The Weekly Highlander 2025-2026

Dear Highlander Families:

Next week our 6th grade core classes start their Walk Through the Ancient World presentations. The schedule for the presentations by Core Teacher can be found in the newsletter. The presentations will be in the MPR and parents are welcome to attend. The Great Shake Out Earthquake Drill will be on Thursday, October 16th at 10:16am in the morning. All students and staff will particpate in a full evacuation drill.

The General PTA Meeting for the month of October will be on Tuesday, October 14th at 7pm. The meeting will be in person in room I-8 in the Activity Center or on Zoom. See information in this newsletter for Zoom link information.

Tuesday, October 14th, 🏃‍♀️ The Second Cross Country Meet of the Year! 🏃‍♂️at Sycamore Magnet Academy at 3:30 pm. Come cheer on our team! 🎉

Thursday, October 23rd, Report Card Night - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. TUSD middle schools have changed to a report card night this year in place of fall conferences. Report Card Night is a time for parents and families to come and have quick check-ins with their teachers to see how your students are doing. Your student's report card will be available in Aeries before this event takes place. All teachers will be in the gym at tables, available for quick conversations with parents.

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

Sahra Tanikawa, Principal

Ms.LaBrosse and Mrs.Williams - A big thank you to our AMAZING counseling TEAM! You are true team players, always ready to jump in wherever needed. Your flexibility, care, and dedication support our students and staff alike. You truly do it all—and make it look effortless!

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.

Meet our new front office assistant - Ms.Fraga. She graduated from Tustin High school, and completed her undergraduate degree at Vanguard University. She is going back to school this upcoming year to get her Master's Degree in social work. Her hobbies include working out, hiking, running, long walks, anything and everything that includes staying active. Her goal is to be able to help people and give back to her community. When you see her in the front office, please introduce yourself.

• Tuesday, October 14 - Walk Through The Ancient World - Ms.Douglas' Class
• Tuesday, October 14 - After School Tutoring Starts - 2:48pm in the library

• Tuesday, October 14 - Cross Country Meet at Sycamore Magnet Academy @3:30pm
• Tuesday, October 14 - General PTA Meeting 7:00pm - On Zoom and Activity Center Room I-8
• Wednesday, October 15 - Walk Through The Ancient World - Mrs.Sneed's Class
• Thursday, October 16 - Great Shake Out Drill
• Friday, October 17 - Walk Through The Ancient World - Mrs.Magnuson's Class
• Monday, October 20 - Walk Through The Ancient World - Mr.Kramer's Class
• Tuesday, October 21 - Walk Through The Ancient World - Ms.Harp's Class
• Thursday, October 23 - Report Card Night - 5:30pm - 7:00pm - Activity Center
• Friday, October 24 - PTA Fun Friday at Lunch
• Thursday, October 30 - Rubios PTA Fundraiser - ALL DAY
• Friday, October 31 - NON - Student Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
• Sunday, November 2 - Dino Dash - Middle School Race @8:20am
• Tuesday, November 11 - Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL

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

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Phone: (714) 730-7348