Highland Newsletter 9/30-10/5/19

Dear Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This week is Homecoming week and it is a shortened week due to teacher professional development. Students will not have school on Thursday October 3rd and Friday October 4th. We want students to dress up according to the themes created by student leadership for Homecoming, but expectations of appropriate attire that does not disrupt the learning environment still exists.

9/30 Monday-Theme is To the Mountains
4pm Girls Soccer v Thunder Ridge @ Wilcox Elementary Field
7pm Bingo Night @ Highland Cafeteria (First card is free, each additional card $1. Come win some awesome prizes at Bingo Night)

10/1 Tuesday-Theme is To the Beach
5:30pm Freshman & JV Volleyball v Canyon Ridge @ Highland
7pm Varsity Volleyball v Canyon Ridge @ Highland

10/2 Wednesday-Theme is To the Ski Slopes 
11:30am Homecoming Assembly
12:45pm Free All School BBQ in back of school, Cafeteria will be Closed
4pm Girls Soccer v Preston @ Wellness
4:30pm Freshman Football @ Thunder Ridge
7pm JV Football @ Thunder Ridge
7pm Ultimate Football Highland Juniors v Highland Seniors @ Iron Horse Stadium

10/3 Thursday-Theme To Ram Country, No School for Students
12pm Bob Conley Cross Country Invite @ Wellness Complex
4pm Boys Soccer @ Thunder Ridge
7pm Student Tailgate Party @ ISU Parking Lot
8:15pm Varsity Homecoming Football Game Sponsored by Idaho Central Credit Union v Thunder Ridge @ Holt Arena North Side

10/4 Friday-No School for Students
8:30pm-11pm Homecoming Dance Theme The Roaring 20's @ Highland's Cafeteria
$30 per couple, includes pictures for pre-purchased tickets.
$35 per couple at the door.

10/5 Saturday-
Highland Band Bridgerland Marching Invitational @ Utah State University
9am District Swim Team v Idaho Falls @ Idaho Falls Aquatic Complex

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Information from the Counseling and Career Center is now located on Highland’s website-- hhsrams.com.

Once there, under “Quick Links” click on “Counseling/Career Department” on the left hand side.

The information that will be located there throughout the school year will include:

**college visits

**apprenticeship opportunities/information

**information on careers

**dates for How to Pay for College night & Federal Financial Aid night

**process for playing sports after high school

**scholarships

**Testing dates and information for PSAT, ISAT, SAT and AP

**Mental health resources and information

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Math Tutoring is available on Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30am in room B14 with Mrs. Wilkinson and on Tuesday's from 4pm-5pm in room B72 with Mrs. Davies.

Also, tutoring is now set up and available on Tuesday's and Thursday's starting 9/24/19 from 4-5pm with Mrs. Roberts in  Room E-56 and Mrs. Holston in Room B-19.

Yearbook's are available to order for purchase for the 2019-20 school year until November 26, 2019. Yearbook's cost $65.

With questions or concerns please contact school administration. 

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The Highland Foundation is dedicated to raising money to benefit Highland High School. For example, two years ago the Highland Foundation was able to refurnish the school library from funds that were donated through the foundation, bringing it up to date and making it a powerful resource for the school. There are some benefits you can recieve from donating money to the Highland Foundation. One benefit is that you are helping improve Highland High school. Also, there are a couple of tax benefits. Your donation(s) can be written off as an itemized deduction on your Federal Taxes. In addition, there is a specialized tax rebate that can be applied to State Taxes for donations to a non-profit/public school entity allowing for up to 1/2 back.

The foundation has been working to find ways that make it easier for you to give to Highland High School. The first step in this process is establishing a Venmo account. Venmo is an app that can be downloaded to your phone and facilitates the transfer of money from one to another. Once set up, it literally takes just seconds. The Highland Foundation bank account is attached to its newly established Venmo account allowing for donations to go directly to the account. The account handle name is @HighlandFoundation, you will see Melissa Nielsen's name (the school librarian) as she is the treasurer for the Highland Foundation. You can donate up to $2,999 in one transaction. Please type in where you want this money to be donated (English, Math, Wrestling, Football, Library, Etc). If you do not specify where then it will automatically be assigned to the general account and will not be earmarked for a specific area.   

