Henderson Middle School

Henderson Middle School
2830 Henderson Mill Road Atlanta, Georgia 30341 Phone 678.874.2902

Stomp Out Bulllying Group with Sophia Choi

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HMS News and Information

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HMS Daily Announcements

CLICK HERE to read the latest HMS Daily Announcements.

2019 CCRPI Scores

2019 CCRPI Scores have been released by the Georgia Department of Education

The College and Career Ready Performance Index - CCRPI - is Georgia's tool for annually measuring how well its schools, districts, and the state are helping students achieve their goals. The purpose of CCRPI is to provide an objective measure of the extent to which schools, districts, and the state are succeeding in providing high-quality educational opportunities and outcomes for students. Please CLICK HERE for a letter from the principal regarding Henderson Middle's 2019 CCRPI score.

Educational Websites

Now that our students have been issued individual Chromebooks, here is a list of educational websites for families compiled by the Georgia Department of Education. CLICK HERE for more information.

Access to Georgia Milestones and MAP Scores

Did you know you can look at your child's Georgia Milestone and MAP Scores online? The results are stored in

the State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS). You can access your child's record through Infinite Campus at:

https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/infinite-campus/

or
https://campus.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Click on 'SLDS PORTAL' (On the left side of the menu), then click on 'performance' . Please note that this is through the website and not the APP.

HMS Title I Stakeholder Survey

Please CLICK HERE to access the Title I Stakeholder Input Survey.

STEM Competition Opportunities

Please use the links below to download information about upcoming STEM related competitions:

Verizon Innovative Learning Program for Minority Males

eCybermission: proposing solutions for real community issues

Future City Competition: Clean Water - Tap into Tomorrow

HMS Good News!

Archived News

Cougarbots!

The HMS CougarBots recently took 3rd Place out of 26 teams at the FIRST Tech Challenge robotics league championship. The competition, held on January 25, consisted of both middle and high school teams. Congratulations to the team for such an impressive achievement in their rookie season! The CougarBots members are HMS students Andrew Bitsko, Caeli Mistretta, Darby Marsh, Emory Kennett, Graham Hege, Jake Grant, Logan Kokoth, Nahom Berhe, Nathan Mowinski, Sam Hershner, and Will Petrich. Go Cougarbots!

Congrats HMS Reading Bowl Team!

Congratulations to our HMS Reading Bowl team for taking 3rd Place honors at the Metro Atlanta Regional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl held on February 8th, 2020 at Clayton State University. This follows our 1st place win at the DeKalb Competition. Great job to all our HMS Reading Bowl Club and Team members for making this a great reading bowl season!

HMS Student to serve on DCSD Advisory Board

Congratulations goes to Katelyn Haynes on Team 8C. Katelyn has been selected to be the Student Advisory Board Representative at the May 11th Board of Education Meeting to be held at the school district's headquarters at 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard in Stone Mountain. This is indeed an honor for Katelyn and Henderson Middle School. There is only one Student Advisory Board Representative slated to serve for each Board of Education meeting and Katelyn will be seated with and preside over the meeting along with the full Board of Education and the District Superintendent. The meeting will be shown on May 11th through a variety of means, including the DeKalb Schools TV channel. Access this channel by using the DeKalb County School District website and clicking on Communications. Way to go, Katelyn!!! We, at HMS, are all proud of you!!!

Greenhouse Grant

Henderson Middle School thanks our HMS Foundation for assisting Mr. Purdy and our Eco-Avengers Club in securing a grant from the Clorox Foundation for a greenhouse at HMS! To find out more about the HMS Foundation, including upcoming meetings, please visit hmsfoundation.org.

HMS Reflections Regional Winners!

Congratualtions to the following Henderson Middle School Students for winning at the DeKalb Regional Reflections fine arts contest. They now advance to the State Competition:

6th Grade

Andrew Ladzinske- 1st place, Film and Video

Elijah Bedinger- 1st place, Literature

7th Grade

Katie Sanio- 1st place, Dance Choreography
Whitman Buechner- 1st place, Film and Video
Mary Lily Brass- 1st place, Photography

8th Grade

Sophia Hook- 1st place, Film and Video
Maya Romanelli- 1st place, photography
Alexia Spetseris- 2nd place, photography

Congrats HMS TSA

This past October, Henderson’s Technology Student Association attended Tech Day at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia. Our students competed against thousands of other students across the State of Georgia in various competitions. Henderson’s TSA placed in the top ten in 3 of the competitions. Nate W. and Jesus P. placed 5th in the Structural Design Challenge. They competed against middle school students as well as high school students to design and construct a stool made entirely of cardboard that could withstand a specific amount of weight. Program Promotion also placed 5th. TSA members involved in this category included Chloe F., Ashley G. and Betsy F. Way to go Cougars!!

