HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S NEWSLETTER
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Dear Highland students & families,
We have been busy with college visits, college applications, encouraging students to
attend Experience ISU, and all that good stuff. For our underclassmen, ISU offers a
Health Experience Night, and our seniors are working like demons on their college
applications and ordering transcripts, and next week we’ll have a FAFSA Night. Lots
going on and lots to look forward to for all our students,
Sarah & Alice
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FAFSA Night – Mark your calendar – Wed., 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 or guardian (if it's possible to bring a parent / guardian).
Your personal email address.
Fully charged phone for you AND your parent or guardian.
Your personal ChromeBook or personal laptop (there aren’t enough extra
computers in the library for everyone to have one).
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.
A list of all the colleges you applied to (or will apply to) and which you want to
receive your financial information.
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.
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/
For Any Student 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.
Scholarship of the Week: Jiffy Lube of Eastern Idaho
The Jiffy Lube dealers of eastern Idaho offers $4,000 total in scholarships for students
in our area. Apply directly on the website – yourturn2apply.com – and write a 500-word
essay that answers the question, “What drives you?” Click on the icon for eastern Idaho.
The best essays will then compete for a $2,500 scholarship. A Highland student won
the overall scholarship in 2021. Follow the URL above and get writing.
Deadline: 10 March 2023
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The ISU Dental Hygiene Program are looking to provide oral education and services for high school aged kids (and their younger siblings). Our clinic offers very thorough oral assessments and cleanings at a discounted rate. We also provide x-rays, sealants, whitening, and fillings. Our clinic is located on campus and my number (Sabrina-a student in the program) is (208)244-6893. Parents can call or text me and I will get their children on the schedule with either me or one of my classmates. Our clinic is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 5 pm. If you have any additional questions, please let me know. Thank you.
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
