Parents, guardians, staff, and students,
While the 2024-2025 school year feels like just yesterday, we are now only weeks away from the start of the 2025-2026 school year at Houghton Lake Jr./Sr. High School. I first want to take a moment to welcome back all of our returning students. We are very excited to have you all back on campus for another great year of teaching, learning, and extracurricular events. Parents of returning students, please make sure you login to your Skyward Portal to update your child’s registration form and to acknowledge district reports. If you know of any students in the area looking for a great district to call home, send them to our HLCS Registration Site. Enrollment is currently open, including the School of Choice window.
We have some important dates on the horizon. You can always access our HLCS District website to check calendars, announcements, and postings, but some of the items of note moving forward include:
August 4th- Registration (including School of Choice) window opens.
August 11th- First day of fall sports
August 11th- Band Camp
August 19th- Test out testing
August 19th-21st- HLHS Curricular Meetings (Staff Only)
August 26th-27th- Staff PD
August 27th- HLCS Community Open House
August 27th- Handbook Changes Q and A with HLCS Admin (Following the Open House)
September 2nd- First Day of School (½ Day)
At our Community Open House, parents and students will get to see their schedules and classrooms, meet their teachers, gather their locker assignment, and courtesy of the Student Senate, see all of the extracurricular programming we have to offer. Immediately following the Open House, from 6:30-7:30, for anyone interested, members of the HLCS administrative team will be in the auditorium to review handbook changes and programming additions to the year. We are excited to be adding a Homeroom course, designed to help with EDP planning, SEL curriculum, and academic intervention. Additionally, we have added the SmartPass app to help track student location during hall passes. Finally, our science department will be moving forward with their newly added TCI curriculum. These topics will be among the items discussed.
There is a great deal to accomplish between now and the start of the school year, but I am eagerly awaiting having our staff and students back in the building. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, leading up to the start of the year, feel free to contact me at (989)366-2005 or via email at goodwinj@hlcsk12.net. Enjoy the rest of your summer, and as always, GO BOBCATS!!!
Sincerely,
Jeff Goodwin
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