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Hunter's Creek Middle School Community Brief Monday, May 23, 2023

Dear Mark,


This is the last edition of Eagles’ View for this academic year. It is my pleasure to acknowledge our outstanding students, faculty, staff and parents of Hunter's Creek Middle School. As your principal, I can't be prouder of all that we have accomplished this year. 


This week students will be turning in their OCPS issued laptop on Monday, May 22nd, Tuesday, May 23rd and Wednesday, May 24th. Further information is included below.


Our end of year events continue this week. Eighth grade students had fun at Gradventure and the Dance. All HCMS students will participate in field day which is scheduled for May 26, the last day of school. These are middle school days to remember!


The Evening of Champions awards ceremony will take place at Freedom High School on Tuesday, May 23. We are so proud of our 200 Eagles who will receive end of year awards!

Eagles! 


"May you always have a dream to inspire you, wisdom to guide you, and good friends beside you." ~ Unknown


Sixth and seventh graders! Enjoy your break, read and read some more. Also, don't forget to do your math packet. We will see you in August.

Your Proud Principal,


Joumana Moukaddam

Hunter's Creek Middle School


** Picture above: Our 2023 NJHS Inductees! (More information below) **

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Important Upcoming Dates


Monday, May 22nd: 8th Grade Device Returns


Tuesday, May 23rd: 6th Grade Device Returns

  • 8th Graders: No Backpacks
  • Evening of Champions! 


Wednesday, May 24th: 7th Grade Device Returns

  • 6th & 8th Graders: No backpacks
  • Last House Colors Spirit Day (and final day for House points tally to determine House Champion!)
  • Drama Show


Thursday, May 25th: No backpacks for all students


Friday, May 26th: Last day of school

  • House Field Day!
  • 2022-23 House Winner Announced at Lunches
  • No backpacks for all students

Parent Tech Tip

OCPS Parent Tech Tip: 

Understanding Student Device and Accessory Incident Fees -

Top 5 Parent Questions


Short OCPS YouTube video

Field Day Information

Dear Parents/Guardians & Students, 


Hunter’s Creek Middle School students will be celebrating Field Day on Friday, May 26th. Each grade level is scheduled for 90 minutes of field day activities.


Each grade level will have 2 periods for their field day.


· 1st & 2nd periods will be 7th grade

· 3rd & 4th periods will be 8th grade

· 5th & 6th periods will be 6th grade


Please review each of the points below to ensure that we have a successful and fun filled last day of school.


· Students must bring water. 

· Students can bring the following items: towel, snacks, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses. 

· No backpacks are allowed. Students can carry drawstring bags. 

· We ask that you highly encourage the students to leave their cell phones at home. 

· No parents are allowed to attend field day. 

· Students will have lunch in the cafeteria as usual.

. There will be no Eagle Recharge on Friday; we will be following a modified bell schedule. 

· We would greatly appreciate bottled water donations. Please drop it off by the front office.

. Unless there is an extenuating circumstance, please do not sign out your student early.


If you have any questions, please contact your student’s grade level Dean.

Summer Assignment

All incoming HCMS students have a summer reading & math assignment to complete. 


Information about the assignments can be viewed at: https://hunterscreekms.ocps.net/students/summer_assignments__reading___math_.


The assignments are due at the beginning of the year. 

Students of the Week

6th Grade Students of the Week

Congratulations to our 6th grade students of the week!


Fernanda dos Santos Savino for Excellence: He has 100% in my class, a good behavior, do not have any missing assignments, and is so amazing student! She well deserves it! I am proud to have her in my class. -Ms. Gramiscelli


Nathalia Pabon Manosalva for Soaring to Greatness: Nathalia is a wonderful student. She has been working very hard in class and on homework and the hard work is paying off. She is truly soaring to greatness! -Ms. Drake


Kailey Ortiz for Soaring to Greatness: Kailey is soaring to greatness with her great attitude, respect, perseverance, and wonderful work ethic. She is a pleasure to have in the classroom. Also, she is sweet, smart, and idealistic. I see greatness in her future. -Ms. Roberts


Amanda Rios for Soaring to Greatness: Amanda comes to school every day with a smile and a positive attitude. She works very hard to keep her grades up. She has shown great improvement during the year. She is kind and helpful and often volunteers to help translate for other students. -Ms. Spilker


Pablo Casal for Excellence: Throughout the year, Pablo has consistently demonstrated kindness and responsibility. Pablo leads by example and has grown so much this year as a result of the hard work he has put into learning. -Ms. Guitard


Keep up the great work!

