THe HMS 2024-2025 Supply list applies to ALL teachers/classes.  Information on what you need can be found on the Supply List Webpage.

• Daily Bell Schedule
• Track Out Calendar
• School Event Calendar
• Healthful Living Teacher Rotation

Students' class schedules will be provided to them on their first day by their homeroom teachers.  Due to the switch to Infinite Campus this year, students may not know who their homeroom teacher is, so students should report to their grade level hallway.  NJHS Advisors and Staff will be there to help students to their grade level hallway and their track teachers will let them know where to go.

Families, if your student will require Bus Transportation, please make sure you review the information regarding Transportation/Bus Routes.

Although school starts at 8:20AM, we allow students to enter the building at 7:50 AM to give students plenty of time to get in, put their book bags up, and get into class by 8:20 AM.  We do not have staff available to supervise students who are dropped off earlier than 7:50 a.m.  We will have staff members assigned to Carpool Duty to assist students and families with morning drop-off. For families planning on using carpool, we ask that you please pull up as directed (to the cone) so that we can keep the line moving and maximize the students exiting their cars at one time. Please be sure that students are prepared to exit their vehicle (on the passenger side) between the orange cones and the front of the school.

When exiting the Heritage Middle School parking lot, please turn right (NOT toward Rogers Road) to keep traffic flowing. If you are dropping your child off at Heritage Elementary School, when you turn right, stay far to the right, close to the curb.  If you are NOT dropping off a child at Heritage Elementary, then you may pass the cars to the right so you can get down to turn around to get out.  Please understand that the first couple of days may take additional time as many families will be using our carpool line for the first time. Thank you for your patience and understanding. 

At the end of the day, we will dismiss all Carpool riders to the front of the school, where they will wait for their car. Please be patient as we allow the first wave of walkers to cross the crosswalk first before we start moving the cars in the carpool lane.  Please be sure that your student is aware of the car you will be using to pick them up so they can quickly identify your vehicle and make it safely to your car. When exiting our parking lot, please turn right (NOT toward Rogers Road) to keep traffic flowing. As with our A.M. Carpool Drop-Off, please be patient for the first few days of school as families become familiar with our carpool flow. Please also always be on the lookout for students who may enter the road or cross the parking lot as walkers. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

We have updated our dismissal process for the 25-26 school year. Families will complete a Google form to update the school on their child’s daily transportation plan for getting home after school.  This will provide the school with how each student gets home (car rider, bus rider, walker, bike rider). The school will use this list, instead of past practices, to ensure we are aware of how each student is expected to leave at the end of the day.  If at any time your child needs to change their dismissal plan after you complete the form (either for a single day or for the foreseeable future), please contact your child’s homeroom teacher and update them.  Students will no longer be required to carry walker passes for the 25-26 school year. 

Bikers: We do expect students to walk their bikes across the crosswalk on our campus for the safety of all the students walking at that time.  

Teachers will continue to follow the HMS Grading Policy.

If your student is absent, we ask you to please contact hms-attendance@wcpss.net with your student’s name, date of absence, and reason with your contact information. Alternatively, your student may take a note to the front office after being absent. Please remember that students must be present for at least half a day of school to be considered present for the day. 

Please know that North Carolina law now requires Tdap and Meningococcal vaccines for entry into 7^th Grade. For more information regarding this requirement, please see our Vaccination information on our Heritage Middle School website. If you have additional questions regarding this information, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Clarke (919-562-6204 x22525 or smclarke@wcpss.net). Thank you for your understanding of this requirement.

Please know that students who qualify for Free and Reduced Price Meals need to apply to obtain these benefits. Those students who had Free and Reduced Lunch approval last school year will continue to receive these services for the first 30 days of the new school year. Parents can complete a meal benefits application online at MySchoolApps. Paper applications will also be available at all schools. More information can be found at WCPSS Free & Reduced Meals. Thank you for taking care of this important responsibility so that we can ensure that our eligible students can take advantage of this benefit.

Please know that all students will be provided a locker and lock. Students should lock valuables in their locker during the school day rather than keeping them on their person. However, an even better plan is that students do not bring anything of value (monetary or sentimental) to school unless required for class. Please know that our Seventh and Eighth Grade students have the option of bringing their own combination locks to use. Please know that if a student does bring a lock from home to use, Homeroom teachers will ask for their combination in the rare event that we would need to open the locker. 

Core websites are posted by team (grade/track). Elective teachers have individual websites.

• 6th Grade, Track 1 Team Website
• 6th Grade, Track 3 Team Website
• 6th Grade, Track 4 Team Website
• 7th Grade, Track 1 Team Website
• 7th Grade, Track 3 Team Website
• 7th Grade, Track 4 Team Website
• 8th Grade, Track 1 Team Website
• 8th Grade, Track 3 Team Website
• 8th Grade, Track 4 Team Website
• AIG
• Healthful Living (PE)
• Band
• Spanish
• Visual Arts
• Business
• Computer Science
• Family & Consumer Science (FACS)
• Engineering & Design
• Student Services
• ECS

The WakeID Portal allows you to access many WCPSS tools and applications including Google, Outlook Email, etc.

• To begin each school day, you should log in to your WakeID portal at https://wakeid.wcpss.net/
• Instructions for logging in to the WakeID Portal: English | Spanish

Student Access to My Schedule in PowerSchool

To view your schedule, you first need to log in to your WakeID portal.  Once in the portal, you need to go into HomeBase/NC EdCloud.  This will take you to a similar looking portal that asks for a username.  Your username for Homebase/NC EdCloud is your Student ID number.  Once in this portal, you would click on the PowerSchool logo.  In PowerSchool, you will see a link to "My Schedule" on the left side menu.

Instructions with screenshots for logging in to PowerSchool:  English | Spanish

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Parent Access to PowerSchool

If you have logged in previously, you would follow the same procedure to get to My Schedule.  If you are a new user to PowerSchool, instructions for starting a parent PowerSchool account can be found HERE.

Get help logging in to Canvas, creating parent observer accounts, and troubleshooting:

https://www.wcpss.net/domain/17268

If you need support with technology, we are here to help you.

Contact your Teacher

Your first step when something is not working is to contact your teacher.  They can send your information to our school's technology contact.

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WCPSS Guides to Technology for Parents and Students

WCPSS Technology has curated many resources to support students and parents to ensure they can make the most of learning in school and at home.  The Guides to Technology for Parents and Students website has many updates, how to guides, and how-to videos.

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For Technical Support, contact the Student Help Desk

Place a help desk support ticket/request ONLINE or by calling 919-664-5700.  A technician will contact you to give support.