Announcements 4-16-24

Highland Hills Middle School Announcement for Tuesday, April 16, 2024

 

ILEARN Testing Dates (Remaining days)

• April 16 & 17 (5th – 8th Grade Math) *Testing 9am – 11am
• April 22, 23, & 24 (5th – 8th Grade English/Language Arts) *Testing 9am – 11am
• April 29 & 30 (6th Grade Science) 
• April 29 (5th Grade Social Studies)

For Math & ELA, we will test 9:00am – 11:00am and then run our schedule on a 2-hour Delay.  Students need to get a good night’s sleep and have their Chromebooks fully charged. 

 

Lunch Schedule on testing days (except Science & SS):

 

11:30 – 12:00	6th Gr Lunch
12:09 – 12:39	7th Gr Lunch
12:51 – 1:21	8th Gr Lunch
1:30 – 2:00	5th Gr Lunch

 

End of the Year Dates:

• May 7 – eLearning Day (Students will be Asynchronous learning) 

• 6th Grade ~ Science Center w/teams 9:10 – 2:10 each day

• • May 8 – Jenkins/M. Blaylock/Hucker & Z. Raines/A. Perkins/ Broadus
  • May 9 – Hubert/Abel/McCormick & Blaylock/Beaver
  • May 10 – Copelli/Spitznagel/Taggart & Matthews/Lopp/Miller

• 7th Grade ~ JA Finance Park Field Trip w/Math Class 9am – 2pm

• • May 15 – Boling, E. Smith, B. Blaylock
  • May 16 – Noble
  • May 17 – Brown

• Field Day(s)

• Thursday, May 23

• • • • 8th Grade: 9:25 – 11:30)*go to 3rd period
      • 7th Grade: 1:25 – 3:30)*go to 7th period

• Friday, May 24 (switch lunches) 

• • • • 6th Grade: 10:00 – 12:20 (lunch 1:10 – 1:40)
      • 5th Grade: 1:25 – 3:30*return to room to get backpacks (lunch 12:20 – 12:50)

• Memorial Day ~ Monday, May 27th ~ No School

• End of the Year Finals

• • Tuesday, May 28 – ELA/SS/Electives
  • Wednesday, May 29 – Science/Math

• This is a Google folder in which we will keep flyers that are sent to the district to share with our parents:  Community Information  (Announcements)

 

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

• Congratulations on our Highland Hills Boys Track team for earning 1st place against Scribner, Hazelwood, and Christian Academy at yesterday’s track meet.  

• HHMS Baseball ~ The 8th Grade HHMS Jaguars Green delivered an impressive performance against the Corydon Panthers last night!
• Owen Howard delivered a stellar complete game on the mound, tallying 8 strikeouts and allowing 0 earned runs!
• Clayton Monroe was on fire at the plate, batting a perfect 4-4!
• A fantastic team effort, boys! Let’s keep the momentum going!

• HHMS Volleyball camp
  • When: Mondays and Wednesdays: April 22,24, 29, May 1,6,8
  • Where: HHMS
  • Time: CURRENT 5th-7th graders 4:00-5:30
  • CURRENT K-4th graders 5:45-7:00
  • COST: $80 (Official size volleyball included)
  • Click here to sign up

 

• Here is the link to the year-round spirit gear store. Jaguar Store

 

• Attention any 8th-grade girl interested in playing soccer or being a team manager for soccer at FC – there will be a player/parent meeting on April 24th at 6pm at Floyd Central.  

 

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

• All Pro Dads ~ Email Rob Holtzmann with questions rob@theinsuranceartist.com

• • May 17

 

• • Best Buddies Club ~ 

• Questions contact:  Charly Tunison  ~ ctunison@nafcs.org

• Best Buddies of Highland Hills will be holding the annual Friendship Walk on Sunday, April 21st here at Highland Hills.  We will be walking to support Inclusion and supporting all the Best Buddies here in our New Albany Floyd County Schools.  The event is open to the public and everyone is welcome to register to walk for HHMS Best Buddies.  You do not need to donate to register to walk.  Click on the link below to join us. Then click Join Team and type in HHMS Best Buddies Register (Indianapolis) – Best Buddies Friendship Walk

• Book Club ~ Meets the last Monday of the month from 8:00 – 8:40am.   See Mrs. Woten with any questions @ awoten@nafcs.org Happy Reading!
  • Monday, April 29
  • Monday, May 20

 

• Bowling Club:  Matches @ Blackiston Bowl. One match a week (Mondays) and practices (optional) every Sunday (no practices or matches during spring break) .  If interested, please email Chris McCue @ christopher.d.mccue@gmail.com.  No experience is needed, all skill levels are welcome to join. Chris McCue – 502-608-4278

 

• Campus Life  ~ for 5-8th grades meets on every Wednesday after school until 5:00pm in the cafeteria.  See Kevin Becht with any questions @ kbecht@yfc.net  

 

• HHMS Dazzler Try-outs
  • Dazzler tryouts will be held May 9 and 10 in the gym, 4:00 – 5:30pm. Parent meeting immediately following on the 10th. Please bring water and tennis shoes, no sports physical required.

