parents or guardians of students enrolled in that building. When a school shares a campus with other buildings, the law requires notification to parents or guardians of students enrolled in or attending all buildings on that shared campus. For incidents that occur during school-sponsored activities or on school transportation, the district will notify the relevant stakeholders, including parents, guardians, and school employees.

The district will use the 5:00 p.m. e-news to provide these required notifications. In accordance with state and federal confidentiality laws, notifications will not include personally identifiable student information. Messages will contain only basic details, such as the date and location of the reported incident. (Sign up here for 5:00 E-News.)

Under the new law, notifications may occur more frequently, including in situations that do not pose an active safety threat. Notifications should not be interpreted as an increase in danger within our schools. Instead, it reflects a change in legal requirements for communication.

Please be assured that the district will continue to work closely with law enforcement, threat assessment teams, and safety and security personnel to maintain a strong and proactive safety framework. We will share updates related to this legislation as they become available. The safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our highest priority.