HHS Weekly Update Feb 29th - March 4th

Weekly Announcements:
Tuesday, March 1st is the annual Science Fair at the high school.  Students participating in the Science and Engineering Fair have chosen their own independent research projects, such as developing an app to kill bacteria with sunlight. Students from all grades began the process back in September (some even began earlier, in the summer) by choosing a topic or area to investigate. The students have worked with teacher mentors at the high school to refine their project ideas and began experiments in December. The high school school fair is just before the regional fair which takes place in March, and the state level fair is held in May.  Awards at the high school level are provided generously by our Hopkinton Parent Teacher Association, totaling $200 in cash awards. All are welcome to come see the amazing projects in the library on Tuesday!

The High School library will be hosting a movie night on Thursday at 6:30pm. We will be showing the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Hunger Games in the library and seminar room (one movie in each location).  All are welcomed to attend.

Ann Power is an initiative to provide leadership training to girls, empowering them to become the next generation of global trailblazers.  Female students in the 10th or 11th grades are eligible to apply.  If interested, please click on the link below for additional information http://annpower.vitalvoices.org/

Attention all community members, please take a moment to nominate a former Hiller for the Top of the Hill program. The program will annually honor alumns from Hopkinton High School who have reached the pinnacle of their chosen professions or have contributed to their communities. Former students will be invited back to the school to interact with current students in an effort to inspire students to what they could become or aspire to be. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/…/16FSh86Tf9xIp3w6pDfGiQRL…/viewform

The HHS Library now has a Makey Makey kit available for use in the makerspace! All are encouraged to check it out, and try using it to do some of their own Scratch programming! Want to learn more? See some of the online resources posted here.

Student Spotlight of the Week: Check out HHS TV episode # 2, which highlights many of our amazing students at www.hcam.tv/hhstv. Also check out this awesome video made by sophomore Abby Meyers during our recent school trip to Belize.

Article of the Week: To get into college, is kindness better than overachieving?

Hiller (Home) Varsity Sports: MIAA Tournament
Thursday, March 3rd - Girls Basketball vs. Ashland (home) @ 7pm, Boys Ice Hockey @ 6pm (in Bourne) vs. TBD
Friday, March 4th - Boys Basketball vs. Medfield (away) @ 7pm

Go Hillers,

HHS Weekly Update Feb 22nd - Feb 26th

Weekly Announcements:

- The High School & Middle School will be having a joint School Council meeting on Tuesday at the high school from 2:30 - 4pm.  We will be discussing ‘An Act of Kindness” initiative for next year in homeroom & advisory, getting an update from Mr. Doug Scott on the Technology & Engineering department as well as discussing our school goals around student stress, particularly as it relates to the start time at both the high school and middle school & parent overrides during the scheduling process.  All are welcome to attend!

- On Thursday 2/25, the HHS Library and STEM club will be hosting a screening of the documentary Code Girl, after school in the library. Code Girl documents a “technovation challenge” in which teen girls from around the world compete to develop apps for an international competition. All are welcome to attend the screening!

- We have 8th Grade Parent Night on Thursday evening from 7 - 9pm. Please click this link to see the full agenda  Also, the class of 2020 will be coming over to the high school auditorium on Friday, February 26th during last block to hear from our guidance department as well as some of our seniors about the scheduling process.

- Hillers Are Green Initiative is a student let concept designed to inform and increase the discussion around environmental issues.  This theme, initiated by students Claire Wu & Julia Lotvin, will be woven into advisory over the next few months.

Student Spotlight of the Week:
Check out some of our amazing seniors in this awesome video made by Fred Haas, our technology integration specialist, and the guidance department about the College Admission Process. This video was shown at Junior Parent night last week.

Wellness Tip of the Week:  K2/Spice- back on the rise. Recently Massachusetts has seen an increase in the use of K2/Spice among adolescents. Some have serious reactions to these substances leading to severe paranoia, delusions and hallucinations. Massachusetts has made it illegal to purchase this product in convenience stores, smoke shops, and other outlets. However, these products can be bought through online businesses and may be a reason for seeing this issue arising. Please click on the following links to find out more on these products as packaging targets adolescents in many cases.  Additional Link: K2/Spice - Drugfree.org

Article of the Week: Three Questions High School Seniors Should Ask When Choosing a College

Hiller (Home) Varsity Sports: Wednesday, February 24th: Girls Basketball vs. Westwood @ 5:00pm, Boys Basketball vs. Westwood@ 6:30pm 

Go Hillers!

HHS Weekly Update Feb 8th - Feb 12th

Weekly Announcements

- Our Guidance Department is putting on our annual College Admissions Evening For Juniors & Their Parents on Thursday, February 11, 2016 7:00 - 9:00 pm HHS Auditorium. The evening program will begin with a presentation in the auditorium on finding “the right fit” in the college admissions process.  Following the initial presentation, workshops will be held in three sessions to provide more in depth information on specific topics.  Workshop topics include: Insider Tips on the College Admissions Process, Post Secondary Paths Less Traveled, The Current Admissions Landscape at Massachusetts Public Colleges, and Hidden Gems in Canada and abroad. 

