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Homewood names new middle school principal
Joel Henneke will be the new middle school principal. He has been assistant principal at HMS for four years, and he has 22 years of experience in education as a teacher and an administrator at the middle and high school level. Read more
HMS principal retires
Homewood Middle School Principal Jimmie Pearson announced his plans to retire after serving in education for 39 years as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, area director and area superintendent. Read more
Homewood alum becomes HMS assistant principal
Homewood City Schools announced in February that Lea Cockerham has been hired as a new assistant principal at Homewood Middle School. Read more
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McBride wins regional coaching honor
Homewood High School coach Sean McBride was recently named the 2018 Spring South Region High School Coach of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches. Read more
HMS counselors earn RAVE award
Homewood Middle School counselors Jimicka Alexander and AnnaGrace Baldwin recently qualified their counseling program for the Recognition of Accountability, Verification and Excellence (RAVE) Award. Read more
HMS student leads winter coat drive
Palmer Heard, a 6th grade student at Homewood Middle School, recently organized a coat drive for the Jimmie Hale Mission and Jessie’s Place. Read more
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HMS students learn from Holocaust exhibit
Homewood Middle School sixth graders in Darby Baird’s class were able to teach their families about the Holocaust and why it is important to learn about it using the traveling exhibit from the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center. Read more
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Homewood coach Steve Sills wins national award for impact on kids
Steve Sills, a Homewood Middle School football and track and field coach, was recently named one of the winners of the Positive Coaching Alliance’s National Double-Goal Coach Award presented by TeamSnap for his positive impact on youth sports. Read more
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Homewood Middle School eighth-football team wins Metro championship
The Homewood Middle School eighth-football team won the Metro championship with its win over Thompson on Oct. 19. Read more
Homewood Middle holds immigration simulation
Homewood Middle School’s annual 6th grade immigration simulation was held Oct. 26 in the cafeteria, library and outdoor area. Read more
HMS counselors earn RAVE award
Homewood Middle School’s counselors Jimicka Alexander and AnnaGrace Baldwin qualified their counseling program for the Recognition of Accountability, Verification and Excellence (RAVE) Award. Read more
Photo courtesy of Homewood City Schools.
HMS Teacher receives Crystal Apple award
Homewood Middle School teacher and coach Steve Sills was given the Crystal Apple Award for exceptional work in the classroom by 89.9 WAY FM Birmingham. Read more
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HMS students compete in Iron Chef competition
The students brought their best recipes to the kitchen in Briana Morton's family and consumer sciences classroom. Read more
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HMS’ Nathan Jones wins district spelling bee
Homewood Middle School sixth-grade student Nathan Jones won this year’s district spelling bee and placed second in the Jefferson County spelling bee. Read more
Vickery awarded
Homewood Middle School volleyball coach Lisa Vickery recently received the Metro South Volleyball Coach of the Year award. Read more
Incident forces Homewood Middle into precautionary lockdown
An incident outside of the middle school led the school to enter precautionary lockdown procedures. Read more
Photos courtesy of Georgia Miller.
Growing confidence: Middle school continues hydroponic garden program
Students at Homewood Middle School once again have the opportunity to enhance their green thumbs without having to dig dirt out from under their fingernails. Read more
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New Homewood Middle School assistant principal thankful for opportunity
Henneke said he is also thankful and excited for this new experience. Read more
HMS students learn about electric vehicles
HMS sixth-grade teachers planned a presentation for their students on electric vehicles where they got to learn about one of the vehicles firsthand. Read more
HMS students visited by WWII survivor
Walter Haip, 86, shared his story with Homewood Middle School students about what it was like to have bombs dropped close to his home in Austria each night during WWII and how life changed once Hitler took over. Read more
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