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HVMS E-Newsletter

HVMS Update - 1/17/2023

Hello, HVMS Family!


Please take a few minutes to read through our latest newsletter. As always, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions or concerns.


Thank you,

Hidden Valley Middle School

Helping Students Find Their Wings Since 1972

Our mission at Hidden Valley Middle School is to cultivate knowledge, to promote civic responsibility, to provide opportunities for the exploration of interests and abilities, to foster positive attitudes, and to develop essential skills necessary for all students to become productive citizens capable of thriving in the dynamic world of the twenty-first century.

2022-2023 Yearbooks

8th Grade Yearbook Ads

8th grade yearbook ads are due January 25, 2023!

Parents and guardians may purchase yearbook ads to celebrate their students' milestones and successes.

Use the Josten's Link to purchase an ad for your 8th grade student!


https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1119431/Hidden-Valley-Middle-School/
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SCHOOL INFORMATION

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School Store

Want to purchase some school spirit wear? Please visit the link below to shop at our school store. A portion of all proceeds comes back to the school!


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CELEBRATIONS

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Eagles of the Month

HVMS has begun recognizing eight students from each grade level each month to be our Eagles of the Month. Hidden Valley Middle School Eagles of the Month display outstanding behavior both inside and outside the classroom by consistently meeting HVMS SOAR expectations of being safe, organized, accountable, and respectful. Eagles of the Month demonstrate opportunity ready skills including communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and citizenship. These students exhibit a positive attitude toward their peers, school, and community, and they maintain a focus on continuous improvement.


Our Eagles of the Month for December are the following:

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HVMS Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Lilly Smith (6th Grade) for winning the HVMS Spelling Bee! Additionally, congratulations to Kevin Morsink (6th Grade) for being our runner-up!

A Honor Roll - 2nd Quarter 2022-2023

6th Grade

Alabbasi, Abdurrahman K.

Austin, Megan L.

Belgarde, Gabriella G.

Bishop, Tanner J.

Bitton, Alex L.

Blankenship, Caleb Z.

Budnick, Audrey G.

Canfield, Anabelle M.

Charles, Xavier I.

Chase, Addison B.

Claros'Hortua, Samuel

Crawley, Owen W.

Devupalli, Siri`Varshini

Dowdy, Chloe G.

Downes, Erin O.

Fender, Sicily D.

Fusco, Sofia R.

Gallagher, Elizabeth E.

Gillespie, Madelyn E.

Havens, Lincoln R.

Havens, Ryan N.

Hedges, Charlotte M.

Hopkins, Henry J.

Hostetler, Tate A.

Howell, Shannon M.

Hutchinson, Chloie J.

Johnston, Carly G.

Jones, Makenzie P.

Karolyi, Amelia E.

Karolyi, Katherine S.

Karout, Aline K.

Kochenderfer, Mae L.

Luoma, Logan E.

Morsink, Kevin W.

Norris, Seth C.

Orange, Madeline A.

Pan, Thomas Y.

Patel, Isha A.

Patil, Rudra N.

Ryan, Mikayla G.

Scutellaro, Emery P.

Sedgwick, Abigail L.

Singh, Sohini

Smith, Lilly E.

Spring, Josephine F.

Sullivan, Caleb J.

Swank, Jackson C.

Tarran, Eleri N.

Thomas, Hope A.

Thorell, Natalie F.

Underwood, Eleanor D.

Weaver, Avery R.

Webb, Marshall E.

Wiegard, Blair C.


7th Grade

Adkins, Jillian K.

Aghdasi, Hasti

Albin, Jack M.

Bajrami, Vesa

Baxley, Erin L.

Bayer, Mary G.

Bharucha, Anaya

Bhowansingh, Zara C.

Blake, Allison J.

Boothe, Abigail L.

Bratic, Aleksandar T.

Brown, Evan A.

Carter, Emma R.

Christiansen, Kemper M.

Combs, Annabelle P.

Couch, Lauren M.

Deryabin, Matvey M.

Donahue, Peiton D.

Draper, Andrew W.

Dunleavy, Tre J.

Garcia`Peguero, Nathalia I.

Henk, Kaitlyn J.

