Announcements 10/25/22

Highland Hills Middle School Announcement for Tuesday, October 25, 2022

To all of our HHMS Families,    The holiday season is quickly approaching.  Highland Hills recognizes some of our families may be in need of assistance for the holidays. We are offering a limited number of food boxes filled with everyday food items to help supplement over winter break. If you are interested in a food box or have other needs for the holidays, and have not applied elsewhere, please indicate on the form provided. Please click the link below if you are interested.  The deadline is Friday, October 28th.                https://forms.gle/EBMSPeCfPzG1gUgo7

 

• Did you know donating just 3 pairs of gently worn shoes can be used to provide clean water for a community for a lifetime?  The HHMS Student Council wants your gently used shoes to help this mission.  So… trick or treat… smell our feet… give us some gently used shoes for other people’s feet! So that they can drink clean water for the rest of their lives.

 

Upcoming Important Info:

• Tuesday, November 8 (Election Day) – No students today

  • 5th/6th Grade Parent Teacher Conferences

  • 7th/8th Grade Professional Development

  • There will not be any afterschool activities going on today.

• Wednesday, November 9 (Early Release Day/PD Day for HHMS Staff)

  • Students will dismiss at 1:45 and arrive home 2 hours earlier than normal. Students will be asynchronously learning for the rest of the day.

  • There will not be any afterschool activities going on today.

• November 23 – 25 (Thanksgiving Break)

 

• The United States Marine Corps “Toys for Tots” Christmas Campaign is in full swing.  Please donate a new, unwrapped toy and place it in the white box in front of Officer Shultz’s office in the Commons.  We will collect toys up until December 5th.  Thank you in advance!

 

• HHMS is thrilled to once again host an in-person Veterans Day ceremony! On Nov 11, we will have the 7th/8th ceremony at 10 AM, and the 5th/6th ceremony at 11 AM. Students will be bringing home an invitation for family members who are veterans, active duty, or reserves who would like to attend our ceremony. Please return the RSVP to your student’s social studies teacher by November 4. Contact Ms. Benning at rbenning@nafcs.org with any questions.

 

 

• The 22-23 yearbook is now on sale! You can get the yearbook for a special early-bird price of only $30 if you order before January. Visit www.yearbookforever.com to order your yearbook today!

 

 

• The following buses are not running for HHMS on Tuesday, October 25th

  • Bus #17-9, Gina Reynolds ~ Route #17, Slot #23

  • Bus #20-6, Marnie Shallers ~Route #1, Slot #8

  • Bus #17-5, Susan Hotaling ~ Route #37, Slot #31

 

Upcoming Spirit Days for Red Ribbon Week

• October 31: Scare Drugs Away – Halloween Day (no masks/school appropriate/no inflatables)

• November 1: Your Choices are the Key to your Dreams – PJ Day

• November 2: Team Up Against Drugs – Favorite Team Day

• November 3: Drugs Can’t Find Me – Camo Day

• November 4: You have the Power to Walk Away from Drugs – SuperHero Day

 

• The Highland Hills Middle School Spirit Wear online store has been launched and will remain opened until November 7th until 6pm.  The direct link for the store is: https://323ink.chipply.com/HHMS/

 

Floyd Central Theatre presents The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    November 11 -13

    November 18 – 20

 

Athletics Announcements (We also have an athletic bulletin board located in the Commons near the pool)

 

• The girls cross country awards banquet will be held October 27th at HHMS cafeteria. Doors will open at 5:30 and the awards presentation will start at 6pm.  Please bring your clean uniform in a zip lock bag labeled with your name and grade to turn in.

 

 

Clubs (We have a club bulletin board located in the Commons near the pool)

• Art Club ~ Meets until 5:00pm in A251, the second floor science lab.  Taylor Hannon will be the club sponsor.  thannon@nafcs.org

Group One –  11/2/22; 11/16/22; 12/7/22; 1/11/23; 1/25/23; 2/8/23; 3/1/23; 3/15/23; 4/12/23; 4/26/23; 5/10/23; 5/24/23

Group 2 – 10/26/22; 11/9/22; 11/30/22; 12/14/22; 1/18/23; 2/1/23; 2/22/23; 3/8/23; 4/5/23; 4/19/23; 5/3/23; 5/17/23; 5/24/23

 

• Book Club ~ will take place on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:00PM in the Library.

