The 2025 season is officially off and running, and what a great evening of golf at Shawnee Hills Country Club it was! Playing in their first match of the year, Harrisburg Middle School hosted Hardin County, Herrin, and Buncombe. The boys finished in third place and the girls in first! Sam Davis was top dog, firing a 47. On the girls’ side it was Millie Rumsey and Leah Phelps both carding 59s to lead the Bulldogs to victory. Millie and Leah were one stroke away from earning match medalist honors.
Prior to the match, the dogs were gifted new Callaway gloves and balls from Kevin Hefner. Mr Hefner has been a longtime supporter of HHS and HMS golf. Boosters like him are the backbone of our program. We could not do it without them! Thank you again, Kevin, for all you do for us!
As always, thank you to Shawnee Hills Country Club for allowing us to play. The course is beautiful, and in great shape! Genny Craig-McClusky, Ron Ozment, and staff are great hosts. Bulldog Golf is lucky to have them!
Next up for the boys is a trip to Morganfield Kentucky on Wednesday. The girls will be back in action again next week.
2025 Team Members
Caroline Woolard
Tindall Atkins
Ava Harbison
Leah Phelps
Jade Adams
Millie Rumsey
Sylvi Burroughs
Kree Morris
Alabama Lane
Sam Davis
Cooper Stalcup
Jarret Jones
Will Biggs
Ian Lehman
Camden Cummins
8th Grade Parents - The 8th grade class is raising money for end-of-the-year events. They are selling pizza meals at the Spring Showcase this Thursday. Please donate cases of sodas or prepackaged snacks for the fundraiser. Your support is greatly appreciated!
The HMS book fair will be open all week. Help support the library - buy some books!
HMS students are having fun at the generations dance tonight. Just a reminder that the dance ends at 7:00 pm. See you soon.
HMS Parents/Guardians: Tonight is our Generations Dance at HMS from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Please do not drop your child off before 5:30 and be here promptly at 7:00 to pick them up. Students need to arrange for a ride home before coming to the dance. Admission is $5. Concessions will be available. HMS students only! Dress code applies. 6th grade - dress as toddlers, 7th grade - dress as adults and 8th grade - dress as senior citizens. Students who were absent from school today MAY NOT attend without a doctor's note. Students on Social Suspension MAY NOT attend.
Generations Dance this Thursday (April 10) from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Admission is $5. Concessions available. Dress Code Applies. HMS students only. Sponsored by the Student Council.
Wear blue tomorrow (Friday, April 4) in honor of Child Abuse Prevention in Illinois.
The HMS track meet scheduled for today has been canceled due to the chance of severe weather. Track practice for today for boys and girls has also been canceled.
Wear Blue Friday, April 4th #BulldogNation!
HMS Parents/Guardians: Reminder that we have an 11:30 dismissal today for teacher inservice. Students will begin IAR testing on Monday, March 31. Attendance is important for any student who is not ill. We will finish our testing on Thursday, April 3. Thank you.
Attention HMS Parents and Guardians: All HMS students were asked to leave their Chromebooks at school today in preparation for state testing next week. If your child did not have their charger with them, please ensure they bring it to school tomorrow to leave with their Chromebook so it will be charged and ready for testing on Monday. If your child does not have a charger, we have them to purchase for $25. Thank you for your support.
The latest episode of the Bulldog Barkcast is now online. Click on the link on the HMS website to access all of the episodes!
Priority 3. Student Support Outside the Classroom.
Today, some of our 8th grade students had the incredible opportunity to witness history at SIU, where the Illinois Supreme Court held hearings in southern Illinois for the first time since 2008 (first time ever at SIU). Students interested in law, law enforcement, or government observed oral arguments in both a criminal and civil case - real world decisions that will shape future rulings. This unique experience gave them a front-row seat to the judicial branch at the highest level! #HMSBulldogs #FutureLeaders #LearningBeyondTheClassroom
The HMS boys' bowling team is headed to State after a 4th place finish at Regionals! Will Angelly finished in the top 10 overall (9th out of 68 bowlers). The girls' team placed 7th at Regionals with Avhileen Hall-Prather qualifying as an individual for finishing in the top 10 overall (7th out of 60 bowlers)! Congratulations and good luck to all of our bowlers as they travel to O'Fallon this Saturday for the State Tournament!
Congratulations to D’myrah Donaldson for being named MVP last night at the Class L Premier All Star Basketball Game at Rend Lake College!
Congratulations to Coach Hannah Bartok who was nominated as IBCA, Class L Girls Jr. High School, District 21, Co-Coach of the Year! Coach Bartok will be honored at the 53rd annual Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year Banquet on Saturday, May 3, at Illinois State University.
Parents/Guardians of HMS 7th and 8th grade students: Emily Wallace, the high school art teacher, is planning a trip to Europe in 2027 for all students who will then be in high school. There will be an informational meeting on March 25 at HHS. See the attached documents for more information.
REMINDER: HMS IREADY EXEMPTION OPPORTUNITY! This is a reminder for all HMS parents to participate in the 5 Essentials Parent Survey. If you participate in the survey no later than Friday, March 7, and email me either the email confirming you participated or a screenshot showing the "Thank you for participating" screen at the end of the survey, your student will be exempted from one week of iReady for literature and math if he/she is up to date on iReady assignments. Those who have incomplete iReady assignments will have until March 14 to make up any of the missing iReady assignments for full credit. Please email me at dmcgowan@harrisburg3.org and be sure to include the name of your HMS child or children if you have more than one attending HMS. Click on this link to take the survey: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ Thank you for participating!
The volleyball game scheduled for tomorrow with Carbondale has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 6 at 5:00 pm.
HMS IREADY EXEMPTION OPPORTUNITY! HMS parents, please participate in the 5 Essentials Parent Survey. This anonymous survey will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness.
If you participate in the survey no later than Friday, March 7, and email me either the email confirming you participated or a screenshot showing the "Thank you for participating" screen at the end of the survey, your student will be exempted from one week of iReady for literature and math if he/she is up to date on iReady assignments. Those who have incomplete iReady assignments will have until March 14 to make up any of the missing iReady assignments for full credit.
Please email me at dmcgowan@harrisburg3.org and be sure to include the name of your HMS child or children if you have more than one attending HMS. Click on this link to take the survey: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ Thank you for participating!