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Principal's Corner

Welcome!

Dear Families, Students and Hamilton City Community,

Welcome back to a new school year! The Hamilton Elementary School staff is excited to provide another fulfilling educational experience for all of our students. For being a small community of only about 2200 residents, Hamilton City and Hamilton Elementary School have a lot to be proud of! We have a fantastic staff, amazing students, wonderful families, and supportive partners. To begin, our dedicated staff never stops learning. For example, this summer many of our staff participated in professional development workshops all over the state including our local area. HES is proud and distinct in how it employs many Hamilton Unified alumni. These remarkable alumni are giving back to their community and many of them still reside in Hamilton City or within the Glenn County area. 

The Hamilton Community is also very proud of their HES students! HES students are involved, friendly and connected to their community. Our students enjoy being at school and this shows in our great attendance records! HES is also super proud of their alumni! It's gratifying to have many HES students continue their education in great universities such as UC Berkeley, Chico State, UC Davis, and Stanford to name a few. Many successful HES alumni are now business owners, engineers, farmers, firefighters,  healthcare workers, law enforcement officers,  lawyers, professional athletes, professors, educators, and school personnel. Our current students definitely have solid role models to look up to.

As for our HES families, I would like to start with a thank you!  Thank you for trusting us with your children and thank you for getting them to school everyday. Like it was mentioned above, HES has great attendance rates and that is because of the parents' efforts to ensure their children are here daily. Parents, we love to see you at our Awards Assemblies, Back to School Nights, Parent-Teacher Conferences and carnivals so please make sure you have all of the events on your calendars for the upcoming school year.  Also, please continue to communicate with us and visit your parent portal regularly for updates.

Over the years, HES has developed great partnerships and we appreciate their support! First, thanks to our district personnel for their assistance and guidance. Next, The Boys & Girls Club is one of our biggest partners. B&GC provide a terrific after school and summer program! Our HES students and families are lucky to have B&GC in the community. Additionally, we have great partnerships with Chico State and Glenn County Office of Education.  Both Chico State and GCOE provide an excellent range of professional development to support our teachers and administrators. 

In closing, we are thrilled to see you back on campus! It is our goal to continue to provide meaningful experiences for our students and families. Together as a community, we can champion our students to follow in the footsteps of our successful alumni and continue to make us proud! 

¡Vamos Lobos!

Ulises Tellechea
Principal