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Starting Tuesday, April 7, Madison City Schools CNP workers will be preparing food for delivery into neighborhoods via school buses. Deliveries will be on Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on most routes. Residents are advised to start looking for the buses around 11:00 and then look generally to that time for delivery each Tuesday and Thursday going forward. In addition to the Tuesday and Thursday bus route deliveries, Discovery Middle will serve as a pickup site every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. CNP workers for Madison City Schools will prepare seven packaged breakfasts, seven packaged lunches and seven snacks for each student to cover each day of the week. Pickup is on Tuesdays only, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Discovery Middle Schools, 1304 Hughes Road in Madison. Madison City Schools appreciates the assistance of churches for family food distributions which will continue. Below are the locations and times of food distributions. Mondays: First Baptist Church 4257 Sullivan Street, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays: Asbury Church, 980 Hughes Road, Madison, 5-7 p.m. (Use Gillespie Road entrance). Wednesdays: Trinity Baptist, 1088 Hughes Road, Madison, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Also, CrossPointe Church. Building Church and Daystar Church will be in Triana at the Triana Town Municipal Building, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays: Asbury Church, 980 Hughes Road, Madison, 5-7 p.m. (Use Gillespie Road. Fridays: Heritage Church, 29768 Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road, Madison, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. If there are special circumstances preventing you from picking up at one of these locations, please email our MCS social worker, Briana Hawkins, at bbhawkins@madisoncity.k12.al.us If you are interested in donating, email the MCS Development Office: lshaw@madisoncity.k12.al.us 
A video from Mr. Richardson, "I just want to check in with you". (Click on the picture)
A Letter From Mr. Richardson
Dear Families, As this unprecedented time in our country brings many unanswered questions, Madison City is putting student safety first by closing our schools beginning today. I would like to reassure you that we at Horizon are doing everything we can to provide our students with the best optional learning opportunities possible. Below you will find the most important details that we feel parents need to know as we transition to our homes. During the course of our school closure our thoughts are with you as you take care of yourselves and your families. Sincerely, Rodney Richardson Please Click Here to see Horizon's Newsletter. 
A Message from, Eric Terrell - NEW UPDATE
Interim Superintendent 4/2/2020 Everyone, The school closure order by the governor finally gave us some direction in this period of uncertainty. We now know traditional school will not resume this school year. Following the guidance of State Schools Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey, schools will be shifting to a distance learning platform. Madison City students will face this new paradigm shift next week under a new framework. With the state issuing this alternative school format right before the start of Spring Break, our teachers will have virtual work days on April 6-8 to make final preparations. April 9 will be the official beginning of e-learning for Madison City Schools. We will continue using Google Classroom as our primary platform. Please note that all students will be expected to participate in e-learning. Our district has developed an Academic Guide that provides e-learning expectations for the remainder of the school year. You will be getting more information on this from your child’s school soon. We realize that these times of uncertainty bring many questions. We have prepared a COVID-19 School Closure FAQ document. If you have questions, please click on the following link to share those with us: https://forms.gle/5BLr7ynkCDkov43XA. We will continue updating the FAQ as we receive questions. I also want to announce one more outreach to get chromebooks and WiFi hotspots to students who need them. In an effort to protect our families and ourselves, we have now moved to a home delivery model for needed devices for required e-learning. Parents must fill out the form below to have devices delivered to their home. The previous form for device checkout is no longer valid, therefore parents must fill out this form even if they have filled out any previous form. The deadline to complete the form is Sunday, April 5. All details are here: https://bit.ly/2QP5yhV MCS will resume its feeding program Tuesday, April 7. I want to thank our church partners and volunteers for their wonderful outreach and continued support of MCS students and families. Madison City Food Distribution Plan There’s nothing that can replace the value of a teacher in a classroom with a child. That interaction, in a school environment with classmates and other learning resources, provides a multi-dimensional experience that an online platform cannot match. Our teachers, principals and support staff will do everything they can to make distance learning work to the best of their ability. There may be some bumps along the way. That is inevitable. Please bear with us as we strive to support you and your child. The next seven weeks presents a challenge that we have never faced. But it also presents an opportunity for all to pull together in a way that we have never before. Let us take this opportunity to show patience, understanding, collaboration and empathy as we work through this together. 
Letter from the Library Director (3/15/20)
Dear Library Patrons, The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library is committed to welcoming and serving the community while also offering a safe environment for both customers and staff. Based on advice from local public health officials, we have made the decision to close as of 5:00 p.m. today. All 12 locations will be closed until further notice. For customers who have borrowed library materials in your possession, we are extending loan periods during this time, so you do not need to return materials until we are back in full operation. We will renew your items and waive fines for items that are due during this closure, so rest assured. Additionally, our digital resources are always available to download. With the touch of a button, you can have both entertainment and educational opportunities at your fingertips like:
We will be sure to keep customers and staff informed of any updates. Please continue to check hmcpl.org and our social media channels for the latest library news, digital and educational resources. Be sure to look for our librarians airing story times via our YouTube channel and through Facebook Laurel Best, Executive Director Huntsville-Madison County Public Library |
1. If you are interested in being a Chair or on a Committee for the 2020-2021 school year, please use this Link to Sign Up!
