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| Announcements 5-24-2013 |
All medication must be picked up by 1pm on Tues. June 4th. Any medication that has not been picked up will be discarded. No medication is kept for the following school year. |
| Posted 5-24-2013 12:15 PM |
| Monies for Moore - The Moore We Can Offer, The Better |
District 70 will be collecting money to help the victims of the tornado that hit Moore, Ok., earlier this week. The fundraiser is called "Monies for Moore - The Moore We Can Offer, The Better!" Collection cans will be set out in each school office by the district's Character Counts Committee. Monies collected may be earmarked for the American Red Cross in Oklahoma City to help with recovery. "The devastation and impact on Oklahoma and the Plaza Towers Elementary School hit hard and is painful to comprehend," said Supt. Dr. Guy Schumacher. "Anything we can gather in these short days before school is out will be beneficial, I am certain." |
| Posted 5-21-2013 3:47 PM |
| RAPTOR Security System |
Please click here to read more information about Highland's new Raptor Security System. |
| Posted 5-10-2013 10:40 AM |
| Announcements 5-24-2013 |
Next week is Spirit Week. We will start the week with neon day. Please wear your neon clothes to school on Tuesday.If you are receiving a notice for the Harlem Shake video today in Studio One please see Ms. Albrecht after school today for a very brief meeting in room 105. If you can't make it please check in with Ms. Albrecht during the day. Attention everyone. We are doing our best to show support to those affected by the devastation in Moore, Oklahoma. Please donate any spare change that you may have. There is a collection in the front office. Feel free to give money to your Studio One teacher or any of the social workers. Let's show those in Moore how classy we can be! Attention all students: Please consider donating any unused or gently used school supplies to the boxes outside of the custodian's office. There is a box labeled donations and all items will be donated to a school in need. The boxes will be there until the end of the year. The school year is almost over!!! When you clean out your locker and find reading books that were gently used or find books at home you don't read anymore ... What do you do with them? You can bring the books to student services and drop them in the blue bins. All the donated books will be picked up by Bernie's Book Bank where your books will go to under privileged children in Northern Illinois. The book drive will start today and will go through May 31st. 8th Grade Girls - Touche Salon in Libertyville is sponsoring a program called Full Esteem Ahead. This one day event at the Libertyville Sports Complex is a program to assist you to becoming confident, compassionate and courageous. The event will be held August 11th and invitations for all 8th grade girls are located in Student Services. Please stop down to pick up your invitation. |
| Posted 5-24-2013 9:25 AM |
| End of the Branding Era |
Highland Middle School teacher Karen Branding is serenaded by the school's Strolling Strings during a districtwide retirement recognition reception.Branding enjoyed a retirement reception at HMS earlier in the week where current and former students, at times, outnumbered the adults in the room. |
| Posted 5-24-2013 3:54 PM |
| Announcements 5-23-2013 |
Attention everyone. We are doing our best to show support to those affected by the devastation in Moore, Oklahoma. Please donate any spare change that you may have. There is a collection in the front office. Feel free to give money to your Studio One teacher or any of the social workers. Let's show those in Moore how classy we can be!Attention all students: Please consider donating any unused or gently used school supplies to the boxes outside of the custodian's office. There is a box labeled donations and all items will be donated to a school in need. The boxes will be there until the end of the year. The school year is almost over!!! When you clean out your locker and find reading books that were gently used or find books at home you don't read anymore ... What do you do with them? You can bring the books to student services and drop them in the blue bins. All the donated books will be picked up by Bernie's Book Bank where your books will go to under privileged children in Northern Illinois. The book drive will start today and will go through May 31st. 8th Grade Girls - Touche Salon in Libertyville is sponsoring a program called Full Esteem Ahead. This one day event at the Libertyville Sports Complex is a program to assist you to becoming confident, compassionate and courageous. The event will be held August 11th and invitations for all 8th grade girls are located in Student Services. Please stop down to pick up your invitation. Highland Middle School exhibits strong character at all times ♦ We engage in behaviors that demonstrate honesty and reliability. ♦ We take ownership of our actions and words. ♦ We have the courage to do what is right. Recess will be indoors today. |
