Hoopeston Area School District Press Release The Board of Education of Hoopeston Area School District is aware of misinformation in the community regarding the schools' policy about various matters. In an effort to correct the record, each and every school in the district calls the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. Students in early grades are taught the...

Dear Students, Families, and Community Members,Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Parkland school shooting. We will be remembering, with great sadness, the events of that day and so many others like it. The violence in schools across our country is both heartbreaking and unconscionable. Safety and security is our first priority. We believe that strong...

Dear Students, Families, and Community Members,You may wonder how the decision to close school is made. When there are poor weather conditions, there are many people I talk with and sources of information I check before making a decision to start school late, dismiss school early, or cancel school for the day. First, I watch the weather websites closely and text...

Public Service Announcement: Due to dangerous cold, the Hoopeston Police Department has opened City Hall as a warming center to the public for Tuesday, Jan 29th, Wednesday, Jan. 30th, and Thursday, Jan. 31st from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day.

Please spread the Word! A free Orange Frog Workshop for all Parents/Guardians and Community Members is taking place on Feb. 5th and Feb. 12th from 4-8 p.m. in the HAHS Library! Learn how to have more happiness your life! Contact Emily Brown at 217-283-6161 to register.

EIU TEACHER NIGHT SCHOOL PROGRAM MEETING ANNOUNCED DR. SETH MILLERTUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 Residents of Vermilion County that may be considering a career in education should be aware of an upcoming meeting about a program Eastern Illinois University will be bringing to Vermilion County. Elementary Education Cohort Program Meeting When - Wednesday January 23rd...

The Cornjerker Spirit Store opened on Monday, January 14. The store is open to students, faculty and staff on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It is open before school, during lunch and after school. We plan to sell at a few games as well. We will have a website for online orders soon for the public to purchase and view items. The store has a variety of...

The Cornjerker Connection with Superintendent Suzi Hesser Greetings! At Hoopeston Area, we have been working together to learn about childhood mental health and trauma. Our goal is to be “trauma-informed”, meaning that we are educated in how to best support our students. We are educators and not specialists in this area. However, we do feel a...

The Cornjerker Connection with Superintendent Suzi Hesser Greetings and Happy New Year! On behalf of Hoopeston Area School District, I am excited to share information about our schools through this regular column. I believe that our students are best served when we are connected and working together, and that is why this column is entitled, “The Cornjerker...

Dear Families,We are interested in your feedback about our school district. Please complete the Illinois 5Essentials Survey at the following link: Survey LinkThank you,Suzi Hesser, Superintendent

Board of Education Consolidated Election April 2, 2019 Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District #11 will have three (3) school board seats to be filled at the April 2, 2019, Consolidated Election. Elected candidates will serve four-year terms, expiring in April 2023. Candidates for the Board of Education can begin circulating the Petition for...

The Illinois State Board of Education is preparing to release yearly school report cards for school districts around the state on October 31st. The report cards will have a new format that is aligned to changes in systems of both support and accountability. Please visit the following link for more information. https://www.isbe.net/Documents...

For you information, the National Emergency Alert System will conduct a test on Wed., October 3rd at 1:18 p.m. You should receive a test message with a header that reads "Presidential Alert" and text that says: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

Dear Parent/Guardian, We are excited to inform you that our school has enrolled with STOPit! STOPit is an online reporting tool designed to deter and mitigate bullying, cyber abuse, and other inappropriate behaviors, consisting of an app and a back-end incident management system for school administrators. Our students will have access to the STOPit mobile...

Dear Parents and Guardians,After further investigation, we have found that our new website host, Apptegy, was not responsible for the incident on Monday morning. This is the first breach of this sort for the company, and we have learned that it happened because the program was accessed through the theft of a current staff member's password. The district has a...