Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District

Introducing the Middle School Students of the Month for January!

5th: Jeremy Pena-Matute
6th: Maddox Dolphin
7th: Kendal Doughty
8th: Keegan Van Roekel

Thanks to you all for being great role models and exemplifying what it means to be an HMS Hawk--way to show your Hawk WINGS (Working Together, Integrity, Never Giving Up, Generous in Spirit, and Show Respect)!

We Are Hiring!

Do you know of any individuals looking to join an excellent school district? If so, send them our way! The HMS Community School District is seeking highly qualified, dynamic individuals to serve in a variety of roles within the school district. For more information, please visit the HMS district employment page at: https://www.hartley-ms.k12.ia.us/page/employment

Questions regarding any of these positions can be directed to Mrs. Tenee Jessen at tjessen@hmshawks.org.

Please contact Superintendent Patrick Carlin at pcarlin@hmshawks.org or 712-928-3406 to express interest in the listed items for sale.

Join us for our upcoming elementary spring music concerts!

This week is National School Counseling Week! Thank you to our Professional School Counselors for all that you do to amplify student success!

Thank you to the group from First Reformed Church for joining us this morning! What a special way to start the day!

Need help deciding whether a source is credible or not? Just ask our 7th grade Language Arts students for help! They created visuals to help decipher which published items are valuable enough to view, refer to, and utilize in their academic work.

District Large Group Speech was held on Saturday. Check out the results below!

Congratulations to the students who advanced to Large Group State! Large Group State will be held on Saturday, February 7th in Cherokee!

On Monday, January 19, two 6th-grade students from HMS were selected to participate in the Strong Foundations Honor Band hosted by Bishop Heelan High School in Sioux City. Elliott Mayer and Emmett Vander Berg started rehearsing music at noon that day, along with one hundred other students from the surrounding area, and then put on a concert that evening. Part of their day was attending a director's concert put on by band directors from the participating schools. Mr. Arnold-Yenzer played clarinet in this band, and Elliott and Emmett captured pictures of it!

The HS Basketball Game against Akron is canceled tonight. There will be no activities today.

HMS will be closed today (1/23) due to extreme cold temperatures. A determination regarding tonight's HS home basketball game against Akron will be made later today.

HMS will have a 2 hour late start on Friday, January 23rd. No AM Activities or PK.

No morning activities on Thursday, January 22nd.

HMS will be closed today (1/21) due to anticipated winds and blowing snow. Stay safe!

Students in Mr. Adkins and Mrs. Schirmer’s classroom have been learning all about dinosaurs. Students were paleontologists and had the opportunity to dig out their own dinosaur from eggs!

Join us this Friday for Senior Night!

The O’Brien County Naturalist also visited and presented a lesson on plants, connecting learning to the plant unit TK students are studying currently!

HMS will be having a 2hr late start today due to ice roads. No AM Activities and No AM Preschool.

The Middle School is hosting another Donuts & Dudes event! Grab your special grown-up and join us at the Middle School Cafeteria on February 6th at 7:45 a.m for a tasty breakfast treat!

High School students participated in a Career & Pathways Exploration Fair upon returning back to school for the semester!

Our high school began with a morning focused on life beyond graduation. Students explored future pathways through engaging conversations with guest speakers, local businesses, and alumni who shared their experiences and insights. It was an inspiring start to 2nd semester, helping students see the many paths their futures may hold!

Thank you to all that participated in making it an amazing day for our students at the high school!