LINK & EXCEL Edition

Happy Monday, Bronchos!

Fall is upon us! The leaves are changing and so is the weather! We hope you all are enjoying your favorite crockpot recipes, pumpkin-spice everything, and the excitement the holidays will bring to us soon!

I want to give all of our students and families a huge shoutout for your amazing support in making our Count Day a success! Your partnership to secure important funding for our students is so very appreciated! We are at 96.03% complete for count! Great work, Bronchos!

Last week's Parent/Teacher Conferences and Post-Secondary Night were a great success, too! Our teachers loved seeing our parents and families. We hope you all enjoyed the event, too!

Partnership in your student's education is one of our greatest assets in helping your student be successful. We are so grateful to have such dedicated parents/guardians and students! Keep up the amazing work!

Have an amazing week!

Sincerely,

Krystle Voegel

Monday, October 19th: Attendance Requirement--Individual Mentor Meeting

Tuesday, October 20th:

Wednesday, October 21st: Attendance Requirement--Lab Session

Thursday, October 22nd:

Friday, October 23rd: Attendance Requirement--Individual Mentor Meeting

Thank you to all our Broncho Virtual students for working to meet our new attendance requirements these past two weeks. We are already seeing great gains in connectivity, academic growth, and more. Keep up the awesome work!

As a reminder, the new Broncho Virtual Attendance Requirements are below.

Mondays: Virtual Meetings via Google Meet with Your Mentor Teacher

Wednesdays: Lab Sessions

• LINK Students: Attend and participate in virtual lab sessions via Google Meet with their Mentor Teacher
• EXCEL Students: Attend and participate in in-person lab sessions at our Broncho Virtual Learning Lab, 14470 N. Holly Rd., Holly, MI 48442

Fridays: Virtual Meetings via Google Meet with Your Mentor Teacher

If HAS is not in session on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, no attendance will be taken.

If HAS has a half day on a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, students must complete their two-way communication prompt in their Seminar course. These prompts should be completed by 11:00 am on the day they are posted.

If a mentor teacher is absent on a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, students will receive an email to their school email letting them know they will need to complete the posted two-communication prompt for their attendance requirement for the day. These prompts should be completed by 2:00pm on the day they are posted.

Ms. Godman, our Broncho Virtual Counselor, will be starting back in the office this week full-time. We are excited to have Ms. Godman on staff to share her expertise and support. Below is her contact information, if you have any counseling questions.

Jody Godman

Email: jody.godman@hask12.org

Phone: 248-328-3905

If you need to schedule a meeting with Ms. Godman, please use this Counselor Request Form.

Count Day was a success thank you to our students and families! We are so grateful for the partnership with each of you to help secure the important funding that helps provide support to our students and programs throughout the district.

We are currently at 96.03% complete! That is awesome, but we would love to get to 100%! Students, please review if you have completed all of your Count Day requirements. Our mentor teachers and our office will also continue to connect with those who still have outstanding requirements.

Thank you, again, for your partnership!

If you are in need of tutoring, curriculum support, or have a content need, please sign up for a Connection Session!

Parents of Holly High School and Broncho Virtual LINK Seniors!

Mark your calendars!

Project Graduation meetings are happening on the below dates. These meetings are for sharing great ideas to make the Senior All Night Party unforgettable for the Class of 2027!

Your input and energy make all the difference!

Future meeting dates are

• November 19th
• December 17th
• January 21st

Below is an updated schedule for this Fall's College visits for Juniors and Seniors. They will be held at Holly High School in room B120. Please sign up using THIS LINK.

Procedure for Attendance:

• Students should complete the above form to let us know they will be in attendance.
• Students should report to the front entrance of Holly High School on the date of the college visit they plan to attend and arrive no more than 5 minutes early.
• Students will be checked in for attendance by the Holly High School front office staff.
• Students will be allowed to go to the Career Center, Room B120.
• Once the event is over, students should exit through the front office.
• Broncho Virtual students are not allowed to traverse the building before or after the college visit informational session. Failure to follow this guideline may result in loss of eligibility to attend the events.
• Students should be picked up at the front entrance of Holly High School, approximately 20-30 minutes after the start of the college visit informational session.
• Parents/guardians should have their ID ready for pick-up. If the student is a driver, they will be released to leave once the presentation is over.

