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Winter Barn Wins State Honor

Jacob Hoekstra, a fourth grade student in our building, had his art work selected for the holiday greeting card sent to hundreds of state jacob H.leaders.  The organization which fell in love with Jacob’s art piece, WINTER BARN, is the Michigan Association of School Administrators. This honor has been featured in the Grand Rapids Press and the Advance Newspaper.  Mrs. Brouwer will adding a framed, matted piece to our school art collection.

It is important to note that Jacob excels not only in art, but also in academics and football.  He has a great future ahead and told Mrs. Brouwer that his dream job would be a combination of art and football!  If Jacob can manage that, I will be the chair of his fan club!

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Another Artist to Celebrate!

Celebrating the art of Jacob Hoekstra!

Mrs. Brouwer has another artist to celebrate in our building! Earlier this fall, two of our students were selected to be showcased at the 40th Annual Children’s International Art Show.

This week we found out that Jacob Hoekstra, a 4th grader in our building, had his artwork selected to be featured on the Michigan Association of School Administrator’s annual holiday card.  It is a huge honor to have one of our student works of art chosen for the MASA holiday card!   Jacob’s card will be sent to many different segments of Michigan’s population, including Governor Granholm, members of the legislature and leaders in the educational community.

Jacob’s artwork depicts a winter landscape and barn that reflects the buildings found in our rural farming community.  Jacob used his understanding of form and color to create his landscape in tempera paint.  Jacob says that his dream job would involve both football and creating art.  Congratulations, Jacob!

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Time is Running Out

Time is running out to stop the reduction of an additional $127 per student from our foundation allowance.

The State Aid Bill passed by the Legislature last month cut $165 from the foundation allowance and with the proposed additional $127 per-student reduction, schools across Michigan will experience a devastating cut of $292 per student in funding for the 2009-10 school year.

We have approximately ten days to communicate with our leaders in Lansing that these cuts to education are unacceptable.  For our parents and concerned citizens we have provided talking points and a presentation outlining the impact of the cuts to our HPS website.

  • If you have not contacted your legislator, PLEASE CLICK HERE to access the alert and send an email to your lawmakers telling them to take action and avert a proration.
  • If you have already sent an email or want to take further steps to push for action, please consider urging your board to pass a resolution in support of funding for education.  CLICK HERE to view a sample resolution that you can use a template.

In addition, we are asking individuals to join us on November 10 in Lansing to communicate directly with our elected officials.  Many public schools supporters are planning on this time and date to strengthen our message.

The proposed schedule includes:

  1. 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon – Meet at Capitol steps to hear the Governor and others speak
  2. 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. – Meet with your state legislators and let them know your expectations regarding their responsibility to fix the structural deficit in the School Aid Fund

State legislators for HPS are:

Rep. Dave Agema
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909
(p)1-800-968-2320
daveagema@house.mi.gov

Rep. Joseph Haveman
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909
(p)1-866-908-4347
JosephHaveman@house.mi.gov

Sen. Wayne Kuipers
P.O. Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909
(p)(517) 373-6920
SenWKuipers@senate.michigan.gov

In conclusion, if you are planning on attending please email rvandenb@hpseagles.net by Friday, November 6.  Thank you for your all you do for Hudsonville Public Schools.

Your voice is crucial if we are to reduce the cuts to K-12 education!

Nicholas Ceglarek, Superintendent for Hudsonville Public Schools

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