September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. We honor the brave children and families facing childhood cancer, remember those we’ve lost, and celebrate the strength of every survivor. Together, let’s spread awareness, hope, and support.

HISD is proud to observe Celebrate Freedom Week, September 14–18! Throughout the week, our students will learn about and reflect on the freedoms, principles, and ideals that help shape our nation. We’re proud to celebrate the values of freedom and civic responsibility!

🔥 Homecoming + BBQ + Bearcat Football = a great Friday night! 🖤💛

Join the Henrietta Education Foundation for a Homecoming BBQ before the Bearcats take on Bridgeport! Come hungry and enjoy smoked meats and all the fixings while supporting a great cause.

🍽️ Serving begins at 5:00 PM in the new High School Cafeteria
🏈 Bearcats vs. Bridgeport
📅 Friday, September 25

The best part? Every ticket helps support our classrooms with teachers grants. Your dinner is helping the Education Foundation continue funding bright ideas and opportunities for our Bearcats.

Grab your tickets, bring the family, and make it part of your Homecoming night! 🐾

Eat BBQ. Support our kids. Cheer on the Bearcats! 🖤💛

🐾 Bearcat Alumni, welcome home! 🖤💛

We’ve had so many people ask if they could tour the brand-new Henrietta High School during Pioneer Reunion…so we’ve answered the call! 🙌

While you’re back in Henrietta for the 95th Annual Clay County Pioneer Reunion, come walk the halls, see what’s new, and celebrate this exciting new chapter of Bearcat tradition.

📅 Friday, September 18
⏰ 1:30–3:00 P.M.
📍 New Henrietta High School - 1804 E Crafton

No matter how long it’s been, once a Bearcat, always a Bearcat! We can’t wait to welcome you home! 🐾🖤💛

Happy World PT Day! Today we’re celebrating our amazing school Physical Therapist, Kayla Ritchey! Thank you, Kayla, for the care, encouragement, and dedication you bring to our students each day. We’re so grateful for all you do!

September is Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month and today is #988Day. Did you know that you can text or call 988 and speak with a licensed mental health professional when you are in crisis 24/7? It is a valuable resource when you might need extra support. Talking about and asking others if they are thinking about suicide does NOT give them the idea. You may be the first person who has asked that question to someone who has been struggling. You may be the first person who they feel truly sees them and is there to help. Ask the difficult question. Listen. Judgement free. Then reach out to someone who can help: a parent, counselor, teacher, principal, another safe adult. 988 is a resource to add to that list! As always, please reach out to your child's campus counselor or our District Counselor, Ms. Shannon if you need help. #988Day

Tuesday, September 15th, HISD will #GoGold for #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth. Wear your gold, snap a selfie and post it on your socials with #GoGold & #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth! Let's show our support and help spread awareness! One of our HES Bearcats has helped spread awareness through her brave story. Her Mom has set up a T-Shirt fundraiser through Ranch Swag if you would like to order one of those shirts, click this link:

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Franchswag.com%2Fproducts%2F2026-go-gold-cancer-awareness%3Ffbclid%3DIwcGRvZgVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiWkN6WGNQb1lMYld6b2tKc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHt7VekIbwn_DiaPaNvnR68Ui66NysVz5mXKuXYL6Sb6SUpVuRe4fIujhjk1R_aem_9TOvjbCauG6E9aS91TDvhg&h=AUAfxXI-4flNLa4UeS3gFnlPtKPxIvvm8z7I9cNsJ733vqIqR9Y3rQWOqS4qcRtr30YSxAgGYWk_SZbUpfSMERHe5pbEE0WV_7f92_YVvob-8dEYQWDMlRZkOKLRJR_3tZhrTIUqy4UapeWu&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AUCseZvNONrlrmcU9zkY3_bX8Y5GrUkWj80B1apZatkfs1_vPFr2rJpiA_oKJszqGt0hSLRYhiIP7hZx-Vk3UF8eiVMGpFc3i4uPP8C-LdiFJs6YaQXXesUlhIjvalkkeNmZy6CRWSJLwsiy4dBOiTK_wQ2sPD39YB6shjlMkg

Portion of those proceeds will go to Make a Wish Foundation. Orders must be placed by this Thursday, the 10th to have by the 15th. Get your shirts (or wear your own gold), wear them on the 15th, share it on social media! Let's show our support and help spread awareness!

💡 Did You Know? #9

We have added a Perry Weather safety system at Henrietta ISD to help us keep our students, staff, and community safe during outdoor activities and events! ⛈️🐾

From lightning detection to Wet Bulb measurements and real-time weather conditions, this system helps us make informed decisions when weather conditions could become unsafe.