Disc Golf at HMS!

The HMS staff and administrators would like thank our HMS Foundation for providing the wonderful Disc Golf equipment for use by our physical education teachers. Coach Morrison has now implemented Disc Golf within our Physical Education curriculum and it is available to our students. We send a big THANK YOU to our Foundation for your continuing support of our students!

Congrats Academic Bowl Team

Congratulations to our HMS Academic Bowl Team for taking 2nd Place honors at the DeKalb County PAGE Academic Bowl Tournament held on Saturday, November 2nd. Coached by Mr. Bell, the team will move on to the regional tournament om December. Go Cougars!

HMS Reflections Winners

Congratulations to our HMS PSTA Reflections Arts contest winners for 2019-2020:

DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
7th grade- 1st place- Katie Sanio, “Dreaming of the Golden Girl”

PHOTOGRAPHY
7th grade- 1st place- Mary Lily Brass, “Tiny Bubbles”
8th grade- 1st place- Maya Romanelli, “Look Within”
8th grade- 2nd place- Alexia Spetseris, “Inside Myself”

FILM PRODUCTION
6th grade- 1st place- Andrew Ladzinske, “Look Within Your City”
7th grade- 1st place- Whitman Buechner, “Look Within”
8th grade- 1st place- Sophia Hook, “Look Within”

VISUAL ARTS
6th grade- 1st place- Ana Flores Martinez, “Untitled”
6th grade- 2nd place- Nathan Mowinski, “Never Judge A Book By Its Cover”
7th grade- 1st place- Jake Hinkel, “A World Within”
7th grade- 2nd place- Katie Sanio, “The Eyes Are Windows To the Soul”
7th grade- 3rd place- Julia Barker, “Make Sure You Know Who You Know”
8th grade- 1st place- Katelyn Haynes, “The Broken Smile”
8th grade- 2nd place- Savannah Spires, “Looking Within”

LITERATURE
8th grade- 1st place- Alexia Spetseris, “Look Within”
8th grade- 2nd place- Kendall Lewis, “Something New”
8th grade- 3rd place- Natalie Graves, “Weep My Love”
8th grade- Honorable Mention - Maya Romanelli, “Time”

Congratulations to all winners! 1st and 2nd place winners will advance to regionals in November.

Congrats HMS Volleyball Team

Congratulations to the Henderson Middle School Volleyball team for winning 1st place in the Henderson Cougar Classic. Thank you to all the players for an outstanding season!! Go Cougars!!

Art Star Hall of Fame

Congratulations goes to former HMS and current Lakeside High School student Rachel Selemani whose artwork titled "In Full Bloom" was selected for the 2019-2020 DCSD Art Star Hall of Fame Award. Rachel created her artwork while at Henderson Middle School!

Courtyard Dedication

Did you know that Henderson Middle School used to be Henderson High School? The Henderson High School Alumni Association recently installed a dedication plaque in our school courtyard commemorating the original dedication of the courtyard in 1972. The courtyard was constructed in memory of classmate Sinda Paige Jones by the HHS classes of 1970, 1971 and 1972. Thank you to the Henderson High School Alumni Association for helping keep the Cougar spirit alive at Henderson Middle School!

HMS Receives Lowe's Toolbox Grant!

Henderson Middle School was recently awarded a $2,000 Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant. The grant was awarded to the

school from the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation to help with projects that fall into the following categories: technology upgrades, tools for STEM programs, facility renovations and safety improvements. Henderson Middle School will use the grant to establish an innovation lab (Makerspace) where students will have access to robots and STEM tools.

WSB-TV Features HMS Stop Bullying Campaign!

Henderson Middle School had a great culmination to our week long anti-bullying campaign (October 22nd -October 26th). Students wore different color t-shirts to represent a different aspect of our anti-bullying campaign. Students participated in a door decorating contest, created anti-bullying posters, and some of our students met with news anchor, Sophia Choi, from WSB-TV Channel 2 News. It was a great week of activities and the excitement level was high.

Ms. Patillo sends a special "thank you" to Ms. Jennifer Morris, Ms. Eliscia Brooks, Mr. Robert Mason, the HMS Student Council, the WHMS News Crew, and the Henderson MS PTSA. They all did a wonderful job in making this week a big success.

Be sure to look for our student council students to be featured on a special news segment on anti-bullying efforts in public schools throughout the state of Georgia. The segment is scheduled to air November 12th on the 5pm and 6pm news broadcasts on WSB-TV.