For more information on Venmo, please visit-https://venmo.com/about/product/.

We appreciate your support of Highland High School. Please contact school administration with any questions or concerns. 

We can think, be, and learn more as we work together to continually improve.    

Go Highland Rams!

Highland High School Administration (208)237-1300

Brad Wallace-Principal (wallacbr@sd25.us) phone ext.103

Travis Bell-Assistant Principal/Athletic and Activities Director (belltr@sd25.us) phone ext.105

Jena Wilcox-Assistant Principal (wilcoxje@sd25.us) phone ext.104

Steve Morton-Assistant Principal (mortonst@sd25.us) phone ext.107 

Counseling Center (208)237-1300
Tami Romriell=students with last name A-D (romrieta@sd25.us) phone ext.131
Christa Santos-Smith=students with last name E-K (santosch@sd25.us) phone ext.109
Cali Baker=students with last name L-R (bakerc1@sd25.us) phone ext.116
Tricia Harvala=students with last name S-Z (harvaltr@sd25.us) phone ext.110

School Psychologist
Debra Erlandson-(erlandde@sd25.us) 

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Ticket Prices for Holt Arena:

$8-adult

$6-Middle School w/Student ID

$4-Child/Senior

$2-High School w/Student ID

$2-District Employee w/Activities Card

Ticket Prices for Events @ HHS:

$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. 

Highland Newsletter 9/23-9/28/19

Dear Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Congratulations to Highland student Mandi Xu! Out of 1.5 million who took the PSAT and SAT she scored among the top in the Nation. We are so proud of you Mandy and your accomplishments!

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This Friday Highland Freshman, JV, and Varsity Football all play Coeur d' Alene on Friday 9/23/19. One price admission gets you into all 3 games. No family passes will be accepted.
5:30pm Freshman play on the outside field on the Southside of  the Holt Arena.
5:30pm JV play inside the Holt Arena.
8:15pm Varsity play inside the Holt Arena.

Price for admission=
Adult-$8
Senior Citizen (64+) or Visiting High School Student w/ID-$6
Youth (Grades K-8)-$4
District 25 High School Student w/ID-$2
District #25 Pass w/ID-$2

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Advanced Opportunities: Fast Forward Funding
The Fast Forward program provides every student attending an Idaho public school an allocation of $4,125.00 to use towards Advanced Opportunities in grades 7-12. The program was expanded by the Legislature in 2016 through the passing of House Bill 458.

Fast Forward funds can be used to pay for overload courses. Overload courses are high school classes that are over 12 credits per school year and taken outside of the regular school day. Overload courses are offered online, during the summertime, and after school. Students can utilize up to $225 per course toward such classes. Please be aware that released time classes are not credit bearing classes.

Funds can be used for dual enrollment courses. Dual enrollment courses are courses taken by high school students that are transcribed on their high school and college transcripts. The Fast Forward program can pay for up to $75.00 per credit, and in most cases, the cost of these credits is $65.00. Dual Credit courses can also be taken online, by virtual conferencing, or in some cases students can go directly to the college/university campus.

More information on specific Idaho colleges and universities can be found at the Next Steps Idaho website or at https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2015/02/OSBE_IACRAO.pdf.

Student can utilize Fast Forward funds to pay for a variety of college-credit bearing or professional technical exams. These include Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), or Career & Technical Education (CTE) exams. A full list of qualifying exams is available in the Resource Files.

