The Weekly Highlander 2025-2026

Dear Highlander Families:

This Thurstay is Back to School Night. The evening will kick off with a Title I Parent Meeting in the MPR at 5:30 p.m., followed by classroom visits starting at 6:00 p.m. Parents will follow their student’s schedule, meet the teachers, and learn about expectations for the school year. Maps will be available to guide you along with ASB students to get you to the correct room.

Spirit Wear orders are due on Friday, August 22nd in the front office. Please make your checks payable to Hewes ASB. Mark your calendar for the E-Vehicle safety presentation on Tuesday, August 26th from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm, this is for BOTH parent and student. Immediately after, the first general PTA meeting of the year on Tuesday, August 26th at 7pm in the Activity Center.

The first minimum day of the year on Friday, August 29th, students will be dismissed at 12:37pm and breaksfast will be served before school.

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

Sahra Tanikawa, Principal

Now is a perfect time to be involved with the Hewes School Site Council. As an elected member of the School Site Council, you will attend four meetings during the school year to discuss the improvements to the campus, have input on the School Site Plan, Safety Plan, and other important information to school functionality. The School Site Council is a chance for you, along with others, to work together to make Hewes the best middle school for your student.

All students who ride an E-Vehicle, such as an E-Scooter or E-Bike, are required to take a safety class in order to ride to school. Both parent and student are required to attend this hour-long safety training. At the completion of the training, students will be able to purchase their permit to place on their E-Vehicle, allowing them to park in the bike rack at Hewes. Students are only required to attend the course once during middle school. If your student participated in the course last year and has a permit, no further action is required. We will meet with all E-Vehicle students (new and returning) at the start of the year to review safety expectations on the Hewes Campus. If you need to attend a class, the next class will be at Hewes Middle School on Tuesday, August 26, at 5:30 pm. Additional dates can be found on the flyer attached. Families only need to attend one of the sessions.

Friday, August 29th, is a minimum day at Hewes, with student dismissal at 12:37 p.m. The library will be closed after school, and all students will need to exit campus promptly after the dismissal bell. Students will not be able to remain on campus or in the library that afternoon. Thank you for your understanding and support.

If you missed the opportunity to make a yearbook purchase at registration, you can STILL buy a yearbook for the same registration price $70.00, both online and on campus. If you would like to buy online, go to Jostens.com (they do charge a $5.00 service fee). You can also buy on campus in Room F-1 from Mrs. Gonzalez ANY TIME. Or bring your cash or check to back-to-school night next week, where there will be a station set up to make a purchase.

Mark your calendars for the Hewes Breakfast Club sponsored by our counseling team. Once a month our counseling team will host activities for students before school on a late start Wednesdays. The goal is to help students connect with staff and one another and build their self care tool kit. The first meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, September 17th at 8:15am in the MPR.

• Thursday, August 21 - Title 1 Parent Meeting - 5:30pm in the MPR
• Thursday, August 21 - Back to School Night 6 pm - 7:30 pm
• Friday, August 22 - Hewes Spirit Wear Order Forms Due at the Office
• Tuesday, August 26 - E-Vehicle Safety Presentation - Hewes Activity Center - 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
• Tuesday, August 26 - 7 pm - PTA General Meeting - In person and Zoom
• Friday, August 29 - Minimum Day - Student Dismissal at 12:37 pm, library closed after school
• Monday, September 1 - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day Holiday
• Friday, September 5 - 2:45 pm - 4 pm - Back to School Dance
• Friday, September 5 - Last Day to purchase a yearbook for $70 - prices go up to $75 on the 6th
• Tuesday, September 16 - PTA General Meeting 9 am
• Wednesday, September 17 - Honor Roll Social for 7th & 8th Graders @2:25pm
• Friday, September 19 - PTA Fun Friday at Lunch
• Wednesday, September 24 - TPSF Celebration of Schools @6pm, Tustin High 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

FaceBook: Hewes Middle School

Phone: (714) 730-7348