A National Blue Ribbon School 2021 | A California Distinguished School | Established 1918 |
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FOX FACTS
March 9, 2022
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. |
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Important Dates and Events
March 9-10: 8th grade formal portraits
March 11: Fox Games Fundraiser
March 11: Minimum Day. Quarter 3 ends
March 11: Parent Party (SC)
March 13: Daylight Saving Time begins
March 17-19: HMS Musical (Music Man)
March 22-23: Band Concert
March 23: Good Citizenship Breakfast "Honesty"
March 23: Noontime Fun
March 24: Fox Fuel w T
March 24: Spring Choir Concert @SMHS
March 26: Arts Rock
March 30: Move Up Day 8th Grade
March 30: Spring Orchestra Concert @SMHS
April 4-8: Spring Break
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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ASB is helping to celebrate Women's History Month this March!
Women's History Month is a month to celebrate the many accomplishments and important impacts of women throughout history. We will be looking at a prominent woman each week, providing background info as well as some great quotes announced over the PA. We do hope and believe that you will be able to learn more about these very important women!
Week 2: Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820 in Massachusetts and was guided throughout her life by the Quaker belief that everyone was equal. After many years of teaching, she returned to New York State and became an abolitionist, and later met Elizabeth Cady Stanton who she would work with for 50 years. With her, Susan B. Anthony traveled the entire country giving speeches and demanding that women be given the right to vote. She was arrested for voting in 1872, which brought national attention to the suffrage movement. She is now remembered as one of the most visible champions of the women’s rights movement.
“Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry.”
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Thank you all for your enthusiastic support of HMS Parent Party 2022! At this time, ticket sales are closed due to capacity. However, the fun is not over! Check out the exciting Fixed Bid events coming up after the party. You can sign up for these at www.hmsparentparty.com
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Thank you to the following Fox Families who have already patroned (as of 2/28/22) .
ROSEBUD MOTEL
The Gertmenian Family
The Killackey Family
The O'Mara Family
Stanley Huang and Annie Shih
ROSE APOTHECARY
Luyi and Shawn Chou ◆ The Wilson Family
CAFÉ TROPICAL
The Berlejung Family ◆ Derek and Wendy Cheng ◆
Jacqueline and Gene Chuang ◆ Imad and Zeina Daoud ◆ Anoop and Natalie Desai ◆ Michele and Andrew Esbenshade ◆ Cheryl and John Freiburg ◆
Francesca and Brandon Gill ◆ Christopher and Anel Gorham ◆
Toby and Yuka Hsieh ◆ The Jeffries Family ◆ Jennifer and Kyu Kang ◆
Bruce and Joyce Lafko ◆Sandra Chen Lau and James Lau ◆
Michelle and Leo Lei ◆ Renita and James Lin ◆The Maling Family ◆
Sarah and Jeff Morris ◆ Joel and Cathy Newton ◆ Helen and Peter Phan ◆
Shannon and Anthony Riboli◆ Sarah and Jason Rome ◆
Jerry and Lauren Shen ◆ Tommy and Lisa Vuong ◆
Alex and Becki Watlington ◆The Wildeman Family ◆
Andrea and David Yamamoto
BOB'S GARAGE
Alan Chen and Yvonne Cheng ◆ J.C. Chou◆ The Collet-Dooley Family◆
Jennifer and Sid Danenhauer ◆The Gregg Family ◆
The Harris Family ◆The Lam Family ◆ Dennis and Leyen Lim ◆
The Meier Family ◆ Steve and Jennifer Park ◆
Hwannie and Ted Shen ◆ Deok and Christine Song ◆
Beatrice and Hung Van ◆ Rosemary and David Wang ◆
The Wendling Family ◆ Z&W Zhang and Family
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The Fox Games is this Friday, March 11th immediately after school!
We are still in need of parent volunteers to make this day a success!
Fox Games merchandise is on sale now!
HMS parents and HMS students are also welcome to be a Fox Games Spectator! You may watch and cheer for the teams on the grass fields! There will be the Bittie Bitez Donuts and Fluff Ice food trucks on hand from 3-5pm for all to purchase treats. A portion of food sales will be donated back to Huntington Middle School.
The awards ceremony will be at 4:30pm.
Who will be named the Fox Games Champion?
Come and find out on March 11th!
HMS Spring Fundraiser Co-Chairs:
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HMS 8th Grade Graduation is planned for Thursday, May 26th. The outdoor graduation ceremony starts at 5:30 pm and is followed by a celebration at the San Gabriel Country Club from 8-11PM.
