Hudson Middle School (Ohio)

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Hudson Middle School
White and Blue Viking
Motto	"Take a second, make a difference"
Established	1964 as Hudson Junior High School (at former location) 1992 at current location
Type	Public Middle School
Principal	Chuck DiLauro
Students	Approximately 1400
Grades	6-8
Location	77 North Oviatt Street, Hudson, Ohio, U.S.
Colors	Blue and White
Mascot	Thor the Viking
Yearbook	Once a year
Website	http://www.hudson.edu/hms

Detail of the front of the school. Above the columns, notice that "HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL" remains engraved in the sandstone.

A hallway on the second floor.

Hudson Middle School is a middle school in Hudson, Ohio, serving the Hudson City School District.

1 Location
2 Administration
3 Students & Culture
4 Building History
5 Classes
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Location

It is located at 77 N. Oviatt Street. Hudson, OH 44236.

[edit] Administration

The current principal is Chuck DiLauro.The assistant principals are Lisa Hunt (6th), Karen Weber (7th), and Kimberly Cock (8th).

[edit] Students & Culture

There are over 1400 students at HMS. They have dances every quarter and have what some consider a strict dress code. There are 5 communities in HMS, one of red, blue, green, and purple for each grade level, and a rainbow community containing the P.E. and Music courses to name a few.

[edit] Building History

The building opened as the district's high school in 1928.The school cost a total of 84,000 dollars and currently spends 1,700 dollars a year on repairs.^[1].

Later, additions and renovations were needed to keep up with the school district's growth. The first addition constructed was in 1955. Soon after, the current gym and additional classrooms were added in 1969. Until the opening of Hudson Junior High School at 120 N. Hayden Parkway, grades seven through twelve took classes at this building.

In 1972, a cafeteria and media center were constructed in a two-story addition built over the former faculty parking lot. Also at that time, the original gymnasium, located opposite the auditorium, was divided into classrooms on the first and second floors. In 1992, the new high school opened, and the old building became Hudson Middle School.

[edit] Classes

Hudson Middle School offers a wide variety of classes; many of which are advanced in comparison to national requirements. The school has an accelerated math program for students with above-average mathematical skills. [The students often refer to these classes as 'Smart Math or Smath'] The school, along with the entire district, is known for having slightly higher standards on both academic and behavioral levels in juxtaposition to nearby institutions.^{[citation needed]} Students are broken up into "Communities." These communities are red, blue, green, and purple. The community a student is assigned to determines what teachers they have for math, science, language arts, and social studies and who they have classes with. The communities are chosen by random draw(not really). There are also music electives such as band, orchestra, and choir. Most students take a "unified arts" class, which only last for part of the year, and involve the whole community. They are different for each grade. 6th Graders take Art, Integrated Literacy, Music, and World Language (see below). 7th graders take Health, Art / Applied Tech., Integrated Literacy, and World Language (see below). Finally, 8th graders take 3 courses, those being Health, Integrated Literacy, and Art. Available foreign languages were German, Spanish, and French, as of 2009, they are no longer offered, but have been replaced with World Language, broken up into two parts. 6th graders take Spanish and French. The 7th graders take German and Latin, and the 8th graders have the option of taking a World Language course.