High Plains School

Staff are gearing up for the 24-25 school year! Our new staff to TSD and/or HPS met for orientation on August 2nd and the majority of staff will be back on August 7th participating in professional development at both the school and district level. Families can get to know our new and returning staff on our staff directory page at this link.

Staff new to HPS this year include:

• Beau Padilla- Kindergarten Maternity Leave Substitute

• Erlinda Perez- 1st Grade Teacher

• Lindsay Cook- 1st Grade Teacher

• Elliott Marshall- Middle Math Teacher

• Kaitlin Newlin- Middle School English Language Arts Teacher

• Elle McDaniel- Dean of Students

• Toni Harding- Speech Language Pathologist

• Tavon Mayweather- Health Clerk

• Lyndsey MacFarlane- Intensive Learning Center Aide

• Leangela Duarte- Student Success Behavior Paraprofessional

Returning to HPS in a different role:

• Stepanie Mattson- 5th Grade Teacher

• Suzanna Hetchler- Middle School Special Education Teacher

• Chelsea Hirchert- Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialist

• Jared Webb- Full time counselor

• Niomi Pfohl- K-8 Literacy Interventionist

• Kim Knutzen- K-8 Math Interventionist

We hope all of our Bison families have had a safe and enjoyable summer. We look forward to seeing you on Aug. 13th at our Meet & Greet Night!

Sincerely,

Danielle Feeney

Principal

Meet and Greet Night is on August 13th. It is an opportunity to tour the building, see class rosters and schedules, pay fees, learn about student extra curricular opportunities and family volunteer/support opportunities, and drop off school supplies. Families are welcome to drop in any time between 4:30-6pm.

On Friday, August 9th from 5:00pm-6:00pm we invite all incoming kindergarten families to join the kindergarten teachers at Loveland Sports Park near the playground for popsicles in the park. This is where your kindergartener can meet the three teachers, start friendships, and cool off with a popsicle. We hope to see you there and we look forward to the upcoming school year.

Let’s show our Bison Spirit and send the 8th Grade SSEP team to Florida to watch their experiment blast off to the International Space Station! Get your own patches matching the amazing artwork by HPS students Jackson Martin, 3rd grade and Emerson Lamar, HPS 2024 graduate.

Join Zach, Aiden, Conor, Lee and Mae at their table during the Meet and Greet, Friday, August 13, 4:30-6pm and Back to School Night August 29th. Go home with stickers and your patch ordered and paid for. Stickers are $3 each, patches $10.

Don't want to wait for the Meet and Greet Night or Back to School Night to order a patch, order now! Scan below or click here Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Patch Order Form!

Annual Family Check-In (AFC) is required for ALL current students in Thompson School District. Families are required to have a parent or guardian in the current student’s primary household review and sign permission forms and update (if needed) the student’s household information, emergency contacts, and health information. Annual Family Check-In is located in the Parent Portal Account. For assistance, please contact Portal@TSD.org.

Please click on "More" in your Parent Portal Account for the AFC Link, then select Begin Registration.

When doing your Annual Family Check In on Infinite Campus you can register your incoming 24/25 Kindergartner. This will help us to plan for next year.

High Plains School

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Website: hps.tsd.org
Location: 4255 Buffalo Mountain Drive, Loveland, CO, USA
Phone: 970-679-9800
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