Parents/guardians must complete the above linked Google Form on behalf of their Broncho Virtual LINK or EXCEL student at least 24 hours before they plan to attend the college visit informational session.

On October 29, 2026, HHS will be taking the 10th graders to visit the Oakland Schools Technical Center in Clarkston. This is a great opportunity for our students to see the various programs that OSTC offers. Students will have the chance to take these classes during 11th and/or 12th grade.

Broncho Virtual LINK Sophomores are invited to attend the afternoon group field trip with HHS. Students will be given a tour of the various programs such as culinary arts, health sciences, transportation technology, visual imaging, and several others. We feel that exploring career options is important and this is an opportunity for us to share with student an experience that may impact their future. The Career Program in the district has provided this opportunity for us free of charge. Below are the trip details.

Details:

• Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Location: OSTC Northwest (Clarkston)

• Transportation Method: School Bus (with Holly High School Students)

• Report Time: 11:05am

• Return Time: 2:00pm

• Cost: FREE

• Lunch: Lunch is not provided due to it being a half day field trip.

• Permission Slip Link (Due by 10.27.26)

Schedule of Trip:

• Students should report to the back entrance of Holly High School on the day of the field trip, at 11:05am.

• They will be checked in for attendance by a Broncho Virtual staff member.

• They will board the bus and be driven to OSTC to view OSTC’s program opportunities.

• Upon return at approximately 2:05pm, students should be picked up by their parents/guardians.

• Parents/guardians should have their ID ready for pick-up.

Requirements:

• Students will be responsible for their daily school work as usual.

• All students are required to have their XELLO EDP requirements completed to be eligible to go on any field trips.

• All students must have a completed and submitted permission slip/form to attend any field trips.

Parents/guardians must complete this form on behalf of their Broncho Virtual School student by October 27th to be eligible to attend.

OSTC Applications for the 2027-2028 School Year open Tuesday, October 20th! Current Sophomore and Junior HHS and Broncho LINK students are eligible to apply!

High School LINK and EXCEL ID cards from the August picture day are here!

• EXCEL students will receive their ID cards in lab this week.
• LINK HS students ID cards will be mailed out this week.

Middle School LINK ID cards will be coming soon!

Michigan is preparing to launch the new Youth Employment Permit Portal (YEPP), a centralized online system that will modernize the state’s youth employment permit process and make it more convenient and accessible for minors, families and employers.

Beginning today, Oct. 2, 2026, employers and minors will use YEPP to complete the youth employment permit process through one statewide system. Local school districts and nonpublic schools will no longer issue youth employment permits.

Important: YEPP is a new platform for managing youth employment permits. The launch does not change Michigan’s youth employment laws or requirements. All other youth employment laws remain unchanged.

The new system will:

• Allow minors and employers to complete the permit process online at any time of day, providing greater flexibility, particularly during the summer months when schools may have limited hours.

• Require employers to register with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) before hiring minors.

• Allow employers to notify LEO when a minor’s employment ends.

• Provide LEO with greater visibility into youth employment across Michigan.

• Create opportunities for LEO to proactively communicate youth worker rights and responsibilities directly to minors and employers.

For more information click the button below.

The Red Zone of Holly High School has a live website, hollyredzone.square.site.

Opening the website is giving students, families, staff, and supporters a convenient way to shop for official school merchandise! The Red Zone is excited for the website to go live, as it will allow them to better serve customers in a more convenient way. Orders will be packaged and available for pick up at any time during school hours in the front office. Everyone in the District has access to this website! Shop and show your Broncho Spirit!!

In addition to all of the amazing products The Red Zone has maintained throughout the past few years, they have new clothing items designed by students for the 2026-27 school year. Employees have been hard at work, and cannot wait to serve you!

Parents/guardians of Broncho LINK students, if you would like to request your student return to in-person learning for Trimester 2, please complete the below Return to In-Person Learning Google Form no later than Friday, November 6th.

Notes:

• The Return to In-Person Learning MUST be completed by a parent/guardian.
• Students are returned to in-person learning at the beginning of a trimester to allow for a smoother transition back to the building for the student and their schedule.

Deadlines for Requests to Return to In-Person Learning

Trimester 2 Transfer: Friday, November 6th

Trimester 3 Transfer: Friday, February 19th

2027-2028 School Year: Friday, August 13th