Harrison County Middle School

Please join us in giving a huge round of applause to the amazing Mrs. Marshall, our October Staff Spotlight Winner! 🌟

Mrs. Marshall was nominated by her colleagues for her outstanding dedication and contributions to our school community. We want to celebrate her for:
Hardworking Dedication: Her commitment to excellence is truly inspiring!
Team Player: Always stepping up and offering a helping hand to her team.
School Support: Going above and beyond to make our entire school a better place.

Thank you, Mrs. Marshall, for everything you do! We are so lucky to have you! 💙💛

We are thrilled to announce that Mrs. Campbell is the well-deserved winner of the October GOOSE Award! 🏆

This is a special recognition because the GOOSE Award is entirely student-nominated, meaning our students recognized Mrs. Campbell for her incredible impact! 🤩

For those curious, GOOSE stands for: Get Out Of School Early! Enjoy your early dismissal, Mrs. Campbell! You've earned it!

❄️💙 Join us for a Frozen Jr. Cast Meet & Greet! 💙❄️

The Harrison County Middle School Drama Club invites you to our Dairy Queen Night Fundraiser this Tuesday from 5–8 PM!

Come meet the Frozen Jr. cast, snap some photos, and enjoy your favorite DQ treats! 🍦✨

10% of all sales — plus any donations collected — will help bring all the magic of Arendelle to life on stage!


Your support helps fund costumes, sets, props, and all the sparkle needed to make this show unforgettable. We can’t wait to see you there! 💫

We are incredibly proud of the students who were caught being a leader last week!

True leadership in middle school is about choosing to do the right thing and inspiring those around you. These students have gone above and beyond to embody our school mission and exemplify the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens through their positive actions and initiative.

Let's celebrate their commitment to character and their powerful impact on our school community!

Happy Halloween from HCMS! 🎃👻

The HCMS lighthouse team would like to honor our local veterans during November. Students and staff are encouraged to bring in a picture of their military family member(s) to hang on a bulletin board for all to see.

The board will be located in the 7th-grade intersection. There is a pocket hanging on the board with information forms to fill out to identify who the person in the photo is, their role in the military, and the staff or student they are related to.

Pictures will be returned to students after a copy has been made of the original photo! Students should give the photo to their team leader.

**Photos will not be accepted without the information sheet. If possible, please write the student's name on the back of the photo.**

📸 Say Cheese! Picture Retake Day is Coming! 📸

📢 Attention HCMS Families! 📢
Mark your calendars! Picture Retake Day is scheduled for Wednesday, November 5th.

8 maroon advanced ELA students participated in discussion and debate groups. They are reading the full text of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley! Student leaders led discussions and debates over topics in the letters and chapters 1-5, then co-wrote a response to the literature with their group.

"The stealth of autumn catches one unaware." 7th-grade ELA students enjoyed a week of fall fun while studying author word choice, author's purpose, text structure, and figurative language devices, all the while secretly learning about the scientific process behind why leaves change colors in the fall. To end the week, students created a dazzling display of finger-painted leaves to capture the beautiful essence of fall. Additionally, they searched for their favorite examples of figurative language used in narrative essays. "But first there will be weeks of gushing colors so bright, so pastel, so confetti-like..."

A huge congratulations to Graham for winning the library's "Guess How Many" contest! 🎉

Graham showed off some serious estimating skills, guessing that there were 529 paperclips in the jar. The actual number was 542! That's an incredibly close guess—just 13 off! 🤯

Enjoy your hard-earned Twix bar, Graham! Keep an eye out for the next "Guess How Many" challenge in the library!

Science students on 7 maroon completed their first engineering design project. The problem they tried to solve is how to build a wind-resistant tower. Students were given four pieces of paper, a meter of tape, and were allowed to use a meter stick and scissors. Students worked on designing their towers first before they started building. As they began to engineer, they had to figure out how to work together as a group and adjust their designs. On the second day of the lab, students added a weight to their highest point. They were allowed to test with the fan that the final test would be conducted with. They made small modifications and discussed how they saw the final results going. The entire class then gathered to test and offer suggestions to other groups on what they saw and what might help them to be more successful in the next attempt. This was a wonderful way for students to experience the design and engineering process in a way that would allow them to make connections and remember what we learned.

Yesterday was a special day as we officially inducted new members into our school's Beta Club chapter!

The Beta Club is more than just grades; it's about developing leadership skills and fostering a heart for service. To all of our new inductees: you've earned this honor through your dedication, hard work, and excellent character.

Keep up the great work as you serve as leaders and role models in our halls and in the community!

What an incredible week for leadership at our school! A massive shout-out to the students who were caught being a leader!

These students aren't just reading about our school mission and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens—they are the living examples! They showed remarkable initiative, kindness, and responsibility, consistently going the extra mile to make a positive impact.

Keep up the great work, leaders!

We can't say enough about the incredible character and dedication shown by our students! A huge round of applause for the students who were caught being a leader last week!

These students aren't just reciting our school's mission statement and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens—they're living them. Every time they step up to help a peer, take ownership of a challenge, or model positive behavior, they raise the bar for our whole school.

Thank you to these amazing leaders for their commitment to excellence!

🔔 Reminder, families! First nine weeks report cards will be coming home with students this Friday, October 17th. Please be on the lookout for them!

🏅 Going Above and Beyond: Celebrating Our Leaders!

We are absolutely thrilled to honor the students who were caught being a leader the week before fall break!

These incredible young people didn't wait to be asked—they stepped up. Their actions are a true reflection of our school's mission statement and a daily demonstration of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. They show us what it means to lead by example, whether they were Seeking First to Understand, Thinking Win/Win, or finding ways to Sharpen the Saw.

We are immensely proud of their initiative and character. Thank you to these students for making a real, positive difference in our hallways and classrooms!

📢 September Staff Shoutout! 📢

We're thrilled to announce Mr. McEwan as our September Staff Shoutout winner! 🎉

Mr. McEwan was nominated for his incredible dedication to building positive relationships with students, consistently motivating them, and being an outstanding role model. We especially love that he takes the time to eat lunch with students, fostering those important connections that help them thrive! His commitment to helping students learn at a high level is truly inspiring.

Thank you, Mr. McEwan, for all you do for our school community! We're so lucky to have you!

🏆 September GOOSE Award Winner! 🍋

We are thrilled to announce that Mrs. Lemons is the recipient of the September Get Out Of School Early (GOOSE) Award!

The GOOSE Award is especially meaningful because it is student-nominated, recognizing staff members who have gone above and beyond in their dedication to our students and school. This award reflects the direct, positive impact Mrs. Lemons has had on our school community.

We want to send a huge thank you to Mrs. Lemons for her hard work, dedication, and commitment to making a difference every day. We are so grateful to have her!
Congratulations, Mrs. Lemons—enjoy your well-deserved early dismissal!