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Hockinson's 7th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony is TONIGHT and everyone is invited. HMS Band students, led by band director Jennifer Ritenburgh, will perform holiday songs beginning from 6-6:30 pm. The community tree will then be illuminated by - who else? - Santa Claus at 6:30 pm. Special thanks to Hockinson Community Church, the Hockinson Main St. Team, Fire District 3, and Chartwells for partnering with the HSD to continue this holiday tradition.
The tree lighting will take place in between Hockinson Community Church and the Hockinson Community Center, 15916 NE 182nd Ave.
For the first time in school history, the HHS Boys Wrestling Team defeated Mark Morris HS from Longview. At last night's home HHS-MMHS dual meet, the Hawks won 10 of 14 matches (!) to come out on top of the Monarchs by a final team score of 55-23.
Congratulations, too, to HHS Girls Wrestling Team for their 51-18 home victory over Stevenson HS. Winners included Zowie Lehecka, Amelia Hansen, Olivia Archuleta, Ashlyn McKay, Teagan Trenda, Elliana De La Rocha, and Faith Sjothun.
Big thanks to Head Coach Brandon Redeau, his coaching staff, all athletes, fans, and the HHS Drumline for putting Hawk Pride on full display! Thanks, too, to the Hockinson community. Sports like wrestling are funded by local levy dollars.
Want to support our wrestlers in person? Click this link to view the 2025-26 HHS Winter Sports Schedule: https://www.hocksd.org/o/hockinsonathletics
As we transition to autumn and winter, I want to remind families and staff of our inclement weather procedures to keep everyone safe.
In the event of inclement weather conditions, your family can expect to receive communications from HSD as early as possible. Inclement weather announcements will be delivered to families through the HSD App, text message, and phone call. Updates will also be posted to our website and social media and shared with local news outlets.
Parents, we encourage you to take this opportunity to update your contact information in Skyward Family Access if it has changed in the past year. Please download the Hockinson School District mobile app, available on Apple and Android, for up-to-date school announcements.
Inclement weather decisions are based on the condition of area roads and weather prediction models. We assess whether those conditions pose a risk to the safe transportation of our students and staff when making a decision. Depending on the timing of the weather and road conditions, the HSD may announce bus snow routes, a 2-hour late start, an early release, or a school closure.
Bus snow route information is available on our busing Information page.
What does a 2-hour late start mean for families?
In the event of a late 2-hour start, bus pick-up schedules and classes will occur two hours later than normal. There will be no HHS preschool. There are no before-school activities during a two-hour late start and no busing to Cascadia Technical Academy (HHS students). Please see your school’s website for their two-hour late start schedules. If it is Wednesday, HSD schools will remain on the one hour early release schedule.
What does a school closure mean for families?
In the event of a school closure, all classes are cancelled. All before-school and after-school activities will also be canceled. Should the Hockinson area experience inclement weather during the school day and buses cannot safely transport students home, students will be kept at school until safe transportation can be arranged.
Steve Marshall
Congratulations to the Hockinson High School Girls Soccer Team, which finished 4th at the 2025 State Soccer Tournament in Federal Way, WA today.
Although the girls fell to Anacortes 0-2, they were recognized by organizers for their teamwork, grit, and sportsmanship. At the end of the game, Junior Audrey Armstrong was presented with a sportsmanship medallion for her exemplary conduct.
63 schools across the state make up 2A classification. So it is a special accomplishment to place in the final four.
With their talent, collective attitude, and success, the girls represented the best of Hockinson. Way to go, Hawks!
The team is coached by Tony Ayala and Madison Kellogg.
Romero, who last week won 2A District Swim Titles in the 50 freestyle (25.63 seconds) and 100 freestyle (56.05), has been recognized for her accomplishments this season, including Swimmer of the Meet at the Nov. 8 2A District Swim Meet and The Columbian's Athlete of the Week.
The HHS Swim Program received another honor at the State Meet. Michelle Jacobs-Brown was named the 2A/1A Coach of the Year by the Washington State Swim Coaches Association. Jacobs-Brown is the Head Coach of the Hockinson Cooperative Swim Program, which serves six other area high schools.
Soccer Soars to Semi Finals
The 2025 HHS Girls Soccer Team is headed to the State Soccer Semi Finals following their 1-0 victory over Sehome HS today. Seniors Brooke Roberts and Bridget Brennan combined on a goal off a free kick early in the game and the Hawks' defense shut down Sehome for the remainder of the game to secure the win.
While HHS Girls Soccer has qualified for state competition every year since 2018*, this is only the third time a team has advanced to the semifinals.
HHS will face West Valley of Spokane this Friday, Nov. 21 at 1:00 pm at Federal Way Memorial Stadium.
Way to go, girls! Go Hawks!
* Although the Hawks were undefeated in regular season, there was no post-season in Fall 2020
Following it's win over Port Angeles HS on Wednesday, Girls Soccer will play Sehome HS at 1 pm tomorrow (Sat. Nov. 15) at Civic Field in Bellingham, WA.
