HHS Weekly Update for March 28th - Apr 1st

Announcements:

- The HHS Blood Drive sponsored by the Student Council is this upcoming Tuesday from 8 - 1pm in the auditorium. Students must be 17 years old, 16 years old with a signed parental permission form, have a positive ID and meet the high school weight requirements to donate. Before donating, get a good night's sleep, have a healthy meal and try to avoid fatty foods.

- On Tuesday, 3/29 after school, HHS parent Ms. Barnes will be visiting the makerspace to teach us all how to sew scarves! This event is open to students and staff; no experience necessary!

There will be a screening of the documentary The Homestretch, at the library during long block on Wednesday, 3/30. The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future. Curious? Watch the trailer here! For those that can't make the screening during long block, there will be a screening and discussion after school on 3/30 as well. All are welcome!

- The HHS Honors Art Exhibit begins on Wednesday night.  The Opening Reception is from 6:30 - 7:30 at the new Hopkinton Center for the Arts.  The student Artwork will be on display through April 22nd.

- We have another Talent Show on Thursday night starting at 6:30 in the auditorium.  All are welcome to come check out the amazing acts!

- The MICCA festival is this upcoming weekend.  Here is the complete schedule of our chorus and band performances.  Best of luck to all the performers!

- Here is a little blurb about our science olympiad team's performance at the state competition. Congrats Ms. Baldiga and the students. They did a great job for our first competition!

- This summer 45 HHS students will travel to Appalachia, WV for a week-long mission trip.  On Saturday, April 9th from 6-10 pm at St. John's Church Hall, they will host a Country Spaghetti dinner with salad and breadsticks from Olive Garden and live music provided by junior Ben Fargiano's band, The Fuse.  There will be drawings, a silent auction, and a big 50/50 draw for $50 a ticket (this admits two to dinner).  Dinner tickets are only $10 per person for this fun night out to support their trip. All are encouraged to attend.

Student Spotlight of the Week:

- Congrats to HHS senior Maggie Reynolds on winning the Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution State Conference!! 

Article of the Week: 10 Questions to ask to help develop a growth mindset in children.

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HHS Weekly Update for March 21st - 25th

Announcements:

- Our Music Department will be performing two concerts this week.  On Monday night, the Symphonic Band and Concert Band will be performing pieces by Ticheli, Vaughan-Williams, and Jenkins; all standard repertoire for wind band.  There will also be a student teacher conductor, Ronni Gillette, from UMass Amherst.  On Tuesday night, the Chorus and Orchestra will perform a variety of songs including classics such as Coplands arrangement of "Simple Gifts" and Brahm's "Hungarian Dance #5" amongst other songs.  The concerts are free and open to the public.  The Music Department really hopes to see you there!

- All Sophomores will be taking the MCAS ELA test this week. The testing schedule is:

• Tuesday, March 22 (D day Periods 2,3,4): ELA Composition Session A and B,
• Wednesday, March 23 (E day Periods 7,1, and 2): Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 and 2,
• Thursday, March 24 (F Day Periods 5, 6, and 7): ELA Composition 3.

-  UNITE will be hosting a 9th Grade Trivia Night in the cafeteria Wednesday night at 6:00pm.  The event is open to any 9th grade students and 9th grade advisors and will pattern itself after the popular app Trivia Crack.  There will be food and prizes. 

- On Tuesday, 3/29 after school, HHS parent Ms. Barnes will be visiting the makerspace to teach us all how to sew scarves! This event is open to students and staff; no experience necessary!

- There will be a screening of the documentary The Homestretch, at the library during long block on Wednesday, 3/30. The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future. Curious? Watch the trailer here! For those that can't make the screening during long block, there will be a screening and discussion after school on 3/30 as well. All are welcome!

- Spring Sports tryouts begin on Monday, March 21st.  Good luck to all players and coaches!

Student Spotlight of the Week:
- Our science fair students had another great day at the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Boston. In the competition, all three of our students won awards! Brian Best- 3rd in oral presentation category, and 3rd overall project. Parima Sharma- 1st in poster presentation category, 4th overall project and Freya Proudman- 2nd in poster presentation category. Brian and Parima will be going to the national JSHS in Dayton OH on April 27-30th, with all trip expenses covered by the Army outreach program. Both students will be presenting in the poster category. 230 students will compete in Dayton from all over the US and territories, including schools of military bases around the world. 

Go Hillers!

