FOX FACTS

October 11, 2023

HMS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

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Important Dates and Events

October 10-12: Q1 Finals

October 13: Minimum Day - End of Q1

October 13: HMS Final Make-up Photos for 8th Grade

October 18: Good Citizenship Breakfast - Respect 10:00 AM

October 18: Noontime Fun

October 19: Great California Shakeout

October 19: Choir Expo Concert - 5:30 - 9:00 PM

October 19: Family Matters Workshop Series - 6:00 PM Cafeteria

October 21: Hauntington Breakfast - 9:00 AM

October 23-27: 7th Grade Catalina Outdoor Ed. Trip

October 23-27: Red Ribbon Week

October 24: PTA Association Meeting - 8:45 AM

October 26: Fox Fuel with Ms. Hazlett - 9:00 AM

November 2: Family Matters Workshop Series - 6:00 PM Cafeteria

November 10: Veterans Day Observed - No School

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)

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HAUNTINGTON BREAKFAST NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Howdy, y’all…we need your help to make this shindig a scary success. Make sure you parents sign up to volunteer by clicking here lickety split!

BECOME A HAUNTINGTON BREAKFAST PATRON!

It ghost without saying that you should be a Hauntington Breakfast Patron!

Depending on the patron level, wrangle up some treats for your family like unlimited special attractions wristbands, an exclusive invitation to the Bo-Za Bonanza lunchtime party, a Patron yard sign, a “Ghost of Chuckwagon Past” cinch bag, and more.

Put on your spookiest cowboy boo-ts and mosey on over to hauntingtonbreakfast.com to become a Patron now! Last day to patron online is Tuesday, October 17th.  Patron packages will be available for pick up the day of the event.

Thank you to our 2023 Hauntington Breakfast Patrons!

(updated 10/9/23)

Sheriff

Jerry & Lauren Shen

Jennifer & Kyu Kang

The Shamamian Family

Linda Lin & Jian Li

Isabella Ko

The Berlejung Family

Robin Shou & Annie Tang

JJ Family Care Services

Andrew & Alison Guo and Family

Chinese Club of San Marino

Marshall

Peter Huynh & Alisa Yang

The Repstad Family

The Wiweke Family

Milosevic Segura Family

Heidi Xue & Chris Ting

The Pott & Carver Family

Hoglin Family*

Francesca & Brandon Gill*

The Roddick Family*

The Zee Family

Ed & Stacy Paek

Charles Chen & Shell Huang

Sophia Sun & Sun Family

Leon Hollis Family

The Newton Family

Whitehead Family & Merry Plumbing

Dennis & Leyen Lim

Ranger

Carrie Chan’s Family*, The Apple Tree Family*, Anqi’s Family*, Paul & Jia Jia (Georgia) Chen*, Toby & Michael Chou*, Vince & Erin Clougherty*, The Eldringhoff Family*, Donovan & Amanda Janus*, Kelli Nakayama*, Nikolai San Juan Gz*, Toby & Yuka Hsieh*, Alison & Patrick Jeffries*, The Jump Family*, Sophia Zhang*, Ethan Lau & Family*, The Onishi Family*, Annie Chou*, The Rastogi Family*, The Rome Family*, Ted & Hwannie Shen*, Michael Villalobos & Laura Orozco*, Tommy & Lisa Vuong*, The Wilson Family*, Parents of Preston Wong*, Makiko & Steve Wong*, Rong Han*, The Yeganeh Family*, Michelle & Edward Yen*, Emily Kim & Philip Zhuo*, The Watlington Family, Renita & James Lin, The Richard T. Cooper Family (Mary Catherine, Jennie & Maddie), Macy Luk, Zachary Wang Family, The Daoud Family, Billy & Sunny Oh, Chang’s Family, Michele Sue & TJ Tzao, Derek & Wendy Cheng, Pathak Family, The Ho Family, The Blinchik Family, The O’Mara Family, Stanley Huang & Annie Shih, Kristy & Ming Earp, The Vishwanath Family, The Webb Family, Christy & Jeffrey Lin, The Yoon Family, Jeff and Maggie Suen, The Zanotti Family, The McCarthy Family, Ruth & Donald Walker, Abboy & Kesavalu Family, The Yee Family, The Suh Family, Tim & Lisa Tewasart, Lee Family, The Khalili Family, An & Loi Phan, The Gibson Family, The Duvall Family, The Chen Family, The Helmy Family, Winarko Family, The Lew Family, The Scalise Family, The Sullivans

*Fantastic Fox Patrons

Deputy

The Tu Family, Sarah & Jeff Morris, The Gao-Bugbee Family, Roger Lai & Tiffany Lu, The Henry Family, Diane & Mark Schmidt, Cheryl & John Freiburg, The Le Family, Logan Lu, Kristin & Chris Pagano, Rosemary Lay & David Wang, Peter & Eileen Chien, Trauber Family, Kim’s Hapkido, Tammy Wang

