Week of April 21, 2025
State Champions! The “You Be The Chemist” team of Kyson, Yi-Chuan, Jonathan, and Harrison is advancing to the National competition in Houston on June 10-11! They are one of ONLY FIVE TEAMS in the COUNTRY moving on to nationals! Congratulations!!! We are so proud of you and inspired by your accomplishments!
We had a visit from Thor, our Hudson Explorer mascot, today! Celebrating our Science Olympiad team as they head to the State Competition this weekend in Columbus! And our You Be the Chemist team, who just learned that they are heading to the National Competition!
Two school records were broken at this week’s Track Meet!! Congratulations to Tyler Piroli, who broke the school record in the 200m run - at 23.8! The previous record was 23.9, held by Josh Smith (1992) and Allister Leedam (2022). And Congratulations to Colt Nelman, who broke the school record in the 110m hurdles - at 15.76! The previous record was 16.26, held by Andrew Incavo (2011).
STEM Career Day! A HUGE THANK YOU to our incredible community and parent guest presenters, who volunteered their time to share about STEM in their careers with our 6th grade students!
A SURPRISE congratulations to Mr. Fejes, who learned today that he is being honored as the PTO Teacher of the Year!!! Thank you to Mr. Fejes for making a difference for so many young people! We are so proud of you!
Our HMS Book Club attended the annual KSU Reading and Writing Festival this week, participating in workshops and learning from authors! Incredible experience…and 3 of our student writers received awards!
Reading The Westing Game in class together…and taking notes on their Clue Tracker! This mystery has students thoroughly engaged!
Cartooning and Animation students work on their comic strip project - so fun to see students’ creativity shine through in their storylines and digital art!
8th grade students collaborate in the Team Learning Area on their American History Manifest Destiny Project.
One of our 7th grade teams had an amazing day at the Cleveland Natural History Museum, seeing science standards come to life! HUGE THANKS to our HMS PTO for providing transportation for this event!
Important Notes:
HMS Announcements - Please feel free to visit this site daily for up-to-date announcements for our students and school!
Lost and Found - Check this link to view current items in our Lost and Found. If you see an item that belongs to your family, please have your child stop by to retrieve it, in the Commons by the Student Resource Center.
PeachJar Flyers - For event information about district and community events, please view the latest Peachjar flyers here: HCSD PeachJar Link
Class of 2029 Families - Hudson PTO 8th Grade Party Friday May 9th, 7-10pm
- Rolling out the red carpet for the Class of 2029! Next Act, High School! 8th Grade Send off Party on Friday, May 9th 7-10pm at HMS. $25 early registration till 11:59pm May 8th. $30 at the door cash or card. An amazing group of volunteers have been busy planning a very fun and special night for our teens! We will have a DJ, Karaoke, Inflatables, a Video Game Truck, Chick-fil-A and photo ops ready for our stars plus more! Everything is included in this night of fun!
- Link to register: https://www.hudsonpto.org/8th-grade-send-off-may-9-2025/
- Donations of any amount are appreciated! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4FACA62AA31-56092761-8thgrade
HMS Staff Shout Outs:
- Has an HMS staff member made a difference for your child? We love to show appreciation for our amazing staff at HMS! Here’s an opportunity to share more personally if a staff member has made a difference, no matter how big or small. I will be sure to recognize their efforts individually and quietly. HMS Staff Shout Out Google Form