November 20 2009 : Please click here for a PDF list of rooms for parent teacher conferences.
Dear Parents,
We have reached the end of the first quarter of academic work at HCHS!
I would like to provide you with some essential information regarding your child’s report card and the upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences at the school.
As you may know, we have begun using an excellent database system called “PowerSchool,” which will eventually allow us to email your child’s report card to you. Unfortunately, technical requirements of the program mean that we must customize it to do so, and we have been unable to complete that process. Because we had planned for a quick turnaround of report cards, we will be unable to get teachers’ grades recorded and mailed in time for the Parent-Teacher conferences. This means that although we prefer not to distribute the report cards in school, we will need to do so for this 1st marking period.
Our priority is that you see your child’s progress on his or her report card prior to the conference days on November 23rd and 24th, and that you have sufficient time to reserve appointments with those teachers you need to see.
For this reason, here is our procedure for this 1st marking period only:
1) Attached to the bottom of this message, you will find the Parent-Teacher/Counselor Conference Form. We are sending it to you now so that your child can bring it around to teachers you would like to see beginning Monday, November 16th. It is also available on our website, under the “Parent Zone.”
2) Your child will receive his or her report card towards the end of the day on Thursday, November 19th. Additional Parent-Teacher/Counselor Forms will be available in Room 240, in case you have trouble downloading and printing this one.
3) Parent-Teacher/Counselor Conferences will take place according to the following schedule:
Monday, November 23rd, 1:00-3:00 A-L
Monday, November 23rd, 5:00-7:00 (All)
Tuesday, November 24th, 1:00-3:00 (M-Z)
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at school on the 23rd or 24th!
Regards,
Dr. Eileen Coppola
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Arts Day auditions will be held on Monday 11/30 and Tuesday 12/1 during activity period and 5th period in room 227.
To set up an audition time send an E-mail to Mr. Batson lbatson@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu by Friday, 11/20.
You should be prepared to perform exactly what you intend to play at the audition.
{extended}Submissions for next week’s issue are due Friday, November 20th at 3pm. We encourage students AND faculty involved in activities at Hunter to submit announcements to HOW! HOW is emailed to the personal email addresses of over 3000 members of the Hunter community using Net Directories and Naviance. HOW is also emailed to all faculty members and posted online at http://hunteronlineweekly.blogspot.com/ Have a great week!
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hunter United Nations Society (HUNS)
Interest meeting
Monday, November 16, Activities Period in Room 322
Interested in international relations and the role of the UN? This year, HUNS hopes to take a trip to the UN, invite guest speakers, and attend day conferences/competitions at other schools. This is an informational meeting open to students of all grades.
There will be refreshments!
Contact emaildianali@gmail.com with questions.
Amnesty International at Hunter (a branch of Amnesty Internation which is an orgtanization that helps promote and defend human rights)
Thursday, November 19th during Activites we will be debating the death penalty. Check out these links to learn more/formulate your argument:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/death-penalty/death-penalty-facts/page.do?id=1101088
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
http://www.flacathconf.org/AdvocacyAreas/RespectLife/DeathPenalty/DeathPenaltyFactsTeaching9-13-07.pdf
Also, KEEP AN EYE OUR FOR PUBLICITY ABOUT OUR WRITE-A-THON, on December 10th, all day in the G.O foyer. Learn about new issues, sign letters, MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Thanks for all your help on this first round of petitions! New ones will be up shortly.
Thursdays, Room 312, Mr. Keenan (Amnesty International at Hunter)
Presidents: Jenna Bitar (12) and Shayla Partridge (9)
Artillery
Decorate your own cupcake bakesale!
Tuesday, November 17 during activities and 5th
Decorate your own cupcake with marshmallow fluff, nutella, gummies, m&ms and more!
email contact: cookieplatter@gmail.com
Youth Philanthropy Worldwide
Thanksgiving luncheon!
Wednesday, November 18
Come to the luncheon and enjoy delicious turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pasta, salad, pie, etc!
email contact: speedy1418@gmail.com
Hunter Life Committee
Meeting this week!
Friday, November 20th
Activities and 5th periods (11:15 am - 12:30 pm) in Room 316. Newly interested students and faculty welcome.