7th Grade Students of the Week (announced 5/12)

Congratulations to our 7th grade students of the week!


Genesis Rodriguez Trompeta for Exemplifying Perseverance: Genesis always strives to overcome mistakes, and her writing and reading has stellarly improved! -Ms. Durgin


Daniela Fernandes for Excellence: Daniela was moved to my class during 3rd quarter for showing great growth in her Language Arts skills! Since coming to our class she has maintained a high A (97% woohoo!) completes all of her work, participates in class discussions, and has had a positive attitude every day. Keep being amazing! -Ms. DeLuca -Ms. DeLuca


Galilea Roman for Giving Respect: Galilea is always participating and working with fellow students with clarity and focus. -Ms. Durgin


Kern Grimshaw for Academic Integrity: During the last 3 Quarters, Kern has demonstrated Academic Integrity in his work ethics. He has always kept up with his assignments, he is always willing to help other students and motivate them, and when he doesn't understand something, he seeks help with that. Kern also strives to do his best at what he turns in. Way to go Kern for showing us all how to get it done! -Ms. Rasmussen


Shantal Guevara, Anna Dragoiu, Teresa Zeghen, & Daniela Rodriguez for Leadership: Thank you so much for being Student Literacy Leaders this year! I have so enjoyed our time together in the library!! -Ms. Moye


Tony Galguera for Excellence: I am so proud of Tony Galguera and that is why I am nominating him for HCMS Student of the Week for his EXCELLENCE in Math! Not only did Tony take the 8th grade F.A.S.T Test as a 7th grader, but he also received a perfect score! I am not surprised because he did everything he could in order to be successful this year. Keep up the EXCELLENT work, Tony! -Mrs. Daniel


Jaden Nguyen for Excellence: Jaden is a top student in academics, personality, and respect. He pushes through many distractions to always complete his work in a quick and quality manner. He participates, always volunteering answers and asking great questions. He is kind and respectful, and is a pleasure to have him in class. -Mr. Onderick


Ryan Rodriguez for Excellence: Ryan is such a positive and respectful student. He has been so helpful to substitutes throughout the year and always checks in with me as well! Thanks, Ryan! -Ms. Bullock


Keep up the amazing work!!

8th Grade Students of the Week (announced 5/19) 

Congratulations to our final 8th grade students of the week for 2022-23!


Ashraf Suleiman for Soaring to Greatness: Ashraf is nominated for student of the week for soaring to greatness! He's worked hard all year to do well in Algebra and it paid off- he passed the Algebra EOC! I'm so proud of you and I can't wait to hear how awesome you do next year in HS Geometry! Way to go, Ashraf! Mrs. Lebron


Leonardo Torres for Excellence: Top grades, ultimate respect, extremely well-mannered, willing to help peers! We call him the professor in 7th period!! -Mr. True


Camila Garcia for Leadership: Camila is nominated for student of the week because of the leadership role she exhibits in geometry class. She comes to first period with a willingness to learn and is an active participant in all activities. She does a great job motivating her classmates during the lessons. It's been a pleasure having her as a student this school year. -Ms. Bevard


Aline Pereira Dos Santos for Exemplifying Perseverance: Aline comes to class with a positive attitude and willingness to learn. She is always smiling and has a happy disposition in class. She has worked really hard for the past two quarters to bring up her pre-Algebra average. I am very proud of her accomplishments and have enjoyed having her as a student. -Ms. Bevard


Dasha Cabeza for Soaring to Greatness: Dasha's kind and generous personality, constant smile and continuous willingness to help has been a pleasure this year! I know that Dasha will do amazing things in high school! -Ms. LaRouche


Madison Tenn Hue for Excellence: Madison is an absolutely amazing person. I am nominating her for the TREMENDOUS gains she made from the second to the final FAST test growing to a level 4. She works hard in class every day, she asks great questions, she participates daily and is a role model for all students. I would LOVE to have a hundred students just like her!!! -Ms. True


