🏀 ATTENTION, FUTURE EAGLE HOOPERS! We’ve had to make a few changes to our basketball tryout schedule! Please take a moment to review the UPDATED dates and times below. 🏀 BOYS BASKETBALL 📅 October 14–15 ⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM 🏀 GIRLS BASKETBALL 📅 October 15 | 1:30–3:30 PM 📅 October 16 | 3:30–5:30 PM 📣 IMPORTANT: Athletes must attend at least ONE tryout day to be considered for the team. Please help us spread the word so everyone has the correct information! 💙💛 GO EAGLES! 🦅🏀
4 days ago, HGMS Social Media
HGMS Basketball Tryouts updated dates: Boys, Oct. 14–15, 5:30–7:30 PM. Girls, Oct. 15, 1:30–3:30 PM, and Oct. 16, 3:30–5:30 PM. Athletes must attend one day to be considered.
🦅 The clock is ticking, Eagles!

Quarter 1 officially ends TOMORROW, Friday, October 9!

📚 As of Monday, HGMS had 2,174 missing assignments! Parents and guardians, please take a moment to check your student's grades and encourage them to submit any outstanding work before the grading period closes.

💻 Important Reminder: Paper report cards will NOT be sent home this quarter. Families must access Skyward through the browser version to review grades and Teacher's Log entries.

Let's finish Quarter 1 strong!
4 days ago, HGMS Social Media
HGMS Quarter 1 ends Friday, October 9. As of Monday, 2,174 assignments were missing. Paper report cards will not be sent home. Families must use the browser version of Skyward to access grades.
🦅 HGMS Spirit Wear is coming your way!

Our online Spirit Wear Store opens October 5! Stock up on Hill-Gustat gear and show your Eagle Pride with shirts, hoodies, pullovers, polos, and more.

🛍️ Shop here: HGMS Spirit Wear Store
🔑 Access Code: RaBAvQYGVK
📅 Store Open: October 5–23

Be sure to order by October 23. No orders can be accepted after the deadline.
7 days ago, HGMS Social Media
HGMS Spirit Wear Store opens October 5. Shop shirts, hoodies, pullovers, and more through October 23. Access code: RaBAvQYGVK.
📜 Bringing history to life! Miss Rendel’s Civics students stepped into the past with a Reader’s Theatre about the writing of the Magna Carta. Students are tracing the principles that continue to shape our government today—including rule of law, limited government, and individual rights. Learning about civics doesn’t have to stay in a textbook! Our students had fun bringing these big ideas to life while discovering how the Magna Carta helped influence the foundations of the US government. 🏛️📚
10 days ago, HGMS Social Media
students working in Civics
students working in Civics
students working in Civics
students working in Civics
students working in Civics
students working in Civics
students working in Civics
students working in Civics
students working in Civics
THURSDAY THROWDOWN is coming! On Thursday, October 8, every student in attendance will get ONE chance to nail a school administrator with a water balloon! 🎈 💦 Mrs. Goudge and Mr. Ward are ready… or at least we think they are. 😏 📅 Thursday, October 8 🎈 One student. One balloon. One shot. ✅ You MUST be in attendance that day to participate! Who’s got good aim? 👀🎯 #ThursdayThrowdown #EaglePride #JoinTheNest #AttendanceMatters
10 days ago, HGMS Social Media
Thursday Throwdown: Students in attendance October 8 get one chance to hit a school administrator with a water balloon.
📚 Quarter 1 is coming to a close! Parents and guardians, as you review your student’s grades in Skyward, be sure to check for the book! If a teacher has entered a Teacher’s Log entry, a small book icon will appear next to that class. 📄 Please note: Paper report cards will not be sent home for Quarter 1. Grades and Quarter 1 information should be reviewed through Skyward. Teacher’s Log entries document communication regarding student behavior and work habits. You may see a book beside some classes or none at all. 💻 Remember: You’ll need to access Skyward through the browser version to view Teacher’s Log entries. Stay informed and help your Eagle finish Quarter 1 strong! 🦅
10 days ago, HGMS Social Media
HGMS Quarter 1 reminder encouraging families to check Skyward’s browser version for Teacher’s Log entries, shown by a book icon beside a class.
📱 Social Media Parent Series #5: Cyberbullying Doesn’t End When School Ends

Online interactions can follow students long after the school day is over. Hurtful messages, rumors, and exclusion can have a very real impact.

Talk with your child about what they’re experiencing online, encourage them to speak up when something isn’t right, and remind them that blocking, reporting, and saving evidence are important steps.

💙💛 Be kind online and offline. Eagles look out for each other. 🦅
11 days ago, HGMS Social Media
HGMS Parent Connection graphic about cyberbullying, its impact on students, and ways parents can help children stay safe and supported online.
🏀 Basketball Tryouts are coming up at The Nest!

🔵 Boys Basketball Tryouts
📅 October 14 & 15
⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM
Boys do NOT need to attend both nights but must attend at least one night to be considered.

🟡 Girls Basketball Tryouts
📅 October 19 & 20
⏰ 3:30–5:30 PM
Girls MUST attend both nights to be considered.

Come ready to work and show us what you’ve got! Go Eagles! 🦅🏀
11 days ago, HGMS Social Media
HGMS Basketball Tryouts. Boys tryouts are October 14–15 from 5:30–7:30 PM. Boys do not need to attend both nights but must attend at least one to be considered. Girls tryouts are October 19–20 from 3:30–5:30 PM, and girls must attend both nights.
📱 “Just five more minutes” can turn into much more.

