A Message from the Principal!
DATE
October 25, 2026
Our students had a blast at the Fall Harvest Dance!
10/23/26
Congratulations to our 1st 9 weeks award winners!
10/23/26
This Week at HMS
October 26th- 30th - Red Ribbon Week
October 26th - Wear RED to kick off Red Ribbon Week
October 27th- HMS Social Studies Fair Set up
October 28th- HMS Social Studies Fair/ Open House @ 4:30, Awards @ 5:00 PM
October 28th- Parent Teacher Conferences (5-7 PM)
October 29th- Green/Pink Team Medieval Times field trip
October 30th- Blue Team Field Trip – Udvar-Hazy field trip, Family Paint Night 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Social Studies Fair Setup
Social Studies Fair project setup will take place on Tuesday, October 27 during/ after 5th period or from 2:30–4:00 p.m. after school. If students are setting up during the school day, they must bring their projects with them to school the morning of. The Social Studies Fair will be held on Wednesday, October 28, with the Open House beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the gym and the Award Ceremony starting at 5:00 p.m. Students are required to clean up and remove their projects after the awards ceremony.
Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s oldest and largest annual drug-use and violence prevention awareness campaign, observed every year from October 23 to October 31.
Monday, Oct 26- Wear Red to kick off Red Ribbon Week, every student that wears red will be entered to win a prize.
Students will have an option to complete a crossword puzzle to win more prizes.
Friday, Oct 30- Students are allowed to wear a school-appropriate, non-inflatable costumes to school for $1. All proceeds will go toward the HMS Relay For Life event held in the spring. Please follow the following guidelines when choosing a costume to wear to school: no masks or hoods, no face paint, no inflatables, no weapons, no revealing costumes. Please remember that this is a fundraiser for a great cause and an opportunity to have fun and celebrate Halloween - please use your best judgment when dressing up. You may not dress up if you are going on the Blue Team Field Trip!
Thursday, Oct 29 and Friday, Oct 30-Sources of Strength will be selling boo-grams during all 3 lunches.
Boo-grams are $2 each. Let's spread some kindness!
Family Paint Night - Save the date!
"Witches Boo"
Oct 30th 5:30- 7:30 pm
We will have our first Family Paint Night in the Cafe Friday October 30th. Students can come and bring a family member. This even is provided at no cost. Painting and Sign up form will be posted on HMS website Monday.
Families In Need
If your family is experiencing financial hardship and your student or students are in need of a winter coat please contact the School Counselors. We can provide coats for ALL children in the home.
If your family is experiencing food insecurity and you are in need of a Thanksgiving meal, please contact the School Counselors.
Upcoming Events
November 2 - 4 - Girls Basketball Tryouts
November 3rd - No School - Election Day
November 4th - Purple Team field trip to Mount Vernon
November 9 - 11 - Boys Basketball Tryouts
November 10th - Make Up Pictures for Yearbook
November 11th - No School - Veteran's Day
November 12th - LSIC meeting at 9:30 a.m. in the HMS Library
November 13th - Interims
November 21 - 29 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
December 2nd - HMS Science Fair
December 3rd - Basketball Season Begins!
New Visitor Management System
Dear Families:
Berkeley County Schools is pleased to announce that we will be piloting the Raptor Visitor Management System in some of our schools to strengthen our program of campus safety for students and faculty. Part of keeping students and faculty safe is knowing who is in our buildings at all times, and the Raptor system will allow us to do that. The Raptor system will better allow us to screen visitors, contractors, and volunteers in our schools and provide us with a safer environment for our students and staff.
Effective May 1, 2026, upon entering our school, visitors will be asked to present an ID such as a Driver’s License, which can either be scanned or manually entered into the system. If a parent or guardian for any reason does not have a US government-issued ID, the school staff member can use any form of identification and manually enter the person’s name into the Raptor system. The Raptor system will check to ensure that registered sexual offenders are not entering our school campuses without our knowledge. The Raptor system checks the visitor's name and date of birth for comparison with a national database of registered sex offenders. The registered sex offender database is the only official database checked by the Raptor system. No other data from the ID is gathered or recorded and the information is not shared with any outside agency. Once entry is approved, Raptor will issue a badge that identifies the visitor, the date, and the purpose of his/her visit. A visitor’s badge will not be necessary for those who visit our schools simply to drop off an item in the office or pick up paperwork.
The safety of our students is our highest priority and the Raptor visitor management system allows us to quickly identify those that may present a danger to our students. Thank you in advance for your understanding and your support in enhancing the school safety protocols in our district.