Uintah Middle School

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Welcome to the 2025–2026 School Year!

Good afternoon, UMS families!
We’re so excited to kick off the 2025–2026 school year and can’t wait to welcome your students back to campus tomorrow morning! The halls and classrooms are ready, and we’re looking forward to a fantastic year together.
As you and your child prepare for the first day, we kindly encourage all students to log in to Aspire this afternoon or evening to check their class schedules. Some minor adjustments may have been made as we work to keep class sizes balanced and ensure a smooth start for everyone.

Thank you for your support and partnership—we’re looking forward to a great year ahead!

Warmly,
UMS Counseling Department

📢 6th Grade Orientation – August 18, 2025
Uintah Middle School | 5:00–6:30 PM (Doors open at 4:50)
Presentations:
Last Name A–L → 5:00
Last Name M–Z → 5:30
Even if you’ve had older students here – DON’T MISS THIS PRESENTATION! We have exciting new changes to share!
✅ Help with Aspire registration (must be done before Chromebook checkout)
💻 Pick up Chromebooks
🚍 Info from Tri County Health, USD Food Services & Transportation
We can’t wait to see our new 6th graders! 🎉

Our science students have been soaring this spring! Last week they launched rockets and this week it’s hot air balloons they designed and built themselves! We love seeing their creativity and curiosity take flight—literally!

Yearbooks Are Here! 🎉 We’re excited to announce that yearbooks have arrived and will be handed out today! However, please note that there was a manufacturing error on one of the pages. TreeRing has already corrected the mistake and is sending out replacement yearbooks. If parents would like a corrected yearbook, they can stop by to pick one up during business hours June 9th-11th or anytime after August 4th. Thank you for your understanding and we can’t wait for everyone to enjoy this year’s yearbook memories.

🎉 UMS Families – It’s the Final Countdown! We’re so proud of our students and all they’ve accomplished this year. As we wrap things up, here’s a quick look at what’s coming: 🗓 May 19–21: Regular school days 🎉 May 22: Last Day – Rally, Awards, Grade-Level Activities (Minimum Day) ✅ School rules still apply through the final bell 👕 Dress code and behavior expectations are in place 🎒 No Chromebooks needed on the last day 💦 8th graders—bring a towel and signed permission form! 📧 A full email with details has been sent out—please check your inbox! Let’s finish strong Hawks!

CORRECTION: Thursday, May 22, is the last day of the 2024-2025 school year. It is a Minimum School Day, which means the following schedule will be in effect: • Uintah High School – 7:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. • Uintah Middle School – 7:40 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. • Vernal Middle School – 7:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. • Eagle View Elementary – 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. • Lapoint Elementary – 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. • Ashley, Davis, Discovery, Maeser and Naples – 8:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. If you have questions about this schedule, please contact your child’s school.

CORRECTION: Thursday, May 22, is the last day of the 2024-2025 school year. It is a Minimum School Day, which means the following schedule will be in effect: • Uintah High School – 7:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. • Uintah Middle School – 7:40 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. • Vernal Middle School – 7:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. • Eagle View Elementary – 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. • Lapoint Elementary – 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. • Ashley, Davis, Discovery, Maeser and Naples – 8:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. If you have questions about this schedule, please contact your child’s school.

Friday, May 23, is the last day of the 2024-2025 school year. It is a Minimum School Day, which means the following schedule will be in effect: • Uintah High School – 7:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. • Uintah Middle School – 7:40 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. • Vernal Middle School – 7:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. • Eagle View Elementary – 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. • Lapoint Elementary – 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. • Ashley, Davis, Discovery, Maeser and Naples – 8:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. If you have questions about this schedule, please contact your child’s school.

A little late, but full of love: Happy (belated) School Lunch Hero Day to our amazing kitchen staff! Thank you for keeping our students fed, happy and ready to learn every day!

Staff Appreciation Week may be over, but our gratitude is here to stay! ❤️ We’re so lucky to have a team that shows up, steps up and gives their best for our students every day. Thank you to every teacher, aide, custodian, counselor, secretary and staff member who helps make our school a place where kids feel safe, supported and inspired. You’re the heart of our school!

🎨✨ UMS Visual & Performing Arts proudly presents the Spring Art Show! 🗓 Tuesday, May 6 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 UMS Auditorium Come see the creativity and talent on display—you won’t want to miss it! 🌸 See you there!

🎭 Uintah & Vernal Middle School Present: Two Out-of-This-World One-Acts! 🎭 Join us for an unforgettable night of theater as UMS and VMS students take the stage with: ✨ 10 Reasons You Should Have Stayed Home Sick Today by E.M. Bell 👽 Everyone Gets Abducted by Aliens (A Cautionary Tale) by Marshall Pailet Performed with permission from Playscripts. 📍 Uintah Middle School Auditorium 🗓️ Friday, May 9 @ 7:00 PM 🗓️ Saturday, May 10 @ 7:00 PM 🚪 Doors open at 6:30 PM 🎟️ Tickets: $3 at the door (Kids under 5 get in free!) Come support our talented students in a night full of laughs, surprises and stellar performances!

Families of future UHS students! Do you speak a language other than English at home? Don’t miss this important opportunity! 📌 Check out the flyer for details about Uintah High School’s Parent Information Night. ¡Familias de futuros estudiantes de UHS! ¿Se habla otro idioma además del inglés en casa? ¡No se pierdan esta oportunidad importante! 📌 Revisen el cartel para obtener más detalles sobre la Noche de Información para Padres en Uintah High School.

Future Hawks! The Pre-Reg window is closing soon! Make sure to click the link below and choose your electives before it’s too late! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1z4yS9CQKRZSFiR6AFUnNCQ8GIgEu8I4-w8QTgvMhJ2c/edit

The University of Utah School of Dentistry Mobile Clinic will be in Vernal May 5–9, 2025. Free dental services will be provided to those who qualify. See the flyer for details or call 435-650-3198 to schedule an appointment.

Reminder! 📚 All library books are due by Tuesday, May 6th. Please get them turned in! Thank you!

This is an update on our district’s ongoing network disruption. We continue to investigate the issue with third-party forensic specialists. Certain systems remain offline; however, we are pleased to announce that we have made great progress in the recovery process and anticipate systems coming back online in the near future. With that in mind, classes will resume as scheduled on Monday, April 21. Students should charge their Chromebooks and bring them to school on Monday if they have them at home. USD administrators, teachers and staff members are encouraged to arrive at work a little earlier than normal on Monday to allow time for logging into certain systems with new, temporary passwords. This should help reduce delays to the start of the school day once students arrive.

UPDATE: The Uintah School District continues to work to restore its network. Through its cyber insurance provider, the district secured third-party technical support this afternoon to help with the process. Classes will be held Thursday. Teachers at the elementary schools, middle schools, and the high school have been asked to prepare lessons that don’t rely on network connectivity. Ashley Valley Education Center and Uintah Online students should work from home tomorrow. At this time there is still no evidence that student data has been compromised. The district does not store credit card information on its network. Payments for school meals and school fees are processed by a third-party company that isn’t impact by the network outage. Also, USD doesn’t keep employee data like Social Security numbers or banking information on its network. Automated calls regarding attendance and school lunch balances have been suspended until the district’s network is back online. Additional information will be provided tomorrow as it becomes available.