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The clock is ticking!
Our 2025 Cultural Arts Fair Cover Design Contest is still open, but the deadline is quickly approaching! This year's theme, "Mosaic of Cultures | Mosaico de Culturas," was inspired by 1st grade student Bradley Gonzales. Whether it’s a construction paper mosaic, painted tiles, or even photography, encourage your child to get creative and submit their artwork.
Don't miss the chance for your child's design to be featured on this year's Cultural Arts program cover!
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🎉 This National School Counselors Week, we want to give a huge shoutout to our incredible Harlandale Middle School counselors! ❤️ Your dedication, support, and unwavering guidance make a lasting impact on our students every day. Thank you for all you do to help them succeed, grow, and thrive! 🙌 #NationalSchoolCounselorsWeek #HMSPride #ThankYouCounselors
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Game Day, Let's Go BRAVES!!!!
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We’re excited to invite all students, families, and community members to join us for Brave Fest on March 21! 🎉 It’s going to be an amazing event full of fun, lots of food and games. Mark your calendars and save the date Braves! #BraveFest2025 #HarlandaleCommunity #BravePride
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HMS Family!!! Progress Reports go home today. Take some time and review your child's educational progress. If you have any concerns contact your child's teacher via ROOMs.
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Igniter your child's Passion for STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math with the summer PREP Prefreshman Engineering Program. Available to all middle and high school students. Join the virtual information session to learn more. Details are on the attached flyers.
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HMS Family!!!! Let's congratulate our HMS Teacher of the Year Mrs. Covarrubia-Barcenez!!!!!
🎉👏 Huge congratulations to Mrs. Barcenez for being named Harlandale Middle School’s Employee of the Year! 👏🎉
Her dedication, hard work, and passion for our students and school community does not go unnoticed. Mrs. Barcenez, you are an inspiration to all of us, and we’re so lucky to have you as part of our team! Thank you for everything you do – your impact is truly felt by everyone. 🌟
#EmployeeOfTheYear #HMSPride #InspiringExcellence
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Community Health Challenge!!!! Let's get healthy together.... earn points by tracking your physical activity, upload selfies, and participating in healthy group activities.
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Game Day, Let's Go BRAVES!!!!
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Federal Report Cards are now available. The Federal Report Cards are on the HMS website - click on the menu tab, under the title: Our School. Hard copies will also be available upon request at the front office.
Harlandale Independent School District, Harlandale Middle School is sharing this information about the district and your child’s campus with you as part of its obligations under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).
Federal Report Cards for the state, the district, and each of the district’s campuses are now available on the district’s website at this link: https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&_debug=0&frc=yes&ccyy=2024&lev=C&id=015904041&prgopt=reports%2Ffrc%2Ffrc.sas or are also available on the Texas Education Agency’s website at: https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/accountability/academic-accountability/performance-reporting/federal-report-cards.
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Game Day!!! Let's go BRAVES!!!!
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The 2025 Cultural Arts Fair Cover Design Contest is now open! "Mosaic of Cultures | Mosaico de Culturas" is this year's theme courtesy of 1st grade student Bradley Gonzales.
From construction paper mosaics to painted tiles or even photography, encourage your child to take part in the contest and their artwork could be featured on this year's Cultural Arts program!
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In light of the dangerous road conditions expected overnight and into tomorrow morning, Harlandale ISD has made the decision to cancel school on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Please stay safe and warm!
Read more: https://www.harlandale.net/article/1975879
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MLK Jr. Day ~~ No School
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Due to the weather predicted for next week, the Mobile Food Pantry has been postponed until January 28th. The truck will arrive at 11 and we start as soon as we can after that. Thanks. Have a wonderful long weekend.
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HMS Family!!! Mark your calendars for Cafecito with Administration - January 24th from 9-10am.
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GO Braves!!! The 8th grade boys basketball team showed their skills at last night's game versus Kingsborough MS. Thanks, Principal Lara for taking such awesome pictures.
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On Monday, we celebrated our Emergent Bilingual students. Congratulations to all the Emergent Bilingual students for meeting all the TELPAS standards. Great Job!!!
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Congratulations to some of our 7th grade student who were recognized on Monday for meeting their target goal on their last math test.
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8th grade parent and students: are you interested in attending STEM ECHS as a Freshman next school year? Review the flyer and apply!!!