Highland Hills Middle School Afternoon Announcement for Tuesday, August 2, 2022

• Students, Here is important information about changing your password:

Note on password complexity requirements:  The student password policy requires a minimum of 10 characters and must meet Microsoft’s complexity index which requires at least:  an uppercase letter  +   a lowercase letter  +  a number (or special character or space)

***Pass-phrases are a popular, more secure option and can be easier to remember, even though using more characters. Quotes, book excerpts, scripture verses, etc. are popular when used with the requirements outlined above.

• 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

 

• Immunization deadline is set for Friday, August 26th.  (Dr. Griffin put out an all call on July 28th about this) Please contact the school nurse if you have any questions.  NAFCS will be following the Indiana State Guidelines and don’t want your student to be excluded from the school setting due to not being in compliance.  Thanks for keeping everyone safe!

 

 

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

 

• Girls Volleyball Tryouts for HHMS

  • Tuesday, August 2nd & Wednesday, August 3rd

  • 7th/8th grade: 4:00 – 5:30 & 5th/6th grade: 5:30 – 7:00

• Update: Parent meeting for 7th/8th grade- A-252 (Brown) on Wednesday, August 10th from 7:15-7:30. This will be after open house.

• Picture day- 5th-8th Afterschool August 31st with Bierman Photography

• Cross Country – There will be a parent meeting in the cafeteria on Wednesday, August 3rd

  • Girls Parent Meeting at 5pm

  • Boys Parent Meeting at 6pm.

• Football – Practice daily (Monday – Thursday) starting Tuesday, August 2nd from 4-6pm.

• Boys Soccer 5/6 and 7/8:

  • Tuesday, August 2nd: Tryouts from 4-530pm. Meet at the football field in the bleachers. Bring soccer cleats, shinguards, and a water bottle you can fill up.

  • Wednesday, August 3rd: Tryouts from 4-530pm. Meet at the football field in the bleachers. Bring soccer cleats, shinguards, and a water bottle you can fill up.

  • Thursday, August 4th: Practice from 4-530pm for those who made the team. Parents’ meeting at 5pm in the football field bleachers.

2022 Highland Hills Boys Tennis Info – Hello. My name is Robert Kleeman and I will be temporarily coaching the boys this season until a permanent coach is found. I was the boys and girls coach at Floyd Central for 7 years and coached the girls at HHMS last spring. If you need anything you can contact me at rkleem@gmail.com or text me at 812-671-4193. I will make sure to get everything on track for the boys. Also, if parents are interested in volunteering to help coach please reach out to me. **Also please note that if the school hires a new coach during the season some of this info may change. Please email me if your son plans to play. I can then create a database with contact info.

Match Schedule

• Thu Aug 18 River Valley Middle School SG 5:30 PM Away This may become a home match waiting for more info

• Sat Aug 20 Jasper Invite SG 9:00 AM Away

• Tue Aug 23 Silver Creek Middle School SG 5:00 PM Away

• Wed Aug 31 Southern Indiana Catholic SG 5:00 PM Home

• Tue Sep 6 Nathaniel Scribner Middle School SG 5:00 PM Home

• Wed Sep 7 Hazelwood Middle School SG 5:00 PM Home

• Thu Sep 8 Jasper Middle School SG 5:00 PM Home

• Tue Sep 13 Charlestown Middle School SG 5:30 PM Home

• Thu Sep 15 Parkview Middle School SG 5:30 PM Away This may become a home match waiting for more info

• Thu Sep 22 Clarksville Middle School SG 5:30 PM Home

• Sat Sep 24 Clark/Floyd @ Silver Creek SG 9:00 AM

Practice Schedule

Tryout-Weds Aug 3rd. 4pm-5:30pm. All players will make the team, but this will help me sort them out.

We will keep all the players. However only 14-18 will be on the Two Teams that play in matches. We will be sure to let them know on Fri Aug 5th which team they are on. We will try to create an opportunity where for 1 match all the players get to play, stay tuned on that. Practice-We will practice on the following days. The days marked in Red will be 1 hour practices prior to matches.

Those practices are for the players playing only. All other players can head home on those days.

