Parent/Guardian, Student, and/or Highland Supporter...
Reminder to pay outstanding fees to the school bursar as the school year is starting to wind down.
Our school safety committee has met several times and is networking with other high schools in the state on how we can improve our protocols at Highland High School. One step in this direction will cause a large shift to the access parents, community, and other visitors have had to our school in the past. Planning, that will soon lead to action in the next couple of weeks, is currently taking place. Soon, parents, community, and other visitors will no longer have access to the school except in cases of emergency. All school doors will be locked throughout the day. Certain doors will be open at lunch and passing times to allow current operating procedures to continue. Steps for checking students in and out are being developed along with addressing other needs. Lunch, gifts, baloons, holidays, and other types of deliveries will no longer continue. This comes after training and collaboration with Pocatello Police Department and schools around the state. Safety is our top priority, and making a shift in limiting school access is an important step in ensuring the safety of students while at school. Further information will be provided before anything is put in place. Please contact Principal Wallace with questions or concerns.
Our school safety committee has met several times and is networking with other high schools in the state on how we can improve our protocols at Highland High School. One step in this direction will cause a large shift to the access parents, community, and other visitors have had to our school in the past. Planning, that will soon lead to action in the next couple of weeks, is currently taking place. Soon, parents, community, and other visitors will no longer have access to the school except in cases of emergency. All school doors will be locked throughout the day. Certain doors will be open at lunch and passing times to allow current operating procedures to continue. Steps for checking students in and out are being developed along with addressing other needs. Lunch, gifts, baloons, holidays, and other types of deliveries will no longer continue. This comes after training and collaboration with Pocatello Police Department and schools around the state. Safety is our top priority, and making a shift in limiting school access is an important step in ensuring the safety of students while at school. Further information will be provided before anything is put in place. Please contact Principal Wallace with questions or concerns.
Congratulations to Orchestra who scored a superior rating at festival for the first time this year! We recognize these students and their Director Kathryn Chojnacki for their outstanding work.
Also, we had 2 students, Kodee Jensen and Joe Mariani who were nominated by a teacher and who received the district CAKE Award. Developed in 2014, the CAKE award seeks to recognize character, attitude, kindness and encouragement. We are so proud of these students and their example of living the RAM Attitudes.
On Monday April 30th, Highland will be holding their Graduating Highest Honors Luncheon. At this luncheon students from Highland that have earned a 4.0 and above plus have taken at least 2 Advanced Placement classes and who are graduating will be treated to a luncheon and receive their highest honors medal that they can wear at graduation. Later that evening parents and family are invited to attend the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25 Highest Honors Reception at the Highland High School Cafeteria at 6:30pm. Students are encouraged to wear their medals they received at the luncheon to the reception as students from Highland, Pocatello, and Century High Schools are recognized for their outstanding academic achievements.
The End of the Year Calendar is as follows=
4/30/18 Highest Honors Luncheon 12pm in HHS Media Center
4/30/18 Highest Honors Reception 6:30pm in HHS Cafeteria
5/5/18 Prom: To The Moon & Back 8:30pm-11pm in HHS Main Gym $35 ticket, $40 at the door.
5/7-5/17/18 Advanced Placement Exams
5/16/18 Senior Assembly
5/17-5/18/18 Graduates Finals
5/18/18 Graduates Last Day of School
5/21/18 Graduates Makeup Day (for those that need it)
5/23-5/24/18 Freshman-Juniors Finals for Trimester 3
5/24/18 Freshman-Juniors Last Day of School
5/25/18 9am Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal @ Holt Arena
5/25/18 11am Free Graduation Breakfast @ HHS Cafeteria
5/25/18 6pm Highland Graduation @ Holt Arena
5/25/18 10:00pm Senior All-Night Graduation Party @ Mountain Event Center for more information or to volunteer to help please email hhs2018gradparty@gmail.com
5/29/18 Record Day
5/29-6/1/18 9-11am & 1-3pm Graduate Diploma Pickup Day and Fee Payment
We appreciate and love our students at Highland. Thank you parents for all you do to support them and Highland High School.
