The Weekly Highlander 2025-2026

Dear Highlander Families:

Next week is our first restaurant night of the year. Please support our ASB funded programs by dining at Chick-Fil-A on Wednesday from 3 pm - 8 pm by showing the flyer in this newsletter. If your student rides and E-Vehicle and still needs to attend a safety presentation, there are classes next week on Monday at Orchard Hills and Wednesday at Pioneer. Once you and your student attend the class, they will be able to purchase a permit at the Hewes office. If your student wants to run Cross Country, they can still get a permission slip from Mr.Foley - they are due by Thursday, September 18th.

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

Sahra Tanikawa, Principal

We are excited to welcome Ms. Karun to our Science department this year. She grew up in Tustin and went to C.T. Middle School and Tustin High School. Last year, she student taught at Tustin High School and is joining our team to teach Science 7. She spends her morning at Hewes and then drives to Pioneer Middle School, where she teaches Science 6 in the afternoon. She loves teaching and ran a science camp this past summer to bring her excitement for science to children. We are thrilled to welcome her to the Highlander Family. When you see her on campus please introduce yourself.

A big THANK YOU to our Strategic Reading team for kicking off the year with momentum! You are working collaboratively across grade levels and using data to support students and ensure their success. Your focus on making learning fun and engaging is already making a positive impact! Mrs.Sneed, Mrs.Wagstaff, and Mrs.Turner. #whereistinyhank

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.

Breakfast Club is a supportive space where students can start their day with a positive mindset and a healthy meal. We’re looking for parent volunteers to sign up to donate breakfast once a month. Your support—whether it’s bringing fruit, muffins, yogurt, or juice—makes a big difference in helping our students feel cared for and ready to learn. Please scan the QR code or SIGN UP HERE to donate. Thank you!

• Wednesday, September 10 - ASB Chick-fil-A fundraiser
• Monday, September 15 - School Site Council - Meeting #1 - 3pm in Room I-8
• Tuesday, September 16 - PTA General Meeting 9 am
• Tuesday, September 16 - Shake Shack Fundraiser - Support PTA
• Wednesday, September 17 - Breakfast Club for all students - 8:15am
• Wednesday, September 17 - Honor Roll Social for 7th & 8th Graders @2:25pm
• Thursday, September 18 - Cross Country permission slips are due to Coach Visser
• Friday, September 19 - PTA Fun Friday at Lunch
• Tuesday, September 23 - Cross Country Practice Begins
• Wednesday, September 24 - Student Achievement Assembly
• Wednesday, September 24 - TPSF Celebration of Schools @6pm, Tustin High School
• Wednesday, September 24 - Band Night at Angel Stadium
• Thursday, September 25 - Club Rush at lunch
• Thursday, September 25 - Choir Night at Angel Stadium
• Thursday, October 9 - Cross Country Meet at Utt Middle School @3:30pm
• Friday, October 10 - End of the first quarter
• Tuesday, October 14 - Cross Country Meet at Legacy @3:30pm
• Sunday, November 2 - Dino Dash - Middle School Race @8:20am

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