UPDATED INFORMATION FOR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR

May 18, 2021

Highland High School and Junior High School are excited to announce that on Monday, May 24^th, both schools will transition to a 5.5 hour in-person instructional model. This will replace the AM and PM sessions that we have used for the last several months.

School will begin at 9:15 AM and end at 2:45 PM. As before, students can enter the building 10 minutes before the start time and will go directly to their 1^st period class. Students will have all of their classes (6) each day. Washington State and Yakima County Health Districts have recently provided new social distancing guidance for classrooms (moving from 6 ft. to 3 ft.), which allows us to bring in all students at the same time for instruction. The six-foot social distancing guidelines are still intact for all adults and in any indoor common areas, like the cafeteria, hallways and gyms. Busing and drop-off/pick procedures remain the same.

With this move to a 5.5-hour instructional day, the schools will provide both a breakfast and lunch for all students. During lunch, students will maintain a social distance of 6 ft. in the designated eating areas (cafeteria, JH gym, outside). Students in grades 10-12 will be allowed to leave campus for lunch as they have been allowed to do in the past. This also means that the Highland School District will no longer be providing grocery style food pick-up on Thursdays. The last grocery style food pick-up will be Thursday, May 20 and will only consist of food for Thursday, Friday and a breakfast for Monday. Starting Monday, May 24, as students leave school at the end of the day they will have the option of picking up a breakfast bag for the next morning as they exit.

Students that have been completing their classes in our online-only model will continue to do through the end of the year and will not attend classes at HHS/HJH. However, online-only students can come to the school during lunch time and pick up a lunch and breakfast for the next day. This will be available at the main HS entrance from 11:45-12:15 PM.

All students will still be required to turn in a signed attestation slip and have their temperatures taken daily before they enter the school or before they board the bus. Adjusted bus routes, pick up times and drop off times will be posted on the Highland School District main webpage by Friday, May 21. http://www.highland.wednet.edu/

Friday, June 4^th, will be a virtual day for students, with the same schedule and activities as we have been doing all semester. The last day of school is June 10^th. It is a half day and students will be released at 12:45 PM that day.

Highland High School y Junior High School están emocionados de anunciar que el lunes 24 de mayo, ambas escuelas harán la transición a un modelo de instrucción en persona de 5,5 horas. Esto reemplazará las sesiones AM y PM que hemos utilizado durante los últimos meses.

La escuela comenzará a las 9:15 AM y terminará a las 2:45 PM. Como antes, los estudiantes pueden entrar al edificio 10 minutos antes de la hora de inicio y irán directamente a su clase de primer período. Los estudiantes tendrán todas sus clases (6) cada día. Los Distritos de Salud del Estado de Washington y del Condado de Yakima han proporcionado recientemente una nueva guía de distanciamiento social para los salones de clase (moviéndonos de 6 pies a 3 pies), lo que nos permite traer a todos los estudiantes al mismo tiempo para la instrucción. Las pautas de distanciamiento social de seis pies siguen intactas para todos los adultos y en cualquier área común interior, como la cafetería, los pasillos y los gimnasios. Los procedimientos de entrega y entrega/recogida de autobuses siguen siendo los mismos.

Con este cambio a un día de instrucción de 5,5 horas, las escuelas proporcionarán un desayuno y almuerzo para todos los estudiantes. Durante el almuerzo, los estudiantes mantendrán una distancia social de 6 pies en las áreas designadas para comer (cafetería, gimnasio JH, afuera). A los estudiantes en los grados 10-12 se les permitirá salir de la escuela para el almuerzo como se les ha permitido hacer en el pasado. Esto también significa que el Distrito Escolar de Highland ya no proporcionará comida estilo comestibles para recoger los jueves. La última recogida de comida estilo supermercado será el jueves, el 20 de mayo y sólo consistirá en comida para el jueves, viernes y un desayuno para el lunes. A partir del lunes, el 24 de mayo, cuando los estudiantes salgan de la escuela al final del día tendrán la opción de recoger una bolsa de desayuno para la mañana siguiente cuando salgan.

Los estudiantes que han estado completando sus clases en nuestro modelo solo en línea continuarán haciéndolo hasta finales de año y no asistirán a clases en HHS/HJH. Sin embargo, los estudiantes solo en línea pueden venir a la escuela durante la hora del almuerzo y recoger un almuerzo y desayuno para el día siguiente. Esto estará disponible en la entrada principal del HS de 11:45-12:15 PM.

Todos los estudiantes todavía tendrán que entregar un resbalón de certificación firmado y que se tomen sus temperaturas diariamente antes de entrar en la escuela o antes de abordar el autobús. Las rutas de autobús ajustadas, los horarios de recogida y los horarios de entrega se publicarán en la página web principal del Distrito Escolar de Highland antes del viernes 21 de mayo. http://www.highland.wednet.edu/

El viernes, el 4 de junio, será un día virtual para los estudiantes, con el mismo horario y actividades que hemos estado haciendo durante todo el semestre. El último día de clases es el 10 de junio. Es medio día y los estudiantes saldrán a las 12:45 PM ese día.

UPDATED INFORMATION FOR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR

January 8, 2021

Dear Highland High School students and parents,

Happy New Year! It is our sincere hope that our world returns to a little more normalcy in 2021. The past year has been full of challenges and changes. We appreciate your flexibility and support as we have tried to navigate them to the best of our abilities.

We had anticipated to begin a hybrid/in-person learning model at Highland High School on January 19, 2021, which is the first day of 2^nd Semester. As our superintendent has shared, with the increase of COVID cases in our county, the guidance from the YHD is to postpone returning high school students to the classroom in a full hybrid model until the numbers come down. We are still hopeful of the opportunity to implement our hybrid learning model in the near future. In anticipation of that eventual change, we are making some adjustments to classes for 2^nd Semester. These changes will allow us to more seamlessly move from remote learning to hybrid learning when that occurs. The new student daily schedule is attached.

Beginning January 19^th, students will be taking all six of their classes, with Periods 1-3 taking place on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Periods 4-6 taking place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Friday will be a remote day for our Advisory class and time for student independent work. During the remote learning model, these classes will continue to be taught live via Zoom or Teams. You will also note that class times are a bit shorter and start a little later in the afternoon. Morning time will still allow for independent student work, small group work with teachers and office hours. As we have been doing since early November, we plan to continue to bring in specific students for extra support beginning on January 25^th. More specific information will be sent to those who are asked to participate in program.

One thing we have learned is that things can change very rapidly. Once we are certain on the starting date of our hybrid/in-person learning model, we will share all pertinent information with you regarding AM/PM session assignments, bell schedules, transportation routes/times and other information. We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to navigate uncertain times. Please know that we are committed to provide the best educational opportunities we can to meet the needs of our students and their families.

Student Schedule