Parents interested in attending, please rsvp to Parent Chair, Ranu Boppana ranuboppana@gmail.com
E.C.H.O. (European Cultural Heritage Organization)
Meets Wednesdays during activities in room 224.
Key Club
Meets Thursdays during activities in room 420.
G.O. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The G.O. is opening up a store where we will be selling official Hunter College High School merchandise. The GRAND OPENING will be on Thursday(11/19), during official, 4th, activities, and 5th. The prices are as follows:
Long-sleeved shirt—$12
Sweatpants—$20
Sweatshirt—$25
Show you support for Hunter and come buy some clothes!!
TERM ANNOUNCEMENTS
9th Grade Term Council
Thermos Sales
Monday, November 16 4th, Activities and 5th in front of the Auditorium
We will be selling Hunter Thermoses with an awesome Hunter logo in front of the auditorium! They are only $10!
Candygram designs are due to 9th Grade Term Council.
There is a folder outside the social studies annex or they can be submitted by email to lana.kaufman.95@gmail.com or jessuluh@yahoo.com
The designs are due by Friday, November 20th
THEATER PERFORMANCE
Romeo and Juliet
4pm on Thursday
4pm and 8pm on Friday
7pm on Saturday
In the Hunter Auditorium.
FROM THE PTA
Healthy Lunch on November 18 for Students and Faculty
Chef Bill Telepan returns to the Hunter cafeteria to cook freshly-prepared vegetarian pasta with pesto sauce on Wednesday, November 18. The vegetarian chili he served last month was a big success, so it is on the menu in regular rotation, prepared with the help of Telepan-trained cooking school interns in our cafeteria, throughout November. Student lunches are $1.50. Parent volunteers who would like to help that day, please contact Carol Blanco, Healthy Hunter Committee, at MsModoc@gmail.com.
Healthy Hunter Meeting November 16
The Elementary School and High School Healthy Hunter committees will meet in the Elementary School library on Monday, November 16, at 6pm. Parents and students are encouraged to attend. For more information contact Elayna Nacci Ziemer at elayna3@verizon.net.
Photo Make-up Day
Photo make-up day is Thursday, December 10. For photo retakes, order packets will be available outside the main office the week prior. If you submitted an order form, your photos will be handed out to students on Thursday, November 19. Any photos that have not been distributed by the time of Parent/Teacher Conferences on November 23-24, may be picked up in the main office (Rm. 240). If you do not receive your order, call Lifetouch Photographers directly at 631-861-2555.
Student Email Distribution
As a way of sharing the HOW newsletter with students, we will be using student email addresses in the online Parent Directory as another method of distribution. PARENTS - please log in (www.hunterpta.org, click on Parent Directory)and update your child’s email ID. You may “hide” it from public view if you wish. In the near future, we will send a welcome message to students with login details so they, too, can use the online Parent Directory to search for fellow schoolmates. Students will have search capabilities only, not editing functions.
SPORTS
The Athletic Association is hosting a Turkey Trot on Tuesday, November 24th after the half day. This is an activity that is designed to help give back to the community. It will consist of a lap around the bridle path of reservior. Participants need to pay a specified amount of money to enter or donate a certain number of cans of food (non-perishable please). Other donations will also be accepted. More information will posted on posters in hallways next week. For more information, please email theathleticassociation@gmail.com or stop by the AA office downstairs next to the gym.
For the most up to date sports information, please check the Hunter Hawks website:
http://hchshawks.olinesports.com
MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE POSTED
http://www.hchs.hunter.cuny.edu/images/uploads/hchs_mid-term_exam_schedule.pdf
Please note - the HCHS entrance exam is on Friday, January 8th (no school for students). The snow date is January 22nd.
LOOKING AHEAD
Monday, November 23rd - 1-4 half day and Parent Conferences 1-3 and 5-7 (See HCHS website for more information - http://www.hchs.hunter.cuny.edu/)
Tuesday, November 24th - 5-9 half day and Parent Conferences 1-3 (See HCHS website for more information)
Wednesday, November 25th - No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, November 26th - No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Friday, November 27th - No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Saturday, November 28th - I-HELP Liberia Benefit Concert (See Below for more information)
The I-HELP Liberia Club is organizing a benefit concert featuring Emmy- winning Michal Towber (Mr. Towber’s daughter!), Arthur Lewis, and Malini Sur, all Hunter alums who are accomplished musicians.
