Huntington East Middle School

🐻💜 🏈BEARS WIN! 💜🐻🏈 Your HEMS Bears take down the Vinson Tigers with a 50–30 victory this evening! Way to fight fierce! #BearPride #GoBears

🏐 Attention Volleyball Fans! 🏐
Cheering on your Lady Bears just got easier! 🎉 We’re now offering online payment for tickets at all our home volleyball games!

✅ No cash? No problem!
👉 Simply scan the QR code or click the link to grab your tickets and come support your favorite Lady Bear on the court!

https://www.givebacks.com/causes/huntingtoneastmiddle/events/329c549fdb7e61/event-date/09188c44-f192-4554-bd6a-e0163bd5d6b5

Go Lady Bears! 💜🐻🏐

🏈 Come Cheer on the Bears! 🏈 Huntington East Middle School Football is ready for an exciting season, and we want YOU in the stands! 🎉 📅 Attached is our Varsity Football Schedule. 📍 All home games will be played at Huntington High School. ⏰ Kickoff is 6:30pm this Thursday – don’t miss it! Bring your purple pride and let’s show our Bears some love! 💜🐻 #BearPride #GoBears

🍽️🐻 What’s for Lunch at HEMS? 🐻🍽️
Our fabulous cooks are serving up some healthy, tasty choices to keep our Bears fueled and ready to roar! 💜✨

Stay tuned each day to see what’s cooking in the HEMS kitchen—you won’t want to miss it!

🎉🏈 HEMS Sports Fans! 🏈🎉
Get ready to cheer on your favorite BEARS this football season! 🐻💜

We’re making it easier than ever—tickets are now available online! 🎟️✨
Simply scan the QR code or click the link to secure your seats today and join the action!

https://www.givebacks.com/causes/huntingtoneastmiddle/events/a3fd0c53d5d936

Let’s fill the stands and show that BEAR PRIDE! 💜🏈💜

👉 Stay tuned—other sports events will be offering online payment soon too!

Hey Huntington East Families! 🌟
We’d love for you to be part of our team in creating the best learning environment for our students. Join the LSIC at HEMS and share your ideas, voice, and support. Together, we can make a big difference for our Bears! 🐻💜

🎭 Calling All Future Stars! 🎭
Any student interested in joining the HEMS Theater Troupe can see Ms. Kinley or Ms. Perry for more information. Don’t miss your chance to shine on stage and be part of something amazing! ✨

As a reminder, there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 1st in observation of Labor Day. All schools and offices will be closed.

🐻 Attention Bears! 🚌 After-school buses will begin running Wednesday! If you stay after school for sports, tutoring, detention, clubs, or if you miss your regular bus, you’ll have a ride home! • 🕓 Buses leave HEMS at 4:15 PM (Monday–Thursday) • 📍 Make sure you know your home address to share with the bus driver Stay involved, stay safe, and ride the Bear Bus home!

🎉🐻 What a BEARY great way to start the year! 🐾
To kick off our Welcome Back Celebration, Mr. Pennington hyped up each grade level with the ABCs of Huntington East and our BEARS Expectations. The energy was high, the smiles were big, and our Bears are ready to ROAR into an amazing year! 💜🐻

💜 Hey Bears! Tomorrow is Purple Power Day! 💜 Grab your favorite shade—lavender, lilac, violet, or deep royal—and let’s turn our hallways into one big sea of purple! Which team will rock the most school spirit? 🐻🎉

The District has changed service providers for our messaging system. We no longer have a callback number for families to retrieve messages they may have missed.

If you miss a message, you can retrieve it in the following ways:
your phone's voicemail or answering machine
text messages sent to your phone
email messages.

Content will frequently be shared all three ways so you can access it in the manner that best fits your communication needs.

