Weekly Newsletter- Week of September 15th

September Dates to Note: 

22 Student Survey in advisory

26 Progress Reports

Hispanic Heritage Month         

We are excited to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month at Holland Middle School! From September 15 to October 15, we join the nation in recognizing and celebrating the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. We will be having lunch time activities, Advisory lessons every Wednesday throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, cultural displays and Latino artist music during passing time.

TARDY POLICY

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We want to inform you that a revised Tardy Policy will go into effect starting Monday, September 15, 2025. A tardy report will be run every Friday at 2:45 pm OR end of the school week. Parents of students with a minimum of 5 unexcused tardies will receive an email with an exact total along with additional information pertaining to your student’s status. Please note that tardies to Advisory will now be counted toward a student’s total number of tardies for the current quarter. Repeated tardies will result in disciplinary consequences in accordance with our school guidelines. The following link is a copy of the revised 2025-26 HMS Tardy Policy 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xAF2ck-t-dslrJj6nUqSogYyS14lE5FeHJzXD4zKWvM/edit?usp=sharing  

We appreciate your support in helping students arrive at school and to classes on time and ready to learn each day. 

Sincerely,

Holland Middle School Administration

CLUBS!

This week: 

Friday 2:45-3:45

Chess Club → Starting September 19th

SPORTS: 

This week- 

9/15

Volleyball (Girls 7th Red) - Hamilton Middle School (H)9/15/2025 4:00 PM
Volleyball (Girls 8th Red) - Hamilton Middle School (H)9/15/2025 5:15 PM

9/16
Tennis (Boys MS) - Zeeland Creekside Middle School (A)9/16/2025 4:00 PM
Soccer (Boys 7th) - Jenison Junior High School (H)9/16/2025 4:00 PM
Cross Country (MS) - Holland Jamboree (H)9/16/2025 4:30 PM

9/17
Volleyball (Girls 7th Red) - Holland Christian Middle School (H)9/17/2025 4:00 PM

9/18
Tennis (Boys MS) - Hamilton Middle School (H)9/18/2025 4:00 PM
Soccer (Boys 7th) - Grandville Middle School (H)9/18/2025 4:00 PM
Soccer (Boys 8th) - Grandville Middle School (H)9/18/2025 5:15 PM

9/20
Cross Country (MS) - Zeeland Creekside Middle School (A)9/20/2025 TBD

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

2nd Annual Districtwide STEM Night and Paper Airplane Contest hosted by GENTEX Corporation - September 25, 5-7pm in HHS Commons. This family fun event is FREE and will feature Chemistry experiments, Robots, Virtual Reality and demonstrations for community partners. PLUS, fold and fly your paper plane in the first-ever HPS Paper Airplane Contest! 

Districtwide STEM Night & Paper Airplane Contest - September 25, 5-7pm

https://www.hollandpublicschools.org/pub/news/posts/3291

The Holland Hospital School Nurse Fun Run is Thursday, September 11, 6-8pm at HHS. The Fun Run has raised $383,500 since 2013 to make sure every HPS Building has a nurse on site! Register your family by September 8!

2025 School Nurse Fun Run - Thursday, September 11

https://www.hollandpublicschools.org/pub/news/posts/3283

GENERAL INFO

FREE LUNCH-  Please sign up!  Our goal is to get all HMS students signed up.  Your student will get a sweet treat by Friday September 5th.  https://www.hollandpublicschools.org/pub/news/posts/3298 

Chromebooks- Students will receive their chromebooks Monday.  They will leave these at school daily, unless they check it out from their 7th hour teacher.  It is their responsibility to bring it back charged.  

Lockers- We allow students to have backpacks during the day.  We will allow students to sign up for a locker starting Q2.  This is so students can focus on getting to class on time and not another location.  Athletes do have lockers in the gym.  

Information on drop-off times: School begins promptly at 7:30 a.m. Students should be dropped off in front no earlier than 7:00 a.m. Doors will open at 7:00 a.m.

Important notice regarding food deliveries: The use of food delivery services, including but not limited to DoorDash, GrubHub, UberEats, restaurant delivery, etc., is not permitted by students or parents during the school day. If necessary, parents may personally drop off lunch to the main office during the designated lunch period.

A reminder about attendance: Regular school attendance matters! Research has shown that students who miss more than 10% of school days are at a higher risk of lower grades in high school and college, and an increased chance of high school dropout. Parents/guardians, help your student succeed by helping them to establish a morning “get ready” routine, come up with a “plan B” for transportation if your student misses the bus, and if your student is sick, call school and provide a doctor’s note if possible so their absence can be excused.

Contacting Teachers - Use the staff directory to help contact your student's teachers.  You can also email directly from the Parent Portal Staff Directory