Important News

Congratulations to the following students whose work was published in the middle school literary magazine, 2017 Our Voice: Ella Hollida, Brooke Webster and Hannah Ehrlich (literary) Amber Vong (Op Art drawing)

Do you have extra children’s books just collecting dust? Want to make room for some new summer reading? We have partnered with Longfellow Elementary for their book drive. Collection boxes will be available for each grade level from May 8-18. Please bring in gently used or new books suitable for Kindergarten through 5th grade. Books will be donated to students…

The HCMS community is cordially invited to the HCMS Night of Excellence on Thursday, May 18 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Come see the amazing work of students this year! What will our 3D printer be making? Bring your own thumb drive and stand in front of our green screen to record your own news show. Learn how to program a Lego…

Calling all student writers, artists, and photographers! The HCMS Literary Magazine is looking for short stories, poems, narratives, photographs, and artwork. See your work published! Click here and use the password HCMS to share your files with Mrs. Six. Please submit work by May 7!

Students will be taking the PARCC/MAP assessments during the window of May 1 - May 25. It is important that your child is here for their assessment days. Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep the night before each test, eats a healthy breakfast and arrives to school on time. Also, if possible, please try to avoid scheduling…

HCMS 2016-17 YEARBOOK SALES The Harper's Choice Middle School 2016-17 yearbook will be on sale until May 19 for $24.00. There are two options for ordering the yearbook: online or by cash/check. Online orders will be accepted until midnight on May 19. You can view ordering information here.

The Howard County Government along with North Laurel Community Center will be hosting a Spring and Summer Clothing Giveaway on Saturday, April 8 from 9:00-10:30 a.m. The event will take place at the North Laurel Community Center at 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel 20723. Please see attached flyer for more information.

As a reminder, schools will be closed April 10-17 for Spring Break. Students will return to school on Tuesday, April 18.

The Howard County Health Department will be here on May 18 to administer 2 vaccines (MCV4 and Tdap) to students. Current 6th graders must have them before the first day of 7th grade. Permission forms will come home with students after Spring Break. If your child has already had these vaccines, please send documentation from your health care provider to…

HCPSS is excited to share a new mobile app, Canvas Parent, designed to help parents/guardians monitor their children’s progress on the go. The app allows parents to check grades, review assignments and events, view course announcements, see a weekly calendar, and set student activity alerts, such as missing assignments or grades above or below a set threshold. Parents can easily…