HRHS Falcon Community Bulletin
HRHS Falcon Community Bulletin
August 14, 2026
A Message from Dr. Fiske
Greetings Falcon Students and Families,
What an amazing start to the school year! It was fantastic to see the excited (and some nervous) faces of our students as they returned to school this week. Many were missing that summer sleep in time, but nearly all I spoke to were more excited to get back to interacting with their friends and trusted adults at school.
A giant thank you to all of you for welcoming me into the Falcon family. I am truly fortunate to get to be a part of such a special group of people. I look forward to continuing to meet more of you and partner with you to ensure the best possible experience for your children.
- Monday will kick off our first normal schedule week. If you haven’t bookmarked the bell schedule and subscribed to our Google Calendar please do so you know which bell schedule we are on each day.
- Makeup picture day with Lifetouch Photography is August 25.
Back to School Night is Wednesday August 26! Details to follow! We can’t wait to see all of our Falcon Families and show off what's going on at Ranch!
If financial assistance is needed by your family (to help cover required school fees), parents should apply for the Free/Reduced Lunch program. This application must be completed each school year! Free/Reduced Lunch (&fees) Application
Parking Permits are required for student parking on campus; only Juniors and Seniors are eligible for the first quarter. Sophomore parking permits will be available after Fall Break.
Parents/Guardians, if your student needs to check out a Chromebook for the year, please have them come to the library. Students and parents/guardians will need to fill out this form, sign it and return it. Once returned, the student will be issued a school Chromebook for the year. We will be checking devices out during lunches and after school starting the week of August 17th. Devices are on a first come, first served basis as we don't have enough devices for everyone.
Counseling & Post-Grad Department Updates
- If your family is struggling with food insecurity, please reach out to your student’s counselor. We partner with an organization that provides weekly weekend food bags for students attending HRHS. We can help provide a referral to the organization. Here is a link for more information.
As a reminder our alpha breakdown has shifted a bit this year. The counselor/administrator partner assignments are as follows:
A-Da: Somer Hogan/Chris Glunz
De-He: Alexa Nichols/Sarah Boland
Hi-Me: Amy Larsen/Kelly Corr
Mi-Sg: Veronica Miller (Brown)/Kelly Corr
Sh-Z: Raelynn Nissler/Brian Domokos
ALP’s: Yana Bourdealis/Al Everett
Follow Counseling on Instagram @counselinghrhs for updates and information from the counseling department
It’s back! The weekly post grad newsletter is your source of information for all things post grad related (college, military, careers, volunteering, scholarships, testing, etc). Freshman-Seniors are invited to peruse the newsletter each week for helpful tips and/or stop by post grad to visit with Mrs. Sadler. This week's newsletter includes instructions for the college application process, dates for college fairs, a list of colleges that will be at HRHS during August, part time job and volunteer opportunities (in case you don't have 20 volunteer hours completed), and scholarship info....check it out!
Senior News
Seniors please read the Class of 2027 Yearbook Photo Requirements.
Senior class fund donations can be made here to support senior events for the class of 2027.
Business Office
- Course and lab fees will be assigned after the add/drop window (10 school days after the beginning of a semester). Fees for 1st semester are due to be paid by Dec 1st.
Optional fees are housed on MySchoolBucks - items like Activity Pass(SBA), Student Planner, Parking Permit Fee (for 11th and 12th grades ONLY) and Class Donations.
HRHS Athletics
- Fall Athletics Registration is OPEN and practices have begun! If you have not already registered please reach out to the coach to discuss tryout options. All Contact info can be found on our website! Fall sports are: Boys Golf, Boys Soccer, Boys Tennis, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Girls Flag Football, Girls Volleyball, Gymnastics, Softball.
Visit our athletic website for athletic updates, head coach contact info, calendar of events and tickets.
Game schedules can be found on each team page on the athletics website OR you can visit arbiterlive.com.
Buy your Activity Pass (SBA) on MySchoolBucks for free entry to all regular season home games! After you purchase, come to the Business Office to request a reprinted ID with the SBA icon.
HRHS Activities
- Visit our Activities Website for all things clubs and activities, as we prep the new year! Get involved or start something fun with your friends that sparks your interest! We have a lot of clubs at HRHS and can’t wait to see what this year brings!
Fall Play “The Curious Savage” Auditions schedule in Auditorium: Monday 8/17 2:45-5:15 Workshop; Tuesday 8/18 2:45-5:15 Auditions; Wednesday 8/19 2:45-5:15 Callbacks; Thursday 8/20 2:45-5:15 Cast read-through. See Hudson in room 400 for more details.
Chalk Dance has been postponed! New date: September 11 at 6pm
HRHS Volunteer Coordinator Updates
Please read the volunteer coordinator newsletter.
We are in need of volunteers for Vision and Hearing Screenings on Friday, September 11, sign up here.
Donations are can be made for Staff Appreciation fund here.
School Accountability Committee
- The first SAC meeting is August 24. If you have topics you’d like to be considered for the agenda please email highlandsranchsac@gmail.com.
Falcon Academic Boosters
- The Falcon Academic Boosters (FAB) is a 501c3 organization that was founded to raise funds and provide grants for supplies, academic media and resources that are needed to enhance the learning environment at HRHS, yet fall outside of the school’s budget. Questions can be directed to hrhsfab@gmail.com.
- The next FAB meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 14 at 6:00 PM in the Library
Donation Opportunities
DCSD Resources
- DCSD Parent Resource Center: Please see this link to the Douglas County School District Parent Resource Center for Calendars, My School Bucks Payments, Parent Portal access or log-in/password issues, Financial Assistance, Transportation Information and more.
- Information regarding the DCSD Nutrition Services program is linked here.
- If you are interested in receiving assistance but are having difficulty with the above link, please contact Eric Brosch, School Social Worker, at ebrosch@dcsdk12.org or 303-387-2621. External Family Resources Link
- DCSD Non-Discrimination Notice
- DCSD Accessibility
- DCSD Request form for meeting translator