Middle School Volleyball pictures will be made Wednesday, September, 25th. Please bring your uniform to school with you that morning.
📸❗️Picture Day❗️📸. Fall pictures will be Wednesday, September 25th. These pictures will be used in the yearbook.
Attention, adventurers! Our Book Blast event starts next week where we will set off in search of treasure to build our students' home libraries. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map coming home next week to embark on a jungle quest to earn exciting prizes and books. 🗺️🌟 @go.booksarefun #bookblastadventures #bookblast #booksarefun #literacy
¡Atención, aventureros! Nuestro evento Book Blast comienza la próxima semana, donde partiremos en busca de tesoros para construir las bibliotecas de nuestros estudiantes. Sigue los pasos en el Mapa del Tesoro que llegará a casa la próxima semana para embarcarte en una épica búsqueda y ganar emocionantes recompensas y libros. 🗺️🌟
Thank you Northwest Alabama Mental Health Prevention and Renea Brand for the supplies to encourage the "Lock Your Meds" Campaign. This campaign encourages children and adults to lock up medication or dispose of unused meds.
All Marion County Schools will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 2nd, 2024. Enjoy your long weekend and stay safe!
Click the link below to sign up for our emergency alerts. The first and second contact for each student is automatically signed up. If you are the first or second contact, you do not need to complete this form. Anyone else who would like to receive calls, texts, and other notifications will need to complete this form no later than September 11, 2024.
https://forms.gle/K323ST17SkFQBLQn7
There will be a Title I Family Engagement Meeting tomorrow at 11:30 in the HMS library. Call the school office at (205) 921-7030 for more information.
A big thank you to SRO Belue and Chief Carter for making Mr. Knight's class honorary police officers today! #HMSStrong🐾❤️
MJ loves to visit her friends and get all the pats and scratches! #HMSStrong🐾❤️ #MJintheMiddle
Shared from Hamilton Police Department:
🚌 Stop for the bus so you’re not stopped by us! 🚔🛑
Please stop for school buses when they are picking up or dropping off students.
In Alabama, the law requires you to stop when the bus’ red lights and stop sign are activated:
- On a two-lane road: Traffic in both directions must stop.
- On a four-lane road without a median: All lanes of traffic must stop.
- On a divided highway with a median: Only traffic following the bus must stop.
A big thank you to Hamilton Police Officer Heath Jackson for standing in until our new SRO begins his duties next week. We appreciate your service to our students, parents, and faculty this week!#HMSStrong 🐾❤️
Thank you Ouch Clinic and Ethan Mattingly for the yummy donuts you provided to the HMS Faculty and Staff!! We appreciate being thought of!!
REMINDER: We are happy to announce for the 2024-2025 school year: FREE LUNCH AND BREAKFAST FOR ALL STUDENTS! NO CHARGE! No free or reduced applications will be needed from parents this school year. No action is required by parents for students to eat free. Please note the first complete meal is free, however extra plates or items must be purchased. All visiting children, adults, and employees will be required to pay for meals. www.paypams.com is still available for anyone that wishes to add money to his or her child(ren)'s accounts. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Thank you Nicki Harbor and Listerhill for providing the HMS Faculty and Staff with breakfast this morning. We appreciate your kindness!!!
School will resume for Marion County students on Wednesday, August 7th, and motorists will be sharing the road with school buses once again. Please allow additional time in your daily commute to accommodate more traffic, including buses, on the roadways. Our Transportation Department operates with our children’s safety as its number one priority. Please help them keep our children safe by keeping a watchful eye for school buses and being mindful of the law which pertains to them.
Don't Forget!!! Pictures tomorrow, Monday, July 29th!!!
The Marion County Board of Education signed the Memorandum of Understanding today with the City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Police Department for 2 SROs to serve the 1,600 students in Hamilton. Shown are Hamilton Mayor Bob Page, Hamilton Police Chief Jordan Carter, Superintendent Ann West, and District Safety Supervisor Patrick Sutton.
“We are honored to provide dedicated protection to the students, faculty and authorized visitors at the Marion County Schools in Hamilton. It is important to clarify that we are required to hire an individual certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, who is a certified law enforcement officer with the power of arrest. Background checks, psychological evaluations, experience and specialized training was factored during the consideration of Hamilton’s SRO/SPO. There was some confusion during the initial hiring announcement, suggesting that the officer would be unarmed. This is not true. Our School Resource Officers/School Protection Officers will be armed with department-issued firearms and non-lethal weapons, as required by state law.” -Chief Carter
The Marion County Board of Education is now accepting applications from qualified individuals for the School Counselor position at Hamilton Middle School. This is a 187 day (9 month) position and includes all applicable State benefits including retirement and insurance. For more information please contact Mr. Norman Ballard, Principal, at (205) 921-7030. This posting closes July 29th. To apply, go to https://www.mcbe.net/page/employment-information, and click on Certified Positions.
Hamilton Residents:
The road from Highway 17 to the Hamilton Elementary playground and the road around the playground will be closed next week, July 22nd-26th. This includes all areas behind the lunchroom and the Nurse Office. Thank you for your understanding and assistance.
We are happy to announce for the 2024-2025 school year: FREE LUNCH AND BREAKFAST FOR ALL STUDENTS! NO CHARGE! NO free or reduced applications will be needed from parents this school year. No action is required by parents for students to eat free. Please note the first complete meal is free, however extra plates or items must be purchased. All visiting children, adults, and employees will be required to pay for meals. www.paypams.com is still available for anyone that wishes to add money to his or her child(ren)'s accounts. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
