Congratulations to Marie Hickman, CTE teacher at Hobbs Middle School, for being selected as our District’s CTE Rookie Teacher of the Year! This honor reflects the incredible impact she has made in a short time through her passion for teaching, commitment to student growth, and dedication to preparing our Jaguars with real-world skills that will serve them well beyond middle school.
Ms. Hickman’s classroom is a place where students are challenged to think critically, create boldly, and explore future pathways with confidence. She represents the very best of what Career and Technical Education can offer — meaningful, hands-on learning that connects school to opportunity.
Way to go, Ms. Hickman! You’re one of the best, and we appreciate everything you do for our students and school! 🐆
We’re excited to announce the upcoming 9th Grade Showcase & High School Registration Kickoff!
🔹 Student Showcase
🗓 March 10 (during the school day)
This special event is just for students and will give them a preview of life at Milton High — including academics, electives, and opportunities awaiting them next year.
🔹 Parent Information Night
🗓 March 10
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 MHS Auditorium
This evening session is especially important for families. MHS will walk through the high school registration process, which can feel overwhelming the first time. Attending will ensure you understand graduation requirements, course selections, and how to best support your student as they transition to high school.
✅ This is the first and most important step in preparing for 9th grade — we strongly encourage all parents/guardians to attend.
These students have gone above and beyond to demonstrate confidence, professionalism, critical thinking, and leadership. Through every round, they represented our school with poise and determination — and showed what it truly means to rise to a challenge.
Your hard work, courage, and commitment to excellence set you apart. No matter the final outcome, you’ve already accomplished something extraordinary.
Congratulations to each of you — we can’t wait to see where your talents take you next!
Please take a moment to check out the most recent edition of the HMS Times to learn more about all the latest Hobbs Happenings!
Thank you for staying connected and involved in our school community.
On Monday, March 9, 2026, as part of a national effort to educate communities about the dangers of fentanyl and fentanyl use, our district has partnered with the Santa Rosa County Health Department to provide a drug education activity focused on raising awareness about this critical topic.
This optional activity will take place during PE classes and will be delivered to all 6th and 8th grade students currently enrolled in PE.
If you do NOT want your student to participate, please contact me by email or phone. You may email me directly at kogerb@santarosa.k12.fl.us or call 850-983-5630 ext. 1046.
Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping our students safe and informed.
Join Us for Spirit Night at Panda Express!
Date: Friday, February 20th
Time: All day — dine in, pick up, or order online (use promo code or show flyer if required)
Location: Panda Express
Support our 8th grade class while enjoying delicious food! A portion of proceeds from that day will benefit 8th grade events, including:
• 8th Grade Formal
• 8th Grade Awards
• 8th Grade Promotion
Bring your family, friends, and neighbors — share the flyer and spread the word. Every order helps our students celebrate their final year!
A special thank you to the leadership team at Naval Air Station Whiting Field for partnering with Hobbs to judge Round 3. We are incredibly grateful for your time, expertise, and commitment to investing in our students.
Strong community relationships like the one we share with Whiting Field make experiences like The Amazing Shake possible. Our students benefit tremendously from seeing leadership in action and engaging with professionals who care about their growth.
Thank you for helping us build confident, capable future leaders! 💚
Join Us for Spirit Night at Panda Express!
Date: Friday, February 20th
Time: All day — dine in, pick up, or order online (use promo code or show flyer if required)
Location: Panda Express
Support our 8th grade class while enjoying delicious food! A portion of proceeds from that day will benefit 8th grade events, including:
• 8th Grade Formal
• 8th Grade Awards
• 8th Grade Promotion
Bring your family, friends, and neighbors — share the flyer and spread the word. Every order helps our students celebrate their final year!
📣 Parent and Caregiver Survey – Open Now! 📣
As part of our commitment to continuous improvement and service excellence, we are partnering with Studer Education to gather feedback from our families and community. Your input helps us understand what is working well at your child’s school and where we can grow.
📝 What You Need to Know:
• The survey takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete.
• We encourage you to complete it in one sitting, as responses are saved once you click submit.
• You will be asked to select your child’s school. If you have children at multiple schools, you may complete a separate survey for each school.
📍 How to Access:
You can complete the Parent/Caregiver Experience Survey by:
• Clicking the link:
🔗 https://surveys.studereducation.com/f/41822447/4417/
• Or scanning the QR code provided.
