HRHS Falcon Community Bulletin

• Don’t forget this Friday is a Black day! Please bookmark the printable Color Calendar and Bell Schedule or subscribe to the HRHS school day Google calendar.

• Parking Permits for the Spring semester only are $25, payable through myschoolbucks. Permit form must be printed and turned into security for a Permit. Just a reminder, parking in the Student Lot during school without a permit may result in a $50 ticket.
• Mr. Mac is leading a science trip to Hawaii for HRHS students over Fall Break 2026.

• Spring Sports Registration will open February 1st!!

(Baseball, Boys Swim, Boys Volleyball, Girls Golf, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis, Track, Boys Lacrosse)

• Add us on Instagram and X: @hrhs_athleticsandactivities

• CTE Information Sessions: Please click on this link to read more information about our Career Tech Ed programs and offerings in our district. Please see this flyer for information about an Automation Expo being offered in the district.
• Shadow Days: We will host two more shadow days this year for students who are considering enrolling at or learning more about Highlands Ranch on: 2/19. If you know a family who is interested in this opportunity, please have them reach out to Janice Hapgood, Counseling Secretary, at 303.387.2564.
• 8th grade parent night is tonight 6:00-7:30 and open to all 8th grade parents and students. We will begin in the Auditorium, so please enter near the main entrance. Counselors will present HRHS information about how to be a successful high school student. Parents can then meet with teachers and counselors about class placement while HRHS students give tours.

• Here is the link to the 19th weekly post grad newsletter. The information is also accessible via the post grad website. Feel free to contact Mrs. Sadler should you have any questions at ksadler@dcsdk12.org or 303-387-2578.
• Planning to take a GAP year? Register here for a Gap Year talk happening Feb 3 at 7pm MT. Many teens want to increase college and workplace readiness by exploring interests, traveling, improving professional skills, and engaging in other experiences that increase confidence, independence, and maturity. Join Katherine Stievater, founder of Gap Year Solutions for a presentation and Q&A about why students choose to take a Gap Year, and how to plan transformational and purposeful Gap time on any budget.
• There are several tutors hoping to help students with various subjects or testing. A list can be found on the post grad website.
• SENIORS, please let Mrs. Sadler know of all scholarship offers you receive, even if you don't accept the award. When you receive award letters, please forward the email, bring it in, snap a picture or email a typed summary. This includes any scholarship offered to you: need based, academic, athletic, etc.

• Please include the name of the scholarship, the total amount of $$ awarded and indicate if it is a one time scholarship or for all four years.

• Specific information (names, amounts) will not be published. The total $$ earned by the class of 2026 will be announced during our Honors Convocation ceremony in May and reported to the district.

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• Due to staff shortage, the LMC will be closing at 3:00 We will resume the 3:30 closing time as soon as we can.
• Free student tutoring is available from the National Honor Society during Access, after school (Monday-Thursday), and before school (Fridays). Just click this link to sign up: Sign up for NHS Tutoring.

• All volunteer information in one place! Volunteer CoordinatorNewsletter, email dspetitt@dcsdk12.org with questions or follow on Instagram @hrhsvolunteercoodinator
• Wish Week request: $5 gift cards to be used as incentives for fundraising! Signup here and drop off in the main office, marked for Wish Week!
• It's time for senior baby pictures! Submit your jpg picture of just your senior when they were 1-5 years old to hrhsafterprom@gmail.com to be included in Senior Hall and the Senior Celebration video.
• AFTER PROM RESTAURANT NIGHT, next one is Wednesday, February 18 at Texas Roadhouse!

• HRHS SAC website. If you have topics you’d like to be considered for the agenda, email highlandsranchsac@gmail.com. Future meetings will be February 2 (virtual), March 2 and May 4.

• DCSD Parent Resource Center:

• High Risk, High Reward: Understanding Social Media’s Impact on Youth

• Video Overview Parent Handout: Youth Social Media Use: A Call to Action

• The Good and Bad of Social Media: What the Research Tells Us

• Infinite Campus Parent App Tips

• Non-Discrimination Notice

• Accessibility

• Request form for meeting Translator