 

• FCA – The Fellowship of Christian Athletes club  ~ in Mrs. Boehnlein’s room- A201. This club is open to all Highland Hills students. If you plan to attend, then please enter through Door #1. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Boehnlein.
  • April 25
  • May 9
  • May 23

 

• NAFCS Fishing Team will meet on April 15th at 5:00pm in E101@ Floyd Central.  Anglers, please bring a fishing rod and potential baits for the upcoming April tournament.  Sponsorship money is due, please bring it to the meeting.  

 

• INTRAMURALS are for any 5th – 8th grader that is interested in playing different sports before school. 
  • You enter the gym through door #28.   
  • 7th and 8th grade INTRAMURALS for 2nd Semester

7th and 8th grade are on Thursdays from 7:30 – 8:40 

If there is a 2 hour delay or a snow day, there will be NO INTRAMURALS on that day. 

If you have any questions see Mrs. Fox or Mr. Michell

 

WEEK	ACTIVITY
April 18	Dodgeball
April 25	Dodgeball

• 5th and 6th Grade 2024 Intramurals

• 5th and 6th graders are on Fridays from 7:30 – 8:35am.  
• Due to the number of kids that have been coming on Fridays we have to make a change (for safety reasons).   ***5th and 6th graders will come every other Friday.

April 19 5th Grade Dodgeball

April 26 6th Grade Dodgeball

If you have questions you may contact….

Dave Michell –  dmichell@nafcs.org

Sara Fox –   sfox@nafcs.org 

**If there is ever a 2 hour delay on Friday Intramurals will be canceled.

 

• Journalism Club ~ Journalism Club is back.  Do you like to write, take pictures and talk to others?  We will meet every other week to begin, but may move to every week later in the year if needed.  All participants should be picked up by 5pm.  Club is open to any student grades 5-8 in room A185. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Taggart at staggart@nafcs.org.

• Lego Club ~ Meet in the library once a month on Wednesdays from 3:45 – 4:30pm
  • April 17th 
  • May 15th

 

• Random Acts of Kindness ~  will meet on the THIRD Thursday of each month. We will meet after school in the library until 5 pm.  
  • April 18
  • May 16

• The next RC club meeting is set for Wednesday, April 17th.

 

• Prism Club in Room C101 from 4:00 – 5:00pm.  See Shawntrice Radford with any questions or more details sradford@nafcs.org

Here are the dates: 

• April 29 ~ 4pm-5pm
• May 13 ~ 4pm-5pm

• Remote Control Car Club ~ We will meet next Thursday, April 18th not Wednesday the 17th after school.  Room A232, meet at the utility closet before school 2nd floor to store your RC car.

• Sign Language Club (ASL) ~ will meet on Tuesdays in the Library from 8:15am – 8:40am.  Mrs. Schaffer will meet you at Door 1 to let you in the building. Meeting dates:

• April 30, 2024

• May 14, 2024 – Different location – Safety Net Room 

• May 28, 2024

• Theatre

• Tickets are now on sale for Shrek Jr!  
• Performances are April 19 at 7:00 and April 21 at 2:00 & 7:00.  
• Shrek Tickets

 

Good luck to any of our Jaguars that perform or play this evening.  Remember it’s NOT whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.  Celebrate your wins, don’t get stuck on your losses, and always be a team player.  Have a great afternoon. 

 

OTHER Announcements

• Lunch Menu Links: https://foodservice.nafcs.org

• Volunteering @ school: Do not forget that we need a background check run every school year if you are going to be in our school or volunteering your time with our students. If you have already filled it out for this school year (2023-24), you do not need to do it again.  Here is the link to submit your information:
  • Https://forms.gle/vuLRRKRZkPSoFydn7

• If you have any transportation questions or need to be added to a bus route, please Email Transportation@nafcs.org      

• Car Rider Reminder – please pull your 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. 

• 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. 
• Both lanes will exit using the side parking lot
• Cars attempting to enter the front entrance will be directed to the Indian Creek Lane for drop off.  We appreciate your cooperation.
• SAFETY CONCERN – We continue to have students walk through the buses into the parking lot to meet their afternoon ride.  We have two car rider lines that move very quickly with the hundreds of vehicles that use it daily.  If you are NOT able to use the car rider lines, please walk up to get the students on the side walk using one of the two crosswalks.  Students are NEVER to walk through the buses on their own.  An adult should be with them.  This is a huge safety concern.  We appreciate you keeping ALL of our students safe. 

• 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) 

 

Here is the QR code for parents to be able to make appointments through the health department for immunizations. 

 

PTO Newsletter for April: (9) April 2024(9) April 2024

 

8th Grade Student/Parents – For summer school, incoming Freshmen can take online Health or in-person PE. The application link is here: https://forms.gle/Dgv8EANrEELwj25S6

The travel form must be signed and turned in. The link and form have been posted to the Class of 2028 Google Classroom for students to view. Only one application needs to be filled out per student!