Parent volunteers are needed to assist at both the ceremony and the party. Although there are some volunteer opportunities for 8th grade parents, we will especially need a lot of help from 6th and 7th grade parents. Assistance will be needed with planning, setup, decorating, and tear down for both the graduation ceremony and the party, as well as diploma distribution, party chaperones, favors/gifts for students and so much more. Pay it forward so that the 8t grade families can enjoy a well deserved celebration.
If interested in serving on the committee, or know of any parents that might be interested (especially 6th & 7th grade parents), please contact Zeina Daoud and Amy Yee at hms8thgradegrad@gmail.com. Details for the first committee meeting in early to mid March to follow.
Let's make this the best possible event for our 8th Graders and their parents! Thank you.
Zeina Daoud and Amy Yee
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Item Drop Off:
The HMS front office will no longer be able to permit dropping off of student lunches, school supplies, school assignments, and/or instruments. Please prepare the night before. All necessary school items need to be brought to school in the morning. Your cooperation is appreciated.
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Math 6th grade: Mondays & Wednesdays, Room 207, 3:00-4:00
Math 7th/8th grade: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Room 110, 3:00-4:00
English & ELD 6th grade: Monday & Wednesday, Room 205 3:00-4:00
English 7/8: Mondays & Wednesdays, Room 108, 3:00-4:00
Science 8: Monday & Wednesday, Room 103 from 3:00-4:00 PM
Science 6/7: Tuesdays & Thursdays, Room 105 at lunch, 12:15-1:00.
After School Homework Club: Wednesdays & Thursdays, the HMS Library, 3:00-4:00
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Attendance Reporting
Parents/Families:
If your student comes to school more than 10 minutes late to Homeroom or is leaving earlier than 2:50 PM, please make sure to have them check in or out through the Main Office before going to class or leaving for the day. If they do not check out with permission the absence will not be adjusted.
Parents should use the HMS Report an Absence form. Parents may still call the office or bring in a note, however, we highly encourage the use of our online form. Clearing absences may take a couple of days and we thank you for your patience. Please check Powerschool to see absence status.
If you have any questions please contact our attendance clerk Elizabeth Plascencia at eplascencia@smusd.us.
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Summary of updated LACDPH exposure and
testing response protocols for schools.
-Infected Individuals Should Not Test For Next 90 Days - How to Pause PCR Testing.
Staff and students infected with COVID should not test again for the next 90 days. PCR tests are sensitive and may likely produce a positive result for up to 90 days. Those participating in SMUSD's PCR testing program through OmniPathology may pause testing by logging into Privit at http://smusd.e-ppe.com, under the test participant’s name, next to "Joined Groups," click UPDATE, uncheck your associated group(s) and scroll down to click "DONE." To resume testing after 90 days, return and check the appropriate group(s).
-Surge Protocol In Effect.
LACDPH revised its testing protocol for exposed students. The key changes center around a student’s vaccination status. One change is that schools are no longer required to test exposed students who are fully vaccinated. Schools are still required to test students who are not fully vaccinated if they wish to stay in school after close contact exposure. The SMUSD COVID Compliance Team determined that we will follow the updated testing protocol as it would also reduce the overall rate of self-test kits being used. The updated school quarantine flow chart is now available:
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Expediting Contact Tracing. Several SMUSD forms are now available to help expedite the contact tracing process:
-Providing Informed Consent for Student Rapid Antigen Test
SMUSD offers rapid antigen testing to students that develop symptoms during the school day or in response to close contact exposure. Prior to any testing of minors, parental or guardian consent is required. SMUSD parents/guardians may now provide consent ahead of time to expedite the testing process at https://smusd.info/testconsent
-Student Vaccination Status Disclosure to Expedite Contact Tracing
The San Marino Unified School District is requesting parents or guardians to voluntarily disclose their child’s COVID vaccination status to expedite contact tracing. Having the vaccination status of students would help COVID support staff expeditiously follow the appropriate LACDPH protocols. This information is being sought for the purposes of contact tracing only and will not be used for any other purpose. One response per student. https://smusd.info/vaccinestatus
-Report Positive Self-Test Results
The San Marino Unified School District is required to report positive self-test results to LACOE. Any staff or student who tests positive using a school provided self-test must report and upload a photo of the test result at https://smusd.info/testresult
While positivity rates are trending in the right direction, community transmission is still very high in LA County. Thank you for complying with the upgraded mask mandates and please continue to distance when possible.
