Monday, May 13, 2019 at 4:30pm will be our final PTO meeting of the school year. We will meet in the library. This officer transition meeting will be your chance to meet the new Board members for 2019-2020 and say goodbye to our departing 2018-2019 Board members. We hope to see lots of you there!
Jag Spirit Night is tomorrow, April 18 at Texas Roadhouse. Dine in or carry out. Just mention HHMS and we receive 10% back!
Next week is our second semester Community Outreach. Check out all the great activities through the week to keep our kids engaged in a spirit of giving! See the full size pdf here: https://hhmspto.net/files/2019/02/FINAL-Spread-the-Love-v2.pdf
Here it is! Get the full size pdf here: https://hhmspto.net/files/2019/02/February-Newsletter-2019.pdf
Our October Newsletter is here! A pdf is available here, or you can preview the newsletter in this post.
Also: Star Wars dress up day has been scheduled for Thursday, November 1. Wear your best Star Wars get up but don’t forget, we still need to follow general dress guidelines. If there’s any question that Mr. Krammes would not approve, don’t wear it. Also, no masks and students must wear shoes, but otherwise, have fun and dress your best!! Also, students who donated $60 or more to this year’s FUNd Fest should have received their cups and hoodies (for giving $100 or more) by this past Thursday. 
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Last call to give your all! FUNd Fest collection period will be ending tomorrow, Friday, September 7. We are about $800 short of meeting our goal of $22,000 and $3,800 short of hitting our stretch goal. You can send your envelope in tomorrow or more conveniently, go to http://hhmspto.net/
With FUNd Fest wrapping up, that means it’s almost time for Book Fair. Get information on that and more in our September 2018 Newsletter
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We have raised a little over half of our $22,000 goal! As of Friday, we have reached $13,600. With just a few days left, there’s still time to make a donation and help us reach our goal. The deadline to submit and have your student earn incentives is this Friday, September 7.
We did not have the finalized cup and hoodie artwork for the $60 and $100 tiers at the time we sent fliers home. Click on the pdf to see what they will look like: Swag posters
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May the force be with you Jaguar parents and friends! As FUNd Fest 2018 wraps up the first week, we have reached $6,580 in contributions. Our goal is to raise $22,000 with a stretch goal of $25,000. This will ensure we can provide all the great things we do for our teachers and students. You can either send in your donation with your student in the collection envelope sent home last week, or even more conveniently, you can go to http://hhmspto.net/
Terrific Third Thursday (TTT) will begin in September (not tomorrow!). We will have more information soon on participating restaurants for our monthly HHMS PTO Spirit Day. In the mean time, keep clipping and collecting those Box Tops!
FUNd Fest flyers and collection envelopes will be coming home with your student(s) tomorrow. This is our main fundraiser for the year and makes it possible for us to put on events and support our teachers and students in numerous ways. Collection period runs through September 5. Thanks in advance for your support!
Tomorrow is Terrific Third Thursday, our last TTT of the school year! Remember to send in Box Tops (trimmed, unexpired, and put in a baggie with your student’s name on it), visit Chick-Fil-A on State Street (remember to tell them you’re there for HHMS PTO before you pay so we get credit for the visit), and shop at Kroger with your HHMS PTO linked Kroger Card!
Hi Jag families,
It’s hard to believe, but this school year is rapidly coming to an end! We had a wonderful Jags Bash thanks to our generous sponsors, families, and volunteers–THANK YOU! We wanted to let you know of some important dates and events coming up:
Tomorrow, Monday, May 14 is our final PTO meeting at 4pm in the school library. This is a transition meeting with both our current and incoming PTO Boards, and we hope to see lots of you there! The meeting agenda is available here: May 2018 PTO Mtg
Tuesday, May 15–The second payment for the 2018 DC trip is due. Pay online at http://www.martinschooltravel.com/
Wednesday, May 16–This is the last day to purchase yearbooks online at http://www.yearbookforever.com. The price is $35. After this date, students can still purchase yearbooks, but they will need to see Mrs. Deakin in A-202, and cost at that point will be $40 cash only.
Wednesday, May 30–Last student day as well as awards day. Parents should arrive early to sign in at Door #1 if they are attending the awards ceremony. Teachers typically contact parents of students who are receiving awards. The awards day schedule is:
6th grade @ 9:45am
5th grade @ 11:15am
7th grade @ 1:10pm
8th grade @ 2:15pm
And finally, you may have noticed a lack of emails in the last several weeks. Our website provider has shut down this functionality (hopefully only temporarily) for all PTOs using their service due to problems with their server. Unfortunately, in shutting down this service, they have removed our access to our email subscription list. We have about 2/3 of our emails, however, many people signed up directly on our website after our last export of emails, so we may not have yours. If you will be a returning family next year and want to be sure we have your email to stay on top of news, please email us at info@hhmspto.net with Subscribe in the subject and we will make sure you’re on our list.
We hope everyone has a wonderful week!
We have been able to fill a lot of our volunteer positions for this Friday’s Jags Bash, however, we are critically short on volunteers for the 8th Grade Bash. Since this is a celebration and send off for our 8th graders finishing out their middle school years, we do not want to have to cancel any of the planned activities for their Bash. If you are able to help, please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a44aaa628a13-jags . Thank you to all the parents who have already signed up–your help is very much appreciated!
