Principal's Message January 17, 2025 (No School Monday, Carpool Reminders, Spin Club, Spring Sports Tryouts)
Hello Patriot Families!
We made it to Friday and a long weekend on top of that! Woohoo! Please remember the reason of our extended weekend; to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. So, no school Monday, January 20. Next week is our school spelling bee on Thursday, January 23. We wish all our students in the spelling bee the best of luck!
Carpool
Just a friendly reminder that the school building opens at 7:50 AM. Please stay with your child until 7:50 AM. Next week's temperatures are going to be in the teens in the morning. During dismissal, please turn right when exiting the school parking lot. While it may seem easier to wait a moment and turn left, doing so causes delays in getting students safely into cars, creates traffic congestion on the road, and poses safety concerns. Let’s work together to ensure a smooth and safe dismissal process by modeling responsible behavior for our children.
HMS Spin Club
The HMS Spin Club is an opportunity for all students to learn the art of color guard. Members of the award-winning Wake Forest HS Color Guard will teach students how to spin a flag on Wednesdays in the band room from 3-4 PM. Please contact Mr. Stauffer for more information.
Athletics
Thursday, January 23rd is our next home basketball game against Zebulon The boys' basketball team will tip off at 4 pm. The girls' basketball game will start 10 minutes after the end of the first game. PTA will be selling concessions. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time on GoFan (https://gofan.co/app/school/NC68157) or at the gate for $6. Come out and support the Patriots!
Now is the time to start signing up for Spring Sports! We offer boys/girls track, softball, and boys soccer during the Spring. Please do not wait until the last minute. The deadline to sign up is February 14. To make sure you are eligible and 100% cleared to try out, read through the information on our HMS Athletic Website: https://wakecountyathleticzone.com/heritage-middle/tryout-information/. There are two main parts to signing up:
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Parents, please make sure all parts of Dragonfly are completed and approved. You must use the WCPSS-approved forms. For physicals, you can go to any urgent care to have them completed. You do not need to see your PCP to complete them.
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Students, please complete the Ticket to Play at https://forms.gle/9Hv6Bmd6CSC1JkgK7. If you do not, we will not be able to check on your Dragonfly information.
If you have any questions, please email our Athletic Director, Luke Miles, at Lmiles2@wcpss.net.
Not a lot to share this week. I hope you have a wonderful, restful weekend! Remember, track 4 doesn't return until Monday, January 27! Enjoy one more week off.
Yours,
Amy Light, Principal