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HPMS Family Newsletter for October 5, 2025
Archived family newsletters for 2025-2026
Highland Park Middle School families,
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 good week!
Monday, October 6 (A day)
- Registration for winter sports 1 opens
- Flipside Afterschool Program begins 3:15-4:45pm
- 3:30pm Boys Soccer, Flag Football, Volleyball vs Washington, at HPMS
Tuesday, October 7 (B day)
Wednesday, October 8 (A day)
- 3:30pm Girls Soccer vs Humboldt/OWL, at El Rio Vista Recreation Center
Thursday, October 9 (B day)
Friday, October 10 (A day):
- Picture Day
Monday, October 13 (B day)
Tuesday, October 14 (A day)
Wednesday, October 15 (B day)
- 3:30pm Girls Soccer vs Washington, at Washington
- 4:30pm Boys Soccer, Flag Football, Volleyball vs Battle Creek, at HPMS
- Noche Latina 5:30-7:30
Thursday, October 16: NO SCHOOL
Friday, October 17: NO SCHOOL
Monday, October 20 (A day):
- 3:30pm Boys Soccer, Flag Football, Volleyball vs Murray, at 280 Como Avenue
Tuesday, October 21 (B day)
Wednesday, October 22 (A day):
- 4:30 Girls soccer vs Hidden River, at HPMS
Thursday, October 23 (B day):
- Family conferences 4:00-7:00pm
Friday, October 24 (A day)
Hello Flipside Families!
I’m so excited for another awesome year of Flipside! We’ve got an amazing lineup of hands-on classes—art, science, fitness, tech, and more—plus academic support, all led by our fantastic team of teachers.
New to Flipside? We’re a free afterschool and summer program for middle schoolers. Our goal is to help students grow socially, emotionally, and academically—while having a blast! It’s a great way to stay connected to school in a fun, positive way.
Here’s what’s coming up:
Start Date: Monday, October 6, 2025
Registration: The online form is open! Sign up here: Flipside Registration Form
Class List: Attached in today’s newsletter. Chat with your student and choose their top two classes for both Mon/Wed and Tues/Thurs. ➤ If they don’t list two different options per day, and I can’t place them in their first choice, I’ll assign them to any open class. ➤ Class descriptions are here: Class Descriptions
Transportation: To receive bus service, registrations must be submitted by Friday, Sept. 19. Late signups may experience delays.
Confirmation Letters: Sent out the first week of October, including transportation info.
I can’t wait to welcome your students back to Flipside this year!
Feel free to reach out with any questions—or just to say hi 😊
See you on the Flipside! Ms. Nikol
Healthy eating is so important for children. At HPMS, we work hard to ensure students receive a healthy breakfast and lunch each day to support their developing brains and bodies. Research shows that children who eat regular, nutritious meals are more likely to attend school and be engaged in learning.
We are excited to partner with Every Meal again to offer a free weekend meal program to all our students.
Every Meal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to fight child hunger through community and school partnerships. They strive to make a difference in children’s lives by focusing on food gaps like weekends, school breaks, and summer when they can’t receive food in school.
- Free for all families
- No qualifications required
- Students enrolled in the program will receive a 4-5 pound bag of nutritious, nonperishable food each week
- Every Meal does not collect information from families; privacy is protected
- Families may choose to participate in the program anytime throughout the school year
- Families may choose from a variety of different weekend foodbag options
If you wish to participate, please fill out our enrollment form which can be found here. Or feel free to reach out to Katie Monroe, one of our social workers, at kathryn.monroe@spps.org or 651.744.4616.
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