Highland High School

CALENDARS

These calendars are continually updated and provide all of the important academic and athletic/activities dates for the school year. Please look at them regularly for questions about calendar items.

September 8-September 13, 2025

Highland Ram Family,

Congratulations to Highland Student Athlete Spencer Van Orden! Spencer was chosen as Idaho Track & Field Gatorade Player of the Year for last school year 2024-25. This is among the top honors a high school athlete can achieve. He holds multiple state records and state titles. He also reached All-American status last school year placing at the Nike Outdoor Nationals. We are so proud of Spencer and all his hard work. He is among the most accomplished athletes to ever come through Highland. Great job Spencer Van Orden! For more information check out the following links...

PICTURE RETAKES AND STAFF PICTURES & BELL PHOTOGRAPHY Yearbook Pictures...Link to order pictures.

Picture retakes will be taken by Bell Photography on Monday 9/29/25. This will also be Staff Picture Day. These pictures are used for the yearbook, student school ID's, and Student Activity Cards'. Graduates will have the opportunity to submit their own photo for their yearbook picture.

HOMECOMING WEEK 9/8-9/13/25

Homecoming week is here! Below is a calendar of events. The Homecoming Football Game is on Saturday 9/13 at 11am at Highland Stadium v. Lake City. The Homecoming Dance is Saturday 9/13 at 8:30-11pm in the Highland Gym. Tickets for the Homecoming Dance are on sale now in the Bursar's office and are $25 a ticket. The theme for the dance is Cotton Candy Skies. Students can come purchase their Homecoming game party packs in Room B71. The cost is only $10 and you get a shirt, pom, and sunglasses. The Theme is cotton candy colors. You can use cash or Venmo!!! Friday we will be on our Homecoming Assembly Bell Schedule to introduce our Homecoming court to our students and have a pep rally.

Homecoming Assembly Bell Schedule Friday 9/12/25:

SOPHOMORE PSAT TEST DAY OCTOBER 15th, VIRTUAL DAY FOR FRESHMAN, JUNIORS, & SENIORS

Sophomore PSAT Test Day is October 15th. This day is a virtual day for Freshman, Juniors, and Seniors in order to accomodate for testing.

Juniors who are interested can pay for and take the exam. See the information below for interested Juniors.

Please contact Mrs. Santos-Smith with any questions.

PSAT Information for Juniors Who Are Interested:

Deadline to sign up and pay for exam: Friday, October 3, 2025.
Test date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
What is the PSAT? Why would I take this exam?
- The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) is given every October as an opportunity to become familiar with the content and process for the SAT. When testing results are utilized, they provide students feedback on their academic strengths and weaknesses necessary for college study as well as opportunities to explore career interests and access college searches.
Juniors are highly encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to take the PSAT test in order to provide them with National Merit Scholarship opportunities as well as additional preparation for the SAT college entrance exam that the juniors will take in April. This year both the PSAT and the SAT will be administered digitally.
How Do I sign-up to take the PSAT?
- Please visit the Counseling Center Junior Google Classroom (etkszsu) and fill out the Junior PSAT Registration Google form.
How will the PSAT be paid for?
- The cost of the PSAT is $18.00 and we will be using students’ Advanced Opportunities money to pay for the exam. The funds will be requested by our College and Career Advisors so students do not have to request funds themselves.

ATTENDANCE

Here is a short review of Highland's Attendance Procedures.

Excused Absences include:

Medical appointments (must provide a note from the Doctor). A parent/guardian has 3 days to provide medical documentation to the school following a medical visit in order to verify the absence, otherwise the absence will remain coded as “absent.”

Legal appointments (must provide documentation).
Virtual present (must have completed the process and been approved by administration).
School excused (a school directed and sponsored activity).
Student Absences at the Secondary Level

On a student's 6th unexcused absence they will receive their 1st truancy. At least once a week we run an attendance report and if a student has an additional absence since their last truancy, they will be issued another truancy. If a student continues to be absent, on their 4th truancy the following happens:

If the student is 15 years old or younger, they will be referred to the school resource officer for a citation and assigned a court date.
If the student is 16 years old or older, they will lose credit and be dropped from the class(es) in which they have 8 or more absences.

