HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
CALENDARS
Highland Academic Calendar:
Highland Activities Calendar:
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Dear Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,
Congratulations to all those who participated in the Idaho State University Academic Signing Day at Highland today. Our graduates have qualified for over 3 million dollars in scholarships from ISU! It was a great day to celebrate the academic accomplishments of so many and the opportunities presented to them to continue their education. Almost 200 of our senior students earned academic scholarships to ISU and about 75 of them were present today to accept their scholarships in front of the lights, the cameras, and the love. It was a totally feel-good event and reminds us all -- students, faculty, and staff -- to keep our eyes on the prize of graduation, college, and training. If you missed it, the link below is a recording of the whole event, about 40 minutes -- for your viewing pleasure.
Thank you to our College and Career Advisors and to Idaho State University Admissions putting this event on. Thank you to all who came and participated and supported our Highland graduates who signed with Idaho State University.
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ISU Financial Literacy Week
For anyone interested in participating in ISU Financial Literacy Week....
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From the Registrar
Address Updates
If you have moved and need to update your address in Infinite Campus, please submit 2 current proofs of residency (utility bill, lease agreement, driver's license, etc.) to the registrar’s office. Highland sends out information on a regular basis to our families and it is important to us that you receive the information regarding your student and their success at Highland High School. In addition, if you need to update your phone number or email address, please call (208)237-1300 or email our registrar team at whitehel@sd25.us or schwarka@sd25.us Thank you.
Junior class Immunization Reminder
In the spring of 2019, the State of Idaho legislature changed the required immunization for all students entering the 12th grade to the following:
1 dose is needed if - Student admitted to 12th grade during the 2023-2024 school year received their first dose of Meningococcal (MenACWY) vaccine at 16 years of age or older, or if the student never received a dose.
2 doses needed if – Student admitted to 12th grade during the 2023-2024 school year received their first dose of Meningococcal (MenACWY) vaccine before the age of 16.
Please check with your child’s doctor or other agencies regarding these required immunizations.
Please fax updated immunization proofs to 208-237-1350 or email whitehel@sd25.us so we can update records and verify your student is in compliance with state requirements. ========================================================
Extra Curricular's
Reminder with spring sports and the crazy weather to check the calendar as things are constantly being canceled and rescheduled. Please contact the school with any questions.
Highland Activities Calendar:
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School Calendar
On April 12th Juniors will be taking the SAT. All other students have an online school day that day and do not need to physically come to the school. The students not taking the SAT will have work to do online. On April 25th the Juniors then take the ISAT. This too is an online day for Seniors, Sophomore's and Freshman. The Juniors need to come to school, everyone else stays home for an online day. Please mark these dates in your calendar. It is essential for our Juniors to make it on April 12 & April 25 for their tests. Please contact the school with any questions or concerns.
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Class of 2023
Reminder to our Class of 2023 graduates...
Highland Prom is scheduled for April 22nd from 8:30-11pm in the Highland Main Gym.
Below is a link provided that will be continually updated throughout the year with all the important dates graduates need to know for the school year.
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COLLEGE & CAREER ADVISORS
Dear Highland Students & Families,
You thought it was spring? I see my tulips are trying to peek out, and I’ve said to them: Go back! Go back! Not yet! That is not the case for our students. We are glad you’re back and we look forward to being with you at a happy / hectic / celebratory time of the school year.
Your Scholarships – How Many & How Much. Please Share.
Senior Students & Families,
Throughout Tri 3, and before you can pick up your graduation regalia, we would like you to share with the CCAs where you were awarded scholarships (all the schools and programs), from ANY source (institutions, the state of Idaho, other outside funders), and the amount of each scholarship. This includes the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship. We’re keeping a spreadsheet.
The data that is collected – which reflects only institutions and other scholarship fund totals at each institution, and NO personal data – is shared with both school district administration and the State Board of Education. That data serves to support the presence of CCAs in our schools.
Get us your scholarship information in any form that is easy for you (an email, a note, a scribble on a paper napkin) and we’ll enter it into our spreadsheet.
This is a good exercise for seniors because listing the scholarships you earned is absolutely a resume item and an endorsement of your high school efforts, academic and otherwise.
Service Academies Information Session – Saturday, April 22nd
First-year, sophomore, and junior students, if you are at all interested in applying to one of the U.S. military service academies – West Point, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, or the Merchant Marine Academy -- mark your calendar for Saturday, April 22, from 3 to 5 pm (it does NOT overlap with Bengal Visit Day, below) at Pocatello City Hall. Academy liaisons will be there to answer questions, guide you in earning a congressional nomination, and give you information about the timeline. Junior students should be well begun on the process at this point, but they will have the chance to meet in person with academy representatives and congressional staff members, which is a bonus. No RSVP is necessary. Ask the CCAs if you have any questions.
Bengal Visit Day – Saturday, April 22nd
Not sure I would have put this in the blog so far in advance, but since a goodly number of our juniors indicated an interest in touring at Idaho State University, we want all our juniors and our seniors to know about Bengal Visit Day. This all-day event (8 am to 3 pm) includes sessions related to academics, clubs and organizations, campus and housing tour, and special sessions. It all wraps up with tickets to the spring football scrimmage. Follow the link below and then select “RSVP Now.”
https://www.isu.edu/bvd/
The Numbers
Just checked Highland’s FAFSA completion portal. We have 165 submitted and completed FAFSAs or 45 percent of the senior class. That is already 23 more FAFSAs than were submitted in all of last year.
We want seniors and families to know that the FAFSA will help your student earn financial aid and scholarships whether he or she is going to pursue career technical education (like ISU’s College of Technology) or will pursue a bachelor’s degree and go on to graduate school. The first time you do a FAFSA, it can feel, well, big. But the college career advisors are here to help. It is not (at all) too late to start, complete, and submit your FAFSA to training programs or colleges.
The spring break should have given all of us the respite and the gumption to go forth toward the home stretch of the academic year with our best energy. Onward!
Alice Rowe
Sarah May Clarkson
CCAs / C-36
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TUTORING
Tutoring is available after school Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 4-5pm in room B4.
Math Tutoring is also available at lunch Monday-Friday in Room B70 with Ms. Johnston (
johnstma@sd25.us).
Transportation home is not provided from tutoring.
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Together we can help Highland continually improve throughout the school year. Please contact school administration with any questions or concerns.
GO HIGHLAND RAMS!
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Highland High School Administration (208)237-1300
-Travis Bell-Assistant Principal/Athletic and Activities Director (belltr@sd25.us) phone ext.105
Bursar
Registrar
Attendance
Counseling Center (208)237-1300
-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
School Psychologist
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