POCATELLO KIWANIS & SILVER CREEK GIVES DONATIONS HELPS HIGHLAND STUDENTS
Highland received a donation of $1500 from the Pocatello Kiwanis Club for helping students in need from the school. We are very appreciative of this support. Several students have already benefited from this donation impacting their life in positive ways. Thank you again to Pocatello Kiwanis Club for you support of Highland students.
Silver Creek Gives also provided a donation of $500 focused on helping with the school pantry that have food, clothing, and hygiene supplies for students in need. Thank you Silver Creek Gives that includes Silver Creek Realty Group Realtors, Silver Creek Realty Group Owners, the Doughty Family, and their Title Company Affiliates-Pioneer, Flying S, and AmeriTitle. Thank you for your support and care of Highland students.
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A FOCUS ON CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
Highland uses several different areas of feedback that help drive decisions for improvement. One of those areas is data. Attached here is a sheet of data that Highland keeps and reviews regularly to identify areas that need focus for improvement. Please reach out to Principal Wallace if there is an area of data that you think would be beneficial for the school to collect that could impact improvement. To review all the data, please click on the different tabs provided.
Highland also has a Parent Advisory Group that meets once a month to help drive improvement. This group starts meeting today. The agenda and minutes from this team are found in a link to the right under the heading
Highland Parent Advisory Group Agenda/Minutes.
Highland also has a Building Leadership Team. This team is made up of the schools department chairs, some additional teachers, counselors, media specialist, student leadership advisor, and school administration. This team also meets monthly and the agenda and minutes from their meeting along with members of the team can be found in the following links found in the right column of this newsletter:
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EXTRACURRICULARS'
Congratulations to Varsity Football. They are off to an amazing 3-0 start beating 2 teams from Nevada and a team from Oregon. This Saturday they play at Lake City High School in Coeur d'Alene at 11am.
Please check the Highland Athletics and Activities Calendar for the most up-to-date schedule of events.
Homecoming week is scheduled for September 16-September 21st with the Homecoming Football Game at Highland Stadium versus Thunder Ridge High School on Friday September 20th.
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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.
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HOMECOMING WEEK NEXT WEEK 9/16-9/21/24
Next week is Homecoming Week! Student Leadership has planned a fun filled week. Here is a calendar with what is planned.
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ATTENDANCE MATTERS
Each week we will pose some common challenges and questions we face with attendance and provide answers.
This week we will examine attendance at other buildings or in other programs outside of Highland High School.
Attendance for students who travel to Calvary Chapel for Band, Orchestra, or Choir is taken and recorded by Highland High School. Attendance for students who travel to ISU, PV-TEC, or even Seminary are not taken nor recorded by Highland High School. Each of those organizations keeps their own attendance records. These organizations are separate from Highland High School. For questions about attendance at ISU, PV-TEC, or Seminary, you must contact those organizations directly. Highland cannot help with attendance at those facilities.
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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.
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