Recognizing the warning signs is an important step toward helping students build healthier digital habits.

Healthy habits today. Brighter tomorrows. 💙💛

#HGMSParentConnection #SocialMediaParentSeries #DigitalWellness #EaglePride
17 days ago, HGMS Social Media
Graphic #4 in the HGMS Social Media Parent Series shares warning signs of unhealthy social media use, including difficulty stopping, interference with responsibilities, irritability when offline, and hiding usage.
Social media often shows the highlight reel—not the whole story. Filters, likes, and carefully selected moments can make it easy for young people to compare their everyday lives to someone else’s carefully curated feed.

A simple reminder can make a difference: What you see online isn’t always real life. 💙💛

Helping our Eagles build healthy digital habits starts with honest conversations at home.

#HGMSParentConnection #SocialMediaParentSeries #HealthyDigitalHabits #EaglePride
18 days ago, HGMS Social Media
Social Media Parent Series #3: “The Comparison Trap.” Explains how likes, filters, and curated posts can lead to unhealthy social comparison, poor body image, disordered eating, and depressive symptoms, especially among girls. Encourages parents to remind children that social media is edited and does not show the full picture
📱💤 Their scroll can wait. Sleep can’t. Healthy digital habits at bedtime can make a big difference. Help your child unplug, recharge, and get the rest they need! 💙💛

#HGMS #ParentConnection #HealthyDigitalHabits
19 days ago, HGMS Social Media
HGMS Social Media Parent Series graphic about sleep. Social media use around bedtime can disrupt sleep, affecting mood, attention, learning, and mental health. Families are encouraged to keep phones and social media out of the bedroom.
Social Media and the Middle School Brain: Their brains are still developing. Their digital habits are too.
20 days ago, HGMS Social Media
HGMS Social Media Parent Series graphic titled “Social Media & the Middle School Brain.” It explains that early adolescence, roughly ages 10–14, is an important time for adult guidance and boundaries because developing brains may be more vulnerable to negative effects of excessive social media use. Image shows a teen in profile with an illustrated glowing brain. Source: American Psychological Association, Health Advisory on Social Media Use in Adolescence (2023).
🚜 Start your tractor and put it in gear; our September Lock-In is almost here! 🌾 Join us Friday, September 25 from 3:15–5:00 PM for our FFA-sponsored Lock-In! Tickets are $5, concessions will be available, and all proceeds benefit Hill-Gustat FFA. 💙💛 🎟️ Ticket Sales: Wednesday–Friday: Breakfast Thursday & Friday: Lunch Remember, students must have 0 referrals during the first nine weeks to attend. Get your ticket and get ready for some fun! 🐓🚜🌾
21 days ago, HGMS Social Media
FFA September Lock-In is Friday, Sept. 25, 3:15–5 PM. Tickets are $5. Students must have zero referrals
HGM families! We value your feedback! Please take a few minutes to complete our district accreditation survey and help us keep improving. Thank you! https://insights.cognia.org/s/0gsscgu6
21 days ago, The School Board of Highlands County
📆 Calendar Reminder This Wednesday, September 23 is an Early Release Day. Students will be released at 1:15.
22 days ago, HGMS Social Media
Early Release Day 9/23/26 Students release at 1:15

💛💙🦅Eagle Families! 🦅💙💛

Be sure to join us TONIGHT!

Hill-Gustat Middle School Title I Parent Night flyer.

5:00–7:00 PM in the HGMS Commons

Families come celebrate the school grade, meet with school staff, learn about Skyward Family Access, and discuss attendance.

See you soon!!!

25 days ago, Hill-Gustat Middle School
Parent Night
Parent Night

🦅Eagle Families!🦅

📚 FAST Math Progress Monitoring is TOMORROW!!📚

✔️Get a good night sleep
✔️Eat a healthy breakfast
✔️Arrive to school on time
✔️Bring your charged chromebook
✔️Come prepared, focused, and ready to do your best!

💛💙On time. Charged. Ready. 💙💛

26 days ago, Hill-Gustat Middle School
FAST PM 1 Reading September 15th and Math September 17.

🦅Eagle Families!🦅

📚 FAST Reading Progress Monitoring is TOMORROW!!📚

✔️Get a good night sleep
✔️Eat a healthy breakfast
✔️Arrive to school on time
✔️Bring your charged chromebook
✔️Come prepared, focused, and ready to do your best!

💛💙On time. Charged. Ready. 💙💛

28 days ago, Hill-Gustat Middle School
FAST PM 1 Reading September 15th and Math September 17.
📸 Tomorrow’s your time to shine, Eagles! 🦅✨

Picture Day is tomorrow, September 10th! Bring your best smile and get ready for your close-up. 😎📷
about 1 month ago, HGMS Social Media
Hill-Gustat Picture Day September 10th
📚 Capture the Memories. Keep Them Forever. 💙💛 The 2026–2027 Hill-Gustat Middle School yearbook is available to order! Families can customize 2 FREE pages with their own photos and memories, making each yearbook even more personal. ✨ Order by October 31 to save 10%! 📖 Softcover: $36.06 (plus applicable sales tax) 📸 Two custom pages are included FREE 🗓️ Custom pages must be completed by April 13 📲 Use the QR code or follow the directions on the flyer to purchase and customize your yearbook. Don’t miss your chance to capture all the memories that make this year at HGMS one to remember! 🦅💙💛
about 1 month ago, HGMS Social Media
Yearbook ordering flyer for Hill-Gustat Middle School. Softcover yearbooks are $36.06, with two free customizable pages. Order by October 31 for 10% off using the QR code or directions provided