
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re inviting all HMSHS students and staff to WEAR PINK on Wednesday, October 28! 💕
Let’s fill our campus with PINK as we stand together to support those fighting breast cancer, celebrate survivors, honor those we’ve lost, and raise awareness. Every shade of pink represents love, hope, strength, and support! 🎀💗
👚 WHEN: Wednesday, October 28
💗 WHAT TO WEAR: Your favorite PINK!
Let’s show our support, spread awareness, and turn HMSHS PINK! 💕⚡

Wednesdays are quickly becoming our favorite day in the HMSHS Media Center! 📚✨
This week, Coach Walker and our ACCESS students joined Mrs. Vanzant for another fun and meaningful visit. Mrs. Vanzant shared a special lesson about how we are all different, unique, and wonderful in our own ways. To bring the lesson to life, students decorated cupcakes to show how each cupcake can be different and special—just like each one of us! 🧁💕
It was a sweet day on so many levels! Our students enjoyed a fun activity while celebrating the beauty of individuality and the things that make each of us unique.
A big thank you to Mrs. Vanzant and Coach Walker for creating these meaningful opportunities for our students to learn, connect, and make sweet memories together! ❤️⚡










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Our HMSHS Flashes had a blast at last week’s Quarter 1 PBIS Celebration! ⚡ It was a great opportunity to celebrate students who worked hard during the first nine weeks to meet our expectations and finish the quarter strong! 🙌
To qualify for this special reward, students had to meet ALL of the following criteria:
✅ Maintain 90% or higher attendance
✅ Have no discipline referrals (ISS, OSS, or lunch detention)
✅ Have no more than three tardies
✅ Have no F’s
We are proud of our students who demonstrated responsibility, respect, and a commitment to success throughout the first quarter! These celebrations are a fun way to recognize positive choices, encourage continued growth, and remind our Flashes that doing the right thing pays off! 🎯👏
Congratulations to our qualifying students! Keep making great choices and showing what it means to be a Flash! ⚡❤️🖤










The HMSHS Flashes are hitting the road as they travel to Cornerstone Classical Academy for another exciting night of Friday Night Lights! ⚡🏈
Let’s show our Flashes some love and support as they take the field! Whether you’re making the trip or cheering from home, we are proud of our team and the hard work they put in every week!
🎟️ Planning to attend? Fans can purchase tickets online using the link below:
👉 https://fan.hudl.com/tickets/VGlja2V0ZWRFdmVudDZhYTAxYjRkZWE3MmM0YWY3MjIyMWJlNQ==
❤️🖤 Let’s Go, Flashes! Bring the energy, wear your red and black, and let’s make some noise! ⚡
Once a Flash, Always a Flash! 🏈⚡
The wins are rolling in for our HMSHS FFA students at the Northeast Florida Fair! We are incredibly proud of these students and their hard work, dedication, and commitment to showing excellence in and out of the show ring! ❤️🖤🤍
👏 Rabbit Kid Winners
Congratulations to Addisyn Angerman, Kinsley Miller, and Penny Faircloth!
🥉 Livestock Judging – 3rd Place Team
Congratulations to Logan Sztroin, Amina Harris, Richard Moody-Fowler, and Chyna Whitley on their outstanding performance!
🏆 Kai Laurendine
• Grand Champion Mondale Lamb
• Reserve Grand Champion Mondale Lamb
🌟 Sayde Price — What an incredible list of accomplishments!
• Reserve Grand Champion Poultry Showman
• Grand Champion Goat Showman
• Grand Champion Pig Showman
• Supreme Pig
• Grand Champion Market Gilt
• Grand Champion Commercial Ewe
• Grand Champion Lamb Showman
• Reserve Grand Champion Cattle Showman
• Reserve Grand Champion Steer
🔥 From the judging arena to the show ring, our Flashes are making their mark! These accomplishments reflect countless hours of preparation, responsibility, perseverance, and dedication to agricultural education.
Please join us in congratulating these outstanding students and celebrating the success of our HMSHS FFA program! We are so proud of you and can't wait to see what you accomplish next! ❤️⚡




Congratulations to Mrs. Fortier and the HMSHS Art Club for their outstanding accomplishments at the Northeast Florida Fair! ❤️🖤🤍
Their incredible creativity and hard work earned them some well-deserved recognition:
🥇 1st Place – Best of Theme
🥉 3rd Place – Most Artistic Display
And the awards don't stop there! Several of our talented HMSHS students also earned BLUE RIBBONS for their individual artwork! 💙🎨
From bringing “Friday Night Lights: The Ultimate Southern Night” to life to showcasing the amazing artistic talents of our students, this group truly represented HMSHS with creativity, dedication, and Flash pride!
We are so proud of Mrs. Fortier and all of our talented student artists for sharing their gifts with our community and making HMSHS shine! ⚡❤️⚡🖤


