The Weekly Highlander

As we celebrate this season of gratitude, I want to thank you for your support and partnership in fostering a positive learning community. We are so grateful for the opportunity to work with your amazing children and to be a part of their growth and success. May your Thanksgiving be filled with joy, laughter, and special moments with loved ones. Wishing you a safe and happy holiday!

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

Sahra Tanikawa, Principal

Mrs.Magnuson, thank you for your support and dedication to the after school program at Hewes. Your small group support is making a huge difference for our students in the classroom. students love that you are kind, clear, and always their advocate. Way to put our students first. THANK YOU!

The Hewes staff is recognizing HIGHLANDERS “H” FOR A DAY AWARD! Highlander for a Day is a program at Hewes Middle School that celebrates students for incredible moments in the areas of Respect, Responsibility, and Results.

If your students are interested in basketball, please have them attend an informational meeting on Tuesday, December 10th @2:50pm in the Activity Center. Coach Visser and Coach Foley will go over information about the season and pass out permission slips. Permission slips will be due by Thursday, December 19th with the first practice to start on Tuesday, January 7th.

Thursday, December 5th will be a fun night of holiday cheer at Hewes. There will be food trucks, Baby's Burgers, and Los Compadres, starting at 4:45 pm with the last call at 6:30 pm. We will be holding the annual Holiday Bazaar from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, where student electives are selling the items they have made in their classes. Please bring CASH to make your purchases at the Bazaar, we are unable to accept electronic payments. There will be a free band and choir concert starting at 7 pm to round out the evening. Come out, have dinner, do some holiday shopping, and stay for the concert on December 5th.

Sixth-grade families interested in the ELOP after-school program need to reach out to Nancy Roman at the YMCA. The best way to connect is to email her directly at nroman@ymcaoc.org. She will be able to provide information about eligibility and registration.

• Monday, November 25 - Friday, November 29 - Fall Recess - NO SCHOOL
• Monday, December 2 - School Resumes School starts at 8:15 am
• Wednesday, December 4 - Last Day to purchase Loved Ones Ads in the yearbook
• Thursday, December 5 - Food Trucks 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm - enjoy dinner before the concert
• Thursday, December 5 - Holiday Bazaar 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
• Thursday, December 5 - Holiday Band and Choir Concert 7 pm
• Tuesday, December 10 - Basketball Student Information Meeting @2:50pm
• Wednesday, December 18 - Student Achievement Assembly 9:30 am
• Thursday, December 19 - Basketball permission slips are due to Coach Visser & Coach Foley
• Thursday, December 19 - Last Day of the First Semester
• Friday, December 20 - Non-student Day - No School for students

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