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Announcements 11-3-22

Article by Kara McCormick on November 3, 2022

Highland Hills Middle School Announcement for Thursday, November 3, 2022

Students with lockers, it is your responsibility to make sure that your locker is closing properly.  You need to manevur your items so that the door will shut.  Please make every effort to shut the locker door so that your items do not come up missing.

 

 

Today, we will have Bus Evacuation Drill at dismissal.  Student will exit the bus, then walk toward the school building and stand on the sidewalk.  Please remain there until your driver gives you the okay to return to the bus.  Please do this in an orderly manner.  This should only take an additional few minutes before buses will pull out for their normal routes.

 

Upcoming Spirit Days for Red Ribbon Week

  • November 4: You have the Power to Walk Away from Drugs – SuperHero Day

 

 

Highland Hills Middle School had 4 winners in the FLOYD COUNTY TOBACCO PREVENTION COALITION for the 2022 RED RIBBON WEEK

It was open to all the middle schools in the county, including private schools etc.  They choose a Grand prize winner and a school winner.  They were so impressed with our art students that they are awarding 4 of our students!

 

Here are the students and the awards they won.

 

  • Grand Prize Winner-$100 Gift Card: Avery Ford  7th Grade

  • Avery is also the Highland Hills School winner  ($50 Gift Card to Avery , $150 total! )

  • Honorable Mentions: Khloe McDonald 7th Grade, Jayden Moeller 8th Grade, and Nora Banet 8th Grade.  They all will receive $25 Gift Card

 

Upcoming Important Info:

  • Tuesday, November 8 (Election Day) – No students today

    • 5th/6th Grade Parent Teacher Conferences

    • 7th/8th Grade Professional Development

    • There will not be any afterschool activities going on today.

  • Wednesday, November 9 (Early Release Day/PD Day for HHMS Staff)

    • Students will dismiss at 1:45 and arrive home 2 hours earlier than normal. Students will be asynchronously learning for the rest of the day.

    • There will not be any afterschool activities going on today.

  • November 23 – 25 (Thanksgiving Break)

 

 

  • HHMS is thrilled to once again host an in-person Veterans Day ceremony! On Nov 11, we will have the 7th/8th ceremony at 10 AM, and the 5th/6th ceremony at 11 AM. Students will be bringing home an invitation for family members who are veterans, active duty, or reserves who would like to attend our ceremony. Please return the RSVP to your student’s social studies teacher by November 4. Contact Ms. Benning at rbenning@nafcs.org with any questions.

 

  • Congratulations to our Veterans Day Speech Contest winners! Our winners are Charlotte Rothrock, Chloe Pappas, Emma Green, and Madison Herbert. They will be speaking at the Veterans Day Program on 11/11. Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest. As a reminder, the RSVPs for the program are due to your social studies teacher by this Friday, 11/4.

 

Floyd Central Theatre presents The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    November 11 -13

    November 18 – 20

 

Holiday Bazaar- Nov. 5  9AM- 2PM

Join us for a fun day of holiday shopping, yummy treats and food trucks for breakfast and lunch.  There are over 70 vendors so you are sure to find something you love!

 

VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED:  https://bit.ly/hhmsvolunteers

 

Spirit Wear………. https://323ink.chipply.com/HHMS/

Great Holiday Gifts for your JAG!  Open now- Nov. 7

 

Holiday Desserts for Teachers & Staff- Dec 14th

Sign up to bring in your favorite dessert or treat for a holiday celebration for the teachers and staff. Homemade or store bought, completely up to you! https://bit.ly/hhmsvolunteers

 

Donate to the FUNd Drive:

https://account.venmo.com/u/HHMS-PTO

https://paypal.me/hhmspto?locale.x=en_US

 

Kroger Card Reward Point Program:

https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow/

If you are already enrolled, you never need to do it again. Just double check the bottom of your receipt to ensure you see “Highland Hills Middle School” at the bottom!

 

 

Athletics Announcements (We also have an athletic bulletin board located in the Commons near the pool)

 

  • Attention all students interested in wrestling 5th-8th grade both boys and girls…Coach Kessinger will have open mat starting November 1st. This will be located at the high school wrestling room located on the upper level of the auxiliary gym, each Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00-7:30 If you have wrestling shoes please bring them. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Kessinger.      Phone: 502-643-6308    Email: Kessinger.todd@gmail.com

  • There have been some changes to 6th grade boys basketball tryouts. First day of Tryouts will be in the morning of Monday, November 7th from 7-8:30am. The second day of tryouts will be Thursday, November 10, after school from 4 – 5:30pm.

  • Tryouts for 5th grade boys basketball will still be on Monday, November 7 and Wednesday, November 9 from 5:30-7 PM

  • The Green and Gold Scrimmage for the boys basketball program will be Friday, November 11th at HHMS from 5:00-8:30.

