Press Release--HCHS Graduation Practice Incident
May 25, 2021
SUBJECT: HCHS, BK-8, and GAP School Schedules
The Holmes County High School Boys Baseball team will be competing in the FHSAA Final Four Baseball Championships on the dates of May 19 & 20, 2021 in Ft. Myers, Florida, a distance of almost 500 miles. The boys have a semi-final game scheduled on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 4:00 PM EST, and with a win they will play in the Class 1A State Championship game on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM EST.
Due to the number of students and school staff (over 60 employees to include Bonifay bus drivers) that have indicated their intent to travel on Tuesday and Wednesday it has been determined the ability to actually keep these three schools open during all or part of this time will be impractical, if not nearly impossible. The following are courses of actions that we will follow depending on the scenarios that are presented and determined by the course of the tournament games HCHS Blue Devils will be participating in:
These options have been developed based on the survey of staff, support staff, and student body membership, and local community support as to their intent for attending the FHSAA Final Four.
Buddy L. Brown
Superintendent
Holmes District Schools
Registration for Holmes County students who will enter Kindergarten in fall of 2021 has been extended through May 21, 2021. Parents or legal guardians should register the child online at www.hdsb.org and select the school that they would like to attend (Bethlehem, Bonifay K-8, Ponce de Leon or Poplar Springs).
https://hdsb.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/apply/
The following information will need to be uploaded into the online enrollment application:
To be eligible to enter kindergarten this fall, a student must be five years of age on or before September 1, 2021.
School of choice is dependent upon enrollment capacity. If you are outside of your school of choice zone, please complete the online Controlled Open Enrollment application in addition to the online registration form. The Controlled Open Enrollment form is available on our website and will be available through May 14th. All out of zone applications will be reviewed in May and a letter of acceptance or decline will be mailed to the address provided as soon as the review is complete at each school.
It is very important that children be registered so that staffing plans for the 2021-22 school year can be made.
Registration for Holmes County students who will enter Kindergarten in fall of 2021 will begin Monday April 26, 2021, and will continue through April 30, 2021. Parents or legal guardians should register the child online at www.hdsb.org and select the school that they would like to attend (Bethlehem, Bonifay K-8, Ponce de Leon or Poplar Springs).
https://hdsb.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/apply/
The following information will need to be uploaded into the online enrollment application:
To be eligible to enter kindergarten this fall, a student must be five years of age on or before September 1, 2021.
School of choice is dependent upon enrollment capacity. If you are outside of your school of choice zone, please complete the online Controlled Open Enrollment application in addition to the online registration form. The Controlled Open Enrollment form is available on our website and will be available through May 14th. All out of zone applications will be reviewed in May and a letter of acceptance or decline will be mailed to the address provided as soon as the review is complete at each school.
It is very important that children be registered so that staffing plans for the 2021-22 school year can be made.
Holmes District School Board
Bonifay K-8 Summer VPK
June 8th-July 15th 2021 (updated ending date)
8 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
2021 Summer Voluntary Pre-K Registration Information
Parents will log in to https://familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com/Account/LogOn
Parents must have a valid e-mail address to complete this procedure.
Families must upload (scan & send) the child’s birth certificate and proof of Florida residency as prompted during process. Everything has to be completed on-line. The Early Learning Coalition will email the Certificate to the parents, then families print it and take to the school as explained below:
Certificates of Eligibility for Summer VPK will be accepted at Holmes District School Board in Office 10 beginning Monday, April 19th. Parents will need to furnish a copy of child’s birth certificate, current shot & physical record at this time. Parents will be asked to fill out registration forms at this time.
Summer VPK is for students that were eligible for VPK during the 20-21 school year but did not attend a VPK program.
Please contact Carmen Bush at 547-9341 x 1253 or Danielle Suggs x1228 for more information. Email: [email protected] or [email protected].
Holmes District School Board VPK Sites
Bethlehem High School, Bonifay K8,
Ponce de Leon Elementary, Poplar Springs High School
2021-22 School Year Voluntary Pre-K Registration Information
Step 1: (Must complete before April 26th)
Parents will log in to https://familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com/Account/LogOn
Parents must have a valid e-mail address to complete this procedure.
Families must upload (scan & send) the child’s birth certificate and proof of Florida residency as prompted during process. Everything has to be completed on-line. The Early Learning Coalition will email the Certificate to the parents, then it will need to be uploaded in the HDSB registration portal.
Step 2: Online VPK school registration will begin April 26th at 9:00 a.m. Parents will go to www.hdsb.org and click on the VPK registration link. There are sections of the registration that require uploading documents for registration: birth certificate, shot records, and certificate of eligibility from the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida.
All VPK registrations will be completed online. There are limited VPK slots at each school site. Registrations will be accepted in the order they are received. You will be contacted by the VPK teacher to confirm registration in the program.
Please contact Carmen Bush at 547-9341 x1253 or Danielle Suggs x1228 for more information. Email: [email protected] or [email protected].
The 2021-22 controlled open enrollment reassignment application is now available on the Controlled Open Enrollment page of our site.
Please read the Frequently Asked Questions document and and look at the school zone map to determine if you need to submit a reassignment application for your child. If you reside outside of Holmes County, you do not have to obtain a waiver from your home school district. Out-of-state students will still need a waiver. Any student wishing to attend a school that is not in their assigned zone must submit a reassignment application to Holmes County each year. Applications must be submitted by Friday, May 14.