Hopkins Middle School Newsletter
May 15th, 2020
A message from Mr. Stockwell
Thank you for all your hard work! Our participation numbers from last week were just a little above what we did for week two. Stay the course. Keep trying your best. We have three weeks of distance learning left.
Remember, the best way to get questions answered is to reach out to your teachers directly. They are all doing a great job of returning individual questions.
On another note, I wanted to let you know that we are currently planning the end-of-the-year activities including a way to acknowledge all A's students and a distance version of our 8th-grade promotion ceremony. More to come on these topics in next week's newsletter.
Finally, I'd like to continue to encourage all of you to keep checking in with your Google Classrooms. I'd love to break the 90% participation mark as a building.
Please reach out if you have questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Scott Stockwell
HMS principal
8th Grade Spanish 1
Class of 2025
8th Grade Spanish 1
For students who will be 8th graders in the Fall here is an opportunity for you!
If you would like to apply to have Spanish 1 as one of your elective hours please fill out the Google Form. https://forms.gle/fT88hswoD9VANPho8 The form is also being sent to your school email address.
Spanish 1 is for High School Credit and is a full-year class for 8th-grade students only taught in our Middle School. When you complete this class you will have one of your 2 required High School Foreign Language Credits completed.
An application is needed because there are a limited number of seats. But don't let this stop you, if you would like to learn a different language, get ahead in High School Credits, challenge yourself, and have fun learning Spanish, apply.
This application is DUE by May 22, 2020. We will email you the results of your application in June.
Todd Crook
School Counselor
Hopkins Middle School
The 2020 HMS Photo Contest winners have been chosen!
Hello everyone,
The 2020 HMS Photo Contest winners have been chosen!
Three professional Michigan photographers were gracious enough to lend their time to judge this year's competition. The judges were asked to look for the very best photos that included the following:
clarity and crispness of image quality
advanced lighting techniques
an artistic theme represented through student voice.
Congratulations to the winners!
Sage Collier - 1st Place
Caleb Steingold - 2nd Place
Isabella Laskowski - 3rd Place
Quinn "Mango" Poll - Honorable Mention
Also, thank you to all the talented artists that submitted photos to this year's contest.
1st prize-$50, 2nd prize-$30, 3rd prize-$20, Honorable mention-$10
Please take a minute to watch the slideshow of this year's top winners and their photographs below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W7MRwdCWtUmiv90tatTPRuMbcGAHFt6b/view?usp=drive_web
Sage Collier
Caleb Steingold
Isabella Laskowski
HMS Photo Contest Finalist
Hello Everyone,
The 2020 HMS Photo Contest finalists have been chosen!
Three professional Michigan photographers were gracious enough to lend their time to judge this year's competition. The judges were asked to look for the very best photos that included the following: clarity and crispness of image quality, advanced lighting techniques, and an artistic theme represented through student voice.
Out of the 100 photographs submitted, the top HMS finalists are:
Olivia Brenner
Kassidy Colegrove
Sage Collier
Tally Laarman
Isabella Laskowski
Oliver Mead
Addison Moored
Allison Poll
Quinn Poll
Caleb Steingold
Emily Tomes
Congratulations to the finalists!
Also, thank you to all the talented artists that submitted photos to this year's contest. The top 3 winners will be announced through email next Friday, May 15th.
1st prize-$50, 2nd prize-$30, 3rd prize-$20.
Please take a minute to watch the slideshow of this year's top finalists and their photographs below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_Ex3Ht7-auWaX6DbGN_jxv_QoY6kyKGP/view?usp=drive_web
Yearbook Help!!
Attention Parents/Guardians/Staff/Students
Submit your photos to be part of the 2019/2020 Yearbook!!
The 2019-2020 HMS yearbook needs your help! If you have any good pictures of
HMS events, please send them in to Mrs. Aleman. We are in need of photos of
sporting events, especially football, soccer, basketball, and volleyball photos. Also,
if you have band or choir photos, please send them in to KathAlem@hpsvikings.org.
YEARBOOKS ARE NOW ON SALE!
Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
-Steven Wright
Free Lunches
Remember to pick up your student lunches on Tuesday and Friday!
***Meals will be delivered through June 5th***
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. – Watson Township Hall, Hilliards or Salem Township Hall
10:50 – 11:05 a.m. – Topaz Trailer Park
10:55 – 11:10 am. – Hopkins Fire Barn or Sycamore Elementary
11:15 – 11:30 a.m. – Sapphire Estates Trailer Park
11:20 – 11:35 a.m. – Monterey Township Hall
Hopkins Middle School
Email: stepcaul@hpsvikings.org
Website: hpsvikings.org
Location: 215 Clark Street, Hopkins, MI, USA
Phone: (269) 793-7407
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HopkinsMiddleSchool/
Twitter: @hpsmiddleschool
Office Business
ATTENDANCE
Please call the Middle School office at (269) 793-7407 within 24 hours of your students' absence. You may leave a message on our voicemail system day or night. When reporting illness, please inform the secretary of the type of symptoms your child is experiencing (fever, sore throat, ect.). If your child is absent 2 days or more, you may request homework. If your student is absent only 1 day, homework may be picked up from their teachers the following day. You may also email absences to jennhitc@hpsvikings.org.
PHONE CALLS
Telephones in the office are to be used for illness and emergencies only.
IMMUNIZATIONS
Please report all immunizations that your child has had so we are able to keep our school records up to date. All new students and all 6th graders must be completely up to date on all immunizations. Contact the HMS office if you have any questions.
MEDICATION
ALL medications needing to be dispensed to students must be supplied from home. The school does not provide any type of medication. All prescription medication must be provided in a pharmacy labeled bottle. Tylenol/Aspirin must be brought to the office in an unopened bottle. All students requiring any type of medication must have a medication form completed by their parents and on file in the office.
CHANGES in Phone Numbers, Home Address & E-Mail
Please inform the office any time there are changes in your address or phone numbers. We need to have this information so we can update our records and successfully contact you if needed.
The Hopkins Public School District Board of Education complies with all federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, marital status, height, weight, or disability in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Mr. Gary Wood Superintendent of Schools, Hopkins Public Schools, 400 Clark Street, Hopkins, MI 49328 Phone 269-793-7261.