Halsted Middle School

#184DaysofBrave: Day 140 On Wednesday the Social Committee hosted a bagel breakfast to celebrate two of our wonderful social workers, Mrs. Trott and Ms. Bernstein who will soon be leaving us to go on maternity leave! Congratulations on welcoming little ones into your families ladies!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 139 Student Council is continuing to raise money for Ava’s Voice! Next week we will be collecting donations during lunch periods. Students and staff members who donate will get their names put on display in the main lobby! Our goal is to collect $100 by the end of the week. Can we do it?? It’s up to you!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 138 6th Grader Gabriella Pizarro created a project to find a Climate Change Solution to help Halsted Middle School better the environment! She spent a month working on the project to include her idea of putting in more recycling bins in the hallway and one bin outside, how the school could fund the project, and the environmental impact of adding more recycling bins. She presented her presentation twice to her class and got both teacher and scholar feedback. After practicing her presentation skills and putting the final touches on her project she presented to Dr. Castro and Ms. Dunbar who were floored by her details, her data, and her passion. Gabby then worked with Ms. Dunbar to finalize her project before presenting it to Brian Bobrowski, our Director of Facilities. Mr. Bobrowski approved the project for funding and the new internal recycling bins are being placed around the school this week. The outdoor recycling bin will go in over the summer to be ready for the next school year. We are all incredibly proud of Gabby's hard work and dedication! She is truly leaving a lasting impact on the Halsted Community.

#184DaysofBrave: Day 137 We want to send a huge congratulations to our FBLA Team who represented Halsted at the Junior FBLA States Competition last Thursday! Results are below!

The 8th Grade Parent Committee is hosting a Dine to Donate at Newton Applebee's on April 9th from 11am to p pm to benefit the 8th Grade Class of 2025. Must have the flyer attached below when you pay for your order. -- El Comité de padres de octavo grado organizará una cena para donar en Newton Applebee's el 9 de abril de 11 a. m. a 5 p. m. para beneficiar a la clase de octavo grado de 2025. Debe tener el folleto adjunto a continuación cuando pague su pedido.

The 8th Grade Parent Committee is hosting a Yoga class on April 12, 2025 from 10am to 11am at Merriam Avenue School to benefit the 8th Grade Class of 2025. Please see the flyer attached for more information. --- El Comité de padres de octavo grado organizará una clase de yoga el 12 de abril de 2025 de 10 a. m. a 11 a. m. en la escuela Merriam Avenue para beneficiar a la clase de octavo grado de 2025. Consulte el folleto adjunto para obtener más información.

#184DaysofBrave: Day 136 Congratulations to the cast and crew of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. on a wonderful weekend of performances! We also want to thank our wonderful audience members for their support of our students over the weekend!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 135 It's showtime! Last night the cast and crew of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. invited their most honored stuffed animals to their Final Dress rehearsal for a preview performance, and after reviews have filed in, the rating has been determined as two stuffed thumbs up!! Tonight is opening night of the show! We hope to see you there! Tickets can be purchased with cash at the door!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 134 Our incredible FBLA team traveled to Kean University to present their months-long work at the Junior FBLA Stares Competition. Good luck Braves!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 133 Today members of the Halsted Concert and Symphonic Bands had their first rehearsal playing side-by-side in the cafeteria. Students are preparing a joint finale number for their portion of the concert to be held at the Newton High School Auditorium on Thursday, May 1st!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 132 Before our FBLA team heads to states on Thursday, each member was asked to nominate a teacher who helped them reach the competition finished line. Each teacher who was nominated got placed into a raffle to win a Dunkin' gift card. Our very own Dr. Young was selected by Aria Y. and won the raffle! Good luck at states on Thursday FBLA team!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 131 Mrs. Camacho's 6th Grade Math class had tons of fun on Pi day! They colored, ate oreos, played a Pi dice game, and had a contest on who could recite the most numbers of Pi! Sebi and Colton won the dice game, and Lila won the Pi recitation contest by reciting 90 numbers of Pi!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 130 All aboard!! Do you have your tickets yet for the Halsted Players production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr.? Opening night is in one week! Grab your tickets before they are gone! Ticket information below:

#184DaysofBrave: Day 129 Mrs. Metzgar and Ms. Ahearn's MD class took a fun trip to Friendly's today for some delicious ice cream and a lesson on table etiquette!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 128 7th and 8th Graders who received our Trimester 2 Attendance Incentive traveled to Sparta Lanes today to show off their bowling skills! Congrats Braves!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 127 Community Schools is hosting a Book Bonanza this Friday March 21st from 5:30pm to 7pm in the cafeteria. See the flyer below for details!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 126 Congrats to Hannah, Brianna and Eva who competed at wrestling states this weekend. All 3 girls took 2nd in a very competitive age/ weight bracket

#184DaysofBrave: Day 125 Student Council is happy to host a St. Patrick's Day Spirit Day for the Halsted community on Monday!

#184DaysofBrave: Day 124 The gym was on fire yesterday afterschool! The competition in the skills contest was fierce! Congrats and kudos to semi finalists Arlo Sanberg and Tyquan McCallister. However, Tucker Maslowski demolished a school record yesterday completing the skills course in 30 seconds. He was able to master 4 out of his 5 skills on the first try. Awesome job Tuck! Action resumes on Friday with the 3 point shootout.

#184DaysofBrave: Day 123 Congrats and kudos to this year’s free throw champion, Brandon Sanchez! Brandon’s silky finish held off top competitors Tyquan McAllister,Paul McClure, and Tyler Erwin in our March Madness competition. Action resumes after school today with the skills competition!