Flute
Noriya Stiff  2nd
Cheyenne Compton 8th

Clarinets
Krystal Hatcher 3rd
Gianna McDonald 4th
Dimitris Brown 6th
Nicholas Jewell 7th

Bass Clarinet
Allyson Linn 2nd
Isabella Carusso 3rd

Alto Sax
Evan Belzer 3rd
DeeDee Griffin 4th
Brody Grovenger 1st alternate

Baritone Sax
Isabella Surry 1st

Trumpets
Chris Helms 2nd
Brian Basham 3rd
Conner Foley 4th
Nakana Tapaonan 8th
Aiden Boswell 11th
Samuel Kuzinski 12th
Tyler Johnson 13th

Baritones
Ryan Frazier 2nd
Hunter Holderman 3rd

Horn
Justice Merchant 1st

Trombone
Gabrielle Stewart 1st
Alaysia Gaddy 4th

Tuba
Angel Nambo 2nd
Leland Childress 4th

Percussion
Devin Camack 1st
Ella Ryan 3rd

HMS Football won the conference championship.

HMS earned Trophies for BEST Rookie Team 2019 and 5th Place Team overall!!!
Top three performers for HMS:
Overall placement:
8th - Jackson Mesaros
24th - A'Samantha Lopez Mendez
35th - Emelie Hemingway

Congrats to the following band students for being chosen to perform with the UNC Pembroke Honors Band:
Amy Farina
Amanda Foy
Alexis Vest
Shelby Hendricks

Harnett Off Broadway Art Show winners this year from Highland Middle School
Alicia Hyde: Best in Show
Helena Thompson: 1st place
Tyler Matthews: 2nd Place

Congrats to the following students for participating in the All County Band Clinic.
Leandra Brignoni
Emelie Hemmingway
Payton Nunn
Alexis Vest
Seth Needham
Tristan Stewart
Amanda Foy

Congratulations to The Varsity Quill team for placing 5th at the state finals.
Emily Heiges (Team Captain) -- Narrative
Jenica Bowes -- Argumentative Writer
Alyssa Wilson -- Problem/ Solution
Helena Thompson -- Informational
Helena Thompson took 1st place in informational.

Congratulations to The Varsity Quill team for advancing to the state finals.
Emily Heiges (Team Captain) -- Narrative 
Jenica Bowes -- Argumentative Writer
Alyssa Wilson -- Problem/ Solution
Helena Thompson -- Informational

Congrats to the HMS BOB Team for their 2nd place finish in this year's competition.

Helena Thompson is the HMS Spelling Bee Champion.

HMS received 1st place in Art Showcase Regional competition and are advancing to the NCASA State.
Printmaking: K'mani Leonerio
Sculpture: MariBeth Lamb
Digital: Chandler White
Painting: Elizabeth Castillo
Mixed Media: Lysette Romero
Collage: Fiona Migos
Drawing: Tywan Brown

Congratulations to our Dance Team who took 2nd on Nov 14 and will be advancing to the State Competition December 5th.

Congratulations to the following students who had work submitted to the NCASA competition.
Therisa Brown    
Angie Sandres
Camilla Ulloa      
Haylie Suruy
Lanessa Bryson  
Luke Striegel
Rhendyn Allen    
Izzy Gamble

Boys Soccer Team won the conference championship with an 11-1 record.

Congratulations to the following Science Olympiad winners:

1st Place - Fossils - James Merchant and Callie Hughes

2nd Place - Herpetology - Justice Merchant and Ethan Claybaugh

4th Place - Crime Busters - Reagan Butts and Callie Hughes

7th Place - Disease Detectives - James Merchant and Abby Moore

Congratulations to HMS Spelling Bee Champion Jonathan Marroquin.

Gregory Sheppard, opera singer and a professor at NYU, will spend some time with our chorus students on their upcoming concert pieces. He will also be doing an assembly for the 8th-grade students. For more information, visit his webpage https://www.gregorysheppardbass.com/

HMS Mathcounts ranked 2nd place overall. Ayden Taylor was the second place individual overall.

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to perform with the Harnett County All-County Chorus at Campbell University on October 12.
Faith Adams
Riley Buckwell
Hanna Church
Cameron Curva
DeMarcus Davis
Nicolette DeChamplain
Jolie Dwyer
Addison Farleigh
Alyssa Graham
Shannon Hale
Shalyna McCants
Kaelynn Needham
Dalton Spillman
William Stewart
Xander Straub

Congratulations to Mrs. Jones 8th grade students for placing 2nd and 3rd place in the North Carolina 2017 Personal Finance Challenge Competition, Middle School Division the following winners were 2nd place team: Isai Gomez-Salazar, Jayden Gorton, Dakota Hendrick, and Braelyn Hines. The 3rd place team consisted of : Daijon Amos, Harleigh Clark, and Sebastian Dzienisiewicz

Congratulations to Zavier Novak for placing in the Science Olympiads for Hovercraft.

2nd Place finish over all
Zach - 1st place individual overall Sebastian won the head to head countdown round.

Representing HMS in the All County Honor Band are:
Alyssa Wilson - Flute
Natalie Garcia - Alto Sax
Rebekah Muiller - Trombone
Gaige Townsend - Percussion
Brandon Grovenger - Percussion
Rachel Foy - Euphonium

Representing HMS in the All County Honor Band are:
Keyana Gutierrez Gurule (clarinet)
Rachel Diaz (trumpet)
Lauren Graham-McNeill (trumpet)
Zikeria Parks (baritone)
Devan Bass (baritone)
Fory Hooste (tuba)

Congratulations to the following CrossFit Champions!

6th Grade - Paul Peterson & Tristan LaDelle

7th Grade - Nathan Vecellio & Natalie Jansen

8th Grade - Michael Vecellio & Jayleen Barco

Overall Champion - Nathan Vecellio & Natalie Jansen

Congratulations to the football team for being conference champions for the 3rd year in a row.

Congratulations to the BOB team for their 3rd place victory!

Congratulations to Helena Thompson. She is the HCS Spelling Bee winner for the 2nd year in a row.

Varsity Quill Team scored 4th place in the Eastern North Carolina Regional Quill Competition. The team consisted of: Helena Thompson, Emily Heiges, Carole Brock, and Mystique Barnes. Helena Thompson scored 1st place in the Eastern Regional Quill Competition for the informational category of writing. Please congratulate Helena if you see her! Our Junior Varsity Quill Team scored 1st place in the region in the Regional Quill Competition. The team consisted of: Jianni Estrada, Jonathan Marroquin, Felecia Wells, and Mia Mallett. Jonathan Marroquin scored 1st place in the region for Junior Varsity Informational and Felecia Wells scored 1st place in the narrative category for the region. :)

Congratulations to the HMS Football Team for their successful season!
Undefeated, 6-0 Conference Champions!
Back-To-Back Conference Champions!
8th Graders Record - 11-1 in two years!
Great Season!

Shout out to Ms. Baskin's Homeroom; they won the pizza party for raising the most for Pennies for Patients. When told they had the option of having the party or donating the proceeds back to Pennies for Patients, they chose to donate it back.

Helena Thompson is the Harnett County Spelling Bee Champion. Congratulations and good luck to her as she moves on to the next level.

Alyssa Wilson
Rebekah Muller

Haylie Suruy
Leanna Coleman
Margeret Franscoeur
Emelie Hemingway
Adrianna Tavares

Congratulations to Jordan Matheny who is our lone Young Author's Winner for her submission 'Ramona'.

Congratulations to the HMS Cheerleaders and coaches. They took 1st place at the Liberty Classic in Fayetteville, NC on Saturday, January 9th.