Hardee Junior High School

🌟🎉 The HJH Activities Committee is SO excited to celebrate and affirm our amazing staff and students! 🎉🌟 We’re proud to recognize our Students, Staff, and Teacher of the Month with a certificate, a gift card, and a whole lot of love! 💖✨ 🥳 May Students of the Month: 👩‍🎓 6th Grade: Ryan Mejia 👩‍🎓 7th Grade: Annyhi Capron 👨‍🎓 8th Grade: Royer Ramos 💥 Be sure to give them a big CONGRATULATIONS if you see them around campus! 🎈 And let’s hear it for our incredible staff… 🏅 HJH Staff Member of the Month: Veronica Noel (our fantastic bookkeeper!) 🏅 HJH April Teacher of the Month: Jo Pace (8th grade Science superstar!) 🎊 Way to go, everyone! You make HJH shine! ✨ #HJHproud #HJHfamily #CelebrateSuccess

🩺💖 Happy School Nurse Appreciation Day! 💖🩺 To our incredible nurse — thank you for every bandage, every kind word, and every calm voice in the chaos. 🧸💊 You’re the comforting hug in a hectic day and the hero we count on when things get tough. From sniffles to sprains (and everything in between), you care for our students with heart, patience, and a whole lot of love. 💕 We’re SO lucky to have you keeping our school healthy and happy!

🎷🎶 History Made—Again! 🎶🎷 A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the HJH Jazz Band for earning STRAIGHT SUPERIOR ratings at Jazz MPA—for the FIRST time ever! 🏆✨ Not only that, but this marks the second year in a row they've earned a Superior rating, officially starting a new streak of excellence! 🔥 We’re so proud of your hard work, talent, and dedication. Keep swinging, Jazz Band! 🎺👏

🎉 Congratulations to our talented student artists! 🎨✨ We're thrilled to showcase a couple of the winners of the Summer Vibes Main Street Wauchula Contest! These incredible young artists will have their vibrant artwork proudly displayed along Main Street throughout July and August. 🌞🖼️ Be sure to stroll through downtown Wauchula this summer and soak in the colors, creativity, and community spirit captured by these amazing students. Their art is a true celebration of sunshine, imagination, and local pride! 💛🌴🌺 📸 Parents, if your child was also chosen, we would love for you to drop a picture of them and their artwork below!

🍽️💛 Lunchroom Legends, we love you! 💛🍽️ To our amazing cafeteria crew — thank you for serving up warm meals, big smiles, and so much care every single day! 🥪🍎✨ You nourish our bodies and our hearts, and we’re so grateful for your hard work behind the scenes. From early mornings to the last tray, you make magic happen! 💫 You’re the heart of the cafeteria and a huge part of what makes our school feel like home. 💕

🎉👑 Major love to the one and only Dr. Mosley — our fearless leader, biggest cheerleader, and heart of the school! 💖 From morning greetings to tough decisions, you lead with grace, vision, and so much love. Thank you for guiding us, supporting us, and always putting students first. 🌟 We’re beyond lucky to have a principal who’s equal parts brilliance, kindness, and sparkle. ✨ We see you, we appreciate you, and we adore you! 💐

🎉 Congratulations to Mayra Hernandez-Lopez for receiving the Yes I Can Award at Hardee Junior High School! 🌟 Your hard work, determination, and positive spirit continue to inspire everyone around you. We’re so proud of your achievements—way to go, Mayra! 👏💙

⚽️ Huge win for HJH Girls Soccer! They shut out Lake Placid with a dominant 5-0 victory during last night's game! 🙌🔥 🎯 Highlight of the game: Yoselyn Juarez scored an incredible hat-trick — that's THREE goals in one game! 👏👏👏 Way to go, team! 💪

💛 Shoutout time! 💛 Today we're sending extra love to some of our behind-the-scenes superheroes: 📝 Our excellent Testing Coordinator – keeping schedules straight and stress low! 📚 Our brilliant Literacy Coach – supporting our school and staff with an amazing smile! 💪 And our dedicated Deans – leading with heart and keeping our school safe, strong, and supportive. You wear so many hats and wear them all like champs. THANK YOU for all you do – we see you, we appreciate you, and we’re so lucky to have you! 💫

