Before starting 7th grade in the fall, students must meet a new mandatory state vaccination requirement. Students without proof of vaccination or an exemption will not be allowed to attend classes in the fall. Currently, 43% of Hoyt students do not have the vaccination. Click the headline to read more about what is needed, and where students can find assistance meeting this requirement.

8th Grade Celebration will be held on Friday, May 26th at 1:00 pm in the Hoyt gym. Please enter through the gym doors on the west side of the building.

Tickets for 8th Grade Formal are now on sale! The event will be held on Thursday, May 25th at the Scottish Rite Temple from 6pm – 8pm. Tickets are $10 per student and can be purchased in the Hoyt office.

Community Forums to be held to discuss possible changes to school start and end times.
There are three other community forums scheduled:

Tuesday, February 28 –
North High School

Thursday, March 2 –
Hoyt Middle School

Thursday, March 9 –
Weeks Middle School

All of the meetings get underway at 6:00 PM.

Hoyt Students are collecting Box Tops for Education!
Donate your Box Tops in the Hoyt office.

2016-2017 School Supply List 2016-2017 Hoyt Middle School Supply List 6th Grade • 9 2-pocket folders with prongs • 1 composition notebook • 4 1-subject spiral notebooks • 1 sketchbook for art • 2 packages of lined paper • 1 package of white computer paper • Clorox wipes • Kleenex • Hand sanitizer • Pencils … Read more »

Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa has honored Hoyt Middle School employee Randy Bakker as their Achiever of the Year. Randy was born with a condition called hydrocephalus which renders him functionally blind. After enrolling in a job skills training program at Goodwill he started working at Hoyt this year. The award is presented to someone who overcomes obstacles to employment. Click on the image for more.

Students from Hoyt and all of Des Moines Public Schools’ middle schools competed at the City-Wide Track & Field Meet on April 25. Beautiful weather and a big crowd of family and friends cheered on the student-athletes. Click the photo to see more images from the event.

Hundreds of middle school students gathered at Williams Stadium on Monday evening for the annual DMPS All-City Middle School Track & Field Meet. Great weather led to some great results, and a reminder of the district-wide effort to increase middle school sports and activities. Click the image to read and see more of the competition.

You can now find out what’s for breakfast and lunch at every school on every day of the year. You can even find out nutritional information. Just visit the Dining section on the new DMPS Mobile App. If you don’t yet have the app, click the header to download it for Apple or Android and learn more about its many features.