Cowboy

Ms. Susan Lai, The Trieu Family, Oliver Hsu, Cici Zhang Family, The Simon Family, Chun & Mei Wong, Christen Gair, Jane Chon, Johnny Qu Family, Patrick Jiang’s Family, Jocelyn Go Young & Johnny Young

Outlaw

Jeff & Jessica Bulgin, Peyton Kim, Clarity Advanced Optometry, Kim Family

STUDENT TICKET SALES

Howdy HMS Students!  It’s time to have fun, raise money for your school, and earn GREAT prizes all at the same time!  The grand prize for the top HMS ticket seller is four (4) annual passes to Magic Mountain!  Visit the Student Ticket Sales section of the Hauntington Breakfast website for more details and prize information.  The last day to receive student credit for ticket sales is Thursday, October 19th.  All tickets will be available for pick up the day of the event.

PTA Association Meeting

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 8:45 am

HMS Cafeteria and Zoom

Please join us in-person at the HMS Cafeteria or on Zoom for our PTA Association meeting.  Attending PTA meetings is a great way to stay connected and learn about important news and upcoming events at HMS.  Come hear about the following:

• Superintendent Dr. Linda de la Torre will speak about the district’s facilities needs
• All about how we did at Hauntington Breakfast
• The reveal of the 2024 Parent Party theme
• Election of the Nominating Committee

We’d love to see you in-person at the HMS Cafeteria, but if you can’t make it and would like to attend the PTA meeting via Zoom, please register for the meeting ahead of time as there is sometimes a delay in Zoom emailing the “Join Meeting” link.  We require registration to help keep our meetings secure.  You can register for the Zoom meeting here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocO-hqjMsGdXHO7sUMSU3OvYD5YiTg-4Y

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CALLING ALL YOUNG ARTISTS!!

The annual PTA Reflections is due on October 15, 2023. Please see the following instructions:

• Students can fill out the online form and submit digitally through this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqJQzVHaMDqt4nmQWCmcjsyBCob7swZJAvNSadfeop3DN7QQ/viewform
• Please note that photography, literature, and visual art need to be turned in physically in a folder or mat framed before delivering to the HMS office (for display purposes at the Art showcase on 11/7 in the SMUSD district office).   There will be a bin labeled “Reflections Submission” inside the office.
• All entries require an “artist statement” of 100 words or fewer.
• Please use a normal email to submit, NOT the student email from smusd.us as those cannot receive emails from other sources.

Other requirements:

• Photography size limit including matting cannot exceed 11x14in, so 8x10in photo or smaller. The student MUST be the photographer, the student cannot be IN the picture. Please turn in the actual print to your school office.
• 2-D Art cannot exceed 24x30in with mat, can be any media. If a student created 3-D art, the photo of the sculpture can be submitted in the photography category. Please turn in clean work presented with a mat border or on a cardboard backing.
• Literature needs to be submitted digitally with a WORD LIMIT of 2000; it should be printed out and dropped off in the Reflections submission bin inside the office.
• Film entries can be done by iMovie, procreate, or stop motion; your film will be played at the Art Showcase.
• ORIGINAL Music composition should be in the mp4, .mov or .avi formats.  For music composition, please include liner notes/lyrics printed or written and dropped off in the Reflections submission bin.
• Dance choreography needs to be original, recorded with iMovie, procreate, or stop motion. The song used for the dance doesn’t need to be original music.
• There is a SPECIAL ARTIST category as well. Please encourage participation if you know a student who qualifies for this category. Submissions can be any of the 6 categories listed above.

If you have any questions, please contact the HMS Reflections Chair Joyce Lin lin_joyce@yahoo.com

Call for Program & Project Allocations Committee Members

The PTA is looking for 2 PTA members to serve as members-at-large (serving a 2-year term) on the Program & Project Allocations Committee.  The committee will meet several times in the spring.  If you are interested in being considered as a member-at-large on this committee, please email huntingtonfoxespta@gmail.com by Friday, October 13th.

Free after school academic support is available for all students.

See below for a picture of our first of 10 Family Matters Workshops! Join in on this family workshop series hosted by Chinatown Service Center that provides a space for parents and their 4th - 8th grade children to learn more about communication to build and strengthen their relationships. To sign up for our next session on Thursday, October 12, 6pm-7pm click here. Every session you will learn something new. See you there!

Please review our various bell schedules.

We will have our monthly webinar meeting for HMS families with our Principal, Ms. Hazlett on Thursday, October 26th at 9:00 AM via Zoom!

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

Outdoor Education Information

For any information regarding our outdoor education opportunities, please use this link. If you have any questions, please visit our website, then email Mrs. Cota, our Assistant Principal, at mcota@smusd.us.

Counseling Corner:

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

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. 

