The end of the 2025-26 school year is here, which means it’s time for learning a few final lessons, field days, yearbook signing, and looking ahead to summer vacation. After-school childcare and activities may be limited this week - please check with your child’s school for specifics - and the last day for students is Thursday, June 11. This will be an early release day, meaning students will get out of school three hours earlier than normal. Lunch will still be available at all sites prior to release. There are a variety of camps and activities available for students this summer, including the City of Hillsboro’s Outpost free lunch and activity program at Shute Park and Shadywood Park. The Outpost runs Mondays through Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., June 22 through August 13. Children ages 1 through 18 can receive a free meal and enjoy giant bubbles, water Wednesdays, field games, arts & crafts, and more! Free meals will also be available at Orenco Woods Nature Park, Reedville Creek Skate Park, Walnut Street Park, and McKinney Park from June 22 through August 13, Mondays through Thursdays. Rural site meal pick-up is available once per week at North Plains, Atfalati Ridge, Groner, and Farmington View Elementary Schools. Want to keep up or enhance those reading skills? Then take advantage of the Hillsboro Public Library’s free Summer Reading Program! Learn more and sign up at the library or at a Library on the Loose event. For other summertime activities, please consult the City of Hillsboro’s activities guide and events calendar, and HSD’s Calendar, Approved Flyers, and District News webpages. We hope everyone has a fun, relaxing, and healthy summer! We look forward to reconnecting with you in the fall. Our featured event is graduation! Congratulations to the Class of 2026! Our commencements took place June 2 through 6, and, as always, were touching, inspiring, meaningful tributes to the young adults who are now embarking on the next phase of their lives. The pride and excitement was evident in students’ eyes and through their smiles; and those feelings were reflected back to them by staff members, family, and friends who have supported them along the way. We are so grateful to have been part of your journey, and hope that the road ahead is smooth, joyful, and prosperous! Best wishes, graduates! You make us Proud to be HSD! This is our final issue of Hot News for the 2025-26 school year! We will be back with our first issue of the 2026-27 school year on Monday, August 24. Rest assured that we will be working over the summer and keeping you posted on all the great things happening in HSD via our website and social media sites. Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: hsd.k12.or.us to stay informed about what’s happening in our district and schools.