🏐 Bump, Set, Spike… BE A LADY BEAR! 🖤🐻💜 Ready to serve up some school spirit? Join us for HEMS Volleyball Tryouts! 📅 When: Wednesday–Friday, Aug 13–15 🕒 Time: After school → 5:30 PM 📍 Where: HEMS Gym ✨ Open to all HEMS middle school girls ✅ Physical required to step on the court Whether you’re a powerhouse hitter, a quick digger, or just ready to learn, we want YOU on our team! Let’s make this season unforgettable, Lady Bears! 🏐🔥 #HEMSBears #LadyBearsVolleyball #BumpSetSpike #GoBears

’Twas the Night Before School 🐾 ’Twas the night before school, and all through the den, Not a bear cub was stirring—not even Big Pennington. Backpacks were hung by the doorway with care, In hopes that the first day soon would be there. The bus rolled up early, so shiny and bright, The cubs tumbled in with pure morning delight. Pencils and lunch sacks, big smiles to share— It’s the very first day for our Huntington East Middle School Bears! 🐻💜

7th Grade Families! 🐻 As we get ready for the new school year, don’t forget to send in: ✅ Updated shot record (with 7th grade boosters) ✅ Current health check & dental exam ✅ New medical/diet orders if needed during the school day 📄 Forms are available here: Cabell Student Health Thanks for helping us keep our Bears healthy and ready to learn! 💜✨

With the school year quickly approaching, we wanted to remind you of certain student health requirements to attend school.

-PreK or Kindergarten students: please provide a complete shot record, a current HealthCheck form from your physician and a current dental exam form. (Current is within the past year)

-2nd graders: please provide a current health check and dental exam form 

-7th and 12th graders: please provide an updated shot record including the 7th and 12th grade boosters, current health check and dental exam.

Additionally, for all students requiring medication, medical treatments/procedures, or special diets during the school day, please provide a new order completed by your health care provider.

Forms can be found by visiting: https://www.cabellschools.com/o/cs/page/student-health

Thank you in advance for helping us support student health!

📢 Attention HEMS Families! 🐻

We’d like to share our Huntington East Middle School Bell Schedule with you!

At HEMS, we are committed to helping every student succeed — and that starts with being present and prepared each day. We want to see your child(ren) here every day and ready to learn!

📅✨ Let’s work together to make this school year a successful one from the first bell to the last!

🎉 CLIMB Camp Success! 🐻✨ Today, our incoming 6th-grade Bears got a fun and exciting sneak peek into middle school life at HEMS! From start to finish, the day was filled with activities designed to build confidence, friendships, and school spirit. Students participated in: 🧩 Team Building 🎨 Friendship Bracelets 🔐 Combination Lock Practice 📚 ELA Strategies 🐻 PBIS Bear Expectations 🐾 And they met our beloved School Therapy Dog, Bear! To wrap up the day, students took on the always-exciting Conquer the Pin challenge! 🏐🎯🔥 We hope every Bear left with new friends, new skills, and lots of excitement for the year ahead. We can’t wait to welcome you back on August 13th! Until then, enjoy every moment of your summer break! ☀️🌴 Visit our HEMS Facebook page to see all the fun the students had 💜

The gear up to the 2025-2026 school year has officially begun! Keep these dates handy to give your child an amazing start!

Aug 1:
CLIMB Camp (6th and 9th graders only)
Details here: https://www.cabellschools.com/article/2293884

Aug 11:
Middle School Open House 4:00-6:00pm (sensory hours 2:00-3:00pm)
High School Open House 5:00-7:00pm (sensory hours 3:00-4:00pm)

Aug 12:
Elementary Open House 4:00-6:00pm (sensory hours 2:00-3:00pm)

Aug 13:
First Day of School for 1st-12th Graders!!!
Kindergarten Orientation (families attend; check with your school for time and details)

Aug 14:
First Day of School for Kindergarteners!!!

Aug 21:
First Day of School for Pre-K Students!!!

🎉 HEMS Families — We’ve Got an Update! 🐻💜 Starting August 1st, the Huntington East Parent Page will no longer be our go-to spot for updates. But don’t worry — we’ve got something even better! 📍 For ALL school news, events, announcements, photos, and more… 👉 Follow our official Facebook page: Huntington East Middle School Bears - Huntington, WV 📸 Stay connected. 📆 Don’t miss out. 🐻 Be part of the Bear pride! Enjoy the rest of your summer — we’ll see you soon! ☀️📚🐾