Courtney Peraza for Soaring to Greatness: Courtney is an excellent student. She always contributes to class discussions and comes in ready to learn. It has been an honor to be her teacher this year! -Ms. Cecil


Eduarda Sato Burgos for Soaring to Greatness: Eduarda has been a joy to have in class all year long. She works well to help other students and always has a positive outlook! Way to go! -Ms. Cecil


Alicia Gavassa for Giving Respect: Alicia is such a kind student, and she works hard every day! I am so thankful to be her teacher this year! Proud of you, Alicia! -Ms. Cecil


Linda Haung for Exemplifying Perseverance: Linda works so hard in class every day. She strives to do her best in all situations. She asks questions when she needs to and always has a smile on her face. It is an honor to be her teacher! -Ms. Cecil


Kyan Vonk for Excellence: Kyan has set a precedence of excellence this year in Digital Information Technology. He is always prepared and strives for his very best. He is a leader, helps others and applies his knowledge consistently. Kyan has a bright future in the technology industry should he choose this career path. -Ms. Homer


Isadora Teixeira Rodrigues for Leadership: I love how Isadora stepped up to help one of her friends with not only translation, but motivating her and giving her ideas on how to solve some of the problems her friend was having. She is an amazing girl and I can't wait to see how great she will do in high school. -Ms. Cozzo


DeWight Cornelius, Leonardo Fiore, Juan Duque Bonilla, Darian Draper, Tristan Quintero, and Jorge Villegas Ramirez for Soaring to Greatness: I would like to recognize my students that earned a level 5 on their FAST MATH PM3! Your hard work and dedication this year paid off and I am so proud of your success! Congratulations! You made me so proud! -Ms. Pratt


Drew Dotson for Excellence: Drew has been a pleasure to have in class for the last two years. He has always worked hard and it shows. This year, Drew is ending the class with a perfect score on his CFE. I am very proud of his efforts at HCMS and especially in the honors science classes! -Ms. Bullock


Mai Blanco Castillo for Soaring to Greatness: I am so glad Mai chose Student Literacy Leader for this year. It has been a pleasure getting to know her, and she has been an amazing asset to the library! -Ms. Moye


Liam Zhong for Soaring to Greatness: Thank you so much for being a Student Literacy Leader this year, Liam! I have so enjoyed our time together in the library :) -Ms. Moye


Sai Balakavi for Soaring to Greatness: It was so wonderful having Sai as a Student Literacy Leader AND in FPS. It has been a pleasure being his teacher! -Ms. Moye


Toby Briggs for Excellence: Toby is such an excellent human being, student, Student Literacy Leader, reader, and student assistant. I am so glad that I had this time to be part of their educational journey. I am the lucky one. -Ms. Moye


Valentina Doreste for Excellence: Valentina is a pleasure to have in class. She is respectful, polite, always helpful and has a smile for everyone around her. I'm very happy to have Valentina in class and also proud of all her accomplishments this year. Buen Trabajo Valentina! -Ms. Lemus


Bianca Ramos for Exemplifying Perseverance: Bianca is a sweet and polite student, she comes to class with a smile and I’ve seen a great improvement in all her work in class. I'm very happy to have Bianca in class. Muito bom trabalho Bianca! -Ms. Lemus


Natalia Moreno for Excellence: Natalia is a great student; she is responsible, respectful, organized, and has great participation in class. Very happy to have Natalia in my class. Keep up the great work Natalia! -Ms. Lemus


Jose Morales Kattoche for Excellence: Jose is a very responsible student, he pays attention to class, is helpful with friends and completes all his work on time. I'm very happy to have Jose in class and proud of all his accomplishments this year. Buan Trabajo Jose! -Ms. Lemus


Cruz Amaro for Excellence: Cruz is a very responsible student, he pays attention, participates and likes to read aloud in class. He is helpful with friends and completes all his work . I'm very happy to have Cruz in class and proud of all his accomplishments this year. Buen Trabajo Cruz! -Ms. Lemus


Sara Rincon for Excellence: Sara is an outstanding student; she's respectful, responsible and organized. Sara is helpful with friends and collaborate well with peers and teacher. I'm very happy to have Sara in class. Buen Trabajo Sara! -Ms. Lemus


