Week of January 6-11, 2025

Huguenot High School Families,
Happy New Year!
We hope everyone has had a wonderful winter break. I know everyone has been watching the forecast concerning winter weather. RPS will communicate any information concerning winter weather and its impact on school directly. 

This message is to share information concerning our return to school, and cell phone policy as mandated through Virginia by the governor.
**Reviewing Cell Phone Policy and HHS Expectations at Home**
We have missed our students and hope everyone has had a restful break and is ready to return to finish the first semester on a positive note. We know that it can take students a little while to re-accustom themselves to school after a long break, therefore, I am reaching out tonight directly to our families in asking for your continued help and partnership in supporting expectations at Huguenot High School. As outlined in multiple communications, from the moment students enter the school, until they leave, each day, cell phones must be away at all times. We have compiled our expectations for students for all areas/environments of the building that are aligned with the 5 Ideals of Huguenot High School. By following these 5 Ideals, students will be Respectful, Responsible, Accountable, Courteous, and Consistent. Please review the attached document with your students before they return to school. You will also notice that cell phone expectations are embedded under the “Accountable” ideal.
Please reference the attached 5 Ideals of HHS (Spanish translation is at the bottom of the single document), and visit rmd.me/W1tOcygJxkJ with your students to review the cell phone policy. There is a two-pager in both English and Spanish on the link that is very helpful.
Faculty and staff will be consistently enforcing the cell phone policy at all times during the school day. Additionally, in anticipation that we may see more students requesting passes, teachers have been asked by the administration to monitor hall pass usage and report to parents any excessive hall pass requests. (Teachers are aware of students who have medical conditions that require additional hall passes).
I know that making sure phones are away and not in use each day, every day, all day, will not be easy for everyone; however, the rewards will be many. Cell phones, social media use, texting, and gaming are the number one distractions to instruction that we observe in our classrooms. Additionally, cell phone use in the building contributes to student conflict. We look forward to partnering with our parents, teachers, and students to make sure that we are maintaining the safest, most effective cell phone-free learning environment possible as is now mandated by the state. If you, as a caregiver, need to get in touch with your student, please call the school at 804-320-7967, or email their teacher or counselor. Please email me Dr. Michael Massa, principal, (mmassa2@rvaschools.net), or your student’s grade level administrator, with any questions and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
**Second Semester End Date**
Wednesday, Jan. 15, is the end of the first semester and is a half day. On Thursday, Jan. 16, students will be reporting to their homerooms in the morning and then to their new first-period classes of the second semester. Please encourage your students to end the first semester on a positive note!
I hope everyone stays safe and we will see you soon,
Dr. Michael Massa
Principal, Huguenot High School
5Ideals:
rmd.me/xIHslKaAABW