HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S NEWSLETTER
INFORMATION FROM THE REGISTRAR
MENINGOCOCCAL IMMUNIZATION BOOSTER REQUIREMENT FOR ALL SENIORS: Idaho State Law requires that you receive a second dose of the Meningococcal vaccine you originally received to enter 7th grade. If you have not yet provided proof of compliance to the school please fax updated records to 208-237-1350 or email whitehel@sd25.us or schwarka@sd25.us ASAP. Your doctor’s office can fax records on your behalf with your permission as well. If you do not wish for your child to receive this immunization please contact the Registrar's office for an exemption form. Your students will be denied enrollment beginning October 26, 2022 should they not be in compliance with Idaho State Law.
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Dear Highland students & families,
Lots going on the college career world, so I am diving right in.
Utah Tech Open House AT Highland . . .
Tonight, Monday, October 24 th , 5:30 to 7 pm, in the Library. Multiple college
departments from academics and administration will be here to answer questions and
help students apply. If you bring a copy of your transcript, you can be admitted on the
spot and will not have to pay an application fee. One $500 scholarship will be awarded
to a student who attends. Remember that Utah Tech was formerly Dixie State
University, found in St. George, Utah.
Register in advance please at: https://apply.utahtech.edu/register/idaho
Upcoming College Visits
Mark your calendars!
Utah Tech – Monday, October 24 th , 5:30 to 7 pm, Library. Get accepted on the spot!
Lewis Clark State College – Thursday, October 27, from 11:30 to 1:30, CCA area, C-36
Utah State University – Friday, October 28, about 11:30 to 1:30
Experience ISU !
Friday, October 28 th
All day long
Meet with faculty, have financial aid and scholarship questions answered, tour the
campus and facilities, have a meal on campus. You think you know ISU? Not until you
really spend time there and speak to faculty, staff, and current students.
Please register in advance at: isu.edu/experienceisu/
Apply Idaho October
All students with a Government class this tri-mester completed Apply Idaho (the state’s
online platform to easily apply to 10 Idaho colleges and universities) on October 12 th .
We have been following up with students who might have started but didn’t complete
their application and are now calling in students who don’t have Government. You / your
student can wait to be invited by the CCAs to do Apply Idaho, or he or she can be pro-
active and visit us without prompting and we will be glad to help.
So . . . ask your student: => Which Apply Idaho schools did you apply to? => Did you
request transcripts? => Do you want to apply to out-of-state colleges? => Did you have
your Social Security number to enter into the application?
A student’s college application is NOT complete without transcripts, so let’s all be sure
that transcripts were requested.
Students, watch your email for notifications about the status of your applications.
Idaho Opportunity Scholarship
The state of Idaho has generous scholarship opportunities. The flagship scholarship is
the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship. Students may be awarded up to $3,500 a year, and
it is renewable for up to 4 years. Students need their Social Security number to apply.
Students create an account and set a password at Scholarship Idaho, then apply. Go to:
https://boardofed.idaho.gov/scholarships/idaho-opportunity-scholarship/
FAFSA Night – Mark your calendar – November 9th
Students applying for scholarship, financial aid, and some student loans will need to
complete the FAFSA (the Free Application for Federal Student Aid). We will have a
FAFSA Night at Highland on Wednesday, November 9 th , from 6 to 8 pm, in the Library.
Food will be served. There will be school staff and ISU professionals there to help.
Bring:
Yourself and a parent and guardian.
Your personal email address.
Your Social Security number and the S.S. # of the parent / guardian with you.
Birthdates; dates of marriages / divorces.
Tax information for student and parent / guardian for 2021.
Records of untaxed income (if that applies to you).
Both student and parent will establish an FSA ID that night (if they haven’t already), it
will be helpful to have an FSA ID established ahead of November 9 th .
Además, habrá miembros del personal que hablen español.
Scholarship of the Week – The Elks Scholarship
This is both a local and a national scholarship.
The local lodge is awarding $5,000 in local scholarships and the national Foundation
gives out $2 million.
See the CCAs for a copy of the guidelines or to have an email forwarded to you.
Go to: http://enf.elks.org/mvs to apply.
Deadline is SOON: 14 November 2022.
Other state and local scholarships have started to arrive. Ask the CCAs for more
information about scholarships.
Students Interested in the Health Professions
Idaho State is again having its hands-on Health Experience Night, a great introduction
to the health sciences; learning spaces, labs, and personnel; introduction to faculty,
staff, and current students.
Wednesday, November 9 th
4:30 to 7:30 pm
Please sign up in advance at: https://www.isu.edu/hsen/ . Then go to Sign Up.
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TUTORING
Tutoring is now underway. Students can receive tutoring after school by setting up an appointment with the following teachers:
Ms. Mary Johnston Room B70-Math Tutor johnstma@sd25.us
Ms. Pam Fleischmann Room B04-General Tutor fleiscpa@sd25.us
