Golf club is starting tomorrow! ⛳️
Students do not need prior experience or personal equipment.
Meet in Mrs. Brown's room on Tuesdays from 2:45-3:30.
No transportation provided; students *must* have a way home at 3:30 p.m.

This week's Raider Review: https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/harold-b-dawson-jr-middle-school/newsletters/the-raider-review-77085

Students have been making Sun Prints in art class the past few weeks! 🖍🌞





Reminder: Our Back to School Night is this tomorrow from 4:00-5:30 p.m.
We hope to see many of our Raiders and their families there!
We hope to see many of our Raiders and their families there!

The girls softball game has been moved to Von Steuben at 5:15 pm today.
Officer Jones helping the 5th graders with their locks 🔒

Paraeducators with an associate degree are invited to apply by Sept. 30th.

Thank you to the PPS Transportation Department - our bus evacuation drills went great last week!




Due to extreme heat, the softball game and baseball practice have both been cancelled for today - Monday, 8/18.
Here's this week's Raider Review: https://peoriapublicschoolsil.edurooms.com/engage/harold-b-dawson-jr-middle-school/newsletters/the-raider-review-75496

Whooo's got school spirit?! We do!!
Our PTO's Spirit Wear sale has been extended until next Friday! They've also added an online order option for your convenience. This is your last chance before spring to get some HBD spirit wear... so order soon!
https://school-spirit-wear-basic-98441.cheddarup.com
Our PTO's Spirit Wear sale has been extended until next Friday! They've also added an online order option for your convenience. This is your last chance before spring to get some HBD spirit wear... so order soon!
https://school-spirit-wear-basic-98441.cheddarup.com
HBD's Back to School Night will be Thursday, August 21st from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Families can meet the staff, tour the school, and enjoy some light refreshments. See you there!

Check out this family event happening this Saturday at Carver Center!

Join us for the Schoolhouse Open - a fundraising event for the PPS Foundation. Sign up here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/uvpr8t7/lp/7888bc10-01bb-4634-bc26-f3828cd34094
Our first monthly PTO meeting of the school year is tonight at 6:00 pm! Join us in the school library or on MS Teams (bit.ly/HBDPTO2526). Students earn a FREE DRESS if their grownup attends the meeting.

All baseball games have been cancelled for today due to field conditions. They will be rescheduled for a later date.
Here's some fun local activities to check out tomorrow, 8/9!


Reminder: PTO is currently selling spirit wear!
Orders and money are due by Friday, 8/15 at 2:00 p.m.
If you need another order form, contact the school office or Mrs. Moody.

First annual Dawson Day! A huge thank you to the Dawson family and friends for treating the students and staff to pizza while teaching us about Harold B. Dawson Jr.'s life. ❤️💙










We had our first fire drill of the year today, and the students did wonderfully! 🔥🚨




