Because of continued snowfall and roads freezing overnight, all Edmond Public Schools will move to remote learning for Friday, January 10th. Students should refer to information sent by their school site for assignments that will need to be completed for attendance to be counted.
14 days ago, Arin Smith
Friday January 10, 2025 Remote Learning Day
Because of today’s snowfall, all EPS evening activities for Thursday, January 9th are canceled. This includes all rehearsals, athletic events and practices.
14 days ago, Arin Smith
Thursday January 9 All evening activities are canceled
Mr. Wilmes's STEAM Art students considered challenging the rule of thought and the importance of topographic images for documenting the environmental changes in our world such as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the Polar Ice Caps. Students explored a wide variety of geographical locations using maps and images such as aerial satellite, weather, precipitation, humidity, temperature, multispectral, and thermal. Their images were simplified and colors were altered to create large mixed-media abstractions.
15 days ago, janet miller
Abstract topical map with lots of red
Abstract topical map with black outlines
Abstract topical map with lots of green and blue
Student in the process of painting abstract topical map with lots of orange
Abstract topographical map using blue, green and yellow
Mr. Wilmes's STEAM Art students explored how perpendicular force can affect centripetal force. While learning how to create pottery on the pottery wheel, students considered how perpendicular force, compression, friction, stabilization and speed were used to create functional pottery such as cylinders, bowls, and tea pots.
15 days ago, janet miller
Close up of pottery wheel and students using thumbs to press down and create a plate
close up of pottery wheel and student using fingers to shape the pot
close up of a pottery wheel with a student using a tool to shape the  pot
Three ceramic teapots
four ceramic plates: two solid color and two multi-color
three pots with wide mouths, one red, one green and one black and white
students using pottery wheels
students using pottery wheels
students using pottery wheels
Four solid colored short ceramic pots
Congratulations to Cheryl Thatcher, Heartland's 2025 Support Employee of the Year! Mrs. Thatcher serves as principal's secretary at Heartland and is an integral part of the Heartland family!
about 2 months ago, janet miller
Heartland Principals with Cheryl Thatcher
Cheryl Thatcher laughing with her hands covering her mouth
Cheryl Thatcher with a bouquet of flowers in front of a sign reading Support Employee of the Year
Cheryl Thatcher with her husband, two sons and daughter
Cheryl Thatcher with her foot on the knee of Officer Brooks, who is on one knee with her arms raised
This morning, local author (and EPS teacher!) R. Loomis visited Heartland Middle School and spoke to young writers in the NaNoWriMo Hawk Hangout where students are working toward writing an entire novel in a month.  Mrs. Loomis's book Touch of Kindness came out this past summer. Our students absolutely loved hearing about her journey to becoming a published author and being able to ask their own questions about the writing process and how it works to get a book published. We are so thankful that she took the time to visit and share her knowledge and experience with our students!
2 months ago, janet miller
Author R. Loomis seated with a group of students
Author R. Loomis speaking to students
Author R. Loomis speaking to students
Author R. Loomis speaking to students
Heartland Middle School recently honored veterans in the community and those connected to Heartland Middle School students and staff in its annual Veterans Day Assembly. The assembly featured performances by the Heartland Choir, Band and Orchestra and students learned about the history and purpose of each military branch. We are so thankful for the sacrifices of our military veterans.
2 months ago, janet miller
Student speaking in the center of the gym, where students and veterans are assembled
Due to the threat of severe weather, all Edmond Public Schools will move to remote learning for Monday, November 18. Students should refer to information sent by their school site for assignments that will need to be completed for attendance to be counted.
2 months ago, Arin Smith
remote learning day monday november 18
All schools will be CLOSED today, Monday, November 4. All activities are cancelled. Please stay weather aware.
3 months ago, Arin Smith
all schools closed monday november 4
Heartland Media Center once again hosted their annual pumpkin decorating contest. We had so many amazing entries and it was a close race to determine which pumpkin would be crowned champion in each prize category. This year's winners were 7th grader Ayla C. for Most Creative and Artistic for her pumpkin depiction of Appa and Katara from Avatar the Last Airbender. Most Fun pumpkin went to 6th grader Aspen W. for her pumpkin inspired by A Silent Voice. Cutest pumpkin went to 7th grader Arlee B. for her Pete the Cat pumpkin. Most Accurate pumpkin went to 6th grader Man P. for his Spider-man pumpkin. Best Paper Pumpkin went to 6th grader Anna B. for her Lorax pumpkin. And the grand prize winner was 7th grader Ayla C. for her Appa and Katara pumpkin! The winner of the teacher division went to Mr. LeBlanc for his Beholder pumpkin. Congratulations to our winners!
3 months ago, janet miller
Students standing with prize-winning decorated pumpkins
Decorated pumpkins
Mr. Wilmes's STEAM Art students considered the importance of giving back to nature and architectural engineering as they design and create bird-Châteaux out of clay. Students considered load bearing walls, balance & stabilization, post and lintel, archways, and flying buttresses. Châteaux must hang from a tree or have curb appeal that would make any home improvement show envious.
3 months ago, janet miller
Students sculpting ceramic birdhouses
Student using a tool to sculpt a ceramic birdhouse
Student sculpting cylindrical birdhouse out of clay
Student sculpting birdhouse out of clay
Ceramic pumpkin birdhouse
Watermelon-shaped ceramic birdhouse
Ceramic birdhouse with bricks and chimney
Ceramic birdhouse shaped like a pumpkin
Yellow ceramic birdhouse shaped like beehive, with bee
It’s Scholastic Book Fair time! From Monday Nov. 4 to Friday Nov. 8, come experience the excitement all over again with your kids. Remember, what starts at the Book Fair stays with you forever. Every purchase benefits the Heartland Media Center. Thank you for your support! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/heartlandmiddleschool1
3 months ago, janet miller
Text: Scholastic Book Fair Be true to your shelf. Image: Smiling teen boy holding a stack of books
7th grade artists in Mr. Wilmes's STEAM Art classes considered the importance of Gyotaku (the Japanese printmaking technique) and its role in society. Gyotaku is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. After their prints dried, students embellished their prints with colored pencils and watercolor paint.
