Highlander Happenings
May 30, 2025
Thomas McKean High School
Principal's Corner
McKean School Community,
Summer is knocking at our door, and students are eagerly awaiting the start of summer vacation. Until then, we will have plenty of events and accomplishments to share with you. Last week, we hosted the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony. We inducted nine new members into our chapter and bid farewell to our five seniors.
Additionally, we celebrated over 200 student-athletes in our annual Athletics Awards Ceremony. We wanted to praise their effort, hard work, and positive traits representing the Highlanders. Speaking of sports, the McKean Health Center has begun doing physicals for all students who wish to participate in sports next year. More information is available at https://www.highlanderssports.com/
Graduation is a little more than a week away, and to the class of 2025, we could not be prouder of all you have achieved. As you prepare to take your next steps, remember the friendships, lessons, and memories you made here. Your future is bright, and we cannot wait to see where it takes you.
We A.R.E McKean!
Important Dates
Red Clay Updates
Graduation 2025
Updates for the class of 2025
12th Grade Families,
As we near the end of the school year, we want to remind you about an important step for students who will not be returning to Red Clay next year.
Your student’s school Google account will remain active for 60 days after the school year ends. After that period, the account—and all files stored in it—will be permanently deleted.
If your student would like to keep any documents, they’ll need to transfer their files before the 60-day window closes. We've included step-by-step instructions and a video tutorial below to help guide them through the process:
Please note: This information has also been emailed directly to seniors. However, we encourage you to remind your student to take action if they haven’t already.
Class of 2026
Academic Updates
Avid Field Day 2025
National Honor Society
Please congratulate the following students who were voted into the National Honor Society by the faculty council based on their service, leadership, scholarship, and character:
Juniors:
- Hamza Alzubaidi
- Maryjo Crisostomo
- Victoria Haines
- Kevyn Skinner
Sophomores:
- Sophia Charlton
- Tovah Dockens
- Ryan Reamer
- Jaidan Wilmore
- Peyton Yaich
Early College Academy
Career Pathway Spotlights
Music in the Highlands!
McKean band took home a score of "Excellent" on the trip to Hershey Park
FFA Spotlight
Congratulations to the following Animal Science IV students that received their Animal Health Certification - This certification is for successfully demonstrating competencies in the areas of veterinary terminology, animal welfare and behavior, veterinary medical practices, and anatomy and physiology.
Highlander Athletics
Fall Sports 2025
Dear Highlander Families! I hope everyone is having a great summer. With that being said Fall Sports is scheduled to start with pre-season on Monday August 11, 2025. All athletes must have the following in order to participate in Fall Athletics:
DIAA physical DIAA Physical Form
-Academically Eligible: All Incoming Freshmen are immediately Eligible/Upperclassmen need to have 5 passing classes with 2 being majors (Math, Science, Social Studies, English) based on their last report cards final grades.
-Register on Family ID Family ID Link
-Students must sign McKean Sportsmanship contract (Students will complete at the start of the regular school year)
Football - Alhesia Booker Sr.
Boys Soccer - Mike Freccia
Cheerleading - Danielle Rodriguez
Cross Country - Lakayla Williams
Field Hockey- Sienna Nelson
Unified Flag Football - Jaxon Brown
Volleyball- Nettie Choice
Marching Band - Kevin Reeves
Please visit HighlandersSports.com for information about Highlander Athletics!
Pre-Season and Wellness Center
McKean Pre-Season Schedule
Monday August 11, 2025-Friday August 15, 2025:
8 Activity City Bus Run (Activity Bus Schedule is in Highlanderssports.com under Activity Bus Tab) 8:45 am Drop off
First Session 9 am – 12 pm
Second Session 1 pm – 3 pm
3:15 pm Activity Bus for Take home
Monday August 18- Friday August 21st, 2024:
2 pm Activity City Bus Run; 2:45 pm Drop off
Practice Session: 3 pm – 5 pm
5:15 pm Activity Bus for Take Home
Monday August 25 – August 28, 2025
Normal Practice Time 2:45 pm – 5 pm
McKean Wellness Center Summer Hours (DIAA Physicals)
(302) 636-5330
July 21st-24th
Tuesday 8:00 am - 2:00pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 2:00pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
July 28th-31st
Tuesday 8:00 am - 2:00pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 2:00pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
August 4th- 7th
Tuesday 8:00 am - 2:00pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 2:00pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
August 11th - 14th
Tuesday 8:00 am - 2:00pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 2:00pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
School Resources and Upcoming Events
Highlander Highlights
Spring Fest 2025
Spring Fest celebrated students who had excellent school attendance, on time arrival to class, and behavior during the third marking period. They enjoyed a snow cone truck, outdoor laser tag, mobile video games, sports, games, and more outside on the McKean track!