  • Please fill out the attached interest inventory if you are interested.

  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpvdwtNKovt_CqjPLZ1hYKZs8hXXg7-i3eBY9rbIK4acTHEw/viewform?pli=1

• 5th/6th Grade ~ November 15, December 13th

• 7th/8th Grade ~ October 25th; November 29; December 20

• Campus Life  – for 5-8th grades meets on every Wednesday after school until 5:00pm in the cafeteria. Campus Life is a positive place where students can have fun with friends, talk about relevant issues, and be heard without judgment. It’s a place where you will be challenged to make good decisions and lead in a positive way here at HHMS.  See Kevin Becht with any questions @ kbecht@yfc.net

 

• Chess club ~ will meet on Tuesdays after school until 5:00.  We will meet in Mrs. Schroeder’s room (A244).  No experience required.  See Mrs. Milliner amilliner@nafcs.org or Mrs. Schroeder jschroeder@nafcs.org if you have any questions.

 

• Debate Club Just a reminder that the debate club will meet Thursdays after school until 4:30 in room A123.  The debate club will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays through quarter 2.  Please see Mrs. Stewart if you have any questions. Nov.3

  • Nov. 17

  • Dec. 1

  • Dec. 15

• Dungeons and Dragons club will start meeting on Thursdays in the cafeteria.  Please have your parents here to pick you up at 5:00.

 

• FCA ~   Meets on Tuesdays.  Everyone is welcome to join us.  Please contact Chris or Liz Smith with any questions (cesmith@nafcs.org or esmith@nafcs.org).

  • Tuesday, October 25th will be an FCA Leadership meeting at 8:00 am in Mr. Smith’s classroom (C183).

• Intramurals start this week.  Intramurals is for any student who is interested in playing different sports. Any questions, please see Ms. Fox or Mr. Michell. Students can enter the gym through door 28. Doors OPEN @ 7:30am

  • Our 7th and 8th graders meet on Thursday mornings from 7:30 – 8:35AM.

  • Our 5th and 6th graders meet on Friday mornings from 7:30 –  8:35AM.

  • The first semester schedule is posted on the club board.

•  Intramurals for 1st semester

• Journalism Club ~  We will meet weekly on Wednesdays in room A185 from 4-5pm.    This is open to all 5-8 grade students and we will be learning the basics of journalism while attending events, conducting interviews and taking pictures to put in the publication we will produce.     If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Taggart at staggart@nafcs.org.

• Robotics Club Sign-ups:

  • The Highland Hills robotics club is now accepting sign-ups for the 2023 competition season. This year the program will focus on building and programming robots to compete in the VEX IQ Slapshot competition.

  • Due to limited availability this year’s sign-ups are only open for 6th/7th & 8th grade students.

  • Practices will be held after school from 4-5:30pm.

  • Sign-up sheets are available for pickup in the front office. If you are interested in joining the club then please have the form signed by your parent / guardian by November 2nd.

  • Acceptance letters will go out on November 4th.

• Sign Language (ASL) Club will continue to meet in the Safety Net Room (across from the cafe’) every other Tuesday from 8:15am.  See Deana Schaffer if you have any questions – dschaffer@nafcs.org

  • Here are the dates for our ASL Club meetings:

    • November 1

    • November 15

    • November 29

    • December 13

    • January 10

    • January 24

    • February 14

    • February 28

    • March 14

    • April 11

    • April 25

    • May 9

    • May 23

• Sudoku club –  will meet on Thursdays in Room A342 after school until 5:00.  Students in grades 5-8 are welcome to join.  Anyone interested should email Mrs. Jenkins (kjenkins@nafcs.org) for more information.

• Student Council Meetings with Ameilla Dusch and Amy Hucker ~ Room A386 ~  after school until 4:30.  This is the student council group that was picked last spring.

