Important Dates April 10-20 Milestone Testing April 13 Fresh Fruit Friday PNC Bank Make a deposit! April 23 Progress Reports April 24 Night of the Arts April 25 Quarters for a Cause HTMS 25 th Anniversary Event 25 th Anniversary Hat Contest April 26 Last Day of Intramurals April 27 PNC Bank Make a deposit! From the Principal HUSKY HEADLINES April 12, 2018 Hello Parents, We are on day three of 6 th and 8 th grade EOGs at this point. Seventh grade will be online next week. The state has reconfigured how CCRPI scores will be determined and so, again, this year s scores will be another baseline year. Attendance Well, we had a big dip after eclipse day and then came back in our daily attendance rate. Then the flu hit and we had another big drop in daily attendance rate. Even though we cannot control these happenings, attendance is counted in our CCRPI score. Please remember that 12:45 is the magic time. I still have conversations with parents who believe that noon is the time. If you have to check your child out of school, if you can wait until 12:45, then the state counts your child present for the day! This is Hightower Trail s 25 th Anniversary. Paired with the PTSA, we are going to have a fun day on April 25 th for the kids in celebration of the 25 th Anniversary. The day starts with Quarters for a Cause and that collection will be donated to the fire station that supports HTMS. Teachers will be working with the 25 concept during class time. Students will be eating lunch on the lanes, listening to music, and dancing during an extended lunch time. Students will be entering a hat design contest, if they wish, with the theme of 25 th Anniversary. Each homeroom will select their winner, then we will select a grade level winner, and then lastly an overall school winner. Don t forget to check out the class offerings for our HTMS Summer Camp! There is a link below that will take you directly to the registration form and a description of the classes. I am grateful to serve HTMS. The PTSA, School Council, and Foundation support is amazing and allows us to move forward in a productive way. Thank you all to the newly recruited and to those who have agreed to continue to serve. Laura Montgomery School News Please consider the Milestones testing schedule below when making appointments for your student.
NIGHT OF THE ARTS It is my privilege to welcome you on behalf of the Fine Arts teachers at Hightower Trail Middle School, to our Night of the Arts program scheduled for Tuesday, April 24. It is always exciting to have the opportunity to showcase students work. Please see our list of planned events, which begin at 5:00 p.m. There will be performances by our chorus, orchestra and band students, and a featured art show of student work. Students artwork are frame and are $35, which will benefit the visual arts program. Help us in supporting the arts and we look forward to seeing you! Mrs. Payne
BOX TOPS CONTEST Keep clipping those Box Tops! The next contest is by homeroom class. The homeroom in each grade level to turn in the most Box Tops will receive coupons for cookies to redeem in the cafeteria. This contest ends Friday, May 11. 25 th ANNIVERSARY HAT CONTEST Start designing your hat and be creative! Each homeroom will vote for the best hat in that homeroom. The winner from each homeroom will gather and compete as a grade level. The best hat in each grade level will be selected and then the best hat in the school will be selected from the winners of each grade level! This contest will take place the morning of Wednesday, April 25. Guidelines: You must use the number 25 in the design of your hat. You may use HTMS, your grade level, your grade color, etc. The idea is to promote Hightower Trail s 25 th Anniversary! So start designing your hat for Wednesday, April 25 th!!! The winners from each grade level will receive a fun prize and make a special appearance on HNN to show off the winning hat! PREORDER OF YEARBOOKS ENDED The deadline for preordering yearbooks has passed. There will be some yearbooks available for purchase on distribution day for $50. Priority will be given to 8 th graders first, then 7 th graders, and finally 6 th. Please check the school s website to verify your child s purchase.
