A Message from Mr. Crete:

Thank you to all of our students, parents/guardians, and staff for another amazing school year at BMS! We are so proud of all of the accomplishments, successes, and growth that our students have demonstrated this year. Thank you to our families as well for the continued support and partnership with the school to make these middle school years a great experience for our students. There is a lot of information in this newsletter as we prepare already for August, so please let me know if there are any questions.

Please keep an eye on your emails over the summer for 2025-26 school year updates.

Fire up, Go Eagles! Have a fantastic summer!

Ryan Crete, Principal - Baldwin Street Middle School

Please make sure to email a current immunization record to Kristen Barnes-Lee at kbarnes1@hpseagles.net BEFORE August 1, 2025.  We must have this information on file for all 7th grade students before the start of school.  Any questions, please contact Kristen.

This summer, HPS is offering a summer learning option called Summer S.O.A.R. Here are the details:

• Each week students will have the opportunity to complete a Math, ELA, and exploratory activity.

• If they complete all three activities in a week, they will earn a prize (books, candy, etc.) and a chance to win a bigger weekly prize, like Wesco popcorn or bowling passes.

• Students can earn prizes every week they complete all activities by filling out a form.

• Each week students can go to Baldwin St. or Riley St. Middle School during the scheduled times below to pick up prizes or work on the online activities. Students entering grades K-6 have different activities than students entering grades 7-12.

You can access full details and links by going to Summer SOAR.

Students will keep Chromebooks and chargers over the summer. Students needing repairs turned in their device the last week of school. The tech department will complete repairs and contact families when finished.

Students going into 9th grade will exchange their current devices for new ones the week before school starts in August. Everyone else will keep their devices for next year. 

Please follow these guidelines for device care. 

Students can use their devices for a variety of productive purposes, including the Summer S.O.A.R program, which will help them be ready for next year. There are prizes available. See the site for full details. 

Fall Athletics 2025-26

As we get into the end of June and full swing of summer, we are busy getting ready for fall sports.  Your student was sent an email with a link for them to click if they are interested in signing up for a fall sport which includes

Football 

Girls Volleyball  

Boys Soccer

Boys Tennis

Co-Ed Cross Country

*Sideline Cheer is still run through community-ed and is available to sign up on the community ed website.

Please click on the link below to sign up for the sport your student-athlete is interested in. Please know that all student-athletes are allowed to play only one sport per season.  For example, they cannot participate in sideline cheer and girls volleyball. 

Fall Sport Sign Ups 

The following things are needed to participate in Middle School Athletics. 

1. Completed Sports Physical Form  (Must be dated after April 15, 2025 per MHSAA)

2. $75 Pay-to-play fee (This can be check, cash, or completed online here) (Type in Pay 2 Play - Baldwin Middle School) 

3. Signed Athletic Code Athletic Code Contract (This should pop up if you choose to pay online) or there are hard copies in the office. 

Physicals can be scanned and emailed to Juli Smies - jsmies@hpseagles.net.

Informational flyers will be emailed out directly from coaches or can be viewed below by clicking on the link:

Football Info Link

Girls Volleyball Link

Boys Soccer Link

Boys Tennis Link

XC Info Link

Tryouts/practices begin:

Football: 8/18 (Also open house night for BMS)

All other sports: 8/25 

Monthly updates will be communicated and can be accessed on the General News & Info page. Be sure to follow our social media pages for updates as well. Please contact me with any questions, concerns, or ideas throughout the summer! We look forward to seeing all of our 6th and 7th grade families back next year!  

Best regards,

Ryan Crete

Principal - Baldwin Street Middle School

rcrete@hpseagles.net