Hoquiam Middle School

Reminder: No School for Monday, January 17 in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Also for planning purposes, Monday, January 24, is an 11:05 a.m. early release for HMS as staff around the district have professional development on that day.

Hoquiam School District will be closed January 7th. There will be no athletics or after school school activities. School will resume on Monday, January 10th.

**UPDATE**Hoquiam School District will be releasing students an hour early today, in order to get students home before the tide crests. HMS will release at 1:35 pm. Please stay safe and as dry as possible this afternoon.

Hoquiam Middle School parents--if you are dropping your student off this morning, PLEASE do NOT come into the front parking area. The water is deep. Please drop off on Spencer Street and have students take the sidewalks into the building. If your student walks, boots strongly recommended.

We are two hours late today. School will start at 10:05 due to local flooding.

Due to icy road conditions this morning across the district followed by the expected tidal flooding around mid day the decision has been made to CANCEL SCHOOL for today Tuesday January 4th. All schools and programs in Hoquiam will be closed/canceled for today. Thank you

Tuesday January 4th Hoquiam School District will be operating on our regularly scheduled half day schedule we use for Team Mondays with schools in the district dismissing early. Dismissal Times by Building: Emerson - 11:15 am Lincoln - 11:20 am Central - 11:25 am HMS - 11:05 am HHS - 11:00 am This decision has been made due to significant impact to our community from tidal flooding that is expected to reach its peak at 2pm. There will be no preschool programs and after school activities have been cancelled including athletics. Students will be provided a breakfast and lunch. The community Vaccination Clinic and PMG Testing are also cancelled. We will reschedule the vaccination clinic and make that announcement as soon as possible. We will be on the following bell schedule for tomorrow: >8:05-8:27-1st period >8:31-8:53-2nd period >8:57-9:19-3rd period >9:23-9:45-4th period >9:49-10:11-5th period >10:15-10:37-6th period >10:41-11:05-Homeroom --Bag lunches served for take home during Homeroom.

Hoquiam School District has partnered with Premier Medical Group and is offering Covid testing at HHS Gym TODAY from 10:30am-12:00pm. Testing is free and requires a registered account with PMG. This site is open to any one needing to be tested and not just students. Children under 18 will need to have a parent/guardian present to complete registration. If you are already registered with PMG there is no need to register again. For the latest information on the newest variant of Covid check out the Grays Harbor Public Health website www.healthygh.org

Hello! Last week of school for 2021. Here is what it looks like: Monday Dec 13 --Normal Schedule --HMS Spirit Week: Pajama Day --Please get your Chromebook slips in this week! --JV Girls BB (H) Rochester 7:00 pm @ HMS --Wrestling @ Tenino 4:30 pm @ Tenino HS Tuesday Dec 14 --Normal Schedule --HMS Spirit Week: Twin Day --Chromebook slips!!! --Hoquiam High School Winter Concert 7:00 @ 7th Street Theater Wednesday Dec 15 --Normal Schedule --HMS Spirit Week: Decade Day-Pick a Decade and dress up in that style --Home Ec class to HHS for Food Competition --Ahem…..Chomebook slips??? --HMS Winter Concert 7:00 @ 7th Street Theater Thursday Dec 16 --Normal Schedule—However, 6th and 8th Grade will switch lunches --HMS Spirit Week: Christmas character day... --6th Grade Class Outing—Holiday movie and treats @ 7th Street 9:30-12:00 6th graders will eat lunch during the 8th grade time, and 8th grade will eat lunch during the 6th grade time on this day. Friday Dec 17 --90 Minute early release—School dismissed at 1:05 pm --Alternative Holiday Activity Schedule --HMS Spirit Week: Ugly Christmas Sweater Day --School Dismissed 1:05 pm-Have a great Winter Break! Winter Break is December 20-January 2 School resumes Monday, January 3 Boys Basketball (Grades 6-8) and Cheer (Grades 7-8) begin practice on Monday January 3. Wishing you all a great holiday season, and hopefully a better New Year!!

Week at a Glance: November 29-December 3

We would like to remind families that Wednesday, November 24 is a 1:05 pm early release. Students will attend all classes and have lunch by grade level. As we head into the holiday weekend, we want to wish you all a restful, and pleasant Thanksgiving.