Hardee Junior High School

🎉 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! 🍿🍪

📣 HJH Parents — We Need Your Feedback! 📝 It's that time again! We’re asking all parents to complete the annual Title I Parent Involvement Survey for HJH. Your input is incredibly valuable and helps us improve our school and programs for our students. 🗓 Please complete the survey by April 30th. 📲 Complete on using the following link: https://forms.gle/VFrE74s1JSmZRFnB8 📄 Hard copies will also be sent home with students on Monday. Thank you for being such an important part of our school community! 💙

🎨🍔 Food for Thought... and Art! 🍕🧃 Our students just wrapped up an incredible group project where creativity met sustainability! 💡♻️ Using recycled materials, they built large-scale food sculptures that are at least three feet tall or wide—yes, you read that right! Each piece had to include papier-mâché and showcase top-notch craftsmanship, and let us tell you... the results are mouthwatering good! 😍🍩🍇 🍿 Now it’s time to celebrate their hard work! For each class period, teachers selected their favorite design—and here are the winning teams! 🏆✨

A big thank you to South Florida State College and Big Brothers Big Sisters for hosting an amazing Strive to Success Event at Hardee Junior High School! 🎉 It was a fantastic afternoon filled with games, snacks, and prizes, all in an effort to help students explore the local opportunities available at college. Your commitment to inspiring and empowering the next generation is truly appreciated! 🙌

🎉 The Activities Committee is excited to celebrate and recognize the amazing staff and students of HJH! 🏅 ✨ Student of the Month Awards! ✨ Let's give a huge round of applause to our incredible 6th, 7th, and 8th graders for being named April Students of the Month: 🌟 6th Grade: Brettley Vansickle 🌟 7th Grade: Harmony Smith 🌟 8th Grade: Jaela Williams 👏 Be sure to congratulate these outstanding students when you see them around campus! 🌟 🏆 Staff & Teacher of the Month 🏆 A huge congratulations to our April Staff Member of the Month, Bella Gomez, one of our incredible support staff members, and our April Teacher of the Month, Coach Amy Bryan, an outstanding PE teacher! 👏 Let's continue to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our HJH family!

🎉🎉 Huge congratulations to the amazing girls who made the HJH cheer team for the 2025-2026 school year! 🎉🎉 Your hard work, dedication, and passion have paid off, and we couldn’t be more proud of each one of you! Get ready for an exciting year filled with teamwork, spirit, and unforgettable moments. We can’t wait to see all the incredible things you’ll accomplish on and off the mat. 💪💙

Our students recently showcased their culinary creativity in a fun and delicious project! 🍴 Each group was tasked with creating a dish that would impress both taste buds and presentation. The winners are in: 🥇 1st Place: Strawberry Shortcake 🥈 2nd Place: Zest Fest 🥉 3rd Place: Reesy Cookie The competition was fierce, with 3rd period’s Zest Fest bringing bold flavors and 4th period’s Strawberry Shortcake winning over the judges with its classic sweetness. Congrats to all the students for their hard work and innovation in the kitchen!

🌱🚜 6th Grade Agriculture Class in Action! 🌻🐔 Our hardworking students rolled up their sleeves yesterday! They tackled a variety of tasks: ✨ Cleaning out the garden 🌻 Planting sunflower seeds 🐔 Tidying up the chicken coop 🌶️ Planting peppers both the conventional and hydroponic way! Springtime is officially on its way, and we're excited for everything to bloom! 🌼

📚✨ Attention Students and Parents! ✨📚 The upcoming BEST Writing Assessment is just around the corner! 📝 Get plenty of rest and bring your best to the test. You've got this! 💪

HJH cordially invites you to Woody’s BBQ on March 20th from 4:00 – 9:00 PM to support their STEM program! Enjoy a great meal while supporting a great cause—dine in, drive through, or take out! Many STEM students will be assisting at the event, and Percy the Pig 🐷 will be there for fun photo opportunities! They are incredibly grateful to Woody’s BBQ for organizing this event in support of the STEM program and appreciate any support you can provide

The Student Business Fair is fast approaching! Support young, local entrepreneurs on Saturday, March 22nd, from 9:00 AM to Noon at Heritage Park. Shop for handcrafted, homegrown, or uniquely made products from Hardee County Students!