Jijish George for Academic Integrity: Jijish is always right on top of turning in assignments and putting in his best effort, which always leads to success! -Ms. Durgin


Poojha Praveen Kumar for Giving Respect: Poojha always shows kindness and patience to both her fellow students and faculty members. -Ms. Durgin


Diyaben Thanki for Giving Respect: Diya always shows respect to her fellow students. She manages groups and keeps disagreements respectful. -Ms. Durgin


London Woseley-Rivera for Giving Respect: London is kind to her fellow students and faculty. She is careful with words and keeps the tone mild within groups. -Ms. Durgin


Bianca Castro for Exemplifying Perseverance: Bianca keeps up with work and continues to show an ability to recover from academic challenges and make gains. -Ms. Durgin


Justin Mai for Giving Respect: Justin is kind to everyone he meets and is eager to help with any issues someone is experiencing, especially technical ones. -Ms. Durgin


Laci Brown for Soaring to Greatness: I celebrate Laci, our Guidance Student Assistant 6th period, because she always has a positive attitude and is willing to assist our office in any way needed. She has been responsible and efficient and has impeccable work ethic when completing tasks asked of her. She is also a student athlete and makes good grades. I know she will be very successful in High School and beyond! -Ms. Shah


Andres Borrero for Exemplifying Perseverance: Andres joined my class later in the year and as a new English language learner, he demonstrated amazing perseverance in understanding new pre-algebra concepts. He takes such pride in his work and his tenacity has lifted him to the top of the class! I'm blessed to have been a part of his math journey to excellence. -Ms. Murray


Leishlianyz Perez for Excellence: Leish is such a joy to have in class. She is confident, independent, and studious. She has maintained an A in prealgebra all year. What a grand pleasure it has been to have her as a student! -Ms. Murray


Dana Rivas Hernandez for Excellence: Dana has demonstrated consistent effort even when the math concepts were intimidating. She remained steadfast and continued to practice until she built confidence in her math ability. It has been a great joy to watch her evolution and while I will truly miss her presence in my class, I am elated at the strength she will carry with her throughout high school and beyond! -Ms. Murray


Alexis Worsley for Soaring to Greatness: Alexis is quiet and unassuming. She demonstrated strength in math but also exhibited some gaps in learning. After adding Alexis to the Foundational Skills class, she began to soar mathematically. As her confidence built, so did the pride in her work. She has shown great improvement and I am so very proud of her achievements! -Ms. Murray


Maria Ramalho Villar Rodrigues for Soaring to Greatness: Maria has some challenges with math early on but throughout the year, she has made great strides. I am extremely proud of her tenacity and know she will do well in years to come. -Ms. Murray


Marcella Cesena for Excellence: Marcella is an amazing student! She joined my class this year and has shown incredible growth in all Language Arts content. Marcella is also a great role model to all students as she is responsible, respectful, polite and friendly with peers and teachers. Bom Trabalho Marcella!! -Ms. Lemus


Keep up the amazing work, 8th graders! Good luck in high school and keep in touch!

NJHS Induction

Congratulations to our 2023 National Junior Honor Society Inductees! 

Aaliyah Grodzienski

Aditya Anil Kunnukattil

Aidan Rowe

Alejandra Rodriguez Estefania

Andres Gayo-Dearing

Badis Khazar

Bianca Missi

Brayden Pokorny

Camila Vargas

Cassandra Wiggins

Charlotte Sanchez

Connor Allen

Dhivya Royam

Edgar Ramirez Mora

Elliot Rambis

Emaan Habib

Enzo Nasca Nicotra

Evanka Sukhu

Fatima Rafiq

Gabriela Turatti

Gavin Dexter

Gyann Diaz Marrero

Keerthivasan Praveen Kumar

Laura Harlan

Leonardo Vazquez Pagan

Livan Infante

Madison Santiago

Mason Cramer

Mia Fiddle

Myles Kliegl

Nathalia Jean-Baptiste

Omayma Hadiah

Pierre Younes Tairouz

Sahasra Ganta

Samantha Barradas Tovar

Sarah Cabeza

Shailasuta Maharaj

Shaurya Swamy Uttarkar

Tatiana Speights

Travis Tayler

Valiya Taylor

Teacher Appreciation Week Thank You!

