FOX FACTS

February 28, 2024

HMS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

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Fox Facts is a weekly newsletter published by Huntington Middle School. It includes important information related to school activities, programs, and events. It also includes a section for the Huntington Middle School PTA and a space to publicize community events and organizations.

Important Dates and Events

February 28: CA Healthy Kids Survey (Grade 7)

February 28: SMUSD EL Reclassification 6:00 PM

March 5: Aladdin Parent Meeting 1:00 PM

March 7: 5th Grade Info Night/Open House/Showcase

March 8: Minimum Day

March 12 - 14: Q3 Finals

March 15: Minimum Day

March 15: Fox Games

March 15: Spring Choir Concert - SMHS

March 20: Good Citizenship Breakfast - Integrity

March 20: Noontime Fun

March 22 - 24: HMS Spring Musical, Aladdin Jr.

Please check our School Calendar for more information related to student events and activities.

Athletic Updates go to hehms.us and click on the Athletics tab.

Our Athletic Director is Ms. Kido (kkido@smusd.us)

Webstore Link: Here

Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

We had a great CAREER DAY FAIR for our middle schoolers as they explored careers on Friday, February 16th!

Visit our Career Week Website to see activities student's explored during Career Week

THANK YOU to our diverse career featured speakers:

• Kerissa Chan, Meta Advertising Sales
• Jim Kehoe, Screenwriter
• Jeremy Chang, Financial Advisor and Air Force Officer
• Marytza Reyes, Attorney
• Dustin Tsu, Insurance Agent / Business Owner
• David Sullivan, Creative Director, Advertising
• Christen Gair, Investment Banking, Managing Director
• Julia Greer, Professor of Materials Science, Mechanics, and Medical Engineering, Caltech / Editor in Chief of the Journal of Applied Physics and Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech
• Grant Hollis, Senior Art Director, Insomniac Games. Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Alisa Yang, Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine
• Mark Schmidt, Portfolio Manager
• Tatiana Truhanov, Attorney
• David Carver, Search and Rescue Medic / Law Enforcement
• Anna Wyckoff, Costume Designer / Communications Director
• Wally Tsui , Law Enforcement / Special Agent
• Samuel Estrada, Urban Forest and Landscape Maintenance Supervisor
• Anny Surmenian, Director of Ethics
• JocelynGo Young, Information Technology Manager / Assistant Vice President
• Issa Nesnas, Space Robotics and Autonomous Systems / Principal Technologist, NASA JPL, Associated Director, Caltech Cast
• Jerry Shen, VP, Marketing at Dave’s Hot Chicken
• Edward Zee, User Experience Interface Designer
• Jill Wright, Professor of English
• Patrick Wright, Aeronautical Engineer
• Shawn Batten, Attorney
• Richard Wu, Microsoft AI, Director, AI and Low-Code Innovation Enterprise Operating Group, Americas
• Kenric Wu, Law Enforcement / Police Sergeant
• June Han, Professor of Biology at Citrus College
• Leila Khorasani, Pediatric Neurosurgeon
• Vijay Vishwanath, Pediatric Neurologist
• Jef Chung, Video Presentation on the NASA Galileo Project

And a special thank you to Mrs. Gonzalez, HMS Career Week Coordinator, SMUSD Tech Support Department Staff, Ashlin Anand HMS site tech support, SMUSD District Office Representatives, Dr. Steven Choi, and Jason Rose for attending the event, Mrs. Hazlett, Mrs. Cota, PTA President Lauren Shen, Ruby Khalili and Audrey McCarthy, HMS Career Day Chairs and HMS ASB students for escorting presenter's to their rooms

THANK YOU to our Hospitality Volunteers:

• Angela Hsiao
• Jessica Peak
• Melissa Kehoe
• Nikoo Berenji
• Stephanie Raleigh

THANK YOU to our parents that were on the waitlist eager to step in if needed!

• Michael Weitzenfeld
• Lou Rabon
• Grace Mellis
• Cathy Newton

Join all your HMS mom friends for a casual weekend get together as we celebrate what fun middle school can be!

Date: March 17, 2024

Time: 3PM to 5PM

Includes drinks, light refreshments, and sparking conversation.

