Highland Newsletter 4/5-4/10/21

                                        HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S NEWSLETTER

Highland High School Upcoming Events

Highland Academic Calendar
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=wallacbr%40sd25.us&ctz=America/Denver
Highland Activities Calendar
https://highlandrams.org/main/calendar

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Dear Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

 

Congratulations to Highland Speech, they are district champs! We are so proud of our team and our coaches. 26 of the 51 competitors from our district that qualified for state were from Highland. One half of the district champions were also from Highland. We are so proud of these students and we wish them the best at state competition. Here is information about state= https://idhsaa.org/speech 

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State testing and SAT testing is starting this week. Students who are online will receive and email from the counselor with directions regarding how they will meet testing requirements. 

Here is the testing schedule:

• Tuesday 4/6 Sophomore Math ISAT Test.
• Tuesday 4/13 Sophomore English ISAT Test and Junior SAT Test Day. 
• Freshman and Seniors will be remote learning this day, they will not need to come to school but will work from home through google classroom.
• Tuesday 4/20 Junior Science ISAT Test.

Students are encouraged to go home as soon as they are done testing. They do not need to stay at school the remainder of the day.

Please plan to be present and prepared for each test. Get a good night's rest and a eat a good breakfast. No cell phones allowed in the testing area. Here is a place for free practice for the SAT. We highly recommend students take time to practice before the SAT exam on Khan Acadamy=https://www.khanacademy.org/sat.

Please contact your counselor with any questions or concerns.   

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Student Government has been working hard to create events that meet COVID guidelines for the Highland annual Make-A-Wish week. We have continued with our sponsorship from last year of Kash, an elementary student battling leukemia in our community. Thank you student government for working so hard for such a great cause. Here is our Make-A-Wish calendar of events=

4/16 7pm Teacher Talent Show in Highland Cafeteria, capacity limited and masks required. $5 at door.

4/17 10am Color Run @ Highland High School $10 or $15 w/a shirt.

4/19-4/21 Highland Idol Tryouts-in main gym, limited capacity, masks required.

4/23 7pm Semifinals in Main Gym, capacity limited and masks required. $5 at door. 

TBD=Make-A-Wish/Highland Idol Final Event 

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      Dates and locations have been decided for graduation and graduation events. Here are the events for graduates..

      -As of right now we will not be holding an NHS graduation ceremony.

      -April/May=Parent sponsored prom events in April/May. 

      -5/19 at 12:30pm in Media Center=Highest Honors Recognition Luncheon and Awards 

      -5/20 and 5/21=Senior Finals 

      -5/26 at 7am Departure from Highland=Parent sponsored Senior Lagoon Trip Day (see school counselor if you need help paying for this, parents have provided opportunities so everyone who wants to can go).

      -5/27 at 9am Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal at Holt Arena-Graduates must show to be able to walk at graduation.

      -5/27 at 11am in Highland Cafeteria=Parent sponsored Senior Graduates Breakfast and Awards. 

      -5/27 at 6pm in Holt Arena=Highland Graduation (4 tickets per graduate, masks required)

      We are excited that we are able to have these events and we are so excited to celebrate with our graduates.

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    Here is some more detailed information from Highland Senior Parents=

      Lagoon:  

When:  Wednesday the 26^th.  (Yes, this is the day before graduation. Lagoon is closed on Friday)

Time: 7:00 am departure.  Lagoon closes at 4:00pm.  We will return back around 7pm.

Where: Meet the buses in student parking lot at Highland High.

Cost: $45 per student and chaperones need to pay as well.  Please make sure to specify your students name when purchasing ticket.

The students or parents can pay via check or Venmo.

Checks can be made out to - HHS Senior Class of 2021 and or Taylor Shipley /Brooke McMinn

Venmo Account- highlandclass2021

We need to have them specify it is for their LAGOON TICKET and not for donations.

Lagoon will be sending out our tickets about 3-4 weeks in advance.  We need to get the kids to help advertise because we want lots of kids to be able to go.  They can do this through social media, word of mouth, even some posters throughout the school.   

Food venues will be open throughout the park but we will also have an area where they can bring food.  We, as parents/chaperones, will be there to stay with their stuff and also be there incase of any emergencies or if the kids need a source of contact.

If you or your student has a season pass to Lagoon, you need to check with Lagoon if they will honor it due to the fact it is a “student day”  for students only and the tickets are at a discounted rate.  I left a message with Lagoon but I have not heard back.  If you need the bus pass only it will be $10. 

Donations:  We need help with reaching out to people and businesses!!!!  Does anyone have any updates?  If anyone has any connections please let us know so we can reach out.  Our breakfast options and raffle prizes depend on what we can afford.  We need to start collecting as soon as possible.

Checks can be made out to - HHS Senior Class of 2021 and or Taylor Shipley /Brooke McMinn

Venmo Account- highlandclass2021

All Donations will be recognized in Senior Graduation Program

Senior Breakfast:

GRADUATION ITINERARY:

7:00AM-9:00AM – GRADUATION REREAHSAL AT IDAHO STATE HOLT ARENA

9:30AM- ? - SENIOR BREAKFAST IN HIGHLAND CAFETERIA

FREE TIME

6PM GRADUATION AT IDAHO STATE HOLT ARENA

We need baby pictures!!!

We have Chloe Stoddart doing our senior class video.  All senior pictures have been received but we would like baby pictures to add to it.  Please submit their baby pictures with their names and include any fun student body videos or pictures.  We realize that there were not a lot of opportunities for these types of pictures or videos but if you have something along this line, please send it.

Please submit pictures to:

Highlandseniors2021@gmail.com

Jpeg, gif, png all will work

We had the opportunity to speak to administration and get approved to make sure we would be able to continue with our breakfast in the cafeteria at Highland.  Would anyone like to be in charge of decorations or know of any options regarding table cloths or other fun ideas?  We need volunteers to help with decorating and set up and take down along with serving food and helping with the raffle.  Please let me know what you would like to help with.

Raffle:  We will be doing a raffle for the students.  This is usually done at the all Night Party but, since we are doing Lagoon, we want to make this happen at the breakfast.   We need to try and get as many gifts donated as we possibly can.  Gift cards, actual gifts, or services are great examples of things we need.

Please know that our biggest need is for donations and raffle prizes. We welcome any support, or fun ideas.

Next parent meeting will be APRIL 12^th at 7pm in Highland Media center.

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      Thank you so much to all of our parents and our school district administration who have been working hard to make graduation special and memorable for our students. 

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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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Tutoring is available both through a google meet and/or in person. To set up your tutoring, please contact the following teachers:

Mary Johnston-Math Tutoring johnstma@sd25.us

Story Holsten-English Tutoring holstost@sd25.us

Pam Fleischman-General Tutoring fleiscpa@sd25.us

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

Go Highland Rams!

Highland High School Administration (208)237-1300

-Dr. 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

Bursar

-Shelley Huelsman (huelsms1@sd25.us) phone ext.106

Registrar

-Elaine Whitehead (whitehel@sd25.us) phone ext.114

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(Department Chair)=students with last name L-R (bakerc1@sd25.us) phone ext.110

-Tricia Harvala=students with last name S-Z (harvaltr@sd25.us) phone ext.116

School Psychologist

-Debra Erlandson-(erlandde@sd25.us)

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