    • The event will feature a full concession stand.

    • The fifth and sixth grade will play at 5:30pm.

    • The varsity team will take the floor around 6:30pm

    • The 7th and 8th grade teams will play starting around 7:30pm.

 

Clubs (We have a club bulletin board located in the Commons near the pool)

  • Art Club ~ Meets until 5:00pm in A251, the second floor science lab.  Taylor Hannon will be the club sponsor.  thannon@nafcs.org

Group One –  11/16/22; 12/7/22; 1/11/23; 1/25/23; 2/8/23; 3/1/23; 3/15/23; 4/12/23; 4/26/23; 5/10/23; 5/24/23

Group 2 – 11/9/22; 11/30/22; 12/14/22; 1/18/23; 2/1/23; 2/22/23; 3/8/23; 4/5/23; 4/19/23; 5/3/23; 5/17/23; 5/24/23

 

  • 5th/6th Grade ~ November 15, December 13th

  • 7th/8th Grade ~ October 25th; November 29; December 20

  • Campus Life  – for 5-8th grades meets on every Wednesday after school until 5:00pm in the cafeteria. Campus Life is a positive place where students can have fun with friends, talk about relevant issues, and be heard without judgment. It’s a place where you will be challenged to make good decisions and lead in a positive way here at HHMS.  See Kevin Becht with any questions @ kbecht@yfc.net

 

  • Chess club ~ will meet on Tuesdays after school until 5:00.  We will meet in Mrs. Schroeder’s room (A244).  No experience required.  See Mrs. Milliner amilliner@nafcs.org or Mrs. Schroeder jschroeder@nafcs.org if you have any questions.

 

  • Debate Club Just a reminder that the debate club will meet Thursdays after school until 4:30 in room A123.  The debate club will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays through quarter 2.  Please see Mrs. Stewart if you have any questions. Nov.3

    • Nov. 17

    • Dec. 1

    • Dec. 15

  • Dungeons and Dragons club will meet on Thursdays after school in the cafeteria.  Students should be picked up at 5:00.  Students are not allowed to come to Dungeons and Dragons if they do not have a completed club registration form signed by their guardians.   The forms can be picked up in the office or in room 321.

 

  • FCA ~   Meets on Tuesdays.  Everyone is welcome to join us.  Please contact Chris or Liz Smith with any questions (cesmith@nafcs.org or esmith@nafcs.org).

  •  FCA will have full group meetings on the following dates in November:

    • Tuesday, 11/15 at 8:00 am in Mr. Smith’s classroom (A181)

    • Tuesday, 11/22 at 8:00 am in the gym (fun and games before Thanksgiving Break)

  • The leaders will meet on the following date in November:

    • Tuesday, 11/29 at 8:00 am in Mr. Smith’s classroom (A181) – Leader meeting!

  • Intramurals start this week. There will NOT be any intramurals on November 10 & 11! Intramurals is for any student who is interested in playing different sports. Any questions, please see Ms. Fox or Mr. Michell. Students can enter the gym through door 28. Doors OPEN @ 7:30am

    • Our 7th and 8th graders meet on Thursday mornings from 7:30 – 8:35AM.

    • Our 5th and 6th graders meet on Friday mornings from 7:30 –  8:35AM.

    • The first semester schedule is posted on the club board.

  • Journalism Club ~  We will meet weekly on Wednesdays in room A185 from 4-5pm.  This is open to all 5-8 grade students and we will be learning the basics of journalism while attending events, conducting interviews and taking pictures to put in the publication we will produce.   If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Taggart at staggart@nafcs.org.

  • Random Acts of Kindness Club after school in the library with Ms. Boehnlein.  The Random Acts of Kindness Club will meet next Thursday, Nov. 3rd. If you are able to, please bring packages of Oreos with you to the meeting for the Oreo Hero Challenge.

    • Thursday, November 3

    • Thursday, December 1

  • Robotics Club Sign-ups:

    • The Highland Hills robotics club is now accepting sign-ups for the 2023 competition season. This year the program will focus on building and programming robots to compete in the VEX IQ Slapshot competition.

    • Due to limited availability this year’s sign-ups are only open for 6th/7th & 8th grade students.

    • Practices will be held after school from 4-5:30pm.

    • Looks like a lot of sign-up sheets have been picked up, but they have not been dropped off yet. Have all forms submitted by this Thursday.

    • Sign-up sheets are available for pickup at Door 1. If you are interested in joining the club then please have the form signed by your parent / guardian by November 2nd.

    • Acceptance letters will go out on November 4th.