| Posted 5-23-2013 10:28 AM |
| Special Education Meeting |
Libertyville Elementary District 70 will discuss plans for the provision of special education services to students with disabilities who attend private and home schools within the district boundaries for the 2013-14 school year at 4 p.m. on May 28 at the Educational Resource Center, 1381 W. Lake St., Libertyville.The meeting is for administrators and teachers in private schools and parents of students in private and home schools. For more information, contact Director of Special Education Marilynn Menuey at 847-247-2694 or mmenuey@d70schools.org. |
| Posted 5-23-2013 12:20 PM |
| Announcements 5-22-2013 |
The school year is almost over!!! When you clean out your locker and find reading books that were gently used or find books at home you don't read anymore ... What do you do with them? You can bring the books to student services and drop them in the blue bins. All the donated books will be picked up by Bernie's Book Bank where your books will go to under privileged children in Northern Illinois. The book drive will start today and will go through May 31st.8th Grade Girls - Touche Salon in Libertyville is sponsoring a program called Full Esteem Ahead. This one day event at the Libertyville Sports Complex is a program to assist you to becoming confident, compassionate and courageous. The event will be held August 11th and invitations for all 8th grade girls are located in Student Services. Please stop down to pick up your invitation. Recess will be indoors today. |
| Posted 5-22-2013 9:06 AM |
| Special Education Meeting |
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Libertyville Elementary District 70 will discuss plans for the provision of special education services to students with disabilities who attend private and home schools within the district boundaries for the 2012-13 school year at 4 p.m. on May 28 at the Educational Resource Center, 1381 W. Lake St., Libertyville. The meeting is for administrators and teachers in private schools and parents of students in private and home schools. For more information, contact Director of Special Education Marilynn Menuey at 847-247-2694 or mmenuey@d70schools.org. |
| Posted 5-22-2013 4:14 PM |
| Announcements 5-21-2013 |
Please join us after school today at 3:45 in the Learning Center to celebrate the retirement of Mrs. Branding. All students and parents are welcome. Former students are also encouraged to join us as well. Congratulations to Mrs. Branding on her upcoming retirement! Due to the retirement party there will be no after school study hall in the Learning Center today. Yearbook Club meets after school today from 3:45-4:45. Pizzas will be provided. Highland Middle School demonstrates respect ♦ We use positive words of encouragement. ♦ We are considerate and accepting of our differences. ♦ We value and appreciate the contributions of all members of the HMS community. ♦ We treat others the way we want to be treated. |
| Posted 5-21-2013 10:32 AM |
| Announcements 5-20-2013 |
Please join us tomorrow, May 21st at 3:45 in the Learning Center to celebrate the retirement of Mrs. Branding. All students and parents are welcome. Former students are also encouraged to join us as well. Congratulations to Mrs. Branding on her upcoming retirement! Yearbook Club meets after school tomorrow from 3:45-4:45. Pizzas will be provided. |
| Posted 5-20-2013 8:58 AM |
| Announcements 5-17-2013 |
Please join us on Tuesday, May 21st at 3:45 in the Learning Center to celebrate the retirement of Mrs. Branding. All students and parents are welcome. Former students are also encouraged to join us as well. Congratulations to Mrs. Branding on her upcoming retirement! Attention all Highland artists: please stop by the art room to pick up your work if it was on display in the hallway or during Youth Arts Month. |
| Posted 5-17-2013 9:16 AM |
| Announcements 5-15-2013 |
Yearbook Club will meet next Tuesday, May 21 from 3:45 to 4:45. Pizza will be provided.Attention all Highland artists: please stop by the art room to pick up your work if it was on display in the hallway or during Youth Arts Month. |
| Posted 5-15-2013 9:04 AM |
| Three Copeland Teachers To Retire |
Jan Wagner, Jill Leffelman and Donna Brannstrom are preparing to retire this spring and bid farewell to Copeland Manor School. The three turned the tables on tradition recently when they hosted a luncheon for their coworkers to say thank you for all the wonderful years they spent together. |
| Posted 5-15-2013 11:41 AM |
| Prin. Hallmark Featured on National Blog |
Principal Jon Hallmark talks about how he helps motivate almost 1,000 students at Highland Middle School on a national blog by motivational speaker and author Mawi Asgedom. Hallmark uses character building aspects in every day learning and has the entire school raising money to build a piggery in Uganda. One of his key phrases is "harness their energy." |
| Posted 5-8-2013 2:17 PM |
| New Board Members Take Office |