Teacher Appreciation Week was filled with celebrations showing our teachers how much they mean to us! And it all could not have happened without our PTSA, Kindness Club, CHEER organization, and Partners in Ed Sponsors!


Here are the sponsors for each day's events:


MONDAY: Cheer


TUESDAY: Portillo's


WEDNESDAY: HCMS Kindness Club


THURSDAY: Chick-Fil-A, Exp Realty/Th Kendrick Team) AND Freshii's, PTSA


FRIDAY: Bahama Bucks, Longhorn, Grand Canyon University, Parents & PIE who donated gifts for all teachers and staff


We are so thankful for our community and its support!

Future Problem Solvers Thank You

As the year comes to an end, Ms. Moye & Ms. Rokaw want to thank the TEAM of parents & community members that allow us to continue this program. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to do this as we need one evaluator per team AND one monitor per team which leads to needing so much help, but these parents/community members always step up. THANK YOU!


Evaluators (4+ days of commitment per school year)

  • Heidi Hoopingarner
  • Sarah Terrell
  • Joy Tayler
  • Sharie Acosta
  • Hepzi Chandranand
  • Stacey Lake


Monitors (1-2 days of commitment per school year)

  • Chandra Sukhu
  • Rupsa Chatterjee
  • Sumedha Hewagama
  • Awera Amarasekera
  • Greta Yu
  • Elena Yaess
  • Christie DePriest
  • Jill Gutierrez


Skit Judge at Regionals

  • Vivi Barnes
  • Eddie Wilder
  • Jack Barnes


Additionally, we have one more sponsor to thank who donated to our International Competition endeavor: 

https://topflighttutor.com/

Happy School Nurses Week

Thank you Ms. Labiosa for taking care of our EAGLES! Your HCMS family is thankful for you!

Guitar Concert

Congratulations to Mr. Sanchez and all of our guitar students for a superb Spring Concert!

Eagle Super Reader Party

Ms. Moye and Ms. H hope that all Eagle Super Readers had an amazing time at the Eagle Super Reader Finisher Celebration! Congratulations again to our 190 students who logged 25+ books this year!

Want to check your student's FAST scores?

1. Use a computer to visit the OCPS Parent Portal at https://parents.classlink.com/ocps

2. Click on the Skyward Family Access app

3. Click District Links found at the top right-hand corner of the screen

4. Click State Assessment Scores to view a student’s scale score, achievement level, and bar graph indicating the student’s scale score and where it falls in the achievement level

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month

Teens who rarely meet with friends:

Digital socializing has displaced in-person gatherings. The share of US teens who meet up in-person with friends less than once a month stood at 3 percent between 1990 and 2010, but reached 10 percent by 2019, meanwhile the share who say they are “constantly online” has now reached 46 percent.

Source: @financialtimes  Read full article  

OCPS News

Weekly Superintendent's Message (Monday, May 15):

Superintendent Vazquez talks with the President and CEO of Junior Achievement about the opportunities that can come from the JA program in our schools.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h1f_NXVNYs

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Have a wonderful last week Eagles!

Mrs. Moukaddam, Principal

Hunter's Creek Middle School

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Hunter's Creek Middle School Leadership Team

Principal: Joumana Moukaddam joumana.moukaddam@ocps.net

Assistant Principal of Instruction: Nicole Sims nicole.sims@ocps.net 

Assistant Principal: Rachel Schrimsher rachel.schrimsher@ocps.net 

8th Grade Dean: Joquetta Carter joquetta.carter@ocps.net

7th Grade Dean: Shatoya Coogle shatoya.coogle@ocps.net

6th Grade Dean: Dominic Golia dominic.golia@ocps.net

8th Grade Counselor: Kelly Armstrong kelly.armstrong@ocps.net 

7th Grade Counselor: Madison Brady madison.brady2@ocps.net 

6th Grade Counselor: Annikki Merritt annikki.merritt@ocps.net 

ESOL Compliance & Dual Language Coordinator: Joley Dominguez elyse.dominguezlozada@ocps.net

Staffing Specialist: Lynne McGregor lynne.ripleymcgregor@ocps.net 

SAFE Coordinator: Alejandra Camacho alejandra.camacho@ocps.net

Student Services: Sejal Shah sejal.shah@ocps.net

Librarian: Kellee Moye kellee.moye@ocps.net 

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