The Scot's Scoop

Greetings Highland Park Middle School families,

We look forward to seeing students on Tuesday, September 2nd! Students will begin in period 1A (A day) on the first day of school.

A reminder that the district has updated the phone number we use to send text messages. Our outreach text messages are sent using a local 10-digit phone number.

New Text Message Number for Outreach: 651-705-2351

We recommend saving it in your contacts as “Highland Middle School Alerts” so you always recognize messages from us.

Have a nice long weekend!

Monday, September 1: Labor Day - No School

Tuesday, September 2 (A day): First day of school

Wednesday, September 3 (B day)

Thursday, September 4 (A day)

Friday, September 5 (B day)

Monday, September 8 (A day): Fall sports begin

Tuesday, September 9 (B day)

Wednesday, September 10 (A day)

Thursday, September 11 (B day)

Friday, September 12 (A day)

The Smore family newsletter, along with other school documents and notices, can be translated. For the newsletter, click on the button for translation and select the language preferred.

It was so good to see many families at our Orientation for 6th grade and Open House on Thursday! Thank you all for coming, despite the ongoing construction. Your patience and flexibility is appreciated! It was wonderful to meet families and see the students. We look forward to a fantastic year and we look forward to seeing students on Tuesday!

HPMS Parent Orientation 2025-26 (English)

HPMS Orientación para padres 2025-26 (español)

Please view Principal Mohamed's "2025-2026 Welcome Back Letter" by clicking here for English, and here for Spanish.

We are excited for Open House on August 28th, and especially excited to welcome all students back to school on Tuesday, September 2nd! Please read Principal Mohamed's letter carefully as there is much important information in it.

Student schedules are available for viewing in Parent and Student Campus! Please become familiar with your child's class schedule,.

If you have questions about your child' schedule, please contact your grade level school counselor :

• grade 6, Elisabeth Mulvaney (elisabeth.mulvaney@spps.org; 651-744-3399)

• grade 7, Danielle Seifert (danielle.seifert@spps.org; 651-744-7582)

• grade 8, Nou Katzmarek (nou.katzmarek@spps.org; 651-744-3400)

Registration for fall sports for Highland Park Middle is available now! Here is the QR code and the website: Arbiter Sports

Please make sure your students' sports physical is up to date. Sports physicals can be completed through your pediatrician, or the Health Start program at Highland Park High School.

At Highland Park Middle School, our mission is to:

• Provide our students with a sense of community and global perception in a nurturing and caring learning environment,
• Help students acquire the skills necessary to value themselves, and take pride in their accomplishments, and
• Develop respect and understanding of other people and their cultures.

Website: https://www.spps.org/highlandms
Location: 975 Snelling Ave S, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: (651) 293-8950