Highland Family Association

Check out the upcoming kids’ Smart Cycling bicycle event at Highland Middle School on Saturday, May 30th. It’s a great way for kids to freshen up their bike handling skills and improve their cycling awareness as Summer starts!

🔗 www.bikelibertyville.com

Riders progress through a series of stations starting with proper helmet fit and how to check that a bike is safe to ride. They then move on to learning and practicing key bike handling skills, and culminate in learning situational awareness and what to look out for as a cyclist whether they’re still riding on sidewalks or venturing out onto residential side streets.

It typically takes 20-30 minutes to get through all the stations, and participants can start anytime between 9am and about 11:30am (we need to be done by noon). This course is ideally suited for older elementary and middle schoolers, though younger kids can work on their skills too.

We’re asking parents to preregister online at www.bikelibertyville.com to reduce paper and speed up the check-in process. Kids BYO bicycle and helmet. Parents are encouraged to watch.

Interested in Volunteering? The task is pretty easy - you and another volunteer(s) will be assigned a station, get a couple talking points, and focus on a couple key things for the kids to learn. Then the kids come through like an assembly line.

It’s a lot of fun and you don’t even need to be a cyclist yourself (though some experience is a bonus).

Please consider donating a few hours of your time to help kids safely enjoy the freedom and independence of riding a bike. Sign up at
🔗 https://signup.com/go/HTJCWte

The end of the school year is right around the corner!

Our 6th and 7th graders LOVE Field Day and we need your support! We are looking for donations (primarily waters for our thirsty students) and volunteers.

6th grade parents - your student's lunch is 11:30am-1pm
7th grade parents - your student's lunch is 10:30am-12pm

Sign up here!
https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/16583040120/false #/invitation

Our 8th grade students has a BLAST at their Graduation dance/party this past Friday. Our theme was "Alpine Night" and the decor committee knocked it out of the park!!

Thank you to ALL of the volunteers who came out Thursday and Friday to prep, and for those who chaperoned. And a HUGE thank you to all of our committee chairs who planned this event for 6 months - you rock!

Come learn more about open positions next year as well as end of year happenings! All are invited! 9:30 AM in the Learning Center!

Are you going to have a high schooler at LHS next year?

Looking for ways to get involved?

Parent Cats has openings on some of their committees!

For more information, email [email protected]

With the upcoming 8th grade dance/party at Highland, we would LOVE for some high schoolers and parents to help setup/teardown on Thur 5/14 and Fri 5/15.

High schoolers - if you need volunteer hours, this is the job for you!

Sign up to volunteer here -
https://tinyurl.com/mr2xsvh7

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to all the families that were able to donate so that we could spoil our teachers.

They are off to a great start with all these goodies!!

If you would still like to donate - you can do so via zelle: [email protected]

Today is the DAY! Enjoy some Dos Amigos, and a % will be gifted back to the HFA to support all that we do for our Highland students!

We have a special Dine and Donate THIS Thursday 5/7.

Enjoy a yummy meal from Dos Amigos and a % will be given back to the HFA! All of the proceeds go to support our student events including Field Day (last day of school), PBIS store, and MORE!

Dos Amigos
101 W. Rockland Rd, Libertyville