2. If you would like to learn more about how the PTA accomplishes things or if you're thinking about joining the board or committee's, feel free to join us at our planning meetings. You are welcome to stay for the first half of the meeting. Next One: Officer's Board Meeting on April 6th at 2:00.
2. If you would like to learn more about how the PTA accomplishes things or if you're thinking about joining the board or committee's, feel free to join us at our planning meetings. You are welcome to stay for the first half of the meeting. Next One: Officer's Board Meeting on April 6th at 2:00.
Text To Protect
As we get closer to the start of school on August 7th there is an important number you should have in your phone as well as your child's phone:
256-604-2345
This Text-To-Protect number is available to all citizens to report confidential information and tips to PROTECT our students and schools. This number can also be used to leave a voice mail message, or if you prefer you can email your tips to texttoprotect@madisonal.gov.
This number is monitored by our Dispatchers at the 911 Center 24/7. Our SRO's will follow-up on tips with Madison City Schools administrators. Our goal with this program is to keep your children safe. If you see or hear something which may have an affect on students and/or school safety please report it to law enforcement for follow-up by using this number.
Posters about the Text-To-Protect program will be placed in our middle and high schools reminding the students of it's availability.
~Madison Police Department
As we get closer to the start of school on August 7th there is an important number you should have in your phone as well as your child's phone:
256-604-2345
This Text-To-Protect number is available to all citizens to report confidential information and tips to PROTECT our students and schools. This number can also be used to leave a voice mail message, or if you prefer you can email your tips to texttoprotect@madisonal.gov.
This number is monitored by our Dispatchers at the 911 Center 24/7. Our SRO's will follow-up on tips with Madison City Schools administrators. Our goal with this program is to keep your children safe. If you see or hear something which may have an affect on students and/or school safety please report it to law enforcement for follow-up by using this number.
Posters about the Text-To-Protect program will be placed in our middle and high schools reminding the students of it's availability.
~Madison Police Department
2019-2020 Corporate Sponsors
Every year we are honored to partner with local businesses who support the PTA by becoming sponsors. We have several sponsorship packages and are grateful for your support of our PTA and school. All sponsors will have their names and logos displayed on this website for 2 school years and some sponsorship levels give your businesses a prominently displayed sign at our school. To sponsor us this year, contact us at hrzn.pta@gmail.com Thank you to this year's sponsors:
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Support Your Children and Empower Yourself by Joining the PTA!
Horizon's PTA Board encourages you to join the PTA because we know that your membership will benefit you, your child, your child's teachers and our whole school community. As a member of PTA you become part of a community that encourages student achievement and enriches the learning environment. Being a member can also benefit you: Get Connected, Discover Great Resources, Tap into a Network, Watch Yourself Grow, Speak Up, Witness Improvement and Be a Role Model. Click here to learn more. Your $7 membership dues help promote activities and events that enrich our school's curriculum and enhance student learning, as well as help fund important resources at our school. For more information please visit our MEMBERSHIP page. To learn more about all of the things your PTA offers throughout the year and to meet our officers, visit the ABOUT US page.
We LOVE Our Volunteers! Become a Volunteer Today
We also encourage each and every one of you to become a Horizon volunteer. Volunteering helps strengthen the family-school partnership, and regardless of how much time you can give, we have a job for you to do at school or at home. Volunteer forms will be sent home at the beginning of the school year. You can also download a form by CLICKING HERE.
Show Your School Spirit with Horizon Spirit Wear
You have spirit, yes you do! And we help you show your spirit with Horizon shirts, hats, Frisbees, cups, pom poms, and more.
Please Join Us at our Monthly PTA Meetings
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We hope you will join our PTA and come to our monthly meetings. Adults and children are welcome at our meetings and oftentimes we have food drinks and cookies, as well as spirit wear for sale. At our meetings we provide updates on current and upcoming PTA events, review the PTA budget, and open the floor for comments, among other matters. Our meetings will usually be the second Monday of most months in our school cafeteria at 6:00pm.
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Horizon Fun Run/Ride 2019
The Fun Run is our school's ONLY major fundraiser, and we get to keep 100% of the money raised to use toward helping support our school.
To learn more about the Fun Run/Ride CLICK HERE
To learn more about the Fun Run/Ride CLICK HERE
Calling all Men over 18!
The Watch D.O.G.S. need you!
The Horizon Watch D.O.G.S. program has volunteer opportunities each day of the week and for shifts as short as 15 minutes for the men in the lives of our students. Help is needed with greeting students at the morning or afternoon bus and car lines, helping students in the computer lab, reading books to students, shelving books in the library, interacting with students at lunch and more. This is a great opportunity to make a positive male difference in our students' lives. For more information, visit our Watch D.O.G.S. page.
