Hawk Family,

Our late busses are starting today at 5:30 pm. Please see below for more details.

Our PSAT days are October 15th and October 16th. Our tenth graders will test on October 15th and our eleventh graders will test October 16th. Please see below for more information.

Our Open House is next Tuesday September 17th at 6:00 pm. We will run a bell schedule for students and parents to walk their student's schedule and meet teacher and staff. We can't wait to see you all!

Hays High School is community focused on academics and safety, and we will continue to work together to make our school the best place to learn, grow, and flourish.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns 512-268-2911.

Sincerely,

Tina Salazar

Principal

Hays High School

#HawkYeah

Students who are at school tutoring or need a ride home after practice can begin using the Late Bus on Monday September 9th and will run Monday through Wednesday for the remainder of the 24-25 school year. These busses pick up on the side of Joe Graham gym at 5:30 pm.

This year we are implementing a new policy regarding all school issued chromebooks. If your student has a Hays CISD issued chromebook and it is damaged or in need of repair, the student/family must pay for the repair before it will be returned to the student. Therefore we are encouraging all families and students to please purchase the Chromebook Protection Plan to avoid costly chromebook repairs. We understand this is a new process for everyone, therefore we want to inform all parties of this new policy and the chromebook protection plan available to all. We will be discussing this with students at our Cohort meetings in September and adding this information to our daily announcements.

PSAT Information - PSAT will be held for all 10th graders on October 15th and all 11th graders on October 16th. 9th graders will have the option of taking the PSAT on October 15th, parents will need to complete the opt in form no later than August 30th. https://forms.gle/uLTiUbAMMTHHanuE8

If your student receives accommodations and you would like to request them for the PSAT through College Board, please go to bit.ly/HHSPSATAccom for more information.

Getting Logged In for the First Time to Schoology

• Navigate to hayscisd.schoology.com and select “Forgot your password”

• Enter the email associated with your student on the Parent Portal and click "Send my Login Info"

• You will receive an email immediately entitled “How to Change Your Schoology Password”

• Click on the link in the email within 10 minutes to set your new password.
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Once a password has been created, parents will navigate to hayscisd.schoology.com and enter their username and password.

If parents want a little more information about how Schoology and Teams work together, below are links to slides with more information.

• English Slides

• Spanish Slides

While we understand and are empathetic to circumstances out of your control, there are attendance laws that all schools must follow.

In addition to compulsory attendance law, districts are required to enforce the 90 percent rule, which states that students in grades K-12 must attend class for 90 percent of the time it is offered to receive credit or a final grade. The 90 percent rule applies to most absences, including excused absences. If the student doesn’t meet this requirement, an attendance committee may grant the student credit or a final grade, depending on the circumstances.

• To share a tip by phone, call 1-800-324-8477
  
  
• If your information relates to students or campus safety, please visit www.p3campus.com
  
  
• If your information relates to community safety, please visit www.p3tips.com

Seniors: Cady Photographers final campus sessions are October 11th & 12th. You must be photographed by CADY to be in the yearbook. Studio sessions are available. Final deadline for use in yearbook is December 20th.

Book now at cady.com/schedule.

Calling all proud senior parents. Recognize your student’s milestones and successes with a yearbook ad. Create and purchase online by 10/31/2024

This weekend, Hays Speech and Debate students competed amid a field of nearly 1200 students from across the state at the East Central/LaVernia TFA Tournament. Students represented Hays like champions! Please congratulate these students on their achievement:

• Domestic Extemp: Judah Padilla 1st (EC), Jackson Juel 1st (EC)
• Foreign Extemp: Jackson Juel 2nd (EC), Miguel Gonzalez 5th (LV & EC), Bella Grubb 5th (EC), Semifinalist (LV): Abram Garza
• Informative Speaking: Elliot Day 5th (EC), Semifinalist (LV) Elliot Day
• Novice Extemp (LV): Bella Beard 2nd, Mathilda Albright 3rd, Max Aben 5th, Katherine Descant 6th, Semifinalists: Emily Churchman, Amir Chadli
• Congressional Debate: Jackson Juel 2nd (EC), Willow Dehart 8th (LV)
• Duo Interpretation: Semifinalists (LV) Judah Padilla & Abram Garza

Our Hawk Girl's Varsity Cross Country team places 2nd this weekend at St. Andrews. Brooke Dahse brings home a medal! Congratulations!

