Weekly Newsletter- Week of June 1st
Newsletter Items
WEEK AT A GLANCE:
MONDAY-
Full Day
Chromebooks collected
TUESDAY-
1/2 day- dismissal at 10:35
Capture the Flag 10-10:30
WEDNESDAY-
1/2 day- dismissal at 10:35
Award Ceremony- Scroll Down for Details
8th GRADE AWARDS:
- 8:00- 8:30 Parents/Families Arrive- PARK IN FRONT- no parking in back allowed
- 8:30-10:10 8th grade award ceremony
10:10 8th graders take their last walk through HMS as students
10:20-8th grade families and students will enter the cafeteria for cookies and juice
10:35 dismissal of students
YEARBOOKS- ORDERING
Online ordering is still available to anyone who would still like a yearbook. Personal webcodes are required for online ordering. Should parents need help locating their code, they can use the lookup tool link below or contact our customer service department. For your convenience, we also attached an updated webcode list just in case a parent or guardian reaches out to you looking for their code.
Order site: https://gpi.portraitpics.co/.
Look up tool: https://www.geskusphoto.com/lookup
Customer Service: https://www.geskusphoto.com/contact-us
June 1st HMS Summer Support Fair
Need ideas on what to do this summer for your middle schoolers? Check out the Summer Support Fair! We will set up outside HMS during dismissal on June 2nd!
10:30-11:30 (See flyer too)
8th Grade Students are invited to a special summer opportunity at Hope College.
RISE Summer Intensive at Hope College - 2026
The RISE Summer Intensive is a six-week program in June and July designed to prevent summer learning loss, accelerate grade-level mastery, and support social-emotional growth. The program integrates reading/literacy, math, science, and writing through hands-on, real-world STEAM activities that promote critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and academic discourse. Lessons are aligned to Michigan State Standards and incorporate Mathematical and Science & Engineering Practices. Weekly themes include Crime Scene Investigation, DNA Science, Sustainability & Energy, Coding & Design, Art & Design, and Nutrition & Stress and the Body. Hope College faculty and partners support content areas, providing authentic experiences and fostering student agency, advocacy, and social responsibility. Students develop skills in research, communication, self-management, and social-emotional learning while applying knowledge to authentic challenges and community-based projects.
Students will attend the program Monday - Friday from 8:30am - 12:30pm, from June 15, 2026 - August 5, 2026. (There will be NO Sessions the week of the week of June 29-July 3rd due to the 4th of July.) Link to sign-up: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V6y9J0ipfzqfQm63-pKOHVqneOdWJoZv/view
Related News Articles
Holland Middle School was named one of just 419 schools in Michigan as a Green School by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Environment (EGLE).
To earn MI Green Schools certification, HMS completed at least 10 approved environmental activities throughout the school year. For example:
- Student-led recycling efforts
- The Bird Feeder project
- The HMS Greenhouse
Michigan Green Schools supports and celebrates the achievements of PreK-12 schools in protecting the state's air, land, water, and ecosystems through their commitments to environmental education and stewardship actions.
As we prepare for the start of the next school year, it's time to register your student for 2026-27. 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!
- Your household contact information is up to date
- Your student health information is up to date
- if you are requesting transportation for the 2026-2027 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.
"Are You Smart Than An 8th Grader?" Trivia Night at HMS | May 21 from 6-8 pm.
This fundraiser promises a fun night of learning, laughter and community building.
HPS is proud to provide 7-Day Meal Boxes to families in the district during the summer months.
Each box will contain a menu with food prep instructions and food items for 7 breakfasts and 7 lunches per week.
- Meal pick-up will be located at Central Wesleyan Church (446 West 40th St. Holland MI 49423 - Door A) from 12:00-1:00 PM
- Thursday, June 11 through July 30
- Meals will be distributed based on a first come first served basis and not based on pre-registration.
There is no need to register for these meals... just stop by during the pick-up time to receive the meals for your student(s).
For the last 77 years, May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month. It was introduced by the organization Mental Health America, with the focus of increasing awareness, reducing stigma, and promoting wellness.
In this month's newsletter, you'll learn more about practices that can help improve our children’s mental health as well as our own.
This week we talk with our Community Coordinators Alex Crisp (Holland Heights & HMS), Grace Stupka (West & Jefferson), and Kate Leighton-Colburn (HLA and HHS) about the Registration Block Party and Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, April 29, 5:30-7pm at Holland Middle School.
Congratulations to our 2026 District Art Award Winners:
- Cassidy Russell, Grade 12
- Jordan Garcia, Grade 11
- Von Bunnell II, Grade 9
- Jose Mendez Pimentel Jr, Grade 8
- Hendrick Hoekman, Grade 7
- Charlotte Buck, Grade 6
- Gennesis Ramirez-Ramirez, Holland Heights 5
- Tamari Jeanne, West 3
- Noah Fortuna, Jefferson 3
- Cecelia Ferreira, HLA 4
The award-winning artwork will hang in the Board Training Room at the District Admin Building for next year.