Mrs. Miller, our ELA teacher on Team 7 Red, has been teaching for 21 years. In her time off, she loves watching football, spending time with friends & family, and Cooking & Baking. Milk Duds, Pizza, and Twizzlers are some of her favorites. Something that you may not know about Mrs. Miller, is that she played volleyball in college and she is a grandma! According to Mrs. Miller the best thing about teaching is getting to see all the different student personalities and watching them change academically and personally throughout 7th grade.
Mrs. Leslie Gurley has been teaching for over 12 years working as a Special Education teacher. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, watching tv, gardening, going for walks, and playing cards. Mrs. Gurley loves sweet treats including zero, butterfinger, and payday. One of Mrs. Gurley’s favorite thing to do is ride roller coasters. She loves teaching here at HMS because her students put a smile on her face every single day. Thanks Mrs. Gurley for all that you do to help are kids achieve success.
Mrs. Karen Bryarly has been teaching and learning her entire life. She currently supports our SDEP program at HMS. In her spare time she enjoys being with her grandkids, traveling, gardening, canning, motorcycling, drag racing, volunteering, and cooking. Mrs. Bryarly’s favorite sweet treat is fudge and one of her special talents is Four Wheeling. What she love most about working with kids is getting them to ask questions in order to learn. Thanks Mrs. Bryarly for always greeting us with a smile.
6th grade comparing different techniques to clean up an oil spill!
America Recycles Day Challenge ends Nov. 19
Please support Highland Middle School by depositing your gently used items in the USAgain bins on the corner of Troxler and Rt. 160. Accepting all clothes, shoes, and household textiles like sheets, drapes, towels etc.
HMS Virtual Veterans Day Assembly
Please join us in honoring our Veterans by watching our 2020 Virtual Veterans Day Assembly. A special thanks to Josh Case and Dawn Hubbard for helping to put this together. Happy Veterans Day to all who served. Thank you for your service.
https://youtu.be/PfYElDIBEVg
Mrs. Ruth Olliges has been in education for 6 years working as an assistant. She enjoys camping, hiking, and going on trips with her family, going to the movies, and hanging out with friends. Some of her favorite foods are Chicken Fettuccine and Twix candy bars. One thing you may not know about Mrs. Olliges is that she played the flute and piano while growing up. She loves being around the students and enjoys helping them with cool projects the teachers set up. It's fun watching them get excited working on their projects. It makes her smile. Thanks so much Mrs. Olliges for going the extra mile to support our kids.
Ms. Jessica Schrage, our Team 6 Red Science teacher, has been in education now for 5 years. In her spare time she enjoys reading and boxing for fitness. If you want to surprise her with a sweet treat, Skittles, Whoppers, and Heath are her favorites! One thing you may not know is that Ms. Schrage coaches a boxing class at Alphas. According to Ms. Schrage, she likes getting to do labs with all of her kiddos. She also likes to see them get excited about science. Her goal is to make her class not feel "like school." She wants the class period to zoom by so fast, because the kids were all having fun. Thanks for working hard to help our kids see the fun in science.
Mrs. Deb Johnson, Special Education Teacher on 8 Red, has been in education for over 22 year. In her spare time she love spending time with her grandkids.Her favorite sweet treat are Hersey Bars. Something you may not know about Mrs. Johnson is that she is a licensed cosmetologist. She loves working at HMS because she can’t wait to spend time with her awesome students and staff! Thank you Mrs. Johnson for all that you do to help our kids grow!
Here are some HMS students who continue to do great things at HMS. Thank you for your Positive attitude, Respect for all, Integrity, Doing the right thing, and Effort towards learning!!!
6 Black Super Six for October!
7Black students enjoyed reading in the library today.
HMS Parents,
The SIJHSAA, which is the athletic association that Highland Middle School belongs to, held a special meeting Thursday, mainly dealing with the girls and boys basketball situation. As you all know the IDPH has moved basketball to a higher risk sport in the Governor's All Sports Policy. This change by the IDPH will not enable schools to participate in this sport at the present time. The Governor has stated that basketball isn't canceled - it's postponed. Thus, at this point girls and boys basketball practices set to start on November 16 and contests to start on Nov. 30 are presently postponed. This also means that we have to cancel boys and girls open gyms. As usual, this situation is out of our control, and we are saddened by it as well. When we have more information we will pass it along! Thank you for understanding and being flexible as we navigate this journey.
ATTENTION: Boys basketball open gym has been cancelled for tonight, Thursday, November 5. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you!
Our 6th graders experienced virtual reality today in order to explore ancient Egypt and the Nile River.
Team 8 red November birthdays!
Students from 6 Black made creative Scale Models of a Bridge even with short time constraints.
6 Black Halloween Costumes!
In an effort to raise awareness, educate individuals, and support those who have been affected by cancer, HMS will be participating in our own version of No-Shave November. Please click the link below for additional information:
https://view.genial.ly/5f921389dc2ea40d939ca47d
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW - Tuesday, November 3, Election Day!