It's the Merriest of Monday's at HAMS. Today we celebrate our last Merry Monday of December. Thank you to everyone in the building for making our first semester a great semester. Tis the season for overindulgence!

We are so proud of the wonderful performances from our HAMS band and choir students today at the Christmas Concert.




Congratulations to our HAMS December Student of the Month winners. We are very proud of your hard work!






Congratulations to the Hoopeston Varsity Girls Basketball Team who finished 3rd in the Oakwood Thanksgiving tournament last Friday night. They finished 3-1 in the tournament overall. Great job girls!

Congratulations to Maddie Barnes for earning All Tournament Team honors at the Oakwood Thanksgiving Tournament. She averaged 16 points per game and scored 29 points against Rantoul making 8 3point baskets! We are so proud of you!

Hoopeston Area Athlete Addy Kelnhofer is in the running for News Gazette Athlete of the Week for being a solid scoring option for the Cornjerkers in the Oakwood Comet Classic, putting up 17 points in a win over Westville and 16 in a win over Covington. You can cast your vote for Addy here: https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/athletes-week/

There will be a Middle School Volleyball Parent/Player meeting on Monday Nov. 25 at 5:30 pm in the High School Library.
If you cannot make it to the meeting please contact Miss Mann (HS) or Mrs. Garrison (HAMS) for all information that will be extended at the meeting.

The Hoopeston Lady Cornjerkers middle and high school basketball teams are enjoying watching the Lady Fighting Illini take on the Le Moyne Dolphins today.


It was a great night to celebrate our HAMS 8th grade girls basketball players. We are proud of you!





Mrs. Mac's Life Skills Class at the Middle School got to make Scarecrow Munch (Trail Mix) to deliver to teachers for World Kindness Day today! Students got to work on following visual recipe, basic kitchen skills, and delivery skills! Happy World Kindness Day!



Congratulations to the 6th graders who participated in ILMEA Elementary Chorus!


Some great actors from the HAMS Drama Class spent this evening at the IESA Speech Competition in Buckley. These kids worked hard and represented Hoopeston well! #cornjerkerpride

Mr. Goley's History of War classes at HAMS assisted in Veterans Day preparations today by placing flags throughout our exterior landscape.








Mrs. Mac's Life Skills Class at the Middle School made a trip to the grocery store this morning to work on their functional math skills! Thank you Kirby Foods for always being so accommodating for us!










The staff at Hoopeston Area Middle School is enjoying the Halloween dress up day for Red Ribbon Week today.



Congratulations to Ms. Kennedy (1st), Mrs. Garrison (2nd), and Mrs. Judy (3rd), for winning this year's Red Ribbon Week Door Decorating Contest at Hoopeston Area Middle School. All of the doors this year were terrific.









The Hoopeston community was treated to memorable performances from the HAMS Band and Choir this evening!! A special thank you to our Band and Chorus directors for their efforts in preparing our students for this event.




Mrs. Mac's Life Skills class got to pick apples while working on functional communication, money math, and life skills. Thank you so much Curtis Orchard for being accommodating with us! We can't wait to make a fun treat with our apples!









Hoopeston Area Middle School will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week next week, October 28-November 1. Please see the following Red Ribbon Week Spirit Days.

Mrs. Lee’s HAMS newspaper class spent eight weeks learning about newspaper structure, writing, photography, interviewing, and style. And last week, the first issue of the 2024-25 Cornjerker Times was printed. Congratulations to the Cornjerker Times staff on your excellent work!
