Important News

Spring is a great time to clean out your closets and help a good cause! HCMS participates in the Clothing to Cash fundraising program. Clothing to Cash is a textile recycling program that donates money to our school for every pound of donated items. Look for the white donation bin at the bottom of our parking lot. Clothing to Cash…

Congratulations to our Orchestra, Band and Choral ensembles who did a fantastic job at their adjudication assessments recently! We are proud of the students for their hard work and positive representation of our school. Congratulations also to our Chorale who received Superior ratings from all three judges! Great job!

The HCMS PTA will be hosting a restaurant fundraiser night at Texas Roadhouse on Thursday, March 28 from 4:00-10:00 p.m. Please bring the attache d flie r or show it on your smartphone and the PTA will receive a portion of the proceeds. Texas Roadhouse is located at 8820 Stanford Boulevard Columbia 20146. Thank you for your support!

HCMS is having a Food and Toiletry Drive as part of the 7th grade Student Service Learning project. The drive will be held through April 3. Donated items will be used to restock the HCMS Food Pantry which helps support families in our community. Students may drop off non-perishable items and toiletries in designated grade level boxes before homeroom. There…

MISA Testing - 8th Grade ONLY Friday, March 22 (Periods 5-7) Monday, March 25 (Periods 1-3) MCAP Testing (formerly known as PARCC) Week of April 29 - ELA Week of May 27 - Math

Up in Smoke - What Parents Need to Know about Juuling, Vaping and Other Drugs: Reservoir High School PTSA and HC DrugFree are partnering to present this free program on Wednesday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. in room 220 at Reservoir High School. Open to the public. Visit HC DrugFree's website calendar at http://www.hcdrugfree.org/events for more information or contact Admin@hcdrugfree.org…

Lost and Found items will be on display on the stage in the cafeteria. Please have your student check if they are missing any belongings. Any unclaimed items will be donated on Friday, March 22.

Longfellow Elementary is looking for new or used children's books for our Free Library! The goal of the Free Library is to make sure all students have books to read at home. If you, or someone you know is interested in donating, please contact catherine_baruah@hcpss.org. Books can also be dropped off at Longfellow anytime from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m…

All students in grades K-12 are eligible to enter the 2019 Choose Civility Poster and Video Contest, sponsored in partnership with the Columbia Association Art Center and Howard County Library System. The theme is “We Are All Welcome” here. The deadline for entries is March 17, 2019. Winning students will receive Target gift cards. Please visit the website for more…

February numbers are in...we collected 527 pounds of clothes and shoes! We earned $52.70 for student activities such as field trips, athletic and academic intramurals. Thanks for your support! Remember Clothing to Cash will accept items in ALL conditions: new with tags, or torn, stained, worn-out knees, shoes with holes or only one shoe, backpacks, old sheets, stuffed animals, and…