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Horizon Middle School
Weekly Newsletter - October 13, 2023
ATTENDANCE LINE: 509-558-4950
Horizon PTO
Last day to Pledge support to earn entries is Friday 10/13/23
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
Early Release at 12:30 10/17-10/20
We wanted to share out information in regards to our upcoming parent-teacher conferences. Students will be released early, for conferences, on October 17-20. They will be released at 12:30 PM each of those four days. For those who are new to Horizon, I wanted to explain how conferences work on these four days. On Tuesday, October 17th, we will have arena conferences from 1 PM to 3 PM in our gyms. We will do the same from 4 PM to 6 PM on Thursday, October 19th. With arena conferences, parents can come and meet with teachers in an open house type format during those two hour blocks. Parents can choose to visit all six of their child’s teachers or just a few of them that they would like to connect with. In addition to our arena conferences, on the other days, teachers schedule specific times to meet with parents who they call and invite to attend a conference. If you do not get a call to attend a specific conference and would like to meet with your child’s teachers, please plan to come during one of the two arena conference sessions.
Sports
Registration for Volleyball and Wrestling open now
Our Early Winter Sports Parent Meeting will be in the Horizon gym at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25th, and will last for 30 minutes. For more information on how to signup for athletics please click here.
PowerSchool
PowerSchool Assistance
Should you need assistance with PowerSchool, please click the following link for helpful information:
ACADEMICS
Horizon Middle School Soaring Hawks
Horizon Middle School recognizes students who show exceptional academic and strong character.
Students who earn a minimum of 3.5 GPA for each of the first three quarters of the academic year are eligible to join the Horizon Middle School Soaring Hawks National Junior Honor Society. After each quarter, names of eligible students will be posted and published at school. Students whose names are posted each of the first three quarters are eligible to join Honor Society at the end of the year ceremony. During the ceremony, students receive certificates and medals in recognition of their achievements.
BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENUS
The application for free and reduced school lunches can be found by clicking here.
Upcoming in CVSD
IMPORTANT DATES
Upcoming Events
October 17 - 1st Quarter Progress Reports available on Power School
October 17-20 - Fall Conferences (Early Release at 12:30 pm)
October 17 - Afternoon Arena Conferences (1 pm to 3 pm)
October 19 - Evening Arena Conferences (4 pm to 6 pm)
October 19 - Student picture retakes
Horizon Middle School
Email: jmurdock@cvsd.org or dhall@cvsd.org
Website: https://hms.cvsd.org/
Location: 3915 South Pines Road
Phone: 509-558-4940