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Students of HMS, if you would like to participate in the free COVID testing happening on Thursdays, please REGISTER HERE. After you are registered, you may test weekly or as often as you wish and skip weeks. This service is for current students of HMS only. Both vaccinated and unvaccinated students are welcome to test.
Testing times: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Testing locations: room 306
Athletes on Travel Teams (not Intramural) will be tested weekly when there's a game if they are not fully vaccinated by Omni Pathology on Tuesdays. Please register your athlete using the link above to test.
Per State Health Order by October 15, 2021, SMUSD volunteers or drivers must provide proof of COVID vaccination or test weekly. This guide is provided to SMUSD volunteers on how to provide proof of vaccination and/or how to register for weekly testing at SMUSD using the Privit system. Unvaccinated volunteers may also provide a negative PCR or rapid antigen test result administered through another healthcare or clinical provider. Results from at-home test kits are not accepted. For more info on completing this see Volunteer info.
Per State Health Order (page 14) all unvaccinated students playing in music indoor groups must test weekly. The COVID Support staff will work with staff to identify students, monitor status and testing. Parents should register their students through Privit to participate in our weekly PCR testing program. For registration information please visit http://smusd.info/test. This is the same weekly PCR testing program that is offered to all students, staff and volunteers.
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Students are responsible for the textbooks and Chromebooks they check out. If a textbook or Chromebook is damaged so it cannot be checked out anymore the student is responsible for the full price of the replacement, plus shipping and handling.
Cell phones are not to be on or in student's possession from 8:00-2:50. Keep them powered down and in the lockers.
NO LUNCH DROP OFFS. We have free lunch at school every day.
Due to COVID restrictions we need to limit the number of visitors to school. If your child forgets his/her lunch, please do not bring it to him/her. They can eat from the cafeteria for the day. Having an alternative may encourage them to remember their own lunch the next day. Complimentary breakfasts and lunches are available every day in the cafeteria. For the latest information please visit our SMUSD site here.
Remember to throw away your food wrappers/containers at snack break and lunch. School is not a restaurant where servers take your plates away. Thank you for doing your part to help keep our campus clean.
Computers may only be used in class at teacher's direction. Keep them closed and away from the lunch areas and food.
Parents, the attendance online absence form on the school website is for explaining absences. If your child has a disagreement about an absence on a particular day/period, please reach out to the teacher first. Thank you
Technical Support Contact:
Email technical support at techsupport@smusd.us
Leave a message at 626-299-7002
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HMS Online Wellness Center |
The HMS Online Wellness Center serves to provide resources and optional mindfulness activities that can assist students during these difficult times as well as provide supports for parents to assist in communicating with their children at home.
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If you have social media, make sure you're following HMS to see the latest in our academic and spirited events.
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Huntington Middle School PTA |
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HMS PTA Executive Board Slate 2022-23 |
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The nominating committee met on January 14, 2022 and January 26, 2022 to consider all eligible candidates for the 2022-2023 term of office. On behalf of the nominating committee, we present the following slate of officers for the association’s consideration:
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* Fundraising committee chairpersons to be appointed by the incoming president and serve on the executive board, as per the bylaws.
Thank you to Mikah O’Mara (HMS Parliamentarian), Marisa Kelly, Luyi Khasi, Hwannie Shen, David Wang, and Principal Daryl Topalian (advisor to the committee). The slate will be voted on at the March election meeting.
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Community News and Events |
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As a courtesy, Huntington Middle School often includes information forwarded from community organizations. In these cases, the organizations and activities are not sponsored or endorsed by Huntington Middle School or the San Marino Unified School District. |
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High School Prep Football Clinics
Clinics aim to assist San Marino middle school athletes prepare for football at the high school level. Coaches will focus on agility, running, receiving, blocking, throwing, and basic play concepts. No pads, helmets or tackling. Clinics will be run by SMHS head varsity coach Ray Torres and his staff.
There will be 3 clinics on Sundays 4-6pm at SMHS Titan Stadium. March 27th, April 24th and May 22nd. Clinics are open to anyone 6th-8th grade in the SMCAA/SMNLL boundaries (reside or go to school in San Marino).
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In-Store CPK Purchases need to bring the flyer
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If you would like to run your company or organization's publication in Fox Facts, please email it to mhazlett@smusd.us by Thursday at 4:30 of each week to appear in the following week's Fox Facts. |
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