HHS Student Memo Week of September 9th

September 8th 2019

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Weekly Schedule September 8th

Monday: (G-Day) Tuesday: (A-Day) Wednesday: (B-Day) • Club Fair during lunches Thursday: (C-Day) • Back to School Night @ 7pm Friday: (D-Day) • Early Release Day

Please click on this link to sign up to Volunteer for Family day!

Family Day! Hopkinton Family Day - September 14th Mark your calendars! Hopkinton Family Day to be held this year on Saturday September 14th. Family Day is a fantastic community day full of live entertainment, fun games and activities, as well as yummy food trucks. The day is sponsored by many generous local businesses and residents. Town organizations, non-profits, clubs, and businesses located in Hopkinton offer activities for everyone. All activities (except the Food Trucks) are free for the whole family.

College Visits

Elon University is coming on Thursday, September 12th at 11:45 am.

If you want any details: We allow 35 students (Juniors & Seniors) per visit. Students should sign up through their Naviance Account. You must check with your teacher first and make up any missed work. If you need a pass, please see Mrs. O’Loughlin or Mrs. Caruso in the Counseling Office.

Guidance The Counselor Assignments for Grade 9: •

A-Chen: Michael Flanagan

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Ci-Gol: Patrick O’Brien

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Gom-Ki: Kristen Wurster

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Kl-Mo: Kiely Murray

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Mu-R: Dee King

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S-T: Cheryl Elder

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U-Z: Adelaide Greco

Explore post secondary career paths with your guidance counselor!

Navigating the College Process in the Digital Age

AP Students College Board and Advanced Placement AP Students:

By now you should have logged into the College Board website, at the instruction of your AP teacher(s) and completed your official College Board enrollment in your AP class(es.) You need a “join code” provided by your teacher(s) to enroll. Once you complete this process, there will be many AP resources available to you through the College Board.

This is a completely separate process from registering for your AP exam(s.)

You must also register and pay for your AP Exam(s) between September 11th and November 1st. On September 11th, a link to Total Registration will open up on the HHS website for AP Exam Registration. Payment of $98 per exam is required at the time of exam registration. Financial assistance is available to those who qualify. Please see your counselor if you believe you qualify for financial assistance.

If you have been preapproved for test accommodations by the College Board, you may also receive these accommodations on AP exams. Please see your counselor of Ms. Greco if you require accommodations.

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Pre-ACT & PSAT/NMSQT The Pre-ACT is a 10th-grade multiple-choice assessment that helps students prepare for the experience of taking the ACT® test and provides information projecting their future performance on the exam.

The PSAT/NMSQT, or Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, is a practice test for the SAT, that is standardized for 11th graders. The PSAT/ NMSQT will help Juniors better understand their abilities and determine their eligibility for national scholarship and recognition programs.

Registration for the PreACT for Sophomores and the PSAT for Juniors will open on Monday, September 23rd. We will continue to take registrations through October 11th, as long as we still have tests available. We encourage students to register early as we have a limited number of tests.

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The exams are administered at Hopkinton High School on Saturday morning, October 19th.

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PreACT Registration Forms are available in the Counseling Office or here.

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PSAT Registration Forms are available in the Counseling Office or here.

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The cost of the tests is $30. Fee waivers are available for those who qualify for assistance.

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Please see your counselor or Ms. Greco if you have prequalified for accommodations on College Board exams.

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HHS Athletes It

is our hope that students’ participation in athletics will instill invaluable life lessons and contribute to their ongoing development as positively contributing citizens to our school, community, and the world at large.

Through participation in Hopkinton’s athletic programs, students will be encouraged and expected to:

Hiller Pride!

AThletic Calendar Monday, Sept 9th: • Field Hockey vs Hopedale @4pm

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pursue personal, academic, athletic, and civic excellence

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Believe in the importance of embracing a team-first mentality

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Develop and enhance leadership skills

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Make sound and ethical decisions

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Possess strong character

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Exhibit unwavering respect for others

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Display sportsmanship

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Understand the importance of demonstrating cross-cultural awareness

Tuesday, Sept. 10th: • Boys Soccer vs Dover Sherborn @3:30pm

Unite Sponsored Events

Wednesday, Sept 11th:

Join your UNITE mentors at these funs HHS activites. Each event will have free food, fun rafles and opporrtunities to meet new friends. Click each link for more details on each event.

• Field Hockey vs Westwood @3:45pm • Volleyball vs Westwood @6:30pm

• Become actively involved in community • Maintain “big picture” perspective • Establish a balanced and healthy lifestyle Athletic participation allows students to grow and learn as athletes and as individuals. The entire Hopkinton Athletic Department (coaches, training staff, and administrators) will work tirelessly to help students achieve these goals while honoring the mission of the Hopkinton Public School district, the Tri-Valley League, and the MIAA

Happenings on the hill

Thursday, Sept. 12th: • Girls Soccer vs Westwood @3:30pm Friday, Sept. 13th: • Volleyball vs Barnstable @5:30pm

Volleyball wins 3-0 over Medfield after a convincing 3rd set victory!

Community Service • Sandy Beach Clean-up - Sept. 28th 9-11 AM BeFree Fall Jam • Friday, Sept. 20th at 7 PM Fall Football Game • Friday, Oct. 4th at 5:30 PM Fall Musical & Pizza Party • Sunday, Nov. 24th at 1PM Gingerbread House Competition • with Habitat for Humanity - Dec. - Date TBD Skating & Smores • Friday, Feb. 7th

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Monthly Literay Questions The English Department is excited to launch its monthly literary question wall - students and staff are invited to add their own answers to the question of the month. This months question is: What is the best book you have read in the past twelve months?