PNC BANK MAKE A DEPOSIT! A representative from PNC Bank, an HTMS Partner in Education, will be in the Atrium Friday, April 13 & 27 before school to accept deposits into your child s PNC savings account. Start a life-long habit of savings. Make a deposit today! SNEAK-A-PEEK The 2018 2019 school year starts on Wednesday, August 1. Sneak-A-Peek will be held on Tuesday, July 31. Mark your calendars! From the Husky Foundation HUSKY FOUNDATION SUMMER CAMP - UPDATE Click HERE for a description of each class and HERE for a registration form. *New* Forms may be scanned and emailed to the camp address below. Classes are filling!!! The following classes are almost at maximum capacity: Marvel At Us Week 1 AM Session Muggles Only Week 2 AM Session Magic Tricks Weeks 3 & 4 AM Sessions Why stress over required summer school work? Parents, take advantage of the wonderful opportunities to have your student work on the REQUIRED summer reading projects and Math packets with teacher supervision! These classes are specific to each grade level. We even offer a PSAT Prep class and Algebra Readiness class geared to current 7 th /8 th graders. Get STEMy in June! Check out Science Olympiad, STEM Through Summer, or one of the many Robotics/Coding classes geared to different levels of expertise! Want to try something new? Knitting Art Craft & Jewelry Making Keyboarding Games Life 101 Dance & Cheer Creative Writing Chess Hiking Therapy Through Art Huskies Who Hustle Food 101 Register before Friday, April 20. Questions? Email: HTMSSUMMERCAMP@GMAIL.COM From the PTSA 25 on the 25 th QUARTERS FOR A CAUSE We ask our students to bring loose or rolled quarters on Wednesday, April 25 to donate into the grade level containers in the atrium from 8:45am-9:15am. The grade level to contribute the most will receive 25 spirit points towards the end of year celebration. All donations made will count toward the total for each grade level. This month s money will be donated to Engine 15 Fire Station at the corners of Oak Lane and Johnson Ferry Road. Thank you fire fighters for keeping us safe!
WISH YOUR STUDENT A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON THE SCHOOL SIGN! Want to wish your student a Happy Birthday on the HTMS sign? It s easy and your child will love it! Just click HERE, log in to the PTSA website and complete the online form. You may pay online or bring a check to the school. The deadline is the 25 th of the month PRIOR to the birthday month; however, you complete the form earlier than the month before and the message will run when you choose. The message will run all day on the child s birthday (or other date you select), and makes for a great photo op! HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE Grade Level/Connections News CONGRATULATIONS MESSAGE ON ELECTRONIC SIGN ATTN: 8th GRADE PARENTS Celebrate your student completing middle school with a congratulations message on the digital sign at the front entrance of the school. Your message with student s first name and last initial will run for 1 day from 6:00am to 10:00pm. This will allow you time to take a picture of your child in front of the sign. Messages will not run on the days of the 8th grade DC trip. Choose from one of the two options listed below. Messages will begin on May 1st and end on May 18th with date availability based on the receipt of your paid order. You will be notified by email of the date your message will run. Any alterations of the message below will be disregarded and will revert to the original message. Each message is $15.00. The completed form and payment is due by Fri, April 27th. Click here to place your order. You can pay online with a credit card or you can send in cash/check to school. If you send in cash/check, please put it in an envelope marked to the attention of the "PTSA - 8th Grade Message" with your student's name clearly marked on the envelope. If you have any questions, please email schoolsign@htmsptsa.org. Clubs and Organizations News Please ask your student to check the rolling announcements for club information. These announcements can also be found under Quick Links on the HTMS website. TABS FOR BETA CLUB The Jr. Beta Club is collecting can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House! Please bring the can tabs to your homeroom and put in the plastic bottle! There will be a prize for the homeroom in each grade that brings in the most can tabs during this time.
