7th Parent Meeting
On Monday, May 11th, we will meet in the 7th-grade room at 5 pm to have an information session regarding the DC trip and the 8th-grade graduation. We look forward to seeing everyone then.
Chromebook Return
On Thursday, May 14th, all students must bring back their Chromebooks and chargers to turn in for the end of the year.
Last Day of School
Our last day of school is on Thursday, May 21st. We will have our closing chapel and dismissal after, about 10:30 to 10:45. Parents are welcome to attend the closing service.
Summer Reading List 2026-2027
At Hope Lutheran School, we value reading, and reading every day during the summer is important. Students at each grade level (1st – 8th grade) are REQUIRED to read books by August 21, 2026.
GOING INTO Seventh & Eighth Grade
For two of them, TYPE a one-page summary of each book you read.
Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced
REQUIRED Reading: Read at least two books from the following list.
All Four Stars by Tara Dairman
Alone by Megan E. Freeman
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
A Place to Belong by Julida Kuo
Call It Courage by Sperry Armstrong
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson
Downriver by Will Hobbs
Framed by James Ponti
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
I am Malala: Young Readers Edition by Malala Yousafzai
I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka
Northwind by Gary Paulsen
Nothing but the Truth by Avi
Piper at the Gates of Dusk by Patrick Ness
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Restart by Gordon Korman
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
The Finest Hours by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman
The Friendship War by Andrew Clements
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
The Glass Town Game by Catherynne Valente
The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick
The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo
The Unteachables by Gordon Korman
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
Three Strike Summer by Skyler Schrempp
Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan
Walk Two Moons by Sharon CreechWe Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly