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{{Infobox_School
|name          =Hewitt-Trussville Middle School
|image          =[[Image:HTHS Logo.gif]]
|established    =1982
|district      =[[Trussville City Schools]]
|grades        =6-8
|principal      =Lisa Berry
|enrollment    =1,000
|enroll-year    =2014
|colors        =Red, white, & gray
|mascot        =Huskies
|address        =5275 [[Trussville-Clay Road]]
|city          =Trussville
|website        =[http://www.trussvillecityschools.com/HTMS/ www.trussvillecityschools.com/HTMS/]
}}
[[Image:Hewitt-Trussville Middle School (1982 building).jpg|right|thumb|300px|HTMS in January 2009]]
[[Image:Hewitt-Trussville Middle School (1982 building).jpg|right|thumb|300px|HTMS in January 2009]]
'''Hewitt-Trussville Middle School''' (or '''HTMS''') is located at 5275 [[Trussville-Clay Road]] in [[Trussville]]. The school serves students living within the [[Trussville School System]] in grades 6-8. The principal is [[Phyllis Faust]], who succeeded [[Sunderland Williams]] as interim-principal after his August [[2007]] resignation and was given the permanent post in March [[2008]].


The middle school was originally located at 301 [[Parkway Drive (Trussville)|Parkway Drive]], at the eastern end of the [[Trussville Mall]]. This served as [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]] from its construction in [[1925]] through the opening of a new facility in [[1982]]. With the completion of a [[Hewitt-Trussville High School#2008 building|new high school building]] in 2008, the middle school was subsequently relocated to the [[Hewitt-Trussville High School#1982 building|high school building completed in 1982]] by [[2009]].
'''Hewitt-Trussville Middle School''' (HTMS) is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the [[Birmingham]] suburb of [[Trussville]]. It is the only middle school in [[Trussville City Schools]] and is named for the early local educator Robert Hewitt. School colors are red and gray, and the athletic teams are called the Huskies.  
 
All students from Paine Intermediate School are zoned to attend HTMS upon entering the sixth grade. HTMS students feed into [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]] upon entering the ninth grade.
 
== History ==
When [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]] was relocated to a new campus in 1984, its existing facility at 301 Parkway Drive was converted into a new middle school serving grades 5-7. Students from Hewitt Elementary School entered HTMS in the fifth grade and students from Clay and Chalkville Elementary Schools entered HTMS in the seventh grade. This continued until 1996, when Clay-Chalkville Middle School opened to serve students from Clay and Chalkville Elementary Schools.
 
From 1984 until 2001, HTMS students went on to attend Hewitt-Trussville Junior High School for the eighth grade. A sinkhole on the Hewitt-Trussville Junior High School campus resulted in that facility being demolished in 2002, moving the 9th grade to Hewitt-Trussville High School and the 8th grade to HTMS.
 
Like other schools in Trussville, HTMS was part of the [[Jefferson County Schools (Alabama)|Jefferson County School District]] until the City of Trussville formed its own school system in 2005. Trussville City Schools opened two new elementary schools that year, Paine Primary and Intermediate Schools, which now feed into HTMS. Once construction is finished, the new Cahaba and Magnolia Elementary Schools will also feed into HTMS in the sixth grade.
 
In 2008, a new Hewitt-Trussville High School facility opened off Deerfoot Parkway, at which point HTMS relocated to the former high school campus on Trussville Clay Road.
 
== Athletics ==
HTMS fields teams in the following sports:
 
* Baseball (boys)
* Basketball (boys and girls)
* Cross Country (boys and girls)
* Football (boys)
* Golf (boys and girls)
* Indoor Track (boys and girls)
* Outdoor Track & Field (boys and girls)
* Softball (girls)
* Tennis (boys and girls)
* Volleyball (girls)
* Wrestling (boys)
 
== Student Activities ==
HTMS students can participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, including the following:
* Archery Team (Club)
* Band
* Choir
* Debate Team
* HTMS Student Ambassadors
* iCan Girls in Engineering
* Math Team
* [[National Junior Honor Society]]
* Student Council
* [[Quiz bowl|Scholars Bowl]] Team
* [[Science Olympiad]] Team


==References==
==References==
* Debro, Anita (August 23, 2007) "Hewitt-Trussville Middle principal quits after grade-changing revealed". ''Birmingham News''.
* Debro, Anita (August 23, 2007) "Hewitt-Trussville Middle principal quits after grade-changing revealed". ''Birmingham News''.
* Lloyd, Gary (2014). Trussville, Alabama: A Brief History. Mount Pleasant, SC: The History Press. ISBN 978-1626191853.
* Trussville City Board of Education (March 3, 2008) [https://www.trussvillecityschools.com/BOE/Board%20Meeting%20Minutes/2007-2008%20Year/Minutes%20-%2003-03-2008.pdf Board meeting minutes]
* Trussville City Board of Education (March 3, 2008) [https://www.trussvillecityschools.com/BOE/Board%20Meeting%20Minutes/2007-2008%20Year/Minutes%20-%2003-03-2008.pdf Board meeting minutes]


Revision as of 15:13, 25 September 2015

Hewitt-Trussville Middle School
HTHS Logo.gif
Established 1982
School type Public
District Trussville City Schools
Grades 6-8
Principal Lisa Berry
Enrollment 1,000 (2014)
Colors Red, white, & gray
Mascot Huskies
Location 5275 Trussville-Clay Road
Trussville
Website www.trussvillecityschools.com/HTMS/
HTMS in January 2009

Hewitt-Trussville Middle School (HTMS) is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Birmingham suburb of Trussville. It is the only middle school in Trussville City Schools and is named for the early local educator Robert Hewitt. School colors are red and gray, and the athletic teams are called the Huskies.

All students from Paine Intermediate School are zoned to attend HTMS upon entering the sixth grade. HTMS students feed into Hewitt-Trussville High School upon entering the ninth grade.

History

When Hewitt-Trussville High School was relocated to a new campus in 1984, its existing facility at 301 Parkway Drive was converted into a new middle school serving grades 5-7. Students from Hewitt Elementary School entered HTMS in the fifth grade and students from Clay and Chalkville Elementary Schools entered HTMS in the seventh grade. This continued until 1996, when Clay-Chalkville Middle School opened to serve students from Clay and Chalkville Elementary Schools.

From 1984 until 2001, HTMS students went on to attend Hewitt-Trussville Junior High School for the eighth grade. A sinkhole on the Hewitt-Trussville Junior High School campus resulted in that facility being demolished in 2002, moving the 9th grade to Hewitt-Trussville High School and the 8th grade to HTMS.

Like other schools in Trussville, HTMS was part of the Jefferson County School District until the City of Trussville formed its own school system in 2005. Trussville City Schools opened two new elementary schools that year, Paine Primary and Intermediate Schools, which now feed into HTMS. Once construction is finished, the new Cahaba and Magnolia Elementary Schools will also feed into HTMS in the sixth grade.

In 2008, a new Hewitt-Trussville High School facility opened off Deerfoot Parkway, at which point HTMS relocated to the former high school campus on Trussville Clay Road.

Athletics

HTMS fields teams in the following sports:

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Cross Country (boys and girls)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (boys and girls)
  • Indoor Track (boys and girls)
  • Outdoor Track & Field (boys and girls)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Tennis (boys and girls)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

Student Activities

HTMS students can participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, including the following:

References

  • Debro, Anita (August 23, 2007) "Hewitt-Trussville Middle principal quits after grade-changing revealed". Birmingham News.
  • Lloyd, Gary (2014). Trussville, Alabama: A Brief History. Mount Pleasant, SC: The History Press. ISBN 978-1626191853.
  • Trussville City Board of Education (March 3, 2008) Board meeting minutes

External links

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