UPDATE: HMS selected for P3 funding, pending Thursday vote
By SOPHIE GORMAN ORIANI — This is a developing story. Second update on September 19: Dan Broder, the chair of…
P3 funding package for HMS may be announced soon
By SOPHIE GORMAN ORIANI — At the Sept 4. Educational Facilities Task Force (EFTF) meeting, Pamela Boozer-Strother, a member of…
UPDATE: City Council holds public hearing on future of Hyattsville Middle School
By EMILY STRAB AND KRISSI HUMBARD — On the evening of June 3, Hyattsville City Council held a public hearing…
HMS supply wish list gets community support
By COLLEEN D. CURRAN —Teachers at Hyattsville Middle School (HMS) started their spring classes with school supply donations made possible…
New funding strategy may expedite HES, HMS projects
By BEN SIMASEK — As Hyattsville’s population continues to grow and its schools age, local officials and advocates are coordinating closely with…
Police investigate reported shooting; search for suspects is ongoing
By KRISSI HUMBARD — Just before 11 a.m., police received a call for gunshots fired near Hyattsville Middle School. Residents reported…
School murals in Hyattsville energize students, the community
By COLLEEN D. CURRAN — Parents, local artists and supportive faculty deserve credit for the new indoor and outdoor murals that energize…
Hyattsville students participate in national school walkout
By KRISSI HUMBARD — “This cannot keep happening.” That sentiment echoed across the city as students in Hyattsville joined millions in…
HES, HMS building projects delayed, proposed funding decreased
BY HEATHER WRIGHT — With school summer vacation here, school construction projects may not be uppermost in anyone’s mind. However, public schools…
HMS achieves permanent status for creative writing program
BY HEATHER WRIGHT — Starting spring 2018, applicants for the creative writing program at Hyattsville Middle School (HMS) could start hearing wishes…