Sixth grade students made fossil models this week.
Happy April birthday to students from team 6 Black! 🥳
The girls track team had a great day at the Alton Invitational placing third. The relay team of Carley Lindsey, Cathy Thomas, Audrey Thomas and Chloe Lindsey ran a school record plus 1st place in the 4 x 200 relay with a time of 1:52.99. Retta Frey broke the 6th grade record for the 800 meter by running a 2:40.7. Way to go!
The Bulldog soccer teams had a good night beating Edwardsville Liberty 6-0 in the varsity game and 5-1 in the jv game. Leading the way in the varsity game was Lillyan Schaefer with a hat trick scoring three goals, Mason Kukendall with a goal and assist, Braxton Box with a goal and Evan Alexander with a goal. Andrew Canterbeery had 2 assists while Olver Knackstedt, Easton Robertson and Beckett Spalding each had an assist. Matt Hoepfner got the win in goal In the jv contest Beckett Spalding and Chase Spilker each had two goals and Riley Chilton had a goal. Braxton Box had two assists while Calin Mannle and Eva Schnell each had an assist. Way to go!
Students on 8Black built roller coaster models to learn more about kinetic and potential energy in science class today.
Attention Parents/Guardians of Incoming 6th Graders! (Current 5th Grade Students)
You're invited to an HMS Parent Night! On May 1st, please join us at 6:00 PM for an introduction to Highland Middle School, followed by guided tours of the building. This is a great opportunity to learn more about what to expect as your student transitions to middle school. We look forward to seeing you there!
This camp is for current 8th - 11th graders who will be 9th - 12th graders next year.
Registration Link:
https://bit.ly/hhshighschoolcamp
Good luck to the HMS soccer team as they play Edwardsville Liberty at home today at 3:15pm. Go Dawgs!
Good luck to the girls track team as they compete in the Alton Invitational today at Alton West Elementary. Go Dawgs!
The boys track team had a solid day at the Alton Invitational. Numerous 6th grade records were broken. Alex Reckmann broke the 400 by running a 1:02.85, 800 by running a 2:26.43 and the mile record with a time of 5:25.57. Carter Fisher broke the 200 record by running a 27.69. The 4 x 400 relay team of Ezekiel Wagner, Jace Niermann, Carter Fisher and Alex Reckmann ran a 4:34.18 which is also a record. Reckmann placed 5th in the 800 while Elden Lange placed 8th in the high jump. Way to go!
Good luck to the boys track team as they compete in the Alton Invitational today at Alton West Elementary. Go Dawgs!
The HMS soccer team varsity lost a tough one to Granite City today 3-1. Oliver Knackstedt scored on an assist from Lillyan Schaefer. The Bulldogs won the jv game 5-1 behind four goals from Easton Robertson and a goal from Braxton Box. Beckett Spalding had two assists and Box & Robertson also had an assist. Sophie Richter got the win in goal. Way to go!
The tryouts are for current 5th, 6th and 7th graders going into 6th, 7th and 8th grade.
Good luck to the soccer team as they travel to Granite City for a 3:30 pm game today. Go Dawgs!
Bulldog results
The HMS varsity soccer team loses a tough one 1-0 to Bethalto while the jv gets a 1-0 win behind a pk goal by Easton Robertson. Sophie Richter got the win in goal. Way to go!
Happy National Assistant Principal's Week! Thank you, Mr. Baumgartner for all that you do for our students at HMS. We appreciate you.
Good luck to the soccer team as they host Bethalto at 3:15pm today. The game will be played on the turf at Highland HS. Go Dawgs!
Team 8 Black students worked hard today by taking on the roles of IAR essay graders! They analyzed a writing rubric, reviewed "student" submissions, and graded them accordingly. Everyone worked so hard and are all now one step closer to rocking those IAR tests next week!
Congratulations to the following students for being nominated for our Positive Pup Award! These students are being recognized by their teachers for showing kindness, working hard, and many other reasons. Way to go and keep up the great work!
