HVMS Update - 10/24/2022
Hello, HVMS Family!
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.
Red Ribbon Week Themes
This week is Red Ribbon Week, and our Mighty Minds Club has come up with dress-up themes for each day. Students, please consider participating!
Celebrate Life. Live Drug Free.
Red Ribbon Week Contest
Expect Respect
2022-2023 Yearbooks
Please use the link below to order your yearbook!
https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1119431/Hidden-Valley-Middle-School/
Additionally, parents/guardians may purchase yearbook ads through the link above to celebrate their students' milestones and successes.
Let’s GLOW-CRAZY!
Students, mark your calendars for our first-ever GLOW Social – it’s glowing down Friday, November 11th! Wear your favorite white shirts or neon colors, bring your glow sticks and necklaces, and plan to come enjoy an afternoon of food, music, and games with your friends!
What: GLOW Social
Where: HVMS Gym
When: Friday, November 11th
Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
We’ll have a LIVE DJ playing music, games set up to play, pizza and chips to munch on, photo areas, and more! Let’s glow!
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!
Home | Hidden Valley Middle School - Eagles (fuzzypickletshirts.com)
Breakfast/Lunch
Visit the Titan Parent Portal to set up an account to deposit money into your child's lunch account. Online payments have a processing fee of $2.60 per transaction. Parents/guardians can set up a free account to monitor student purchases.
Free/reduced meal applications for school year 2022-2023 are now being accepted! Online applications are available here.
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
Megan Austin
Xavi Diaz
7th Grade
Xander Dickey
Briana Macias
Dawson Peters
8th Grade
Charles Tabor
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
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:
Thank you, HVMS PTSO!
PTSO Paint Night
Chipotle Restaurant Night - Wednesday, November 2
Moe's Taco Kits
We have partnered with Moe’s Southwest Grill to offer Taco Meal Kits with all the ingredients needed for an easy, fun family dinner for only $35.99 plus tax.
$5 from every Taco Kit sold during this event will go directly toward supporting HVMS! Pick-up will be at Hidden Valley Middle School between 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
This will be a monthly fundraiser, and our next date is Tuesday, November 15.
Future dates tentatively include the following:
- December 13
- January 17
- February 14
- March 14
- April 11
- May 16
Please click the link below to find information on ordering closer to the event dates:
Wrestling
HVMS Wrestling will practice from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday starting this week.
Wrestlers will need to bring shorts or sweatpants, wrestling shoes, and a t-shirt to practice in. Athletes will also need to bring a water bottle.
Athletes must have a VHSL physical on file to participate in wrestling practice.
If you have any questions, please contact hriganti@rcps.us.
