🎓 Our 8th graders will be promoted on Tuesday, May 27th at 5:00 p.m. 🎓
All guests *must* have a ticket to attend in person; however, the ceremony will be live-streamed on MS Teams : bit.ly/25HBDpromotion
Hello Raiders!
🏁 We are in the home stretch! To get us through this last week of school, we will be having a free dress spirit week:
--Monday: No school for Memorial Day
--Tuesday: Dress for Success – dress for your future career
--Wednesday: Teacher/Student Swap – dress like a staff member
--Thursday: Senior Citizen Day – dress like you’re in your golden years
--Friday: Color Wars – 5th grade blue; 6th grade red; 7th grade black
🎓 Tuesday, May 27th at 5:00 p.m. will be the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony. The 8th graders received a set number of tickets for their family members. Guests must have a ticket to attend. The ceremony will also be live streamed on MS Teams (bit.ly/25HBDpromotion) We will be offering free digital images this year. If you’re interested, please complete the form at bit.ly/2025promotionpics. For more information regarding the promotion ceremony, see the attachment.
👟 The City Track Meet has been rescheduled to Thursday, May 29th at 4:00 p.m. at Peoria Stadium. Students must bring a change of clothes so they can return their uniforms to Coach Dominguez after the meet.
🌞 Friday, May 30th is our last day of school with our awards ceremony in the morning and a 10:30 a.m. dismissal.
📓 Yearbooks are available for $5 – cash only. We do not accept CashApp, Venmo, etc.
💬 PTO would like some input from families and staff. Please complete this short survey regarding next year: https://forms.gle/TwuRvrCbHwfciqvy9
Let’s make this last week amazing!
📅 Please see the attached graphic for a full breakdown of this week's events, sports, and activities.
The City Track Meet has been rescheduled to Thursday, 5/29 at 4:00 p.m. at Peoria Stadium.
Students must bring an extra change of clothes so they can leave their uniforms with Coach Dominguez after the meet.
Character Day!
The city track meet has been canceled for today due to weather. We will provide further updates for a rescheduled meet soon.
Color Wars in 8th grade earned all the homerooms a special treat today! 💙🖤❤️🖤
Hello Raiders!
💯 Attendance Challenge: This is the final week to earn jibbitz for your bracelet! Be sure you’re at school each and every day!
🎨 All our after-school clubs have concluded for the year. Thank you for participating!
💬 PTO would like some input from families and staff regarding next year. Please complete this short survey: https://forms.gle/TwuRvrCbHwfciqvy9
💻 There is another virtual Town Hall regarding Standards-Based Grading in Middle School on Monday, May 19th at 5:00 p.m. Join the meeting here: https://forms.gle/TwuRvrCbHwfciqvy9
🗣 The district’s last PTO Council meeting of the school year is on Tuesday, May 20th at 6:00 p.m. Join in-person at the Admin Building or online on MS Teams. More info here: https://www.peoriapublicschools.org/page/pto
📣 The 8th graders only will have a free dress/spirit week this week:
--Monday: Class Color Day (chosen in advance by each homeroom); the class with the highest participation will earn a delicious treat!
--Tuesday: Character Day; dress like your favorite characters from a movie, book, cartoon, etc.
--Wednesday: Career Day; dress as you will in your future careers
--Thursday: Throwback Day; either dress from a specific decade or as you did during your younger years (such as pigtails, jelly sandals, tutus, etc.)
--Friday: Rehearsal & Celebration; wear your 8th grade class t-shirts (if you ordered) along with “Class of ‘25” headbands, buttons, etc.
🇺🇸 There is no school on Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day.
🎓 Tuesday, May 27th at 5:00 p.m. will be the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony. Students will receive a set number of tickets for their family members. Guests must have a ticket to attend. The ceremony will also be live streamed on MS Teams (bit.ly/25HBDpromotion) We will be offering free digital images this year. If you’re interested, please complete the form at bit.ly/2025promotionpics. For more information regarding the promotion ceremony, see the attachment.
📅 Please see the attached graphic for a full breakdown of this week's events, sports, and activities.
Peace Plays 🎷🎵
Ms. Innocenzi is encouraging students to express themselves and share their art! Throughout the building, there are blank canvases hanging all around, waiting for artists to fill them in.
We welcomed Mrs. Craig back this week! We sure have missed her! 💕
Our final monthly PTO meeting for the 24-25 school year is tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the library and/or on MS Teams.
Meeting link: bit.ly/HBDPTO2425
Students whose grownups attend the meeting (virtually or in person) will earn a FREE DRESS pass!
7Mindsets helps students label and explore their emotions. 😞😜😠😁😨
Hello Raiders!
💞 We hope you were able to celebrate the mothers in your lives today!
💯 Attendance Challenge: Students who are in school every day, earn a jibbitz each week. They’ve been enjoying showing off their bracelets as they fill them up!
👟 There is a track meet on Monday, May 12th and Tuesday, May 13th at 4:00 p.m. at Peoria Stadium.
🗣 We have our final PTO meeting on the school year on Tuesday, May 13th at 6:00 p.m. Join us in the library or online (bit.ly/HBDPTO2425) on to earn your child a free dress pass.
📣 8th graders only: Looking ahead to next week, 8th graders will have a free dress/spirit week:
--Monday 5/19: Class Color Day (chosen in advance by each homeroom); the class with the highest participation will earn a delicious treat!
--Tuesday 5/20: Character Day; dress like your favorite characters from a movie, book, cartoon, etc.
--Wednesday 5/21: Career Day; dress as you will in your future careers
--Thursday 5/22: Throwback Day; either dress from a specific decade or as you did during your younger years (such as pigtails, jelly sandals, tutus, etc.)
--Friday, 5/23: Rehearsal & Celebration; wear your 8th grade class t-shirts (if you ordered) along with “Class of ‘25” headbands, buttons, etc.
🎓 Tuesday, May 27th at 5:00 p.m. will be the 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony. The 8th graders will receive a set number of tickets for their family members. Guests must have a ticket to attend. The ceremony will also be live streamed on MS Teams (bit.ly/25HBDpromotion) We will be offering free digital images this year. If you’re interested, please complete the form at bit.ly/2025promotionpics. For more information regarding the promotion ceremony, see the attachment.
📅 Please see the attached graphic for a full breakdown of this week's events, sports, and activities.
Friday's Secret Spirit Week theme was Hat Day! 👒🎓🎩🤠
Yesterday's Secret Spirit Week theme was: Secret Service! 🕶
Mr. Lewis treated the staff to Grill 'Em All for lunch today! 🤤🍔😋🌯
Student Council "chalked the walk" for Staff Appreciation Week.
Today's Secret Spirit Week theme was: Anything But a Cup 🥤
Free Summer Meals for students 18 and under - with USDA and Sun Meals To-Go!
It's Secret Spirit Week for our staff. The kids have to guess what each day's theme is. Today was BEACH DAY! 🏖️
