Huntsville Middle School

📚✨ Every Tuesday during Advisory, our students take time to own their learning! They are:
✅ Checking current grades & missing assignments
✅ Tracking their AR goal progress
✅ Reviewing absences (excused & unexcused)
✅ Setting weekly character & citizenship goals

We’re proud to see our students taking responsibility, reflecting, and setting goals that help them grow both academically and personally! 💡💪 #EaglePride #StudentSuccess

On Friday, Mr. Taylor’s Computer Aided Design/Architecture students had the amazing opportunity to tour the historic Faubus House in Huntsville, guided by the E. Fay Jones Conservancy. 🏡✨

Designed in 1967 by world-renowned architect Fay Jones for former Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, this masterpiece is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The home is a stunning example of Modern Organic architecture—blending seamlessly with the land, featuring local fieldstone, floor-to-ceiling glass, and even a dramatic catwalk cantilevered over the bluff.

What an inspiring way to connect classroom learning to real-world design! 👏

#HandsOnLearning #ArchitectureInAction #EFayJones

Our Outdoor Education students are putting learning into practice! 🪢 Yesterday they took on the challenge of mastering the fisherman’s knot—a useful skill for outdoor adventures.

We love seeing our students engaged in hands-on experiences that build confidence and real-world know-how! 🌲🎣

#OutdoorEd #HandsOnLearning #HMS

Our ESOL students are hard at work as English language learners! 🌟 Today, they practiced vocabulary using the Numbered Heads strategy—building sentences, sharing with classmates, and growing their skills together. 💬 We’re so proud of these amazing multilingual learners! 🌍✨

7th grade Key Code students connected with Amazon for a virtual field trip about AWS Data Centers! 🚀 Kahoot made the lesson hands-on and kept everyone engaged while learning. 💻🎉 #FutureReady #DigitalLearning #EaglePride

💙 A big THANK YOU to our local Farm Bureau Women’s Committee for their generous donation of tissues and disinfectant wipes! 🙌 Their support helps us keep our classrooms stocked with the essentials so our students and staff can stay healthy and focused on learning. We are so grateful for this community partnership! 🦅✨

💧💙 Eagle Shout Out! 💙💧

A huge THANK YOU to James and Tracy Prince and Jennifer Bartlett, manager at our local Dollar General, for donating several water bottles for our students at HMS! Your generosity makes a big difference. 🙌

We also want to give a special shout out to Mrs. Kim Stout for noticing this need and making it happen. 👏

Our students are truly blessed to have such caring people supporting them every day. 🦅💙

🌟 Student Spotlight 🌟

We are so proud of Rylea Villines, who was recognized at last night’s School Board Meeting for being an outstanding student at Huntsville Middle School! 💙

Her teachers had incredible things to say about her:
✨ “Her positivity, dedication, kindness, and respect truly stand out. She sets a great example for others and takes pride in her work and being a student.” – Mr. Taylor
✨ “Rylea works very hard in class and always volunteers to answer questions.” – Mrs. Robertson
✨ “She is a model student—helpful, kind, respectful, and always does an amazing job. I wish I had 100 Ryleas!” – Mrs. Watkins

Just yesterday, she noticed a new student in her art class and immediately invited them to sit by her and offered to help with all the things. 💕

Rylea, thank you for showing what it means to be a Huntsville Eagle every single day! 🦅

Our Popsicle Party last Thursday was poppin’! 🍭🎉 It was the first team challenge of the year, and the winners in each grade level earned a sweet reward. Nothing better than working hard and playing hard together! 💙

Discovering math in action! 📐 Mr. Foster’s students tore apart parallelograms to uncover the formula for the area of a triangle. 🙌

Our 7th grade Stellar Eagles team spent time in advisory today building teamwork and connections! 🌟 Team building is an important part of the middle school model—it helps students feel included, supported, and part of something bigger. 💙 Eagles soar higher together! 🦅

So much great learning happening in our classrooms today! 🙌 📐 Mrs. Chalk’s students teamed up to solve area problems with triangles and parallelograms. 📚 Mrs. Baldwin’s class sharpened their vocabulary skills. 🎬 Mrs. Watkins’ students developed theme statements by tracing character growth in a Pixar short. 🎨 Mr. Taylor’s class created digital self-portraits as they prepare to sketch their own by hand. 💼 Mrs. Beaver’s career class explored real-life opportunities in Arkansas as they learned about career clusters. We’re proud of the hard work our students and teachers are putting in every day! 💙

Our Outdoor Ed students had a big week! 🌿🎯 They put in the work and completed their Hunter’s Education course. Several students are now officially certified—what an awesome accomplishment! 👏 These are just a few of the students who passed, and we’re so proud of their hard work and responsibility in learning the skills and safety practices that go along with the outdoors.

Our 6th graders were hard at work yesterday in ELA! 📚✨ Students partnered up to dig into texts, working together to figure out the theme and how it's revealed through supporting details—one of our priority standards. Love seeing their teamwork and critical thinking shine! 💡👏 #EaglePride #EngagedLearners

💙 A huge THANK YOU to our local Kiwanis Club for their generous donation of school supplies! Their support helps ensure our students have what they need to learn and grow. We are so grateful for this incredible community partnership! 📚✏️ #CommunitySupport #ThankYouKiwanis

Band Families: Our instrument rental night is happening from 6-8!

Our first week was a fantastic week at HMS! We are learning to Grow, Succeed, and Conquer The Hill!

What a great night! We had an awesome turnout at Open House, and we’re so thankful for all the families who came out to connect with us. It was a joy seeing our halls full of energy and excitement for the new school year! 💙📚🦅

Day 2 of Inservice/Professional Development: Rooted in Purpose, Ready for the Year We spent some time today doing the work that fuels the work—revisiting our mission, refining our vision, and grounding ourselves in the commitments we’ve made to our students and each other. This team shows up with heart, with purpose, and with a shared belief in what’s possible. The year ahead is full of potential—and we’re ready!

Our Huntsville Middle School Admin Team spent the week at the 2025 AAEA Conference in Little Rock, learning alongside school leaders from our district and across Arkansas. We’re always working to become better leaders for our students—because when we grow, they benefit. Grateful for the inspiration from Todd Whitaker, Jack Berckemeyer, and so many others! #AAEALEGACY