📚 Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! Schools across the district are hosting exciting events that highlight the power of reading, creativity, and student voice. Our students are showing that literacy is more than reading—it’s creativity, voice, and expression.
Literacy is alive and thriving in our schools! 🎉📖
Hillsborough County Public Schools Magnet & School Choice Application results are live online.
✅ If you received an offer, you have until Friday, January 30 at 11:59 p.m. to accept.
Don’t miss your opportunity to secure your spot!
👉 bit.ly/MagnetChoiceHCPS
Hosted by Hillsborough County Schools’ Operations Division, this event brings together a wide range of community partners—including local businesses, government agencies, faith-based organizations, and non-profits—to provide valuable resources and services in one convenient location.
What to Expect:
Free access to services and community resources
Opportunities to connect with families and share support
A welcoming space focused on reducing barriers to assistance
Event Details:
📍 Blake High School – 1701 N Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33607
📅 Saturday, March 7
🕚 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Family Registration Link Is Open: Operation "Hope for Tampa" 2026 Family Registration – Fill out form.
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This means 910 more students than the previous year crossed the stage, ready for college, careers, the military, or whatever their next journey in life may hold.
This achievement belongs to our entire HCPS family. From our staff and families to our community partners, thank you for helping our students succeed. Together, we are #LeadingTheWay!
Looking for stability, great benefits, and work-life balance? Attend our Transportation Job Fair on Wednesday, January 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
📍9455 Harney Rd, Thonotosassa
We offer medical insurance, retirement plans, free training, paid holidays, guaranteed hours, school calendar vacations, summer 4-day work weeks, and overtime opportunities. Hiring bus drivers and mechanics!
➡️ HCPSJobs.com
The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to fill out and will be a valuable source of information for us as we work to make our schools and district stronger.
You may complete the survey online using a computer, tablet, or smartphone now through Friday, January 23. Please check your email for a direct link from your school's survey coordinator.
We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses and support.
Through Monday, January 5, students can record their reading in Beanstack (Visit hub.hcps.net and click on the Beanstack icon to get started).
Schools with the highest participation will earn a Reader Leader trophy and $500 for library books! Winners will be announced during Celebrate Literacy Week, January 26 through 30.
Let’s keep reading and #GetCaughtReading this Winter Break!
From December 19 through January 5, students can record their reading in Beanstack (Visit hub.hcps.net and click on the Beanstack icon to get started). The schools with the highest participation will earn a Reader Leader trophy and $500 toward library books! Winners will be announced during Celebrate Literacy Week, January 26 through 30.
Let's #GetCaughtReading this Winter Break!
Thursday, December 11, 2025
5-7:15 PM
Holiday Movie Night with hot cocoa bar, holiday popcorn, and Mr. Ice beginning at 5 PM. Bring a towel or blanket and enjoy the evening with nostalgic holiday entertainment.
Our magnificent band & orchestra will host their winter concert in the gym beginning at 6 PM. You will not want to miss this performance!
Save the date and bring the family for an evening of relaxing fun and wonderful holiday spirit!
Construction is about to begin on our brand-new, state-of-the-art campus, and during this exciting phase, Stewart Middle Magnet will temporarily relocate to the Just Elementary School facility beginning January 26, 2026.
This transition ensures students continue learning in a safe, welcoming environment while we build the future of STEM education.
✨ More updates, transportation details, and orientation information coming soon!
6th Grade Families,
Today is the last day to sign up for your student to participate in the January field trip to the Kennedy Space Center. If you have already completed the online form, thank you so much!
If you have not yet submitted your form, please do so as soon as possible. No money is due at this time.
We will send home the assigned trip dates, all paper field trip forms, and payment information when we return from Fall Break. Payments will not be due until after Winter Break.
Click here to sign up today — November 21, 2025.
6th Grade Families,
Today is the last day to sign up for your student to participate in the January field trip to the Kennedy Space Center. If you have already completed the online form, thank you so much!
If you have not yet submitted your form, please do so as soon as possible. No money is due at this time.
We will send home the assigned trip dates, all paper field trip forms, and payment information when we return from Fall Break. Payments will not be due until after Winter Break.
Click here to sign up today — November 21, 2025.
6th Grade Families,
Today is the last day to sign up for your student to participate in the January field trip to the Kennedy Space Center. If you have already completed the online form, thank you so much!
If you have not yet submitted your form, please do so as soon as possible. No money is due at this time.
We will send home the assigned trip dates, all paper field trip forms, and payment information when we return from Fall Break. Payments will not be due until after Winter Break.
Click here to sign up today — November 21, 2025. SIGN-UP: https://forms.office.com/r/Nrxtd1NkSL
Join us on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Spoto High School (8538 Eagle Palm Dr., Riverview) for the Regional Magnet Expo!
This is the final regional event of the season before the Magnet Programs & School Choice application window closes on Sunday, December 7! Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with 27 participating schools, explore their programs, and get the guidance you need before submitting your applications.
🎓✨ Discover unique magnet programs, meet your future educators, and find the perfect fit for your student. Explore exciting learning opportunities and get helpful application tips.
✨ See which schools are participating: https://www.hillsboroughschools.org/o/hcps/page/magnet-expo3
Panorama Education Survey
Dear Stewart Families,
Our district values feedback! This January, we will be asking families, staff, and students to take a brief survey to tell us about their experiences in school. The survey will begin on January 6 th , 2025 and close on January 24 th , 2025. Students are important partners as we work to improve the school experience for everyone. In order to learn more about student experiences at school, we will be asking for your child’s feedback via an online survey they will be completing at school. The survey will take 15-20 minutes to complete. We are asking that all of our students in grades 4-12 participate in the surveys, as their feedback will provide invaluable insights into their experiences and how we can improve and adapt our district to their needs. If a student doesn’t feel like they have enough information to answer a question, they will be able to skip it. We are partnering with a third-party vendor to support us in administering these surveys. The survey content will ask students to reflect on School Climate, School Safety, Sense of Belonging, Emotion Regulation, Growth Mindset, and Social Awareness. Please notify us if you would like your child to opt out of taking the surveys by sharing your name, your child’s name, and their ID number below and returning it to school by Friday, December 20 th . We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact Heather McConnell at Heathere.mcconnell@hcps.net or call 813-276-5691 x 283. The letter is below.
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THE EXPLORERS AND SCIENTISTS OF TOMORROW 🚀🔭 Congratulations to the students inducted into Stewart Middle Magnet School's John Glenn Top Gun Academy, the school’s honor society for Aerospace and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).
During the ceremony, students learned about local aviation history, created postcards which will be sent to space, and met retired astronaut Nicole Stott and Blue Origin Engineer Caesar Chukrallah. 🌌
