The Weekly Highlander 2025-2026

Dear Highlander Families:

We have a busy week ahead with Knight at the Museuam, Breakfast Club, PTA silent Auction Fundraiser, and a PTA Dining Out fundraiser at Ruby's. On Wednesday morning, our counseling team hosts the monthly Breakfast Club at 8:15am in the MPR. All students are welcome! Wednesday night ALL 7th grade students will participate in Knight at the Museum, the culmination of their research project . The event is from 6pm - 7pm in the Activity Center, this is a family event and everyone is welcome to attend.

This Sunday, February 15th the Hewes PTA will launch a silent auction to support 8th grade activities. The fundraiser will run through February 22nd and details can be found in this newsletter. On Tuesday, please support the Hewes PTA by dining out at Ruby's from 11am - 8:30pm, the flyer for this event is also in this newsletter. Your support provides the many programs and activities here at Hewes!

There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 16th to recognize Presidents' Day. We hope you and your family enjoy a safe three day weekend.

Please stay connected to Hewes by checking our website and following us on Instagram @heweshighlanders for the latest information and news.

Sahra Tanikawa, Principal

MR.HOLLINGSHEAD - Thank you for your dedication to our schoolwide efforts. Your participation in School Site Council, your ongoing communication, and collaborative spirit are what support our students and staff. Thank you for your commitment to excellence and for WINNING the Day at Hewes.

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.

Our counselors work hard every day to support the students and families at Hewes. The graphic below shows some of the activities they have completed this semester on campus. Please see the attached newsletter for more details about the work they have done.

Hewes PTA will be having International Week Activities at lunch March 16-20. Help us teach the kids about a variety of cultures, maybe even yours. Please come out and help make the event enjoyable for all students. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, we need volunteer help with pre-planned cultural activities. Wednesday, there will be a performance during double assembly. If you have any leads on performers or internationa ideas, please contact PTA. And on Friday, March 20 we will have parent sponsored information booths from different countries. In the past we have had a variety of countries and would like to have more this year. If you are able to host or help with a booth, please sign up. Make sure to comment with the name of your country. If you would like more information before committing or have any questions or suggestions for the week, reach out to hewesmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com . An Amazon wish list has been included as a suggestion, but we are open to more ideas!

• Tuesday, February 17 - Dine at Ruby's - PTA Fundraiser - 11am - 8:30pm
• Wednesday, February 18 - Breakfast Club - 8:15 am in the MPR
• Wednesday, February 18 - Knight at the Museum - 7th grade Core - 6pm-7pm
• Tuesday, February 24 - PTA General Meeting - 7PM - Zoom
• Wednesday, February 25 - Volleyball Festival @ Momentus Sports Center 9am -12pm
• Thursday, March 5 - Basketball Information Meeting 2:50 pm in the Activity Center
• Friday, March 6 - Band & Chior Field Trip to Knott's Berry Farm
• Friday, March 13 - End of 3rd Quarter
• Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20 - PTA International Week
• Tuesday, March 17 - CTE Field Trip to Foothill - 8th grade
• Wednesday, March 18 - PTA Sponsored International Assembly for Students
• Friday, March 20 - International Week Food Fair at Lunch
• Wednesday, March 25 - Student Achievement Assembly 9:15am
• Monday, March 30 - Friday April 3 - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

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