Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District

This week, members of the Student Council spent Wednesday volunteering at the Clay County Fair!

The Homecoming Parade is right around the corner, and we need your help to make it a success. If your business would like to participate in the parade on Friday, September 19, please email bbiery@hartley-ms.k12.ia.us to reserve your spot!

Homecoming Week is next week! Elementary and Middle School students and staff are invited to show their school spirit by participating in the week's dress-up days!

Thank you to the Volleyball teams for joining us this past Friday for High Five Friday! It was such a fun morning! Best of luck with your season! Go Hawks!

TK had two visitors this week! Vicki Conaway and a baby squirrel. Students got to pet the squirrel as Vicki shared how the baby squirrel came to be a part of their family and what squirrels do. Stay tuned, as Vicki also brought in seven caterpillars. Some of them are climbing ‘up’ their current habitat, which means they are getting ready for their change!

This Saturday, the Cyclones play the Hawkeyes! HMS Elementary will have its annual Cy-Hawk Day this Friday, the 6th of September! Students are encouraged to wear their Cyclone or Hawkeye gear to show their support for their favorite team. If you aren't a fan of either team, you are encouraged to wear HMS Hawks gear or another favorite team's apparel.

🎟️ Support the Hawks and make game day easy! 🎟️

Skip the hassle by purchasing your tickets online through our bound URL. They scan quickly at the door so you can get right to cheering on our teams. Thanks for backing our Hawks, your support means the world! 🦅

https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/hartleymelvinsanborn/tickets

Picture Day is right around the corner!

Students will have Picture Day on Tuesday, September 16. Picture make-ups will be on Wednesday, October 22nd. See the attached flyer for more information.

Attention businesses of the Hartley, Melvin, and Sanborn communities:

We invite you to participate in the 2025 Homecoming Parade on Friday, September 19, at 2:15 p.m. downtown Hartley. If interested, please e-mail bbiery@hartley-ms.k12.ia.us to reserve a spot!

The football team brought the energy this morning! Thanks for joining us this morning for High Five Friday, and good luck tonight!

#HawkPride

A special thank you to members from the Sanborn Legion who took time out of their morning to raise the flag and lead the middle school students in the Pledge of Allegiance on the first day of school!

Varsity football opens their season this Friday at HOME vs Okoboji.

Tickets can be purchased here https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20250407052559709cdc37161671346/checkout

Tickets will be scanned at the gate.

Gates open at 6:00PM | Kickoff at 7:00PM

We are excited to see you there! Go Hawks!

We need you to save the day!

The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School District is currently seeking substitutes for all positions. Please contact Mr. Carlin at pcarlin@hmshawks.org or any building principal if you are interested!

Lindsy Holst will be transitioning from an Instructional Coach to teaching K-12 TAG next year! Congratulations, Lindsy!

Help us welcome Audrey Case to our HMS Team! Audrey will join the Elementary School as an Instructional Strategist next year! #HawkPride

Jeremiah Delzer will be transitioning from an Instructional Strategist to teaching High School Social Studies next year! Congratulations, Jeremiah!

Help us welcome Natasha Schirmer to our HMS Team! Natasha will join the Middle School as an Instructional Strategist next year! #HawkPride

Kimberly Dokter will be transitioning from teaching 4th grade to 3rd grade next year! Congratulations, Kimberly!

Help us welcome Taylor Schmidtfranz to our HMS Team! Taylor will join the Middle School, teaching Social Studies next year! #HawkPride