Announcements 4-25-24

 

Announcements for Thursday, April 25, 2024

 

• Just a reminder that we are taking a staff photo for our time capsule for the 20th Anniversary Celebration on Friday at 8:30am in the lobby. We’d love for all staff to be in the picture. Wear a HHMS shirt! 

Friday, April 26 – school spirit day! 

Wear your Highland Hills shirt to show school spirit. 

Visit www.yearbookforever.com to order your yearbook! The last day to order online is May 16. Email Mrs. Davis with any questions at rdavis1@nafcs.org. 

ILEARN Testing Dates (Remaining days)

• April 29 & 30 (6th Grade Science) 
• April 29 (5th Grade Social Studies)

End of the Year Dates:

• Tuesday, April 30 – Incoming 5th grade Parent Meeting in HHMS Auditorium @ 6pm 

• Tuesday, 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.

• Boys golf played Silver Creek last night at Elk Run and came away with another victory, 163 to 196! Leading scores for the Jags:
  • Bryson Wilson-37
  • Reid Vincent-38
  • Tommy Krankvich-44
  • Connor Loughmiller-44
  • Eli Lorey-45

• HHMS Volleyball camp
  • When: Mondays and Wednesdays: April 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

 

• Baseball Club ~ 

 

• 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!
  • Announce on Thursday/Friday: Reminder that Book Club will be meeting in the library on Monday, April 29th at 8:00am in the library with Mrs. Woten. 
  • Monday, April 29
  • Monday, May 20

 

• 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  

 

• Baseball – Another WIN for the HHMS Jaguars Green!
• Defeating the BNL Stars 12-3, our team improves to an impressive 5-0 on the season!
• Xander Stivers shined with 3 hits, while Owen Howard and Noah Baker contributed two hits each.
• Owen Howard also dominated on the mound with a complete game, tallying 5 strikeouts and zero unearned runs!
• Will Shade showcased his speed with two stolen bases, and Jax Robinson’s defensive prowess was on full display throwing six kids out at shortstop!
• Let’s keep the momentum going, Jaguars!

 

• Dazzler Try-outs for HHMS
  • 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

 

• • INTRAMURALS are for any 5th – 6th grader who is interested in playing different sports before school.  

• Congratulations to our 2024 Intramural Basketball Champions, the Atlanta Hawks.

Karson Reisinger

Macon Simpson

Isaac MacArthur

Michael Settle

Gage  DeLaCruz

Clayton Monroe

Noah Elder

• 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 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.
  •  We will meet again on Wednesday, May 1.  Look at Google Classroom for more information. 

• Lego Club ~ Meet in the library once a month on Wednesdays from 3:45 – 4:30pm
  • 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.  
  • May 16

 

• 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

• RC Club – RC club will meet on Wednesdays after school in Room A232.  

• 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

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. 

 

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