  • Sign Language (ASL) Club will continue to meet in the Safety Net Room (across from the cafe’) every other Tuesday from 8:15am.  See Deana Schaffer if you have any questions – dschaffer@nafcs.org

    • Here are the dates for our ASL Club meetings:

      • November 15

      • November 29

      • December 13

      • January 10

      • January 24

      • February 14

      • February 28

      • March 14

      • April 11

      • April 25

      • May 9

      • May 23

  • Sudoku club –  will meet on Thursdays in Room A342 after school until 5:00.  Students in grades 5-8 are welcome to join.  Anyone interested should email Mrs. Jenkins (kjenkins@nafcs.org) for more information.  Sudoku club meets Thursdays in Mrs. Jenkins room, A342 after school until 5:00.

  • Student Council Meetings with Ameilla Dusch and Amy Hucker ~ Room A386 ~  after school until 4:30.  This is the student council group that was picked last spring.

    • November 10 (Thursday)

    • December 8 (Thursday)

  • Theatre club

Extra!  Extra!  Headline from Mrs. Scott!

Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City…this spring….. HH Theatre Arts will present…. Disney’s NEWSIES Jr.!!!

“Seize the Day” with HHMS Theatre Arts!  Auditions for Newsies Junior will be in FEBRUARY!

Join the theatre Google Classroom for more info: womtbf2

 

Good luck to any of our Jaguars that perform or play this evening.  Remember to go out and have a kind heart, a fierce mind, and a brave spirit.  Have a great afternoon.

 

OTHER Announcements

 

 

 

  • Bus ID Pass: There is a $2.00 charge for any reprints of the Z-Pass

  • Students, just a reminder that you should be scanning your bus pass as you get on and off of your bus.  This is helpful in an emergency situation for us to know who is on the bus.  It is NOT required to have a bus pass at this time.  Please be patient with us as we need to get passes out to our new students.  Thank you

 

   

  • Volunteering in the building/field trips/guest speakers will require a criminal background check each school year.   Here is the google link for Background check – https://forms.gle/vuLRRKRZkPSoFydn7

 

  • If you are anticipating being out of school for more 2 or more consecutive days, stop by the office to pick up a green Absence form from Mrs. Burger.

 

  • Car Rider Reminder – please pull you vehicle all the way up (bumper to bumper) so that we can get as many cars in as possible when loading and unloading.

 

  • No Students should be walking in the parking lot unless with adult supervision.  Thank you

Car Rider Pick-up and Drop Off

All car riders dropping off or picking up students will enter the Indian Creek Lane entrance (NOT our main entrance).  The front is for Buses and Staff Parking only.  Once you pass the tennis courts, you will use:

  • Morning drop-off:

  • To alleviate congestion on the main road in the morning, we will allow vehicles to use either the upper or lower car rider lines to drop off their students based on traffic flow.

  • Only 5th-grade students will be allowed to go straight to their classroom at 8:40am.

  • All 6th, 7th, & 8th-grade students using the upper car rider line will use the back stairwell with supervision to walk down to the Commons/Cafe’/Gym.  These students should NOT stop at their locker or their classrooms unsupervised.

  • Please stay in your lane and remain in that lane.  If you are in the right lane, that will be taking you up to the upper car rider line.  If you are in the left lane, that will take you to the lower car rider lane.  For safety measures, you should NOT switch lanes at the 3-way stop.

  • Don’t release students from your vehicle until 8:40am in both the upper and lower car rider lines. This is for their safety.

 

  • Afternoon pick-up:

    • The right-hand lane to enter the Upper Car Rider Circle (5th & 6th  Grade ONLY)

    • The left-hand lane to use the Lower Car Rider Circle (for vehicles that have any 7th or 8th Grade students)

  • All vehicles will NEED to stop at the 3-Way stop in the back.  (We are still waiting on the white lines to be painted)

  • Both lanes will exit using the side parking lot (orange below)

  • Cars attempting to enter the front entrance will be directed to the Indian Creek Lane for drop off.  We appreciate your cooperation.

  • If you arrive at HHMS at 9:00, you need to use the front entrance and walk your student in for a Tardy pass. (The back doors will be locked for safety reasons)

 

  • Highland Hills is actively seeking adult volunteers to join our Mentor Mii Program. If you are interested in becoming a mentor for a student in need, please reach out to Nicole Smith nsmith@nafcs.org. This would involve meeting with a student once a week for approximately 30 minutes.

 

  • The United States Marine Corps “Toys for Tots” Christmas Campaign is in full swing.  Please donate a new, unwrapped toy and place it in the white box in front of Officer Shultz’s office in the Commons.  We will collect toys up until December 5th.  Thank you in advance!

 

 

  • The 22-23 yearbook is now on sale! You can get the yearbook for a special early-bird price of only $30 if you order before January. Visit www.yearbookforever.com to order your yearbook today!

 

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