We are looking for amazing teachers to join our HMS family. Please apply if interested.
https://www.applitrack.com/highlandcusd5/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Middle+School+Teaching
Congratulations to Dawn Hubbard for her recognition as a nominee for Rotary Educator of the Year! Thank you to Shaun Voegele and Highland Rotary for honoring and awarding our amazing teachers.
Congratulations to team 6 Black, our crowned champions for Math Olympiad!
Happy National SLP week to our own Mrs. Rudicel! Thanks for all that you do for our students.
Team 6 Black took home the trophy for our annual sixth grade Greek Olympics! Thanks to Mr. Frey and Mrs. Cummings for organizing this fun event.
Online Registration for the 2025-2026 school year at Highland CUSD #5 closes on Friday, May 23rd.
All students planning to attend HCUSD #5 next year must register by May 23, 2025.
Parents may log into their PowerSchool Parent Portal (https://ps.highlandcusd5.org/public/home.html) , click on “forms,” and submit the forms tied to their student’s account.
If you have any questions, please email Tammy Stieb at tstieb@highlandcusd5.org.
All 8th grade math students began their Final Exam today. Time to showcase all the hard work they’ve put in this year!
HMS students continue to impress us with their positive attitudes, kindness, and strong work ethic. We're proud to recognize some of these outstanding individuals with our Positive Pup Award!
Keep up the great work, and thank you all for another fantastic year!
Congratulations to our HMS track teams that had an outstanding day at the Sectional Track Meet in Edwardsville. Qualifying for Peoria next weekend was the 4x 200 relay team of Carley Lindsey, Audrey Thomas, Cathy Thomas and Chloe Lindsey with a time of 1:51. 97 (school record) to finish in second place, and the 4 x 400 relay team of Cathy Thomas, Carley Lindsey, Amelia Gould and Chloe Lindsey who finished 4th with a time 4:25.12. Individuals qualifying were Morgan Greenwald in the 800 with a time of 2:31.18 to finish in 3rd place, Chloe Lindsey who jumped 4'9.5" in the high jump to finish 3rd and Retta Frey who ran a 5:41.09 (6th grade school record) to finish in 4th place. On the boys side the 4 x 400 relay team of Hunter Krimminger, Carter Fisher, Ryan Hulliung and Alex Reckmann ran a 4:12.74 to finish in 6th place. Individual boys qualifying were Alex Reckmann in the 800 with a time of 2:20.42 (6th grade school record)to finish in 3rd place and Noach VerDuin in the pole vault with a height of 7'8.75" to finish in 3rd place. Great job by all our athletes!
Good luck to the HMS track teams as they compete in the IESA Sectional Meet for a shot at state. The meet is held at Edwardsville HS and starts at 9 am. Go Dawgs!
A few 8Red students enjoyed a pizza party today!
This camp is for current 2nd - 7th graders who will be 3rd - 8th graders next year.
Registration Link:
https://bit.ly/hhsvolleyballyouthcamp
Team 8 Red celebrated the last Starbittles awards of the year! Great job, folks! 👏🏼
Mr. Jones's vocational classes are busy transplanting their plants and finishing up their bird houses. All of our 7th and 8th graders have enjoyed this new addition to our middle school curriculum. Keep up the great work!
Bella Zappia and Ellie Cates competed in the SIJHSAA State Championships yesterday in Marion. Bella shot a 100 to finish 36th while Ellie shot a 121 to finish in 73rd place.
Congratulations to the Team 8Black students who were awarded the Werther’s Originals candy award for always going with the flow!
Happy May birthday to these Team 8Black students!
Register through the Google Form link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19pXZ0ky9a6BVzsCx5b0xUgCA7nxNyDBcBPwH3dXYb7c/edit
Any questions please contact Coach Jenkins: hjenkins@highlandcusd5.org
Mrs. Grigg's kindergarten and Mrs. Hyre's 8th grade Enriched Language Arts had their annual penpal field day today. Smiles all around! ☀️
Good luck to Ellie Cates and Bella Zappia who play in the SIJHSAA State Golf Championships today in Marion. Go Dawgs!