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Martha Hunt Elementary

Hunt Elementary
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415 Oriole Drive
Murphy, TX 75094
Phone: (469) 752-4400
Fax: (469) 752- 4401

Principal Linda Engelking
Assistant Principal

Matt Arend

Counselors Pam Bell
Mike Rubin
School Hours 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Enrollment 793
School Colors Burgundy and navy blue
Mascot Hounds
Motto Hunt Hounds, on the trail to excellence.

Directions to School

From Dallas North Tollway: Park Blvd. Exit – Park becomes Betsy Lane, North on Oriole to the school.
From Central Expressway: Park Blvd. Exit – Park becomes Betsy Lane, North on Oriole to the school.

Achievements

Susan Geddes - PISD Excellence in Teaching Award & 2006-2007 PISD Elementary Teacher of the Year; Service Projects by Hunt Student Council – food drive for the Plano Santas for needy families in the Plano ISD (over 8,000 cans of food collected); Sister School of Meadows Elementary – school-wide drive for collection of garage sale items, collection of funds to send "Pat the Monkey" from the Outdoor Learning Center to an animal reserve in Florida; student art work chosen for inclusion in the PBK Architectural & Engineering 2008/2009 calendar; City Level 3rd Place winner in the primary division for grades 1 & 2 of the Fire Safety poster contest; Certificate of Recognition for participation in the 20th Annual Geography Action Poster Contest; one of eight district winners in the MLK Writing Contest; 3rd Place winner in the PISD Elementary Science Fair and Honorable Mention in the North Dallas Regional Elementary Science Fair; 1st place elementary school winner of the 2007/2008 Annual Recycling Incentive Program from the PISD's East Cluster.

Campus Programs

PTA sponsored art enrichment program classes; PTA sponsored beginning Spanish classes; K-5th tutoring; science fair; history fair; Marathon Kids; 4th/5th grade guitar club; and student council.

Parent Involvement Opportunities

PTA; School-Based Improvement Committee (SBIC); book fair; field day; field trips; KN Fun Friday's; science fair judges; history fair judges; SAGE (Special & Gifted Education Parent Support Group); library; front office volunteers; helping hands / workroom volunteers to make copies, laminate, cut-out, etc.; Cartridges for Kids; Boxtops for Education; Tyson's Project A+; and Campbell's Labels for Education.

Community/Business Partnerships

Allstate Insurance Company (D. Zane Shepher); Central Market; Century 21 (Tonya Williams); Fesler Orthodontics; Hungry Howie's (Renner & North Star); Keller Williams Realty (Mary Pat Elledge); Kroger; Murphy Messenger; Murphy Monitor Newspaper; Murphy Road Animal Hospital; NIE (Newspaper in Education); Target; Tom Thumb; Tots to Teens Pediatrics; Washington Mutual (MasterCard WaMoola for Schools program); Unlimited Sports Academy - Plano Gymnastics & More.

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