Today, our third graders traded the classroom for the barnyard at Ag Awareness Day at the Barry County Fairgrounds! 🐄🌽
Hosted by several local organizations, this hands-on event gave students a closer look at the many parts of the agriculture industry, which is a vital part of life in Barry County. It was a day filled with learning, discovery, and lots of fun!
Today, Tech Ninjas from all four elementary buildings visited the CTE department at the high school. Students visited Engineering Design, Culinary Arts, Agriculture, Construction Trades, Welding, Business, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Marketing classes. High School students shared their expertise and students enjoyed learning about their future opportunities, trying a few new things, and making candy sushi! Big thanks to our students and staff in HHS CTE for hosting the ninjas for their culminating experiece after a year of hard work!
Congratulations to our April Young Citizenship Award recipients! Presented by the Hastings Kiwanis Club, this special honor recognizes students who consistently lead by example through kindness, integrity, and outstanding character in their daily lives.
Let’s celebrate these inspiring young leaders!
Southeastern Elementary hosted its spring cookout on Friday. A huge shoutout to Mr. Moore, our resident grill master, for keeping the burgers and hot dogs 🔥sizzling🔥 to perfection and to our incredible volunteers who made it all possible.
Our students had an absolute blast. Thank you to everyone who came out and made the day a great one!
We finished up the American Heart Challenge with an assembly! Many teachers were silly stringed! Thanks to everyone who donated. We surpassed our $3,000 goal!
Southeastern Elementary hosted its spring cookout today. A huge shoutout to Mr. Moore, our resident grill master, for keeping the burgers and hot dogs 🔥sizzling🔥 to perfection and to our incredible volunteers who made it all possible. Our students had an absolute blast. Thank you to everyone who came out and made the day a great one!
🌟Mentor Monday🌟
Every Monday, we celebrate one of our amazing mentors who shape and inspire our students at Southeastern.
This week, we’re excited to highlight Marci McCoy from YMCA of Barry County! Marci has been a mentor to one of our 2nd graders for years!.Your time, effort, and positive energy have made such a difference in the lives of our students and staff. Thanks again, Marci!
Remember when the student council put up those birdhouses? 🐦 Well … we officially have eggs! 🥚✨
Looks like our feathered neighbors have moved in and are starting families of their own. Spring magic in full swing!
You can't beat free! Southeastern Elementary has a table of free books for students to pick through.
They handle the work behind the scenes, in front of the scenes and pretty much everywhere else. Yesterday was National Administrative Professionals Day, and we extended a huge thank you to our rock star staff of administrative assistants and secretaries!
Today we celebrate the heartbeat of our office: our amazing administrative assistant, Ms. Kelli!
Your dedication, organization, and behind-the-scenes magic keep everything running smoothly. Thank you for being the glue that holds it all together.
We appreciate everything you do, not just today, but every single day.
From field trips to game days, our students are always on the go—and it’s all thanks to the awesome folks behind the wheel. 🚌 Today is Bus Driver Appreciation Day, and we’re sending a big thank you to our incredible drivers who keep things rolling safely and smoothly. Let’s show them some love!
Our school board will be meeting on Monday, April 21 at Hastings Middle School.
Happy Easter to the Saxon community!
We concluded our March is Reading Month. Students brought home passports from all of the countries they “visited.” Thanks to Sara Syswerda for providing money from different countries and Benedict Family Maple for maple syrup candies. Don’t forget to keep reading!! 📚
A surprise celebration today! 🐰
Our PTO hosted an Easter egg hunt for our students! Over 5,000 eggs filled!
Do you have your Kindergartener or Young 5s student enrolled with Hastings Area Schools, yet? Our Kindergarten Enrollment Night provides the opportunity to complete the enrollment process alongside our staff.
Please bring with you:
• Student’s birth certificate
• Proof of residency (i.e. driver's license, utility bill, etc.)
• Immunization records or waiver
Please join us from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Middle School commons. We look forward to enrolling our future Saxons!
Congratulations to our Young Citizenship Award recipients for the month of April! In partnership with the Hastings Kiwanis Club, we honor students in each building for their top-notch character and service to their school. This new group of award recipients was very worthy of that honor. Great work!
Hastings Area Schools were represented well at the 2025 Michigan Art Education Association State Show in Adrian, which wrapped up over the weekend.
Held at the Hickman Gallery on the campus of Adrian College, the show featured the top 100 works from elementary and high school students across the state.
Central Elementary fifth grader Kallen and Southeastern Elementary kindergartener DJ had work displayed at the show. Kallen’s work depicted a Husky Zentangle and DJ’s piece was a penguin.
Additionally, Hastings High School senior Raine created a piece titled Star Within The Tar, which made it into the top 30 in the state. Great work, everyone!
