At The Middle School Awards Ceremony Retiring Faculty Member Tom Lidiak, Right, Was Recognized By Principal Matt Van Voorst For His 25 Years Of Service To Students In The HMS District.

Members Of The 2022 23 8th Grade Class At HMS Are, From Left, Front Row, Dalicia Nelson, Camryn Wilson, Ava Shriver, Kamrynn Visser; Second Row, Austin Greer, Xavier Kleve, Taylor Dykstra, Emery Cammann, Charlenne Hibbing, Jenna McCallum, Mahkenzie Mattingly; Third Row, Kadin Johnson, Nevaeh Almager, Briely Tewes, Joannah Romero, Caroline Ramos, Kinley Sampson, Alyssa Tifft, Amelia Tait, Kloe Wolthuis; Fourth Row, Lillian Myers, Miley Appeldorn, Madalynn Lauer, Thomas Moore, Kolby Douma, Jessica Diaz, Ava Dolphin, Kynlee Dolphin; Fifth Row, Travis Whitehead, Mia Harders Morfitt, Parker Salton, Tre Rohlfsen, Mykle Meyers, Nathan Schreur, Kathleen McDaniel; Sixth Row, Gavin Lee, Steele Lee, Brett Mosier Tatsumi, Parker Russell, Erasmo Sanchez, Jefferson Moreno, Easton Teal, Brody Meendering; Seventh Row, Mason Johnson, Jacob Roelfs, Graham Lux, Talan Zearing, Blake Essing, Ryan O’Leary; Eighth Row, Josiah Nitzel, Joe Buhrmann, John Buhrmann, Braden Niichel, Bryson Nelson, Noah Niichel, Riley Wiersma; Back Row, Grant Kunzman, Eli Mastbergen, Luke Dagel, Nathaniel Ball, JW Van Der Merwe. Not Pictured: Reese Croatt, Hector Diaz And Wyatt Mason.

During The Commitment Ceremony At HMS Middle School, 8th Grade Students Signed A Banner Pledging To Take The Steps Necessary To Graduate From High School. As Their Names Were Announced By Counselor Jonna Ebel They Also Received A Handshake From Principal Matt Van Voorst And Were Presented A Certificate By Instructional Coach Lindsy Holst As They Left The Stage.

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School held its Awards Ceremony on the afternoon of May 25. Students, faculty and members of the students’ families assembled in the Middle School gym in Sanborn.
Students from grades 5-8 were called to the stage to receive awards from the different departments: Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Industrial Tech, Art, Family Consumer Science, Computer Science, Physical Eduacation, Music and Athletics.
WINGS is an emphasis at the Middle School and was chosen for its connection to Hawks. WINGS stands for Work together, Integrity, Never give up, Generous in spirit, Show respect. This year’s recipient of the WINGS Kindness Award was Madison Fritz.
The Mi’Ono Club annually presents awards to eighth graders. Club member Evelyn Kroese was present to talk briefly about Mi’Ono and to announce two award recipients, both of whom receive $50. The Perfect Attendance award went to Nathan Schreur and the Academic Achievement award was presented to Eli Mastbergen.
Following the awards, a musical selection was performed by the 7th and 8th Grade Choir.
The program featured an 8th Grade commitment ceremony. The 8th Grade students were invited, when their names were announced, to come to the stage and sign a banner as a way of committing to completing their high school education. According to the wording on the banner, the signees pledged to attend school regularly, achieve grades and credits necessary to graduate, be involved in high school activities and volunteer in the community.
Before the students were dismissed, they had the opportunity to salute one of their teachers, Tom Lidiak, on his retirement. Mr. Lidiak was completing his 34th year in teaching with 25 of those benefiting the students of HMS.