Our HAMS Spelling Team placed 3rd last night at County Championships. Congratulations to all members on a successful season! #CornjerkerPride
On Monday, March 4th, the HAMS Spelling Team placed first in the Spelling Sectionals held at Oakwood. They scored 56 with the second place team, Rossville-Alvin, scoring 43 words. Hoopeston spellers Olivia Gillins and Landon Blakey both achieved a perfect round of 15 words. Audra Powell and Ashley Catete also had strong rounds of 13 words. Alternate for the team was Avery Scharlach.
The Hoopeston Spelling Team will advance to the county Championship which will be held on Thursday, March 7th at 6 p.m. at Salt Fork South. Go, Cornjerkers!
Hoopeston Area Middle School: it’s yearbook order time! Books may be ordered online at https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/PictavoSchool/FindSchool
You can find our school by city/state or enter school ID # 717552.
Books will be delivered to HAMS before the end of the school year. Orders are due Friday, March 29.
Thanks!
Hoopeston Area Middle School's Yearbook Team
The Hoopeston Area community was treated to an amazing performance by the HAMS Band and Chorus this evening. As always, we are very proud of the work the students and directors put in to make each concert a success!
Please note these important dates in March for Hoopeston Area Middle School.
Awesome science field trip (thanks Mrs. Sterrenberg!) with our 8th graders today at Forest Glen. Now we know how maple syrup is made! #ForestGlen #CornjerkerPride
Mrs. Eighner's 6th grade 1st/2nd hour ELA class enjoyed an ice cream party this morning. They won a Kahoot Vocabulary Challenge last week. The class answered more words correctly than all other classes. Congratulations! #Cornjerkerpride
Congratulations to 7th grader Olivia Gillins, winner of the 2024 HAMS Spelling Contest! The contest went into a Spell-off with Olivia winning the competition by 3 words. The entire Spelling Team will compete at county Sectionals on Monday, March 4th.
HAMS January Important Dates
For our last day before break our 8th graders did a "Snowball Writing" activity. The students were all given a story starter they had to continue, using their creative minds. Once they were done they waded up the papers and threw them at the front of the room and then repeated.
Students in Mrs. Mac's Life Skills class celebrated the end of the semester with a bowling trip! They are super excited for next semester as they learn about kitchen appliances, transportation, mechanics/ basic repairs, and technology/internet safety!
Mrs. Lee's HAMS Newspaper class did terrific job on their December Cornjerker Times newspaper. #CornjerkerPride
Family and friends were treated to a wonderful evening of music by the HAMS and HAHS choirs at the first annual Cookies and Carols event. Thank you to all that made this special night possible.
Our HAMS band and choir did an outstanding job performing at the Christmas concert this afternoon. #CornjerkerPride
Today our Middle School Life Skills Class got the opportunity to put their new skills to the test by visiting Country Way Coin Laundry. Students got to walk through in person the steps of using a washer and dryer at the laundromat! Afterwards, they got to enjoy lunch at Rossville Family Restaurant and practice ordering independently! Thank you to both businesses for allowing us to come by today.
Congratulations to our HAMS Door Decorating Contest winners. The competition was fierce!
Most Creative - Mrs. Fruhling
Most Original - Mrs. Young
Best Use of Halloween Theme - Mrs. Schoonover & Mrs. Kietzman
On Friday, our HAMS Drama Class had the privilege of participating in the IESA State Speech Contest in Rantoul. Eighth Graders Isabelle Acosta and Audra Powell did a great job representing Hoopeston Area with their duet performance. #CornjerkerPride
Our HAMS four square volleyball tournament for our PBIS Quarter 1 celebration was a lot of fun this afternoon. #CornjerkerPride
Ms. Kennedy's HAMS science classes are learning more about using microscopes today while examining their cheek cells. #CornjerkerPride
As always, the HAMS Band and Chorus sounded amazing tonight at the Fall Concert!
