Hiteon Highlights Newsletter

💕Principal's Message

💕Standard Response Protocol & Reunification Procedures

💕Arrival & Dismissal Traffic Flow

💕BSD Cell Phone Policy

💕In The Door by 7:44

💕Parent Visiting During Lunches

💕Hiteon Library Fun

💕Good for Your Heart

💕Culture Night 2/19

💕McTeacher Night 2/25

💕Community Food Services

💕Kindergarten Orientation

💕Sick for School

💕Immunization Exclusion Day 2/25

💕Free Dental Clinic

💕School Calendar

💕Parent Teacher Club Corner

💕Required Volunteer Check Ins & Background Checks

💕Hiteon After School Clubs

💕Beaverton City Library

Dear Hiteon Community,

This month, I am especially proud of our amazing Hiteon students. They created over 500 Valentine notes for senior citizens who may be feeling lonely or struggling—and each one was made with care and kindness. These Valentines will be delivered by Heidi, who also happens to be the parent of one of our wonderful fifth graders, Araya. February is a busy and exciting month at Hiteon with an OMSI assembly, science fair classroom presentations, SEL Night, Cultural Night, McTeacher Night and BrightStar Student Theater Presentation! We hope you can find time to gather with us for one or more of these events, because what truly makes Hiteon strong is the relationships within our community.

Janet Maza, Principal

We want to remind everyone of the importance to follow the BSD traffic flow map for Hiteon's arrival and dismissal procedure. For those parents that do car drop off and pick up the safety of our students, parents and community is of upmost importance. We want to assure that traffic flows as smooth as possible in our parking lot as well as on our neighboring streets.

Please remember that the ONLY EXIT from the Hiteon parking lot is the Brockman Driveway and to ALWAYS ONLY TURN RIGHT out of the parking lot. This will assure that the traffic does not backup into the parking lot.

Why 7:44? Because at 7:45 am, the learning fun begins! Being in the classroom by 7:44 means your child is ready to roll when the bell rings. Every Minute Matters! Arrive on time = start the day with a smile. No rushing, no missing morning fun. Builds habits that help kids shine for a lifetime.

Tips to Beat the Clock: Pick out clothes and pack backpacks the night before. Set an earlier “leave the house” time than you think. Try to be on campus by 7:35 am for a calm start.

Please note that the doors will close at 7:45 a.m., and students arriving after this time will be counted as tardy. Let’s make mornings smooth and start every day strong!

Parents at Lunches

Recently the question of parents joining their students during lunch times came up again. Parents are not allowed to have lunch with their child in the cafeteria. This is a District wide policy for the reasons below.

Student Safety

In our cafeterias, we can have upwards of 100 children, typically with only 2-3 staff members present. Those staff members are busy attending to students' needs. We simply don't have enough staff in that space to sufficiently supervise adult visitors and the potential contact those adults may have with other students. Even if those adults have passed a background check as part of the volunteer process, staff are still required to have "sight or sound" supervision for the safety of all children.

Student Disruption

Based on previous experiences, having adults in the cafeteria can result in possible disruptions. There have been cases of parents injecting themselves into student conflicts. This has not been the case here at Hiteon, but in other schools in the District. Parents may lack the training and context that our teachers have for dealing with these types of student situations; we do not want to have parents "disciplining" students.

Thank you for your understanding.

Mrs. Sadlouskos always finds fun ways to get our students involved with great ways to get them interested in reading. WHO WOULD WIN? That's the big question for this weekend.

Good For The Heart

How do you celebrate Valentine's Day? Walking or rolling to school is not only good for your heart, walking and biking to school gives kids 2/3 of their suggested daily exercise. Plus, it's a great way to start the day with some fresh air and physical activity!

Studies have shown that physically active kids have better academic performance, and that exposure to nature and outdoor play can reduce stress and help alleviate ADHD symptoms. Walking and biking to school is also beneficial for communities, as it reduces air pollution and lowers childhood asthma rates. So why not make the switch to a healthy, active commute?

Bueno para el Corazón

¿Cómo celebraste San Valentín? Ir a la escuela caminando o en patines no solo es bueno para el corazón, sino que ir caminando o en bicicleta les proporciona a los niños dos tercios del ejercicio diario recomendado. Además, ¡es una excelente manera de empezar el día con aire fresco y actividad física!

Estudios han demostrado que los niños físicamente activos tienen un mejor rendimiento académico y que la exposición a la naturaleza y el juego al aire libre pueden reducir el estrés y ayudar a aliviar los síntomas del TDAH. Ir a la escuela caminando o en bicicleta también es beneficioso para las comunidades, ya que reduce la contaminación del aire y disminuye las tasas de asma infantil. Así que, ¿por qué no cambiar a un transporte saludable y activo?

Hiteon community, it is time for the McTeacher night fundraiser of 2026!

Come support your teachers in this popular event! 50% of cookie sales are reverted directly back to their classroom! 20% of ALL sales that night come to Hiteon! You can't miss this one!

When: Feb 25, 2026 from 6-8 pm
Where: McDonald’s at Scholl’s Ferry
12388 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Tigard, OR 97223

Thank you, hope to see you all there!

Hiteon students and their families are warmly invited to a special evening performance by Bright Star Touring Children’s Theater in celebration of Black History Month.

