Martha
Hunt Elementary
415 Oriole Drive
Murphy, TX 75094
Phone: (469) 752-4400
Fax: (469) 752- 4401
| Principal |
Linda Engelking |
| Counselors |
Mike Rubin |
| School Hours |
7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
| Enrollment |
648 |
| 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 – east on Park Blvd. (which becomes Betsy Lane in Murphy), north on Oriole to the school.
From Central Expressway: Park Blvd. Exit – east on Park Blvd. (which becomes Betsy Lane in Murphy),
north on Oriole to the school.
Achievements
Exemplary TEA rating; CREST Award for Counseling Excellence (2008-09); Environmental Community Award for Recycling Commitment, City of Plano (2008-09); 1st Place Elementary/East Cluster, City of Plano's Recycling Incentive Program (2007-08); Plano ISD Excellence in Teaching Award & Plano ISD Teacher of the Year (2007-08) Susan Geddes; district Science Fair life science 1st place and honorable mention (2010); regional Science Fair 1st place life science (2010); North Texas Mockingbird Poetry Society contest 1st place and honorable mentions (2010); district and State PTA Reflections program multiple winners; PBK Architects Calendar contest 2 first place and 2 honorable mention (2010); Destination ImagiNation 3 team participated (2010); recognized "Just for the Kids Higher Performing School in Texas" (2008) and multiple community service projects by Hunt student council i.e., top elementary giver 3 consecutive years to the Plano Santas' Food Drive for needy families in Plano ISD.
Campus Programs
PTA sponsored after-school programs: robotics, art enrichment, science, chess and golf; K-5th after-school tutoring; science fair; history fair; Marathon Kids; 4th/5th grade Guitar Club; school-wide recycling program, and student council.
Parent Involvement Opportunities
Parent/Teacher Association (PTA); Hunt PTA silent auction; PTA family sock-hop; 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 and front office volunteers; helping hands / workroom volunteers to make copies, laminate, cut-out, etc.; Cartridges for Kids; BoxTops for Education; Tyson's Project A+; WATCH D.O.G.S. Dads and Campbell's Labels for Education.
Community/Business Partnerships
Keller Williams Realty (Mary Pat Elledge); Kroger; Murphy Messenger; Murphy Monitor Newspaper; Murphy Road Animal Hospital; NIE (Newspaper in Education); Target; and Tom Thumb.
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