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Graduation Party Update!!!Parents/Guardians of Graduates,
We'd like to have as many gifts and prizes for seniors at the All-Night Graduation Party as possible. If you or someone you know can make a donation of any kind or value (food, money, prizes, etc.) please contact Annie Leavitt, 208-705-7131, hhs2018gradparty@gmail.com or Brett Lewis, 208-705-7964, brett.lewis@dhw.idaho.gov. Thank you!
Go Highland Rams!
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'When I Was Your Age' And Other
Pitfalls Of Talking To Teens About Stress
April 16, 2017 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/16/523592625/-when-i-was-your-age-and-other-conversational-pitfalls-of-talking-to-teens
It's difficult to have a
teenager's mind. The brain develops rapidly during
the adolescent years, which partially explains why teens experience anger,
sadness and frustration so intensely.
During these tumultuous years, hormones surge, bodies change and
adolescents must face a number of social and academic challenges, such as
managing their relationships, coping with peer rejection and,— especially this
time of year — graduating from high school or preparing for college admission
tests.
These worries can take a definitive toll on a teenager's
emotional health.
…Though all teens need coping skills to help navigate their
unique set of stressors, many adolescents either don't turn to their parents
for help or refuse to accept their advice.
This may be partly due to the way parents typically try to help
their kids.
Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler, a
psychologist in Denver, Colo., explains, "When teens are overwhelmed,
parents may try to connect with their kids' feelings by drawing on their own
childhood experiences. They may say things like, "When I was fourteen, I
had a job, and I still did my homework and made time for my friends. I know
that you can do this, too.'" They mean well when they try to connect with
their teens in this comparative way, but often it prompts a communication
breakdown.
"Teenagers are looking for proof that their parents don't
understand them and bringing up these examples only confirms that you're not on
the same wavelength," Ziegler says.
She suggests that parents try to relate to their teen's feelings
by saying things like, "When I was your age, I had difficulty with my
friends. I felt confused, and my heart was broken, too."
She says that these disclosures remind kids that even if
technology is different, human emotions are the same. Parents can bond with
their kids by focusing on these similarities.
When adolescents are
distressed, most parents are inclined to try to solve their
problems, but often what teens really need is help developing problem-solving
skills of their own. Parents don't need an entirely new set of tools to impart
these lessons to their teenagers. They can adapt lessons about empathy and
perspective that they taught their kids earlier in childhood….
ISAT and SAT testing have been completed for the year
and they would not have been as successful without you as
parents/guardians. Thank you so much for
your support!
Bengal Visit Day for
Juniors—Sat. April 28 campus &
housing tours, explore majors, essay writing competition etc. isu.edu/visit
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Be sure and purchase your $2 Ticket or Tickets for the Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM of Pocatello Raffle benefiting Athletics and Activities. Last year a Pocatello High School parent won a brand new Dodge Dart all expenses paid including taxes. Over $56,000 was raised for school activities in the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District in last years raffle. Support athletics and activities again this year and buy raffle tickets for $2 for the chance to win a new Jeep Renegade worth $25,000 donated by Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM of Pocatello. There is no limit on the number of tickets you can buy. All expenses for the car are covered, including taxes. All proceeds go to school athletics and activities. Tickets are on sale until May 21, 2018 and the drawing will take place at the new Lithia Dealership in Pocatello on May 31, 2018. Contact the school bursar to buy tickets (208)237-1300 and/or look to buy tickets and see the car on display at home events throughout the school year.
$6-Adults
$5-Seniors 55 and up
$4-Children 6-14yrs.
FREE-Staff w/Activities Card
FREE-Any Pocatello School District High School Student w/Activities Card
$3-Middle School Student w/Activities Card
$4-Visiting Student(s) w/Activities Card
Family Events/Activities Passes available for $130. This gets you and your entire immediate family (except high school students-they must buy their own activity card) into any home event for the entire school year. This does NOT include Holt Arena.
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Check the Following Calendars for Highland High School Events=
Academic Calendar
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/b/1/r/month/2018/3/1Highland Events
https://highlandrams.org/
