🎉📚 March Madness Reading Challenge Champions! 🏀📖
Over the past two weeks, each of Ms. Billmeyer’s 4th grade reading classes competed in our March Madness Reading Challenge by reading books, completing book reviews, and taking AR tests to earn points. We are so proud of the effort, enthusiasm, and love of reading our students have shown!
🏅 Here are our class winners:
4th Place – Ms. Adkins’ Homeroom (44 points)
3rd Place – Ms. Shanholtz’s Homeroom (51 points)
2nd Place – Ms. Billmeyer’s Homeroom (53 points)
🏆 And in 1st place… by a landslide with an incredible 128 points…
🎉 Mrs. Howard’s Homeroom!!! 🎉
🌟 All-Tournament Reading Team 🌟
These top readers earned the most points during the challenge and truly went above and beyond:
Reese Keplinger, Danica Mongold, Jackson See, Anistyn Haggerty, Ruhama, Hadley Weese, Matthew Parisi, Minassie, and Janiyah Sawyers
🏅 MVP – Most Valuable Reader:
🎉 Nyiah Underwood! 🎉
Congratulations to all of our amazing readers! Keep turning those pages and growing those minds—we are so proud of you! 💙📚
MIS was proud to have Dr. Vanmeter and 3 Board of Education members in the school today to help us recognize the 2025-2026 MIS Teacher of the Year Mrs. Bridget Sions and the MIS Service Person of the Year Mrs. Sunja Salyers!! Congratulations to these well deserving and valued members of our school!
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Congratulations to the Leaders of the Week: Hannah, Clair, Izzy, Alex, Jacklyn, Gabby, Ryan, Reese, Ein, Neala, Colton, Dylan, and Juan
Congratulations to Margo & Reagan! They will represent our school at the Social Studies Fair state competition in April.
Congratulations to our yearbook cover contest winners! Their designs will be the front and back of this year's yearbook!
Good luck to our math field day participants as they head to regionals today!
Hardy County Schools will operate on a three-hour delay for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
If your child is a transfer into Hardy County from another county or an in county transfer, you need to complete the transfer form found on the county website under the superintendent tab. Deadline is March 31. It's also found here:
https://app.droplet.io/form/lye74K
Regional math field day has been postponed until Wednesday due to high winds and tornado warnings.
Hardy County Schools will dismiss three hours early on Monday, March 16, 2026 for professional learning.
Congratulations to these students for becoming members of the AR 75 Point Club.
Congratulations to Ruhama for becoming a member of the AR 200 Point Club. Way to go!!
Congratulations to Jonah for becoming a member of the AR 125 Point Club.
Congratulations to these students for becoming members of the AR 25 Point Club.
Congratulations to these students for becoming members of the AR 150 Point Club.
Congratulations to these students for becoming members of the AR 100 Point Club.
Congratulations to these students for becoming members of the AR 50 Point Club.
Congratulations to Abem for becoming a member of the AR 125 Point Club.
Some great upcoming family events in the community.
Check out the Hardy County Family Support Center Facebook Page for even more events.
Congratulations to the winners of the February Race to the Hive. These classes had the highest attendance for their grade level.
