Stefan Sheppard is our winner for the Hard Work Award for April. Stefan is a hard worker who always gets his assignments done. Congratulations Stefan!
Congratulations to Mrs. Schoonover for being named this year's Golden Ruler winner from Hoopeston Area Middle School. Our school is a better place because of you!
HAMS students earned a glow party today in PE classes for crushing their goal of raising $1500 for the American Heart Association. Students raised an amazing total of $4658. #CornjerkerPride
8th grade HAMS students visited “The Auschwitz Experience” exhibit at DACC yesterday. They then toured different areas of campus to learn about future opportunities. #CornjerkerPride
We are excited to add another student achievement banner to our HAMS hallway. Congratulations, Mason, on your achievements at this year’s IKWF State Tournament. We are proud of you! #CornjerkerPride
Mrs. Eighner's 8th grade ELA class earned lunch from Mr. B's today! At the beginning of each quarter, Mrs. Eighner challenges everyone in class to complete a book talk. If the entire class meet the challenge Mrs. Eighner treats them all to lunch. All students completed their book talk and made a presentation to their class about their book. #CornjerkerPride
Happy Pi Day! HAMS 8th graders enjoyed learning about pi today. Congratulations to Shay L. for winning the competition for most digits of pi memorized. She recited 28 digits! #HAMS
Congratulations to Brody Gonzalez for being chosen as our March Kindness Winner.
Congratulations to the Spelling Team for winning first place at County finals! They scored a 65/72 which was 9 points ahead of the second place team. #cornjerkerspride
Congratulations to our January and February Student of the Month winners
Keep up the good work and continue to be role models for your classmates.
Congratulations to our Sectional Champion Spelling Team! They have advanced to the Finals on Thursday at 6:30, hosted by Bismarck Henning Junior High School.
Hoopeston Area Families,
The final session of Building Your Village for the 2021-2022 school year will be held on March 3rd. During this session, we will focus on self-care.
We will be meeting at the Hoopeston Multi Agency for dinner and dessert provided by the 112. There will be raffles, giveaways, and representatives from local support agencies present. Child care and transportation are available for those attending. Doors open at 6:00 PM and dinner will be served shortly after that. Our discussion of self care will begin at approximately 6:30 PM, facilitated by Mrs. Beth Walder. For more information, or to RSVP, please call 217-283-6161.
We hope to see you there!
Congratulations to Mara Baldwin for earning the Kindness Award for January. Mara was nominated by her teachers for exhibiting kindness and empathy towards her peers.
Congratulations to Lilly Blakey and Keenon Anderson for being chosen to represent HAMS for the Illinois Principal's Association honors breakfast. #CornjerkerPride
Our HAMS students who earned high honor roll status 1st semester were honored with an ice cream sundae party. Keep up the great work! #cornjerkerpride
A big thank you to Mr. Klaber for coming down to discuss high school opportunities and requirements with our 8th grade students.
The HAMS 8th Grade Honors ELA class hosted teachers, staff, and school board members for its Poetry Gallery Walk. Students presented their best poetry writing from their recent poetry unit, and guests voted on their top choices for the second winner of the “Lee-sie Award of Literary Excellence.”
Congratulations to:
1st: Nolan L.
2nd (tie): Kaedyn G. and Lilie E.
3rd: Sarahanne B.
4th: Jorge A.
It was a wonderful morning showcasing our students’ talent!
HAMS Parents,
The Illinois 5-Essentials Survey has opened up for this year. This survey is an opportunity for parents to provide our school with very valuable feedback. This survey is a great tool to provide information to our school and district as we continually look to improve our school and our student's educational experience. Your feedback is extremely important and is very much appreciated. Please go to the link below to complete the survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ Once there, please click "Parent Survey."
HAMS Volleyball hosting the middle school girls Triangular today. Good luck, Jerkers! #cornjerkerpride
HAMS 8th grade students enjoying a “vote with your feet” lesson in History class. #cornjerkerpride
