
๐ท๐ถ๐ท๐ถHMS BLUE & GOLD AWARD๐ถ๐ท๐ถ๐ท
CONGRATULATIONS to our evening custodian, Mr. Tim Worley!!!


๐ท๐ถ๐ทStudent of the Month๐ท๐ถ๐ท
Congratulations to 8th grade student, Iyona Hemphill. She was recognized by the Swansea Rotary as the HMS Student of the Month for November. Way to go Iyona!!!
#HMS116 #HMSFamily Rotary Club of Swansea


๐ท๐ถ๐ท๐ถHMS BLUE & GOLD AWARD๐ถ๐ท๐ถ๐ท
Please welcome the newest addition to our HMS Family and custodial team, Mr. Corey Meister!!!


๐บ๐ธ Thank you Veterans for your service ๐บ๐ธ
THANK YOU to our HMS military families, alumni, and our staff members who have served and are currently serving our country.
We would like to recognize:
๐บ๐ธ Lt. Terry Pensoneau who was an HMS student, coach, and teacher. He he made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country as a U. S. Marine in the Vietnam War.
๐บ๐ธ HMS BoE members, Mr. Eugene Kish and Mr. Matt Burke.
๐บ๐ธ Technology Director, Colonel Dave Chevess, who served in the U.S. Air Force.
๐บ๐ธ HMS Bus Driver, Mr. Dennis Brown, who served in the U.S. Army for two tours in the Vietnam War, and he also served tours in Dessert Storm and Iraq.
๐บ๐ธ HMS graduate and Vietnam Veteran, Mr. Melvin Bien, who served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Yorktown.





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๐ถ THANK YOU to Maestro Wheelan and the HMS Concert Band for a wonderful performance this evening. ๐ต ๐ถ





๐ค Thank you to Mr. Jason Baze, aka Cowboy, for your contributions to High Mount School. We wish you the best in the next chapter of your career.
This is Cowboyโs last week as a custodian in our district, but he will always be part of our HMS Family! ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐


Reminder: Family Night at the HMS Book Fair is tonight (11/3) from 4:30-7:30 PM.

Reminder: There will be no school on Monday, Nov. 1st. Enjoy the 3-Day Weekend!

๐บ๐ธ Thank you to Vietnam Veteran, Mr. Melvin Bien, for sharing his experiences with our Jr. High students today. Mr. Bien is a 1962 graduate of High Mount School who served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Yorktown. One of his experiences included serving on the recovery team for the Apollo 8 space mission. ๐
NASAโs historic 1st flight to the moon was crewed by astronauts Jim Lovell, Bill Anders, and Frank Borman.





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6th-8th Grade students enjoyed working with our Artists in Residence last Thursday. They learned all about light photography and got to test it out as well! If you haven't checked out Chris and Katie's site, their work is amazing: https://www.theflashnites.com/




6th-8th Grade students enjoyed working with our Artists in Residence last Thursday. They learned all about light photography and got to test it out as well! If you haven't checked out Chris and Katie's site, their work is amazing: https://www.theflashnites.com/

๐ Thank you to Chief Tell and Firefighter Schaefer of the Swansea Fire Department for teaching our students about fire safety today. Our K-2 students were treated to a tour of the Fire Engine as well.





๐ท๐ถ๐ท๐ถHMS BLUE & GOLD AWARD๐ถ๐ท๐ถ๐ท
CONGRATULATIONS to our RTI ParaEducator, Ms. Dunlap!!!


It is Principal Appreciation Week. There is no one finer than Mr. Wilkerson. Thanks for all that you do at HMS! #hmsfamily

๐ท๐ถ๐ทStudents of the Month๐ท๐ถ๐ท
Congratulations to 8th grade students, Gary Ramirez-Cifuentes and Kennedy Karstens. They were recognized by the Swansea Rotary as the HMS Students of the Month for September and October. Way to go Gary and Kennedy!!!
#HMS116 #HMSFamily Rotary Club of Swansea


Join our HMS family! Evening custodian needed with an immediate start date. Begin earning nearly $38,000 with outstanding benefits. (Benefits include: health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance benefit, attendance bonus, paid sick days, paid vacation days, and paid holidays.)
Send a letter of interest and resume to:
Dr. Beth Horner
1721 Boul Ave Swansea, IL 62226
or
bhorner@highmountschool.net

Red Ribbon & Spirit Week
October 25-29


๐ท๐ถ๐ท๐ถHMS BLUE & GOLD AWARD๐ถ๐ท๐ถ๐ท
CONGRATULATIONS to Administrative Assistant and School Board Secretary, Mrs. Ackerman!!!


๐ท๐ถ๐ท๐ถHMS BLUE & GOLD AWARD๐ถ๐ท๐ถ๐ท
CONGRATULATIONS to our 6th grade ELA teacher, Dr. ROBBEN!!!
