{"id":182,"date":"2026-01-07T19:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T01:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopelutheran.org\/maurice\/?p=182"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T02:00:44","slug":"middle-school-scoop-1-8-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopelutheran.org\/maurice\/2026\/01\/07\/middle-school-scoop-1-8-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle School Scoop 1\/8\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome back! We hope your family enjoyed a restful and joyful winter break. As we begin this new semester, we thank God for the opportunity to learn, grow, and walk in faith at Hope. Please see below for important updates and information for the upcoming week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3rd\u20138th Grade Christmas Program- Tonight!<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc5\" src=\"https:\/\/hopelutheran.org\/1816e042-d6a1-43f8-946c-efc9189326e1\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"> <strong>Thursday, January 8th at 6:00 PM<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc4b\" src=\"https:\/\/hopelutheran.org\/c6974e82-dfd9-4faa-8706-3892b4e91540\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"> <strong>Student Arrival:<\/strong> Students should arrive by <strong>5:45 PM<\/strong> and report to their homeroom classrooms.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc55\" src=\"https:\/\/hopelutheran.org\/f58428f6-5f18-41a8-a92e-68996e9cde34\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\"> <strong>Attire:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>White tops and black bottoms<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Boys must wear a white collared shirt<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>No dinner will be served in order to focus on our 8th grade fundraiser at Panda Express from 4:00-8:00.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christmas Party<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Christmas parties have been moved to tomorrow, January 9th from 2:00 pm- 3:00 pm. 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