Drums Elementary / Middle School

HASD YOUTH FIELD HOCKEY CLINIC
The 21st annual field hockey clinic is set for 2026
This is an opportunity for girls who have never played to learn this exciting sport, the basic skills and small game play on a turf field!
Participants: Girls currently in 3rd-7th grade who are interested in playing field hockey (no prior experience is necessary). Each session will include instruction and drills followed by small team games.
Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays beginning May 11th through June 3rd
Times: 5:30 to 7:00 PM
Location: Harman Geist Stadium (175 N. Wyoming St. Hazleton, PA 18201)
Cost: FREE No charge to participate
Equipment needed: Hockey stick, ball, mouthguard and shinguards
Deadline for registration is May 7th
For more information and registration forms contact:
MARY KELLY
HAZLETON AREA HEAD FIELD HOCKEY COACH at:
marykellypt@yahoo.com

Sunday March 22nd 9am-12pm 3rd Annual Breakfast with with the Easter Bunny!
At the Hazleton Area High School!

Please use the link to register:
https://forms.office.com/r/w13MyHPbSj

HASD is celebrating National Music In Our Schools Month with its annual BAND FESTIVAL - Tuesday, March 17th at 7pm in the HAHS Auditorium.
$6 Admission (Cash Only) - Tickets sold at door
$1 from each ticket sold goes to the Haraschak Scholarship Fund that awards students to attend music festivals outside of HASD.
200 band students grades 5-8 from 8 middle schools are coming together to make music!
Featuring performances by the HAHS Bands.

Hazleton Youth Football & Cheer Coaches Wanted! Email: haflcougars@gmail.com for more information or if interested!

Hazleton Little League Baseball, Softball, and Challenger Division Registrations for the 2026 season will begin Monday, January 19th and run through Sunday, March 1st.
There will be a in-person assisted registration sessions at the Hazleton Integration Project (225 East 4th Street, Hazleton, PA 18201) on the 2/6, 2/20, 2/27 from 6-7:30pm (computers will be available to complete registrations).
Boys & Girls 4-12 years old, born between September 2013 and January 2022 are eligible for Baseball. Girls 4-16 years old, born between January 2009 and December 2021 are eligible for Softball.

Please see the attached flyers for documents that are required to register your child and the fee. Please note there is no fee for the challenger division.

Sign up online at:
https://leagues.bluesombrero.com/hazletonll

This is a reminder that beginning January 1 through March 31, The GIANT Company invites customers to join in supporting Feeding School Kids by rounding up at the register. The GIANT Company will directly support customers’ generosity by matching all donations up to $100,000. Our school district will again be included as a beneficiary of this campaign with the goal of enhancing our school’s efforts to eliminate childhood hunger.
The following Giant Store supports HASD!

STORE NUMBER/LOCATION:
6081 70 S Locust St Hazleton PA

Arts & Humanities is currently accepting application/auditions!! The applications for the 2026-2027 school year are due by January 12th. Please click the audition/application link in the studio you are most interested in. At the end of the form, you will be asked to select a second-choice studio. Follow the link below for more information:

https://www.hasdk12.org/o/haah/page/audition-information

The HASD would like to invite and honor senior citizens in and around the area by providing a free breakfast! Sunday December 7th, 8am - 11am at Maple Manor Elementary Middle School. $6 for anyone under the age of 60, 12 and under is free.

Having some Halloween fun! Wishing all of our students, staff, and families a safe and happy Halloween! Have fun celebrating, stay safe trick or treating, and enjoy all the spooky festivities!

Holiday Photos with Santa! Sunday Nov. 30th, 1-5pm.

American Red Cross
256 N. Sherman Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Come and buy gently used children's clothing, toys, and accessories from birth through teen! Sunday, Nov. 2nd 11-3pm
Butler Township Community Center
411 W Butler Dr, Drums, Pa 18222

THIS SUNDAY OCTOBER 26th 1-3pm Hazleton Area High School Trunk or Treat!!!

Student parking lot 1-3pm.
Rain date Nov. 2nd 1-3pm.

A big thank you to Sleepy Hollow Ice Cream for treating our 2 homerooms that won the spirit contest at our Dance a thon! 🍦
Mrs. Bonomo’s 3rd grade class and Mrs. O’Donnell’s 5th grade class
Congratulations!! 💙

Trunk or Treat!
Hosted by the PA State Police Troop N Hazleton / First Responders
Free community event – rain or shine!

Costumes required!

October 25th 12-4pm
PSP Hazleton 250 Desen Drive
West Hazleton PA 18202

For more information contact Trp. Petroski 570-459-3900 ext. 216

We would like to invite you and a guest to the 10th Annual Veteran's Day ceremony and Reception! Thursday November 6th, 2025, 9am-11am at the Hazleton Area High School.

Please RSVP to Janine Sotack by November 1st, 2025, at 570-459-3221 ext. 81500.

JV and Varsity Girls Volleyball is for all girls who will be in grades 9-12 during the 2025-2026 school year.
Co-Ed Middle School Volleyball is for boys and girls who will be in grades 7-8 during the 2025-2026 school year.

Attached you can find the QR codes for our teams! This is how you stay up to date with all announcements regarding open gym, tryouts, practices, fundraisers, season schedule, etc.

Freeland YMCA Brian "Hap" Ayers Summer Basketball League starts today July 14th! If you haven’t registered and would like to, please try to arrive 15 minutes prior to your grade groups scheduled time so you can register onsite.

HACC-Practical Nursing Program is currently accepting applications for the January 2026 class. Interested applicants should call 570-459-3221 ext. 82407 or email charettej@hasdk12.org.