📅 When:
The survey is open February 17 through March 13.
🔒 Confidentiality:
To ensure confidentiality, our partners at Studer Education will administer the survey, manage data collection, and aggregate results before sharing reports with school leaders.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Your voice matters!
Dear 8th Grade Families,
Please mark your calendars — 8th Grade Promotion is scheduled for the evening of May 22nd (pending school board approval at the next meeting). We are excited to celebrate this important milestone with our students and families.
Please note that eligibility to participate in the promotion ceremony will be determined at 4th Quarter midterms. Students must be passing all core subjects by April 27th in order to participate. No exceptions will be made.
We encourage you to monitor your student’s grades closely and stay in communication with teachers to ensure your student remains on track. If you have any questions, please contact the school.
We look forward to celebrating our 8th graders in May!
Calling all rising 2026–2027 High School Freshmen wishing to try out/participate in any FHSAA sport and any grades 10–12 athletes who didn’t play FHSAA before ... Be sure to schedule your ECG Screening soon!
Screening Dates: Saturday, March 7 and Saturday, April 11
Location: Baptist Medical Park – Nine Mile Rd, Pensacola
Electronic Registration Required! Register by clicking the link here - https://www.whoweplayfor.org/heart-screening-registration OR clicking on the QR Code
Be sure to select 'Escambia County, FL' when registering
We are so proud to celebrate the students who advanced to Round 3 of the Amazing Shake! Your hard work, confidence, and professionalism truly stood out.
For those who may be new to it, the Amazing Shake is a dynamic competition that challenges students to master real-world skills like professional greetings, effective communication, critical thinking, poise under pressure, and problem-solving. Participants navigate a series of fast-paced, real-life scenarios—everything from mock interviews to teamwork challenges—designed to build character, leadership, and confidence.
Round 2 challenged students to step outside their comfort zones as they delivered 30–60 second elevator pitches, evaluated by local business and industry leaders. It was an incredibly close and competitive round. Round 3 will raise the bar even higher, as students prepare to participate in live panel interviews with top leadership from NAS Whiting Field.
Ms. Jones’ 7th grade ELA students put WICOR into action as they analyzed two passages to determine which author presented the more convincing argument. Through close reading, students identified claims, evaluated evidence, and organized their thinking before defending their positions with clear, text-based support.
Using the SLAT platform, students collaborated in real time—asking thoughtful questions, respectfully challenging each other’s ideas, and pushing one another toward deeper analysis. A great example of Reading, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Writing all working together to strengthen student learning!
WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading) strategies make learning engaging, meaningful, and fun—and at Hobbs, this is the type of hands-on, rigorous learning your students will experience! 🙌📚🔑
Today we’re shining a spotlight on some amazing students who were nominated for a JAGS Award through our PBIS program! 🐾
These students were recognized for consistently demonstrating our school expectations through positive choices, leadership, kindness, and respect. A JAGS nomination reflects daily effort and a commitment to making our school a great place to learn and grow.
We are so proud of our nominees and the example they set for others. Join us in congratulating them on this well-deserved recognition! 💚👏
Please take a moment to check out the most recent edition of the HMS Times to learn more about all the latest Hobbs Happenings!
Thank you for staying connected and involved in our school community.
🎉 Congratulations to Our Amazing Shake Round 2 Advancers! 🎉
We are so proud to celebrate the students who advanced to Round 2 of the Amazing Shake! Your hard work, confidence, and professionalism truly stood out.
For those who may be new to it, the Amazing Shake is a dynamic competition that challenges students to master real-world skills like professional greetings, effective communication, critical thinking, poise under pressure, and problem-solving. Participants navigate a series of fast-paced, real-life scenarios—everything from mock interviews to teamwork challenges—designed to build character, leadership, and confidence.
Advancing to Round 2 is no small feat, and it reflects your dedication and growth. Keep shining, keep shaking, and keep showing the world what you’re capable of—we’re cheering you on every step of the way! 👏✨
Jaguar students and families, thank you for an amazing Celebrate Literacy week last week! We had an incredible time, filled with learning, laughter, and meaningful connections! One of the highlights was STEAM Night, where our students and families came together to explore fun, hands-on STEAM activities. It was wonderful to see families learning side by side—building, creating, problem-solving, and discovering together.
