8th Grade

Mrs. Merck sent home a slip last week regarding the balance on your child's account for the Beta Club trip. The final payment should be made by March 21.

 
Also, please remind your child that the deadline for submitting your entry for the talent show is February 23. All students must let Mrs. Merck know by that date.

PTSA will be selling Chick-Fil-A biscuits this Friday AM, February 24 in the carpool line and the school lobby! Cost is $3.00 for one biscuit, or $5.00 will get you two biscuits.

The class parties will be held this Friday.  The winning students will have a doughnut party and the teachers have won a bottle of Palmetto Olive Oil, One Month Free membership at Mauldin Sports Center, and a $25 gift card from Zoe's Kitchen!

Congratulations to the following classes:

 
6th grade Ms. Saunders

7th grade Ms. Carabetta

8th grade Ms. Merck

7th grade students from Hughes Academy of Science & Technology recently took a trip to Crystal River, FL to snorkel and swim with the manatee. The 40 students were accompanied by their science teachers, Amy Carabetta, Melanie Helling and Chris Taber, and are members of the school's Aquanauts club, a science club focused on the environment and recycling. The trip lasted 3 days and nights and included a 3 hour swim in the natural springs of Crystal River, one of the largest aquifers in the state and home to more than 400 West Indian manatees that migrate to this site each year for the warmth of the springs. After the manatee experience, students used snorkel equipment to float down the Rainbow River to observe the natural wildlife both in the water and around it. Students finished up their trip with a visit to the Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park. This once in a lifetime trip provided the students a unique learning opportunity and memories they will cherish forever.