Principal's Memo
February 5-9, 2024
A Message from Dr. Harris
Henderson Family!
This week has me beaming as the proud principal of Henderson. While we did not win, I am super proud of our basketball and cheerleading program. I especially want to shout out our Boys' Basketball team for not giving up when playing Upson-Lee. Also, a big shout out to our wrestling team which includes both boy and girl wrestlers.
To top it off, we had several students to place in the Regional Science Fair competition in Griffin:
1st Place-Carter Glover & Rebekah Goodman
2nd Place-Ava Rustin
2nd Place-Jaylee Smith
2nd Place-Micah Wheeler
3rd Place-Sophia Merchant
3rd Place-Alex Payne
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Award-Carter Glover & Rebekah Goodman
Warm regards,
Dr. Suzan Harris
Proud Principal of Henderson Middle School
2023 GASSP Middle School Principal of the Year
HMS Science Fair Repsresentatives
1st Place-Carter Glover & Rebekah Goodman
3rd Place-Alex Payne
2nd Place-Micah Wheeler
2nd Place-Ava Rustin
3rd Place-Sophia Marchant
Peyton Gittens
2nd Place-Jaylee Smith
Layla Gilmore and Ava Novotny
The Week at a Glance
School Counselor Appreciation Week
Monday, February 5
- Reading Plus Day
- Dress for Success Day
- Soccer @ Upson Lee
Tuesday, February 6
- Baseball vs Lamar County
Wednesday, February 7
- Tiger Time (CAB/Club Day)
- Soccer vs. Monroe County
Thursday, February 8
- Griffin RESA Literacy Days
- 6th Grade Field Trip to GA Aquarium
- Baseball vs. Clifton Ridge
Friday, February 9
- Dental Van
- Khan Mappers Day
- Winter Ball
Upcoming
- February 19-23 Winter Break
Announcements
Counselor's Corner
The HMS School Counselors are here for you! Please contact us by clicking the COUNSELOR link in ClassLink. 🥰
We want you here every single day- EVERY DAY OF SCHOOL MATTERS! Our goal for student attendance is that 93% of our students are present each day.
January 22-26 Attendance Data
6th grade- 93.99% present 👏👏👏
7th grade- 93.25% present 👏👏👏
8th grade- 91.38% present
Rising and 6th and rising 9th graders have transition activities scheduled to take place during the month of February... More to come!
Take care/Be safe/Looking forward to seeing you more in 2024!
Mrs. Rankin and Dr. Leggett
National Suicide Hotline 1.800.273.8255
Georgia Crisis and Access Line 1.800.715.4225
GA Child Abuse/Reporting 1.855.GACHILD (422.4453)
Sports Update
February 2024
Henderson Middle School is in the Middle Georgia Middle School Athletic League. The league consists of Clifton Ridge, Gray Station, Upson Lee, Pike County, Lamar County, Monroe County and Jasper County.
HMS Basketball- The HMS boys basketball team hosted Upson Lee on Monday (1/22) and were defeated by a score of 57-54. The team started very slow and couldn't find the net but fought back to make it a very close game. It was 22-4 at one time early in the game. The boys finished the regular season 10-6. Congratulations to both the boys and girls basketball teams and thank you coaches and players for an exciting season.
HMS Cheer- The HMS cheer team was on hand for the basketball game against Upson Lee. The girls performed very well and got the fans excited. Thank you to Coach Rowland and the girls for a great basketball season.
HMS Baseball- HMS baseball has been working very hard to prepare for the season ahead. The team is having an intrasquad game on 02/02 and the first game will be held on Tuesday 02/06 at the Recreation Department. The team will host Lamar County with first pitch at 4:30. Good Luck Tigers.
HMS Soccer- HMS soccer teams have been working very hard to prepare for the upcoming season. The teams will start on the road next week on 02/05 @ Upson Lee beginning at 5 pm. The teams will then host Monroe County @ the Butts County Athletic Complex on 02/07 beginning @ 5:45 pm
HMS Volleyball- Tryouts for HMS Volleyball will be 02/05-02/07 from 3:30-5:30 in the HMS gym. In order to be eligible to try out the girls must have a current physical on file and BCSS consent paperwork completed and turned in to Coach Hall. Students must have passed 5 out of 6 classes for the 1st semester. For girls that make the team there will be a Player/Parent Meeting on 02/08 in the HMS cafeteria @ 6 pm.
HMS Track- The HMS track teams began practicing at the Butts County Athletic Complex on 01/18. The first meet is scheduled at home on 02/29 beginning at 4 pm alongside Jackson High School.
HMS Head Soccer Coaches
Media Moment
Students,
Be sure to complete your weekly Reading Plus Lessons. You will earn a token for every lesson that you score 80% or higher on. Those tokens can be cashed during your Media Center Visits.
Happy Reading!
Alison Williams
Media Specialist
Parent Engagement
To ensure you receive communication through Infinite Campus from HMS and BCSS, please make sure that all contact information like phone numbers and emails are correct! 📱💻
Please click on the links below to access the Parent Engagement Documents!
Please feel free to reach out to me for any Parent Engagement questions or suggestions!
Emily Marlow
Instructional Coach
Title I Parent Engagement Facilitator