This event is hosted by Ellie Helmy, Kelli-Ann Nakayama, Mikah O’Mara & Becki Watlington.

Get your spot at the buy-in party here:

https://www.hmsparentparty.com/product-page/foxy-mamas-cocktail-hour

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A48ADAE2CA2F94-20232024#/

BONJOUR HMS PARENTS!

San Marino High School has a long time treasured tradition of Grad Night and we welcome you to be part of it!

This special event would not be possible without the whole community coming together and we are excited to have our very first designated HMS Grad Night Volunteer Paint Week! Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 6th 9:00am - 3:00pm and/or Saturday, March 9th 9:00am-3:00pm and be part of the magic. No special skills needed! If you can’t make it to paint, you can also support Grad Night by donating meals for volunteers.

Please see our website for more details on Grad Night 2024, Ratatouille and learn more about the history of Grad Night and ways you can be involved. We look forward to welcoming you!

https://www.smhsgradnight2024.com/

If you’d like to volunteer to paint or donate a meal during HMS Grad Night Volunteer Paint Week, please sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4FA9AA2EA6F85-46971948-grad#/

MERCI

GRAD NIGHT CHAIRS

Nicolette Fuerst, Jennifer Park, Marci Wendling, Eugenie Troung, and Jenny Yessian

HMS Halo Nominations

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO HONOR OUR OUTSTANDING HMS VOLUNTEERS!

Annually, Huntington Middle School PTA recognizes and honors HMS parents, teachers, and staff members who have made outstanding contributions of time and talent to the students of Huntington Middle School.  The HMS Halo Awards Committee needs your help to select this year’s deserving recipients.

Please consider the following qualifications: consistent and outstanding service to HMS in a variety of activities, over the course of multiple years.  Parent nominees must have a child currently attending HMS.  Teacher or staff nominees must demonstrate service extending beyond the classroom.  Nominees must not be past recipients of the Halo Award.

Please click here to submit your nominations (providing names and qualifications).  Nominations are due by Friday, March 15, 2024.

Questions?  Contact Hwannie Shen, HMS Parliamentarian.

HMS PTA 2023-2024 Spring Allocations

The HMS PTA volunteers work hard each year to raise money to help fund academics, arts, athletics, and activities at HMS that the school and District are unable to financially support. It is the responsibility of the PTA to spend these funds in a manner that will benefit the greatest number of students, enhance their middle school experience, and help make HMS the best it can be. These funds are limited and the amount changes from year to year based on the dollars raised. Not all submissions may get approved. PTA accepts applications for grants from HMS faculty, staff, students, and parents.

The APPLICATION DEADLINE is Friday, March 15, 2024, by 4:00 pm. Applications received after this time will not be considered. The application is here:

https://forms.gle/cgL6XWZSMb6SZ7JJ6

ALL REQUESTS MUST BE COMPLETE! Any form not entirely completed will be denied. Detailed information regarding costs, shipping, tax, and the vendor is required. Please provide as much information as possible so that the committee is able to give your request proper consideration. Per SMUSD audit and accounting protocol, items cannot be purchased from international vendors. Capital improvement projects need approval from the School Administration and School Board before they can be considered by the Allocations Committee.

The Allocations Committee will present their recommendations to the PTA Executive Board on 5/7/24 and then to the PTA Association on 5/21/24 for approval. Approved allocations must be implemented/purchased prior to the end of the 2024-2025 school year. The parent or staff member who submits the allocations request is responsible for the implementation of the program/project and/or purchase of materials if the allocation is approved.

Please note that all items purchased become the property of SMUSD and will be periodically inventoried.

If you have questions, please contact Sri Abboy at abboys@gmail.com.

We will have our monthly webinar meeting for HMS families with our Principal, Ms. Hazlett on Thursday, March 28th at 9:00 AM via Zoom!

If you'd like to join, here is the link.

Free after school academic support is available for all students.

Counseling Corner:

The Zen Zone is open at Lunch for "Wellness Wednesdays."

Student Connectedness to HMS Campus Life

HMS events, activities and athletics play a huge part in the overall development of our students. We want our students to stay connected to all the wonderful and interactive school events and activities that are available to each student. Students will be notified of school events and activities with a Schoology notification or an email to their student Gmail account. HMS students and families are also encouraged to frequently visit the HMS school website.

