Highland High School

TRIMESTER 1 2024-25

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.

October 7-October 12, 2024

Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

We are approaching midterms this week on Wednesday 10/9/24. We are halfway through the 1st Trimester of school for the 2024-25 school year. Make sure you are watching your students attendance and grades. Reach out to teachers, counselors and/or administration if you need support. We want everyone to have the opportunity to be successful. Also, October is Breast Cancer awareness month. During breast cancer awareness month, we promote cancer awareness, prevention, and recognize survivors! Last week we had a pink themed dress day and the theme for the student section at the football game was pink in order to recognize breast cancer awareness.

CONGRATULATIONS HIGHLAND GOLF!

Congratulations to Highland Golf! Rebekah Maughan placed 1st for the girls for the 2nd year in a row leading them to a district championship. Boys finished strong and took 2nd at districts. Both teams will be competing in the 6A State Golf Tournament this Friday 10/11 and Saturday 10/12, come cheer them on! The tournament is hosted here in Pocatello at the Highland Golf Course. Great job Highland Golf and congratulations to our teams and Coach Burrup and Coach Miller!

6A State Golf 2024

Utah State Visits Highland, Friday, Oct. 11th

Our admissions rep from Utah State University, Tad Sorenson, will be HERE, at Highland, this Friday, October 11th, from 11:30 to 1:30, in B-18 (Ms. Plato’s room). Utah State is a very popular college choice for Highland students and this will be a nice opportunity to get questions answered about the application process and how to enroll. Utah State will also be at the Portneuf Valley College / Life Fair, but it could be crowded. Interested students can visit with Tad on Friday here, and on Monday at the College / Life Fair.

Portneuf Valley College / Life Fair, October 14th

Interested juniors and seniors may attend the brand-new Portneuf Valley College / Life Fair on Monday, October 14th. But you have to sign up in the Junior or Senior Google classrooms because space is limited. In addition to all the Idaho colleges, there will be out-of-state colleges, military representatives, cosmetology programs, and career technical training strategies – more than 50 different presenters. The fair is at Pocatello High School and we will be taking students by bus there and back. Students may pack a lunch or the lunch ladies will stay open a little bit longer so you can grab. Students who are signed up are school excused and attendance will be taken. But you have to SIGN UP, here:

https://classroom.google.com/c/Mzc1NTMzMTM5NDky

Class code if you haven’t already visited the Senior Google classroom is:

2kre7ct

Seniors => Apply Idaho Day, Wed., October 16th

The college career advisors and other helpers will be assisting senior students with Apply Idaho on Wednesday, October 16th, in the library, during Government classes. Never fear if you don’t have Government this trimester: we have a list of those students and will call them to C-36.

Apply Idaho is the platform from which students can apply to 10 Idaho colleges and career technical institutions for free. We have been talking to seniors this week, asking them to be thoughtful in their research and application choices. In addition to Apply Idaho, we will encourage students to complete Scholarship Idaho AND the Idaho Launch application for in-demand careers. Between Apply Idaho, Scholarship Idaho, and Idaho Launch students have a ton of opportunities.

In preparation for Apply Idaho, we would ask students:

> To know their Social Security number (put it in a password-protected file in your phone, not a picture of it). Apply Idaho and Scholarship Idaho will ask for it. Good for seniors to know their S.S. # anyway.

> Consider what their program or their college major might be – and Undecided is also a perfectly acceptable option.

> Be thoughtful in your applications. We hope each senior will apply to at least one college or training program and will only apply to the schools for which they have a sincere interest.

Here is a link to the hand-out we have been giving out to seniors this week: URLs, information, more.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M0eO_G4V9aT_VNJnrc0SI8fQ6DVR6hoG/edit

U.S. Military Academy at West Point

There will be an information session for students and families interested in application to / service at West Point:

Tuesday, Oct. 15th

6 to 7 pm

Salt Lake City area

RSVP at: https://apply.westpoint.edu/register/MillcreekUT

Let us be helpful.

College career advisors

Alice Rowe

Sarah May Clarkson

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COLLEGE & CAREER ADVISORS RECOGNIZED

The Highland College & Career Advisors were recognized by the Idaho State Board of Education with their outstanding service to students. Specifically, they increased Highland student FAFSA applications by more than 14%! Thank you Mrs. Clarkson and Mrs. Rowe for your dedication to helping students prepare for their goals after high school. You are the best!

PICTURE RETAKES

Picture retakes will be taking place tomorrow, Tuesday 10/8/24. Students, come ready to get your picture taken if you need a retake. This will go into the yearbook.

KEY CLUB: BLOOD DRIVE

Key Club is sponsoring a blood drive at Highland tomorrow, Tuesday 10/8/24. It will be in the Media Center - not in the gym. Students who are 16 and older can donate. Sixteen-year-olds need parent permission. Students who donate will receive a $10 Amazon gift card by email! Contact Ms. Frasure (frassura@sd25.us) today in room B67 to sign up and get a permission slip.

NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY

Wednesday, 10/9/24, National Honors Society has a meeting for all new members in Ms. Baird's room, room B23 at lunch. The National Honors Society Induction will take place on Monday 10/14/24 at 6:30pm in the Highland Auditorium.

