The Scot's Scoop

Greetings Highland Park Middle School families! We look forward to seeing everyone at the Open House on Thursday, August 28th. Please be sure to read this newsletter in entirety as there are important calendar dates and information below.

To improve how we communicate with you, the district is updating the phone number we use to send text messages. Our Outreach text messages will be sent using a local 10-digit phone number.

New Text Message Number for Outreach: 651-705-2351

We recommend saving it in your contacts as “Highland Middle School Alerts” so you always recognize messages from us.

Enjoy the week!

Thursday, August 28: 6th Grade Orientation & Open House *see section below with details

• 6th grade student orientation and parent information sessions 8:00 -11:00am
• Foundation classroom sessions for all 6-8th families 11:00-11:30am
• Open House for all grades 12:00-2:00pm

Monday, September 1: Labor Day - No School

Tuesday, September 2: First day of school

The Smore family newsletter, along with other school documents and notices, can be translated. For the newsletter, click on the button for translation and select the language preferred.

Please view Principal Mohamed's "2025-2026 Welcome Back Letter" by clicking here for English, and here for Spanish.

We are excited for Open House on August 28th, and especially excited to welcome all students back to school on Tuesday, September 2nd! Please read Principal Mohamed's letter carefully as there is much important information in it.

Student schedules are available for viewing as of tomorrow, August 25th in Parent and Student Campus! Please become familiar with your child's class schedule, especially Foundations class, in preparation for your child's Foundations class orientation that you are welcome to attend this Thursday, August 28th at 11:00-11:30am. As a reminder, the Foundations orientation is for parents/guardians.

If you have questions about your child' schedule, please contact your grade level school counselor :

• grade 6, Elisabeth Mulvaney (elisabeth.mulvaney@spps.org; 651-744-3399)

• grade 7, Danielle Seifert (danielle.seifert@spps.org; 651-744-7582)

• grade 8, Nou Katzmarek (nou.katzmarek@spps.org; 651-744-3400)

We will hold our 6th-grade orientation and open house on Thursday, August 28, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. This year, we will be holding sessions for both students and families, and we will be having lunch for families and staff. Please see below for more information on parent and student sessions taking place. This is a great opportunity for students and parents to connect and build community.

Registration for fall sports for Highland Park Middle will open on September 1st. Please make sure your students' sports physical is up to date. Sports physicals can be completed through your pediatrician, or the Health Start program at Highland Park High School.

At Highland Park Middle School, our mission is to:

• Provide our students with a sense of community and global perception in a nurturing and caring learning environment,
• Help students acquire the skills necessary to value themselves, and take pride in their accomplishments, and
• Develop respect and understanding of other people and their cultures.

Website: https://www.spps.org/highlandms
Location: 975 Snelling Ave S, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: (651) 293-8950