The Weekly Highlander

Dear Highlander Families:

It is hard to believe we are already one month into 2025. Information about registration for the 2025-2026 school year is coming up next week for your student. A detailed schedule and additional information on the process can be found in this newsletter.

As we head into February, there are many activities for our students during the entire month including a school dance, choir performances, basketball games, and the 7th Grade Core Knight at the Museum event. Please see the calendar at the bottom of the newsletter for details about the dates and times of each activity.

I would like to highlight that the Tustin Public Schools Foundation (TPSF) is hosting its first annual Pickleball tournament on February 1st. Many school staff will be playing, including me (I am still a beginner so please be kind 🙂), to support this organization that does so much for our schools. I am excited about a fun day of friendly competition and am hoping you will join me by attending the event. Spectator tickets are now on sale, there is additional information in the newsletter on how to purchase and attend.

Please stay connected to Hewes by checking our website and following us on Instagram @heweshighlanders for the latest information and news.

Sahra Tanikawa, Principal

Ms.Florio and Ms.Cameron THANK YOU you for bringing such positivity, energy, and focus to learning and supporting our students and staff. Your impact on our school community is seen through the PBIS program and is positively impacting our school culture, making a difference in the success of our students and families. Hewes is lucky to have you both!

The Hewes staff is recognizing HIGHLANDERS “H” FOR A DAY AWARD! Highlander for a Day is a program at Hewes Middle School that celebrates students for incredible moments in the areas of Respect, Responsibility, and Results.

Last week our staff and students took time to write thank you letters to our firefighters. Many of these firefighters and their teams have not returned yet to their families and we can only hope that with the change in weather, we will get some much needed rain. There were three huge envelopes being sent to three different stations and we know they will be appreciated. I read many of the notes and we have thoughtful and amazing students! THANK YOU, Ms.Cameron and Ms.Florio, our PBIS teacher leads for organizing this effort!

Next week our counselors will begin working on registration for the 2025-2026 school year with our current 6th and 7th grade students. Presentations and information will be shared in PE next week with course selection forms going home with 6th grade students on Monday and 7th grade students on Tuesday. The information presented to students will be emailed home to parents so that you can work with your student to request classes for your student for the 2025-2026 school year. All forms are due to your child's current core teacher on Monday, February 3rd.

Sixth-grade families interested in the ELOP after-school program need to reach out to Nancy Roman at the YMCA. The best way to connect is to email her directly at nroman@ymcaoc.org. She will be able to provide information about eligibility and registration.

• Monday, January 27 - 6th Grade Registration Presentations in PE class
• Tuesday, January 28 - 7th Grade Registration Presentations in PE class
• Saturday, February 1 - TPSF Pickle Ball Tournament
• Tuesday, February 4 - Boys Basketball Scrimmage @ Pioneer 3:30pm-5pm
• Tuesday, February 4 - Choir Performance, Knights on the Radio at Foothill 7pm
• Thursday, February 6 - Girls Basketball Scrimmage @ Pioneer 3:30pm-5pm
• Thursday, February 6 - Choir Performance, Knights on the Radio at Foothill 7pm
• Friday, February 7 - ASB Valentine's Day Dance - 2:45pm - 4pm
• Friday, February 14 and Monday, February 17 - Presidents Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL
• Wednesday, February 19 - Knight at the Museum - 7th grade presentations @6pm
• Monday, February 24 - Friday, February 28 - Conference Week - Minimum Days Mo/Tu/Th/Fr
• Wednesday, February 26 - Basketball City Finals - Momentus Sports during the school day

Nondiscrimination/Harrassment

The Board of Education desires to provide a safe school environment that allows all students equal access and opportunities in the District’s academic, extracurricular, and other educational support programs, services, and activities. The Board prohibits, at any District school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, targeted at any student by anyone, based on the student's actual race or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics

Website: https://hewes.tustin.k12.ca.us/

Location: 13232 Hewes Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, USA

Instagram: @heweshighlanders

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Phone: (714) 730-7348