Tiger Time

Greetings HFMS Families,

Spring is here which means summer is right around the corner. With those things in mind the message remains the same for our students – finish strong! Please continue to stay on your kiddos and remind them of the importance of having a positive final marking period. Warmer weather means more activities and at times more distractions. We can all find ourselves guilty of looking ahead prematurely and losing focus. We also have numerous upcoming positive school activities and I want to make sure all of our students remain eligible, grade and behavior wise, so that they can fully participate.

I hope you all have an outstanding “Spring Break 2025” and are able to find time to relax and recharge for that final push to summer. As always, please do not ever hesitate to reach out to myself or our admin team if there are questions or concerns you have at any time throughout the school year.

Take care,

Eric R. Vandell

Principal, HFMS

evandell@k12.wv.us

The WV General Summative Assessment is right around the corner. This standardized test is administered to all students, each year in order to assess student learning to compare across school, district, and state levels. This information is used to drive instruction and provide information on learning gaps in order to provide supports.

Did you know that attendance is a key factor in students obtaining proficiency in testing? A single day increase in absences can lead to a decrease in math scores by 0.2%. There is a direct connection between attendance and test scores. Students with strong attendance (missing 5 or less days) have a higher test proficiency than students with chronic absenteeism.

As testing season approaches, please encourage your student to attend school each day, on time! Getting to school late disrupts the learning process for no only the tardy student, but also the others in their class.

Remember Tiger Families: Roar to success, Miss 9 days or less!

Please congratulate our Concert Band students on their earning of a Superior Rating at the Concert Band Festival in Musselman Middle School on March 27th.

Also, our FFA team earned First Place for Conduct of Chapter Meetings Team at the Northeast Regional Competition on March 27th.

Way to go Tigers!

Take Your Child to Work Day is organized for 8th grade students each April. Students who participate must:

1. Complete the necessary forms prior to participating (due no later than April 22)
2. Submit the Take Your Child to Work Day Post-Experience Form to Dr. Maranda immediately following the activity (due no later than May 1)

Only 8th grade students who complete all forms and requirements will be excused from school that day.

You may access the forms here.

We are hosting our first HFMS Spelling Bee this school year!

Congratulations to the qualifying top scorers of our school-wide Spelling Bee contest. We had 63 students earn cub cash for the school store and qualify for the second round. Round two of our competition will take place the second week of April during 4th period.

April 3

• Track-CTMS Dual Meet @ Charles Town Middle-3pm

April 8

• Get-A-Life Program for 8th graders

April 9

• Track-@ Hampshire Middle School-3pm

April 10

• Hoops for Heart

April 11

• Faculty Senate-2 Hour Early Release for Students
• Mid-Term of 4th Quarter

April 14-21

• Spring Break
• No School for Students

April 22

• Mobile Career Center at HFMS

April 23

• Track-@ Jefferson High School-3pm

April 24

• Take Your Child to Work Day (8th grade students only-paperwork is REQUIRED)

April 30

• Track-@Washington High School-3pm

Office Contact: Dr. Maranda
Website: https://hfms.jcswv.org/o/hfms
Text/phone: 304-535-6357