Girls Swimmers will be competing at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, WA throughout today and tomorrow.
Best of luck to our state qualifiers. Go Hawks! You can find more information on both tournaments at
https://www.wiaa.com/state/
Next up, HHS (Seeded #6) plays Sehome HS, the #3 seed, in Bellingham, WA on Friday, Nov. 14 or Saturday, Nov. 15. We will update this post once decided.
This is a single elimination tournament so the season is over for the losing team. However, the winning team would advance to the semifinals, playing the winner of Cedarcrest v West Valley at Federal Way Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 21.
Fans can watch games online at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/wiaa-wa/soccer
Good luck, girls! Go Hawks!
HHS fans can purchase tickets at the game or online here: https://gofan.co/app/school/WA86275?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=WA_wiaa.
Come out and cheer our girls to victory. Go Hawks!
HSD students and staff honored the service and sacrifices of veterans today because tomorrow - Tuesday, Nov. 11 - the Hockinson School District will be closed in observance of Veterans Day.
We look forward to seeing our students and families when we resume classes on Wednesday.
HHS Runners Shine Under Clear Conditions at State Cross Country
HHS Cross Country had a strong showing at the 2A State Cross Country Meet in Pasco, WA today. Junior Grayson Aldridge, the lone qualifier on the girls side, finished 28th (20:07.70) out of a field of 163 runners. Junior Tanner Hood (166:41.60) led the HHS boys team with a 30th place finish. Sophomore Canon Minor's time of 17:19.80 equaled a 6th place finish in the ambulatory division.
One of the big storylines of the day was the Top 10 finish by the HHS Boys Cross Country Team. Skyler Picard (17:09.60), Andrew McGettigan (17:15.00), Houston Young (17:28.10), Braxtyn Mohonen (18:13.10), Zac Nela (18:28.60), Bjorn Lundsgaarde (18:30.00) combined with Hood to earn a team average time of 17:21.5 and a 8th place finish. The boys finished 12th at last year's State Meet.
The 8th place finish was particularly satisfying because it was just 17 seconds behind District Champion Columbia River (6th) and three places above Ridgefield (11th), who edged the Hawks for 2nd place at the District Cross Country Meet.
The HHS Cross Country program has set its sights on becoming one of the top running programs in the state and today's impressive performances at State made a statement that they are serious about achieving that goal.
The season isn't over just yet for HHS Cross Country runners; many are competing in the Nike NXR Northwest Regional Championships in Spokane next weekend.
The Hockinson Girls Soccer Team will play Columbia River for the district championship tomorrow at 6 pm at CRHS. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. You can purchase tickets on GoFan: https://gofan.co/app/school/WA22051. The game is also being streamed live on the NFHS Network for those Hockinson fans who have a NFHS subscription.
Saturday's game not only determines the district championship, it will also determine the girls' seeding for the State Soccer Tournament. This is the sixth time in the past seven years that HHS Girls Soccer has qualified for State!
Best of luck to the girls as they pursue the school's first state soccer title. Go Hawks!
The November 3 edition of the HSD Round-Up highlights the month-long kindness initiatives at all three Hockinson schools, a replacement EP&O Levy on the Feb. 2026 ballot, HSD students excelling in extracurricular activities, a full events calendar, and much more!
Pictured: Twelve HHS Band students were selected to play in last month's Lower Columbia River Music Educators Association (LCRMEA) Honor Band performance. Read more in the Round-Up!
Good things come in 3s, too! At yesterday's District Cross Country Meet, three HHS Cross Country runners placed near the top of their respective divisions to qualify for State! Congratulations to Graysen Aldridge (3rd - Girls), Tanner Hood (7th - Boys), and Canon Minor (3rd - Ambulatory). The HHS Boys Cross Country Team also came in 3rd in the team competition, qualifying them for the State Cross Country Meet in Pasco, Washington next Saturday, Nov. 8. In addition to Hood, the boys team includes: Andrew McGettigan (16), Houston Young (19), Bjorn Lundsgaarde (32), Braxtyn Mohonen (43), and Baker Anderson (47).
The HHS Cross Country program has set its sights on becoming one of the top running programs in the state. You can read more about their goals for this season and the future by clicking on this link: https://www.hocksd.org/article/2486942.
Good luck at the State Meet! Go Hawks!
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We are reaching out with two messages, both of which relate to your student's educational progress.
The first is a reminder. Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences are next week, Oct. 27-31. Schools will be operate on a 3-hr early release schedule on designated conference days. While HHES will hold 5 days of conferences, HMS and HHS will hold 3 (10/29-31). More details can be found here: https://www.hocksd.org/article/2496265
The second is a heads up: A paper copy of your student's standardized test scores will be coming home with your student this week. This applies to all students who participated in SBA and Science testing last spring. Read more: https://www.hocksd.org/article/2493448
Please reach our to your child's school if you have questions.