Early Graduation Scholarships are available for students who graduate at least one full year early, not including summer school. These scholarships are equal to 35% of the Average Daily Attendance (ADA) for a given school year. This equates to roughly $1,500.00. Scholarships can be used at Idaho public post-secondary institutions. The awarded amount will double for students who graduate two years early and will triple for students who graduate three years early. If a student elects not to attend a college or university immediately after high school, they will have up to 28 months to utilize the scholarship before it expires.

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Highland Leadership Team met on 9/16/19. Here is the agenda and minutes from the meeting. Feel free to comment in the google document. The leadership team reviews all comments. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10LbzQyF50mik5hzkA89K_1UwB_593aIf_I_LW0p7DZk/edit?usp=sharing

Homecoming is next week. The theme for the week is Road Trip. Tickets to the Homecoming Dance are $30 pre bought and $35 at the door per couple and include pictures. The dance is Friday 10/4/19 from 8:30pm-11pm at the Highland Cafeteria. The theme for the dance is the Roaring 20's.

Math Tutoring is available on Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30am in room B14 with Mrs. Wilkinson and on Tuesday's from 4pm-5pm in room B72 with Mrs. Davies.

Also, tutoring is now set up and available on Tuesday's and Thursday's starting 9/24/19 from 4-5pm with Mrs. Roberts in  Room E-56 and Mrs. Holston in Room B-19.

Yearbook's are available to order for purchase for the 2019-20 school year until November 26, 2019. Yearbook's cost $65.

With questions or concerns please contact school administration. 

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The Highland Foundation is dedicated to raising money to benefit Highland High School. For example, two years ago the Highland Foundation was able to refurnish the school library from funds that were donated through the foundation, bringing it up to date and making it a powerful resource for the school. There are some benefits you can recieve from donating money to the Highland Foundation. One benefit is that you are helping improve Highland High school. Also, there are a couple of tax benefits. Your donation(s) can be written off as an itemized deduction on your Federal Taxes. In addition, there is a specialized tax rebate that can be applied to State Taxes for donations to a non-profit/public school entity allowing for up to 1/2 back.

The foundation has been working to find ways that make it easier for you to give to Highland High School. The first step in this process is establishing a Venmo account. Venmo is an app that can be downloaded to your phone and facilitates the transfer of money from one to another. Once set up, it literally takes just seconds. The Highland Foundation bank account is attached to its newly established Venmo account allowing for donations to go directly to the account. The account handle name is @HighlandFoundation, you will see Melissa Nielsen's name (the school librarian) as she is the treasurer for the Highland Foundation. You can donate up to $2,999 in one transaction. Please type in where you want this money to be donated (English, Math, Wrestling, Football, Library, Etc). If you do not specify where then it will automatically be assigned to the general account and will not be earmarked for a specific area.   

For more information on Venmo, please visit-https://venmo.com/about/product/.

We appreciate your support of Highland High School. Please contact school administration with any questions or concerns. 

We can think, be, and learn more as we work together to continually improve.    

Go Highland Rams!

Highland High School Administration (208)237-1300

Brad Wallace-Principal (wallacbr@sd25.us) phone ext.103

Travis Bell-Assistant Principal/Athletic and Activities Director (belltr@sd25.us) phone ext.105

Jena Wilcox-Assistant Principal (wilcoxje@sd25.us) phone ext.104

Steve Morton-Assistant Principal (mortonst@sd25.us) phone ext.107 

Counseling Center (208)237-1300
Tami Romriell=students with last name A-D (romrieta@sd25.us) phone ext.131
Christa Santos-Smith=students with last name E-K (santosch@sd25.us) phone ext.109
Cali Baker=students with last name L-R (bakerc1@sd25.us) phone ext.116
Tricia Harvala=students with last name S-Z (harvaltr@sd25.us) phone ext.110

School Psychologist
Debra Erlandson-(erlandde@sd25.us) 

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Ticket Prices for Holt Arena:

$8-adult

$6-Middle School w/Student ID

$4-Child/Senior

$2-High School w/Student ID

$2-District Employee w/Activities Card

Ticket Prices for Events @ HHS:

$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. 