From the Bookkeeper MYPAYMENTSPLUS Hightower Trail is making paying for school items much easier! Going forward, field trips, performing arts, etc. will be able to be paid through MyPaymentsPlus. You must register first. This is a one-time registration and then you are good to go. If you are already signed up to pay for lunches electronically, then you are already signed up. Click HERE or go to the main page of the HTMS website to register. Olympic T-shirts will be sold in April and these can be purchased through MyPaymentsPlus, so sign up today! From the Nurse The clinic has a direct line! Please enter 770.578.7235 in your phone contacts so that you will know when your student or the nurse is trying to reach you. From the County
Community News Shrek at Wheeler High School The show dates are April 12-14 and tickets can be purchased from the following website. https://tinyurl.com/whs-shrek Pope Recycling Day The Pope High School Band is hosting a recycling day on April 14th from 9:00 am 4:00 pm at Pope High School. Clear out the clutter and bring your recyclable metal, electronics, appliances, paint and paper for shredding. A $10 donation includes all you can bring metal, appliances, and electronics. Additional fees apply for other items. Pick-up available. Click here for complete details, or email us at popebandrecycling@gmail.com. Pope HS Band Mattress and Sheet Sale Fundraiser The Pope Band will hold its annual Mattress and Sheet Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 10 am to 5 pm in the Pope High School Cafeteria. Buy the new mattress you ve been waiting to purchase! There will be a complete mattress showroom featuring name brand options in all sizes and mattress types. Firm, pillow-top, orthopedic, latex and gel memory form sets are included. Other items will be available, such as adjustable bed systems, luxury pillows and mattress protectors. Factory direct prices with savings of up to 50% off retail. All mattress sets come with full manufacturer warranties. Credit card, checks, cash and financing available. Sheet and
pillowcase sets in 16 color options will also be available. CCSD employees will receive a 10% discount off their entire purchase (excludes sheet and pillowcase sets). For more information and to download a referral flyer with a coupon worth $50 off a mattress set purchase (for non-ccsd employees), please click here.
SCHOOL SAFETY MEETING AT POPE There will be a School Safety meeting on Monday, April 30 at 6:00 pm in the performing arts center. There will be a representative from the district police (Lt. Pickett, I believe) to discuss safety and security issues with parents. Principal Flugum will also give a short presentation on what Pope is doing on campus to improve security. In addition, Rebecca Grindstaff and Lisa King will give short presentations on growth mindsets. Summer Opportunities (not sponsored by HTMS)
Boys BASKETBALL CAMPS - At Pope HS 3 Weeks of Camp Offered again this Summer June 11-14, June 25-28, July 16-19 Ages 8-15 (grouped by age/skill) Applications can be found @ www.popebasketball.com Contact Coach Pat Abney Patrick.Abney@Cobbk12.org 770-905-9091 Girls VOLLEYBALL CAMP - At Pope HS June 4-7 Rising 3 rd -8 th Graders Applications can be found @ https://www.popehsvolleyball.com/ Contact Coach Shawn Darling Shawn.Darling@cobbk12.org 404-956-7546 GIRLS POPE SOFTBALL SKILLS CAMP The Pope softball team will be holding their 6th annual softball skills camp from June 11 June 14 from 9 AM 12 Noon at the Pope High School softball field. This camp will be for students ages 6 13. Please visit http://www.popefastpitch.net/ or www.popeathletics.com and click the camp link for all information regarding the camp. Information forms can be downloaded from the site and mailed to Pope High School c/o Coach Chris Turco with a $120 check made out to the Pope Fastpitch booster club. Upon receipt of the registration form and check, Coach Turco will email to confirm that your information has been received. For any questions regarding camp, please email Coach Turco at: Chris.Turco@cobbk12.org. Once again in 2018, on our final day of camp we will offer a lunch and learn option for campers 10 and older! At our lunch and learn session, campers will be given a lunch to eat and the coaching staff and players will discuss how Pope Fastpitch carries out a daily practice. After lunch, the current team will assist the coaches with carrying out a practice for the campers! (lunch and learn = additional $30)
SUMMER SWIM TEAM - Join the Dorset Dolphins for a fun filled summer with instructors that have years of experience, both coaching and swimming! New families are welcomed into our Dorset family every year. Our kids look forward to coming back every summer for the friendships they have made and the skills they have learned. Open to ages 4-18 check out https://www.dorsetdolphins.org or email DorsetDolphins@gmail.com for more information about the upcoming season! Hope to see you this summer!