HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S NEWSLETTER
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· Seniors do you qualify to be a STEM graduate? To qualify you must earn a minimum of 8 credits in math, 8 credits in science, and 5 additional credits of your choice in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics. All STEM graduates will receive recognition on their diploma, transcript, and in the 2021 graduation program. In addition, for the first time ever, you will receive cords to wear with your cap and gown to recognize this achievement. Juniors and Sophomores start thinking now what classes you need to plan for now to earn this honor!
· Seniors if you have not already ordered your graduation cap and gown and plan to walk at graduation on May 27, 2021 you need to do so ASAP by ordering at www.hjgrads.com. You can contact Highland’s Herff Jones representative Lane Larsen if you have any questions - llarsen@herffjones.com
· Parents, if you are not familiar with Infinite Campus and the Parent Portal or do not have your own account please contact our registrar, Elaine Whitehead, whitehel@sd25.us to get it set up. The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District is committed to providing parents with the information that they need to help their students be successful. Procedures are in place to give parents access to attendance, grades and assignments, schedules and calendars, and other school and district wide information. The Infinite Campus Student Data System provides a comprehensive Parent Portal. Parents may establish an account in the Parent Portal and will be able to access up-to-date, key information about all the students in their family beginning the first day of the school year. Attendance and grades will be available as soon as possible after the opening of school. Other information will be added to the portal during the school year and there may be some delay in information being posted/updated as it will depend on each individual teacher.
· As we near the end of the second trimester we ask that you please log into your account and double check that your phone number, email, and address are current. If not please contact our registrar’s office for help on how to update this information in our system so we can ensure you stay informed.
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Dear Highland Students & Families,
Construction Combine
ISU’s College of Technology and local businesses will be holding its annual Construction Combine on March 31 and April 1st. Only 6 students from each high school will be accepted. Applications are required. Follow this URL: constructioncombine.org
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Apply Here.” The Construction Combine is a great opportunity for young women and men to try out entry-level construction work. Gives an inside look at the building trades, construction management, and human resource supervision. Could also lead to a great-paying summer job. Apply now.
ALEKS – For Dual Credit Math, Some Sciences
It is academic planning time and students who are considering taking dual-credit math or science (some, but not all, dual-credit science classes require an ALEKS score) will need to have achieved the required ALEKS score, which is a math assessment tool. We are offering two opportunities to test before the trimester is over:
Ø Friday, February 26th, at both 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the Media Center
Sign up to take ALEKS in the college career area (C-36) and get a how-to sheet on establishing an ALEKS account.
After these times, ALEKS testing will have to be early in the third trimester, after school, which is a challenge for actors in the play, spring athletes, any of you who work.
Reading Your Financial Aid Award Letter
The federal government is scheduled to release their Pell charts early this month, and all colleges and universities are beginning the herculean task of downloading FAFSAs and publishing their formal financial aid award packages. If you have any questions about your financial aid, please stop by the college career area, and we will attempt to demystify and walk you through the process of accepting financial aid.
On a related matter, if you are going on a mission, or plan to take a year before you start college or training, please be sure you know what the deferral process is for the college of your choice.
Let Us Know if You Received ANY Scholarship Monies !
We are starting to maintain a spreadsheet of scholarships that have been offered to our seniors who have been accepted to college or career technical education programs. Please stop by with a list of scholarships you have been awarded (automatic scholarships, merit scholarships, program scholarships, local or state scholarships – any scholarship), and we will mark you down (for our reference only; information will not be shared). It’s not that we’re competitive or anything, but we will be happy to announce at the end of the school year the total amount of scholarship monies Highland students have be granted because of their hard work, focus, and goals.
Visit the college career advisors for answers to a variety of questions. You can find us in C-36.
Best Links from the New Next Steps Website
The state of Idaho has revamped its Next Steps website, which is a fabulous resource for students, families, teachers, staff, and community members. The URL to the main website is here: https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/ . At a training last week, we were encouraged to point families toward the webpages for each high school grade level. Here they are:
9th grade: https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/high-school-students/grade-9
10th grade: https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/high-school-students/grade-10
11th grade: https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/high-school-students/grade-11
12th grade: https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/high-school-students/grade-12
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The counseling center has started a google classroom in order to make accessing information and resources easier. The classroom code is C22SK7K.
There is a specific counselor's google classroom for information for graduates. The classroom code for graduates is 3BWSNGP.
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