📅 Thursday, February 26th
🕠 Doors open: 5:45pm
🎭 Performance begins: 6:00pm
💛 FREE event for Hiteon families

This engaging, family-friendly production celebrates the powerful role of music in American history 🎵—from songs that carried secret messages along the Underground Railroad, to the anthems of the Civil Rights Movement, to the soulful sounds of the Beale Street Blues.

🌍 Bright Star’s professional actor-singers take audiences on a musical journey across centuries and continents, sharing well-known songs, hymns, and musical styles while bringing their history and meaning to life.

Come enjoy an inspiring night of music, history, and storytelling with our school community! 🎤📚🎶

Care-to-Share Food Pantry at Murray Hills Christian Church

15050 SW Weir Road, Beaverton, OR 97007

Phone: (503) 591-9025

Hours: Mon: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

2nd Wed: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Sat: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Appointment required for shopping – call for appointment

Beaverton Seventh Day Adventist Church

Address: 14645 SW Davis Road, Beaverton, OR 97007

Phone: (503) 646-9828

Hours: Tue: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Website: https://beavertonsda.com/

Holy Trinity Community Outreach

Address: 13715 SW Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97005

Phone: (503) 641-1842

Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Website: https://www.h-t.org/outreach

Bethel Food Pantry at Bethel Congregational UCC

Address: 5150 SW Watson Ave, Beaverton, OR 97005

Phone: (503) 646-1191

Hours: Mon & Thu: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Wed: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Website: https://www.bethelbeaverton.org/

Westside Food Brigade

Address: 18390 SW Farmington Rd, Beaverton, OR 97007

Phone: (503) 567-9517

Hours: Sat: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Sunshine Pantry

Address: 13600 SW Allen Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97008

Phone: N/A

Hours: Mon - Fri: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Virginia Garcia Beaverton Free Food Market

Address: 2725 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Suite 200, Beaverton, OR 97005 Phone: N/A

Hours: 1st & 3rd Thu: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Website: https://virginiagarcia.org/

State law requires that all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified child care facilities have up-to-date immunizations or have a medical or nonmedical exemption.

Parents/guardians will receive a letter in early February if their child’s immunization record shows that they have not received the required vaccinations. Children won’t be able to attend school or child care starting February 25, if their records on file show missing immunizations.

The Beaverton High School-Based Health Center and the Merlo Station Campus-Based Health Center are both resources for BSD families to get immunizations.

The Hiteon PTC invites you to partner with us as a Fun Run Sponsor! The Fun Run is our main fundraiser, supporting programs like the Science Fair, Art Literacy, and Oregon Battle of the Books, as well as community-building events including Bingo Night, Spring Carnival, and Trunk or Treat. Our combined funds raised also help provide new technology, school assemblies, field trips, and other student enrichment opportunities.

We can't do this without our amazingly supportive community! This year, we are offering 3 levels of sponsorship: Community Partner, School Champion and Hawk Hero. Check out the attached flyer to see the benefits from the different levels! If you sponsored in the past, THANK YOU! We hope you will consider sponsoring again this year!

Please, reach out to hiteonfunrun@hiteonptc.org for more information.

Thank you!!!!

Carmem Pfeifer & Stradivari Sibulboro

Fun Run 2026 Organizing Committee

It has come to our attention that there’s a need for clarification regarding school volunteers and whether they are required to sign in through the Raptor kiosk. In short, the answer is YES.

While volunteers may use the Raptor Safe app to sign up for events in advance, this action does not constitute official check-in upon arrival. Signing up through the app simply indicates intent to participate, it does not sign them into the event. This distinction is critical for two key reasons:

1. Mandatory Sex Offender Screening: The real-time background check is only triggered when a volunteer checks in at the on-site Raptor tablet kiosk. Without this step, the required screening doesn’t occur.

2. Emergency Accountability: If a volunteer is not signed in through the kiosk, the school has no record of their presence on campus. This poses a serious risk in the event of an emergency where accurate headcount and location tracking are essential.

Every volunteer must physically check in at the kiosk each time that they arrive on campus. This is the only way to ensure compliance with safety protocols and to maintain a secure environment for our students and staff.

If you haven't done your background check to volunteer at Hiteon, you can start on the Volunteer webpage on the district website. The entire process — including the review of the Child Abuse Prevention & Reporting and Adult Sexual Misconduct training materials — should take less than 10 minutes to complete.

Thank you for prioritizing our students’ safety and for your willingness to volunteer in BSD.

Did you know, you can use your student library card to unlock…books in over 20 languages?

Books in various languages

Check out up to 5 books at a time from any library in Washington County, including books in languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and more! And there are no overdue fees!

¿Sabía que puede leer libros en más de 20 idiomas con su tarjeta de biblioteca para estudiantes?

Libros de varios idiomas

Saque hasta 5 libros a la vez de cualquier biblioteca del condado de Washington. Incluso hay libros en idiomas como español, árabe, chino, coreano, vietnamita y muchos más. ¡Y no hay recargos por atraso!

Janet Maza, Principal

Hiteon is a community dedicated to providing an educational experience in which everyone can reach their full potential and make positive societal contributions. We strive to enhance personal, community, and global identities while developing life-long learners.

Email: janet_maza@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://hiteon.beaverton.k12.or.us/
Location: 13800 Southwest Brockman Road, Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone: 503-356-2140