🎉 Huge congratulations to Emma Garcia! 🎉 Emma has been selected as a recipient of the National Junior Honor Society Outstanding Achievement Award — a prestigious honor awarded to just 500 students nationwide! 🌟 This award recognizes her outstanding commitment to the five pillars of NJHS: scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. 💪📚💫 As part of this incredible achievement, Emma will also receive a $500 college savings plan to support her future educational goals. 🎓💼 We are SO proud of you, Emma! Keep shining and leading the way! 💙

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💐✨ Happy Administrative Professionals Day! ✨💐 To the amazing humans who keep the chaos in check, color-code the calendars, and keep the school humming — you are the real MVPs! 🧡 Your magic makes the whole place shine. Thank you for all the little (and big) things you do every day! 🥰

🎉✨ Attention 5th Grade Families! ✨🎉 We’re thrilled to invite you to our 5th Grade Orientation on Monday, April 28th! 💫 Come meet our amazing staff, hear the band play, take a campus tour, and enjoy some delicious hot dogs under the pavilion! 🌭 Plus, don’t miss your chance to win some awesome prizes! 🎁 It will be a fun, welcoming, and exciting day for our future students — we can’t wait to see you there! 💙

🎉✨ Calling All 5th Grade Families! ✨🎉 We’re so excited to welcome you to our 5th Grade Orientation happening Monday, April 28th! 💫 Come meet our amazing staff, learn all about what’s ahead, and enjoy some yummy hot dogs under the pavilion! 🌭 It’s going to be a fun and welcoming day for our future students — we can’t wait to see you there! 💙

📣✨ The moment we've ALL been waiting for… drumroll please… 🎉 THE YEARBOOKS ARE HERE!!! 🎉 All pre-orders will be delivered to 1st period on Thursday—get ready to relive all the memories! 💫📸 Didn’t pre-order? No worries! Yearbooks will go on sale for everyone else starting at lunch on Thursday. 🛍️ 📍 Find Ms. Knight in Room 402 🕗 Sales only happen BEFORE school and at lunch ✅ If you're buying during lunch, make sure you get permission from a lunch duty staff member! These beauties won’t last long—snag yours before they’re gone! 💕📘✨

📚 Important Testing Dates for May! 📝 Parents, please take note of the upcoming testing schedule to help your students be prepared and well-rested: 🗓️ May 1 – 8th Grade Civics EOC 🗓️ May 5 – 6th Grade ELA 🗓️ May 6 – 6th Grade Math 🗓️ May 7 – 8th Grade Science EOC 🗓️ May 8 – 7th Grade ELA 🗓️ May 9 – 7th Grade Math 🗓️ May 12 – 8th Grade ELA 🗓️ May 13 – 8th Grade Math ✅ Please ensure your child gets a good night’s sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and arrives to school on time. We’re proud of all their hard work this year—let’s finish strong! 💪✨

📸 More Cracked Codes & Bright Smiles! 🌈🐣 We couldn’t resist sharing a few egg-stra photos from Mrs. Rosenberg’s review egg hunt! 🥚✨ Our 6th-graders were all in—searching high and low, working in teams, and solving review questions like pros. 💡👊 Way to go, Wildcats—you’re hatching success one egg at a time! 🐾🌟

🐣✨ Egg-stra Special Exam Prep! 🧠💡 Today’s review session just got a whole lot sweeter! Mrs. Rosenberg's 6th-graders hid review questions in colorful Easter eggs all around the classroom—and our students are cracking the code to success! 🥚📚💥 Nothing like a little egg hunt to make studying fun—because who says learning can’t be an adventure? 🐰🌷

Today, our amazing teachers were treated to a traveling snack cart making its way across campus, delivering smiles, snacks, and a whole lot of gratitude! 💙 A huge THANK YOU to our Activities Committee and Administration Team for organizing this thoughtful gesture. Your support helps remind our educators just how valued and appreciated they truly are. To our teachers: your hard work, dedication, and heart make this campus a better place every day. THANK YOU for all you do! 🍿🍪