Highland Newsletter 9/16-9/23/19

Dear Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Reminder that this Wednesday 9/18/19 is Back to School Night at Highland High School sponsored by Connections Credit Union. Thank you Connections Credit Union!
The itinerary for the night includes=
5:45pm-6:30pm BBQ Pulled Pork Dinner in the Highland Cafeteria provided by Connections Credit Union.
6:40pm-7pm Meet in the Auditorium-Welcome by School Administration
7pm-7:45pm Open House Format, participate in any of the areas that interest you most.

• Auditorium: Presentation on Student Anxiety (Counselors)
• Room B5: Presentation on NCAA Eligibility (Counselors & Guest Speaker)
• Media Center: Presentation on Academic Planning and Infinite Campus (Registrar & Counselors)
• Room B9: Presentation on College & Career Readiness, The 3 O's=Opportunities, Ownership, Outcomes (College & Career Advisors)
• Teachers will be in their classrooms to meet with parents and students.

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The National Honors Society invitation letters were sent out on Tuesday 9/10/19. Applications to join are due on Friday 9/20/19. Induction will be October 7, 2019 at 7pm. Please contact Mrs. Plato with any questions or concerns=platost@sd25.us 
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It is Black and Blue Bowl, Highland verses Poky week. Volleyball plays Poky on Thursday 9/19/19 starting at 5:30pm and 7pm. Freshman football play Poky at Iron Horse Stadium on Thursday 9/19/19 at 4:30pm.  There is a pep assembly at school on Friday and Friday night 9/20/19 is the Varsity Football game verses Poky at the Holt Arena at 7pm. Come support our Rams and enjoy this fun in town rivalry this week.  

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Attendance notifications are being sent out on Tuesday's and Thursday's. Administration reviews attendance reports on Monday's and Wednesday's and then sends out notifications of truancies on Tuesday's and Thursday's. 

General tutoring is still not available as we are working out the details of providing this service. It should be available in the next couple of weeks. 

Math Tutoring is available on Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30am in room B14 with Mrs. Wilkinson and on Tuesday's from 4pm-5pm in room B72 with Mrs. Davies. 

Come learn about a trip to Italy over spring break with Mrs. Greco. If you are interested in signing up, a short informational meeting will be held Tuesday at 7PM in the media center.

With questions or concerns please contact school administration. 

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The Highland Foundation is dedicated to raising money to benefit Highland High School. For example, two years ago the Highland Foundation was able to refurnish the school library from funds that were donated through the foundation, bringing it up to date and making it a powerful resource for the school. There are some benefits you can recieve from donating money to the Highland Foundation. One benefit is that you are helping improve Highland High school. Also, there are a couple of tax benefits. Your donation(s) can be written off as an itemized deduction on your Federal Taxes. In addition, there is a specialized tax rebate that can be applied to State Taxes for donations to a non-profit/public school entity allowing for up to 1/2 back.

The foundation has been working to find ways that make it easier for you to give to Highland High School. The first step in this process is establishing a Venmo account. Venmo is an app that can be downloaded to your phone and facilitates the transfer of money from one to another. Once set up, it literally takes just seconds. The Highland Foundation bank account is attached to its newly established Venmo account allowing for donations to go directly to the account. The account handle name is @HighlandFoundation, you will see Melissa Nielsen's name (the school librarian) as she is the treasurer for the Highland Foundation. You can donate up to $2,999 in one transaction. Please type in where you want this money to be donated (English, Math, Wrestling, Football, Library, Etc). If you do not specify where then it will automatically be assigned to the general account and will not be earmarked for a specific area.   

For more information on Venmo, please visit-https://venmo.com/about/product/.

We appreciate your support of Highland High School. Please contact school administration with any questions or concerns. 

We can think, be, and learn more as we work together to continually improve.    

Go Highland Rams!

