The Weekly Highlander 2025-2026

Dear Highlander Families:

Wednesday is the last day for students to turn in items for the ASB holiday food drive. All donations will go to Operation Warm Wishes, a Tustin organization who sponsors Thanksgiving dinner in Peppertree Park. ASB will also sponsor a spirit night on Wednesday the 19th at Chick-Fil-A on 17th street. Please support our school by dining out next week.

The counseling team will host Breakfast Club on Wednesday the 19th at 8:15am in the MPR. All students are welcome to attend and participate in games, snacks, and wellness activities. PTA will hold the general meeting for the month of November on Thursday the 20th at 9am in room I-8 and on Zoom. See information in this newseltter for the link.

After we return from Thanksgiving break, please plan to attend the Holiday Bazaar and choir and band concert on Thursday, December 4th. At the Holiday Bazaar our elective classes make and sell items such as baked goods, 3-D printed keychains, woodshop decor, and other holiday treats. After the Bazaar the band and choir students will be performing sounds of the season. There are details in this newsletter with specific times for each event.

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.Anthony (not pictured), Ms.Jocelyn, Ms.Val, Ms.Sonia, and Mr.Netza - the Hewes AMAZING Behavior Interventionist Team. A HUGE thank you for your unwavering dedication and compassionate support of our students. Your kindness, understanding, and patience make a lasting difference every day. Thank you for helping our students learn, grow, and become their best selves. Hewes is a better place with you on our team!!

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.

The November PTA General meeting will be on Thursday, November 20th at 9am in room I-8. Please join us in person or you can also join via Zoom using this link.

https://tustinusd-org.zoom.us/j/2303560088

• Wednesday, November 19 - Breakfast Club @8:30am in MPR
• Wednesday, November 19 - Chick-Fil- A ASB Fundraiser - 3pm - 8pm
• Thursday, November 20 - PTA General Meeting @9am in Room I-8
• Monday, November 24 - Friday, November 28 - Fall Recess - NO SCHOOL
• Thursday, December 4th - Highlander Holiday Bazaar - 5:30pm - 6:30pm
• Thursday, December 4th - Choir & Band Concert 6:50pm
• Tuesday, December 9th - Extreme Sports Photos Due
• Tuesday, December 16th - Drama Class performances during the school day
• Wenesday, December 17th - Student Achievement Assembly
• Friday, December 19th - Minimum Day for Students - Dismissal at 12:37am
• Friday, December 19th - Breakfast served before school - LIBRARY CLOSED AFTER SCHOOL
• Monday, December 22 - Monday, January 5 - Winter Recess - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, January 6 - Students return, school starts at 8:15am

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