- As part of our ongoing focus on helping our students to manage their stress in healthy ways, this upcoming February vacation will be a homework free vacation.  Enjoy the week off!

- "HHS-TV" is a new club at the high school that is producing a news and information program for our student body and the community.  Their goal is to educate, inform and entertain.  Here is a link to their 1st episode we aired during advisory this past week. www.hcam.tv/hhstv

- Check out the February issue of the library newsletter is now available.

- Some of our amazing students recently were showcased at the LearnLaunch conference, which was co-hosted by Harvard's Graduate School of Education and School of Business. This HPS Digital post includes the video summary of the event for HHS students and a link to the web video version of the presentations of all students from the selected schools. There are some inspiring ideas. LearnLaunch Showcase.

Student Spotlight of the Week:
The Hopkinton High School and Middle School Art Departments are pleased to announce that our students were recognized with an outstanding 33 state level awards in the 2016 Scholastic Art Awards Competition. Student artwork was selected from a field of over 15,000 entries from public, private, regional and arts magnet schools statewide. Award winning pieces were selected based on 3 criteria: originality, technical skill, and personal vision. Congratulations to our talented students for their outstanding achievements.

Student Name		Grade	Award	Category	Title
Hopkinton High School
Rachael	Chen	10	Gold Key	Drawing and Illustration	Confirmation of Dissatisfaction
Lauren	Ness	11	Honorable Mention	Mixed Media	Nightmare Vs. Daydream
Kate	Woelflein	9	Silver Key	Digital Art	Cityscape
Jessica	Beck	10	Honorable Mention	Design	Wanderlost
Katie	Hamlin	10	Honorable Mention	Design	Tea Logo Design Project
Emily	Taylor	10	Gold Key	Design	Bake My Day: Logo and Stationery
Meg	Bradbury	12	Gold Key	Drawing and Illustration	Guardians
Meg	Bradbury	12	Silver Key	Mixed Media	The Streets of Athens
Mia	Coutinho	12	Silver Key	Drawing and Illustration	Take Five
Annie	Dumas	12	Honorable Mention	Painting	Patrick
Victoria	Feng	12	Honorable Mention	Painting	Watercolor Self-Portrait
Victoria	Feng	12	Honorable Mention	Mixed Media	Make Your Own Pretty
Kendall	Hoyt	12	Honorable Mention	Painting	Autumn
Michaela	Kosa	12	Honorable Mention	Drawing and Illustration	Adventure Awaits
Caroline	Murphy	10	Honorable Mention	Drawing and Illustration	Charcoal Self-Portrait
Erica	Stefano	12	Honorable Mention	Mixed Media	Overwhelmed
Emma	Wright	12	Silver Key	Mixed Media	Drained
Emma	Wright	12	Gold Key	Painting	It's Not What It Looks Like
Jonathan	Katz	11	Honorable Mention	Ceramics & Glass	Vase of the Sea
Jillian	Kellett	12	Honorable Mention	Ceramics & Glass	Mug Set
Emma	Wright	12	Honorable Mention	Ceramics & Glass	Cameo Tile
Athena	De Lasse	11	Honorable Mention	Printmaking	Bottom Line
Emily	Dembinski	10	Silver Key	Printmaking	Autumn Kaleidoscope
Isabel	Holden	12	Honorable Mention	Art Portfolio	High School Popularity and Stereotypes
Alissa	Mitchell	12	Silver Key	Painting	Self Portrait
Erica	Stefano	12	Honorable Mention	Painting	Memento Mori
Josh	Hanson	12	Honorable Mention	Photography	Lampshade
Siyuan	Wu	12	Silver Key	Photography	Light and Shadow

A slideshow of the 2016 award winning artwork are featured on the Art Department’s website. For more information about your or your child’s winning artwork please feel free to contact Colleen Gianino, Visual Art SML, K-12, at cgianino@hopkinton.k12.ma.us.

Article of the Week: Are you ready for the future job market? Here are the top 10 skills for the future.

Hiller (Home) Varsity Sports:

Sunday, February 7th: Coed Swimming vs. Multiple Opponents@8:00am(Keefe Tech HS)

Wednesday, February 10th: Wrestling vs. Marlborough@6:30pm

Friday, February 12th: Girls Basketball vs. Ashland@5:00pm, Boys Basketball vs. Ashland@6:30pm

Saturday, February 13th: Boys Ice Hockey vs. Medway@4:00pm (Navin Arena)

Monday, February 15th: Girls Ice Hockey vs. Medway@2:00pm (Boch Ice Arena)

Friday, February 19th: Boys Ice Hockey vs. Northbridge@3:00pm (Navin Arena)

Go Hillers!