Parent Note: Parent Note – September 30, 2024

SCHOOL NEWS: 

• REMINDER: This Wednesday, October 2 is LATE START. Drop off begins at 9:40 a.m. and classes begin at 10 a.m.
  
• IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MORNING DROP-OFF LINE: JRH students must be dropped off by the main entrance. They cannot exit their vehicle by the JRH doors.
  
• September Saturday Serve: Thank you to all who came out on Saturday to help Flourish Church renovate space for a Community Hub. Our painting skills, organizational expertise, and muscle made a huge dent in the work left to do. Thank you for making our first Saturday Serve a blessing to our community. Look for information and a sign up for our October Saturday Serve (10-19) in the upcoming Husky Howler and in future Parent Notes.

• The ‘The Anxious Generation Book Study’ kicks off TONIGHT! If you are interested in participating, you must sign up today! To sign-up, please complete the linked Google Form. For more information about the Book Study, please view the attached link.
  
• Grandparents’ Day is October 11.  Doors (the gym door and the southwest door by the ramp) will open at 10:15 a.m.  The K-5 program will be 11:00- 12:15.  Classroom visits will  be 12:30-1:30.  We will reserve some parking spots in the New Life Church parking lot for grandparents who plan to come for JRH classroom visits only.  We’re looking forward to a great day. 

• ATTENTION ARTISANS AND VENDORS! We are hosting a Christmas Artisan and Vendor Fair in the HCS gym on Saturday, Nov. 23.  If you have lovely crafts, fantastic products, or yummy treats we’d love for you to register to rent a booth space to sell your products.  You can find all of the event details and registration form at this link. Or, stop by the school office to complete your registration in person.  Proceeds from this event will go to offset the cost of the 8th grade trip.
  
• Parents, did you know you can get OnCampus message alerts sent to you via your email and/or text?  You just need to choose that in the OnCampus settings. Doing this can help make sure you don’t miss important messages from your child’s teachers.  The directions for changing these settings can be found HERE!
  
• SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS! Shop at Strack & Van Til Food Market or Van Til’s in Hammond, save your receipts & send them to school with your student to help us earn free classroom equipment, courtesy of Strack & Van Til Apples for Students Program.  All receipts dated between September 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 are eligible.  Last year, your receipts earned blessings for all the specials classrooms.  Thank you for your faithful support!
  

FAITH CORNER:

ATHLETIC NEWS:

6th, 7th, and 8th Boys Basketball Tryouts will take place on Monday, October 14 and Tuesday, October 15. Times TBD.

6th, 7th and 8th grade girls cheerleading will start later this year than in the past. The cheer team will be cheering at girls basketball home games in January and February. Tryouts will take place on Tuesday, December 5 from 3:30-5:30 and Friday, December 6 from 3:30-5:30.

Please Note: An active physical is required for any student to participate in athletics at Highland Christian. Students will be able to try out without a physical, but will not be able to play or practice until a physical is turned in.

ETC NEWS:

Sort Night:  Parents of students in grades K-2, next week Monday, is your sort night!  Please join us at the store (1650 US RT 41, Schererville, IN) from 5-7 pm and help us sort clothing.  (Adults only, please)

PTO NEWS:

Custodian Appreciation Day is this Wednesday, October 2! Let’s show Glen, Jeff, Sandy, and Nate how much we appreciate all the hard work they do around the school! 

TRIP NEWS:

Did you know TRIP buys gift cards from these local restaurants/retailers:  Aurelio’s Pizza, Beggars Pizza, Chick-fil-A, Culver’s, Edwardo’s Pizza, Hohman’s Hallmark (Munster), Miner-Dunn Rest., Teibel’s Rest., and Walt’s Food Centers. They are available to purchase on the weekly TRIP orders or as a cash and carry option if you contact Ann Lynch at [email protected].

RaiseRight Fall Fest starts Oct. 4^th for the month.  Check out extra bonus rebates from different retailers!

TRIP orders for physical gift cards are due (online and paper order forms) this week, Thurs., Oct. 3rd by 10 a.m.TRIP will be accepting physical gift card orders on Oct. 10, 17, Tues., Oct. 22^nd, 31, Nov.7, 14 and 21.  Online ordering is available 24/7.  Contact Ann Lynch at [email protected] for more information.  

Team A (Julie Sitter, Larissa Vander Pol, Michelle Zoeteman) will be putting the TRIP orders together on Tuesday Oct. 1st. Orders will be ready for pick up in the school office on Tuesday by 2:45 p.m. 

TRIP Teams for Stuffing Orders:  Team B – Oct. 8; Team C – Oct. 15; Team D – Oct. 22; Team A – Oct. 29

COMMUNITY NEWS:

Faith Church Highland will be hosting a Marriage Seminar on Saturday, October 19 from 8 AM – Noon.  We are located at 8910 Grace Street, Highland. The Marriage Workshop will help struggling and solid couples increase from bad to good or good to great. If you are engaged, newly married, or chasing the Golden Anniversary, this conference will bless you. Childcare will not be available. Snacks provided. There is a $10 fee per person to sign up.  Go to wearefaith.org/workshop to register.

Looking for a volleyball camp?  Epic Volleyball has Volleykids camps held at the Lincoln Center in Highland and Epic Training Center in Crown Point throughout the school year.  Our program is open to K-8th graders. Every week we strive to teach new skills and grow current skills. We adjust our plans to fit the skills for each level. Volleykids teaches the correct fundamentals and concepts of the game while having fun and meeting new people.  Information can be found at:  www.epicvolleyball.org/volleykids