Hoopeston Area Middle School

Congrats to our Hoopeston Area Middle School 8th Grade Farewell Court. This year's court included Eizen Pyle, Bianca Mendoza, Haydin Mills, Sophia Perez, Chloe Grant, Henry Lange, Tomas Toquica, Morgan Stephens, Tinlee Baughn, and Chloe Miller. We are so proud of each of you and excited to see you succeed in High School! ✨

The many talents of HAMS students were on full display this evening at the Fine Arts Festival. As always, the band and chorus were amazing. Students were also able to show off their science projects at the annual Science Fair. Congratulations on all of your hard work!

Congratulations to Henry Lange and Olivia Gillins for being chosen as middle school representatives for the Illinois Principal's Association Recognition Breakfast! They are both great students and great kids.

Following the recent HAMS 8th grade County Track win, we are excited to offer t-shirts for purchase. Order forms can be found below. Please turn in money and forms to the Middle School office or Coach Mac. T-Shirts will be $15. Money and order forms will be due by May 9. If you have any questions please reach out to Coach Mac (macdonbs@hoopeston.k12.il.us).

Please note this important dates coming up during the month of May for Hoopeston Area Middle School.

Congratulations to our Hoopeston Area Middle School 8th Grade Boys Track Team on a 1st Place Win at County today. We are so incredibly proud of each one of you and your amazing accomplishments today! • 3rd Place 100 Meter Dash- Liam Shreeves • 2nd Place 200 Meter Dash- Liam Shreeves • 2nd Place 400 Meter Dash- Noah Lambert • 6th Place 400 Meter Dash- Tristan Vogel • 1st Place 110 Meter Hurdles- Roman Kelnhofer • 6th Place 110 Meter Hurdles- Jorge Rivera • 2nd Place 4x100 Meter- Noah Lambert, Liam Shreeves, Ramier Jones, and Jayden Chandler • 3rd Place 800 Meter Run- Jesus Gonzalez • 4th Place 800 Meter Run- Tristan Vogel • 3rd Place 1600 Meter Run- Jesus Gonzalez • 5th Place 4x200 Meter- Ramel Jones, Jesus Gonzalez, Landon Searcy, Tristan Vogel • 1st Place High Jump- Jayden Chandler • 4th Place High Jump- Landon Searcy • 1st Place Long Jump- Jayden Chandler • 2nd Place Long Jump- Roman Kelnhofer • 2nd Place Triple Jump- Roman Kelnhofer • 2nd Place Shot Put- Owen Brefeld • 3rd Place Discus- Owen Brefeld • 4th Place Discus- Thomas Toquica Overall the 8th Grade Boys Team finished with 118 points! Congratulations boys!

Congratulations to our HAMS Golden Ruler Award recipient, Mrs. Christy Lee! Her passion for teaching shines through in everything she does—from inspiring our 7th and 8th grade ELA students to leading our school newspaper with heart and purpose. Mrs. Lee gives 100% every single day, and our school is truly better because of her. Thank you for all that you do, Mrs. Lee.

Students in Mrs. Mac's Life Skills Class got to enjoy the beautiful weather at the Best Buddies Friendship walk! Thank you so much Edison Middle School for such a fun event!

You are invited to come to our HAMS Science Fair on Thursday, May 1st from 6:00-7:00 pm.

Students in Mrs. Mac's Life Skills class got to make t-shirts to wear for their Field Trip to the Best Buddies Walk in Champaign! They got to have their buddy help them out and they all had a blast! We are so excited to be apart of the walk again this year!

Hoopeston Area Middle School is proud to recognize four students who have volunteered to be a part of our new peer tutoring initiative. Morgan Stevens, Bianca Mendoza, Thomas Toquica, and Chloe Grant are assisting their peers in our RTI labs each day. They have selflessly given up an elective class to help other students. We look forward to continuing this program in the years to come.

Today, students in Mrs. Lee’s 8th Grade Honors ELA class presented a poetry gallery walk, in which students showcased their best work from their current poetry unit. Families and teachers also were invited to enjoy, as well as cast their votes for the top three poems (which absolutely wasn’t an easy task). Congratulations to our top three winners of the next Lee-sie Award of Literary Excellence. 1st: Brisyn H. 2nd: Morgan S. 3rd: Thomas T. and Bianca M.

Please make a note of these important dates in April for Hoopeston Area Middle School students.

HAMS families: Don’t wait to order your student’s copy of the HAMS 2024-25 Yearbook!  Final order deadline is March 28, for a cost of $25.  Follow this link and order today! (School code: 722412) https://www.buytheyearbook.com/en/bty/findmyschool

HAMS students will be taking the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) from March 31 – April 4. We appreciate you supporting your student next week by encouraging punctual attendance, making sure they are well rested, and arrive to school each day with a charged Chromebook.

HAMS staff is celebrating National Oreo Day!

The HAMS Spelling Team placed first at the Sectionals yesterday afternoon and will advance to the county Team Spelling Championship meet at Salt Fork on Thursday, March 6th at 6:00 p.m. Congratulations, also, to 8th grader Olivia Gillins who scored a perfect round.

🏆 Congratulations to Our State Qualifiers! 🏆 The Hoopeston Youth Wrestling Club is proud to announce that several of our young wrestlers have qualified for the IKWF State Tournament this weekend! These dedicated athletes have worked incredibly hard all season, and now they’ll be competing among the best in Illinois at the Peoria Civic Center this Friday and Saturday. Let’s show our support for these wrestlers as they represent Hoopeston on the big stage! If you see them, be sure to wish them luck, and if you’re able, come cheer them on in Peoria! Thank you to our coaches, parents, and community for your continued support. We are proud of our wrestlers and excited to see them compete at state! Go Hoopeston! 🏅💪 #CornjerkerPride #HoopestonYouthWrestling #StateBound #HardWorkPaysOff

Good luck to our Hoopeston Area Middle School Spelling Team who will compete at Sectionals in Oakwood on Monday, March 3rd at 1 p.m.

Congratulations to Ms. Small for being awarded an Empowering Education Grant from Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative! The $500 grant will be put towards percussion instruments for the Middle School and High School Bands.