UNITE Hiller Day Activites 7:30 - 8:15 AM

Literary Board Hiller Day Games in AC • Friday, Oct 11th Hiller Day Board Games • Friday, Nov. 22nd Hiller Day Midterm Tutoring • Friday, Jan 17th

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English Department

The board is in the English hall, just above the book exchange tables, near the water fountains

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Contests and Opportunities Calling All Mathematicians!

Hopkinton High School will be hosting the Fifty-Sixth Mathematics Olympiad Competition!

Here are the details: Open to students in Grades 9-12 Content will be Algebra I through Pre-Calculus Prizes range from $250 - $50 for 1st to 20th Place The exam will take place Thursday October 17, 2019 from 7:30 - 9:00 am.

Contact Mrs. Crisafulli for questions and additional details ccrisafulli@hopkinton.k12.ma.us There are only 20 spots available! Students will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.

Fill out this form to register Special Thanks to The Actuaries Club of Boston for sponsoring the event.

An upcoming hackathon opportunity for high school students!

No computer science skills required, just an interest in problem-solving!

Class of 2020

Class of 2021

*Back to School Night for Parents Thurs.

9/12/19 7:00 PM - We’ll be collecting our final Class Dues of $40 payable to Student Activities. Please bring check or cash.

This is a reduced amount for all seniors.

Welcome Back!

*Senior Parent Night Thurs. 9/19/19 7:00 PM

HHS Girls Who Code will resuming their meetings, every Tuesday after schol at 2:000 PM in C2005. All are welcome!

No coding experience required, just an interest and a willingness to learn :) Look for our table at the upcoming club

*Senior Pictures are due Tues. 10/01/19 - See below for info regarding pictures.

Senior Yearbook Photo Specifications: •

The resolution of the image must be 300dpi or above.

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Should be 2x3 inches in dimension

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Should be a vertical photo

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JPG format

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Please only upload ONE senior photo

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We encourage a waist up shot to focus on your child’s face How to submit the picture:

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Uploaded to the EShare website by October 1st, 2019

Contest Topic

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Visit https://images.jostens. com/413453674

Describe and analyze an act of political courage by a US elected official who served during or after 1917.

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Fill in the requested information

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Choose the senior photo from your images on your computer

John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest

To learn more about political courage, visit Contest Information and FAQs. All submissions must adhere to contest requirements.

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Hopefully, everyone had a great summer and the first couple of weeks of school!

This year there will be a T-Shirt design contest to decide what our class T-Shirts for pep rally will look like. Anyone interested should design their T-shirts using Custom Ink and send it to Ms. Breen by Friday, Sept. 27. Voting will take place on Oct. 1. Participation is highly encouraged, so be creative! Also, it’s time to pay class dues, which are $45 in cash or check, or $50 after November 1st. You can give the money to our class advisors Ms. Breen (Room 312) or to any of the class officers. The money should be in an envelope with your first and last name written on the outside. You class dues will help fund all of our class events, including but not limited to, prom, dances, field trips, and any after graduation reunions, so make sure you pay them.

Sincerely, Your Class Officers (Manoli B, Sarah F, Yiming F, and Rohan P)

Facts That Will Haunt Your Dinner Applications for the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Award are now open! The NCWIT AiC honors women in grades 9 through 12 who are active and interested in computing and technology, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Students are chosen for their demonstrated interests and achievements in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance and plans for post-secondary education. Last year, 2 HHS students were recognized... let’s continue the HHS streak!

Application here :) HHS Student Memo

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lauren Anderson Field Restoration Project Lauren was a Hopkinton High School junior when she died in a horseback riding accident in 1994.

This tragedy rocked her family, friends and community. To keep her spirit alive, volunteers raised money to purchase a scoreboard for Softball Field #6. The Lauren Anderson Memorial Scoreboard was dedicated in 2001.

2019 marks the 25th anniversary of Lauren’s death. Today Field #6 is used by school softball teams, the Women’s Softball League and Parks and Recreation League. But it needs some upgrades, including a digital scoreboard, dugouts, bleachers and a warning track. A fundraising project is underway to ensure that Field #6 matches the quality of the other HHS fields. Want to help?

Contact Kathy Kilduff via email at cicitto@msn.com or cell (508-596-8458) for more information on this special project.

Want to donate? Send checks - payable to the Hopkinton Boosters - to: Lauren Anderson Field Restoration Project, P.O. Box 820, Hopkinton, MA 01748. *Add Lauren Anderson Field Restoration Project to memo field on your check. Or donate via paypal. *Add Lauren Anderson Field Restoration Project

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HHS Tech Tips

Helpdesk Tickets - You can submit a ticket to the ticket center to request assistance and the addition of software to the Self-Service Store.

Maintenance

Buy a case. Buying a case is probably one of the first things you can to protect your device.

• Take care to avoid dropping your device.

• Keep it safe from water.

• Do a full charge cycle once a month.

• Keep it clean.

• Keep it with you all times.

• Macbooks Install Antivirus Software.

• Perform Regular Software Updates.

• Backup Files • Keep Your Keyboard Crumb Free

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE Hopkinton High School provides an environment where each student is challenged in an atmosphere that promotes intellectual development, creativity, and inquiry. We expect students and staff to be respectful, accepting and responsible in their interactions with others. By setting high standards for each member of the school community, we continuously strive for excellence.