It’s time to hit the court, Flashes! ❤️🖤 Hilliard Middle-Senior High School basketball tryouts are right around the corner! Check out the schedule below and make plans to attend the appropriate tryout sessions.
🏀 MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS
📅 October 20 | 4:00–5:30 PM
📅 October 21 | 3:00–4:30 PM
🏀 MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS
📅 October 19 & 20 | 6:00–7:30 PM
🏀 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
📅 October 26 & 27 | 4:00–5:30 PM
🏀 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
📅 October 26 & 27 | 5:30–7:00 PM
📌 A FEW IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
✅ Conditioning will be held daily immediately after school.
✅ Tryouts will take place in the HMSHS gym.
✅ A completed physical must be on file to participate.
✅ Tryouts are closed.
✅ Any schedule changes or updates will be shared through the daily announcements.
Bring your effort, energy, and determination as you get ready to represent the Flashes! ⚡ Let's get to work and make this a great season! ❤️🖤


𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞?
Early Voting
October 22nd - 31st, 9 AM - 6 PM
Election Day
November 3rd, 7 AM - 7 PM
Learn more: http://nassau.k12.fl.us/millage
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Our ACCESS students had a fantastic time in the media center with Mrs. Vanzant, Middle School Counselor today! 📚✨ From playing games to learning more about one another, it was a wonderful opportunity to build friendships, share laughs, and celebrate the things that make each of us unique.
Students shared their favorite foods, favorite people, and things they enjoy doing. They even showed off some fun dance moves when the roll of the dice called for it! 🎶🕺💃 You never know what talent might come out when the dice start rolling!
🌮 Question of the Day: If you could only eat ONE food for an entire week, what would it be?
TACOS won hands down! 🌮🙌 It looks like our Flashes have a serious love for tacos!
Thank you to Mrs. Vanzant for creating a fun, welcoming space where our students can connect, laugh, and make great memories together. ❤️⚡
At HMSHS, every Flash matters, every friendship counts, and every day is an opportunity to shine! ✨








Our seventh-grade students in Mr. Raulerson’s U.S. History class stepped back in time to 1692 to explore the infamous Salem Witch Trials through an engaging classroom mock trial!
Students took on the roles of judges, accusers, accused individuals, attorneys, witnesses, court clerks, and members of the community as they recreated this significant moment in American history. They examined evidence, listened to witness testimony, and questioned statements to evaluate the accusations brought before the court.
Through this hands-on learning experience, students gained a deeper understanding of how fear, suspicion, and prejudice can influence an entire community and how the lessons of the Salem Witch Trials continue to resonate today.
We love seeing our Flashes bring history to life through critical thinking, collaboration, and active participation! ⚡👏






It’s time to order your HMSHS Letterman’s Jacket! ❤️🖤🤍
Interested in purchasing a jacket? Stop by the front office and see Mrs. Hodges to pick up an order form.
📅 DEADLINE TO ORDER: October 28th!
Don’t miss your chance to represent your Flashes pride in style! ⚡❤️🖤

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞?
When you vote, the official ballot question will read substantially as follows:
“Shall the Nassau County School District continue to levy an ad valorem operating millage of up to 1 mill annually to attract and retain high-quality teachers and staff through additional compensation, enhance fine arts and athletic programs and provide enhanced safety and security for students and staff, in order to continue and sustain improvements in the quality of Nassau County’s school system.”
_YES _NO
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Our CNA students recently got hands-on with the integumentary system during a fun and engaging Fake Wounds Lab!
Students learned about the skin and its important role in protecting the body, then put their knowledge into action by creating realistic-looking fake wounds on their arms and hands. This interactive experience gave students an opportunity to explore wound care concepts while connecting classroom learning to real-world healthcare skills.
We love seeing our students learning by doing, getting creative, and preparing for their future in healthcare! ❤️
Way to go, CNA students! 👏🩺




The HMSHS Art Club, alongside our talented art teacher, Mrs. Fortier, has been hard at work bringing a little Flashes spirit to the Northeast Florida Fair! 🎡✨
This year’s booth celebrates everything we love about a good old-fashioned Southern Friday night! 🌙🏈 From the Paul Whittenburg Field scoreboard and football field goal to an American flag, helmet, football, green grass, pumpkins, campfire, and even some delicious fair food—you’ll find it all artistically created and brought to life by our talented HMSHS art students! 🎃🔥🍿
We are so proud of the creativity, talent, and school spirit our students have poured into this project. A huge thank-you to Mrs. Fortier and our HMSHS Art Club for representing the Flashes and helping make this year’s fair booth one to remember!
❤️⚡ Friday Night Lights. Southern style. Flashes pride. ⚡❤️






𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐭?
No. This is a completely standalone vote. Whether other local county referendums, state constitutional amendments, or general property tax measures pass or fail on election day has zero impact on this school millage. Your vote on this initiative is strictly an independent decision about whether to continue existing local funding for Nassau County District Schools' safety, competitive employee compensation, the arts, and athletics. It is completely separate from any other item on your ballot.
Learn more: http://nassau.k12.fl.us/millage
This information is intended to provide educational information about the One Mill Renewal and help answer frequently asked questions.
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