Monday, August 31, 2026

 September 2026



Beginning of the Year Team/Staff Presentations

Are you looking to meet your child's team and teachers?  Click here to access a document that houses all of the information you'll need to better understand your child's day at Harter.  Rather than receiving multiple emails, we put all links in one document.    


2025-2026 Yearbook

Yearbook orders are being accepted for this school year.  Below is the link to order a yearbook.

yearbookordercenter.com

Harter's school code: 14512

Please don't hesitate to purchase a yearbook if your child would like one.  The purchasing deadline is January 30th.  We typically have upset students at the end of the year when we tell them there aren't extra yearbooks available for purchase.   


KORT (Community Service) & MobileServe

Did you know that if your child completes 30 hours or more of documented community service in their time here at Harter Middle School, they earn a Knights of the Round Table (KORT) award? Students can earn these hours by doing things at community events, helping out the elementary and middle school parent-teacher organizations (PTO/PTA/PTN), Performing Arts Boosters, and Kaneland Arts Initiative, as well as doing things within the community and neighborhood like working at a food pantry, serving a meal at a place of worship or just helping an elderly or disabled neighbor with yard work or snow removal.

Even more exciting is the fact that KHMS has partnered with an online app called MobileServe to help make tracking these hours easier than ever before.  No more paper forms that can get lost or torn.  Instead, simply have your child log the hours on the app on their phone, include the supervisor’s email address and an email is sent to the organization for verification.  Once approved, the hours will appear on your child’s dashboard so that you know exactly how many hours they have completed.

Signing up is easy, but we do ask that you help your child to ensure that they sign up with the correct code.  Codes are based on a student’s anticipated Kaneland High School graduation year. KORT hours that your child may have logged via a paper form since beginning at KHMS will be uploaded to the platform so that you know how many they have logged, but please be patient as this will take some time to get done.

If you would like to create an account for you child, you may follow the directions below:

Step One: Open the app or go to app.mobileserve.com & select Sign Up. 

Step Two: Enter your name, birthday, and create a password. You can skip the Employer / School box.  Please use your Kaneland email address for your email. Select Next.

Step Three: Add an optional photo to your profile or skip. Select Next

Step Four: Enter the 6-digit code that applies to your child:

KHS Class of 2031 - A9E503 

KHS Class of 2032 - 439A0E

KHS Class of 2033 - 43A5F3

Select "Join".

Step 5: Select any activities that you are part of at HMS - Athletics, Student Council, Snowflake, Drama/Music

Step 6: Start logging your activities!

How to Log Hours (video)

How can my child find opportunities?

MobileServe partners with some local organizations to post opportunities. Those can be found on the Opportunities tab on the mobile app or the web app. Additionally, KHMS will send out invitations to students for community service opportunities that are happening at Kaneland district schools, events, etc.  Students will receive those invitations via email and through push notifications on their mobile device where their app is loaded.

Harter Middle School is currently working on getting these opportunities loaded into the MobileServe App


PTO Happenings

The first PTO meeting of the year will be held on September 14th at 6:00 p.m. in the Harter Main Office Conference Room.  We hope you can make the first meeting of the year.    


Knight Writers - School Newspaper

6th, 7th, & 8th grade students interested in expressing their ideas and keeping the Harter community informed by writing articles are invited to join Knight Writers.   This club starts on September 14th and meets Mondays after school until 4:00 p.m. in Miss Miller's room.  Sign up on the Sugar Grove Park District website.  Contact Miss Miller (90985@kaneland.org) with any questions.  



Operation Snowflake

Attention 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students at KHMS!  Are you looking for a way to get involved and make a difference here at Harter?  Join Operation Snowflake today!  You can find a registration form in the main office.  Forms are due Friday, September 11th.  Email Ms. Richardson (40675@kaneland.org) or Mrs. Ortegel (11351@kaneland.org) for more information.  


School Picture Retakes

If your child missed School Picture Day or would like to retake their school picture, we will hold retakes on September 25th.  



Important September Dates

September 1 - 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip Informational Night 6:30 p.m. (cafeteria)

September 7 - No School Labor Day

September 14 - PTO Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Harter Main Office

September 25 - School Picture Retake Day



Proud to be a Knight!!!