Every 5th tardy a student has in a class changes to an absence and a truancy.

Please make attendance a priority and please communicate with the school for emergencies or other events that arise that may prevent your student from attending. We do understand that there are reasons at times a student cannot attend in person but is still able to work virtually. The Highland Virtual Present Request Form is not a request for approval for long-term online work, but it is available to students who may need to miss school for personal reasons (funerals, extracurriculars outside of school, family events, etc). We do not use this for medically excused absences. This is only available to students who are passing classes and do not have attendance issues, like truancies. The form must be completed and approval granted from teachers and school administration prior to the days requested. Highland School Administration will email the student and parent/guardian with the decision regarding approval of a request. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THIS YEARS GRADUATING CLASS OF 2026

Events for this school year's potential graduates are already starting. Here are some dates to put in your calendar and keep track of...

Seniors there is a shared senior album on the Highland Instagram page. Please share your photos throughout the year.
Class of 2026, senior portraits for the yearbook are due Friday, February 13th. Head to yearbookshare.com and enter our school code: ramfam2026 to submit yours today!
Graduation is June 5th 1pm at The ICCU Dome.

Here is a google doc that will be updated weekly with important information and dates for our Class of 2026...

Class of 2026 Important Info & Dates

Please reach out to Principal Wallace with any questions.

HIGHLAND PARENT ADVISORY GROUP INTEREST

Our first Parent Advisory Meeting is coming up on Monday 9/22/25 at 3pm. Please fill out the Highland Parent Advisory Group Interest Form if you are interested in being a part of this group.

ACTIVITIES/ATHLETICS

FCCLA will have their first meeting Monday Sept. 8 right after school. They will be electing leadership positions.
Anyone Interested in joining the Highland Art club? The first meeting is today in Mr. Moysh's Room, Room C44, at lunch time. The club will meet every Monday after that in Mr. Moysh's until the end of the year.
If you are interested in ESPORTS…
- There will be an Esports meeting tomorrow, 9/9. It will be during lunch time in Room C-40. This meeting for all current members and those interested in joining our esports teams. We will be covering new information for this year, including the addition of new games such as Mario Kart, Marvel Rivals, and Rainbow 6."

Tuesday Highland Golf @ Canyon Springs Golf Course for the Canyon Ridge Invitational.
Tuesday 5:30pm Highland Freshman & JV Volleyball v. Rigby @ Highland Gym.
Tuesday 7pm Highland Varsity v. Rigby @ Highland Gym.

Wednesday 6pm Highland Girls JV Soccer v. Madison @ Highland Stadium.
Wednesday 7:30pm Highland Girls Varsity Soccer v. Madison @ Highland Stadium.
Wednesday 5:30pm Highland Boys JV Soccer @ Madison.
Wednesday 7pm Highland Boys Varsity Soccer @ Madison.

Thursday Highland Golf @ Highland Golf Course City Competition.
Thursday 4:30pm Highland Freshman Football v. Twin Falls @ Highland Stadium.
Thursday 7pm Highland JV Football v. Twin Falls @ Highland Stadium.

Friday Highland Cross Country @ IF Freeman Park for Tiger Grizz Invitational.
Friday 4pm Highland Girls Varsity Soccer v. Bishop Kelly @ Highland Stadium.
Friday 6pm Highland JV Boys Soccer v. Pocatello High School @ Highland Stadium.
Friday 7:30pm Highland Varsity Boys Soccer v. Pocatello High School @ Highland Stadium.

Saturday Highland Freshman Volleyball @ Shelley Freshman Tournament.
Saturday Highland Swimming @ Canyon Ridge Meet.
Saturday 11am Highland Varsity Football Homecoming Game v. Lake City @ Highland Stadium.
Saturday 8:30pm Highland Homecoming Dance $25 a ticket @ Highland Gym.