Congratulations to our staff of the year winners! Each of these staff members exhibit the highest of care for our students and we are blessed to have them at Clinch School.
Teacher of the year: Carol Burchfield
Substitute Teacher of the year: LauraAnne Jennings
Bus Driver of the year: Autumn Lawson
Support Staff of the year: Kim Jennings
District Announcement: Hawkins County Schools will operate normally tomorrow. Buses will operate on clear roads. Please see our website for updated road information. Welcome Back!
Happy Friday, everyone! We are planning to have our parent teacher conferences as scheduled on Monday, February 9th. The meetings will be from 3:00 to 6:00.
With the inclement weather days we have experienced, we understand that it may be difficult to attend. If other arrangements need to be made for you to meet with your child's teacher, please reach out to us and we will work to accommodate your needs.
Today we're celebrating our incredible principals, assistant principals, associate principals, and deans of students! They lead our schools like true knights, ensuring our students and staff are supported every day. Thank you for your tireless efforts and commitment to our schools! #HCS #SchoolLeaders #AdminAppreciation
District Announcement: Hawkins County Schools will continue to be closed on Thursday, February 5 and Friday, February 6, due to unsafe secondary roads. Although the recent rain and warming temperatures have helped improve some of the road conditions, 80-85% of our secondary routes remain unsafe for bus travel. Due to warming temperatures and sunshine forecast over the weekend and into next week, we aim to open schools and run buses on clear routes beginning Monday. If this plan changes, we will send and post updates. Please refer to the HCS Bus Changes page: https://www.hck12.net/o/hcsd/page/buses for updates to our roads and affected routes.
District News: The HCS Spark: February 2026: https://hcps.edurooms.com/engage/hawkins-county-school-district/newsletters/the-hcs-spark-feb-2026
Hawkins County Schools will be closed Tuesday, February 3 and Wednesday, February 4 due to road conditions throughout the county.
Hawkins County Schools will be closed on Monday, February 2.
District Announcement: Walter's State Community College TAG Program cancelled for Saturday, January 31, 2026.
District Announcement: Due to the Winter Storm Warning and predicted heavy snowfall, Hawkins County Schools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Friday, January 30.
Clinch School will have very limited bus routes tomorrow for the 2 hour delay. Please be sure to follow the link to the bus route list that was sent out earlier or visit the transportation page at www.hck12.net.
Hawkins County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Buses will operate on clear roads only. Bus route information can be found at this link: www.hck12.net/o/hcsd/page/buses
Hawkins County Schools will close tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27, due to road conditions and freezing temperatures.
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District Announcement: Hawkins County students will be bringing homework packets for future virtual days, if needed. In the event our school or school system is closed due to inclement weather for longer periods of time, the information in this packet may be used during a virtual instruction period. Please hold on to this packet and save for such a purpose. Thank you for your cooperation and support. Please remember to monitor the HCS App and the HCS website for updates regarding weather-related school-system operational changes.
First Priority, and independent club with a chapter at Clinch School, has graciously donated backpacks for our students. They have a variety of items inside of them. Students should bring them home today. Thank you!
District Announcement:
❄️ WEATHER ALERT & COMMUNICATION UPDATE
As we enter the winter weather season, we want to ensure you know exactly how and when we will communicate schedule changes!
📢 How We Announce Changes: For all schedule changes, delays, or closings, we will ALWAYS send updates via:
📱 Text Message
💻 District Website
📲 App LiveFeed
📞 When to Expect a Phone Call: To respect your time, we will ONLY send an automated voice call for:
*Time-sensitive changes made after 8:00 PM for the next day.
*Day of changes such as the morning of a change or an unexpected early dismissal.
Please make sure your contact information is up to date in Skyward and you have the HCS app downloaded so you don't miss any important updates! Stay safe and warm, Hawkins County! #HCSignite #WeatherUpdate
❄️ WEATHER ALERT & COMMUNICATION UPDATE
As we enter the winter weather season, we want to ensure you know exactly how and when we will communicate schedule changes!
📢 How We Announce Changes: For all schedule changes, delays, or closings, we will ALWAYS send updates via:
📱 Text Message
💻 District Website
📲 App LiveFeed
📞 When to Expect a Phone Call: To respect your time, we will ONLY send an automated voice call for:
*Time-sensitive changes made after 8:00 PM for the next day.
*Day of changes such as the morning of a change or an unexpected early dismissal.
Please make sure your contact information is up to date in Skyward and you have the HCS app downloaded so you don't miss any important updates! Stay safe and warm, Hawkins County! #HCSignite #WeatherUpdate
Bus 45 (Mr. Gary) will be running Bus 43's (Mrs. Autumn) route this afternoon. Bus 45 students will be late getting home. Please stay tuned for updates for tomorrow, January 9th, regarding Bus 43.
Ahoy, mateys! Let's celebrate our fantastic food service workers! They are the hearties of the galley, working day in and day out to make sure our students have the finest grub to fuel their minds and bodies for the voyage of learning. Thank you for all you do! #HCS #FoodServiceAppreciation #AhoyMatey
🏆 ATTENDANCE CHAMPIONS! 🏆
A huge congratulations to our schools with the BEST attendance for the first semester! Your commitment to showing up every day is paving the way for success!
Elementary Winner: 🏫 Mt. Carmel Elementary – 96.8%
Middle School Winner: 🏫 Surgoinsville Middle – 95.3%
High School Winner: 🏫 Clinch School – 95.1%
Way to go, students, staff, and families! Thank you for making every day count! 👏💙 #HCSignite #AttendanceMatters #HCSChampions
A huge congratulations to our schools with the BEST attendance for the first semester! Your commitment to showing up every day is paving the way for success!
Elementary Winner: 🏫 Mt. Carmel Elementary – 96.8%
Middle School Winner: 🏫 Surgoinsville Middle – 95.3%
High School Winner: 🏫 Clinch School – 95.1%
Way to go, students, staff, and families! Thank you for making every day count! 👏💙 #HCSignite #AttendanceMatters #HCSChampions
