Due to inclement weather, there will be no school today, January 28, 2020.
HMS students pictured were selected as Kansas Scholastic Art winners. There artwork are will be on display at the Stauth Memorial Museum in Montezuma KS. starting the last week of Jan. through Feb. 20th.
Central Office is off to a great start this year with a beautiful tree decorated by Mrs. Denton's class. Thank you for brightening up our office.
Mrs. Nordyke's Read 180 students are working on plans for a fundraiser for koala bears which were displaced because of the fires in Australia.
Due to more projected ice overnight, Hugoton Public Schools will have a 2 hour late start tomorrow, January 17. School will start at 10:10.
November & December Hugoton Middle School Students of the Month:
November: 7th-Lelani G. & Giovanni G. and 8th-Izeyah H. & Rocio C.
December: 7th-Morgan A. & Justin Q and 8th-Roman M & Hailey M.
It has been brought to our attention, that local businesses have received phone calls asking for donations to the school. They are offering advertisements on shirts and at games. THIS IS A SCAM! School teams and groups will NOT solicit ads or donations via the phone. #WeR210
One of the many activities HMS have going on this week is "Strike A Pose". Today is also "Christmas Sock" day and tomorrow is "Ugly Sweater/Sweatshirt" day. A big shoutout to Mrs. Leeper who has worked hard to make this week a fun experience for our students.
HMS Winter Snowball Dance took place on Thursday, December 12th. Students had a great time dancing, visiting and eating snacks. Thank you to STUCO for sponsoring all HMS dances.
With snow overnight, roads are a little slick. Allow extra time as you come to school today. Buses may run a little behind as they allow more time for destinations.
School will start at NORMAL TIME.
Thank you to Aquashield, for their work in adding a permanent state championship recognition sign on the corner of 11th and Main. #WeR210
Mrs. Ferguson's 7th grade science students completing several different experiments. Groups had to determine independent & dependent variables and write a hypothesis.
Mr. Terrill's 7th grade art students are shown getting ready for the Scholastic Art Competition. They are sculpting, "Found Object Hand Sculptures" that will be painted when complete.
Mr. Terrill's 7th grade art students are shown glazing ceramics. Some of these will be entered in the scholastic art competition. They will be fired over the weekend and registered next week.
8th grade art students presented to the BOE "Digital Scratchboard Portraits." This is a design lesson using ipads, digital photo technology, and scratchboard. Students create a digital portrait from their own photographs. A big shoutout to Mr. Terrill for helping present.
BIG Thank you to Mrs. Concannon's class for blessing our office this holiday season by decorating the tree at Central Office.
The following HMS students were selected to preform with the SWKMEA MS Honor Choir in Dodge City, on Jan 25. Pictured: Edwin G, Grant N, Roman M, Justin Q, Griffin H, Bryan M, Justin B, Sarahi V, Faith B, Morgan A, Danica A, Jewels N, Lelanie G, Lainey C, Makyenzie E, Amy, F, Not pictured are Tobias G, Seth M, Yamile S
Mr. Terrill's Unplugged students each had hold of a string tied to a cup, and the objective of the game was to stack the cups before the other team stacked their cups. No hands were allowed to touch the cups. This type of activity promotes communication and teamwork.
Mr. Warner & Mrs. Witt were invited to be guest judges at the monthly 4H Wrangler Club meeting. They were asked to judge gingerbread houses. The team that built gingerbread home #3, won top honors. The winning team is shown with their house.
HMS 7th grade art students are creating “Lifecast Hand “ sculptures that will be assembled in their found object sculptures. Students “unveil” their hands by cutting away the rubber alginate mold. Students will cast a second hand today and use them to create the sculpture.