📢 And here’s something everyone needs to know: If you are on our campus or attending an event and hear the weather horn sound, please seek shelter immediately. The horn is there to alert you that conditions are unsafe.

You may even spot the device sitting on top of our new Henrietta High School! 👀

Another way we are putting safety first for our Bearcats! 💛🖤

Our Henrietta FFA Meat Sale starts THIS WEEK! 💙💛🌾

Stock your freezer with some great Blue & Gold products while supporting our FFA kids! Every purchase helps fund FFA programs, activities, and opportunities for our students.

📅 September 11–30
📦 October Delivery
👉 Contact any 8th–12th grade Henrietta FFA member to order!

Thank you for always supporting our kids and Henrietta FFA! 💙💛

As part of new state requirements, school districts are now required to certify each year that we are following certain laws and policies. Our Board of Trustees will approve this certification at the September board meeting, and it will then be submitted to TEA by September 30.

Labor Day is almost here! 🇺🇸 Just a reminder that school will be closed Monday, September 7, for the holiday. Enjoy the long weekend, Bearcats! We’ll see everyone back at school on Tuesday!

Bill Holcombe, County Extension Agent, stopped by to celebrate George Essler being selected as the 4-H Person of the Year! We are so proud of George and grateful for his dedication to our students, 4-H, and the community. Congratulations, George!

Parents, please take a moment to review our Cafeteria Charge Policy and keep an eye on your child’s lunch balance throughout the school year. Staying on top of balances helps keep mealtimes running smoothly! Questions? Contact Brittanie.Brown@henrietta-isd.net.

🏈 GAME DAY REMINDER, BEARCAT FANS! 🖤💛

As we kick off the 2026 football season, we have a few changes at the stadium this year! Please take a look at the attached map before heading to the game.

🐾 Home & Visitor Entrances: Home and visitor entrances are separate this year, so check the map to see where to enter.

♿ Drop-Off Area: The circle drive at the back of the new high school will be available as a drop-off area for elderly and handicapped spectators. Please plan to make these drop-offs early, if possible, to help with traffic as our football team comes out of the fieldhouse and spectators begin entering the stadium. After dropping off your passenger, please proceed to one of the designated parking areas. The circle drive is for drop-off only and is not available for parking.

🚻 Restrooms: New home-side restrooms are located under the bleachers. The old restrooms will serve the visitor side.

🍿 Concessions: The original concession stand will continue serving both sides, and we have added a smaller concession stand under the home bleachers to hopefully help with those long lines!

🚗 Reserved Parking: If you purchased reserved parking through the All Sports Club, your space will be marked with a cone displaying your assigned number. The map shows the location of reserved parking.

🅿️ General Parking: Parking is available in all marked areas on the map. Please park only in designated parking spaces and not on the grass. Parking on the grass creates ruts and extra work for our staff to repair.

💺 Reserved Seating: All black chair-back seats are reserved seating. The south-side bleacher section will also be marked off for our Bearcat Band.

Thank you for helping us make the kickoff of the 2026 Bearcat Football season a great one! We can't wait to see everyone under the Friday night lights! 🏈🐾🖤💛

GO BEARCATS!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to our local Edward Jones advisors for providing lunch for our staff during Inservice Week! For 20 years, you’ve generously supported our educators in this way. Your continued kindness and commitment to our staff mean more than you know!

🐾💛 Golden Bearcat Club is BACK! 💛🐾

We are excited to kick off our first Golden Bearcat Club meeting of the school year this Friday!

📅 Friday, August 28
⏰ 12:00 PM
📍 Henrietta Admin Building

🍽️ Lunch will be served, and we’ll hear from several of our amazing student groups! We love giving our Golden Bearcats the opportunity to stay connected to HISD and hear directly from our students.

Come enjoy lunch, fellowship, and a little Bearcat pride! We hope to see you there! 💛🖤🐾

A huge THANK YOU to Windthorst Federal Credit Union for treating our staff to a delicious breakfast and goodie bags! Your generosity and support mean more than you know. Thank you for helping us kick off the new school year feeling appreciated! #WindthorstFCU

BEARCAT FANS, ARE YOU READY?!

The wait is almost over! We kick off a NEW season Friday night at Bearcat Stadium as we take on Iowa Park!
Be LOUD, be PROUD, and wear ALL your GOLD!
It’s a GOLD OUT at Bearcat Stadium!
Let’s pack the stands and show our Bearcat pride!