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We loved celebrating our MTV Morning Announcements Team at our annual breakfast! Thank you for the early mornings, dedication, teamwork, and positive energy you bring to our school every single day. We appreciate all you do to keep our community informed and connected!

🎄💚 Grinch Day at Hugo Owens! 💚🎄 Our hearts may have grown three sizes today thanks to all the green, the smiles, and the Grinchy spirit around the building! From festive fits to joyful laughs, today was a reminder that school spirit makes the season brighter

🛠️✨ Maker Space is OPEN at Hugo Owens! Come during lunch, HR, or with a teacher pass + permission. Build with LEGO, make friendship bracelets, color, craft, play board games, try Snap Circuits, Strawbees, KEVA planks, Block Logic, knit with yarn & more!

We are celebrating the season today at HOMS in our favorite festive gear. Thanks to all the students and staff for participating and showing your school spirit! 🐴 #HOMS #MustangPride #TackySweater

We're starting the week with a mystery! 🕵️‍♀️ Has anyone seen a mischievous gingerbread man running around the school? Mrs. Smith's class just finished their "Gingerbread Man on the Loose" activity! The adventure kicked off in our Media Center during story time.

Our students dressed up as their favorite characters from holiday classics for today's theme! From mischievous elves to characters in striped scarves, the holiday movie magic is real!

All aboard the Hot Chocolate Polar Express! ☕️🚂 Our amazing PTA is serving up warmth and cheer today! They went door to door with their cart and delivered to our staff! #PTA #HotChocolate #PolarExpress

IT’S TIME TO DECK THE HALLS! 🎄🚪 Our annual Grade Level Door Decorating Competition is officially ON! Which class will sleigh the competition and win? Each grade level is battling it out to transform their classroom door into the ultimate festive masterpiece!

🌟 HUGE NEWS! Hugo A. Owens Middle is DISTINGUISHED! We are a Top 5 Middle School in the region (91.1 Overall Score) AND a Top 5 for English Learner Progress under the new VDOE SPSF Leaderboard! Go HOM Mustangs! #ChesapeakeSchools

Our 7th graders had an amazing day exploring Colonial Williamsburg! Students stepped back in time as they walked through historic sites, interacted with interpreters, and connected what they’ve been learning in class to real-world history!

Come out tonight and support our Hugo Owens chorus for their Winter concert. Admission is free! The show will begin at 7:00 pm and features 6,7, and 8th graders!

Attention Mustangs don't forget that next week is spirit week!!

🎄❤️ A huge THANK YOU to our amazing PTA for treating our staff to the sweetest surprise at the Candy Cane Forest! We appreciate you thinking of us and spreading holiday cheer. ❤️🎄

Student Leadership would like to congratulate Landon Gatlin, who won for her submission to the HOMS Spirit Mural Contest for the 8th grade. Congratulations to Lili Shank from the Trail Blazers who won for HOMS Spirit Mural Contest for the 6th graders hallway.

Shoutout to our incredible staff, students, and athletes for bringing the energy and school spirit to our Winter Sports Parade!

Guess who stopped by for an 8th Grade lunch visit this week? None other than The Grinch himself! 🎄👋 #SpecialVisitor #EighthGrade

🎄 Deck the Halls Contest at Hugo Owens 2025! 🌟 • Deadline: Friday, December 12th • Contest Guidelines: Choose one cohesive team theme to decorate all your doors/hallways. • Prizes: Winners per grade level (chosen by admin) and an overall school winner (chosen by SCA).

🎁 Toys for Tots Reminder! Spread holiday cheer! ✨We are collecting unwrapped toys for young children until December 19th. Find the drop-off boxes in rooms 704, 513, and 308. The team that donates the most toys wins a prize! Thank you for giving back!

7th graders from Mrs. Mathew’s, Mrs. Tew’s, and Mrs. Rawls’ classes worked with Media Specialists, learning about the research process while exploring a Holidays Around the World topic of their choice. Next, they’ll turn their findings into creative infographics!

Mrs. Davitt’s 8th Grade class had a fantastic visit to the media center! They worked on station rotations covering, including: • Nonfiction Texts • Cause and Effect • Organizational Patterns • Figurative Language • Mood and Tone • Context Clues Great work by all the students!