The Carrier Mills Community Health Center will be offering school and sports physicals at no out-of-pocket cost. School physicals will include vaccinations at no out-of-pocket cost. This is for both new and established patients. See the flyer for contact information.
HMS BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TRYOUTS:
Baseball tryouts will be Thursday, August 1 and Friday, August 2 at 9:00 am at Jay Thompson Field (Dorris Heights).
Softball tryouts will be Thursday, August 1 and Friday, August 2 from 4:00-6:00 pm at the park field (Centerfield diamond).
Any student trying out must have an up to date physical prior to tryouts as well as a signed insurance packet. Incoming 6th grade students are required by Illinois law to have a school physical. Incoming 7th and 8th grade students trying out will need a sports physical. All required forms can be downloaded from the school website (click on HMS Athletic Forms).
https://www.harrisburg3.org/o/hms/documents
SIH will be giving free sports physicals for HMS and HHS students on Thursday, June 13 from 12:30 - 3:00 pm at Taylor Field (Al Way Field House). You may call 877-656-4999 in advance to schedule an appointment. Please complete the medical history section of the attached sports physical form prior to the physical. Be advised that incoming 6th grade students are NOT eligible and will need a school physical performed by their primary care provider, which will also count for their sports physical. Please contact HMS Nurse, Emily Wells, at ewells@harrisburg3.org.
There will be no open gym for HMS girls basketball on Monday, June 3. We will resume open gyms on Wednesday, June 5.
HMS boys basketball open gym schedule for the month of June.
HMS girls basketball open gym schedule for the month of June.
Open gym for incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls interested in playing volleyball next year will be in the HMS gym on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm throughout the month of June.
We are selling HHS Football hats for $30. All proceeds go towards a bronze Bulldog to be placed outside the Al Way Field House at Taylor Field to start a new tradition as our HHS Bulldog Football team enters the field from their locker room. Contact Kyle McGowan or Chandler Williams at HMS to purchase.
Harrisburg High School Color Guard Tryout Information: We are looking for new members for next year! Guard tryouts are next week on Wednesday, May 29 and Thursday, May 30 from 3:30 - 5:30 at HHS. Color Guard is open to any incoming freshman. Band and guard are great ways to get involved in activities at HHS, and as a bonus, it fulfills the required PE credit!
Information about the 2024 Junior High Football Camp hosted by the HHS football coaches and players. This is open to incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.
Reminder that Honors Day for 6th and 7th grade students is this morning at 9:00 am at HMS. Parents and other family members are invited to attend. If you plan to sign your child out following Honors Day, please sign the sign out sheet at the door of the gym. Students may only be signed out by a parent/guardian or other adults listed on their emergency contact list.
This is a reminder that tomorrow, May 21, all 8th grade students will leave HMS at 8:45 a.m. to go to practice for their Promotion Ceremony at Harrisburg High School. Students are required to attend this practice in order to participate in the ceremony. They will be dismissed from Davenport Gym at HHS at 10:30 a.m. Students will not be returning to HMS. Additional information is included in the attached letter.
This is a reminder to 8th grade parents who purchased tickets to go on the Holiday World Trip on Thursday, May 16: Tickets MUST be picked up in the HMS office no later than Wednesday, May 15 at 3:00. Contact the office if you have questions.
This Week at HMS
HMS Cheer Tryouts start on May 13. See the attached information sheet for more details.
HMS students are having a great time tonight at the Hawaiian Dance! This is a reminder it ends at 7:00 pm. See you in 25 minutes!
Tonight is the Hawaiian Dance at HMS from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Admission is $5 and concessions will also be available for purchase. HMS students only and school dress code applies. Students on social suspension for behavior (less than 60 Bulldog Club points) and students who were not in attendance for a full day today MAY NOT attend the dance. All other students are eligible to attend.
There will be HMS track practice until 4:00 pm today.
HMS track practice for today has been cancelled.
Reminder: Tomorrow is the start of Student Council Week at HMS. Monday is Pajama Day, Tuesday is Jersey/Team Day, Wednesday is Family Photo Day, Thursday is Hawaiian Day, and Friday is Dress Your Grade Theme Day.