Just in case you missed it, here’s a lightly edited version of the IHS Administration’s Welcome back letter for 2019; we’ve highlighted items that merit parents’ immediate attention, and embedded a few links to speed your transition to the school year.
Welcome Back Letter 2019
Greetings Highlander Families:
Welcome to our new and returning students and families. We hope this letter finds you well rested and excited to get back to school. This year promises to be one of the best in Incline’s 50 year history. As the new year approaches, we have a lot of information to share.
REGISTRATION & COURSE SCHEDULE & FEES
Class schedules will be visible in Infinite Campus on Monday, August 19th. We will also have hard copies for students to pick up here in the office. In order to see the schedule, you must have completed online registration in Infinite Campus. You can access through the district website, www.washoeschools.net
Students are expected to pay mandatory class fees (PE, music, ROTC, science, art, foods, industrial arts, foreign language, drama). Payments can be made with the Bookkeeper in the front office, Cash or Check to Incline High School. ALL students will receive a laptop for the year and the laptop fee is $55. There is also a parking permit fee of $2 for students who will be parking on campus, proof of driver’s license required.
ATHLETICS
Student athletes must see Maria Diaz (Attendance & Athletic Secretary) in the front office to get a pink slip. Pink Slips are mandatory for students to officially practice with the teams and issued to students once they have paid their athletic fees ($75 most sports, $125 for girls golf). We are hosting an Athletic Parent Night, Wednesday 8/21, 5:30pm, in the theater. All parents of student athletes invited to attend.
COLLEGE FAIR – Thursday, August 22nd, 4 – 7pm, Courtyard. Thank you to the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe & David and Cheryl Duffield Foundation for sponsoring. Students and parents welcome.
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION – Friday, August 23rd, 9am – theater. Thank you to our Boosters for hosting a welcome reception for parents and providing lunch for the students at the conclusion of the event.
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT – Wednesday, September 11th, 5:30pm
STAFF UPDATES
Veteran Incline teacher and librarian Shelah Brown retired in June. Whitney Foehl will be leaving the social studies department to become our new librarian. We then used that allocation to hire Whitney Dumville for the math department.
Our counselor Patty Haddad also retired in June and we hired Jennifer Jango-Cohen to be our new lead counselor. She will oversee 11th and 12th grade students.
We are thankful to the David and Cheryl Duffield Foundation for sponsoring a grant that allowed us to hire 4 additional staff members – Neal Young (English & Foods), Brady Sambrano (Spanish & Social Studies), Peter Fairley (Science & Math), and Bethany Sheridan (9th & 10th grade counselor).
The counselors are not on site until Wednesday, August 14th. Other certified staff report on the 20th.
PARENT GROUPS – Please join our high school parent Boosters group. We also have a parent group supporting K-12 Music Education, “CYMBAL”.
ONLINE
- Incline HS Website https://www.washoeschools.net/
inclinehs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inclinehs/ - Boosters Website https://inclineboosters.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InclineHSBoosters/
- Cymbal Website http://cymbalincline.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cymbalincline/
The front office is open 8am – 2pm, Monday – Friday until school begins.
Thank You,
Incline HS Administration