HMS Athletics

It's Track season!

HMS Track Team is a Travel Team.

Travel Teams:  In this program, groups of selected athletes compete against other schools to represent Huntington in our 210 Middle School League.  Not all students who participate will be selected to compete due to the number of participants per event.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE SELECTING YOUR SPORT!!

• Please make sure you complete the registration form with your parent/guardian.
• A student email address is required to register. Please make sure you are signed out of all other emails before clicking on the link.
• If you are still having problems, please use incognito/private mode depending on the browser you are using. 
• Make sure you take note of the first meeting date.
• Be realistic regarding your schedule and the possible time and date conflicts.

Read the information BEFORE you click on the Registration Form.

Track: Open to all students who are interested. Click here for the 2024 Track Registration Form

There will be a team meeting on Wednesday, March 6, (3:00-3:30). Please meet at the Lunch Court.

First day of practice: Monday, March 11, 2024.

Life is full of challenges, sometimes it means that you try something new and you never know, you may actually enjoy it!!

If you have any questions, please feel to let me know.

Remember my motto! "A sport for everyone and everyone in a sport!"

Hope to see you out there competing!

Ms. Kellie Kido

More information regarding HMS athletics can be found on our Athletics Home Page. You can also reach out to our athletic director, Ms. Kido, at kkido@smusd.us for any additional inquiries.

***THANK YOUS***

A huge thank you to our School Counselor Mrs. Gonzalez, our Technology Specialist Mrs. Anand, and our Career Day Co-Chairs, Ruby Khalili & Audrey McCarthy, for organizing a successful and fun Career Day for our HMS students!  We are grateful for the many parents and community members who came to speak to the students about their careers, and thanks to the parent hospitality volunteers who helped at the event.

STAY INFORMED!

Join the Huntington Middle School PTA Community Facebook Group. This is the only PTA sanctioned social media community group to get all HMS PTA and school related information.

Dear Fox Parents and Families,

With the new school year starting, we are launching our annual PTA membership drive. You are the “P” in the PTA, and without your support, Huntington Middle School would not be the outstanding school that it is. HMS PTA supports many programs at our middle school, such as Noontime Fun, Reflections art program, 6th grade dances, Career Day, Fox Games, and more! Joining our PTA is another way that you can support these programs and show the students in our school the importance you place on their education.

If you did not join HMS PTA during the online First Day Packet process before school started, then you can still join by filling out our PTA Membership Form and returning it to the HMS front office along with your check payable to HMS PTA, or you can pay via PayPal (instructions can be found here).  If you have any questions, please contact Daisy Wilson, PTA VP of Membership at dwilson@coastlinesteel.com.  Thanks!

中学有组织一个非官方的微信互助群，想加入的家长请联系Summer

(微信号r175428081)

Please review our various bell schedules.

HMS Spirit Gear!!

HMS T-shirts, hoodies, and sweatshirts are available for purchase using this website. Once purchased, spirit gear will be delivered to students during school hours.

HMS Instagram

HMS Twitter

If you have social media, make sure you're following HMS to see the latest in our academic and spirited events.

HMS PTA Facebook

SMUSD Facebook

Health Information

COVID-19 Information

Please visit the SMUSD COVID-19 Information page.

***Remember, free COVID-19 self-test kits are available in the HMS front office for anyone who wants one.***

If you need help getting access to PowerSchool:

Technical Support Contact:

• Chat with a technology support team member at www.smusd.us/livechat/
• Email technical support at techsupport@smusd.us
• Leave a message at 626-299-7002

Free breakfast and lunch!

For the 2023-2024 school year, the State of California is mandating the Universal Meals Program at all schools in the state. With the Universal Meal families need to fill out a Meal Application form, which was part of the online registration package. SMUSD will be offering both breakfast and lunch. Please encourage your students to come and grab a free lunch and a free breakfast daily. SMUSD will be using the Point of Sale system to record the meals for lunch, therefore please remind your students to memorize their 5 Digit lunch number (student ID number). This will help expedite the meal service. For the first week of school the lines may be a bit longer than usual as students may have forgotten their lunch number. If you have any questions, please contact Munira Bengali at mbengali@smusd.us or 626-299- 7000 ext. 1323.