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A reminder for all of our 8th grade students that CAP & GOWN orders will be taken tomorrow morning for all 8th grade students wishing to go through graduation this year.

Full Set (Cap/Gown/Tassel) - $36.00
Cap & Tassel - $17.00
Tassel - $10.00

If you are sending cash, please send as close to correct change as you can. Checks or money orders should be made out to Jostens. If using a credit card, please complete the information on your students order form.
5 months ago, Jessica Prater
Cap & Gown
Cheer clinic is tomorrow! Girls can come through the back gym doors tomorrow and the parents meeting will be in the cafeteria! If a student is riding the bus from their elementary school, we will get them in the right place 🐝🖤📣
5 months ago, Jessica Prater
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Congratulations to Coach Hall and our HWMS Hornets Baseball team for their big road win against Pikeville! 🐝🖤⚾️
5 months ago, Jessica Prater
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‼️ CAP & GOWN ORDERS ‼️ Order forms were passed out to students in their 8th grade homeroom today. Save the date!
5 months ago, Jessica Prater
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A reminder that our 3rd and final iReady Diagnostic will start tomorrow at HWMS! All students will test in reading on Wednesday and math on Thursday of this week!

Let's show up with great attendance as we meet our growth goals!
5 months ago, Jessica Prater
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We hope all of our HWMS Families have had a wonderful spring break and are looking forward to a great start to our last 9 weeks! April and May are busy months at HWMS! Please keep an eye out for updates to our school calendar! 🐝🖤
5 months ago, Jessica Prater
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HWMS Dance 🐝🖤🩰
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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HWMS Spring Pictures!

Monday, April 6, 2026
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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!! Attention HWMS Students !!

Are you an artist who would love to see YOUR drawing on the cover of a school yearbook?!

Well, now is your chance!

We are having a Yearbook Cover Contest and we would love to see what you come up with.

The instructions are simple:
Show school pride
Use school colors (Maroon, Black, and White)
It must be hand drawn. *NO digital pictures!!*

This is to show off your work and creativity in a way that will last for a lifetime.

Submit your drawings by April 30th to Miss. Alison either in person or through email at alison.cole@magoffin.kyschools.us

The students will take a vote on May 1st.
6 months ago, Herald Whitaker Middle School
Yearbook Cover Contest!
Hard to catch them all in one pic -- but we're sure proud of these HWMS Hornets! Wins for Varsity and JV on the road against Breathitt Co! 🐝🖤⚾️
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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Future Scientists, Hard at Work! 🐝🖤
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Good luck and safe travels to our HWMS Archers competing in KHSAA Regionals 🐝🖤🎯
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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HWMS Spring Formal
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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Cap & Gown Orders for 8th Gr. Graduation at HWMS!

Please, like and share!
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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Mark your calendar! 🐝🖤
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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Presidential Debates in Miss Alison's class! 🐝🇺🇸
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Students in Mrs. Kristi's ELA class creating representations of their novel studies for the Hunger Games and Harry Potter. They did a deep dive into how fictional elements can be represented through visual imagery. Today, they are creating their visual representations based on a fictional element they have been assigned. 🐝🖤📚🎨
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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Congratulations to 8th grade student, Anneliese Oliver, on being selected as a 2026 Rogers Explorer! 🐝🖤
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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Congratulations to 8th grade student, Ali Fyffe, on being selected as a 2026 Rogers Explorer! 🐝🖤
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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Congratulations to 8th grade student, Baylee Hatfield, on being selected as a 2026 Rogers Explorer! 🐝🖤
6 months ago, Jessica Prater
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