During a special board meeting on May 6, Board of Education President Maryann Ovassapian swore in four members to the District 70 Board. Taking the oath for the first time were Wendy Schilling and Luke Stowe, while voters returned incumbents Julie Damenti and Tom Vickers to elected service. |
| Posted 5-7-2013 5:25 PM |
| Judge Fusz Talks About the Law to HMS Students |
Lake County Circuit Court Associate Judge Michael J. Fusz, currently assigned to the law division, spoke to Highland Middle School students on May 7 to explain how the legal system works. The Hon. Fusz currently works on civil cases when assigned. |
| Posted 5-7-2013 5:37 PM |
| Institute Day Has Staff in School Learning |
April's Institute Day may have meant a day off for students but District 70 staff was hard at work in school learning. Here D70 nurses and Supt. Schumacher go over procedures and protocols, learning from one another, as well as Condell Advocate Medical Center Clinical Nurse Educator Kim Vander Ploeg.Pictured here, from left to right, are Schumacher, Vander Ploeg, Rockland nurse Alice Novak, Butterfield nurse Martha Althoff, Highland Middle nurse Marianne Patterson, Adler Park nurse Kim Hutchinson and Copeland Manor nurse Sally Parkhill. |
| Posted 4-26-2013 10:09 AM |
| Last Day of School is June 4 |
The last day of school for the 2012-13 school year will be June 4. Full-day kindergartners through fifth-graders will be dismissed at 1:15 p.m. Half-day kindergartners' last day will be June 3. Highland Middle School students, grades 6-8, will be dismissed at 1:45 p.m. |
| Posted 4-23-2013 10:59 AM |
| HMS DI Team Headed to World Competition |
Congrats to Highland's Destination Imagination team, "That Team Over There," as they placed 2nd in state and now head off to globals to compete in the "In the Zone" challenge, with team members Elias Anderson, Mitry Anderson, Alex Dikelsky, Jacob Dikelsky, Andy Liu, Annika McDermott and Adam Sparks. The manager is Greg Sparks and the school sponsor is Megan Russell. In the problem solving challenge, the team builds a vehicle or vehicles that use three different power sources and move while performing a story on vehicle safety. Good luck That Team Over There! |
| Posted 4-22-2013 11:45 AM |
| Retirement Tea for Karen Branding |
A retirement tea will be held for HMS teacher Karen Branding from 3:45-4:45 p.m. on May 21 at the Highland Middle School Learning Center. The event is open to the public. |
| Posted 4-15-2013 12:33 PM |
| HMS Hornet Hustle Photos Now Posted |
Photos taken during the April 6 Highland Hornet Hustle 5K are now posted under photos on the red button on the left side of the announcement page. Photos can be downloaded there. |
| Posted 4-8-2013 12:38 PM |
| Hornet Hustle 4-6-2013 |
The Hornet Hustle was a huge success! Thanks to all who participated and thank you to all the staff who made it possible. Thank you for supporting this cause. |
| Posted 3-2-2013 1:22 PM |
| Student Presentation |
Highland Middle School administration made arrangements to have Vernon Hills School Resource Officer Andy Jones come meet with students to discuss making good choices when using cellular phones and other technology. If you would like to view a recording of the presentation made by Officer Jones, click here |
| Posted 4-3-2013 3:26 PM |
| Mawi Asgedom Visits HMS |
Author, Mawi Asgedom, visited HMS on 3/1/13. Here he is talking with students about his book. He also spoke with students about how being a 'Class Act' can help students influence others. |
| Posted 3-2-2013 12:46 PM |
| Penny Wars |
Penny Wars have arrived at Highland! Help your grade win and raise money for the Cove. Bring change to the lunchroom and use pennies to increase the amount in your grade's bin and silver coins to decrease the amount in the bins of the other grades. Student Council is sponsoring the Penny Wars and will last until spring break. Here 6th grade student council members count some of the pennies collected. |
| Posted 2-28-2013 2:53 PM |
| Changes in ISAT Cut Scores |
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In anticipation of a new testing framework in 2014-2015, the Illinois State Board of Education is recalculating the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) performance expectations for reading and mathematics. Higher performance expectations will likely result in a downward shift of where our students rank in meeting and/or exceeding state standards on the tests. This is not an indication that our students know less or are less academically capable or prepared, but that they are being measured against more rigorous standards. |
| Posted 2-6-2013 4:05 PM |
| Supt. Letter on Safety and Security Changes |
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An open letter to D70 parents from Supt. Dr. Guy Schumacher about upcoming changes and improvements to school safety and security. |
| Posted 2-22-2013 4:01 PM |
| Calendar for the 2013-14 School Year |
