March 17-March 22, 2025

Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

Reminder that Spring Break is next week 3/24-3/29/25, students will not have school. Please enjoy your break and stay safe. 

Rebuilding of Highland High School starts today! We are very excited. To stay updated on what is happening and to check out the renderings of the new build, please visit the Rebuilding of Highland High School website. 

HIGHLAND DEBATE TAKES 2nd IN STATE!

Highland Debate took 2nd at State in a tiebreaker we won because of all those that qualified for state!!! Congratulations to Highland Debate! 

• Michael Bahe & Elijah Urrizaga broke into octofinals.

• Scar Maxwell & Sammy Mowrer broke into quarter finals.

• Mylee Martin made it to final rounds and took 3rd overall.

Again Congratulations to everyone! Great job Highland Debate!

EXTRACURRICULARS'

Highland Cheer Team Tryouts

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. 

Highland Choir

Friday 3/21-Wednesday 3/26/25. Highland Choir leaves on their Spring Break Choir Tour to Southern California.

Highland Speech

Good luck to Highland Speech at State Competition coming up.

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

Highland Tennis

Wednesday 3/18/25 3:30pm Highland Tennis @ Idaho Falls.  

Thursday 3/20/25 3:30pm Highland Tennis v. Rigby @ Capell Park. 

Friday 3/21/25 3:30pm Highland Tennis v. Hillcrest @ Capell Park.

Highland Baseball

Thursday 3/20/25 3:30pm Highland JV Baseball @ Idaho Falls. 

Friday 3/21/25-Saturday 3/22/25 Highland Varsity Baseball @ Rocky Mountain in Meridian, ID. 

Friday 3/21/25 Highland JV Baseball Double Header v. Blackfoot @ Halliwell Park. CANCELED

Highland Softball

Wednesday 3/19/25 3pm Highland Varsity Softball @ Century. Highland JV at 5pm. 

Friday 3/28/25 & Saturday 3/29/25 Highland JV Softball Double Header @ Rocky Mountain in Meridian, ID.

Friday 3/28/25 & Saturday 3/29/25 Highland Varsity Softball Double Header @ Rocky Mountain in Meridian, ID.

Highland Track & Field 

Friday 3/21/25 Highland Track & Field @ Canyon Ridge. 

HIGHLAND JUNIORS SAT and ISAT TESTING DAYS (FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE'S, & SENIORS-STAY AT HOME VIRTUAL DAY )

On April 9th the Juniors will be taking the SAT's at Highland. 

• To ensure that things run on time and smoothly they need to be HHS with a fully charged chromebook and checked into their assigned rooms by 830. Room assignments will be posted outside of the counseling center by Friday, March 21st. For students interested in taking a practice test there are instructions on how to access it posted to their counseling center google classroom. 

On April 16th the Juniors will be taking the ISAT's at Highland.

• The ISATs are a graduation requirement.  

• Students need to bring their charged chromebook with them and need to be at school ON TIME that morning.  

• The English ISAT requires wired headphones (bluetooth are not allowed).  If students have their own, they are encouraged to bring them.  If they don't, headphones will be provided for them.  

• Some students will need all day to complete the ISATs.  

• There will be a shorter than normal lunch break for students that day.  Please make sure your student has something to eat quickly during that time if they normally leave school during lunch.  

• Students who have not completed testing will need to stay at school during lunch time that day.   If your student utilizes school lunch there will be cold lunches provided. 

•  Once students have completed all required ISATs they will be allowed to leave school.  

On April 9th & 16th all Freshman, Sophomore's, and Seniors will stay home for a virtual day. 

• Construction has been made aware of the testing dates and we should NOT be impacted by excess noise that day. Please remind your learner to eat a decent breakfast, and try to get some adequate sleep the night before. 

AP TESTING CALENDAR

Attached here is the AP Testing Calendar. Please contact Mrs. Harvala with any questions. 

BOYS & GIRLS STATE APPLICATIONS

Girls and Boys State Reminder

The American Legion Auxiliary Girls and Boys State programs are one of a kind! Girls and boys from across the great state of Idaho come together, empower one another and learn how the government works in their state. Those in attendance will be eligible for certain awards and scholarships. 

Girls and boys interested in participating in Girls/Boys State must fill out the application and interview with members of the American Legion Auxiliary. After completion of both the application and interview, delegates will be selected and contacted with further instructions. For 

Girls State, please visit: https://www.idgirlsstate.org/ to complete the application. DEADLINE: April 1st

Girls State will be held in Nampa from June 15-20, 2025.

For Boys State DEADLINE: March 15th

Boys State will be held in Boise from June 15-20, 2025

Please see Mrs. Santos-Smith ASAP in the Counseling and Career Center for the application. There is a $100 fee to help cover the cost of food, transportation, lodging, etc.

Email Mrs. Santos-Smith with questions.

ATTENDANCE

Let's focus on attending on time, every class, every day. One of the biggest factors in student success is attendance. Please contact Principal Wallace with questions about attendance. Also, Please reach out to Principal Wallace prior to your student missing days for personal reasons-family vacations, funerals, club extracurriculars, etc. Here is the Highland Virtual Present Request Form you will need to fill out. Please reach out to Principal Wallace with any questions. 

COLLEGE & CAREER ADVISORS

Seniors: ISU Academic Signing Event is THIS Wed., 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, take your photo, and ply you with donuts, cheers, ISU swag, and morning beverages. Families and fans are also invited. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. Participating in this event does not commit you to Idaho State and participation is entirely voluntary. ISU is incredibly generous with scholarship money for Highland students and we want to celebrate you all. This is a feel-good event; we hope seniors and families will attend.

Fearless Future Scholarship – Highland Students Only!

The Fearless Future Scholarship provides a $1,000 scholarship just for Highland students, and which can be used for training, college, career technical education. All that’s required is a 60-second video uploaded to the Senior Google classroom (as an assignment) that answers two questions found in the assignment. Easy! The deadline has been extended to after the spring break – Friday, April 4th – because there has been so much going on at school. Go to the Fearless Future Scholarship assignment in the Senior Google classroom and start creating. The winner will be decided by a committee of faculty and staff. Mark your calendar for the deadline and don’t delay. If you have any questions, stop by and ask the CCAs in C-36. 

Looking Ahead to April

Don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves, but watch this newsletter for more information about:

> The Construction Combine, April 2nd & 3rd, at Home Depot

> The School District 25 Job Fair at Century High School, Monday, April 14th

> College of Technology Extravaganza, small group, all day, Tuesday, April 22nd

> End of April, students who want to take dual-credit math or science (for the first time) next school year will need to take an ALEKS math assessment and attain the required score. Students will absolutely know from their proposed academic plan for 25 - 26 if they need to take ALEKS to meet a pre-requisite. 

Spring break next week – woo hoo! Please do take a break because it will be a sprint to the finish when we get back and a blur of academics, activities, action.

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