Hess Hawks PTA

08/19/2026

DISTRICT UPDATE: Return-to-Learn Plan & Schedule
KEY DATES AND SCHEDULE

Friday, August 21 – Staff Preparation Day (No school for students)
Monday, August 24 – Teacher Work Day (No school for students)
Tuesday, August 25 – Districtwide Open House from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at ALL schools
Wednesday, August 26 – FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (Early dismissal)
Thursday, August 27 & Friday, August 28 – Regular School Days

GRAB & GO MEALS
Drive-through meals for children 18 and under will be available August 19–21 and August 24–25 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Pickups take place at Morton High School (Door B), Hammond Central High School (Door B), Burns-Hicks Elementary (Door A), Irving Elementary (Door A), Edison Elementary (Door B), Harding Elementary (Door B), and O'Bannon Elementary (Door A). Students must be present.

BOARD MEETING CANCELLATIONS
The Board Meeting and Executive Session for August 18 as well as the Executive Session for August 25 have been canceled.

08/04/2026

🎉 We are happy to announce this year’s PTA Board Members! 🎉

We have already started planning exciting events and activities for the 2026–2027 school year, and we cannot wait to work together with our amazing teachers, parents, and students.

We look forward to building connections, strengthening our school community, and creating memorable experiences for everyone. ❤️🤍

Thank you for your continued support of our PTA — we’re excited for a fantastic year ahead!

07/31/2026

07/16/2026

CALLING ALL SUPERHEROES!

School City of Hammond is kicking off the school year with our Back to School Registration Celebration! Join us for a day of fun, community, and prep for the upcoming school year.

Here is everything you need to know:

Date: Wednesday, July 29
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Hammond Central High School (5926 Calumet Avenue)

What to expect:

FREE school supplies (while supplies last!FREE food
Community partners & fun activities and much more!

Mark your calendars, bring the family, and let's get ready for an amazing school year!

07/16/2026

Hess school supply list has now been posted! Lets get ready to start the 26/27 school year.

05/09/2026

Part 2: Enjoy pictures of staff after choosing there snack.

05/09/2026

Toot toot, Here comes the Teacher Celebration Station. Today our staff got to enjoy an afternoon pick me up. They were able to choose as much or as little as they wanted from the cart. What an amazing way to end the school week and start off the weekend!

Pics in part 2.

05/07/2026

Today for Teacher Appreciation Week day 3 We brought in a donut cart! We told the teachers there were donuts in the lounge to stop by during their lunch/prep time. What they walked into was much more of a surprise. They came in to Fat Tommy's Chicago Fans Big Jims donut cart. Where the donuts were made fresh to order. Teachers were able to top them with powered sugar, cinnamon sugar, chocolate, Caramel and strawberry syrup, whipped cream and sprinkles. What made it even better they could come back as many times as there heart and stomach could handle. At the end we were told 804 mini donuts were served to our staff. WOW! We hope all our staff enjoyed as much as we did.

05/05/2026

Here is a video of the chocoflan drawing. Introducing the chef himself Omizzi. Congratulations again to Ms. Borys!

05/05/2026

We would love to thank Omizzi’z tacos for coming out and feeding our staff. 🌮🔥

They came out serving up some AMAZING food to kick start Teacher Appreciation Week!

We appreciate you and we appreciate the staff!! 🙌

On the menu was…..
Steak tacos
Chicken tacos
Plant based steak tacos
Rice
Beans
Pepper Mix
Agua de Sandia
Agua de Pepino con Limon

Congratulations to Ms. Borys winning the raffle for a chocoflan.