HIGHLAND COMMUNITY TRUNK OR TREAT PUT ON BY HIGHLAND STUDENT LEADERSHIP, CLUBS, ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES

Come enjoy a trunk or treat on October 23rd from 6:30-7:30pm put on by Highland Clubs, Activities, and Sports! Highland High School 1800 Bench Road in front of the school. Use gravel parking lot to park and then walk across the street to the trunk or treat.

COLLEGE & CAREER ADVISORS

Juniors and seniors, have you seen the invitation to attend the Portneuf Valley College / Life Fair in your Google classrooms? It is Monday, October 14th, and we will take students by bus to and from the event. Students need to sign up because space is limited. Please go to the Google classrooms or stop by to talk to the CCAs in C-36.

For all the important information from the College & Career Advisors please click on the following link....

Highland College and Career Advisors -Weekly Update

FROM THE HIGHLAND REGISTRAR

Parents in an effort to keep you up to date with information from Highland High School we encourage you to have an Infinite Campus Parent account.

The Infinite Campus Parent Portal allows parents to login and access their student's grades, class attendance, assignment information and related messages from the school and teachers. When you create your account you will be linked to all of your students district wide no matter what SD#25 school they attend. The parent portal is designed to increase communication with teachers, allow you to check progress, see what's due and when, and to help give you more tools to ensure that your student is successful in school.

If you would like to activate your account please email Elaine Whitehead, HHS Registrar, at whitehel@sd25.us and she will get your individualized login credentials to you. After your initial account creation you can download the Portal App. so have up to the minute access.

If your phone number, email or physical address has changed please make sure to update it with Highland High School.

You can verify your information in Infinite Campus by clicking on the more tab.

To update your phone number or email address: please call the Registrar's Office at 208-237-1300 ext. 3 to update information

To update your physical address: please provide 2 current proofs of residency to the Registrar from the list below.

Acceptable Proof of Residency (The document must bear the parent or legal guardian's full name and residential/service address where the parent or legal guardian resides with the student must be submitted (no PO Boxes).)

· Valid Idaho driver's license, Idaho Identification Card, Tribal Identification Card, or Idaho Motor Vehicle Registration

· Real estate deed or mortgage documents

· Property tax bill

· Residential lease or rental agreement, including Section 8 agreement or off-base military housing (must be on letterhead or Rental Company stationary).

· Current Utility Bill (Gas, Electric, water) with name, date and service address. Disconnect notices will not be accepted.

Kindly,

Elaine Whitehead

Highland High School Registrar

Phone (208)237-1300

Fax (208)237-1350

EXTRACURRICULARS'

Congratulations to our Highland Cross Country team for hosting the Bob Conley Invite at the Portneuf Wellness Complex last weekend. They had over 100 teams that participated. An amazing event!

Student Leadership is putting on the Girls Flag Football (Powder Puff) game this Friday at 7:30pm at Highland Stadium. This is always a fun event. Come cheer on our Seniors vs. our Juniors.

The district tournament for Girls and Boys Soccer starts this Saturday 10/12/24. Who plays who when and where depends on how our teams do this week.

SOPHOMORE'S & JUNIORS WHO SIGN UP=PSAT EXAM-OCTOBER 23rd (VIRTUAL DAY 9,11,12 GRADES)

On October 23rd all Highland Sophomore's have the opportunity to take the PSAT Exam at Highland. Juniors who want to take it can also sign up to do so in order to prepare them for the SAT they will take in April. Freshman, Juniors who do not want to take the PSAT, and Seniors will stay home and have a virtual day of school that day.

If you are a Junior and would like to take the PSAT to qualify for National Merit or to prepare for the SAT that is given; in the spring, you will need to sign up in the Junior Counseling Center Google classroom (ljnspeq) and complete the form to request an exam or you may use the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DzI59U6ayyiqwJdmAZ7n2CYoLGyX4Cyod7GT2kGfJbU/edit

As mentioned before, the benefits of taking the exam include an opportunity to become familiar with the content and testing process for the SAT. When testing results are utilized, they provide students feedback on their academic strengths and weaknesses as well as opportunities to explore career interests, access college searches and help with placement for training or college programs.

Students and guardians can learn more about the digital PSAT by watching the following video: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt?navId=gh-pn

More information will follow in the next couple of weeks including time, location, what to bring etc.

CLASS OF 2025 IMPORTANT EVENTS

For parents of graduates and graduates, class of 2025. We keep a live google doc that is updated each week with all the dates and information important for graduates to know. Please review it and use it a resource to find out anything important pertaining specifically to the Class of 2025. Reach out to Principal Wallace with any additional questions.

Senior portraits are due February 14th, 2025. Contact Mrs. Smith or any yearbook student if you have questions.

Class of 2025 Important Dates & Information

DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMEN

Attention Junior girls graduating in the Class of 2026:

Registration for the Pocatello/Chubbuck Distinguished Young Women program is open now at https://distinguishedyw.org/idaho/pocatello-chubbuck

Distinguished Young Women is a scholarship program available to all Junior girls residing in Bannock County. The 12 week program will begin on Wednesday, January 8th with a Parent Meeting at 8pm at the Idaho Central Credit Union Administration Building. Please attend this meeting to receive further information about the program and practice schedules.

The DYW of Pocatello/Chubbuck Finals Program will be held at the Stephens Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, April 9th and Thursday, April 10th this year. $21,000 will be awarded to participants that night. If you are interested in participating, please register online or contact the Chairman, Kayla Cruz at (208)241-7671 or follow DYW of Pocatello/Chubbuck on Instagram and send us a DM.