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

🎉 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 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! 👏✨

Jaguar families and business and community members! Help students look and feel their best for interviews, speeches and The Amazing Shake!

Hobbs Middle is partnering on a professional clothing drive for our students. We’re collecting new or gently used business-professional attire for teens (juniors and adult sizes) — items like suit jackets, pants/slacks, pants/skirt suits, button-down shirts, ties, and dress shoes.

Drop-off locations:

• Nixon’s Clothing – 847 W Spencer Field Rd, Pace, FL 32571
• Drift Boutique – 960 E 9 Mile Rd #5, Pensacola, FL 32514

Collection ends: March 1, 2026 Thank you for supporting our students’ confidence and professionalism.

Questions? Email school_partnership@navyfederal.org. Program support proudly includes Navy Federal’s School Partnerships.

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Jaguar students, staff, and families,

Get ready to dive into the world of reading and fun as we celebrate Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!

Throughout the week, we’ll enjoy exciting dress-up days, fostering creativity and school spirit. Together as one school, we will embark on a shared reading adventure with the book Terror at Bottle Creek.

We’d also like to invite you to join us for Literacy Night on Thursday, January 29th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. It will be an evening filled with activities and opportunities to celebrate the power of literacy as a community. Also, we will have free books to give away to your students!

Let’s make this a week to remember by inspiring a lifelong love of reading!

Good afternoon, Jaguar families and students!

This message is for students who purchased a ticket to the Hobbs Middle School Winter Wonderland Dance. Please read carefully for important procedural information:

1. Ticket Distribution & Dismissal
Students will receive their dance ticket during their 6th period class. All ticket holders will remain in their classrooms at dismissal. Once non-attendees have cleared the hallways, students will be called to the cafeteria.

2. Concessions
Each student will receive a concession ticket for one drink and one sweet treat. Additional concessions (chips and drinks) will be available for $1 each (cash only).

3. Dance End Time
The dance will conclude at 4:00 PM. Please plan to pick up your student promptly at 4:00 PM.

4. Pick-Up Location
Pick-up will take place on the bus rider ramp. Staff will begin directing traffic to this location starting at 3:45 PM.

5. Overflow Pick-Up
Once the bus ramp is full, secondary pick-up will occur through normal car rider procedures. Staff will redirect families as needed.

Thank you for your support—we’re excited for a fun and safe event!