Friday April 16th

 

View this email in your browser Join Our Private HTH Parents Facebook Group HTH PA HTH School Storm Athletics The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. -Leo Tolstoy Reminder to fill out the health and safety agreement in Powerschool HTH School Calendar 20-21 Click here for the latest information regarding the Corona Virus and HTH About two-thirds of the seniors opted to return to campus for in-person classes this week. It was great to see them and for them to get a chance to see their classmates. The 9th graders will get a chance to return to campus next week. 10th and 11th graders return on April 26th.  Thank you to all of our parent sponsors! Every HTH student will receive an HTH PPE Kit when they come back on campus. The Kits include two KN95 masks, 4 gloves and 10 wipes. But if you would like more kits for family, friends or business, we are asking for a suggested donation of $5 per kit. You can buy them online here or bring cash/check to Marcus. Questions, email Stephanie at santin@hightechhigh.org  A small pod of juniors came in-person to prepare mutant and wild seeds lab materials for the junior class Marvelous Mutant Mousear Project. For this project, students will design their own experiment investigating genetic modification and the impact of environmental factors on gene expression. This project is made possible with funding from the Dollars For Doers fundraising campaign.  Congratulations to 9th grade students Pearl, Zion and Ally from Mike and Brian's team. Their "Space" theme films were accepted into the YX21: Space as part of a first-ever dual Youth Exhibition! This innovative show at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park is scheduled for May 22, 2021 through February 6, 2022.  WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU RETURN TO CAMPUS For those students who choose to come back to campus. Things will look a bit different. Check out the short video above for a visual look at the differences. 1. Designated entrances for check in 2. Use Welfie.com to check in daily (sign in with your student's High Tech High email and temporary password assigned to you:  HTHisb@ck21 ) 3. Sign the on-campus agreement in Powerschool under ECollect Forms 3. LUNCH - bring lunch or opt for school provided lunch. Liberty Station is NOT open. Here is the April lunch menu.  4. BATHROOM - each stable group will have bathroom passes available NEW TO HTH? TAKE A TOUR WITH OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS! We realize many of our 9th grade students have never been on campus. Our student ambassadors are here to help. Join them on a video tour with advice and tips for our new to campus students. Enjoy!  Mentorship Pipeline: Professional & Higher Education Speaker Series for Juniors With changes to internship opportunities this year, the Palmer Jana team students are having weekly visits from college students and professionals to introduce them to various career opportunities and share academic experiences. For the week of April 6, students met with members of the UCSD Interaxon Club, an educational outreach club that presents on neurology. For the week of April 12, students met with Amanda Mar, a researcher at Oregon Health and Science University's Roach Lab. This is supported through the NextGen STEMS mentorship speaker program run by Kalle Palmer.  If you would like to present to our juniors or be available for meeting with individuals or small groups of students for mentorship, please contact Kalle at kpalmer@hightechhigh.org.  Donations needed for the Essential Items Drive!   Two ways to donate: Drop the items off at HTE and HTHI, the bins are located right outside the front door to the schools check the Amazon wish list and order online.  Questions email hthplmutualaid@gmail.com    The food distribution happens every Monday from 11am - 1pm in our HTH parking lot.  For more information on the drive and distribution, click here. We recognize that transportation may be an issue for our Point Loma campus families as students return to campus, so a group of parents has coordinated a carpool survey This is not school-sponsored coordination. But if you are interested in forming a carpool, please fill out this survey and the group will help make those connections.   Carpool Survey Spanish                    Carpool Survey  English  DEEPER LEARNING Thoughts Of Returning To School From Humans By: HTH Journalist Lucía C. López The day we return to school is quickly approaching and definitely brings many opinions to the surface. Researching the factors is one thing but taking into consideration the thoughts and personal opinions of those who will be affected is yet another piece of the puzzle. And so, for another Q&A article, I asked a member of the HTH staff along with two students at HTH their thoughts on this upcoming change.  Read more....    Giving Back        By: HTH Journalist Jack Books   The first Key Club was started in 1925 in     Sacramento,   California. Since then, Key   Clubs around the world have helped their   communities and schools to become better   places. High Tech High’s very own Key Club is no exception to that. In just the pandemic alone, the   HTH Key Club has held canned food drives, care package drives, the “Charities Miles” campaign, the sticker fundraiser, and many more fundraisers benefiting San Diego.  Read more...... PARENT WORKSHOPS Thank you to all the parents who joined us on Wednesday for Ask Andrew (English) and Cafecito Con Andrew (Spanish). If you missed the sessions, you can check out the recording here.  Cafecito Con Andrew  Ask Andrew Over Coffee Plan to join us next month on May 13th Thursday at 6:30pm and 7:30pm.  SENIOR 2021 SPOTLIGHT Senior Torrien Nelson What are your plans for the fall?  Attend Morehouse University Tell us about your favorite HTH memory parties and dances Tell us about an HTH teacher you appreciate and why   I appreciate all the teachers that I have had they have all been my favorite. What is your advice for the incoming 9th grade HTH students? don't be afraid of the upperclassmen socialize, make friends What will you miss most about HTH the memories and my classmates What have you learned during this quarantine time? semi but I don't feel like I did that much Senior Armando Rios  What are your plans for the fall? * I plan on going to the Coast Guards Tell us about your favorite HTH memory a lot to remember! Tell us about an HTH teacher you appreciate and why all of the teachers are equally on the same level of wanting the best for all students!!   What is your advice for the incoming 9th grade HTH students? don't be close-minded, be ready to try anything different! What will you miss most about HTH everything What have you learned during this quarantine time? a lot. I've learned a lot and have experienced a few situations that really shows peoples roots and personality which was and wasn't a good thing COLLEGE NEWS It’s been great to see so many seniors back on campus this week! I’m sure that bell is going to start ringing soon. Yesterday, we met for the April College 411 session to learn more about test scores. You can check out the recording here if you missed it. Be sure to join us for the last one in May.    Need help comparing your financial aid packages from colleges?  Watch this 7-minute YouTube video to learn about U*Aspire:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjSuDDLzefA