The wrestling match for this evening 2/4 has been cancelled. Stay safe, Bears!
🤝 Homeroom Competition: Be a Helping Hand — Make a Difference! ❄️
Our local veterans and homeless community members need our help during this cold season. We’re collecting basic, cold-weather essentials, and every item counts!
🏆 Challenge:
The homeroom that donates the MOST items wins — and earns PBIS points!
📅 Competition ends: Wednesday, February 11
Let’s come together, show our kindness, and make a real difference.
💜 Bears help Bears — and our community!
Our local veterans and homeless community members need our help during this cold season. We’re collecting basic, cold-weather essentials, and every item counts!
🏆 Challenge:
The homeroom that donates the MOST items wins — and earns PBIS points!
📅 Competition ends: Wednesday, February 11
Let’s come together, show our kindness, and make a real difference.
💜 Bears help Bears — and our community!
The HEMS Wrestling Tournament scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2026 has been cancelled due to expected inclement weather.
Your safety comes first—so stay warm, stay safe, and cozy up this weekend! ❄️🐻💜
Your safety comes first—so stay warm, stay safe, and cozy up this weekend! ❄️🐻💜
📚🔥 BOOK LOVERS — THIS IS YOUR MOMENT! 🔥📚
Love epic stories? Wild adventures? Powerful poems?
The Literature Fair is your stage 🎤✨
🎉 NEW TWIST THIS YEAR!
✔️ Poets
✔️ Superfans of an author
✔️ Series-obsessed readers
👤 Go solo
👥 Team up with a friend
🏫 Or rep your class (2 presenters!)
Got opinions? Big ideas? Favorite books?
👉 Stop by Mrs. Spaulding’s Room 606 to get started!
📖 Speak it. Share it. Show it off.
Love epic stories? Wild adventures? Powerful poems?
The Literature Fair is your stage 🎤✨
🎉 NEW TWIST THIS YEAR!
✔️ Poets
✔️ Superfans of an author
✔️ Series-obsessed readers
👤 Go solo
👥 Team up with a friend
🏫 Or rep your class (2 presenters!)
Got opinions? Big ideas? Favorite books?
👉 Stop by Mrs. Spaulding’s Room 606 to get started!
📖 Speak it. Share it. Show it off.
What’s Happening This Week at HEMS? 🐻💜
Score big, get involved, and show your Bear pride!
Here’s a look at all the exciting things going on at HEMS this week:
🏀 Basketball
• Games
• Practices
🤼 Wrestling
• Practices
• Wrestling Meet
📣 Cheer
• Cheer Practices
📚 Academics & Support
• After-School Tutoring
• HEMS Social Studies Fair
• Make-up interviews for 8th graders interested in the Career Center
🧠 Clubs & Activities
• Extinction Club
• Byte Builder Club
• Good News Bear Club
There’s something for everyone—whether you’re competing, creating, learning, or cheering on your fellow Bears! 💪🐾
Let’s have a great week, HEMS Bears!
Score big, get involved, and show your Bear pride!
Here’s a look at all the exciting things going on at HEMS this week:
🏀 Basketball
• Games
• Practices
🤼 Wrestling
• Practices
• Wrestling Meet
📣 Cheer
• Cheer Practices
📚 Academics & Support
• After-School Tutoring
• HEMS Social Studies Fair
• Make-up interviews for 8th graders interested in the Career Center
🧠 Clubs & Activities
• Extinction Club
• Byte Builder Club
• Good News Bear Club
There’s something for everyone—whether you’re competing, creating, learning, or cheering on your fellow Bears! 💪🐾
Let’s have a great week, HEMS Bears!
🎶 It’s Fundraiser Time for the HEMS Music Program! 🎶
Calling all Bears families and friends! 🐻
If you’re looking for meats, sweets, or cool kitchen gadgets, our talented music students have just what you need!
You can order online or connect with one of our amazing music students in band, choir, or orchestra to place your order. Every purchase helps support our HEMS music program and our hardworking student musicians.
Thank you for supporting the arts at HEMS—let’s make some music and fundraising magic together! 🎵✨
Flyer credit: Aedan B - 8th grade
Hey, Bears Families! 🐻🎉
Report cards and student data sheets are heading home today in backpacks! If they don’t make it home, no worries—just reach out to your student’s homeroom teacher for a copy.
✨ Reminder: It’s a 3-DAY WEEKEND — NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!
Sleep in, relax, and enjoy the extra day! 😄
🐻💜 What’s Happening at the Bear Den This Week?!
🏀 Basketball games & practices
📣 Cheer practices + Cheer Competition Saturday!
🤼 Wrestling practices & a meet
📚 Report cards go home Friday
🌟 New clubs starting
✏️ After-school tutoring
🎓 NJHS Inductions Friday
So much going on — in the classroom and in competition!
Go Bears! 💜🐻🎉
🏀 Basketball games & practices
📣 Cheer practices + Cheer Competition Saturday!
🤼 Wrestling practices & a meet
📚 Report cards go home Friday
🌟 New clubs starting
✏️ After-school tutoring
🎓 NJHS Inductions Friday
So much going on — in the classroom and in competition!
Go Bears! 💜🐻🎉
🐻 Join the Bears for our January PTSO Meeting! 💜
Mark your calendars for Monday, January 12th — our regular PTSO Meeting will begin promptly at 5:10 PM in the HEMS Library.
We hope to see you there and appreciate your continued support for our Bear family! 🐾
Mark your calendars for Monday, January 12th — our regular PTSO Meeting will begin promptly at 5:10 PM in the HEMS Library.
We hope to see you there and appreciate your continued support for our Bear family! 🐾
🐻 Hey, Bears! Check this out! 🔬🚀
The after-school TRiO STEM Club kicks off next week on Tuesday, January 13th!
⭐ Important: Students must be a member of TRiO to join the club.
If your student(s) would like to join TRiO, please sign them up using the link below:
👉 https://botform.compansol.com/203294168074861
🚌 Transportation: Students may ride the after-school bus home or be picked up at 4:15 PM.
We can’t wait to see our Bears there—let’s get STEM-tastic! 🧠✨
The after-school TRiO STEM Club kicks off next week on Tuesday, January 13th!
⭐ Important: Students must be a member of TRiO to join the club.
If your student(s) would like to join TRiO, please sign them up using the link below:
👉 https://botform.compansol.com/203294168074861
🚌 Transportation: Students may ride the after-school bus home or be picked up at 4:15 PM.
We can’t wait to see our Bears there—let’s get STEM-tastic! 🧠✨
❄️⛄ Weather Make-Up Days = Calendar Updates! 📅✨
Snow days had their fun, but now it’s time to adjust our calendar! Please check out the important updates below:
🌟 February 9
📚 Curriculum Development & Faculty Senate Day
👩🏫 Staff Work Day
🚫 NO SCHOOL for students (enjoy the extra day!)
💕February 10
🏫 Regular school day
📝 OSE make-up day for the Code Red on 12/9
🍀March 13
🏫 Regular school day
📝 OSE make-up day for the Code Blue on 12/12
Thank you for rolling with the changes and helping us keep learning on track! ❄️📘🐾
🎉 New Month, New Fun at HEMS!
See what January has in store for our Bears—click the link below for all the details!
👉 https://app.smore.com/n/vxc39
No cash? 💸 No checks? ✍️ No card? 💳 NO WORRIES!
HEMS is now accepting ONLINE TICKETS for Girls & Boys Basketball Games! 🏀🐻
👉 Scan the QR code or click the links below to purchase tickets:
🔗 Girls Basketball Tickets: https://www.givebacks.com/causes/huntingtoneastmiddle/events/87d0e7ea19
🔗 Boys Basketball Tickets: https://www.givebacks.com/causes/huntingtoneastmiddle/events/37bf9653e47175
It’s quick, easy, and stress-free! 🙌
Let’s pack the Bear Den, bring the noise 📣, and cheer on our Bears to victory! 🐾
HEMS is now accepting ONLINE TICKETS for Girls & Boys Basketball Games! 🏀🐻
👉 Scan the QR code or click the links below to purchase tickets:
🔗 Girls Basketball Tickets: https://www.givebacks.com/causes/huntingtoneastmiddle/events/87d0e7ea19
🔗 Boys Basketball Tickets: https://www.givebacks.com/causes/huntingtoneastmiddle/events/37bf9653e47175
It’s quick, easy, and stress-free! 🙌
Let’s pack the Bear Den, bring the noise 📣, and cheer on our Bears to victory! 🐾
📣 Check Out What’s Happening This Week at the Bear Den! 🐻💜
It’s a busy one! We’ve got basketball games 🏀, wrestling meets 🤼, and cheer practice 📣 keeping the Bear Den buzzing!
📚 Academically, it’s a big milestone too — the end of the 2nd 9 weeks is here, so every class and every day counts!
⏰ And don’t forget, we’ll have a 2-Hour Early Release, so plan accordingly!
It’s a great week to show up, work hard, and cheer loud. Go Bears! 💜🐻
It’s a busy one! We’ve got basketball games 🏀, wrestling meets 🤼, and cheer practice 📣 keeping the Bear Den buzzing!
📚 Academically, it’s a big milestone too — the end of the 2nd 9 weeks is here, so every class and every day counts!
⏰ And don’t forget, we’ll have a 2-Hour Early Release, so plan accordingly!
It’s a great week to show up, work hard, and cheer loud. Go Bears! 💜🐻
HEMS Families —
Mother Nature hit us with another icy “NOPE” ❄️🥶, so the choir and orchestra concerts scheduled for this evening have been canceled.
Your safety comes first, so please stay warm, bundle up, and be careful if you must head out. 🧣🧤
We are hopeful to welcome our students back to school tomorrow and will share updates about rescheduling the concerts as soon as we have them. 🎶✨
Until then—stay cozy, Bears! 💜🐻
Mother Nature hit us with another icy “NOPE” ❄️🥶, so the choir and orchestra concerts scheduled for this evening have been canceled.
Your safety comes first, so please stay warm, bundle up, and be careful if you must head out. 🧣🧤
We are hopeful to welcome our students back to school tomorrow and will share updates about rescheduling the concerts as soon as we have them. 🎶✨
Until then—stay cozy, Bears! 💜🐻
❄️💜 Hey HEMS Families! 💜❄️
Mother Nature said “NOPE!” today — so with this CODE BLUE day, all after-school games and concerts are officially CANCELED. 🚫🎶🏀
As for practices… that’s up to each coach to decide. (May the odds be ever in your favor!)
Everyone bundle up, stay safe, and enjoy this SURPRISE 3-DAY WEEKEND! 🎉🧣☃️
Go build a snowman, drink some hot chocolate, or just take a glorious nap — we support all choices. 😴💜🐻
📣 Attention Parents/Guardians!
🦷😁 Smile West Virginia will be visiting HEMS on January 8, 2026 to help students who may need a dental check-up!
If you are interested in having your student(s) see the mobile dentist, please contact Mrs. Minor at jstillion@k12.wv.us
to request a form.
You can also fill out the form online by clicking the link below or scanning the QR code:
🌐 www.myschooldentist.com
🪥✨ Keeping our Bears smiling bright!
🦷😁 Smile West Virginia will be visiting HEMS on January 8, 2026 to help students who may need a dental check-up!
If you are interested in having your student(s) see the mobile dentist, please contact Mrs. Minor at jstillion@k12.wv.us
to request a form.
You can also fill out the form online by clicking the link below or scanning the QR code:
🌐 www.myschooldentist.com
🪥✨ Keeping our Bears smiling bright!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Mother Nature has certainly kept us on our toes! Due to recent weather unpredictability, our music concert schedule has been adjusted. Please see the updated dates and times below:
🎺 Band Concert:
Thursday, December 10 at 6:00 PM
🎻 Orchestra Concert:
Monday, December 15 at 5:30 PM
🎤 Choir Concert:
Monday, December 15 at 6:30 PM
Thank you for your flexibility and continued support of our amazing student musicians!
Mother Nature has certainly kept us on our toes! Due to recent weather unpredictability, our music concert schedule has been adjusted. Please see the updated dates and times below:
🎺 Band Concert:
Thursday, December 10 at 6:00 PM
🎻 Orchestra Concert:
Monday, December 15 at 5:30 PM
🎤 Choir Concert:
Monday, December 15 at 6:30 PM
Thank you for your flexibility and continued support of our amazing student musicians!
📣 HEY Class of 2030 Parents & Guardians! 🎓✨
Want to help your 8th grader get a head start on 9th grade scheduling?
You’re invited to a super helpful info session with Mr. Rob Archer and the HHS Counselors!
📅 December 10th
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 HEMS Cafeteria
Come learn all about the scheduling process, ask questions, and make sure your student is set up for high school success! 💪📚🎉
❄️ Code Red Snow Day Update ❄️
Due to the weather and Code Red Snow Day, the choir concert scheduled for this evening, December 9th, is cancelled.
Please stay tuned for updated dates—we will share the rescheduled times as soon as they are confirmed. Stay safe and warm!