Today it was the UMS 8th grade band’s turn to perform at FCPS adjudications. And for the second day in a row, both UMS bands earn straight superior ratings from all judges. I am so proud of our Hawks and Mr. Conrad for his dedication to the UMS Band program! FCPS-MD

The UMS SGA received the Felix Simon award at this week’s annual MASC State Convention. This is the highest honor for local student councils! UMS was 1 of 2 middle schools to earn this recognition. Congratulations to the team and Mr. Haga for his leadership! FCPS-MD

An excellent Saturday spent at MATHCOUNTS at the beautiful McDonogh School 💙🩶 these hawks have soared all season and I am so proud FCPS-MD Drew Kibler

The UMS 8th Orchestra performed three different pieces today at the FCPS Middle School Adjudication. I am proud of their Superior rating in the Sight Reading performance. Thank you to Mr. Baughman for his leadership as the director. FCPS-MD

The cast & crew of, “Unmurdered” were fantastic. The Hawk Nest really appreciated this show. Thank you to Ms. Barnes for her leadership and guidance of our Hawks!

8th grade discussed the boundary between childhood and adulthood by listing out expectations for both groups on a timeline and then marking (💖) when they believe they’ll be adults and (🧡) what single event moves someone into adulthood. #watchussoar Drew Kibler

We worked on our discourse skills this week by using the Fish Bowl variation of the Socratic Seminar to prepare for our Causes of the Civil War Summative. Student led classes are my favorite. Drew Kibler

Period Four started their Interactive Notebooks today for Unit 6. Each page has a dedicated place for helping students organize the information they are learning about the Civil War. #interactivenotebook #americancivilwar

And we have lift off at UMS today. Our Hawks have been designing hot air balloons in their 8th grade CTE Engineering classes. My hope was that one would make it over the Hawk Nest roof…goal accomplished! Great job Ms. Hall w/ designing lessons that always engage your students.

The UMS musical, “Adventures of a Comic Book Artist” is a true hit! Come join us this Friday, next Thursday & Friday at 6. Watch as our heroes & villains come alive from Stanley’s comic books. Thank you Ms. Barnes for your leadership as the UMS Director. FCPS-MD

Congrats to my Drew Kibler students who participated in #MarylandHistoryDay. You represented UMS with amazing projects, improving your skills as historians. We are so proud of you! Maryland Humanities

The Hawk Nest hosted the 2025 6th grade spring band concert tonight. We had three different periods represented tonight. Thank you Mr. Conrad for your leadership as the UMS Band Director.

The second night of the UMS Spring Band Concert was held tonight at the Hawk Nest. We celebrated the 7th, 8th & Hawk Jazz bands. They were awesome! Mr. Conrad’s leadership is always appreciated! Go Hawks!

Students in pd 4 learned about Urbanization in our Industrialization unit and then followed directions in a collaborative game to create an urban environment from colony to city. Great activity for No Tech Friday! Drew Kibler

The Hawk Nest hosted the, “Celebration of the Arts”! Our community was welcomed to complete a scavenger hunt that walked them through all different aspects of the arts at UMS! Thank you to each of our teachers and staff that worked effortlessly to pull this off! FCPS-MD

Congratulations TJ High Class of 2025! As a member of the of TJ Class of 1982, I am still a proud Patriot!

We played Monopoly today as our last lesson in Unit 7: Industrialization. The game was originally developed by Lizzie Maggie in 1904 to show the evils of hoarding wealth like Rockefeller and Carnegie. A fun way to end 8th grade with my Hawks! Drew Kibler

The “Promotion Ceremony” for the UMS class of 2025 was picture perfect this morning! A most special of days for our 8th graders and their families. Thank you to all of the UMS Hawks that worked so hard behind the scenes to make this such a memorable event!

Our 8th grade Hawks get to enjoy an afternoon just for them after their Promotion Ceremony. Our MTSS team provided both outdoor and indoor activities to help celebrate the class of 2025!

And just like that…the UMS class of 2025 becomes the UHS class of 2029. Go Hawks!