Highland High School Administration (208)237-1300

Brad Wallace-Principal (wallacbr@sd25.us) phone ext.103

Travis Bell-Assistant Principal/Athletic and Activities Director (belltr@sd25.us) phone ext.105

Jena Wilcox-Assistant Principal (wilcoxje@sd25.us) phone ext.104

Steve Morton-Assistant Principal (mortonst@sd25.us) phone ext.107 

Counseling Center (208)237-1300
Tami Romriell=students with last name A-D (romrieta@sd25.us) phone ext.131
Christa Santos-Smith=students with last name E-K (santosch@sd25.us) phone ext.109
Cali Baker=students with last name L-R (bakerc1@sd25.us) phone ext.116
Tricia Harvala=students with last name S-Z (harvaltr@sd25.us) phone ext.110

School Psychologist
Debra Erlandson-(erlandde@sd25.us) 

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Ticket Prices for Holt Arena:

$8-adult

$6-Middle School w/Student ID

$4-Child/Senior

$2-High School w/Student ID

$2-District Employee w/Activities Card

Ticket Prices for Events @ HHS:

$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. 

Highland Newsletter 9/9-9/16/19

Dear Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Dear Parent/Guardian, Student, and Highland Ram Supporter, 

Thanks to Portneuf Medical Center who not only donates money to all our schools in Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25, but also provides athletic trainers and their equipment to keep our student-athletes safe and in tip top condition for performance. Thank you so much Portneuf Medical Center!

Tuesday 9/10 Seniors will be having picture day and Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors will be having picture day on Wednesday 9/11 and Thursday 9/12.

Wednesday 9/18 will be Highland Back to School with dinner at 6pm by Connections Credit Union will be provided. Thank You Connections Credit Union! The evening will be from 6pm to 8pm. A full itinerary for the evening is being developed and will be available next Monday.  

We had our first Parent Advisory Group meeting and we have doubled in size from last school year. We appreciate Pizza Pie Cafe for helping us with food for these meetings and all our meetings for this school year will be held at Pizza Pie Cafe. Thanks Pizza Pie Cafe! Below is the agenda and the minutes from the meeting. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 11/5/19 from 12pm-1:30pm.

You can comment on the agenda and minutes and all comments will be reviewed by the group.

Parent Advisory Group Meeting Agenda/Minutes=
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DdOcGvO-hyQUTIiavv_KfO4XqkKF5BNjL9rvyizgaOY/edit?usp=sharing

Mr. Wallace will be reviewing attendance reports starting this week and sending out notifications of students who have excessive absences. Please contact Mr. Wallace with any questions or concerns.

NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER REQUIREMENTS

Parents and students, the NCAA Eligibility Center has specific guidelines for awarding academic credit. It is highly recommended students apply to the NCAA Eligibility Center at the end of their junior year. However, applying earlier is highly encouraged. Parents of students and/or students planning to attend a post-secondary institution under the conditions of NCAA should seek required credit information from their high school counselor and the college/university of interest. Student athletes who plan to compete beyond high school are encouraged to review the section entitled College Bound Student Athletes that can be found at: www.eligibilitycenter.org.

CAUTION: The NCAA may not accept some online credit recovery or correspondence courses.

With questions or concerns please contact school administration. 

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The Highland Foundation is dedicated to raising money to benefit Highland High School. For example, two years ago the Highland Foundation was able to refurnish the school library from funds that were donated through the foundation, bringing it up to date and making it a powerful resource for the school. There are some benefits you can recieve from donating money to the Highland Foundation. One benefit is that you are helping improve Highland High school. Also, there are a couple of tax benefits. Your donation(s) can be written off as an itemized deduction on your Federal Taxes. In addition, there is a specialized tax rebate that can be applied to State Taxes for donations to a non-profit/public school entity allowing for up to 1/2 back.

