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A Welcome from our Principal:

Welcome to the web site for the Hendrick Hawks. We hope this helps you get to know all about the school your child attends. Our motto is “Failure is Not an Option” and our mission is to make every student successful. Positive Relationships with our students, a Rigorous curriculum and making learning Relevant are cornerstones of our school.

Hendrick has approximately 880 students and 86 staff members. Each student is placed on an academic team which consists of four core teachers who meet weekly to oversee the academic and social needs of the students. We have a comprehensive elective program in fine arts, athletics, foreign language, art and skills for living. Our goal is to afford the students ample opportunities to explore a variety of courses and learning experiences.

We welcome parents and need their involvement in providing an education for the students. The administrative team is always available to answer any questions or listen to comments and concerns.

If you want to contact me for any reason, please email me at Sheila.Spencer@pisd.edu.

We would like to congratulate two of our outstanding teachers who received grants from the PISD Education Foundation. Congratulations to both of these teachers.

Hendrick Middle School, HELP (Hendrick Extended Learning Program), $1,500.00, Rachael Anderson. Hendrick Extended Learning Program is designed to provide individualized assistance to students based on academic need throughout the school year. Every Saturday morning teachers and National Honor Society students from Clark High School assist students with assignments provided by their teachers for remediation and extention of the lessons studied in the classroom. Through objective-driven activities, the students are able to fill in the "gaps" and become more successful both in the classroom and on standardized tests.

Hendrick Middle School, Project-Connect: Makuleke, South Africa, $1,500.00 Kim Durall.  Project-Connect: Makuleke, South Africa buys equipment to connect students in Plano with students from Makuleke, South Africa via real time video, emails, and virtual artifact exchanges. This project is affiliated with Traditional Knowledges of African Villages, a project run by Clapperton Mavhunga (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Dr. Simon Kang'a (New York University). This grant sponsored by Nortel.

The full list of award winners will be available on the PISD site later this week.  For information on donating to the PISD Foundation, click here.

THANKS TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION & STAFF FOR GREAT YEAR!

Get your school supply shopping done in advance!! You can order online with any credit card and pick up your supplies at schedule pick up in August.  The online deadline is June 5. Order at www.epipacks.com -- our password is HEN001.  At schedule pick-up in August, only a limited number of supplies will be available on a first come, first serve basis with check or cash payment. So beat the rush and order your supplies on-line NOW!

Just for the Kids has selected Hendrick Middle School as 2008 Just for the Kids Higher Performing Schools in Texas. Hendrick was selected as a higher performing school based on analyses conducted by the National Center for Educational Achievement, sponsor of the Just for the Kids Campaign. Hendrick Middle is Higher Performing in Mathematics, Reading, and Social Studies. Wonderful job HAWKS - students, teachers, administrators and support staff!!

The Hendrick Band and Drama departments visited Hedgcoxe Elementary School last Friday, March 27, 2009.  They put on excellent presentations.

SOAR is an after school club designed to help students become better at organizing and more efficient at studying. If your child struggles with staying organized at school, doesn't know how to study, or can't seem to get a good system for taking notes we would love to help! SOAR meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45 to about 4:15. Tuesdays will be spent learning study skills and Thursdays are dedicated to binder organization. Please contact Coryn Prince at 469-752-5699 or Coryn.Prince@pisd.edu if you have any questions.

PISD's International Baccalaureate Program is a rigorous course of study designed to meet the needs of highly motivated secondary students and to promote international understanding. The effectiveness of the IB program is due not only to the depth of the individual courses, but also to the comprehensive nature of the program. Unlike other honors programs, the IB Program requires each student to take courses in six academic areas. To qualify for the International Baccalaureate Diploma, students must take examinations in six subject areas, participate in the Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS) program, and write an extended essay during the 11th and 12th grade years.

For more information please see the link below:

PISD IB Program Information

Is your child out of pencils and paper or need a Hendrick Hawks Spirit Wear sweatshirt because of the cold?  Maybe your child needs a PE Uniform this semester!  The PTA Supply Cart is full of lots of goodies our children need each day at school.  It is open on Mondays from 8:00-8:30am and during all three lunch periods on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The HS/SHS Course Catalog Grades 9-12 and MS Course Catalog Grades 6-8 for 2009-2010 are posted on the Plano ISD Web Site here.