Parent Note: Parent Note – September 11, 2023

SCHOOL NEWS

New Service Opportunity (Saturday Serve): As a part of Highland Christian’s School Improvement Plan, we are working to provide additional opportunities for students and families to serve our local community. While HCS is intentionally increasing ways to serve during the school day, we are starting an initiative where our community will have the opportunity to serve together once a month on a Saturday (Saturday Serve).

The first Saturday Serve will be this Saturday, Sept. 16 at Seberger Park, 2500 West Bell St., Gary, IN 46406 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. HCS is partnering with Beacon Light Church and Flourish Church to help clean up this park. Families are welcome to bring rakes, brooms, weed wackers and other yard supplies. If you plan to attend, please complete the following short sign-up form https://forms.gle/YLNBRWGTMjmR4nLb9

HCS Picture Day is Tuesday, Sept. 26.  Please check next week’s Parent Note for more information.

SNACK DAY is starting up this week for grades 3-8 on WEDNESDAY during lunch time. This is different from last year so we wanted to let everyone know. We will set up three tables near the south entrance: drink table $1.50, snack table $1.00 and candy table $2.00. We wanted to give everyone many choices. Some items will be the same, like pop and Gatorade but the price has gone up, Chips, popcorn and Cheetos will all be offered again. All candy is new this year. The 8th grade class will be staffing the tables and all proceeds from our sale will go to the 8th grade Philadelphia trip. Also, kindergarten – 2nd grade will begin in a few weeks.  They will have an order form with choices with the same ordering process as in years past. If anyone would like to donate a box of snacks to sell, anything would be appreciated. In the event a student forgets to bring money from home, they will have the opportunity to participate the following week. Students will not be able to call home or have money delivered from the office. THANKS for your support of our 8th grade trip. We are really looking forward to going to Philly in May.

Grandparents’ Day is October 13.  Volunteers are needed to welcome our guests, direct traffic in the hallways, etc.  Many hands make light work.  If you are willing to help from 10:00ish to 1:15, please contact Gail Achterhof at [email protected]  Adults only please.  No younger siblings, thanks.

Junior High Boys Club meets on Friday, Sept. 22 at 3:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Rick Vander Woude at [email protected].

DROP OFF/PICK UP: Thank you to all the parents who utilize the east parking lot when dropping off and picking up their child. This really helps with the length of the car line before and after school. Beginning this week, students should enter school and walk to their classroom by themselves.

PTO NEWS

Donuts for Dudes is this Wednesday, 9/13 from 7:30-8:15 in the soccer fields. **Reminder that students will not be able to go into their rooms until 8:05**

Do you have a business that would like to partner with PTO in a fundraiser? We would love to hear from you! Please email PTO at [email protected] for more information.

Save the date! Our next PTO fundraiser will be Penny Wars! This event runs from 10/2-10/6. More information will be provided soon!

ATHLETIC NEWS

Monday, Sept. 11 –  A&B soccer vs. Crown Point – AWAY – 4:00, 5:00

                                 7^th & 8^th volleyball vs. Crown Point – AWAY – 4:00, 5:00

Tuesday, Sept. 12 –  7^th & 8^th volleyball vs. Homeschool – HOME – 4:00, 5:00

Thursday, Sept. 14 – A soccer vs. Tinley Park – HOME – 4:00

                                 7^th & 8^th volleyball vs. Tinley Park – HOME – 4:00, 5:00

Monday, Sept. 18 –  Cross Country Meet at Crown Point – 4:00 start

TRIP NEWS

Effective immediately Wendy’s has changed their scrip denomination from $10 to $25.

TRIP orders (paper and online) are due this Thurs., Sept. 14th by 10 a.m.  TRIP will be accepting physical gift card orders on Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12 and Tues., Oct 17.  RaiseRight scrip ordering for an escrip and/or a reload card is available 24/7. Contact Ann Lynch for more information at [email protected].
 
Team D (Shelly Witham,  Mary Brinks,  Sherry Hiatt,  Becca Trepton) will be putting the TRIP orders together on Tues., Sept. 12th.  Orders will be ready for pick up in the school office on Tuesday by 2:45 a.m.
 
TRIP Teams for Stuffing Orders:  Team A – Sept. 19; Team B – Sept. 26; Team C – Oct. 3; Team D – Oct. 10

COMMUNITY NEWS

Registration information for First Serve Tennis Academy at Briar Ridge Country Club is available in the HCS office.