The foundation has been working to find ways that make it easier for you to give to Highland High School. The first step in this process is establishing a Venmo account. Venmo is an app that can be downloaded to your phone and facilitates the transfer of money from one to another. Once set up, it literally takes just seconds. The Highland Foundation bank account is attached to its newly established Venmo account allowing for donations to go directly to the account. The account handle name is @HighlandFoundation, you will see Melissa Nielsen's name (the school librarian) as she is the treasurer for the Highland Foundation. You can donate up to $2,999 in one transaction. Please type in where you want this money to be donated (English, Math, Wrestling, Football, Library, Etc). If you do not specify where then it will automatically be assigned to the general account and will not be earmarked for a specific area.   

For more information on Venmo, please visit-https://venmo.com/about/product/.

We appreciate your support of Highland High School. Please contact school administration with any questions or concerns. 

We can think, be, and learn more as we work together to continually improve.    

Go Highland Rams!

Highland High School Administration (208)237-1300

Brad Wallace-Principal (wallacbr@sd25.us) phone ext.103

Travis Bell-Assistant Principal/Athletic and Activities Director (belltr@sd25.us) phone ext.105

Jena Wilcox-Assistant Principal (wilcoxje@sd25.us) phone ext.104

Steve Morton-Assistant Principal (mortonst@sd25.us) phone ext.107 

Counseling Center (208)237-1300
Tami Romriell=students with last name A-D (romrieta@sd25.us) phone ext.131
Christa Santos-Smith=students with last name E-K (santosch@sd25.us) phone ext.109
Cali Baker=students with last name L-R (bakerc1@sd25.us) phone ext.116
Tricia Harvala=students with last name S-Z (harvaltr@sd25.us) phone ext.110

School Psychologist
Debra Erlandson-(erlandde@sd25.us) 

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Ticket Prices for Holt Arena:

$8-adult

$6-Middle School w/Student ID

$4-Child/Senior

$2-High School w/Student ID

$2-District Employee w/Activities Card

Ticket Prices for Events @ HHS:

$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. 

Highland Newsletter 9/3-9/9/19

Dear Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Dear Parent/Guardian, Student, and Highland Ram Supporter, 

National Honors Society (NHS) is our largest club at Highland High School. Last year we had 121 inductees and a total membership of 350 students. Mrs. Stefanie Plato, platost@sd25.us, is the advisor. Students in National Honors Society are recognized at graduation with Honors, High Honors or Highest Honors. Membership in NHS will be based on scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Students may receive an invitation to join during their sophomore or junior year. Exceptions will be evaluated by the building administration.

Students are eligible for membership in National Honor Society if:

• Their cumulative grade point average is at least 
• 3.6-3.79 (Honors), 
• 3.8-4.0 (High Honors); 
• 4.0 and higher, with at least 2 AP courses completed (Highest Honors)
• Their citizenship is satisfactory and they have demonstrated service and leadership;
• Their courses taken during high school include=
• If graduating in 2020:
• At least 8 credits of English
• At least 7 credits of Math and must include Algebra 2
• At least 6 credits of Science
• If graduating in 2021 and beyond:
• At least 8 credits of English
• At least 8 credits of Math including Integrated Math III
• At least 6 credits of Science
• In addition to these base requirements students must choose at least 1 specific track of study. The requirements for each track include: 
• English Track=At Least 12 credits
• Honors English 9, 10, 11 AP Lit & Comp or Eng 101/110 and 4 credits of the same World Language or 4 credits of debate.
• Math & Science Track=At Least 14 credits of Math & Science combined (if graduating 2020)
• 2 credits of Honors Math or 2 credits of Honors Science
• 1 credit of Honors Math and 1 Credit of Honors Science
• 2 of the 14 credits must include:
• 2 Credits of Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy & Physiology, or 3 credits of AP Biology or any dual credit science course.
• Math & Science Track=16 credits of Math & Science Combined (if graduating 2021 & beyond)
• 3 credits of Honors Math ,3 credits of Honors Science, or 3 credits of a combination of Honors Math and Honors Science.
• 2 of the 16 credits must include:
• 2 credits of Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy & Physiology, or 3 credits of AP Biology or any dual credit science course.  
• World Languages Track=At Least 8 credits
• 6 credits in the same World Language and 2 credits of World History, or 3 credits of AP World History, or 8 credits in the same World Language.
• Fine Arts Track=At Least 10 credits
• 8 credits of Art, Drama, Dance, or Music.
• 4 credits and no more than 6 credits in one Fine Arts area.
• 2 credits of the most advanced class offered in the school district in the chosen Fine Arts area. If AP Art, then 3 credits. 
• 2 credits of World History or 3 credits of AP World History.
• Social Studies Track=At Least 8 credits  
• 2 credits of 9th Grade U.S. History
• 3 credits of AP U.S. History
• 2 or 3 credits of AP Government
• 2 credits of World History or 3 credits of AP World History
• Career Technical Education Track=At Least 8 Credits (Machining and Welding do not count)=
• A student must complete a program of study including the capstone course or courses.
• For programs with fewer than 8 credits, students must enroll in additional career technical courses in a related area, if available. If a related career technical area is not available within the school, a second program of study must be selected. 

