Highland Park Middle School participated in the NJ Regionals of the National Middle School Science Bowl at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL) on Friday, 2/23/2024. A total of 16 schools from all over New Jersey, Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and selected counties in New York participated in this tournament.
HPMS was represented by two teams:
Team A: Massimo Prendini, Lava Vishnubhotla, Kusa Vishnubhotla, Eileen Guan, and Eytan Gokirmak.
Team B: Yonatan Zelzion, Sophia Chen, Angela Qiao, Aidan Chen, and Meredith Nalepa.
Our Team A advanced to round 5 losing to one of the semi-finalists. It was a proud moment to see them compete with the best!
Students worked very hard throughout the year and were excited to be part of this competition. The 6th and 7th graders are looking forward to going back to NSB with more zeal than before. 8th graders will compete for their place in the HS Science Bowl team!
Please help us celebrate Ms. Rebecca Takacs, this year's Teacher of the Year, and Ms Gina Young, this year's Educational Service Professional of the Year! Congratulations to you both.
Congratulations to the following winners of the Halloween Costume Contest:
Elliot Springer Lipton
Shanayza Hamilton
Kai Brooks
Aiden Presseisen
Ayanna Bryson
Collin Smith
Great job!!
Back to School Night is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27th. Schedule to follow!
Eighth graders MAY come to school at the regular start time and stay until the end of the day. However, if they wish to come for just the ceremonies, and/or leave afterward, they will not be penalized.
The weather looks good to accommodate both the 8th Grade Awards Ceremony and the Moving Up Ceremony outside tomorrow, Tuesday, 6/20! Students who are receiving an 8th-grade award should arrive at the front lawn of the high school by 9:30 AM. The 8th Grade Awards Ceremony begins at 10:00 AM. All remaining 8th-graders should report to the MS gym at 11:15 to line up for the 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 12:00 PM. There will be a brief intermission between ceremonies with snacks and beverages. We cannot wait to celebrate the 8th graders tomorrow!
Please be advised! The 6th-grade trip to Donaldson has been rescheduled again to Wednesday, 6/21, due to tomorrow's inclement weather forecast.
Highland Park Middle School participated in the NJ Regionals of the National Middle School Science Bowl at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL) today, Friday, 2/24/23. Our Team A finished joint 5th (with one other team) out of the top 16 schools/teams from all over New Jersey, Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and selected counties in New York.
HPMS was represented by two teams:
Team A: Joseph Liu, Karas Saadalla, Naakul Venkat, Massimo Prendini, and Kusa Vishnubhotla
Team B: Harrison Clark, Udi Yu, Sophia Li, Lava Vishnubhotla, and Jules Sasso
Our Team A advanced all the way to round 7 and placed 5th (along with one other team). Team B reached round 3 and lost to the team that placed joint 5th (with HPMS Team A).
Congratulations!
In Ms. Hawthorne's class, students earn Picasso Points. Her students earned enough points to paint her face!
Congratulations to Ahmad Wright for being honored at the Student Spotlight ceremony. Ahmad is such a pleasure to have in school. His positivity brightens everyone's day. Congratulations Ahmad. This is so well deserved!!
There is a "Blue Out" on January 10th to help stop bullying. Please have your children wear blue!
We will be having Mrs. Grossman return on January 10th, to have a screening of the "Mallory's Army" documentary followed by and a Q&A. This will be held at the HS Auditorium at 5:30pm. The event is open to all families, and students ages 10+ (If Bartle students attend, they must come with an adult).
There is a half day on Wednesday, 11/23. Find the schedule below:
PERIOD 1
7:58-8:41
PERIOD 2
8:44-9:27
PERIOD 3
9:30-10:13
PERIOD 4
10:16-10:59
PERIOD 5
11:02-11:44
PERIOD 6
11:47-12:30
Conferences are scheduled for October 25th, October 26th, and October 27th.