HHS Weekly Update for Mar 14 - 18 (De Stress Week)

Announcements:
- This upcoming week is a De Stress Week at the high school.  De Stress weeks were designed to help of students and staff find ways to manage their stress in healthy ways. There will be fun activities during lunch, therapy dogs in guidance, daily trivia, music between classes each day and much more! 

- BeFree is sponsoring a HandBall tournament for all students and staff on Monday at 6pm in the AC.  Last time we had over 75 kids participate and we're looking for an even better turnout this time! 

- On Tuesday, March 15th @ 2:00pm there will be a Learn-to-Sew workshop taking place in the library makerspace. Learn some basics, or create something fun! All are welcome (and staff members with sewing expertise who might be comfortable teaching others are particularly welcome).

- Rebound: The Chris Herren Story comes to HHS for all students and interested parents & community members on Thursday.  There will be an all school assembly during the day Thursday and a parent presentation that evening at the middle school.

- The 9th/10th Grade Cotillion is Friday night from 6:30 - 10pm in the AC. Tickets are $10 per person and will be sold at the door. 

- This week Hopkinton Middle School was selected to host Google Expeditions Pioneer Program. Check it out here. http://www.hpsdigital.org/2016/03/11/google-expeditions-visits-hopkinton-schools/

Student Spotlight of the Week: - Congrats to the Hopkinton Cheer team as they earned Hopkinton's first State Championship, and the first ever Game Day State Champion in the state of Massachusetts!  What an awesome accomplishment.

- We are pleased to announce that this year's Jazz Ensemble was the first in Hopkinton's history to be named an honorable mention at the 40th annual Clark Terry Jazz Festival.  This festival is incredibly competitive and this result places us in the top four bands of the 19 that competed as seen by the fantastic judges panel at UHN yesterday.  We look forward to sharing these experiences with you at Jazz Night on 4/13 and again at the Pops concert in May.  

- Next time you are surfing online, be sure to check out '09 alum Alex Moothart! Alex moved out to LA to break into the entertainment business and, among other things, right now is the assistant to the writer/producer the new show Recovery Road, one of the first television shows to highlight the process of recovery instead of highlighting the sometimes sensationalized stories of addiction. He also has a popular YouTube show called "The Moot Point" (we recommend checking out his 5 part coming out series) and has all sorts of snapchats and vines... one vine in particular, a "loop" of him doing the Carleton dance, has gone viral and this Sunday he'll get about 12-18 seconds of fame when it airs on America's Funniest Home Videos - don't forget to set your DVR!!

Video of the Week: In anticipation of Chris Herren's visit to HHS, here is a short video about his amazing story and journey http://youtu.be/sM5k_vcjQPg

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HHS Weekly Update March 7th - 11th

Weekly Announcements:

- Just a reminder, up-to-date grades will be available for view to both students and parents in iPass Rankbook starting at 3pm on Monday.

- On March 10 - 12, The HHS Drama Ensemble will be presenting a dramatic interpretation of Edgar Lee Master's literary masterpiece Spoon River Anthology in the high school auditorium. Performances are Thursday at 4 PM and Friday and Saturday at 7 PM.  

- If you did not get a chance to see the science fair here is a close-up look at the work Chemistry teacher Devon Grilly does in running the program in a blended environment and the fair as a whole. You also get a glimpse of the winners and a number of alumni judges!

- The March issue of the library newsletter is now available. Also, looking to build your professional learning networks a bit more? Check out this list of influencers to follow! 

- The week of March 14 - 18 is our next De Stress Week at HHS. Details of the week will be sent out in next week’s update. 

- A literary magazine will be starting back up shortly and is seeking submissions!  Please use this link for anyone who is interested in submitting a work.  Please see Mr. Zinger if you have any additional questions or if you need any clarification.   

Student Spotlight of the Week:

The following students recently earned the prestigious Eagle Scout award with Troop 1 in Hopkinton - Eric Landreth, Trevor Perkins, Matthew Paolucci, Sam Darkow & Jack Dionne.  Many of these young men have been in scouting since first grade and made a tremendous commitment to fulfill this exceptional goal.  Congrats to all 5 of you! 

Article of the Week: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Educational Technology Infographic - e-Learning Infographics

Hiller (Home) Varsity Sports: Postseason Tournament

Wednesday, March 9th: Girls Basketball vs NDA @7:30pm (Clark University)

Thursday, March 10th: Boys Ice Hockey vs. Norwell @8pm (Gallo Arena in Bourne)

Go Hillers!