Jag families,
It’s already the third week of the month, which means Terrific Third Thursday is this Thursday! Eat at the State Street Chick-Fil-A (remember to say you’re with HHMS PTO before you pay!), shop at Kroger with your HHMS PTO linked Kroger Card, and send in all those Box Tops that have been collecting dust in a drawer (trim and send in a baggie with your student’s name on a slip of paper inside the baggie).
Jag Bash is almost here! Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far to help with the event; your assistance is absolutely invaluable! We still need more volunteers, especially during the 8th grade celebration and for cleanup (we must leave the building by 11:20pm, so all hands on deck!). If you can help, please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a44aaa628a13-jags Any volunteers who still need to fill out a background check form, you can get it here: http://hhmspto.net/files/2018/04/Limited-Background-Check.pdf We also still need pictures of 8th graders for the 8th grade slideshow that will be shown during the 8th grade Bash. We’ve extended the deadline to Friday, April 20. Send pictures to hhmsclassof2018@gmail.com with the student name in the subject line.
And finally, HHMS 5th and 6th graders have an exciting opportunity this year with the Junior Achievement program “JA It’s My Future”, which will be given at HHMS this May. Teachers need volunteers in each classroom in the afternoons on May 9, 10, 11, 14, 15 & 16. The program offers practical information to help our students begin preparing for the working world. Students will learn to research careers, develop their personal brand, create a basic resume, recognize appropriate interview behavior, and more! Volunteers will guide students through the six lessons. Junior Achievement (JA) provides training and an organized kit with all the materials. You do not have to be a career expert; just bring your enthusiasm for helping students. For more information, see the flier here: Highland Hills May 2018.docx or email 6th grade counselor Mr. Williams at cwilliams@nafcs.k12.in.us or Junior Achievement Program Manager Morgan Harper at mharper@jaky.org
Jag Families,
Tomorrow, Thursday April 12 is the last day to turn in RSVP envelopes and t-shirt orders for the April 27 Jags Bash. If you did not receive an RSVP envelope, you can print one out here: Jags Bash Flashback envelope. We have volunteer spots open for this event. Volunteers receive a free t-shirt as a thank you! If you can help, please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a44aaa628a13-jags Volunteers should submit a limited background check form to the school prior to the event. If you already have a background check form on file for HHMS, you are good to go; if you have one on file at another school in the district, you will still need to submit one to HHMS. The form is available here: Limited Background Check
We are still looking for pictures of 8th graders to use in the 8th grade slide show. If you have photos to share, please email them to hhmsclassof2018@gmail.com with the student name in the subject line. Deadline for submission is Friday, April 13.
At Monday’s PTO meeting, we discussed some changes to improve our bylaws. The bylaws with highlighted changes are available on our website at HHMSPTObylaws-proposedrevisionsApr2018. These changes will be voted on at the May PTO meeting.
And finally, we held our 2018-2019 PTO Board elections at Monday’s meeting with the following results:
- Vice-President: Stefanie Mills
- Treasurer: Marsha Weaver
- Secretary: Stefanie Davis
- Director of Communication: Karen Bassett
- Director of Fundraising: Amy Grellinger
- Director of Hospitality: Laura Muncy
Additionally, we had open positions on the slate for President and Director of Programs. Per our bylaws, following the election, the Board received nominations for these positions and appointed Hollie Bretthauer for President and Virginia Greer for Director of Programs. We’re looking forward to a great year next year with a great PTO Board!
Monday, April 9 is our next PTO meeting at 5:30pm in the library. We will hold elections for the 2018-2019 PTO Board at that time. Our agenda is available here: April 9 2018 PTO Meeting Agenda and the slate of candidates is available here: 2018-2019slate
We’re very excited about our “Flashback” themed Jags Bash coming up on Friday, April 27! This is a free event thanks to the success of this year’s fundraisers. T-shirts are available to order. RSVP by Thursday, April 12 for your student to attend. If your student did not bring home an RSVP/t-shirt order envelope, you can find the form here: Jags Bash Flashback envelope
We still need volunteers to help make Jags Bash run smoothly. Volunteers receive a free t-shirt as a thank you! If you can help, please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a44aaa628a13-jags Volunteers should submit a limited background check form to the school prior to the event. That form is available here: Limited Background Check
We hope everyone has had a great weekend!
Welcome back from Spring Break, Jag Families!
We wanted to remind you of our next PTO meeting, which will be Monday, April 9 at 5:30pm in the library/media center. Elections for next year’s PTO board will take place at this meeting, so we hope to see a lot of you there!
Also, we are still in need of pictures of 8th graders for our slide show that will be featured at the 8th grade celebration. If you have photos to share, please email them to hhmsclassof2018@gmail.com with the student name in the subject line. Deadline for submission is April 13.
We hope all of our families had a great day back from break!
Jag Families,
It’s hard to believe, but there’s just one more day of school before Spring Break! We wanted to reach out to 8th grade parents for pictures to be included in the 8th grade slide show. This will be featured at the 8th grade celebration. If you have photos to share, please email them to hhmsclassof2018@gmail.com with the student name in the subject line.
We hope everyone has a wonderful Spring Break!
Jag Families,
For our Spring Community Outreach, we are partnering with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We will be collecting loose change at lunches on Thursday, March 15 to help fund research and patient support for those with blood cancers. See our flier for more information: Pennies for Patients
