Herald Whitaker Middle School

What a great night for our HWMS Hornets! Wins for Varsity and JV Boys Basketball on the road at JC 🐝🖤🏀 Wins for A, B, and C Volleyball Teams at Wolfe Co.! A big thanks to the folks at Wolfe County Middle School for honoring our 8th grade players! 🐝🖤🏐

Good luck to our FPS & Written Comp kiddos who are competing in districts today! 🐝🖤

For anyone who ordered HWMS Basketball Shirts, they are available for pickup at HWMS.

** PRE-ORDERS will only be held until THURSDAY, JANIUARY 15, unless other payment and pickup arrangements have been made.

If paying cash, please try to bring correct change. Checks payable to HWMS Boys Basketball.

ROGERS EXPLORER

The Rogers Explorers program is an intensive three-day, two-night program focused on cultivating skills in leadership, technology, math, science, and community service. It is developed, coordinated, and supervised by The Center for Rural Development in partnership with University of the Cumberlands, Lindsey Wilson College, Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, University of Pikeville, and Union College.

Activities throughout the program are both educational and fun. Classroom projects are very hands-on, so do not expect to be bored! Explorers are able to actively participate in practical college courses, fine-tune leadership skills, and develop a network of friends and resources throughout our Southern and Eastern Kentucky region. Students from The Center’s 45-county service area may apply during their eighth-grade year.

If selected, they will attend the program in Williamsburg, Columbia, Richmond, Morehead, Pikeville, or Barbourville during the summer before their ninth-grade year. All lodging, meals, and program expenses (with the exception of transportation to and from the program) are offered at no cost.

Applications are now being accepted using the following link. No applications will be accepted after January 31.
https://www.centeryouthprograms.com/copy-of-rogers-scholar-application

For more information about this great program, visit https://centertech.com/rogers-explorers/

Proud of our Robotics team today! These Hornets and future Hornets sure represent MC schools well! 🐝🖤🤖 Our Archeabotics Team is state bound!

Good luck to our HWMS Hornets Robotics Team as they travel to Hazard for competition today! 🐝🖤🤖

Influenza is on the rise & school is about to be back in session. Don’t forget about your IN SCHOOL “doctor’s office”- UK King’s Daughters School Health Program. If your child is feeling sick, we do rapid swabs for Influenza A & B, with results in 10 minutes. Your child can be seen while at school or you can bring them to their respective school to be seen if they are unable to attend school. Your child will see our APRN and prescriptions, if needed, will be sent to your preferred pharmacy. We also provide school excuses for patients. We offer these same services to Magoffin Co. School staff. In addition to flu swabs, we are also able to perform rapid testing for Strep, COVID, and Mono. We see patients Monday-Friday, during school hours. Call: 606-474-1925 to get scheduled. Feel free to reach out/comment with any questions. Common symptoms of Influenza: Usually a sudden onset * Fever (100.4>) 🤒 * Nausea/Vomiting 🤢🤮 * Body Aches 🥴 * Cough 😷 * Headache 🤕 * Fatigue 🥱 * Chills 🥶 * Runny Nose/Congestion 🤧 As always, stay home if you are ill feeling or experiencing any of the symptoms listed above, wash your hands longer than 20 seconds using soap and water, use hand sanitizer consistently throughout the day, cover cough/sneezes, and Lysol & disinfect consistently.

Monthly LEADERship in Action Report 🐝🖤

Congratulations to our HWMS Hornets on some big wins during their season opener against some talent players from Wolfe Co. 🐝🖤🏐 A special shoutout to Zar Whitaker, 7th grade, who served a PERFECT game! 🏐

HWMS January Calendar

Congratulations to our HWMS Hornets and their Coach, Miss Madison Helton -- Runner up in Region 15 - Small Pom Division 🐝🖤🩰

Good luck to our HWMS Hornet Dancers as they compete in Prestonsburg today! 🐝🖤🩰

Come support our HWMS Hornets Basketball Team as they take on Martin County 🐝🖤🏀 JV begins at 6:00pm

Our beautiful Snow Court in the 2025 Salyersville Christmas Parade 🐝❤️🎄 A big thank you to all of our parents, especially Michael Paul and Susan Howard for driving our kids through the parade!

What a great KYA Week for our HWMS Y-Club! We are so proud of these students and how they have represented our school and district this week while presenting their bills. We are thankful for their sponsors, Mr. Frasure and Mrs. Rachel, for making sure these kids had a wonderful learning experience they will never forget! A special shout out to Ali Fyffe, an 8th grade student, who was recognized as an Outstanding Delegate for her public speaking skills during the convention 🐝🖤👩🏼‍⚖️🧑🏻‍⚖️

These HWMS Dancers have participated in The Nutcracker this week, held at the Mountain Arts Center and sure lit up the stage! We are so proud of our talented students! 🐝🖤🩰

We are SO PROUD to have these Y-Club Hornets representing HWMS at KYA in Louisville this week and presenting their bills! 🐝🖤👩🏼‍⚖️👨‍⚖️ #leadersmadehere

Congratulations to our 2025 HWMS Snow Court 🐝🖤👑 Snow King and Queen Cole Howard and Baylee Hatfield Snow Prince & Princess Jackson Salyer and Emily Holliday

There will be a parent meeting for any student wishing to play baseball this year, tomorrow, December 2. 🐝🖤⚾️