On Friday, HMS staff members worked with Tim Allen (Assistant Executive Director of the New England League of Middle Schools) and Vilenti Tulloch (CEO of the Academic Leadership Association) on "Building Relationships that Work". Our teachers and support staff gained valuable insights into relationship-building and practiced strategies to deepen relationships with our students. Many thanks to Tim and Vilenti!
Yesterday morning, during our extended advisory period, we held mixed-grade, small-group discussions about our One Book, One School text, Medusa: The Myth of Monsters by Katherine Marsh. In this photo, Ms. Burrows is facilitating one of the small group discussions. Yesterday's small-group discussions signal that we are at the mid-point of the book. We are having a great time reading and discussing the book in Language Arts classes and in these small groups. Thank you again to our PTO for funding this wonderful learning opportunity!
We are so excited to have all of our students and staff reading the same book this fall! Our One Book, One School text for this year is Medusa: The Myth of Monsters by Katherine Marsh. In this photo, Ms. Myers is reading the book to one of her 8th-grade Language Arts classes. In November, Ms. Marsh will visit HMS and talk with each grade level. Thank you to our PTO for funding this wonderful learning opportunity!
Our 6th graders are climbing to new heights with Ripple Effect today!
We have just been made aware that our phone system is not receiving incoming calls nor able to make outgoing calls. We are working to solve this problem. In the meantime, please use email to contact the main office if you have a message for a student (brenda_vandzura@yarmouthschools or jenny_buerhaus@yarmouthschools.org).
The HMS Football team had its first game today against Old Orchard Beach, a 44-2 win for the Clippers. Pictured is the touchdown that put HMS up 28-2 in the third quarter.
Fall sports have officially started! Our 8th grade boys soccer face the Brunswick Dragons at Winslow!
Fun fact from week #1 at HMS: Our students checked out 374 books in four days!
We have had a great first day so far! Pictured here is our 6th-grade Chorus class with Ms. Grover. Our students (and teacher!) are singing and moving right from day one!
Our teams of educators truly enjoy working with one another. Our teams are hard at work this week, preparing for the start of school and engaging in professional learning. Here is our 6th-grade team having lunch together today. We are all looking forward to the start of school on Tuesday!
Our intrepid administrative assistants, Ms. Van Dzura and Ms. Buerhaus, are getting school supplies ready for our students! A reminder that school supplies are provided by the school department and will be distributed to students on the first day of school. We will welcome students to HMS two weeks from today!
We held our last assembly of the year this morning. We celebrated retiring staff members, presented the yearbook to the school community, and enjoyed two student musical performances. It was a great way to celebrate the end of the school year!
Please vote on the School Budget TODAY!
Polls are open until 8:00 p.m. in the High School Gymnasium.
Read more about the budget at www.yarmouthschools.org/page/budget
Our a cappella groups are touring Yarmouth today, performing for several audiences in our community. Our 7th and 8th grade members of Y'Acapella are pictured here talking with residents at the Brentwood Center for Health and Rehabilitation after their performance. Thank you to Kimberly Grover, our choral director, for organizing the 2025 Y'Acapella Tour!
Thinking back to our Young Athletes Festival from Friday. Our 8th graders did such a wonderful job supporting the athletes as they engaged in the many activities on Winslow Field. Many thanks to our 8th-grade teachers and the staff at Special Olympics Maine for making this day possible!
Our Track and Field team hosted several local middle schools for a meet today at the YHS track!
It's Jazz Night at HMS! Our 6th-grade Jazz Band and 7th/8th-grade Jazz Band put on a stirring performance tonight. Thank you to our Band Director, Liz Matta, students, and parents for making tonight such a special event!
Congratulations to our 6th-grade chorus and band members on a wonderful spring concert last night!
What a fun 7th and 8th grade Spring Concert tonight!
Many thanks to our PTO and to all of the parents and caregivers who brought in delicious food for Teacher Appreciation Week today. The spread was amazing!
