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Happy 4th of July from Hickory Middle School! Wishing all our incredible staff, students, and families a safe and joyful Independence Day! May your celebrations be filled with pride, laughter, and plenty of red, white, and blue. ❤️🤍💙

🎉 The celebration continues for the Class of 2025! We proudly watched our graduates cross the stage on June 16-18, 2025, at the Chartway Arena, and we’re reliving those incredible moments together! 👉 📽️ View the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtVx3wKIYL4 and join us in celebrating every smile, every hug, and every cap tossed in the air, honoring the achievements of our newest alumni! 🎓

📣 Ready to bring the energy this fall? 💥 Join us for our Cheerleading Clinic and Football Conditioning Practices before tryouts kick off at the end of August! Whether you're gearing up for the gridiron or ready to lead the crowd, these practices are your chance to sharpen skills, meet the coaches, and connect with future teammates. 🔥 Don’t miss it — check out the image for dates and times! No registration needed. Let’s go, Hawks! 🏈📣

🍽️Chesapeake Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge on a first come, first serve basis. 💻 Please visit our website for more information including locations, meal service times, and application requirements: https://www.cpschools.com/article/2256195

📣 Attention Hawk Families of Rising 6th Graders! Mark your calendars for First Flight Jr. – 6th Grade Orientation on Tuesday, August 12! This exciting event will help your child feel confident and prepared for their first day at HMS. Students will tour the school, practice using lockers, and connect with peers — all guided by our amazing SCA student leaders. Families can choose from two session options: Morning Session: 9:00 – 11:30 AM Afternoon Session: 12:30 – 3:00 PM We can’t wait to welcome our newest Hawks to the nest! #FirstFlightJr #HMSOrientation #Rising6thGraders #HawkPride Sign Up Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D48A8A822A2F58-57253367-first

🎉 Huge congratulations to our amazing SCA and student leaders Alicia Comaniciu and Alya Zafar for organizing, planning, and executing the Bake It ForKids Bake Sale! 🧁🩵 Thanks to their hard work and heart, they raised $777 for the organization ForKids — an incredible achievement that will make a real difference in our community. We are so proud of the leadership, dedication, and teamwork shown by these Hawks. As they head off to high school, we know they’ll continue to SOAR and accomplish extraordinary things. 💫 Once a Hawk, always a Hawk! 🩵🖤🤍 #FutureGrizzlies #HawkPride #StudentLeaders #BakeItForKids #ForKidsVA #WatchUsSOAR

🥎 HMS Softball Tryouts are on the way! 📅 August 25–28 ⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM 📍 Meet at Hickory Middle School – Tryouts will be held at the HHS Softball Fields Bring your gear, your game, and your best attitude! 💪 Questions? Email Coach Smith at Shane.smith@cpschools.com

⚾️ HMS Baseball Tryouts are coming up! Mark your calendars and start training now! 📅 August 25–28 ⏰ 3:15–5:30 PM 📍 HMS Baseball Fields Bring your glove, your hustle, and your team spirit! Let’s build something great this season. 🧢💥

📣 Join the Hickory Middle School Cheerleading Team! 📣 Ready to show your spirit, make new friends, and be part of something amazing? The HMS Cheer Team is the place to grow your skills, cheer on our teams, and bring the energy to every event! Register today and join the team BAND App for clinic and tryouts updates: https://forms.gle/1vX3HP9UxnNhV8HW8 Mark your calendar for our upcoming clinic and tryouts! We can't wait to see you bring your spirit!! 🩵🖤🤍

🏈 HMS Football Conditioning & Tryouts are coming up! Ready to bring the energy and represent HMS on the field? 💪 Conditioning starts next week! 🔥 Tryouts will be held in August. 📲 Email Coach Ballard for more information! Let’s go, Hawks! 🦅

⚽️ HMS Girls Soccer Tryouts! ⚽️ Mark your calendars! Tryouts will be held August 25–27 from 3:30–5:00 PM. Athletes can be dropped off at the cul-de-sac in front of HMS. Want to stay in the loop this summer? 🌞 Join the HMS Girls Soccer Remind group for important updates and possible summer conditioning info! 📲 Text @dgad48 to 81010 to join. Let’s go, Hawks! 💪

🎶🎉 Music in the Parks Festival Champions! 🎉🎶 Last Saturday, our incredible music department rocked the stage at the Music in the Parks Festival - and the results were nothing short of AMAZING! 🏆 All three of our performing groups gave it their all in the morning competition and then had a blast enjoying the park while awaiting results. The verdict? 🥁 FIRST PLACE for every single group in their category! But that’s not all… 🎺🎻 The band and orchestra earned the highest overall scores in their divisions, taking home the Top Overall Awards! 🙌🔥 We are beyond proud of our talented musicians, their hard work, and their outstanding representation of our school! 🎶👏 #MusicInTheParks #BuschGardens #HawkProud