Hieber, Charlotte A.

Hirsch, Benjamin R.

Holloway, Dylan Z.

Holmes, Emma R.

Hurd, Madelyn I.

Johnson, Addison O.

Karia, Misri K.

Kinzie, John D.

Knowles, Madison C.

Landis, Cameron R.

Link, Kendall A.

Livaudais, Holli C.

Lopez`Martinez, Emiliano

Luoma, Emery M.

Marrero, Isabella G.

McCarty, Emma M.

McFarland, Aspen B.

McGarry, Maddison S.

Mercure, Mary T.

Moreno, Jaiden A.

Morgan, Molly E.

Murariu, Lucas S.

Nguyen, Nolan T.

Nieminen, Claire E.

Palmer, Mason J.

Patel, Geet N.

Settle, Sara L.

Shepard, Isley F.

Sohm, Jared R.

Stamps, Hannah E.

Stewart, Noah K.

Swartz, Alexis M.

Waters, Garrett F.

White, Megan E.

Woodson, Ashton G.


8th Grade

Barbour, Virginia V.

Bhagat, Mahee V.

Bobo, Rachel E.

Cobb, Evan A.

Collins, Victoria N.

Cox, Maren E.

Downey, Cohen T.

Dudley, Lauren E.

Durham, Penelope C.

Gardner, Adelyne G.

Harrison, Isabella L.

Hernandez`Sanchez, Sarah M.

Hoyt, Hailey L.

Hutchinson, Gray E.

Kadela, Kathryn S.

Kasmer, Kate R.

Keaveney, Greyson A.

Kochenderfer, Lucy R.

Lubeck, Lucy E.

Lupton, Noel C.

Madan, Aryan

Malaga`Ortiz, Ethan J.

Neale, Stephen C.

Parashar, Anika

Patel, Jiya A.

Poff, Norah M.

Ramey, Fiona L.

Raya, Adam A.

Raymond, Eli F.

Rose, Autumn R.

Salinas, Madison L.

Shabana, Ashlynn A.

Shepard, Joshua T.

Smith, Sophia N.

Sofi, Alishba

Sohm, Jacob R.

Stacy, Grace N.

Szechenyi, Vada R.

Underwood, Andrew Z.

Weaver, Addison G.

Westerhold, Ella K.

A/B Honor Roll - 2nd Quarter 2022-2023

6th Grade

Al`Asadi, Maryam H.

Arthur, Remington P.

Aziz, Maryam H.

Baba, Mason B.

Bishop, Claire E.

Blake, Alexandria J.

Bratton, Alesha A.

Bush, Isaiah N.

Campbell, Lennox J.

Carr, Jordan K.

Carter, Aiden J.

Carter, Alexander L.

Coates, Ethan R.

Collins, Mikayla J.

Copus, Liam P.

Corazza, Colton S.

Cubas, Cesar A.

Cuellar`Ortiz, Anasofia

Decker, Bentley K.

Diaz, Xavi D.

Driscoll, Luke M.

English, Daelyn A.

Fraim, Atticus H.

Gardner, Claire M.

Godfrey, Dillon M.

Godinez`Chavez, Damian

Gregory, Emma M.

Hall, Braxton A.

Hammond, Ava V.

Harding, Lilah B.

Harrington, Grayson D.

Hashimura, Erika L.

Hazelwood, Loftin K.

Howell, Kaybree S.

Jarrard, Caroline W.

Jones, Na`Ryyah S.

Jones, William C.

Keck, Dante P.

Keefer, Makayla L.

Lemus`Martinez, Genesis S.

Liftawi, Amir J.

Lilly, Max B.

Lovell, Nathan G.

Lubeck, Eliza J.

Madhoun, Tamara M.

Marks, Sawyer R.

McCarty, Falon G.

McIlwraith, Matthew H.

Miller, Seth G.

Moreno, Jay C.

Munoz, Eva C.

Murray, Collin M.

Nieminen, Katelyn N.

Orange, Eli S.

Paterno, Charles B.

Phelps, Bryce A.

Pinson, Reese A.

Plunkett, Ava G.

Polakowski, Tanner J.

Popov, Ivan

Privitera, Matthew R.

