School News
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2 Hour Delay Schedule
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Hamlin students and staff celebrated the end of Semester 1 with a staff vs. student volleyball game.
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Hamlin students and staff celebrated the end of the calendar year with a student social on December 20th.
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Please take a minute to fill out this 15-question survey so that we can take your feedback to our Student Voice team, our teachers and counselors, and our admin team. We will use the information to create meaningful opportunities for everyone to feel like they belong at Hamlin.
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A newly formed student group is working to continue building a positive school culture. The group, called Student Voice, held its first meeting on December 2nd. The group includes members from different affinity groups to ensure a diverse representation of perspectives. The first meeting focused on the purpose of student voice, specifically how students can help build a positive school culture.
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Hamlin Middle School students continue to make progress during the 2024-25 school year.
District News
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Six months after implementation, the use of Magnetic Reading Foundations in K-2 grades classrooms has significantly changed the dynamics of phonics and reading learning in Springfield Public Schools.
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After almost a year of demolition, renovations and reworking electrical supply, the brand-new Graphics Studio at Springfield High School (SHS) is ready as a space and to start taking clients.
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The deadline to apply is April 4, 2025.
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Watch: Nearly 100 students from SPS' middle and high schools came together in February for the second annual Black Student Union (BSU) Conference.
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Classified Appreciation Week celebrates the 'Best in the West' March 3-7.
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A group of kinders and their parents joined student-athletes, student leaders and staff at Springfield High School for a fun night of inspiration and to dream big.