🎧 As we close out Season 2 of Amplified: The Chesapeake Public Schools Podcast, we highlight three remarkable student-athletes from Grassfield High, Great Bridge High, and Oscar Smith High!🎙 Sophie Rambo, Caleb Neal, and Jaden Dabbs reflect on how they’ve achieved state and national honors in track, wrestling, and football, all while maintaining academic focus and leadership. Their insights into discipline, resilience, and time management offer valuable lessons for educators, families, and future student-athletes. 🔊 Tune in at https://www.cpschools.com/page/amplified or wherever you get your podcasts!

⚽Calling All Future Athletes! 🏈 Get ready to join the squad! Sports Physicals will be offered after school on Tuesday, June 11 - the first step to playing your favorite fall sports! 💪 Right after the clinic, join us for the Fall Sports Interest Meeting to get the inside scoop on tryouts, schedules, and team expectations for: ⚾ Baseball 🏈 Football 📣 Cheer 🥎 Softball ⚽ Girls Soccer Whether you’re throwing pitches, scoring goals, or leading the crowd — this is your time to shine!

🌟 GLOWIN' & KNOWIN' with the Surf Hawks! 🌟 Our amazing Surf Hawks lit up the room (and their brains!) at their epic Glow Party SOL Review! 💡💥 Students rotated through glowing stations, tackled review questions, collaborated with their classmates, and mastered key concepts — all under the black lights and neon vibes! It was learning with a twist — full of energy, teamwork, and serious glow-getter attitudes! 😎✨ Way to shine, SurfHawks! Keep glowing and growing! 💛 #GlowinAndKnowin #SOLReady #BrightMindsBigGoals #GlowPartyVibes

🦉🔬 SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT! 🔍🦴 Our 7th grade students just completed an Owl Pellet Experiment — and it was a hoot! Students rolled up their sleeves and dove into the fascinating world of ecosystems and energy transfer by dissecting real owl pellets. Inside, they discovered bones and remains of organisms consumed by owls, connecting hands-on investigation with lessons on food chains, food webs, and how energy flows through ecosystems. From rodent skulls to tiny rib bones, every discovery helped bring science to life! 🌿💀 Way to go, 7th graders — you're mastering science one pellet at a time! 🧠✨

☀️💲The Virginia SUN bucks program assists families with the cost of groceries during summer break when school is not in session. It is a one-time benefit of $120 to each school-age child that meets the program requirements. To learn more about these benefits or to apply, visit: https://www.cpschools.com/page/ebt

🎂 DONUT Keep Us Waiting! 🍩 Hickory Middle School SCA is cookin’ up something sweet for a great cause—and we knead your help! 🧁 We're hosting a Bake Sale on June 3rd for the staff, and all proceeds will go to ForKids, a local charity supporting families in need. 💛 We’re looking for: 🍪 Individually wrapped baked goods for our bake sale table 🎂 Full-sized treats like cakes and pies to raffle off for an extra-sweet surprise! Ready to rise to the occasion? 🍞 Get all the details and sign up to make a donation using the link! Let’s whisk up some joy together! 💕 #HickoryMiddleSCA #BakeItHappen #ForKids #SweetSupport https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F44ACAB23ABFA7-56945056-scabake

🎉🏅 HMS Spring Athletics Awards Night 🏅🎉 Join us as we celebrate an amazing season of hard work, dedication, and teamwork at the HMS Spring Athletics Awards Night! 🌟 📅 Date: Tuesday, May 27 🕠 Time: 5:30 PM 📍 Location: HMS Auditorium We’ll be recognizing our talented athletes from: ⚽ Boys Soccer 🏑 Field Hockey 🏐 Volleyball 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Boys & Girls Track Come out and help us honor the achievements of our spring sports teams—it's going to be a night to remember! 💙🤍🖤#HMSProud #HMSAthletics

🏐🔥 CHAMPIONS!! 🔥🏐 Huge congratulations to our HMS Lady Hawks for bringing home the CMSL Citywide Championship! 💪🏆 These powerhouse athletes dominated the court with a 25-6 victory over the Great Bridge Wildcats! 💥🐾 Your teamwork, hustle, and heart were on full display, and we couldn’t be more proud! 🎉 Let’s hear it for our champions — the QUEENS of the court! 👑 #HMSLadyHawks #CityChamps #HawkPride