Raring, Amelia C.

Raymond, Kensingtyn A.

Riddle, Levi S.

Saucedo`Sifuentes, Valeria

Slade, Barry J. Jr.

Smith, Jackson A.

Smith, Olivia R.

Smith, Sarah E.

Sollinger, Katherine E.

Spangler, Imani N.

Tanveer, Armaan

Tokarsky, Graham E.

Torres`Reyes, Diego

Tronstad, Selah G.

Tyree, Atticus R.

Woodard, Cornelius C.

Wright, Maxwell N.

Yost, Knox P.

7th Grade

Ali, Ashir N.

Baker, Nathan J.

Bass, Caroline A.

Brislin, Tyler J.

Burke, Cullen A.

Burns, Joseph P.

Canull, Sonya L.

Coric, Kayle T.

Couch, Allison P.

Donodeo, Adriana M.

Ebuen, Aven N.

Elsayed, Lara M.

Hill, James P.

Hoppe, Dmitry J.

Houchins, Ella J.

Jolley, Mia L.

Jones, Chloe P.

Katerba, Leisel A.

Keefer, Hailey M.

Khan, Uzma

Larin, Nikita S.

Lindstrom, Cabyll A.

Mast, Sawyer A.

McClure, Slade T.

McMahon, Ella R.

Mendez`Pasco, Melanie

Mitchell, Gibson A.

Molina, Tyrone R. III

Nelson, Elijah A.

Ortiz, Dylan Y.

Overstreet, Trevor D.

Panton, Gabrielle T.

Peterson, Isabella G.

Pineda, Leila V.

Pinson, Lincoln C.

Plasters, Abigale G.

Pruitt, Zoee K.

Quallis, Treydon D.

Racz, Matthew J.

Reynolds, William H.

Rhodes, Nikolai W.

Rice, Leah N.

Richardson, Lillian M.

Sowers, Dylan A.

Stanley, Ezra P.

Tarr, Camden J.

Torres`Reyes, Jayden J.

Walsh, Katherine N.

Wheeler, Annabella G.

White, Lyza T.

Williamson, Dameon D.

Yeager, Paige A.


8th Grade

Abramski, Autumn R.

Abuzaid, Lujein M.

Albright, Maleah C.

Avila, Victor E.

Battle, Naziah K.

Bingeman, Owen M.

Brown, Kenley J.

Call, Madison L.

Camp, Harrison P.

Chrisley, Rowan A.

Cortorreal, Isabella X.

Croteau, Vincent A.

Diaz, Layla A.

Dixon, Jocelynn L.

Donahue, Landon Q.

Donald, Ella

Dorlini, Luca L.

Doyle, Patrick T.

Dralle, Carter W.

Dudley, Kelsey N.

Faraj, Zahraa

Francisco, Joselyn D.

Furcron, Tessa M.

Fuselier, Norah E.

Hostetler, Wesley R.

Howery, Cheyenne M.

Jager, Olivia D.

Jones, Lincoln M.

Kingery, Kaya E.

Kwaramba, Natalya R.

Lanier, Vivian C.

Lankford, Landon C.

Lawhorn, Isaac J.

Lovern, Olivia D.

Lucas, Henry J.

Martin, Danielle L.

Martin, Kaiya F.

Mbithi, Leon N.

Nichols, Savanah P.

Park, Steven P.

Power, Jacob R.

Robinson, Casen M.

Russell, Kashiem A.

Russell, Olivia N.

Sanchez`Miramontes, Evelyn N.

Simmons, Penelope A.

Stanley, Willow K.

Stevens, Jackson R.

Stevens, Nathan R.

Strange, Aidan M.

Strom, Addison M.

Viar, Olivia B.

Walters, Kenton T.

Walters, Lyrik L.

Waters, Carson M.

Womeldorf, Noah E.

Yanes`Rodriguez, Alexa R.

Yost, Carter N.

