Harrison Middle School

Due to the ongoing road improvements on Goblin Drive, there will be traffic changes for Harrison Middle School students.

Please take a moment to review the updated maps that show the new pick-up and drop-off procedures.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to keep drop-offs and pick-ups as smooth and safe as possible.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Middle School office for more information.

Due to ongoing road construction around Harrison Middle School, we will be splitting our Back-to-School Open House across two nights. This change is intended to help reduce congestion in the parking lots and surrounding roads during the event.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to make both evenings safe, smooth, and enjoyable for our students and their families.

Additional details will be included with your student’s schedule, which will be mailed out on Thursday, July 31st.

Grades 5 and 7 - Tuesday, August 5th 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Grades 6 and 8 - Thursday, August 7th 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

25-26 Harrison School District calendar

The Harrison Middle School FBLA Nationals team is headed home from California today. We are so proud of our students because they placed Nationally! 6th place in the nation in Community Service Presentation - Ella Davidson 8th place in the nation in Annual Chapter Activities - Paysley Ruff, Leighann Cope, and Brynlee King These students did a wonderful job. It is very difficult to place Nationally and for them to place top 8 their first year, is a very big deal. 

Harrison Schools’ Transportation Department recognized last night (6/25/25) at the Arkansas Association of Pupil Transportation Hall of Honor Banquet with the Safety Award. Thank you, for your work and dedication to keeping our students safe! #GoGobs

Stephanie Benton, the 2024 Arkansas Ag in the Classroom award recipient, and Becca Jackson, the 2025 NAITCO scholarship recipient, recently presented at the National Ag in the Classroom Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Educators from across the country attended their session, where they introduced their original unit, Seeds of Change. Participants not only walked away with fresh ideas for the classroom, but also enjoyed local Arkansas products as door prizes—and even learned how to “Call the Hogs.” Special thanks to Cavender’s for their signature seasoning and to Farmer Jack for his farm-raised beef sticks. Stephanie and Becca were honored to represent their state and share their passion for agricultural education with fellow educators from around the nation.

Need information about our current summer school offerings? Here you go!

Did you know about these FREE summer things happening on campuses this year that might be different than past summers. Please share this information and we hope to see you some this summer. Forest Heights Elementary 1124 S. Tamarind Street FREE Summer Meals for anyone 18 and under on Monday through Thursday from Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 26 Breakfast from 8 to 9 Lunch from 11 to 1 FREE Summer Camp and Tutoring ​Monday through Thursday from Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 26 8 am to 2 pm Harrison students entering 1st through 4th grade Contact Samantha Fancler - sfancler@hps.k12.ar.us Skyline Heights Elementary - 1120 W. Holt Avenue FREE Summer Meals for anyone 18 and under on Monday through Thursday from Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 26 Breakfast from 8 to 9 Lunch from 11 to 1 FREE Summer Camp and Tutoring ​Monday through Thursday from Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 26 8 am to 2 pm Harrison students entering 1st through 4th grade Contact Alicia Morris - amorris@hps.k12.ar.us Harrison Middle School - 1125 Goblin Drive FREE Summer Meals for anyone 18 and under on Monday through Friday from Monday, June 2 through Friday, August 2. No meals served on July 4. Breakfast from 8 to 9 Lunch from 11 to 1 FREE Summer Camp and Tutoring ​Monday through Thursday from Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 26 8 am to 2 pm Harrison students entering 5th through 12th grade Contact Staci Tucker - stucker@hps.k12.ar.us

Survive and Thrive in June https://youtube.com/shorts/rPae1XFEv-0

Harrison Middle School is celebrating Assistant Principal Christine Reading today. As most of you know, Mrs. Reading is retiring after over 28 years in education, with 21 of those years dedicated to Harrison Schools. Her family was on hand for the celebration. Mrs. Reading, THANK YOU for your service to our students and our staff and congratulations on your retirement. You will be missed!

Battle of the Books

A notification from Mrs. Benton about our Battle of the Books.

Please join us in congratulating our Director of Percussion, Mr. Connor Skelly, for being selected as a quarterfinalist for the GRAMMY 2026 Music Educator Award! This award recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. Mr. Skelly is one of 200 quarter finalists in the country, and one of only 3 quarter finalists in Arkansas. https://www.grammy.com/news/music-educator-award-2026-quarterfinalists

Informational Cross Country (XC) Parent Meeting Who: Anyone (boy or girl) that wants to RUN Fall of 2025 grades 6-8th When: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Where: Cash $ Center - Burls Room Time: 6:00 p.m. For more information, contact Coach Alan King, alking@hps.k12.ar.us

Applications for the Middle School Competition Robotics teams for the 2025-2026 school year are now being accepted. These teams are for students that will be in grades 6, 7, or 8. Students can pick up and return applications to Mrs. Pellerin, Mrs. Collins or the front office.

Summer will be here soon, and HMS will be offering a great summer program - SURVIVOR - to our students free of charge. See the attached flyer for more information and how to sign up. If your student is recommended for summer school by their teacher, or you know that they need extra help, summer school is blended in with the summer program this year in the form of small group tutoring. If a teacher recommends your student for summer school, we will send home notification of this by May 16. The summer program will run from June 2 - June 26 Monday - Thursday and is completely free, including free breakfast, lunch, and snack. Here is what our director of summer school, Tracie Thomas, says: Summer school will look a little different this year. We are combining our summer fun program with summer school. All students attending summer school in K-8th grade will need to sign up for the summer program offered at your school through the attached flyer QR code or by contacting Staci Tucker at stucker@hps.k12.ar.us. There will be a literacy and math teacher assigned to each school, and they will pull kids from the program for small group tutoring if they are in the summer school portion. The person who is directing the summer school portion is Tracie Thomas, who can be emailed at tthomas@hps.k12.ar.us to receive further information.

HMS Student Council is out in force to encourage 7th & 8th grade superhero students to “smash” the test! #GoGobs!