Highland Newsletter 9/16-9/21/24

                                    HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Trimester 1, 2024-25 School Year

Dear Highland Parent, Student, and Ram Supporter,

CALENDARS                   

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

• Highland Academic Calendar
• Highland Sports/Activities Calendar

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CONSTITUTION DAY 9/17/24

Tomorrow is Constitution Day and part of our instructional time in classes tomorrow will be spent on the Constitution of the United States of America.

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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALIST

Congratulations to Trevor Lintvedt who was recognized as a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. This is an amazing accomplishment and we are so proud of Trevor and the hard work he has put in to be recognized. He exemplifies what it means to live the RAM Attitudes. Congratulations Trevor!

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JOHN MCCARTHY MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT-

LOOKOUT CREDIT UNION & COLE CHEVROLET

A huge thank you to Lookout Credit Union and Cole Chevrolet for putting on the John McCarthy Memorial Golf Tournament this summer. This brought in $33,000 split between Highland, Century, and Pocatello High Schools. We greatly appreciate this support that has a major impact on helping fund our extracurricular programs. 

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HIGHLAND HOMECOMING WEEK

Homecoming week is here. We are excited for a fun filled week and for our football team to finally play at home. Thank you to student leadership who has worked hard to plan a great week. Homecoming dance tickets are now on sale in the Bursar’s Office. Tickets are $20 each. The dance will be this coming Saturday, September 21st from 8:30pm-11pm here at Highland. Tickets at the door are $5 more so buy them now. Our Homecoming Assembly recognizing our Homecoming Court will be Friday afternoon. The bell schedule is provided below along with a calendar of the activities for the week.

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TANNER CLARK ASSEMBLY

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25 in conjunction with the Kind Community are sponsoring a guest speaker that will come speak to students in an assembly on Thursday 9/19/24. Tanner Clark is an international motivational speaker who has spoken to thousands of high school, middle school, and elementary school students to help them find their One Second of Strength to ditch their digital devices, reconnect in real life, and embrace their self-worth to reclaim their happiness.

  

Thursday Bell Schedule:

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EXTRACURRICULARS'

Home events for Homecoming week include:

Monday 9/16: Girls Soccer vs. Thunder Ridge JV at 6pm & Varsity at 7:30pm @Highland Stadium.

Tuesday 9/17: Volleyball vs. Century Freshman & JV at 5:30pm & Varsity at 7pm @Highland Gym. 

Thursday 9/19: Volleyball vs. Canyon Ridge Freshman & JV at 5:30pm & Varsity at 7pm @Highland Gym.

Thursday 9/19: Boys Soccer vs. Skyline JV at 6pm & Varsity at 7:30pm @Highland Stadium.

Friday 9/20: Varsity Football vs. Thunder Ridge at 7pm @Highland Stadium.

Saturday 9/21: Marching Band & Color Guard at 12pm @Highland Stadium.

Saturday 9/21: Boys Soccer vs. Canyon Ridge Varsity at 11am & JV at 12:30pm @Century Stadium.

Saturday 9/21: Homecoming Dance $20 per person, $25 at the door, 8:30pm-11pm @Highland.

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SOPHOMORE PSAT EXAM-OCTOBER 23rd

The PSAT exam is on October 23rd. All Sophomores are signed up to take the test by the District Office.

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.

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FROM THE REGISTRAR

Plan ahead now for a STEM DIPLOMA DESIGNATION

The Idaho Legislature passed a bill allowing for a STEM designation to be included on a student’s high school diploma.  Students who successfully complete all graduation requirements established by the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District may receive a high school diploma designated as a STEM diploma if they meet the following criteria:

·         Complete eight (8) credits in mathematics

·         Complete eight (8) credits in science

·         Complete five (5) additional credits of the student’s choice in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics.

Seniors who are interested in applying for the STEM diploma designation can see the Registrar for an application.  Applications must be completed and returned to the Registrar prior to May 1, 2025. All students who qualify for the STEM designation will receive a seal on their diploma, notation of designation on their final transcript, cords to wear at graduation and the opportunity to apply for a $3,000 scholarship. 

STEM Diploma Scholarships: OPENS: February 10, 2025 - DUE: April 6, 2025 Award Notifications: May 5, 2025

Students in Idaho who earn a STEM Diploma are eligible to apply for one of ten, $3,000 scholarships provided they will be attending an Idaho post-secondary institution, including career technical schools, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. The STEM Scholarships will be offered in the following fields: Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture, Computer Science/Technology, Engineering, Food Sciences, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and General STEM (2). Applications can be found at this link:  Idaho STEM Action Center

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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. 

We have a Class of 2025 Group Photo taking place at 11:30am on Wednesday 9/18 at the Highland Stadium. This will be the only group photo, no retakes. 

Class of 2025 Important Dates & Information 

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COLLEGE & CAREER ADVISORS/COUNSELORS

Each grade is assigned a Google Classroom where important information is provided along with forms for schedule changes and more. Here are the assigned google classroom codes:

Freshman-adkvm3s

Sophomores-etkszsu

Juniors-ljnspeq

Seniors-2kre7ct

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DEMOLITION/PREPARATION FOR REBUILD

They are starting demolition of the remaining parts of the school that were impacted by the fire including the old wrestling room and welding shop. Students who are walking by the north parking lot, by the Tennis Courts to the bus stop, to Gateway building, or crossing the street to Seminary, please, be alert and careful. A dump truck full of debris cannot stop on a dime. If you see it coming, please let it pass before continuing along or crossing the street. Please stay safe. 

Our amazing school board of trustees and district administration have been hard at work along with a committee of administrators, teachers, Highland parents, and community members in planning and designing the rebuild of the parts of Highland High School that was burned down. The goal is that the new areas for rebuild will be opened for the 2027-28 school year. Please contact Principal Wallace with any questions or concerns.

Highland Rebuild Design and Information

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Highland High School Administration (208)237-1300

-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 (208)237-1300

-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)