During the Nov. 26 Board of Education meeting, board members approved the school calendar for the 2013-14 school year. The first day of school for students will be Aug. 21, 2013. Winter Break will take run from Dec. 23, 2013 through Jan. 3, 2014. Spring Break will run from March 24 through March 28, 2014. The Board of Education will determine the calendar for the 2013-14 school year in April. |
| Posted 11-27-2012 1:10 PM |
| Highland is a Class Act |
HMS has unveiled a new character education initiative for our students. As a district we are committed to delivering character education through the framework of Character Counts. Our goal was to create an age appropriate extension of those values established in elementary school. The "Class Act" value statements translate the six pillars of Character Counts into positive behaviors at Highland Middle School. "Class Act" helps communicate the expectations we have for our entire HMS community. These values give us common language to use throughout the building, regardless of grade level or location. We all share the responsibility for creating a positive environment for learning and growing, and this just helps HMS be a class act. To see our Class Act document, click on the documents page of our website. |
| Posted 11-16-2012 12:39 PM |
| HMS Teachers in the News |
A story about teaching students not to fear failure but to look at it as a first try and to know that mistakes are necessary. Featured in the Libertyville Review on Feb. 14, 2013. HMS teachers Mr. Liu and Mrs. Branding are featured. |
| Posted 2-15-2013 11:27 AM |
| D70 Full-Day Kindg. Featured in Tribune |
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The Chicago Tribune ran a story today (Jan. 29) on its front page about full-day kindergarten, featuring Libertyville Elementary District 70. See how parent requests for full-day evolved with Supt. Schumacher's vision and the hard work and skills of teachers Karen Forkner and Angela Pontarelli. |
| Posted 1-29-2013 12:33 PM |
| D70 Administrators Continue to Review Safety 1-23-2013 |
In a District 70 administrative meeting today, Supt. Dr. Guy Schumacher reviewed current plans and procedures set to address safety and greater security in all schools. Libertyville Police Chief Clint Herdegen collaborated with the administrators and the D70 Emergency Management Committee to support and guide plans that enhance and address the safety of children and staff. (Photo shows Supt. Schumacher, left, with Police Chief Herdegen.) |
| Posted 1-23-2013 4:24 PM |
| Follow us on Twitter! |
Highland Middle School is now on Twitter. Click here to take a look! You don't need an account to see what's been going on ... simply click on the link. |
| Posted 10-1-2012 1:24 PM |
| Supt. Addresses School Safety Concerns |
Libertyville Elementary District 70 Supt. Dr. Guy Schumacher assures families of student safety at the schools as he talks about the current emergency management protocol in a new podcast. |
| Posted 12-17-2012 4:00 PM |
| The School Report Card |
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The School Report Card is used as a tool to inform the community about public schools in Illinois and contains information pertaining to school enrollment, average class size, time dedicated to subject area, teacher experience, school finances, and student performance. District 70 school report cards are available within the Curriculum Department on our district website at www.d70schools.org. Copies may also be requested from your school office. |
| Posted 10-23-2012 11:47 AM |
| 2012-13 Mini Grant Winners |
Winners of the 2012-13 Mini Grants have been announced by business leaders with District 70's Partners for Excellence in Education. The winners are now posted. |
| Posted 10-17-2012 3:05 PM |
| New Account System for Lunchroom at Highland |
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Please click here to learn about important information regarding the new lunch account system at Highland Middle School. |
| Posted 8-23-2012 1:20 PM |
| HMS Pick-up and Drop-off Procedures |
Click here to see a letter from the Chief of Police regarding pick up and drop off procedures at Highland Middle School. You can also visit the "Drop Off Procedures" tab for more information. |
| Posted 8-21-2012 6:50 PM |
| Supt. Schumacher's Welcome Back Podcast |
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Libertyville Elementary District 70 Supt. Dr. Guy Schumacher welcomes students and staff back to school and highlights what's ahead in the 2012-13 school year with a new podcast. |
| Posted 8-23-2012 4:46 PM |
| Calendar for the 2012-13 school year |
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The official calendar for the 2012-13 school year is now online. The calendar for the entire 2012-13 school year is now published on the website under "Calendar." |
| Posted 4-24-2012 11:07 AM |
| D70 Finances Praised by Daily Herald |
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The Daily Herald, often critical of government spending and financial housekeeping, praises D70 for its cooperative attitude in a short-term loan to cash strapped Gavin D37 - encouraging more school districts to work together. See the editorial here. |
| Posted 4-26-2012 5:34 PM |
