ATTENTION PARENTS: In order to enter school, all 7th graders must have documentation from a physician verifying that they have received a recent Tdap vaccination (at age seven or later). This includes new students, current students and transfer students in both public and private schools. This is a new requirement by the state starting with the 2012-13 school year.
Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccination provides protection against whooping cough (pertussis), a highly contagious disease that can be severe or fatal, especially in very young children. Infants who are too young to be vaccinated against pertussis must be protected by ensuring that adolescents and adults around them cannot carry the disease.
Congratulations to the following students enrolled in Health Science I and II who attended the State HOSA Conference April 19th - 21st in Jackson, MS: Keiara Willaims, Chloe Paige and Dendrick Hurd. Chloe Paige placed 3rd in Prepared Speaking and Dendrick Hurd placed 3rd in Nursing Assistant. These two students will have the opportunity to represent HHS and the state of MS June 20th in Orlando, FL at the National HOSA Conference.
Pictured from left to right are: Chloe Paige, Keiara Williams, Dendrick Hurd and HHS Health Science Teacher Ethel Payton.