3 months ago, janet miller
Blue fish print on white paper
Student using orange colored pencil to fill in a black fish print on white paper
Students painting fish and using them to make prints on white paper
Students painting fish and using them to make prints on white paper
Black fish print on white paper, colored with colored pencils
Students painting fish and using them to make prints on white paper
blue fish print, black fish print and red star shape on white paper
Black fish print on red paper
Congratulations to Shane Hohn, Heartland's 2025 Teacher of the Year! King Hohn, who teaches 7th grade science, is celebrated by all of his loyal subjects. Visit the Teacher of the Year page at https://heartland.edmondschools.net/o/heartland/page/teacher-of-the-year to learn more about our Teacher of the Year! (You can also navigate to this page through the Faculty menu in the About our School menu.)
3 months ago, janet miller
Heartland principals Mr. McQueen, Ms. Brown and Ms. Johnson, standing next to teacher Shane Hohn, who is wearing a crown and holding the school spirit stick
Mr. Hohn surrounded by Santa Fe High School cheerleaders
Mr. Hohn and his wife Josie Hohn
Mr. Hohn standing at the top of the learning stairs, surrounded by a large group of students who are all pointing at him
Close up of Mr. Hohn surrounded by students who are pointing at him
The FatHeads are back! Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Spiderman enjoyed reading books in the media center. SpongeBob was serving Krabby Pattys at the snack bar - yummy! Betty Boop, Travis Schoot, and Gir thought our vending machines rocked! STEAM Art students considered the importance of Structural Engineering when designing their FatHeads. Students created large 3D paper mache masks from cardboard, tape, newspaper and paper mache glue. Students considered how to interlock support beams (cardboard) for strength as well as how the interlocking beams can be used to form and shape their designs. Other challenges students explored were layering of the newsprint for strength, functionality of wearable art, constructing a 360 degree portrait of their favorite celebrity, and being able to physically see from under their structures.
4 months ago, janet miller
Students wearing paper mache masks reading books in the library
Student wearing a large yellow paper mache mask
Students in paper mache masks lined up at vending machine
Students in paper mache masks in line at the snack bar
Student wearing a Sponge Bob Squarepants paper mache mask standing behind the snack bar counter
Student in Spongebob Squarepants paper mache mask reading a book
Student in yellow paper mache mask standing at vending machine
Students in paper mache masks posing by the vending machines
Students in paper mache masks fist bumping
Mr. Wilmes's STEAM Art students have been creepin' it real this month. It may be witchful thinking, but this Halloween is going to be absolutely fang-tastic! Monster Mugs are Alive - they're Alive!
4 months ago, janet miller
Ceramic skull mug
Gray ceramic monster mug with horns
Multicolor ceramic monster mug with one eye
Four Ceramic Monsters
Blood red ceramic monster mug with fangs and one eye
Orange ceramic monster mug with large red lips
Red ceramic monster mug with yellow eyes
Green ceramic monster mug with one eye
6th Grade STEAM students along with Devon Energy and the Oklahoma City Thunder considered the importance of “Good Hands.” Teacher Mr. Wilmes challenged his students to think outside the box and use the engineering design process to create a robotic hand that could be used for commercial or prosthetic applications. Students were then challenged to test their creations by picking up four different objects. By simply applying some creativity and their engineering know-how, STEAM Art students made a useful robotic hand.
5 months ago, janet miller
Students using robotic hands  to pick up small objects
Students creating robotic hands using paper, straws, beads, string and tape
Close up of student constructing a hand out of straw, paper, string and tape
6th grade STEAM Art students explored the relaxing power of doodling with watercolors. By blowing air through a straw at different velocities, students manipulated the watercolor paint blobs into various abstract shapes. After the paint dried, students analyzed the abstract forms and embellished the shapes into amoebas or invented new species of their own.
5 months ago, janet miller
Student blowing through a straw pointed at a paper with paint on it
Colorful paint splotches outlined with ink
Colorful paint splotches with ink embellisments
Paper with a few paint splotches on it and a hand holding a straw
Two papers with colorful paint splotches on them
Paper with paint splotches, a brush in a cup of dirty water, and a set of watercolors
Mr. Wilmes's STEAM Art students considered how compression, friction, speed and centrifugal force are used to create pottery on the pottery wheel. Students explored the balance between hand compression and wheel speed in order to create balanced forms such as bowls, cylinders and belly pots.
9 months ago, janet miller
Students using pottery wheels
Students using pottery wheels
Students using pottery wheels
Students using pottery wheels
Students using pottery wheels
Mr. Wilmes’s STEAM Art students created a functional 3D ceramic gumball machine. Students considered mechanical physics and explored simple machines, momentum, and gravity. Students explored trial and error as they considered how to successfully make an individual piece of candy fall from the candy jar and roll down the chute. Finally, students considered how the shrinkage rate of clay would factor into the overall function of their gumball machines.
9 months ago, janet miller
Orange monster ceramic gumball machine
Lime green monster ceramic gumball machine
Human face ceramic gumball machine
Black and blue ceramic gumball machine
Orange monster ceramic gumball machine
Light blue minimal ceramic gumball machine