Ms. Schuppan's Geometry class took their learning outside today, practicing their graphing using chalk!




A special shout-out to the high school Speech team as well as the boys and girls Golf teams for joining us this morning for High Five Friday! Thank you so much for making our morning fun!
The 2025 Golf Clothing Store is now open! Use the link below.
https://hmsgolfwof25.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Order are due by March 31st at 10:00 am!

Last night was the War Eagle Conference Academic Award Banquet. Each school in the War Eagle Conference honors their top 5% of students in both the junior and senior classes. The dinner took place at Trinity High School and had Dr. Dan Cox, chief administrator of Northwest AEA, as the keynote speaker. Our Junior honorees were Payton Diehm and Lillian Van Loon. The Senior honorees, who were unable to attend, were Gracie Knobloch and Samantha Berends. Congratulations!




We Are Hiring!
Do you know of any individuals looking to join an excellent school district? If so, send them our way! The HMS Community School District is seeking highly qualified, dynamic individuals to serve in a variety of roles within the school district. For more information, please visit the HMS district employment page at: https://www.hartley-ms.k12.ia.us/page/employment
Questions regarding any of these positions can be directed to any building principal or Mr. Carlin, HMS Superintendent at pcarlin@hmshawks.org.


Friday, April 4th from 7:45-8:15 join us at the Middle School for our Goodies with Gals breakfast event. We want to celebrate all the important gals in our students' lives. Be it a mom, aunt, grandparent, sister, friend, or neighbor.
Please come with your student to the Middle School lunchroom for goodies, coffee, and laughter.

Congratulations to our High School February Students of the Month and nominees! Keep up the great work, Hawks!
Senior: Moises Gonzalez
Junior: Eva Stammer
Sophomore: Mason Johnson
Freshman: Lexi Schmillen





We have had a busy past few Fridays! Thank you to the HS Choir and HS Track for joining us for High Five Friday!




This week in Mrs. Francis’ Advanced Foods class, students took a deep dive into the world of noodles! To wrap up their unit, students rolled up their sleeves and made fresh, homemade fettuccine from scratch — and, of course, finished it off with a delicious alfredo sauce. Pasta perfection!








Join us for the elementary Spring Concert and Art Show tonight and tomorrow! Dress rehearsals are open to the public.
If you are unable to make it to the evening concerts, use the link below to access the live stream! The live stream is for the evening performances only.
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/hartley/organization/6636/hartley-melvin-sanbo-high-school/video

We are pleased to announce the February Students of the Month at the Middle School. These students were selected for being great role models and exemplifying what it means to be an HMS Hawk!
5th: Kipten Ebel
6th: Kalvin Sadler
7th: Keegan Van Roekel
8th: Zoila Ramos
Way to show your Hawk WINGS; Working Together, Integrity, Never Giving Up, Generous in Spirit, and Show Respect!





There is an additional calendar update due to the school closure yesterday, March 19th. The last day of school for students will now be Monday, May 27th. Students will be dismissed early at 1:15/1:30.

🧦💙 Join Us for World Down Syndrome Day! 💙🧦
World Down Syndrome Day is Friday, March 21st. To celebrate, were inviting students, staff, and community members to "rock your socks" by wearing your most colorful, fun, and funky socks to bring awareness and increase support for those with Down syndrome!

Last week, The naturalist visited the fourth grade to talk about reflection, refraction, transmission, absorption, and chromatography of light waves!





HMS will be closed on Wednesday, March 19th due to the blizzard warning.

Yesterday was a beautiful day for a stroll! Students in Mrs. Ward's class have been discussing seasons and changes in the weather during science. This week is the perfect week to notice the change in seasons!


Reminder to all HMS families that school will be dismissing early today, Tuesday, March 18th and Thursday, March 20th due to Parent Teacher Conferences. We look forward to sharing with you at conferences!

Mark your calendars for the Elementary Spring Vocal Concerts and Art Show!
TK/Kindergarten Concert - Monday, March 24th
1st - 4th Concert - Tuesday, March 25th

Agriculture in the Classroom came into 4th grade to do a lesson on the journey from egg to table. Students had fun participating in the interactive acitivties!

We Are Hiring!
Do you know of any individuals looking to join an excellent school district? If so, send them our way! The HMS Community School District is seeking a highly qualified, dynamic Elementary School Teacher to join our team! Ideal candidates would be willing to coach middle or high school sports.
For more information, please visit the HMS district employment page at: https://www.hartley-ms.k12.ia.us/page/employment.
Questions regarding any of these positions can be directed to Ashley Benz at abenz@hmshawks.org or Mr. Carlin, HMS Superintendent, at pcarlin@hmshawks.org.