Another exciting part of the week was being able to give away books to our students, helping grow home libraries and encourage a love of reading beyond the classroom. Literacy Week reminded us that reading, creativity, and curiosity are all connected, and that learning is strongest when school and families work together.
Thank you to everyone who helped make Literacy Week such a success—we loved celebrating literacy with our school community! 💛📖
In Ms. Jones’s class, her students recently participated in a powerful WICOR-driven learning experience as they explored landmark Supreme Court cases. Each student was assigned a case to research, analyze, and present, guided by the essential question:
How did this Supreme Court decision change laws and impact citizens’ rights?
🔎 Inquiry: Students dug deep into the background of their case, examining constitutional questions, differing perspectives, and the broader impact of the Court’s ruling.
📖 Reading: Through analysis of case summaries, historical context, and constitutional excerpts, students strengthened their ability to interpret complex legal texts.
📝 Writing: Students crafted clear, structured presentations built around claims, supported by evidence, and explained through thoughtful reasoning.
🤝 Collaboration: As presentations were shared, students engaged in discussion, asked probing questions, and made connections across cases to deepen their collective understanding.
📂 Organization: Complex legal information was carefully organized into logical, engaging presentations that clearly explained how each ruling shaped laws and citizens’ rights.
WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading) strategies make learning engaging, meaningful, and fun—and at Hobbs, this is the type of hands-on, rigorous learning your students will experience! 🙌📚🔑
Jaguar parents and families, we need your help!
Over the past several weeks, we have seen a noticeable increase in disruptive and disrespectful behavior at school. While we expect middle school students to test limits and make mistakes, the frequency and intensity of what we are seeing is impacting instruction, disrupting learning for others, and creating an environment that is not reflective of who we are or who we want to be.
Just last week, our staff addressed situations such as:
• A student loudly telling another student to “**** off” in class.
• A student repeatedly interrupting instruction, despite multiple verbal redirections and clear directions to stop and begin working.
• A student pulling out makeup during class and applying eyeshadow and blush to other students instead of participating in learning.
• A student repeatedly interrupting a class read-aloud and responding to redirection with laughter, dancing, and continued disrespect.
These are not isolated incidents. Every time instruction is interrupted, every time a student is disrespectful, and every time a teacher must stop teaching to manage behavior, valuable learning time is lost—for everyone.
At the same time, we want to be very clear: the majority of our students at Hobbs are doing the right thing every day. They are respectful. They are engaged. They come to learn. And we are working hard to recognize and celebrate those students.
Through our PBIS fun lunches, our JAGS Awards, and now our newly announced End-of-Year PBIS Celebration, we are intentionally rewarding positive behavior. All students who receive no referrals from now until our May celebration will earn the opportunity to attend an outdoor play day featuring water slides, yard games, and other fun activities. We want to shine a spotlight on students who consistently meet expectations and contribute to a positive school culture.
Our teachers work incredibly hard to create engaging lessons and supportive classrooms. They deserve respect. More importantly, our students deserve classrooms where they can focus, feel safe, and learn without distraction.
We are asking for your partnership. Please take time to speak with your child about:
• Speaking respectfully to peers and adults.
• Following directions the first time they are given.
• Keeping personal items put away during instruction.
• Understanding that school is a place for learning, not entertainment.
When schools and families work together, students rise to the expectations set for them. Clear expectations at home, reinforced at school, make a powerful difference.
We are committed to holding students accountable while also recognizing and celebrating those who are doing great things. But we cannot do this alone. Your voice at home matters more than anything we can say during the school day.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership as we work to ensure that every classroom at Hobbs remains the place where learning comes first.
Jaguar students, families, and staff, in recognition of National School Counseling Week, Hobbs Middle would like to take a moment to celebrate our amazing Guidance and Counseling Team! 💚
Led by Ms. Hansen and Ms. Hodge, our dedicated school counselors, and supported by Ms. Hamann, our CDAC counselor, and Ms. Cox, our Military and Family Life counselor, this team works tirelessly to support the academic, social, and emotional needs of our students — and our staff.
From helping students navigate challenges to supporting families, academic planning, crisis response, and everyday encouragement, their impact reaches every corner of our campus. Their compassion, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to doing what’s best for kids truly make a difference.
We are incredibly grateful for all they do each and every day. Thank you for the heart you bring to our school community! 👏✨
