Announcements 4-30-24

 

Announcements for Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Get out your Derby Hat!

Friday, May 3rd will be a hat day for Blessings in a Backpack.  Bring in a $1.00!  

Other hats will be allowed.

Sheriff Steve Bush would like to invite 7th and 8th grade Floyd County students to attend the 44th annual Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Youth Leadership Camp. This overnight camp experience will start on Jul 1, 2024 with a graduation ceremony on Jul 3, 2024. It is being held on the beautiful grounds of the Waycross Episcopal Camp in Morgantown, Indiana.

The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Youth Leadership Camp is a program provided by the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association for boys and girls who are currently in the 7th and 8th grades and are interested in learning more about possible careers in law enforcement. Campers will receive training in, and be exposed to, exciting things such as Crime Scene Investigation, Cell Extractions, SWAT, K-9, Air Evacuation, Simunition Training and more. Any 7th or 8th grader interested in attending the camp, or just looking for more information, should contact Lieutenant George Shultz with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office. Gshultz@fcsdin.net or 812-981-7457

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. 

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) – Also, with Field Day coming up, students who have been in ISS or OSS starting April 29 will not be able to participate 

• 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.

• Girls Track
  • The Highland Hills Track Team had an amazing showing at the Corydon Capitol Clash Invitational this weekend with lots of PRs, season best, and 2 new school records!  The 4 × 800M Relay – NEW SCHOOL RECORD by 7 seconds! Loralei Stumler, Noel Nifong, Blake Baylor, and Bella Milliner. The 4 × 100M Relay – ran  a NEW SCHOOL RECORD as well congratulations to  Taly Bell, Rylan Sprigler, Adrianne Jackson, and Emma Lawless
  • The Lady Jaguars are back in action on Wednesday to defend their Clark/Floyd Championship title! Great Job Ladies!

Congratulations to our Jag Boys for keeping their undefeated season alive last night against Clarksville and Charlestown. This was another great team effort! Let’s keep this streak going and finish strong this Wednesday at the Clark/Floyd Championship at New Albany High School!

• 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!
    • Monday, May 20

• Bowling

• • These Highland Hills bowlers will advance to Semi-State in Indianapolis
  • on May 11th
  • 6th Grade Girls 1st place: Adriana Kenner
  • 5th Grade Boys 1st place:  Brayden Ansert
  • 6th Grade Boys 2nd place: Caleb Oliver
  • 6th Grade Boys 1st place: Ian Wermuth
  • 7th Grade Boys 3rd place: Bristol Baylor
  • 7th Grade Boys 2nd place: Lucas Raymer
  • 7th Grade Boys 1st place: Christian Sedwick
  • 8th Grade Boys 1st place: Cooper Nalley
  • Please congratulate cheer on these Jaguars as they move on to complete at Semi State.

 

• 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  

• Best Buddies

 

• 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.  

 

• Journalism Club ~  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.  

• •  Our next meeting will be May 8th. We will not be meeting this Wednesday. 

• 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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