Sylvan Hills Middle School

**PARENT INFO MEETING FOR REGISTRATION** Monday, February 10 - pick a time (1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm ) Join the SHMS School Counselors to register your rising 6th and 7th graders for the 2025-2026 school year! Learn about required courses, electives offered, graduation requirements, academies, and much more for next year.

Black History Month, Local Black-Owned Business Spotlight: Certified Pies brings fresh and unique food to the Little Rock area with pizza, wings and loaded fries. 🍕🍕🍕 See what they dish up: https://certifiedpies.com/ #pcssdproud #serveall

Black History Month, Local Black-Owned Business Spotlight: Better You Therapeutic Solutions, PLLC offers therapy & counseling by licensed mental health professionals for patients starting at age 5. Learn more: https://trst.in/bLOpFW #pcssdproud #serveall

Black History Month, Local Black-Owned Business Spotlight: Arkansas Relationship Counseling Center's mission is to increase the number of healthy, happy marriages in Arkansas. Learn more: https://arkansasrelationshipcenter.com/ #pcssdproud #serveall

We’re continuing our celebration of National School Counseling Week with a shout to the hard-working counselors of the Sylvan Hills Feeder. Thanks for staying engaged with our students and helping them realize their true potential. #pcssdproud #serveall

We did it! We officially made it to the 100th day of school for students, and our kids are 100 days smarter! How will your family and your student make the rest of the year 💯? #pcssdproud #serveall

🎉👟 SHMS SNEAKERBALL IS COMING! 👟🎉 📅 Mark your calendars: February 28, 2025 💰 Get your tickets EARLY and SAVE! • $5 before 2/10/25 • $6 after 👀 How to buy? ✅ Scan the QR code in the pic! (Or grab a ticket at parent-teacher conferences.) 👗 Dress to impress! • Formal attire + Sneakers (Yep, NO HEELS—this is Sneakerball, after all!) • Student ID required 🍿 Snacks? Yep! Concessions will be available. 🤝 Want to volunteer? We’d love your help! Scan the second QR code to sign up. Tag your friends and start planning your fits—this is gonna be EPIC! 🔥 #SHMSSneakerball #SneakersAndStyle

🎉✨ SHMS FBLA District Competition Results are in – and WOW, we are so proud! 🤩 Our awesome students went head-to-head with 6th-9th graders from all across central Arkansas and crushed it! 🔥 Check out the winners: 💥 Carson Runshe: 5th Place in 3-minute Typing (speedy fingers! ⏱️) 💥 Casen Heslep: 2nd Place in Computer Concepts (tech whiz! 💻) 💥 Kanyon Fenwick: 2nd Place in 1-minute Typing (lightning fast! ⚡) 💥 Turner Choat: 2nd Place in Exploring Business Ethics (future CEO right here! 💼) 💥 Malik Harris: 5th Place in Exploring Leadership (leader in the making! 👏) Turner and Malik are moving on to STATE! Let’s give them a huge round of applause for their hard work and success! 🚀🎉 #SHMSFBLA #StateBound #DistrictChamps #ProudMoments #SHMSGreat #BearsAreBest

Please help us wish Ms. Moore a very Happy Birthday! 🎂 💙, Your SHMS Family 🐻

Black History Month, Local Black-Owned Business Spotlight: An Angel's Choice Adoption Agency, Inc. offers furnished temporary housing for mothers who choose adoption as well as support to adoptive parents. Learn more: https://trst.in/FU9ZKT #pcssdproud #serveall

📚 **ATLAS Interim Testing Week is Here!** 📚 Hey everyone! Just a reminder that our ATLAS Interim Testing week is coming up. Let’s get R.E.A.D.Y to show what you know and do your best! Here’s the schedule: - 2/3 Monday:Reading - 2/4 Tuesday:Writing - 2/5 Wednesday: Math/Algebra 1 - 2/6 Thursday: Science Let's approach each test with confidence and determination. Remember, this is your time to shine and show your hard work pay off. Good luck, and let’s make this week a success! 💪✨ #GetReady #ATLASInterimTesting #DoYourBest #SHMSGreat #BearsAreBest

Here are some important things happening at SHMS!! #SHMSbearsShine #Parentsmakeadifference #itsgoodtobeabear 🐻

Happy Groundhog Day! Who's excited by Punxsutawney Phil's proclamation? Here's an interesting way to bring STEM into this fun tradition: study shadows with your student by measuring their length at different times of the day. #pcssdproud #serveall

Black History Month, Local Black-Owned Business Spotlight: Our first business to highlight, 3 Hidden Gems, is actually 3 in 1! This gift shop is a collective of Desired Elements, Natural Joy by Nicole Jaene & Bonded Forever Jewelry. https://trst.in/XdgyjX #pcssdproud #serveall

This year, the theme of Black History Month is labor and its effect on Black history & culture (source: https://asalh.org/black-history-themes/). PCSSD will spotlight 27 local Black-owned businesses throughout February. We are excited to celebrate these local entrepreneurs! #pcssdproud #serveall

The PCSSD Board of Education recently voted to increase the starting salary for bus drivers and security personnel. The new starting hourly rate for bus drivers is $18.10 and $20.27 for security. Check out our openings & apply today! https://www.pcssd.org/page/careers #pcssdproud #serveall

To cap off School Choice Week, here are 3 options for families wishing to apply. They can email schoolchoice@pcssd.org, come in person to PCSSD Central Office or mail their application c/o Equity and Pupil Services 925 E. Dixon Rd., Little Rock, AR, 72206 #pcssdproud #serveall

FBLA students are conference-ready! ✨👔 As our students prepare to represent SHMS at the FBLA conference, we were reminded that success isn’t just about competition—it’s about confidence, professionalism, and life skills. Today, Principal Mr. Hudgeons, Assistant Principal Mr. Withers, and CTE teacher Mr. Patterson took a moment to teach some of our young men how to tie their ties—a simple yet valuable skill they’ll carry with them forever. We are so grateful to have strong, positive male role models at SHMS who lead by example, invest in our students, and prepare them for bright futures. Moments like these show the heart of our school! 💙 #SHMSProud #FBLA #LifeSkills #RoleModels

School Choice Week may be wrapping up, but the school choice window in PCSSD is going strong! School choice applications are accepted now through May 1, 2025. Get started: https://trst.in/03gK1p #pcssdproud #serveall

Science is getting slimy in Ms. George’s class! 🧪✨ Her students dove into the world of chemistry by combining elements to create new compounds—what better way to learn than by making SLIME?! 🟢😃 Hands-on learning at its best! Who knew science could be this fun (and stretchy)?! 🏆🔬 #SHMSScience #SlimeTime #LearningGetsMessy