Welcome to Hightower Trail
News and Announcements
Attention Parents of Rising 9th
Grade Students:
Please
follow the links below, Pope’s registration website, and
Hightower’s Counseling page for high school transition
information.
Pope’s registration website
provides detailed information for the class of 2024. Parents
will find the registration parent meeting flyer, the 2020-2021
course catalog, the class of 2024 course catalog, 2020-2021
registration FAQ sheet, 2020-2021 freshman registration FQ
sheet, curriculum flow charts for core academics, and graduation
requirements.
http://www.cobbk12.org/pope/registration.aspx
Hightower School Counseling
Website:
Parents will find
information regarding upcoming events, relevant grade-level
information and resources for academics, study skills, and
mental health.
https://hightowertrailcounseling.weebly.com/8th-grade.html
The 2020 Census
counts every person living in the 50 states and will be
completed online, by phone, or by mail on April 1st,
2020. The count is required by the U.S. Constitution and is
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. Learn more about this
year’s U.S. Census at
www.2020census.gov.
Anonymous Vaping Report Form
If you would like to anonymously report
vaping on school grounds please consider using the link below.
Anonymous Vaping Report Form
Parents, if you have questions about online resources, please
log into the Cobb County website: cobbk12.org. At
the top of the page please click on "Parents" and then look for
the link called Digital Textbooks. On that site you will
find information about the online textbooks and Office 365.
HTMS
Informational Videos
Click
here for a video demonstration of our building entrance
procedure.
What 6th Grade Parents Need to
Know
Introduction to HTMS
HTMS Schedule
HTMS Classes
Homework at HTMS
Staying Organized at HTMS
HTMS Parent Involvement
Please direct all Synergy
ParentVUE requests/issues to Ms. Harper at
sandra.harper@cobbk12.org.
On Thursday, May 17, Hightower Administration and Faculty were
recognized by the CCSD Board of Education for achieving the
prestigious AdvancED STEM Certification.
This certification
recognizes that our STEM educational programs have met the rigor
and substance vital to creating and sustaining superior,
student-centered STEM teaching and learning programs. We are
committed to preparing our learners for the careers of tomorrow
by continuing to foster and perpetuate their enthusiasm for STEM
disciplines today. Our focus on STEM, demonstrates our continued
commitment to “Learning through ENGAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE,
APPLICATION. “
HTMS TEACHER OF THE YEAR
2019 – 2020 TEACHER OF THE YEAR: JULIE MANN
Congratulations to Julie Mann our 2019 – 2020 HTMS Teacher of
the Year! Julie
came back to Hightower Trail in 2011 as a Language Arts teacher
after one year at McClesky MS.
She received a BA from the University of Georgia and a BS
from Kennesaw State University. Julie works countless hours for
her students and sponsors several clubs including the Creative
Writing Club and Film Club.
She is extremely humble and the epitome of a
humanitarian! We
are truly grateful to have a teacher like Julie at Hightower!
HTMS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
2019 – 2020 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR: ALLY THACKSTON
Ally Thackston
joined Hightower Trail in 2014. She works in the AU classroom
and is passionate about her students with autism being
successful every day.
She is extremely creative and always makes her students
and others around her smile. Her patience, humor, and
never-ending love for her students is priceless. Thank you
Mrs. Thackston for all you do for your students.
Well deserved!
HTMS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
The Cobb Schools Foundation has partnered with the Atlanta Hawks
to present the Annual Cobb Schools Volunteer of the Year awards
to recognize outstanding volunteers.
Congratulations go to Juanita Mendez who is our HTMS Volunteer
of the Year!
Juanita regularly volunteers in the front office and helps all
over the school.
She is very generous with her time and is a tremendous help to
all! Thank you
Juanita for all you do for our teachers and our school!
Happy 25th Birthday Hightower
Trail!
Click on the link below to view a video of our school wide
celebration!
25thAnniversaryVideo.MOV
Office
365 Access for CCSD Students - Parent Communication Toolbox
Click for
Office 365 Support Page for Parents
Husky Headlines
is the place to go for everything Hightower Trail!!!
Events, Dates, Club News, PTSA/Foundation/School Council... it's all there!!
Click on Husky Headlines under Quick Links on the left side of this page.
Please visit the PTSA page at
http://www.hightowertrailptsa.org
for info about the PTSA and supplemental resources.
Husky Highway
The HTMS PTSA has created the following
useful presentation for Hightower Trail parents. It's called the Husky Highway and contains useful information.
Click here to view Husky Highway
School - Wide BYOD Initiative
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) PowerPoint
BYOD Proposal for School Participation
Enrolling your child for the first time?
Click on
Enrolling Your Student in the left side column for required documentation.
*Click here for previous announcements*
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