Fri Aug 5 4-5:30, Mon Aug 8 4-5:30, Weds Aug 10 4-5:30, Thurs Aug 11 4-5:30, Mon Aug 15 4-5:30,

Weds Aug 17 4-5:30, Thurs Aug 18 4-5:00, Mon Aug 22 4-5:30, Tue Aug 23 4-5:00, Wed Aug 24 4-5:30,

Fri Aug 26 4-5:30, Mon Aug 29 4-5:30, Weds Aug 31 4-5:00, Thurs Sep 1 4-5:30, Tue Sep 6 4-5:00, Wed Sep 7

4-5:00, Thurs Sept 8 4-5:00, Mon Sep 12 4-5:30, Tue Sep 13 4-5:00, Weds Sep 14 4-5:30, Thur Sep 15 4-5:00,

Mon Sep 19 4-5:30, Wed Sep 21 4-5:30, Thur Sep 22 4-5:00, Fri Sep 23 4-5:30

General Info:

All paperwork is due by first practice on Fri, Aug 5. Each player will also make a check out for $30 to HHMS to cover the cost of a uniform shirt regardless of what team you make. If any parent wants to spearhead ordering spirit wear please let me know and I’ll put you in touch with Doug Comingmore at 323ink. I’ll have more info on pics and things like that ASAP. I will also create a teamapp that will allow us to communicate easier and help the new coach transition into the position. Look for more info on that soon.

 

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

 

 

• Campus Life will begin on Wednesday, August 17th after school until 5:00pm in the Cafeteria.  See Kevin Becht with any questions @ kbecht@yfc.net

• The journey of HYR Little League’s World Series team, based out of Georgetown. The team consists of 10 players from HHMS. They won the local Little League district tournament, the Indiana state tournament, and the Central region tournament in Iowa over the past several weeks. Now, they are competing in the Little League World Series in Livermore, California.

Their first game in the tournament was late last night, where they defeated the Southwest Region representative from Needville ,TX by a score of 2-1 through extra innings. Preston Didat and Grant Curry pitched in relief to finish the game. Jaxon Stone and Nolan Kennedy each had hits. The game winning play occurred in walk off fashion when Preston Didat stole third base and advanced to home on an error throw from the catcher.

They advance to play California on Wednesday at 9:00 PM local time. Please tune in to ESPN+ for continued coverage. Pending a win, they will play for the World Series championship this weekend.

The HHMS students include:

Peyton Cawthon

Noah Baker

Grant Curry

Blake Wisman

Nolan Kennedy

Emerson Brown

Crew Neely

Aidan Fetz

Preston Didat

Jaxon Stone

• Riverside Aquatic Club is hosting new swim team member evaluations

When: August 16, 17, 18 5:30 – 7:00 pm August 20 9:00 – 10:30 am

Where: Highland Hills Middle School

Bring your suit and goggles to be evaluated for group placement.

You can sign up for a time slot at the link below or walk in for evaluation.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4ea8af2eabf94-racnew3

For more information contact Hannah Manger

riversideaquaticclub@gmail.com or (502) 649-1672

Or visit our website www.riversideaquaticclub.com

Riverside Swim School, an affiliate of Riverside Aquatic Club, is offering swim lessons during September at Highland Hills Middle School!

To register, please visit the Riverside Aquatic Club website a www.riversideaquaticclub.com and click on “Swim Lessons”.  For more information contact Anna Perkins riversideswimschool@gmail.com or (502) 649-1672

 

 

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

• 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.  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

 

 

Highland Hills Middle School, Picture Days are: Tuesday, Aug 16 Wednesday, Aug 17

This event’s Order Code is 68780XF.

Online ordering is available before and after Picture Day. Shipping and handling charges may apply to orders placed after Picture Day.

Thank you for volunteering to be the Picture Day Coordinator! Use the information above and the tools on the website below to promote your school’s Picture Day.

Picture Day Guide Website

Since your picture day event is taking place over multiple days, please make sure parents and guardians know which day is the correct day for their child.

If students are wearing masks, please remind them that it is safe to remove the mask for their portrait. See our safety guidelines.

Send a quick text message: Share the message in the box below so parents/guardians can easily preorder online:

Picture Days are coming up on: Tuesday, Aug 16 Wednesday, Aug 17! Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/68780XF.

Parent Email Addresses: Please include parent email addresses with your school data when your rep requests it. When you provide parent email addresses, you add an extra layer of security to our online store. Your provided information ensures a customer is verified and allowed to purchase for a particular student. We will send parents: Picture Day Reminders with links to order online before Picture Day An email with a link to view their student’s picture and order online shortly after Picture Day, if they did not preorder See how parent email addresses allow us to safely provide lost Order Codes – so you don’t have to.