Clinch School

The bus that will not be running this afternoon is Ms. Autumn's bus, which is bus # 43.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, bus 43 will not be running its afternoon route. Students must be picked up at school. We apologize for the short notice and appreciate your understanding.

Please see the link below for the interest survey for families. It is a very short list of questions.

Greater Kingsport Family YMCA Afterschool Interest Form - Clinch School and Surgoinsville – Fill out form here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=EvYtmZ1cuE2TKah-RjMp01U1iqSTNPJJoqM0J_GUBcJUNk0wRlNLME01REo1OURXOE8zWkZISzIzRy4u

The Greater Kingsport Family YMCA is in the planning stages for the LEAPs extended learning program in Hawkins County for the next 3 years.

LEAPs, The Lottery for Education Afterschool Programs (LEAPs) in Tennessee is a state-funded initiative providing academic enrichment program that the Greater Kingsport Family YMCA has delivered in Hawkins County Schools for the last 6 years.

LEAPs allows participants in eligible schools attend afterschool programming at no cost to the participant.

Please fill out this form if interested in The Greater Kingsport Family YMCA Afterschool Program. Please know if this program has enough interest, then Clinch School and/or Surgoinsville Elementary will be added into the LEAPs grant application starting in the 2026-2027 school year, if LEAPs funding is awarded.


Please fill out one interest form per child.

Come see us at Family Engagement Night! Clinch School will be having Literacy Night on March 10, 2026, from 4:00-6:00 pm! We hope to see you there.

It's time for a secret mission! Today, we're giving a huge shout-out to our special area teachers and support staff. From the gym to the library, these educational detectives are on the case, uncovering our students' hidden talents and passions. Thank you for making our schools a fun place to learn! #HCS #SpecialAreaTeachers #MakingADifference

Hawkins County Schools will operate on a two hour delay today, February 24th, at all schools except Clinch School. Clinch School will be closed.

Hawkins County Schools will operate on a two hour delay today, February 24 at all schools except Clinch School. Clinch School will be closed.

Due to overnight snowfall, Hawkins County Schools will be closed Monday, February 23, 2026.

Due to overnight snowfall, Hawkins County Schools will be closed Monday, February 23, 2026.

Congratulations to our staff of the year winners! Each of these staff members exhibit the highest of care for our students and we are blessed to have them at Clinch School. Teacher of the year: Carol Burchfield Substitute Teacher of the year: LauraAnne Jennings Bus Driver of the year: Autumn Lawson Support Staff of the year: Kim Jennings

District Announcement: Hawkins County Schools will operate normally tomorrow. Buses will operate on clear roads. Please see our website for updated road information. Welcome Back!

Happy Friday, everyone! We are planning to have our parent teacher conferences as scheduled on Monday, February 9th. The meetings will be from 3:00 to 6:00. With the inclement weather days we have experienced, we understand that it may be difficult to attend. If other arrangements need to be made for you to meet with your child's teacher, please reach out to us and we will work to accommodate your needs.

Today we're celebrating our incredible principals, assistant principals, associate principals, and deans of students! They lead our schools like true knights, ensuring our students and staff are supported every day. Thank you for your tireless efforts and commitment to our schools! #HCS #SchoolLeaders #AdminAppreciation

District Announcement: Hawkins County Schools will continue to be closed on Thursday, February 5 and Friday, February 6, due to unsafe secondary roads. Although the recent rain and warming temperatures have helped improve some of the road conditions, 80-85% of our secondary routes remain unsafe for bus travel. Due to warming temperatures and sunshine forecast over the weekend and into next week, we aim to open schools and run buses on clear routes beginning Monday. If this plan changes, we will send and post updates. Please refer to the HCS Bus Changes page: https://www.hck12.net/o/hcsd/page/buses for updates to our roads and affected routes.

Hawkins County Schools will be closed Tuesday, February 3 and Wednesday, February 4 due to road conditions throughout the county.

Hawkins County Schools will be closed on Monday, February 2.

District Announcement: Walter's State Community College TAG Program cancelled for Saturday, January 31, 2026.