Holland Middle

Congratulations to the following artists for receiving the 2024 District Art Award:

• Kat Mai Duch (4/WST) - Silhouette painting
• June Nelson (4/HLA) - Self Portrait with Flowers
• Chloe Gale (5/JEF) - Mysterious Eye Collage
• Elliot Perkins (5/HTS) - Self portrait
• Sam Bordenkircher (6/HMS) - Parrot Crayon Etching
• Alejandra Rojas Vasquez (7/HMS) - Prisma Colored Pencil Burger
• Annie Lou Howell (8/HMS) - 
• Delaney Wilson (9/HHS) - 2- Point Perspective
• Harper Schoon-Tanis (9/HHS) - Linoleum Print
• Hadleigh Hilgert (11/HHS) - Digital Art Piece

The artists' work will be displayed for the next year in the Board Training Room in the District Administartion Building.

Holland Middle School is proud to announce that Reese Weeks and Ashlyn DePoy will be advancing to the National History Day Finals in Washington D.C. Their submission in the Group Website Category Junior Division, Silencing the Pain: Discovering Comfort in Medicine, earned them a top spot at the Michigan History Day state competition this past Saturday at Central Michigan University.  

Lexi Gibson also advanced in the Individual Exhibit Junior Division with her entry, The Barbie Revolution,  earning an alternate spot to the NHD finals.  

Hi Families!  

Monday: 

• MSTEP for 8th graders

Tuesday: 

• 7th Grade Reproductive Health Starts- 4/23-5/9 (OPT OUT BELOW)
• Okay to Say Presentations: 6th, 7th, and 8th graders (OPT OUT BELOW)
• Tutoring

Wednesday: 

• Vision Testing for 7th graders

Thursday: 

• all afternoon clubs on: ASL/drama/crafting

Friday: 

• 1/2 day! Dismissal at 10:35
• no chess

As we prepare for the start of the next school year, it's time register your student for 2024-25. This is something we ask ALL current HPS families to do EVERY year. 

Completing the registration lets us know your student(s) will be returning next year!  It also lets you:

• Review and update household contact information
• Review and update student health information
• Request transportation for the 2024-2025 school year (Deadline to request bussing is August 1)

Without this information, your student can not be added to a class list for next year OR have a class schedule created for them.

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program went on a college visit to the only Deaf and Hard of Hearing liberal arts college in the world, Gallaudet University in Washington, DC.

Holland Middle School has four 8th graders that have qualified for the National History Day State competition at Central Michigan University on April 20. 

Our school will be hosting a presentation on OK2SAY – Michigan’s student safety program for students.

• K-5 students: Thursday & Friday, April 18 & 19
• HMS students: Tuesday, April 23
• HHS students: Wednesday, April 17

The program is designed to inform students how they can help make their school and community safer by reporting dangerous and concerning behaviors to a trusted adult or OK2SAY.  

On Monday, April 8 – just after we return from Spring Break - we will be in the path of a solar eclipse. West Michigan will experience a partial eclipse from 1:55 to 4:24pm with 94% totality at 3:11pm.

While this is an amazing educational opportunity, there are also potential risks. Viewing of the eclipse without proper eye protection can cause permanent damage to vision. And regular sunglasses do not provide adequate protection. 

Holland Public Schools is naming the finalists for their Power H Impact Awards… This week we introduce you to the building finalists from HMS and HHS!

Read-A-Thon Raised $26,016!  | Our readers read 241,830 minutes!!

• Top Participating School Winner is HLA!! HLA wins $500 for the school to spend as they wish. 
• Winner of the school-wide prize is HMS for the most minutes read! HMS will get a visit from the Polar Patrol in May. 

PTO chairs will soon be raffling off prizes from Craig's Cruisers, BAM, Tip Toes, Reader's World, Kilwins, Peachwave, HPS Athletic Office and the Holland Peanut Store.