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Billboard Campaign Theme: The Happiness Project- “Positive Choices for a Healthy Hamden”

The Town of Hamden Youth Services Bureau and Hamden Public Schools are sponsoring a Youth Designed Mental Health Campaign. This campaign is in support of the Hamden Youth Network’s prevention efforts. This project is funded by a Youth Services Bureau Enhancement and Supplement grant through DCF. The theme of The Happiness Project is mental health awareness and promotion. The focus of the campaign is on what makes us happy and how we can help motivate and inspire others to make positive choices!

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2024-2025 Hamden Heroes

Throughout the year, so many of our students and staff members at Hamden Public Schools go above and beyond. They are shining beacons of our core values and the district honors those who make our schools a better place every day.

See this month's Hamden Heroes!

Superintendent's Student of the Month

Hamden Public Schools is very proud of the work being done by our students across the district.

Every month, Superintendent Highsmith honors our wonderful students from each school with the Superintendent's Student of the Month award.

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Low Cost Child Care Openings

The Hamden Public Schools Early Learning Program currently has openings for Hamden 3 & 4-year-olds at the Alice Peck location (35 Hillfield Road, Hamden). Contact Director Jessica Vega at 203-407-2254 for more information.

The program is 9 hours/day, 5 days a week, year-round program with a sliding scale for fees.

Applications are being accepted now.

HMS is one of 8 Schools in CT Honored as a "No Place for Hate" School

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced that Hamden Middle School is one of 8 schools in Connecticut to be named as a "No Place for Hate" school! Hamden Middle School’s designation as a "No Place for Hate" institution recognizes the school’s commitment to taking a stand against all forms of hate and creating an inclusive school community. Read ADL's Press Release and view ADL's National 2020-2021 NPFH Recognition Video. You may also want to view Governor Lamont's congratulatory video about the No Place for Hate recognition, as well as his support for the NPFH vision to be spread state and nationwide.

We couldn't be prouder of our HMS community and their efforts!