Hays Speech and Debate is off to a great start for the year. I am super excited about the school year and season to come. Thank you so much for sharing your kiddo with us!

In the newsletter below, you will find information about our classroom curriculum for the week, as well as information about important upcoming course and competition dates. In particular, if you are a new speech and debate parent, you may want to attend Friday evening's Tournament Q&A session in room A124 at 5:30 PM.

Please peruse the information in the newsletter, check out the Hays Speech and Debate Website, add the Hays Speech and Debate Google Calendar, and sign up for Sports You using code V9UYUC6F to receive key communications about tournaments and events.

Want to join Science Club? We meet and do the fun things in science! Join the Remind @hayssc2425 for more details.

Want more information about travel at Hays High School, complete this form ( https://forms.gle/xRnbz8T95xqJfbm99 ) and we will contact you with upcoming meeting dates, travel dates, pricing, etc.

Locations include: Summer 2025 - Puerto Rico Summer 2025 - French Promenade/Southern France Summer 2025 - Sustainable Farming in Northern Italy and France Summer 2026 - Japan

Club sponsors Mary Neel, Jorge Machado, Oliver Hennigan, and Jamie Taylor.

Please remind your student/s to not cross Jack C Hays Trail (FM 2770) on foot. This is the road directly in front of Hays High School. We are very concerned with students making that choice because it is not safe. If students need to cross the street the only safe crossing is at the intersection of Jack C Hays Trail (FM 2770) and and Koehler's Crossing with the crossing guard.

Doors open at 8:30 am

Hays High School begins school at 8:55 am. and ends at 4:25 pm.

Hays High School Counseling Website: https://sites.google.com/g.hayscisd.net/hays-high-school-counselors/home

Hays Consolidated Independent School District Dress Code 2024-2025

Purpose: The District’s student dress code supports equitable educational access and is written in a manner that does not reinforce stereo-types and prioritizes building positive relationships between educators and students. To ensure effective and equitable enforcement of this dress code, campus administrators shall enforce the dress code consistently and in a manner that does not (i) reinforce or increase marginalization of any group, (ii) result in body shaming based on body size or type, or (iii) discriminate against students due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability.

General Guidelines: Students shall be dressed and groomed in a manner that is clean and neat and that will not be a health or safety hazard to themselves or others. The District prohibits any clothing or grooming that in the principal’s judgment may reasonably be expected to cause disruption of or interference with normal school operations.

1. Basic Principle:

a. Certain body parts must be covered for all students.

b. Clothes must be worn in a way such that the abdomen, genitals, buttocks, breasts, and nipples are fully covered with opaque fabric.

c. All items listed in the "must wear" and "may wear" categories below must meet this basic principle.

2. Students Must Wear, while following the basic principle of Section 1 above:

a. A shirt (with fabric that touches the waistband in the front, back, and on the sides under the arms); and

b. Pants/jeans or the equivalent (for example, a skirt, sweatpants, leggings, a dress, or shorts); and c. Shoes

3. Students May Wear, as long as these items do not violate Section 1 above:

a. Religious headwear.

b. Hats facing straight forward or straight back that must allow the face and ears to be visible to staff and not interfere with the line of sight;

c. Hoodie sweatshirts (wearing the hood over the head is not allowed),

d. Fitted pants, including opaque leggings, yoga pants, and "skinny jeans";

e. Ripped jeans, as long as underwear and buttocks are not exposed;

f. Tank tops, including spaghetti straps and halter tops;

g. Athletic attire; and

h. Hairstyles of any length and style.

4. Students Cannot Wear:

a. Violent language or images.

b. Images or language depicting drugs or alcohol (or any illegal item or activity) or any other substance prohibited under policy FNCF(LEGAL);

c. Clothing that promotes gang affiliation.

d. Hate speech, profanity, or pornography.

e. Images or language that creates a hostile or intimidating environment based on any protected class or consistently marginalized groups.

f. Any clothing that reveals visible undergarments

g. Swimsuits (except as required in class, field trips, or athletic practice)

h. Accessories that could be considered dangerous or could be used as a weapon; or

i. Any item that obscures the face or ears (except as a religious observance). The student and parent may determine the student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the general guidelines set out above and with the student dress code outlined in the student handbook.

