February 24-March 1, 2025

Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

Finals for 2nd Trimester are this Wednesday 2/26/25 and Thursday 2/27/35. Wednesday we will have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd period finals and Thursday we will have 4th, 5th, and 0 hour finals. Students will not be allowed to check out during class time of a final, unless it's an emergency, to ensure that we are limiting distractions. Please contact school administration with any questions. 

Schedule Changes for Trimester 3

The schedule change request form for Trimester 3 is now open and the link has been posted in the Counselor's Google Classroom.   Make sure you are checking your email as this is the way your counselors will be communicating with you.  The form will close on the morning of the 25th. 

HIGHLAND TRIMESTER 2 EARLY GRADUATES

Highland has 39 seniors who will be graduating at the end of Trimester 2.  They will all have a checkout process that needs to be completed.  This process includes getting a signature from each of their teachers this trimester saying they have returned all class materials and will pass the course.  Additionally, they will need to return their chromebook, pay fees and make sure to update Infinite Campus with the Registrar's Office.  Please contact the registrar Mrs. Whitehead with any questions. Great job Seniors! We are so proud of you! Make sure and keep updated with what is happening for Seniors on the Seniors google classroom and at Class of 2025 Important Dates & Information .

EXTRACURRICULARS'

Highland Band

Good luck to the Highland Band students who are competing at the District Band Solo and Ensemble Festival today. This is a state qualifying event. We are cheering you on!

Highland Track & Field

Congratulations to Spencer Van Orden for taking 1st place in the 60m hurdles at the Simplot Games this past weekend, only .3 of a second off of the Simplot Games record and the 5th fastest time in the nation. As well as our girls 4x200m relay for winning the All Idaho Division, this team consisted of Milah Martin, Peyton Pieper, Reese Valentine, and Oakli Briscoe.

Anyone who is interested in participating in outdoor track and field needs to attend a MANDATORY meeting tomorrow, February 25th, either at lunch or after school in room C31 Mrs. Tiffany Smith’s Room.

Highland Dance Team

Congratulations to the Highland Dance Team who took 1st at districts and will be competing at State this Saturday, 3/1/25, at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, ID. Let's go Highland Lassies!

State Dance

Highland Cheer Team

If you are interested in trying out for our amazing Highland Cheer team for next school year, there are flyers with more information in Mrs. Orr’s room, Room C35. 

Good luck to Highland Cheer who competes in the state tournament this weekend on Friday, 2/28/25, at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, ID. Let's go Highland Cheer! 

State Cheer

Highland Boys and Girls Wrestling

Congratulations to Highland Boys and Girls Wrestling. Boys Wrestling took 2nd at districts and Sawyer Anderson and Brakken Johnston finished as district champions. Highland Boys Wrestling is taking 12 to state. In Girls Wrestling Anika Jablonski took 2nd at districts and Hallie Nash took 5th, earning both a trip to the state tournament. Great job to all wrestlers!

State Wrestling is this weekend, 2/27-3/1/25 here in Pocatello at the ICCU Dome. Good luck at state to all wrestlers!

State Wrestling

Highland Speech & Debate

Congratulations to Highland Speech and Debate who competed at districts and finished 2nd overall in Speech. Highland Speech qualified 22 out of 27 participants to state and 2 alternates. Debate qualified 13 participants to state. 

• Highland Speech District Champions:

  • Michael Bahe

  • Raine Chen

  • Mylee Martin

  • Maiya Niendorf

  • James Bradford

  • Elijah Urrizaga

  • Sammy Mowrer

  • Scar Maxwell

  • TJ Beebe

• Highland Debate District Champions:

• Michael Bahe

•  Mylee Martin

• Elijah Urrizaga

Good luck to Highland Speech and Debate Teams at State Competition!

State Debate is 3/14-3/15/25 at Kimberly High School. State Debate.

State Speech is 4/11-4/12/25 at Blackfoot High School. State Speech. 

Highland Boys Basketball

Tuesday 2/26/25 7pm Boys Basketball District Tournament vs. Rigby at Highland. Winner moves on in district tournament. Students have free entry with activity card. Come cheer on our Boys Basketball tomorrow night!

Highland Drama

Highland Drama opens their musical, Alice By Heart this Thursday the 27th.  Come see this hauntingly beautiful musical set in a London subway station during World War 2.Tickets are 7$ for students with their ID and $10 for General admission.

Also, Highland Drama is holding Auditions for another musical, Seussical the Musical, in 2 weeks on March 5th, 6th and 7th. March 5th is acting day, March 6th is choreography, and March 7th is Singing. Everyone who auditions will be a part of the show. Visit Director Van Noy for more details about each day in room E52.

Key Club Spring Blood Drive

Key Club is sponsoring a Blood Drive at Highland on Tuesday, March 11.  Students who are 16 and older can donate. 16-year-olds need to fill out a form with parent permission. Students who donate will receive a $10 gift card by email! See Ms. Frasure in room B67 to sign up or to get a permission slip. 

