🌟 Happy Monday, Hawthorne Tigers! 🌟
A new week means new opportunities to learn, grow, and shine. 💡✨ We are so proud of all the amazing things our students have been doing, whether it’s showing kindness, working hard in class, or sharing their talents. They inspire us every day!
Let’s carry that energy into this week and make it another great one together. 💪📚🐾
A new week means new opportunities to learn, grow, and shine. 💡✨ We are so proud of all the amazing things our students have been doing, whether it’s showing kindness, working hard in class, or sharing their talents. They inspire us every day!
Let’s carry that energy into this week and make it another great one together. 💪📚🐾




Hawthorne kicked off their walk a their fundraiser today! Information went home via email to all families! Thank you in advance for your support of our students + school community!

5th Graders ROCKED KINDNESS at their retreat with Youth Frontiers! Thank you to Grace Lutheran for opening your doors and to our group leaders + facilitators! Character above all else!

September is School Board Recognition Month! 🎉
We want to say THANK YOU to our dedicated School Board members for their leadership, vision, and commitment to our students, staff, and community.
We want to say THANK YOU to our dedicated School Board members for their leadership, vision, and commitment to our students, staff, and community.

🐯💙 Hawthorne is a place where every voice counts and every language matters. Our multilingual learners are proof that speaking more than one language is a true superpower! ✨
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Thank you to Albert Lea Bus for ensuring we get to and from locations safely! Hawthorne students learned all about bus safety!


Albert Lea Community Education
🌲🐾 Wood, Water, Wildlife – FREE for Grades 6 & 7! 🐾🌲
Adventure awaits this September! Our Wood, Water, Wildlife series gets students outside and hands-on with nature—learning real skills in a safe, supportive environment.
📅 Fridays, Sept 5–26 | 3:15–5:00 PM
📍 Meet at Southwest Middle School, Door 4
💲 FREE (thanks to a generous grant from the Austin, MN Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America!)
Each week brings a new adventure (sign up for 1 or for all):
✨ Sept 5 – Outdoor Living Skills
✨ Sept 12 – Canoe Trip
✨ Sept 19 – Big Island Bird Watching
✨ Sept 26 – Orienteering
⚠️ Pre-registration is required. Walk-ins cannot be accepted.
👉 Reserve your spot today:
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🌲🐾 Wood, Water, Wildlife – FREE for Grades 6 & 7! 🐾🌲
Adventure awaits this September! Our Wood, Water, Wildlife series gets students outside and hands-on with nature—learning real skills in a safe, supportive environment.
📅 Fridays, Sept 5–26 | 3:15–5:00 PM
📍 Meet at Southwest Middle School, Door 4
💲 FREE (thanks to a generous grant from the Austin, MN Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America!)
Each week brings a new adventure (sign up for 1 or for all):
✨ Sept 5 – Outdoor Living Skills
✨ Sept 12 – Canoe Trip
✨ Sept 19 – Big Island Bird Watching
✨ Sept 26 – Orienteering
⚠️ Pre-registration is required. Walk-ins cannot be accepted.
👉 Reserve your spot today:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19no2C59Wi/
Welcome back! 🐯✨ Let’s roar, Hawthorne! 💙 #HawthorneTigers
It has been a great first two weeks at Southwest Middle School! Students selected our core values for the year, learned about our systems, and had fun catching up with old friends and started making new friends. We are looking forward to a great school year!




🎉 Our Hawthorne Tigers are off to a ROARING start this school year! 🐯💙❤️ The energy, smiles, and hard work we’ve seen already make us so proud of our students. Keep shining bright, Tigers, you are unstoppable! 🌟📚✨
📢 Reminder: There will be no school tomorrow, Friday, August 29, or Monday, September 1. Enjoy the long weekend with your families. We will see all of our Tigers back in action on Tuesday, September 2!
📢 Reminder: There will be no school tomorrow, Friday, August 29, or Monday, September 1. Enjoy the long weekend with your families. We will see all of our Tigers back in action on Tuesday, September 2!




Hawthorne Picture Re-take Day will be Thursday, Oct. 9th! If you have already ordered pictures, they should be arriving home soon!

What a fantastic turnout for the Hawthorne Back to School Picnic!






🎉 Congratulations to our amazing first grade teacher, Mrs. Hegwood! 🎉
She was selected for the Abbott Elementary School Supply Giveaway, and today KAAL came to Halverson to celebrate her! Each of her students received a special goodie bag filled with school supplies. 🖍✏️📚
We are so proud of you, Mrs. Hegwood, and grateful for the support of our students and classrooms! 💙🐯 #TigerPride
She was selected for the Abbott Elementary School Supply Giveaway, and today KAAL came to Halverson to celebrate her! Each of her students received a special goodie bag filled with school supplies. 🖍✏️📚
We are so proud of you, Mrs. Hegwood, and grateful for the support of our students and classrooms! 💙🐯 #TigerPride



Please note that the Back to School picnic happening Tuesday, August 26th from 5:00-6:30 is for families of Hawthorne students. Sorry for any confusion!
Back to School Picnic from 5:00-6:00 on Tuesday, August 26! Bring a lawn chair and be ready to connect, enjoy pizza, cookies, water, and fun family activities!

Students and staff had an amazing first week at Lakeview! We built community, learned how to show Lakeview C.A.R.E.S. across our school, and had a lot of fun along the way.




🎉🐯 What a tigerific First Day of School at Halverson! 🐯🎉
We kicked off the year with a special welcome from School Board member Angie Hoffman, and the excitement carried all the way through the day! 💛💙
Our students and staff jumped right in, learning expectations, building relationships, and collaborating together. The energy in our halls was incredible, and we can’t wait to see all the amazing things this year will bring! 🚀📚✨
We kicked off the year with a special welcome from School Board member Angie Hoffman, and the excitement carried all the way through the day! 💛💙
Our students and staff jumped right in, learning expectations, building relationships, and collaborating together. The energy in our halls was incredible, and we can’t wait to see all the amazing things this year will bring! 🚀📚✨






A very generous community member surprised us with a donation of back-to-school supplies for our Halverson students!
Thank you for your incredible generosity and kindness. Our students will be so excited to start the year with the tools they need to succeed!
Thank you for your incredible generosity and kindness. Our students will be so excited to start the year with the tools they need to succeed!
Custodians are hard at work cleaning classrooms and waxing floors to get everything ready. We can't wait to welcome back our amazing students and staff. It's going to be a fantastic year!