JoAnn Dono

A

joann.dono@hayscisd.net

Starr Cruz

B - C

starr.cruz@hayscisd.net

Casey Baker

D-Ha

casey.baker@hayscisd.net

Kerri Curcoe

He-Me

kerri.curcoe@hayscisd.net

Sarah Limerick

Mi-R

sarah.limerick@hayscisd.net

Zulma Hernandez-Ramirez

S - Z

zulma.hernandez-ramirez@hayscisd.net

College and Career Counselor

Julie Gooden

julie.gooden@hayscisd.net

Outreach Counselor

Joann Dono

joann.dono@hayscisd.net

• For self-checkout requests, please ensure your request is sent to us at least 24 hours in advance or the morning of the request, by 1st/2nd period.

• A student can only self-check out if they have a valid HHS parking permit and their parent/guardians sends an email giving the student permission to self sign out. The parent/guardian must also include a copy of their driver's license with the email.

• Permission for self check-outs must be written. We cannot accept phone calls asking for the student to check out for safety reasons.

• If you have any questions regarding your student being counted absent for a class period, please contact your student’s teacher for that class period. The teacher will either forward a correction to the attendance office or explain why your student was not in class.

• The cut-off time for picking your student up daily is 4:00 pm.

Attendance email: HHS.attendance@hayscisd.net

All adults who come to Hays High School to check a student out of school must do so with a Texas ID (driver's license/ID card). This is to ensure the safety and protection of all our students.

Please inform everyone on your child's pick up list that they must come to Hays with their Texas ID. (driver's license/ID card)

Attendance email: HHS.attendance@hayscisd.net

Parents-students need to check in and out of the attendance office if they are arriving late or leaving early. When students do not Raptor in or out of school, the system will count them as present. Please direct your student to the attendance office when arriving to school or leaving so that records are kept correctly for purposes such as exemptions.

If you need to email a note to the attendance office please use this email address:

HHS.attendance@hayscisd.net

Thank you!

Attendance Office

Please request a VOE 24 hours in advance. Thank you!

Please utilize this link to request a VOE:

https://www.hayscisd.net//cms/module/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=206

Juniors and Seniors are only allowed 2 days per year to visit a university or institution of higher education. In order for this absence to be excused and not counted against the student, the attendance office needs a letter from the college/university on their school letterhead dated and signed by college/university proving the visit occurred.

Please join our Parent, Teacher, Student Association

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After consideration and continuing discussions with the district student advisory panel, teachers, parents and administration; Hays CISD has decided that beginning in 2022 - 2023, students will not be allowed to use their cell phones or earbuds during instructional time. This decision is designed to help preserve the quality and integrity of instruction. Students will still be able to use their district provided devices during classes, which connect to the internet on the district’s safe and filtered network. During an emergency, students will, of course, be able to use their cell phones. See Board Policy FNCE (Local) for additional information.

If a student's phone is confiscated, it will be returned to the student at the end of the day.

Students at Hays HS will be allowed to utilize their phones and earbuds during their lunch.

Hays High School is committed to a safe environment. As part of that plan, everyone on campus is required to visibly wear their school ID. Students will be provided with a free ID at the beginning of the school year. All ID's provided after that will cost $6.00.

We will be working all week with students who are new to Hays High School and Hays CISD to ensure they have an ID.

Hays High School no longer accepts deliveries from meal delivery services or restaurants for student lunches.

Parents may still bring outside food for their children if they plan to deliver the meals directly to their children during the child’s designated lunch period. All guests are required to follow existing safety protocols and check in with an ID at the front office.

1. Parents/Guardians must Raptor in with their ID.

2. Parent then hand the food to their student.

3. Parents may eat with student here on campus in the foyer.

Ms. Tina Salazar

Every Child, Every Day

Email: tina.salazar@hayscisd.net
Website: https://www.hayscisd.net/hhs
Location: Jack C Hays Trail, Buda, TX, USA
Phone: (512) 268-2911
Twitter: @TinaSalHH