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

Winter Sports Registration

A message from our Athletic Director:

Hello,

As the first quarter is quickly coming to an end, it's now time for you to consider the next sports season!

Do not worry if the date(s) have passed, you are still eligible to register and participate!!

Huntington offers two types of sports programs.  

1.  Intramurals: This program is open to all the students on campus regardless of skill level. Once you register to be a part of Intramurals, you are now eligible to try out to be a part of a Travel Team.  

2. 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 try out will be selected for the Travel Team for which they are trying out.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE SELECTING YOUR SPORT!!

• Please make sure you complete the appropriate 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. (THIS DATE MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR EACH SPORTS TEAM!)
• Be realistic regarding your schedule and the possible time and date conflicts.

Read the information BEFORE you click on the Registration Form.

BOYS:

Intramural Boys Basketball:  Open to all students who are interested. Click here for the Intramural Boys Basketball Form.  

Boys Intramural Team Selection: Monday, October 9 (3:00-4:00) - OUTSIDE

Boys Travel Tryouts: Tuesday, October 10 (5:15-6:15), Wednesday, October 11 (5:15-6:15), and Friday, October 13 (3:00-5:00) - GYM  (It is ideal to attend all days.)

GIRLS:

Intramural Girls Basketball:  Open to all students who are interested. Click here for the Intramural Girls Basketball Form.  

Girls Intramural Team Selection: Monday, October 9 (3:00-4:00) and Tuesday, October 10 (3:00-4:00) - OUTSIDE

Girls Travel Tryout: Wednesday, October 18 (3:00-4:00) 

FIRST DAY OF INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL PRACTICE:

- Boys: Wednesday, October 18 (3:00-7:00) -You will need to check the teams on the HMS Website - Athletics - Intramurals - Boys Teams

- Girls: Monday, October 16 (3:00-5:15) - You will need to check the teams on the HMS Website - Athletics - Intramurals - Girls Teams

SOCCER:

Any 7/8 grade student interested in trying out for the Travel Soccer team MUST be an "active participant - attends 80% of practices AND 80% of games" in Intramural Soccer.

Intramural Soccer:  Open to all students who are interested. Click here for the 

Intramural Soccer Form.

Intramural Soccer Team Selection/Practice: Monday, October 9 (3:00-4:00)

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 let me know.

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

Hope to see you out there playing!

Ms. Kido

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.

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Hauntington Breakfast

Saturday, October 21st, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Huntington Middle School

Don’t miss HMS’ biggest fundraiser of the year!  Join the entire San Marino community for a morning of games, entertainment, pancakes, and more!

PTA Association Meeting

Tuesday, October 24th at 8:45 am

HMS Cafeteria and Zoom (click here to register if attending on Zoom)

Please join us in-person or on Zoom for our PTA Association meeting.  Attending PTA meetings is a great way to stay connected and learn about important news and upcoming events at HMS.  Come hear updates from Principal Hazlett, PTA Committee Chairs, and more.  We will elect the PTA Nominating Committee at the October Association meeting.  Coffee and snacks will be provided.  We look forward to seeing you!

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!

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Teach Democracy (formerly Constitutional Rights Foundation)

46th Annual Los Angeles County Mock Trial Competition

High School and Middle School

The 46th Annual Los Angeles County Mock Trial Competition is fast approaching, and we need your help! Over 2,500 high school and middle school students will gather at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in November, eager to showcase their legal knowledge. However, we are currently facing a shortage of volunteer law students, attorneys and judges. 

Volunteering is both easy and rewarding. Your role involves observing a trial, scoring the students’ presentations, and being amazed by their legal knowledge. You might also have an opportunity to preside over a trial. The time commitment is minimal, taking approximately 2.5 hours of your day.

Volunteers will receive:

Free parking

Light refreshments

Two units of MCLE credit (pending approval)

Here are the key dates:

- Thursday, Nov. 2 - Senior Division Round 1 (190 volunteers still needed)

- Monday, Nov. 6 – Junior Division Round 1 (85 volunteers still needed)

- Wednesday, Nov. 8 – Senior Division Round 2 (205 volunteers still needed)

- Monday, Nov. 13 – Junior Division Round 2 (145 volunteers still needed)

- Wednesday, Nov. 15 – Senior Division Round 3 (120 volunteers still needed)

Your participation is crucial to the success of this event. Please register as a volunteer today by clicking the button below and don't forget to share with your colleagues, bar associations and law school networks!

Finally, don't forget that Constitutional Rights Foundation is now "Teach Democracy"! New name, same great resources and programs. Please be on the lookout for emails from our new address @teachdemocracy.org.

Hope to see you next month!

Sean-Michael Ramirez

Questions? Contact Sean-Michael at 213-316-2109 or Sean-Michael@crf-usa.org or sean-michael@teachdemocracy.org.

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