Dear Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,
Festival of Trees 10 Year Anniversary is here! This event is held at the ISU Stephens Performing Arts Center. The Grand Opening Gala is November 19, 2019. The Children's Royal Tea Party is Friday November 22nd Session I is at 4pm and Session II is at 7pm. The Festival of Trees is open to the public on November 20-23, 2019. This is a wonderful event where proceeds go to supporting the education of our students in the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25. The money earned from the event goes to the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District Education Foundation. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit the website=
http://fot.sd25.us/
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Highland will be performing the musical Mama Mia. Auditions for Mama Mia will be on the following schedule=
- Monday 12/9/19 3pm-6pm: Acting-cold reads.
- Tuesday 12/10/19 4pm-7pm: Singing-prepare 2 minutes of a broadway musical song.
- Wednesday 12/11/9 4pm-6pm: Dancing-come ready to move.
- Thursday 12/12/19: Day off-work on learning your call back songs.
- Friday 12/13/19 4pm-6pm: Call backs.
Please make note of the dates and feel free to speak with Director Alix Van Noy if you are interested in auditioning.
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The school food service cash register has been moved from the end to the beginning of the food line. This change means that a student will not be allowed to go through the food line if they have fees. Please make note of this change and make sure that all food service fees are paid.
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During the first trimester with the implementation of our new attendance procedures our student attendance increased dramatically and as a result so did the number of students who were in classrooms learning and earning the credits they need towards graduation. We are excited about how positively students responded to the attendance procedures during the first trimester. We specifically focused on absences. This 2nd trimester we will add in tardies. The following procedures will be followed regarding tardies, starting the first day of the 2nd trimester:
Student Tardiness at the
Secondary Level
Students who arrive late
disrupt the learning environment of the classroom. Tardiness at the secondary
level is a condition for which a student arrives less than 15 minutes after the
start of class. Any student who is tardy beyond 15 minutes of class time
may be reported as absent. Teacher/Attendance Clerk is responsible for
monitoring and recording student tardiness.
Corrective action for student tardiness is
within the scope of student discipline. Should a student be under the
jurisdiction of juvenile authorities, student tardiness shall be reported to
the student’s probation officer.
Interventions/Consequences
for Student Tardiness at the Secondary Level
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Tardy #1
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Student is warned by the teacher about the disruption.
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Tardy #2
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Warning and notification given through automated voice, email,
and text from school administration of potential consequences.
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Tardy #3
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Warning and notification given through automated voice, email,
and text from school administration of potential consequences. Student
assigned community service and check in with school administration.
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Tardy #4
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Warning and notification given through automated voice, email,
and text from school administration of potential consequences. Student
assigned community service and check in with school administration.
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Tardy # 5+
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Truancy and absence are issued. Notification given through
automated voice, email, and text from school administration. Every subsequent
5th tardy equals another truancy and another absence for the
specific class or classes in which the student has excessive tardies.
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Truancies and Assigned
Consequences
Whether a student is
found truant from a class or classes, has excessive absences leading to
truancy, or has excessive tardies leading to truancy, they will all be added
together and result in the following consequences=
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Truancy 1
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Warning and notification given through
automated voice, email, and text from school administration of potential
consequences for continued truancies.
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Truancy 2
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Warning and notification given through
automated voice, email, and text from school administration of potential
consequences for continued truancies. Friday Night School or Community
Service assigned by school administration.
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Truancy 3
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Warning and notification given through
automated voice, email, and text from school administration that the student
has 5 days to submit an appeal and must also adhere to the criteria of the
appeal or the student will lose credit and be unenrolled from the class or
classes from which they have truancies.
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Truancy 4+
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Notification given through automated voice,
email, and text from school administration that the student loses credit and
is unenrolled from the class or classes from which they have multiple
truancies. If the student is 15 years of age or younger they will be referred
to the School Resource Officer for a citation for habitual truancy.
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Please contact Principal Wallace with questions or concerns. To see the attendance procedures in their entirety please visit:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1avmkSRYZEd2hkaofhOIrbezcNyM0NdCkssb1DatQRHU/edit?usp=sharing
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There has been continued problems in the school parking lots with students parking in unassigned spots or in areas that are non-parking areas. The following procedures will be followed starting the 2nd trimester and moving forward.
If a student has a current parking pass and is parked in an unassigned parking spot they will receive a $10 ticket. If they continue to park in an unassigned parking spot, they will receive another $10 ticket. On the third time they are found doing so, they will be towed by Denny's Wrecker Service. The cost to get your car from the tow yard is $140-$200. An additional fee of $40 a night is applied if not picked up in a timely manner.
If a student does not have a current parking pass and is parked in an unassigned location they will automatically be towed.
If a student with or without a current parking pass parks in a spot that is not an assigned parking location, they will be towed automatically.
Please advise your student-drivers to be prudent and park in the appropriate areas. If not it could be an expensive mistake. Thank you!
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Here attached are the latest agenda/minutes from our Parent Advisory Group Meeting and our Highland Leadership Team Meeting. Feel free to leave a comment for feedback on the agenda/minutes through the google doc and they will be reviewed by school administration.
Highland Leadership Team Meeting on 11/4/19
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10LbzQyF50mik5hzkA89K_1UwB_593aIf_I_LW0p7DZk/edit?usp=sharing
Parent/Advisory Group Meeting on 11/7/19
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DdOcGvO-hyQUTIiavv_KfO4XqkKF5BNjL9rvyizgaOY/edit?usp=sharing
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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
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
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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.
