Announcements & Important Dates

Dear Incline High School Families,

We are thrilled to report a successful and positive start to the new school year! A heartfelt thank you to Mr. Sambrano and our Student Leadership class for orchestrating a week full of engagement, joy, and support. It was inspiring to see our students, especially the senior class, embodying Highlander values of
Integrity, Humanity, and Scholarship.

Important Dates

• Aug. 30th: Open House @ 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
• Aug. 31st & Sept. 1st: School Pictures
• Aug. 31st: Senior Sunrise more info soon
• Sept. 4th: Labor Day Holiday – No School
• Sept. 6th: Hispanic Parent Night 6:00-7:00 p.m.
• Sept. 13th: Senior Info Night 5:30 p.m. Theater
• Sept. 17th – 23rd Homecoming Week
• Sept. 22nd: Homecoming Parade & Football Game vs. Battle Mountain
• Sept. 23rd: Homecoming Dance 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
• Oct. 2nd – 6th: Fall Break
• Oct. 9th: Teacher Professional Development Day – No Students
• Oct. 27th: Nevada Day – No School
• 2024 Graduation is June 17th @ 4:00 p.m. in the I.H.S. gym.

This Week

1. Open House – August 30, 5:30-7:30 PM
   Please join us in the gym for introductions before visiting your student’s classrooms to meet their teachers.
2. Parking Shortage Thank you for your cooperation during the parking shortage. Your understanding helped the first week run smoothly.
3. New Staff Members We are in the process of interviewing candidates for Athletic Director and Biology teacher positions and hope to introduce new staff members soon.
4. School Pictures – August 31 & September 1 Remember to have your students ready for their school pictures on these dates.
5. Highlander Student Voice Team Meeting Please remind your children to join Ms. Cahill in her office on August 30 during lunch for pizza and to kick off the year.
6. Home Football Game – September 1, 7:00 PM Join us for the first home football game of the season and cheer on the Highlanders! Boosters will be selling new swag, and we expect positive sportsmanship from all our fans.
7. Digital Media/Journalism Club Meeting – August 31 Students interested in joining the Digital Media/Journalism Club should head to the theater during lunch.
8. Generosity Appreciation- A special thank you to Alma Brubaker, Dayna Titus, and Dana Greer for generously providing staff goodie bags filled with post-its, highlighters, pens, and candy.

Athletics

Our Boys Soccer team had a close match against Carson HS, ending in a 1-2 loss. Congratulations to our Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams for improving their times considerably over last year. The Incline Senior Boys finished second as a team behind Damonte Ranch at a recent meet. Special congratulations to Noah McMahan for finishing 3rd for Senior Boys and Kira Noble for finishing 6th in the Senior Girls race. Keep up the momentum, Highlanders! We are all very proud of you.

From the Counseling Department

Our school counselors are assigned based on students’ last names:
Mrs. Coombes: A-J
Ms. Rife: K-Z

To schedule an appointment with a counselor, Mr. Fragoso (FGA), or Ms. Carney (College and Career and Intern Specialist), please go to: 
https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/IHSCounselingDepartment@washoeschools.net/bookings/

Note: If your student schedules an appointment during a core class, they will not be pulled from that class and will need to reschedule during an elective (with teacher permission), before or after school, during nutrition, or at lunch. Thank you for your understanding.

If you are unable to book a specific day/time, it is because that time slot is already booked, and you will need to select another time. 

College essay writing resource opportunity!
https://workshops.writetheworld.org/college-essay/jumpstart-your-college-essay-workshop/ This is part of a nonprofit organization called Write the World that has supported over 100K students and educators with the writing process. Our mission is to help develop the writing, critical thinking, reading, and communication skills of young writers (ages 13-19) to help them become global citizens and achieve success in school, career, and life. We offer helpful resources on our site, specifically to help students with the essay writing process. Our resources cover how to complete the college application essay from start to finish – from better understanding their essay prompt and identifying their unique story, to crafting an impactful essay that will immediately make them stand out to admissions officers. We also provide blog articles and downloads, as well as a free 30-minute webinar to jumpstart their essay writing process.

University of Nevada:
UNR Admissions for Fall 2024 is now open
NV Guarantee- If you’ve got the grades to go to UNR but family finances are standing in your way, UNR can help you with Nevada Guarantee. If you’re a Nevada resident and come from a low-income family, UNR will guarantee you free tuition, fees and books, plus all the academic and social support you’ll need to graduate in four years or less. To learn more about this program: http://www.unr.edu/nevada-guarantee

UNR First Year Scholarships – UNR is changing the structure of their scholarship application and process. They are returning to the matrix that was used prior to COVID… New incoming freshman students who have completed all admission requirements by Feb. 1st are automatically considered for the new freshmen scholarship (no separate application is required) https://www.unr.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/first-year-scholarships

TMCC: Admissions Application opens 9/1/23 for Fall of 2024

Nevada Promise Scholarship: Deadline to Register is October 31st!!!! The Nevada Promise Scholarship is targeted at all graduating high school seniors, regardless of income or academic performance. This is a last-dollar Scholarship, providing up to three years of coverage. For more information about his program: https://www.tmcc.edu/nevada-promise-scholarship

 

Boosters

If you are new to the Incline HS school community or haven’t gotten around to it yet, please consider joining our wonderful parent organization, the Incline Boosters. You can learn more about the Boosters here: https://www.inclineboosters.com 

Las Noches de Padres Hispanos

Boosters will host four Hispanic Parent events this year. Our first evening will be Sept. 6th from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.Feliz regreso a clases a nuestras familias Hispanas! Ademas de enviarles un saludo, quisiera recordarles que el proximo Miercoles 30 de Agosto de 5:30- 7:30pm es la noche de regreso a clases (Open House). Ahi nos encontraran al equipo de Boosters ofreciendo informacion acerca de nuestro grupo; vendiendo membresias y solicitando colaboracion de nuestra comunidad para algunos eventos que estamos planeando. Tambien encontraran ahi a todos los representantes del Foro Hispano (aqui copiados) por si tienen alguna duda o pregunta en relacion al regreso a clases o a cualquier tema que se trato en nuestra junta pasada.

Les recuerdo tambien que el 6 de Septiembre de 6pm-7pm es nuestra proxima Junta de Padres Hispanos. Su participacion es de suma importancia ya que tocaremos temas muy relevantes como los son requisitos de graduacion, requerimientos de asistencia, fechas importantes de registros y hablaremos ademas de nuest ras celebraciones comunitarias por venir como nuestra Tamaliza del Dia de Muertos. Enviaremos algunos recordatorios la proxima semana via texto y tanto Arturo Fragoso como yo estaremos comunicandonos con ustedes para confirmar asistencia. Esto es con el fi n de registrar la participacion de todos los alumnos Hispanos asi como para obtener un numero de asistentes para poder ofrecerles botanas y bebidas durante el convivio despues de la junta. Mucho les agradeceremos si pueden confirmar asistencia por anticipado con el codigo QR que se encuentra en el volante anexo o directamente al correo electronico de Alma Brubaker abrubaker@washoeschools.net

Les deseo un excelente inicio de semana y espero verlos pronto!

Saludos,

Lourdes Avenier
Representante de Boosters- Foro Hispano

 

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you at the Open House and the football game.

Best regards,

Ms. Cahill

Principal