Dear Parents,
Welcome to HMS Richards Adventist School! At HMS, we strive to provide excellence in Adventist Christian Education through a nurturing and loving environment to help your child grow academically, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Thank you so much for entrusting your child with us.
Through this handbook, we hope the information provided will create a spirit of cooperation and lay a foundation as to what we are all about. We hope you feel loved and know we want every single child here at HMS to succeed here on earth and be ready for our Savior, Jesus, to return.
Thank you for choosing HMS.
Sincerely,
HMS Staff
HMS Richards Adventist School (HMS) is a private non-profit, kindergarten through eighth grade Christian school. HMS has been founded to provide an environment for Christian Education. The program is designed to provide an education that is thoroughly Christian; challenging each student to grow in Christ-likeness, as evidenced by spiritual, academic, physical and personal maturity. It is our belief that the ultimate purpose of human beings is to love and serve God and our fellow human beings, and that all instruction and learning must be directed toward helping young people achieve that goal. The aim of our school can be summed up in the following quotation:
“To restore in man the image of his Maker, to bring him back to the perfection in which he was created, to promote the development of body, mind and soul, that the Divine purpose in His creation might be realized — this was to be the work of redemption. This is the object of redemption. This is the object of education, the great object of life.” Education p. 15
HMS Richards Adventist School is accredited by the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities and The National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA). It is sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (RMC) and Campion Adventist Church. HMS supports the beliefs, standards, and ideals of its church. The educational program is approved by the Rocky Mountain Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the Mid-America Union Conference (MAUC), and the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists (NAD). A board of directors elected by the constituent church supervises its operations.
This handbook outlines HMS’ policies, programs, regulations, and requirements. The information included is, at the time of publication, an accurate presentation of the existing policies. However, the school board and administration reserve the right to update policies and/or requirements during the course of the school year without prior notice.
While HMS tries to include all of its policies, it can’t list the rules for every circumstance, thus the teachers, staff, administration, and school board will respond to situations on an individual basis that best upholds our values and beliefs as stated in this handbook.
You may access the handbook here
