The Weekly Highlander 2025-2026

Dear Highlander Families:

Thank you to the many families that attended our Open House last night. It was so great to see so many familiar faces and it is exciting to meet our future Highlanders who came to learn more about Hewes.

We have a busy week ahead. We have a school wide assembly on Monday delivered by Music Notes, two teachers who make songs and videos to teach students about respect. On Tuesday, PTA is sponsoring an assembly for all 7th grade Core classes to get hands on experinece with Medievil weapons and armor. Girls basketball is at Pioneer on Tuesday at 3:45pm and on Wednesday, please dine at Chick-fil-A to support Hewes ASB, the flyer for this event is in this newsletter.

Please stay connected to Hewes by checking our website and following us on Instagram @heweshighlanders for the latest information and news.

Sahra Tanikawa, Principal

Highlander for a Day is a recognition program at Hewes Middle School that celebrates students for incredible moments of Winning the Day the Highlander Way. Students are recognized for working hard, including others, never giving up, controlling their responses, choosing to act above the line, and taking extreme ownership of their 20 square feet. These are the habits and mindsets that shape our Highlander culture, and we are so proud to share them with our entire school community.

• Monday, April 13 - Music Notes Grade Level Assembly - All students
• Tuesday, April 14 - Knights at School - 7th Grade Core Class Assembly
• Tuesday, April 14 - Girls Basketball at 3:45pm at Pioneer
• Wednesday, April 15 - ASB Chick-Fil-A fundraiser - 3pm - 8pm
• Monday, April 20 - School Site Council Meeting #4 - Room I-8 @3pm
• Monday, April 20 - Deadline to sign up for promotion speech tryouts
• Tuesday, April 21 - PTA General Meeting at 9am in room I-8
• Tuesday, April 21 - Boys Basketball at 3:45pm at Orchard Hills
• Thursday, April 23 - Girls Basketball at 3:45pm at Orchard Hills
• Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1 - CAASPP Testing - Modified Bell Schedule
• Tuesday, April 28 - PTA Baja Fish Taco Fundraiser - 10:30am - 9pm
• Wednesday, May 6 - Basketball City Finals at Momentus Sports - school day field trip
• Tuesday, May 12 - 20% Project presentations - 5:30pm - 7pm
• Friday, May 15 - Grades Due for 8th Graders

Nondiscrimination/Harrassment

The Board of Education desires to provide a safe school environment that allows all students equal access and opportunities in the District’s academic, extracurricular, and other educational support programs, services, and activities. The Board prohibits, at any District school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, targeted at any student by anyone, based on the student's actual race or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics

Website: https://hewes.tustin.k12.ca.us/

Location: 13232 Hewes Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, USA

Instagram: @heweshighlanders

FaceBook: Hewes Middle School

Phone: (714) 730-7348