Hutchinson Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 18, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. District schools will be closed. The district’s Administration Center will be open on Monday. Students also will be out of school on Friday (Jan. 15). #308pride

Welcome back, students. Monday is a Group A day for Pre-K through eighth grade whose names start with the letters A through L. HHS will be on remote learning all week. #308pride

Nick Preheim, first grade teacher at Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen, and Paige Stewart, English language arts teacher at HMS-7 have been awarded the KSDE Horizon Awards for being up-and-coming teachers. For full details, go to https://www.usd308.com/article/376295.

Winter Parent-Teacher Conferences the week of Jan. 11 for students at HHS, HMS-7 and HMS-8 will be virtual the week of Jan. 11. Conferences will be electronically via Zoom or telephone calls. There will be no school for HHS, HMS-7 or HMS-8 on either Jan. 14 or 15.

HHS boys' basketball is at Salina South tonight. JV tips at 5:30, followed by varsity at about 7 p.m. There will be no freshman game. #308pride

HHS JV wrestling is at Rose Hill today for a tournament at 8:30 a.m. Varsity travels to Emporia for matches that begin at 9 a.m. #308pride

Just a reminder that all our facilities will be closed for the holidays next week and the week of Dec. 28. The Administration Center will reopen Jan. 4. Classes resume Jan. 11. #308pride

Friday is a remote learning day for students. #308pride

Hutchinson Middle School orchestra concert tonight online at 7:30 p.m. #308pride

HHS girls' basketball is at Salina South today freshmen tipping at 4, JV at 6 and varsity at 7:30 p.m. No boys' games. Wrestling hosts Derby at 6 p.m. while boys' swimming competes at Heights at 6. #308pride

HHS winter concerts today, which will be aired live. Orchestra at 6 p.m., Band at 7 p.m. and Choir at 8 p.m. #308pride

Sixth Grade band and orchestra concerts today, which will be aired live for parents. McCandless at 10 a.m., Morgan at 12:30 p.m. and Graber at 2:30 p.m. #308pride

Thursday is a Group B Day. In-person classes for students whose last names begin with M to Z. #308pride

USD 308 Meal Menus for Thursday Breakfast: Cherry Frudel, Fruit Juice, Milk Lunch: Holiday Menu -- Ham, Cheesy Potatoes, Chilled Mandarin Oranges, Hot Roll, Christmas Cookie, Milk #308pride

Our Board of Education extended the 2020-21 holiday break for families. School now resumes for students on Jan. 11. For the full story, go to https://www.usd308.com/article/368318. #308pride

Sixth Grade Band/Orchestra concerts today, which will be broadcast to parents. Lincoln at 9:30 a.m., Faris at 10:50 a.m., Wiley at 1 p.m. and HMS at Allen at 2:45 p.m. #308pride

Wednesday is a Group A Day. In-person classes for students whose last names begin with A to L. #308pride

USD 308 Meal Menus for Wednesday Breakfast: Breakfast Burrito, Craisins, Milk Lunch: Holiday Menu -- Ham, Cheesy Potatoes, Chilled Mandarin Oranges, Hot Roll, Christmas Cookie, Milk #308pride

HHS boys' swimming hosts an invitational today at 4 p.m. at the YMCA. Hutch Middle School wrestling hosts Eisenhower at 5 tonight in a dual in the HHS North Gym. HHS basketball games at Newton have been postponed. #308pride

Concert update: To better accommodate families, orchestra's winter concert has been moved to tonight at 6 p.m., followed by choir groups at 7 and 8 p.m., all in the PAC. Thursday, band plays at 6 p.m. in the SAC followed by choirs performing at 7 and 8 p.m. in the PAC.