The Hoopeston Area Middle School faculty invites our parents to join us for our upcoming Parent-Teacher conferences on Thursday, March 21 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday, March 22 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. One of our primary goals in middle school is to encourage students to develop more independence and take greater ownership of their learning. ...

Today for our 12:20 dismissal day, HAMS focused on celebrating our student body and team building. We began the day with our first Student of the Month assembly. Then, students participated in a variety of team building activities in their classrooms. We ended the morning with Minute to Win It activities in the gym. Students had a great time working together...

Today HAMS kicked off the GEAR UP program. GEAR UP stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. Each week, our GEAR UP Corps member will meet with the 7th and 8th grade students to help them work on goal setting and exploring their interests.

The 5/6th grade girls basketball team played Armstrong-Potomac Thursday night and emerged victorious with a final score of 18-14. Congratulations girls!

The inaugural Cornjerkers MS softball season is well underway. These fantastic young ladies have 7 games under their belts and proudly sport a winning record of 5-2. Come out and cheer them on Friday 8/17 at home against Georgetown-Ridge Farm. Game time is 4:15 PM. See you there!

Today our WEB leaders met to prepare for the upcoming school year. This amazing group of students is committed to the mission to make sure HAMS is "Where Everybody Belongs". Under the direction of sponsors, Mrs. Judy and Mrs. Fesser, the WEB leaders participated in team building activities and practiced giving tours in preparation of helping the incoming 6th...