📱💙 Powering the Next Generation of Learners at Utica Elementary Middle School! 💙📱
(VIDEO) VERIZON INNOVATIVE LEARNING SCHOOLS
We are proud to be a VERIZON INNOVATIVE LEARNING SCHOOLS campus, providing our students with access to technology that supports engaging, personalized, and future-ready learning experiences! Through this partnership, students have the tools they need to learn, create, collaborate, and succeed both at school and at home.
📢 Important Reminder for Parents/Guardians:
Before your child can receive a school-issued device, the following must be completed:
✅ Pay the $30 Technology Fee
✅ Sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Devices cannot be issued until both requirements have been completed.
📍 You may complete these requirements by scanning the QR code on the flyer or by clicking the link:
Thank you for partnering with us as we continue building Champions in the Making—Every Play Counts! 🏆💙
🎶Auntie Outside… and headed to HCSD! 💛💙♥️🩶 We’re putting a literacy spin on the Southern Soul favorite “Auntie Outside” by Mike Clark Jr. and calling on our aunties, community members, and reading champions to step inside our schools and help us build stronger readers! 📚
Whether you’re a biological auntie, play auntie, church auntie, neighborhood auntie, or simply someone who believes in our children, we need you! Volunteer to read with our students, share your story, encourage and inspire, and help make reading fun and memorable. Because when the community shows up, our achievers grow.
Our Aunties. Our Students. Our Future. Scan the QR code, click the link below, or contact your school to learn how you can get involved!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpkoOC_hBg35Beer-7srrwR-I5NVLEdJ-PtTOT7_887eRFAA/viewform
#AuntieOutsideHCSD #HCSDAchievers #LiteracyMatters #CommunityInAction #FLEX
‼️IMPORTANT: Due to Midterm testing, picture day has been rescheduled to September 9th. Please make a note of this change! Flyers will go home on Monday.📣
🎉Whose Got the Most School Spirit?!? 👀
👑Our Homecoming Dress Up Days begin on Friday, August 28th. Join in the fun and school spirit, as we prepare for our upcoming Homecoming game🏈💪🏾💙 #UEMSHomecoming #SchoolSpirit #RangerPride
📝Our Achievers are preparing for their 1st 9 Weeks Midterm Assessments. Attendance, next week, is very vital. Please ensure our UEMS Rangers are present daily, with a 📶Growth Mindset & Champion Attitude 🏆 Attached is the Hinds County School District Testing Calendar 🗓🖊 #HCSDFLEX #UticaStrong #ChampionsInTheMaking #EveryPlayCounts
📣We are excited to share that our Achievers will take the
STAR Diagnostic Assessments!
🗓Reading: August 20th
🗓Math: August 21st
These assessments will help us know how to best support their learning and growth. Let's encourage them to give their best effort and keep a positive mindset. 💪🏾 #EveryPlayCounts #ChampionsInTheMaking #UticaStrong
LEARN 🧠 GROW 📶SUCCEED🎓
Hinds County School District will observe Distance Learning Day for achievers and District Professional Development Day for employees on Wednesday, August 19.
Achievers will continue instruction through distance learning, while HCSD employees engage in professional learning designed to strengthen practices across the district. Thank you for your continued support as we remain focused on elevating excellence across HCSD.
#HCSD #FLEX #DistanceLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment
💻It's Device Pickup Time🎉
For 5th - 8th Grade Verizon Innovative Learning Achievers:
🗓Tomorrow, August 18th, begins our device distribution. ONLY STUDENTS WHO HAVE A
SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING AND HAVE PAID THEIR $30 WILL BE ABLE TO PICK UP THEIR DEVICES. #InnovativeLearning #HCSDFLEX #EveryPlayCounts
🏈Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?!?📣 Support our Utica Rangers, starting August 25th 💪🏾 See the attached schedule for dates and times. #RangerReady #UticaStrong 🏆
🏆Calling all UEMS Champion Achievers & Families
📣It's Draft Night at the "U" and we want YOU 🫵🏽
🗓 Tuesday, August 18, 2026
⏰️6:00 P.M.
📍UEMS Gym
This event will highlight our Champion Achievers, Academic Success Strategies, and Community Sponsors. This is an event YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS💪🏾
#WinningSeasonUEMS #ChampionsInTheMaking #EveryPlayCounts #UticaStrong #HCSDFLEX
🗣The 2025-2026 MAAP State Test Scores were distributed this week. 📝 Please check our Achievers' Backpacks & Folders to ensure review. It's time to Celebrate Success and Opportunities for Growth🎉 #ChampionsInTheMaking #EveryPlayCounts #UticaStrong #HCSDFLEX
GOOD NEWS! The MegaThon Fun Run has been rescheduled! 🎉
The back to school bash and Big Event will occur September 3rd.📆
If you did not get a chance to register your student or raise money, it is not too late. Scan the QR code or click the link below to start raising money. Reminder: Our leader board winners are locked in, but there’s a chance for your child to participate in more events if they raise more money!
Join in on the fun and support our school community! Let’s raise some funds! 💰⏰
Registration/Fundraiser link: https://megadoughshop.com/ranger-run-1811.html
📣Regular Dismissal Resumes on today (Thursday). Please view the flyer for details 💙
💙Our C.O.R.E Trait Wednesdays continue this school year. First up is our August Trait of being "Committed"
💪🏾We are Committed to Growth and Driven to Win🏆 See you tomorrow in your shade of blue💙
#ChampionsInTheMaking #EveryPlayCounts
#UticaStrong
🏈Football season will be here before you know it and we are preparing for Homecoming.
Please check your Achievers backpack for homecoming sign-up letters if you are interested. Interest forms are due Monday, August 3, to determine eligibility.
🗳Campaigning will also occur this same week due to the scheduled game. Parents will be notified if their achiever is eligible once forms are returned.
📰Extra Extra! Read all about it! PART 2
Please take time to review and discuss the Dress Code and Electronic Device policies with our ACHIEVERS, to ensure they are RANGER READY for their Academic Experience 💪🏾 #WinningSeasonUEMS #ChampionsInTheMaking #EveryPlayCounts
📰Extra Extra! Read all about it!
Check out our August Newsletter regarding our Champion Season.🏆 Attached are upcoming events. Mark Your Calendars #WinningSeasonUEMS #ChampionsInTheMaking #EveryPlayCounts
GOOD NEWS! The MegaThon Fun Run has been rescheduled! 🎉
The back to school bash and Big Event will occur September 3rd.📆
If you did not get a chance to register your student or raise money, it is not too late. Scan the QR code or click the link below to start raising money. Reminder: Our leader board winners are locked in, but there’s a chance for your child to participate in more events if they raise more money!
Join in on the fun and support our school community! Let’s raise some funds! 💰⏰
Registration/Fundraiser link: https://megadoughshop.com/ranger-run-1811.html
📣UPDATE 📣It's Game Time: Our Championship Season continues for our ACHIEVERS. Please note the Early Dismissal times for July 31st- August 5th. We will resume regular dismissal on August 6th. 🏆🏁💪🏾 #ChampionsInTheMaking #EveryPlayCounts #UticaStrong
📣It's Game Time: Our Championship Season begins tomorrow for our ACHIEVERS. Please note the Early Dismissal times for July 30th & 31st. See you at the starting line 🏁🚥💪🏾 #ChampionsInTheMaking #EveryPlayCounts #UticaStrong
