Please click on the link for more information about CoverVa,
https://coverva.dmas.virginia.gov/learn/coverage-for-children/back-to-school/?utm_campaign=b2s2024&utm_content=2advocates3eng2024&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Campus Portal is a communication tool that provides you with secure access to your child’s school information. It gives you access to your child’s attendance, schedule, grades, assignments, student to-do list, and behavior.
Staff will be available to help you set up your Campus Portal during Open House.
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HCMS Open House
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
12:30 pm - 6:30 pm
We welcome all students and their families!
Rising 6th Grade Orientation
Halifax County Middle School
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Elizabeth “Liz” Huntley is an accomplished litigation attorney, dedicated child
advocate, author and lecturer. Liz is the President and Co-Founder of the Hope
Institute which is an organization in Alabama that helps schools build a culture of
character for their students. She practices law at Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC
in Birmingham, Alabama.
Liz serves on multiple civic boards, commissions and tasks forces throughout
Alabama and the country. She regularly speaks to groups throughout the U.S.,
often referencing her own journey as described in her published memoir titled
More Than A Bird.
Liz earned her law degree from the University Of Alabama School Of Law where
she now serves on the Law School Foundation Board of Governors. She received
her undergraduate degree from Auburn University, where she is now a member of
the Auburn University Board of Trustees.
Liz and her husband Tony live in Alabama and have three children.
You are invited to sign the last piece of steel prior to the Topping Out Ceremony in front of the current high school. The steel will be available for signing from August 6-16, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Please click on the link below to view a message from Superintendent Dr. Amy Huskin and Frank Lane from Howard Shockey & Sons Construction.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PsxzB2VKdo1VoSakTeANSxp227k_IxSy/view?usp=sharing
HCPS bus drivers participated in professional development for the new GPS system this week.
Leading up to the start of the 2024-2025 school year, we are spotlighting our administrators who are serving in new roles. Learn more about them as a leader and person. Stay tuned for more spotlights!
SAVE THE DATES!
The Open House for Halifax County Middle School and Halifax County High School will be Wednesday, August 7, 2024 from 12:30 PM-6:30 PM. The Open House for all elementary schools will be Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM.
The last day of school for students will be Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Students at South Boston Elementary School and South Boston Early Learning Center will dismiss at 11:00 AM. All other students will dismiss at 11:30 AM.
We hope you have a wonderful, safe summer!
All schools and offices will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2024 in observance of Memorial Day.
Everyone who remembers his own education remembers a teacher. Our teachers and staff are the heart of our educational team. You go the extra everyday – and your sacrifices are not unnoticed. Today, we salute the HCMS teachers, paraprofessionals and other school staff for being a part of our HCMS team. Thanks for all you do.
Students in Mrs. Witcher’s class finished up the unit on biomes by making a human food web.
We have a new business at HCMS!
Pictured are students in Make It Your Business preparing and selling their delicious “Lionade”! Lionade was sold at our home soccer, softball, and baseball games on Wednesday, May 1st. Students in Make It Your Business are learning entrepreneurship skills such as tracking expenses and revenue. More sales are coming… so be on the lookout for more Lionade!
Students in Mrs. Goldstone's Life Skills class recognized Cinco de Mayo.
Halifax County Middle School Athletic Department will offer free sports physicals sponsored by Sentara Halifax Regional on Tuesday, May 14th for upcoming 6th - 8th graders.
You must have pages 1, 2, and 4 on the VHSL physical form complete in order to get a physical. Students can pick up a VHSL physical form in the main office or you can visit vhsl.org to print a form from there.
On April 23rd, for World Book Day, members of the HCMS Girls Rock Book Club visited Cluster Springs Elementary School and their awesome Librarian Mrs. Lynn Carr! The girls enjoyed reading fun books to the "littles" in small groups.
Then they spent time observing and assisting Mrs.Carr as they learned about library science.
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.
