Both our cross country teams will be competing in the State Finals next weekend in DuQuoin. Congratulations to Coach Frey and Vance!
Congratulations to the HMS Boys Cross Country team for finishing in 3rd place and running a great meet today. Medalists were Elliot 6th place and Walker in 8th place. Go Dawgs!

Congratulations to our HMS Girls Cross Country team for winning the Salem Regional today! Great effort by the ladies! Medalists were Katie 4th place, Kendyl 6th place and Josie 9th place! Way to go! Regional Champions 2022! Go Dawgs!

Today is National Coaches Appreciation Day. Highland is blessed to have such amazing coaches. Take time to thank a coach today! Go Dawgs!
Boys basketball for October 10-15
Monday (10-10-22) 3pm - 5pm
Tuesday (10-11-22) 3pm - 5pm - AT THE TRACK
Wednesday (10-12-22) 3pm - 5pm
Thursday (10-13-22) 3pm - 5pm
Friday (10-14-22) 3pm - 5pm
Saturday (10-15-22) 8am - 10am
Cuneiform tablets were made in 6th grade social studies!
HMS student council students showed their appreciation to our cafeteria workers by lending a helping hand this week! Thank you for everything you do for our students and HMS!




Today, we celebrated ROCKTOBER!!!! Students and staff had a great time wearing their favorite rock and roll gear.




Team 7 Red ready to rock in Rocktober! 🤘🏻🎸

Students on Team 8 Black practiced identifying congruent and supplementary angles of parallel lines cut by a transversal when they played Dance Dance Transversal in math class today
Team 8 Red wishes you a Happy Rocktober!



It’s Cafeteria and Custodian Appreciation week! Our staff treated these amazing folks to lunch today. We appreciate everything you do for our students and HMS!

Parents,
All PE classes are beginning their Bowling curriculum soon. Permission slips were sent home a few weeks ago. The signed slips money and are due by this coming Tuesday, October 11, 2022. There are still a lot of students that have not turned them in. If you have not seen this, please talk to your student about this. Thank you!
Who’s Ready to Rock? 7 Black is!

7 Black Geography students are getting hands on grid location practice. #yousankmybattleship



Team 8 Red advisories competed to make the longest paper chain with one piece of paper! #groupwork




7th & 8th Grade Boys basketball for the week of October 3-8 Monday 10-3-22 7th grade Boys Practice 3pm - 5pm Tuesday 10-4-22 7th Grade NO PRACTICE 8th grade Boys Tryouts 3pm - 5pm Wednesday 10-5-22 7th Grade Boys practice 3pm -5pm 8th Grade Boys Tryouts 5pm - 7pm Thursday 10-6-22 7th Grade practice form 3pm - 5pm 8th Boys NO PRACTICE Friday 10-7-22 7th Grade practice 8am - 10am 8th grade boys NO PRACTICE Starting Monday 10-10-22 7/8 grade practice 3-5pm
Your HMS weekly Announcements for the week of October 3.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTfdqweD4U8VV62oegV8Qf-UlgPJ-84l0KXXgAjVJHJUQSv_yU1n8RcNdNRwUzLxh2Fugh9whBV7uiE/pub
7th & 8th Grade Boys basketball for the week of October 3-8 Monday 10-3-22 7th grade Boys Practice 3pm - 5pm Tuesday 10-4-22 7th Grade NO PRACTICE 8th grade Boys Tryouts 3pm - 5pm Wednesday 10-5-22 7th Grade Boys practice 3pm -5pm 8th Grade Boys Tryouts 5pm - 7pm Thursday 10-6-22 7th Grade practice form 3pm - 5pm 8th Boys NO PRACTICE Friday 10-7-22 7th Grade practice 8am - 10am 8th grade boys NO PRACTICE Starting Monday 10-10-22 7/8 grade practice 3-5pm
On Friday we recognized several HMS students for going above and beyond to show PRIDE. These students were award a Positive Pup as we acknowledged their effort, kindness and integrity. Keep up the great work!!!