The concert is at 6PM, Saturday Nov. 28th (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) in the Hunter Auditorium. The Hunter Korean Drumming Troop will commence the evening.
Please go to http://www.ihelpliberia.org or email Heidi at ihelpliberia@gmail.org
For students there is a special price of only $10. You can buy tickets online and pick them up at the door. We’d appreciate even merely a confirmation that you’ll be attending. There will be food for sale.
Candygram designs are due to the 9th Grade Term Council by Friday November 20th. There is a folder outside the social studies annex where they can be submitted or they can be emailed to ilana.kaufman.95@gmail.com or jesseuluh@yahoo.com.
{extended}This Wednesday marks the end of the first quarter, and many clubs are quiet this week. We hope it has been a fruitful beginning to the year for all members of the Hunter College High School community. Submissions for next week’s issue are due Friday, November 13th at 3pm. We encourage students AND faculty involved in activities at Hunter to submit announcements to HOW! HOW is emailed to the personal email addresses of over 3000 members of the Hunter community using Net Directories and Naviance. HOW is also emailed to all faculty members and posted online at http://hunteronlineweekly.blogspot.com/ Have a great week!
EVENTS AT HUNTER COLLEGE OPEN TO HCHS STUDENTS
Shock and Awe: The Troubling Legacy of the Futurist Cult of War
Panel Discussion at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
November 11th from 4-8pm
On the occasion of Performa 09, which this year marks the 100th anniversary of the launch of Futurism, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, the Hunter College Department of Art, and Performa present “Shock and Awe: The Troubling Legacy of the Futurist Cult of War,” an interdisciplinary symposium organized by Emily Braun, Distinguished Professor, Hunter College. This symposium addresses the uneasy, if powerful, alliance of art and politics. Experts from across the humanities and social sciences ask the questions: how and why was modernism used to legitimize and celebrate modern warfare, especially dominance from the air. This symposium is a must for those interested in the use and aesthetics and visual representation in the shaping of public opinion.
RSVP here: https://ww3.hunter.cuny.edu/special-events/view.php?id=4
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
See below for a complete list of clubs chartered at Hunter this fall!
SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENTS
For the most up to date sports information, please check the Hunter Hawks website:
http://hchshawks.olinesports.com
FROM THE PTA
PTA meeting, Wednesday, November 11, 7 PM in the auditorium
Dr. Patsy Cooper, a faculty member in the Department of Teaching and Learning at New York University, will examine the skills parents can use to guide their teenagers through the non-academic aspects of a highly pressured high school environment.
Also, Dr. Eileen Coppola will review the school’s Mission Statement emanating from the Middle States accreditation process, and faculty members will be on hand to answer questions about this statement of Hunter’s core beliefs.
Student Email Distribution
As a way of sharing the HOW newsletter with students, we will be using student email addresses in the online Parent Directory as another method of distribution. PARENTS - please log in (www.hunterpta.org, click on Parent Directory)and update your child’s email ID. You may “hide” it from public view if you wish. In the near future, we will send a welcome message to students with login details so they, too, can use the online Parent Directory to search for fellow schoolmates. Students will have search capabilities only, not editing functions.
MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE POSTED
http://www.hchs.hunter.cuny.edu/images/uploads/hchs_mid-term_exam_schedule.pdf
Please note - the HCHS entrance exam is on Friday, January 8th (no school for students). The snow date is January 22nd.
LOOKING AHEAD
Monday, November 16th -
Tuesday, November 17th - American Math Competition (AMC), grade 8
Wednesday, November 18th -
Thursday, November 19th - Romeo and Juliet at 4pm, KAPA meeting 7-9pm
Friday, November 20th - Hunter Life Committee activities and 5th, Romeo and Juliet at 4pm and 8pm, Final lists of colleges due for seniors
Saturday, November 21st - Romeo and Juliet at 7pm
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name of club or organization:
what the event or announcement is:
date, time, and location of event:
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email contact for questions:
Submissions are due by each Friday at 3pm.
Hello!
Please click here to download the In-School Fundraiser Application for the 2009-2010 school year (PDF). You can also find this form on the bakesale calendar link, which can be found by clicking here.
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