SOAR Card Recipients

Students can receive SOAR cards at HVMS by going above and beyond our school-wide expectations of being safe, organized, accountable, and respectful. Our entire matrix of school-wide expectations is posted to the right. We will be distributing SOAR cards to students and parents/guardians by email, and recipients will be entered into monthly drawings for prizes. The following students have received SOAR cards since our last newsletter:


6th Grade

Jett Lemons

Easton McLain

Alivia Washington

Blair Wiegard


7th Grade

Abigail Boothe

Elijah Nelson


8th Grade

Nolan Woodard

INSTRUCTION

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Roanoke Valley Governor's School

Interested in applying to the Roanoke Valley Governor's School? Please click the link to find out more information: https://www.rvgs.k12.va.us/Page/185


Application Meetings for 2023-2024 Admissions:

  • Thursday, January 19th, 6:30 p.m. - Governor’s School

Eagles are Opportunity Ready

RCPS Mission: To invest in our community's future by preparing our students with Opportunity Ready skills as defined in the RCPS Profile of a Graduate.


RCPS Vision: Preparing every student, in every school, and in every classroom to be Opportunity Ready.


Our HVMS students demonstrate opportunity ready skills on a daily basis both in the classroom and in the community. We would love to start sharing out more of what our students are doing that demonstrate the following skills:

  • Citizenship
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Career Plan
  • Creativity
  • Competence
  • Centeredness
  • Critical Thinking


If you have photos of your students demonstrating the above opportunity ready skills, please email them to the Chris Benson (cbenson@rcps.us) to be included in a future newsletter.

HVMS PTSO

Our PTSO is instrumental in providing support to our entire school community, and the success of the program depends on you! Dues are $5 per individual who is joining. 100% of our membership fees go directly to supporting our school community. If you have any questions about membership, please contact Meredith Burrow: mereburrow@yahoo.com


Please click below to learn more about our HVMS PTSO:

https://www.facebook.com/hvmsptso/

TECHNOLOGY CORNER

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Technology Issues

Students should restart their computers daily. Restarting laptops daily helps ensure they remain up-to-date with the latest software. If a student is having any issue that is not resolved by restarting, please have your student let his or her teacher know, and they will contact our Computer Depot for support.

SCHOOL SAFETY

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School Safety Starts with YOU!

If you see or hear anything that is concerning, tell a teacher, an administrator, or a police officer!

ATHLETICS

General Information

6th, 7th, and 8th grade students are allowed to compete on the middle school athletic teams. All participating students must have a current VHSL sports physical dated on or after May 1, 2022. No student will be permitted to participate in tryouts or practice without a completed VHSL physical form on file. Additionally, all students must have health insurance if they want to participate.


Athletic ticket prices: adult tickets will be $5, and student tickets are $2. These funds are used to help offset the cost for officials, transportation to away games, and team equipment.


Please visit the following page to access schedules: HVMS Athletics

Baseball Open Gyms

Athletes must have a VHSL physical on file with the HVMS athletic director to participate in open gyms. For questions, please email hriganti@rcps.us.
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Softball Open Gyms

Athletes must have a VHSL physical on file with the HVMS athletic director to participate in open gyms. For questions, please email hriganti@rcps.us.
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Boys' Soccer Open Fields

Athletes must have a VHSL physical on file with the HVMS athletic director to participate in open fields. For questions, please email hriganti@rcps.us.
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Girls' Soccer Open Fields/Gyms

Athletes must have a VHSL physical on file with the HVMS athletic director to participate in open fields/gyms. For questions, please email hriganti@rcps.us.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Looking Ahead

January 25: 3-hour Early Dismissal

February 3: 3rd 9 Weeks Midpoint

February 7: State Growth Assessments for 6-8 Math

February 13: Schools Closed (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

March 7 - March 8: SOL 8th Grade Writing Test (2-day test)

March 9: End of 3rd 9 Weeks

March 10: Schools Closed (Teacher Workday)

March 15: 3-hour Early Dismissal

March 22: Report Cards Sent Home

March 27 - March 31: Schools Closed (Spring Break)

April 7: Schools Closed

April 21: 4th 9 Weeks Midpoint

May 9 - May 12: SOL Testing: Algebra, Geometry, Science 8, Civics, Math 6-8, Reading 6-8

May 23 - May 25: 3-hour Early Dismissal

May 25: Last Day of School

HELPFUL LINKS

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