Halifax County Middle School

Students in Mrs. Coleman’s 7th grade Science class enjoyed investigating balance and unbalanced forces. As a follow-up activity, the students did an EGG DROP lab.

Mr. Layne's art students completed a cardboard low-relief sculpture project. The initial prompt to inspire the students' creativity was to depict an animal in an environment; some students took the idea further and showed people in an environment, or even made a baseball hat or football jersey from the cardboard. The results were fantastic!

Thank you HCPS Educational Foundation! Mr. Layne’s 7th and 8th grade students recently completed a unit based upon the artist Robert Indiana and his famous “LOVE” design. Students chose a word and presented it as an abstracted design or illustration inspired by Indiana’s work. Markers and paper for the project were purchased using a teacher mini-grant awarded by the Halifax County Public Schools Educational Foundation.

HCMS students participated in the Special Olympics Track and Field event held on April 9th, 2024.

HCMS attended the FCCLA State Leadership and Recognition Conference Virginia Beach, VA April 12-15

HALIFAX CO. MIDDLE & HIGH - SCHOOL MARKET WED., April 17th from 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM - AT HALIFAX MIDDLE SCHOOL - RAIN OR SHINE - MUST HAVE A STUDENT ENROLLED AT HALIFAX MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE ALL FOOD AT THE MARKET IS FREE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!

Thursday, May 23, 2024 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony 9:00 am - HCMS Gym

Friday, May 24, 2024 HCMS 6th and 7th Grade End-of-Year Assemblies 1:00 pm - Both assemblies will be held together. *Special Achievements will be awarded for the following: Citizenship Awards; Choral Awards; All A's Every 9-weeks; Top Ten GPA Students and Gail Bosiger Scholarship Awards.

April 16th - May 2nd Session II - After School Program (Tuesday/Thursday) 3:15 pm - 5:30 pm *Excellent opportunity for completing assignments, projects, and tutoring.

"Roaring Saturday School!" at HCMS! April 13th, April 20th and May 4th 8:00 am - 12:00 Noon - 'Roaring Saturday' is a great opportunity for students to bring up grades, prep for tests, and earn attendance credit. - Students must pre-register. Permission forms may be picked up in the main office or your child's homeroom teacher. Parents must provide transportation to the program. - If your child needs support in any of these areas, please contact the school at (434) 572-4100 about ' Roaring Saturday School!'

HALIFAX CO. MIDDLE & HIGH - SCHOOL MARKET WED., MARCH 27th 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM - AT HALIFAX MIDDLE SCHOOL - RAIN OR SHINE - MUST HAVE A STUDENT ENROLLED AT HALIFAX MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE ALL FOOD AT THE MARKET IS FREE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!

The next solar eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8th when students will be in school, preparing to leave school, or traveling home. Although we will not experience a total solar eclipse, we will experience a partial eclipse. All students and staff will receive certified solar-viewing glasses to protect their eyes. The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) has a variety of free resources about safety considerations for the eclipse. NOTE: Regular sunglasses, swimming goggles, and other eyewear are NOT safe for looking directly at the sun. The eclipse will occur in Halifax County from 1:59 p.m. to 4:29 p.m. with maximum view at 3:16 p.m.: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/

HCHS will host a parent night for rising 9th-grade students on Thurs. March 21st, 2024 at 7 PM.

Report cards for the third nine weeks may be viewed on the Campus Portal. If you need assistance with the portal or need a paper copy of the report card, please contact your child's school.

Mrs. R. Witcher and Mrs. Dixon's 6th-grade science classes did a follow-up unit on fish. The students set up an aquarium in the classroom to enhance their learning as a team effort. This was made possible due to the mini-grant.

VDOE - Executive Order 28 - Student and Family Resources Regarding Opioids, Overdoes and Fentanyl. As directed in Governor Youngkin's Executive Order 28, local school divisions must provide informational resources to students, parents, and school personnel on opioid use and abuse to ensure the health and safety of all students in Virginia. Here is the link for those resources: https://cdnsm5-ss12.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_779007/File/Resources%20Executive%20Order%20.pdf

Josiah Woosley represented HCMS and the FFA well by placing third in the Southside Federation Creed Speaking contest. Congratulations Josiah!

HCMS celebrated "Twin Day" on Friday. Feb. 16th for Kindness Week 2024!

REMINDER: All schools and offices will be closed Monday, February 19, 2024 in observance of Presidents' Day.

Students in Mrs. Powell’s and Ms. Brown’s Civics classes enjoyed presenting their political party posters.