COLLEGE & CAREER ADVISORS

Idaho Opportunity Scholarship, Closes March 1st

The state of Idaho offers the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship grants up to $3,500 / year for up to four years for college to students who have demonstrated academic ability and who have submitted the FAFSA. The award is based on both merit and need. The scholarship is found on the Scholarship Idaho website, but it closes on Saturday, March 1st and the FAFSA has to be fully submitted by the same date. Learn more at the URL below.

https://boardofed.idaho.gov/scholarships/idaho-opportunity-scholarship/

Tech Expo at ISU for All Students  – Thurs., March 6th

ISU’s Tech Expo is the opportunity for Highland students to learn more about Idaho State’s College of Technology and their many – fabulous – programs. On Thursday, March 6th (next week!), we will take students to the Tech Expo at the ICCU Dome on ISU’s campus. The event is hand-on, engaging, and inspiring. Highland will take one bus to the event (50 students) for an hour. There are still spots available, but you have to sign up with the CCAs to join us and for your absence from school for that time period to be excused. Learn more at isu.edu/techexpo .Visit the CCAs in C-36 to get on the list.

Higher Ed + Morning for Juniors, March 12th

Every spring, Highland invites local colleges and universities as well as our military representatives, the Department of Labor, the tribes, local experts on apprenticeships, financial aid and scholarships to school to get the wheels of our junior students turning. It’s called Higher Ed + Morning. Juniors will choose three sessions from an array of offerings (eleven local colleges / training programs), plus professional presentations. It will take place during the first and second hours of Wednesday, March 19th and all junior students with classes at Highland in the morning are expected to participate.

Seniors: ISU Academic Signing Event, Wednesday, March 19th

If you are a senior, have been accepted to Idaho State University, and been awarded a grid scholarship upon your acceptance, we want to honor that achievement with an Academic Signing event on Wednesday, March 19th. During the 1st hour of classes, we will gather in the library, have you sign a certificate of achievement, and ply you with donuts, cheers, and morning beverages. Families and fans are also invited. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. 

Scholarship Season

Seniors, it’s Scholarship Season . . . now through about mid-April. Please apply to institutional scholarships, state scholarships, local scholarships, national scholarships. The Senior Google Classroom has a bounty of scholarships we know about, but students have to act. It takes some time and some work, but the benefits at the end can be huge and life-changing. Don’t leave scholarship money on the table. Ask the CCAs for help or visit us with your questions.

Juniors – DO Take the SATs ! ! ! !

There are juniors out there who know that the SATs will be offered at school on April 9th and are thinking that would be a great day to skip school. No! Don’t do it! Please – please – take your SATs. Those scores will be helpful to you in all kinds of ways. They can be used to assess your readiness for an apprenticeship, are used for placement in 2-year and 4-year training and college programs, and give you a sense of how you perform in a testing situation (because, for sure, there will be more and other tests you take in your life). Do a little preparation ahead of April 9th (just look for free SAT prep online) and do your best that day, which is all we can ask.

Construction Combine – April 2 & 3

Looking ahead, the annual Construction Combine will take place this year on Thursday and Friday, April 2nd and 3rd at Home Depot. Participating students will be introduced to a variety of trades and skills and can also demonstrate the skills they already have. Instructors will be local contractors who can identify students they might want to hire during the summer months. It’s a win-win. Students who want to participate have to be in good standing with strong attendance, and must commit to attend for all of both days. Each Pocatello high school only has a few slots. The application to participate is only open until March 21st, and the link to apply is below.

https://constructioncombine.org/locations/pocatello/

FAFSA Completion – We Can Do Better

Highlanders, right now we have a FAFSA completion rate of 36 percent. All I’m going to say is we can do better. The FAFSA is an assessment, but it’s also a gateway to financial aid and scholarships. Please get it done and if you have any questions at all, please the CCAs know and we will be glad to help.

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The second trimester will wrap this week. Gadzooks, it has zipped by. The rest of the year will be over in a shot, so buckle up and be ready to get things accomplished on your to-do list.

Your friendly neighborhood CCAs,

Alice Rowe

Sarah May Clarkson

C-36

CONTACT INFORMATION-HIGHLAND PHONE (208)237-1300
Highland High School Administration 

-Dr. Brad Wallace-Principal (wallacbr@sd25.us) phone ext.103

-Travis Bell-Assistant Principal/Athletic and Activities Director (belltr@sd25.us) phone ext.105

-Ed.S. Jena Wilcox-Assistant Principal (wilcoxje@sd25.us) phone ext.104

-Dr. 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

-Katie Schwartz (schwarka@sd25.us) phone ext.111

Attendance

-Mindy Murphy (murphymi@sd25.us) phone ext.115

-Sloane Lewis (lewissl@sd25.us) phone ext.135

Counseling Center 

-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-Ann Hilliard=students with last name L-R (hilliaca@sd25.us) phone ext.110

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

-Sarah May Clarkson=College & Career Advisor (clarksa@sd25.us) phone ext.123

-Alice Rowe=College & Career Advisor (roweal@sd25.us) phone ext.236

School Psychologist

-Amy Holloway (hollowam@sd25.us) 

IMPORTANT LINKS