Husky Howler 9/29/23 (Guardians)

PACK Guardians,

"It's a great day for a great day" and we had a great week at Hubbard! Homecoming is two weeks away and we are looking forward to a great time. We are working on a master tutorial list to send out so you know what days which teachers have tutorials for your child. Please help us by checking your student's grades/attendance and letting them know we are a partnership! We are always open to meeting with parents to ensure their child's success! Here are some reminders:

HOMECOMING - This will be the week of October 9th-13th. There will be a 6th grade dance after school from 4-5:30pm and 7/8th 6-7:30pm. More information will come later but here is the theme for the week:

Monday - "Color out for the Huskies" 6th - Black, 7th - White, 8th - Orange

Tuesday - Crocodile Hunter - Wear Steve Irwin style clothes because its GATOR season!

Wednesday - Country vs. Country Club

Thursday - Tacky Tourist

Friday - Mums and Overalls (no bells/whistles on the mums)

We will have a homecoming parade on Tuesday where the football/cheer walk the campus and are cheered on by ALL students as opposed to only one grade level. Parents will have a designated location as well.

***Repeat***

DC/NY Trip - Do you have an 8th grader who wants an AWESOME experience and opportunity to go to Washington DC and NYC over spring break? Reach out to our fantastic AVID teacher, Candace Veatch, and get more info! (candace.veatch@tylerisd.org)

Attendance/Truancy/Credit Denial letters - I know it is early in the year, but we already have some students who are accruing absences to the point that you will receive letters from the campus/district. Compulsory attendance is outlined in our Hubbard Guardian Handbook and is a requirement by the state of Texas. Students are required to be at school 90% of the time or they can face retention as well as you face truancy charges. Please work with the campus to communicate absences and get your students to school as much as possible.

Free and reduced lunch - Please either return your free and reduced lunch form or fill it out online: https://www.mealappnow.com/mantyl/splash.php The rollover deadline from last year is September 27th. After that time, students will not be given free lunch based on last year's qualifications.

Campus texts - If you are not receiving the campus text messages, please text “start” to 98900 to begin getting messages again.

NEXT WEEK

Monday, October 2nd - 7/8th B team football vs Moore at Rose Stadium - 5/6:30pm

Tuesday, October 3rd - 7/8th A team football vs Forest Park at Judson Stadium 5/6:30pm

Wednesday, October 4th - Kona Ice Day for purchase (cash only)

Thursday, October 5th - 7/8th A/B Volleyball vs Judson at Tyler Legacy - 5:30/6:30

Friday, October 6th - Fall Picture day and College Colors day

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TWO WEEKS AWAY

October 9th-13th - Homecoming Theme week

Monday, October 9th - 7th/8th (B) Fball vs 3Lakes - 5/6:30 @ Rose Stadium

Tuesday, October 10th - Homecoming parade WITHIN the campus (details to come!)

Tuesday, October 10th - 7th/8th (A) Fball vs 3Lakes - 5/6:30 @ Rose Stadium

Thursday, October 12th - 7th/8th (A&B) Vball vs Boulter - 5:30/6:30 @ Boulter

Friday, October 13th - End of 1st 9 weeks grading period

Do you want to support the Hubbard PTA? You need to join now! They also have a PTA Facebook page you should follow to stay up to date and involved!

• Go to https://hubbard-pta.square.site/

• Click on “PTA Memberships”

• Click on “membership”

• Click “add to cart”

• Click on the cart icon

• Click “continue to payment”

• Fill in your payment info

• Click “Place Order”

The Hubbard Middle School Girls finished in 2nd place overall and the Boys finished in 5th place!!!

The Hubbard girls 200 Yard Medley Relay with Charlotte Courtney, Savannah Buckaloo, Madalyn Petty, and Lilian Edwards finished in 2nd place.

Madalyn Petty finished 1st in the 50 Yard Butterfly and 1st in the 200 Yard Freestyle.

Savannah Buckaloo finished 1st in the 50 Yard Breaststroke and 2nd in the 50 Yard Freestyle.

Mason Heller finished 2nd in the 100 Yard IM and 3rd in the 50 Yard Backstroke.

Last Saturday 7 of our Husky Choir members attended All Region Camp at SFA in Nacogdoches. All 7 declared, "Camp was SO MUCH FUN!!!" These students (and more) will audition for the All Region Choir on October 21st at Chapel Hill High School!

We had a phenomenal turnout at See You at the Pole this year! Between Church of the Pines leading worship and Shiloh Church of Christ handing out donuts, we also had great church support!

These young men offered to help clean up the cafeteria one morning this week. We love seeing students step up to serve and LEAD!

Congrats to our Hubbard Huskies Cross Country teams for a great showing Saturday at the Hawkins Invitational. Emma Feldman earned 4th place overall and Langley Merrick finished 7th. The boy's team of Mason Heller, Logan Adams, Joseph Peveto, Drew Wisner & John Tompkins took home first place bringing their total to 4 wins on the season; a Hubbard MS record! Heller finished in 2nd, Adams 3rd, Peveto 4th, Wisner 9th, & Tompkins 19th. Great job to all the Huskies who competed on Saturday!

Do you know what a "Master Teacher" is? They are support staff on our campus who are professionals and expert in their areas whose job is to make our teachers better. They lead with a servant's heart and provided a bagel bar for their teachers this week. Second from the left is Katherine Bozick who leads English/Socials studies and on the far right is Rhona Meads who leads Math/Science. They are fantastic!

If you don't follow the Hubbard Tin Can Cafe on Facebook then you probably should! They were back at it today by making burrito bowls for our teachers.

Calling all of our 6th grade future Red Raiders! Please join us for Tyler Legacy Future Red Raider Night sponsored by Whataburger. Come out and support your Tyler Legacy Football team at middle school night. Wear your Red & Black, meet us at 6:35 PM to run through the tunnel and then stay to cheer on our Red Raiders. We are offering free admission to the game for our students with the purchase of a Future Red Raider T-shirt AND a paying adult admission. (Purchase of the shirt is not required to run through the tunnel.) T-shirts may be purchased using THIS LINK.

Click the hyperlink for project guidelines!

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Email: john.smiley@tylerisd.org
Website: https://www.tylerisd.org/o/hms
Location: 1300 Hubbard Drive, Tyler, TX, USA
Phone: (903)262-1560
Facebook: facebook.com/HubbardTylerISD