
November 3, 2025
Students across Hockinson are leading with kindness this fall! Hockinson Heights Elementary kicked off its "Be Kind, Be a Hornet" campaign with kindness challenges September throu...

November 3, 2025
Dear Parents, We are 48 days into the 2025-26 school year and that has given us enough time to collect some data to share - and everyone loves a data report, right? I know ...

November 3, 2025
The shorter days and cooler temperatures are indicative of the transition from fall to winter. However, before the Winter Sports season begins on Nov. 17, there are a number of Fa...

October 31, 2025
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! C...

October 28, 2025
Students in AP Biology at Hockinson High School recently turned their classroom into a working lab to study the process of photosynthesis. Using baking soda, spinach leaves, CO2 a...

October 20, 2025
Teachers and building leaders at all three HSD schools are looking forward to connecting with families during the upcoming Fall Parent-Teacher Conference Week. The district will ...

October 20, 2025
HSD Parents: We want to make you aware that a paper copy of standardized test scores for students who were in Grades 3-8, 10 and 11* this past spring will be hand carried home...

October 16, 2025
Parents and their children don't always agree. However, HHS Head Cross Country Coach Melissa Peterson and her son, Assistant Boys Coach Kyle Peterson, are in complete agreement wh...

October 16, 2025
Your Hockinson Schools are bustling with activity and community connection this fall! The October 15 edition of the HSD Round-Up highlights the annual Hockinson Tour of Schools ev...

October 15, 2025
The Hockinson School District is dedicated to cultivating "safe, welcoming, and positive school environments that encourage student leadership, support academic learning, and up...

October 15, 2025
Raquel DeWitt hit the ground running on Friday, September 26 - her first day as the HSD's new Community Education Coordinator. Thankfully, she had a running mate. Outgoing HCE Coo...

October 15, 2025
Washington’s construction and skilled trade industries are among the fastest-growing in the state with an estimated 6,200 carpenter job openings each year. At HHS, students lik...

October 15, 2025
The Columbian has crowned four "Athletes of the Week" so far this school year and HHS can now claim two of them! Audrey Armstrong, a Junior of the HHS Girls Soccer Team, shares th...

October 2, 2025
When the HHS Threatre Company takes the stage for its upcoming fall play they'll be enacting over 200 of The Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Or more accurately, parts of these fairy t...

September 29, 2025
The HSD is extending an invitation to our community to take a look inside its schools as part of “Hockinson's 2025 Tour of Schools” on Wednesday, October 22. According to HSD Su...

September 29, 2025
HHS Principal Tim Fox did a double take when he reviewed the US News and World Report's 2025 rankings of the Best High Schools in the United States. In a recent school newslett...

September 27, 2025
We want to thank the Hockinson community for its enthusiastic support at today's first-ever HHS Homecoming Parade. 💙 Due to its early start time, we're aware that many families a...

September 26, 2025
Today is HR Professionals Day! At Hockinson, we are grateful for our two-person Personnel & Payroll team: Julie Dobbins, Personnel Director, and Karry Jeschke, Payroll/HR Tech. ...

September 24, 2025
Is 2025-26 the "Year of the Hawks"? The HHS Fall Sports Season started off on a positive note with HHS Junior Georgina Romero winning The Columbian's first Athlete of the Week fo...

September 23, 2025
2025 HHS Homecoming Parade Slated for Friday, Sept. 26 Dear Hockinson Community: We realize that this news is a little late in getting out, but it's nonetheless EXCITING! Hoc...
