The Weekly Highlander 2025-2026

Dear Highlander Families:

Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 9th! We are so excited to open our doors and showcase the incredible work our students have been doing this year.

• 5:00 PM: Incoming 6th Grade Welcome & Principal Message

• 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Classroom & Teacher Visits

Do you have a neighbor or friend with a future Highlander? Please invite them to join us at 5:00 PM for a special orientation to help them get a head start on their middle school journey!

I want to personally thank our families for your ongoing support, this is what makes Hewes such a special place. Please enjoy a restful and restorative Spring Break, you deserve it! Please stay connected to Hewes by checking our website and following us on Instagram @heweshighlanders for the latest information and news.

Sahra Tanikawa, Principal

Highlander for a Day is a recognition program at Hewes Middle School that celebrates students for incredible moments of Winning the Day the Highlander Way. Students are recognized for working hard, including others, never giving up, controlling their responses, choosing to act above the line, and taking extreme ownership of their 20 square feet. These are the habits and mindsets that shape our Highlander culture, and we are so proud to share them with our entire school community.

Mr.Cervantes, Mr.Gabriel, Mr.Kramer, Mr.Smith, Mr.Rascher, Mr.Foley, Mr.Netza, Ms.Cameron, Mr.Jennings, Ms.Lockman, Mr.Visser (not pictured) - Thank you for your outstanding teamwork and spirit during this week’s Student vs. Staff Basketball Game. Your willingness to share your time and talents is what makes the Hewes community so special. Thank you for playing with heart, having fun, and—as always—WINNING the Day!

• Monday, March 30 - Friday, April 3 - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, April 7 - High school counselors visit Core 8 classes for 9th grade registration
• Tuesday, April 7 - Boys Basketball at 3:45pm at Pioneer
• Thursday, April 9 - Celebration of Learning - 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
• Monday, April 13 - Music Notes Grade Level Assembly - All students
• Tuesday, April 14 - Knights at School - 7th Grade Core Class Assembly
• Tuesday, April 14 - Girls Basketball at 3:45pm at Pioneer
• Monday, April 20 - School Site Council Meeting #4 - Room I-8 @3pm
• Tuesday, April 21 - PTA General Meeting at 9am in room I-8
• Tuesday, April 21 - Boys Basketball at 3:45pm at Orchard Hills
• Thursday, April 23 - Girls Basketball at 3:45pm at Orchard Hills
• Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1 - CAASPP Testing - Modified Bell Schedule
• Tuesday, April 28 - PTA Baja Fish Taco Fundraiser - 10:30am - 9pm
• Wednesday, May 6 - Basketball City Finals at Momentus Sports - school day field trip

Nondiscrimination/Harrassment

The Board of Education desires to provide a safe school environment that allows all students equal access and opportunities in the District’s academic, extracurricular, and other educational support programs, services, and activities. The Board prohibits, at any District school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, targeted at any student by anyone, based on the student's actual race or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics

Website: https://hewes.tustin.k12.ca.us/

Location: 13232 Hewes Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, USA

Instagram: @heweshighlanders

FaceBook: Hewes Middle School

Phone: (714) 730-7348