• • November 10 (Thursday)

  • December 8 (Thursday)

• Theatre club

Extra!  Extra!  Headline from Mrs. Scott!

Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City…this spring….. HH Theatre Arts will present…. Disney’s NEWSIES Jr.!!!

“Seize the Day” with HHMS Theatre Arts!  Auditions for Newsies Junior will be in FEBRUARY!

Join the theatre Google Classroom for more info: womtbf2

 

Good luck to any of our Jaguars that perform or play this evening.  Remember to go out and have a kind heart, a fierce mind, and a brave spirit.  Have a great afternoon.

 

OTHER Announcements

 

• Lunch Menu Links:

  • My School Menus Website (also has a phone app that can be downloaded): https://www.myschoolmenus.com/instance/1091/district/1105

  • Food & Nutrition Website (these menus are more printer friendly)*Scroll past the meal prices and click the arrows to access August: https://www.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/index.php?sid=2004121741184394&page=menus

  • Click on the Free & Reduced Meal Application Tab to access the form: https://www.nafcs.k12.in.us/food-nutrition-services/

 

• HHMS Bus Info:

  • Bus Information 2022-23

 

• Bus ID Pass: There is a $2.00 charge for any reprints of the Z-Pass

• Students, just a reminder that you should be scanning your bus pass as you get on and off of your bus.  This is helpful in an emergency situation for us to know who is on the bus.  It is NOT required to have a bus pass at this time.  Please be patient with us as we need to get passes out to our new students.  Thank you

 

   

• Volunteering in the building/field trips/guest speakers will require a criminal background check each school year.   Here is the google link for Background check – https://forms.gle/vuLRRKRZkPSoFydn7

 

• If you are anticipating being out of school for more 2 or more consecutive days, stop by the office to pick up a green Absence form from Mrs. Burger.

 

• Car Rider Reminder – please pull you vehicle all the way up (bumper to bumper) so that we can get as many cars in as possible when loading and unloading.

 

• No Students should be walking in the parking lot unless with adult supervision.  Thank you

Car Rider Pick-up and Drop Off

All car riders dropping off or picking up students will enter the Indian Creek Lane entrance (NOT our main entrance).  The front is for Buses and Staff Parking only.  Once you pass the tennis courts, you will use:

• Morning drop-off:

• To alleviate congestion on the main road in the morning, we will allow vehicles to use either the upper or lower car rider lines to drop off their students based on traffic flow.

• Only 5th-grade students will be allowed to go straight to their classroom at 8:40am.

• All 6th, 7th, & 8th-grade students using the upper car rider line will use the back stairwell with supervision to walk down to the Commons/Cafe’/Gym.  These students should NOT stop at their locker or their classrooms unsupervised.

• Please stay in your lane and remain in that lane.  If you are in the right lane, that will be taking you up to the upper car rider line.  If you are in the left lane, that will take you to the lower car rider lane.  For safety measures, you should NOT switch lanes at the 3-way stop.

• Don’t release students from your vehicle until 8:40am in both the upper and lower car rider lines. This is for their safety.

 

• Afternoon pick-up:

  • The right-hand lane to enter the Upper Car Rider Circle (5th & 6th  Grade ONLY)

  • The left-hand lane to use the Lower Car Rider Circle (for vehicles that have any 7th or 8th Grade students)

• All vehicles will NEED to stop at the 3-Way stop in the back.  (We are still waiting on the white lines to be painted)

• Both lanes will exit using the side parking lot (orange below)

• Cars attempting to enter the front entrance will be directed to the Indian Creek Lane for drop off.  We appreciate your cooperation.

• If you arrive at HHMS at 9:00, you need to use the front entrance and walk your student in for a Tardy pass. (The back doors will be locked for safety reasons)

 

 

 

Highland Hills is actively seeking adult volunteers to join our Mentor Mii Program. If you are interested in becoming a mentor for a student in need, please reach out to Nicole Smith nsmith@nafcs.org. This would involve meeting with a student once a week for approximately 30 minutes.