Parent Note: Parent Note – May 13, 2024

SCHOOL NEWS

The faculty and staff of HCS would like to thank our HCS families and PTO for the breakfast, goodies, gifts, and kind words given for Staff Appreciation Week.  What a blessing to be a part of our HCS community!  Thank you so much!

This Wednesday, May 15 is a late start day. School begins at 10:00.

Tomorrow our 8^th grade class will be leaving for their 8^th grade trip to Philadelphia. Please remember to keep them in your prayers as they spend time away from their homes.

Summer Tutoring at HCS! Weekly tutoring will be available this summer for Math and/or Reading for HCS students. Cost is $25-30 for 60 minute sessions available the mornings of Monday-Friday between 8am-12pm. We have 10 classroom teachers or aides available. To sign-up for tutoring, please complete the following form and return it to the Main Office. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Harvey at [email protected].  

Yearbook order forms were given to all students last week.  They sell for $18.00 and are on a first come, first served basis – don’t wait too long to order yours! Yearbooks will be handed out at the end of this month.

Highland Christian School is looking for volunteers to share their experience, in the form of a testimonial, as members of the Husky pack. Please fill out this survey to let us know. https://forms.gle/pdZgP422QNupebzB7

MATT MAHER is coming to town August 1, 2024!!  Check out a special message from Matt here:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ojRBs2tshtmmmejwCbLP_vD9KtfNIyE/view?usp=sharing

We hope you will join us on Thursday, August 1st for an inspirational evening full of joy, encouragement and beautiful music from Matt Maher and his full band.  Get your tickets now before the Early Bird pricing ends >>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matt-maher-tickets-774560510337?aff=oddtdtcreator

INDIANA CHOICE NEWS

Deadline Approaching: If you have chosen to apply for the CHOICE scholarship for your K-8 student(s) for the next school year, please click the link and complete the Google form. The deadline to complete is May 31. We are processing the applications in the order they are received. Thank you the families to have already completed the form.  Please contact Katie Hernandez at [email protected] with questions.   https://forms.gle/SBYnG7Bh3TFvCyZ37

PTO NEWS

Thank you to everyone who came to Muffins for Misses last week! It was such a special morning! 

The Big John’s Fundraiser for PTO is going on right now through May 25^th!!  Big John’s will donate 15% of your purchase to PTO. The form must be brought into Big John’s when purchasing. Thank you so much for your continued support of HCS PTO! There are extra copies of the form in the office or follow this link for a copy of the form: tinyurl.com/mr2v3n9v 
Big John’s Farm Market and Greenhouse 
1754 E. Joe Orr Road 
Chicago Heights, IL

TRIP NEWS

There are only three more dates for you to order physical gift cards for this school year. If you need physical gift cards over the summer, you will need to send your requests to Ann Lynch at [email protected] .

Current Bonus Rebates for this week:  Jewel – 4%, Panda Express – 10%, Chili’s – 15%, PetSmart – 6%, Aeropostale – 14%, Crate & Barrel – 9%. Upcoming Bonus Rebates: Casey’s and The Children’s Place

TRIP orders are due this week, Thurs., May 16^th by 10 a.m.TRIP will be accepting physical gift card orders on May 23 and 30.  Online ordering is available 24/7.  Contact Ann Lynch at [email protected] for more information.  

Team D (Shelly Witham, Mary Brinks, Sherry Hiatt, Becca Trepton) will be putting the TRIP orders together on Tues., May 14th. Orders will be ready for pick up in the school office on Tuesday by 2:45 p.m. 

Zandstra’s Greenhouse gift certificates are available for sale. Each certificate is $17 each and the bonus rebate for each certificate sold will be $3. You may purchase Zandstra’s gift certificates through the weekly TRIP orders or you can contact Ann Lynch to purchase these certificates at other times.  

TRIP Teams for Stuffing Orders:  Team A – May 21, Team B – May 28, Team C – June 4; Team D – Aug. 27

COMMUNITY NEWS

2024 Illiana Christian High School Co-ed Wrestling Camp for 4th-8th graders

Learn the tools to stay competitive on the mat! Register at Illiana Christian HS Wrestling Camp: https://form.jotform.com/csiersema/wrestling-camp-2024  If you have any questions, please contact Coach David DeBoer at [email protected]

Summer volleyball camps are being offered at the Lincoln Center and hosted by Epic Volleyball this summer.  There are camps in both June and July.  Please check out www.epicvolleyball.org/camps for more information.

VIKING ACADEMY: Illiana is once again offering Viking Academy, a summer camp program for elementary and middle school students. We will offer various academic and athletic camps for three weeks in July. Camps include but are not limited to the following: Space Science & Engineering, Cooking/Baking, Arts and Crafts, Basketball, Volleyball, Cheerleading and more!
To register please visit  https://www.illianachristian.org/life-ichs/viking-academy/
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]