2025-2026 School District Calendar
Dec 2nd – Navigating Your Student’s High School Journey: Course Selection and Activities Fair
On December 2nd, 2024, we would like to invite you to Navigating Your Student’s High School Journey: Course Selection and Activities Fair at Hudson High School from 5:00- 8:00pm. Based on the feedback we received from our parent survey, we are offering different learning opportunities for all parents and students in grades 9-11. Here you will find the agenda for the evening. We hope you are able to join us!
Laude Recognition at Graduation
The Class of 2025 will be our first class to graduate under the Latin Honors System. The Latin Honors System recognizes students for their rigor in academics and increases students options by encouraging them to take classes in their passion areas. The focus is on the academic achievement of the individual student through recognition at graduation.
A student’s Laude Score will be calculated after the tenth day of the second semester of their senior year. The GPA at the end of Semester 1 of senior year, which must meet the minimum 3.5 to be considered, will be used to calculate the score, along with the Laude Classes taken in Semester 2 of senior year. The score is determined by multiplying the student’s cumulative, unweighted GPA after Semester 1 by the number of Laude points the student has or is anticipated to earn. Each approved course has designated Laude points assigned to it. The Latin Honors System breakdown can be found in the course catalog.
The senior class Academic Speaker will be chosen from students who earned Summa Cum Laude honors and who submitted a speech for consideration. Submitted speeches will be reviewed by a committee and a speaker for the class will be chosen based on the committee’s recommendation.
Act 95 and Class Rank
Schools that incorporate the Laude system for recognizing academic achievement at graduation typically do not recognize “class rank,” which is based on their grade point average (GPA). In lieu of recent Wisconsin Legislation Act 95, which requires schools to rank students based on their GPA, we will include student’s rank on their transcript moving forward.
Identifying the top 5% and 10% of students in a graduating class for the purposes of Wisconsin Act 95: Guaranteed Admission to UW System Institutions, as well as the WI Academic Excellence award, is determined by the factors below in rank order in the event of a tie:
- Cumulative GPA
- Laude Points – total earned by the end of Junior year
- WI State ACT Score from Spring of Junior year at Hudson High School
Students who earn this recognition will receive a communication from the Hudson High School regarding next steps.
HHS Parking Update
Shortly after we mailed a late-summer update to our families last week, we learned students will no longer be able to purchase a parking pass at St. Patrick’s Church. In anticipation of increased demand in parking passes and to assure students with a current driver’s license receive priority, we will revise our procedures to include the following:
- Monday, August 12th permits will be available for Seniors and Juniors to purchase in MySchoolBucks.
- Sophomores with a driver’s license will be able to purchase permits beginning on Monday, August 26th in MySchoolBucks.
- Sophomores will be asked to fill out a form in MySchoolBucks when ordering a parking permit. Once the order is submitted the student should bring their driver’s license to the Main Office within 5 days of placing the order for approval otherwise the transaction will be canceled. Please note that payment is not taken until the transaction is approved and will be confirmed via MySchoolBucks email.
As a reminder, any outstanding invoices and/or lunch balances must be paid in full prior to purchasing a permit.
Parking permits will be distributed the week of September 16th during the school day. Students should park on their honor in the student lot until permits are distributed.
Transcripts
For graduated HHS students, please complete this form: Transcript Request Form
Raider Store
The Hudson High School Online Raider Store is LIVE!
- Customization options allow you to choose a DESIGN STYLE, COLOR, and even add a Department, Sport, or Activity.
- Proceeds provide students in the Raider School Store with a hands-on learning experience in merchandising and business operations.
- Gift cards are available at the HHS Raider Store – Open daily 11:13-1:13 PM during the school year.
Speak Up Speak Out – Reporting Potential School Violence, Self-Harm, or Bullying
The State of Wisconsin’s Office of School Safety provides a 24/7 tip line for reporting potential harm or criminal activities directed at schools, students, and or staff. The Speak Up, Speak Out (SUSO) School Resource Center is set up to respond confidentially and quickly. The tip line is not just for threats to do harm to schools. Tips are also made regarding daily concerns students encounter such as bullying, drug use, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and more. The Hudson School District is part of the SUSO network.
Most tips fall into one of three categories:
- A classmate is being bullied or bullying someone else.
- A classmate might hurt themselves.
- A classmate might hurt others.
We all play a vital role in creating safe schools and communities. Anyone can submit a tip. Tips are received by a trained resource center staff who pass appropriate information on to local law enforcement and schools. We want people who see something to say something. SUSO allows us as a school community to keep each other safe, address concerns about someone’s safety, and help get the support needed to resolve concerns.
We encourage student and families to contact their building administrator or SUSO of any threats to do harm to a school.