In addition to the academic rigor, students must complete twelve (12) hours of service each year; six (6) community service hours and six (6) school related hours. Hours must be reported to advisors each trimester. Hours required for Activities/Athletics are not included as NHS service hours.

With questions or concerns please contact school administration. 

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The Highland Foundation is dedicated to raising money to benefit Highland High School. For example, two years ago the Highland Foundation was able to refurnish the school library from funds that were donated through the foundation, bringing it up to date and making it a powerful resource for the school. There are some benefits you can recieve from donating money to the Highland Foundation. One benefit is that you are helping improve Highland High school. Also, there are a couple of tax benefits. Your donation(s) can be written off as an itemized deduction on your Federal Taxes. In addition, there is a specialized tax rebate that can be applied to State Taxes for donations to a non-profit/public school entity allowing for up to 1/2 back.

The foundation has been working to find ways that make it easier for you to give to Highland High School. The first step in this process is establishing a Venmo account. Venmo is an app that can be downloaded to your phone and facilitates the transfer of money from one to another. Once set up, it literally takes just seconds. The Highland Foundation bank account is attached to its newly established Venmo account allowing for donations to go directly to the account. The account handle name is @HighlandFoundation, you will see Melissa Nielsen's name (the school librarian) as she is the treasurer for the Highland Foundation. You can donate up to $2,999 in one transaction. Please type in where you want this money to be donated (English, Math, Wrestling, Football, Library, Etc). If you do not specify where then it will automatically be assigned to the general account and will not be earmarked for a specific area.   

For more information on Venmo, please visit-https://venmo.com/about/product/.

We appreciate your support of Highland High School. Please contact school administration with any questions or concerns. 

We can think, be, and learn more as we work together to continually improve.    

Go Highland Rams!

Highland High School Administration (208)237-1300

Brad Wallace-Principal (wallacbr@sd25.us) phone ext.103

Travis Bell-Assistant Principal/Athletic and Activities Director (belltr@sd25.us) phone ext.105

Jena Wilcox-Assistant Principal (wilcoxje@sd25.us) phone ext.104

Steve Morton-Assistant Principal (mortonst@sd25.us) phone ext.107 

Counseling Center (208)237-1300
Tami Romriell=students with last name A-D (romrieta@sd25.us) phone ext.131
Christa Santos-Smith=students with last name E-K (santosch@sd25.us) phone ext.109
Cali Baker=students with last name L-R (bakerc1@sd25.us) phone ext.116
Tricia Harvala=students with last name S-Z (harvaltr@sd25.us) phone ext.110

School Psychologist
Debra Erlandson-(erlandde@sd25.us) 

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Ticket Prices for Holt Arena:

$8-adult

$6-Middle School w/Student ID

$4-Child/Senior

$2-High School w/Student ID

$2-District Employee w/Activities Card

Ticket Prices for Events @ HHS:

$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.