Digital Art
Mr. Layne's 7th Grade Art students created abstract designs using Google Drawings. The students learned how to make simple optical illusions using the computer drawing tools and then layer them to make more complex patterns. Students discussed ways the designs could be used in a career as an artist, such as a fabric designer or for printed work.
HCMS Learning Quests
For three days at the end of January, seventh-grade students took a Learning Quest to space. With the help of three mini-grants from the Halifax Education Foundation and one from the Virginia Education Association, Mrs. Bowers-Stanley, Ms. Hamlett, and Mrs. Mitchell were able to make it happen. Physical science students participated in a STEM activity where they visited stations to create scale models of the solar system and explore the solar system through virtual reality headsets purchased with grant funding. The lesson focused on orbital paths, rotation, measurement, and distance. We would like to thank the Halifax Education Foundation & the Virginia Education Association for supporting innovative instruction at HCMS!
Halifax County Public Schools will host a job fair on Saturday, February 10, 2024. The job fair will be held at HCMS from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Please click on the link below to register.
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdzKQVYOaUTDh.../viewform
Due to road conditions in some parts of northern Halifax , Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay, today, Friday, January 19, 2024. Twelve-month employees follow Code 2, report two hours late.
Due to extremely cold temperatures, Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay, tomorrow, Thursday, January 18, 2024. Twelve-month employees follow Code 2, report two hours late.
Due to extremely cold temperatures, Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay, tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Twelve-month employees follow Code 2, report two hours late.
UPDATE: Due to icy conditions in Northern Halifax, Halifax County Public Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Twelve month employees follow Code 2, report two hours late.
Due to potential icy road conditions, Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Employees follow Code 2, report two hours late.
The weather team will continue to monitor the road conditions and will provide an updated announcement if needed.
UPDATE: Due to additional flooding and the forecast of more dangerous weather, Halifax County Public Schools will be closed today, Friday, January 12, 2024. Twelve-month employees follow Code 0, do not report to work.
As a reminder, all schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
Due to flooded roads, Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay, tomorrow, Friday, January 12, 2024. Twelve-month employees follow Code 2, report two hours late.
Due to flooded roads, Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay, tomorrow, Thursday, January 11, 2024. Twelve-month employees follow Code 2, report two hours late.
UPDATE:
Due to road conditions, Halifax County Public Schools will be closed today, Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Twelve-month employees follow Code 0, do not report to work.
Due to road conditions and power outages, Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay, tomorrow, January 10, 2024. Twelve-month employees follow Code 2, report two hours late.
The weather team will continue to monitor conditions and will provide an update if needed in the morning by 7:00 AM.
Due to forecasted high winds and inclement weather conditions, Halifax County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9, 2024. All twelve-month employees are to follow Code 0, do not report to work.
On December 20th, 2023, students in Mrs. Swanson’s 6th Grade U.S. History classes learned about Colonial Holiday traditions and did a Colonial America themed “escape room”. The students used their knowledge of Colonial America to solve mysteries, break codes, and decipher clues in order to find keys hidden around the room & unlock the 4 locks standing between them and escaping to earn their reward! They also tried their hand at writing with quill and ink on parchment and enjoyed time with classmates before winter break.
Ms. Warren's class created edible Christmas trees in the HCMS Media Center. They had to follow step by step directions to complete the activity.
Chemical Reactions: Students in Ms. Hamlett's science class are using sodium bicarbonate, calcium chloride, phenol red, and water to demonstrate endothermic and exothermic reactions.
As a reminder, students will be dismissed early on Thursday, December 21, 2023. Students from South Boston Early Learning Center and South Boston Elementary School will dismiss at 11:00 AM. All other students will dismiss at 11:30 AM. Winter break for students will be December 22, 2023 - December 29, 2023. The New Year's holiday is January 1, 2024. January 2, 2024 and January 3, 2024 are professional development/teacher workdays. Students return to school on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
We hope that you have a very happy and safe holiday season.
HCMS winners of the art activity sponsored by RHO IOTA Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
