This week: March 3-8, 2025

Sunday 3-2-25
Good Evening Huguenot High School Families,
I hope everyone is well rested after our first full week of school in some time. Here are tonight’s reminders:
**Spring Writing SOLs**
Spring writing SOLs are starting March 6-7 for term grads (Seniors who are due to graduate this school year), March 17-18 for Juniors, and March 19-20. Please remember to bring your Chromebook and charger. Students are not allowed to have any electronic devices in the room when testing. Wearing hats, having your hoodie up, and blankets are not allowed while testing and are subject to screenings by our Care and Safety staff.
**Division Fine Arts Festival**
The RPS Fine Arts Festival will take place next weekend, Saturday, March 8, from 10 am to 4 pm. More information can be found at this link: rmd.me/N3kDDXhIFTD
**Marking Period 3 Interims**
Teachers will be updating interim grades between now and March 5. Interims will be distributed to students on Monday, March 10.
**WIDA Testing**
WIDA testing continues this week. If your child receives English Language support, please ensure that they attend school daily to finish all sections of the WIDA test. (Of course, the expectation is that all students come to school every day)
Weekly Reminders:
**Monitoring Your Students On Aspen**
Parents and caregivers should log into the Aspen Family Portal at least once a week to monitor academic progress and attendance. If you do not have your child’s login information please contact Ms. Logan in the front office or your child’s school counselor.
**5 Ideals**
We would like parents/caregivers and students to remember the 5 Ideals that we follow every day in our school, and the aligning expectations in each part of our building. The information can be found here: rmd.me/WdGwxZFQ7RK
**Tardies**
We also need to make sure that students arrive to class on time. Our starting time continues to be 9 AM. Students must be in class ready to learn at 9 AM and are tardy if they arrive late (with the exception of late buses). Students will receive progressive discipline and interventions with continued tardiness to classes or being in the hall without passes during hall sweeps.
**Headphones and Cellphones Away All Day**
Please consider having your student keep their headphones (Airpods/Beats/etc.) at home. These are expensive items and are prohibited to be worn or used during the school day. Headphones and cell phones must be away all day per the executive order from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Keeping headphones at home drastically reduces the chance of them being lost or broken, and allows students not to be redirected so that they may focus on instruction. The cellphone policy can be found here: rmd.me/af6KLmzNhFl
**Clear Backpack Protocol**
This is a reminder that RPS continues the clear backpack protocol. Students must have clear backpacks with them when coming to school. We will be reinforcing the protocol on Monday. The backpack protocol can be found here: rmd.me/HsmgRovk9Di
*Extra Chromebook and Charger Returns**
Parents and Caregivers, please take a moment this week to check your home for any additional chargers or Chromebooks from years past or loaners that your student may not have returned to school. We will be sending out letters to those who have missing devices. If you locate an additional school-issued Chromebook or charger in your home please send it to school with your student and have them return it to the media center.
Thank you and have a great evening.
Dr. Michael Massa
Principal, Huguenot High School