January 14th 2022

 

Friends of HTH Familias Unidas de HTH HTH PA HTH School Storm Athletics No School on Monday, Jan. 17th, MLK Jr. Day  "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.  HTHPL Calendar 2021-22  School Hours M- F from 8:40 AM - 3:40 PM.  Click here for the latest information regarding Covid-19 and HTH Site Manager Vanessa vamartinez@hightechhigh.org 619.243.5000   HTH FAQ sheet  HTH HAPPENINGS THIS PAST WEEK!  Dear HTH Families,  As we complete the second week back from winter break, our school has certainly been impacted by the recent surge in Covid infections. We have witnessed an increase in both student and teacher absences, and I appreciate your patience as we manage these absences, make sure we have adequate Covid testing, and provide support for our students at home. We want to sincerely thank  all the families who donated funds to supply every student and staff member with a PPE kit upon return to school. In particular we thank our dean of students, Marcus Bell, who has been at the lunch tables providing Covid testing daily.  As we navigate these trying times, I keep in mind that we are all in this together and hope that our HTH community will emerge from this stronger and more connected than ever.  Thank you for your support and I look forward to seeing you at Virtual Ask Andrew on Thursday, January 20th at 6:30 pm.  Dr. Andrew Gloag,  Director, The Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High. Learning from the best! NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, ATA Engineering and more meet with our HTH 9th graders today to talk aerospace engineering #hthpride 11th-grade students launched the Spring Innocence Project with a recreated crime scene from a previously exonerated case. In the coming weeks, students from the Jana/Palmer and Wade Robinson/Egler teams will assess case files from defendants requesting appeal support from the California Innocence Project.  COVID-19 Testing We are offering FREE antigen testing on the PL campus daily (7:30-9:30), weather and circumstances permitting. All staff and students can test during those hours. Staff and students that registered or were here last school year will have to register again. But once you do that registration and consent is good for the 2021-2022 school year.  Please register on the Primary Health website.  High Tech High is following the isolation and quarantine guidance issued by CDPH that is now reflected in the latest COVID-19 decision tree, updated on Jan. 12, 2022. Updated E-Decision Tree Please help us improve HTH by completing the Youth Truth Survey – an independently run survey that allows you to provide feedback on how we are doing as a school. We value all feedback – the good news that helps us know what we are doing right, and the not-so-good that helps us know the areas where we could do better. We aim to be the best place for you to send your children and this is one way that helps us get there.  Family Survey Link   Support Our HTH Student Reach Her Goals!  My name is Zamzam Fadhil, and I am a Junior at HTH. One of my goals  is to study abroad in Morocco for four weeks this Summer. I want to immerse myself in a culture that is new to me and inspire young teens like myself in my community to study abroad. I want to use my voice to answer the questions of young teens within my community about the program and share my memories from the trip. Please consider supporting my goals. Thank you.  STAFF GRANT UPDATE Did you know that Dollars For Doers funds staff grants? So far this year, Dollars For Doers has funded 11 staff grants, woohoo! Some of those grants include Escape Rooms and  the Let It Grow Project. You can check out the entire list here. A portion of the proceeds also funds the HTH Collaborative to help our HTH families in need. If you or someone you know needs help right now, please email hthpacommunications@gmail.com.  STAFF SPOTLIGHT Jesse Robinson, 11th grade Science Teacher Why did you choose to work in education? I love being a science teacher! I am constantly learning cool new stuff about how the world works alongside the students. What are your hopes for this school year? My hope is to have lots of fun and do AMAZING work that impacts our community.   What do you love most about HTH? I love working alongside the most inspiring colleagues and students. Tell us about a memory you have from high school? Roasting marshmallows on a bonfire while camping with our surf team. What do you like to do outside of school? I like to run, surf, swim in the ocean and read novels. What's your favorite food? Chips and guacamole PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS A huge thank you to all the families who donated funds to provide PPE kits to every HTH student and staff member. The kits contain KN95 masks and having them available on campus has made a huge difference. Thank you, thank you!    Join the HTH Board Meeting When: Jan 19, 2022 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://hightechhigh-org.zoom.us/j/83202725649?pwd=MGJzUTQ2RklpV01XRWxmSm42b2EwQT09 Passcode: 259167 Or One tap mobile :     US: +16699006833,,83202725649#  or +13462487799,,83202725649# Virtual Ask Andrew Over Coffee with Spanish translation  Thursday, January 20th at 6:30pm  Pre register by clicking this link  HTH Director Andrew Gloag will update us on school news plus answer your questions. HTH School Psychologist Jessica Morris will also be joining us to talk about how you can support your student during this time.   We hope to see you!  We are excited to share the NEW HTHPL Businesses Directory with our Point Loma campus families.  When you do your shopping, please consider using one of the businesses listed and supporting our HTHPL families.  There are also discount offers for HTHPL families so check out the listings.  If you have a business and would like to be included in the directory, please fill out this form.  Questions email hthpacommunications@gmail.com  (619) 726-3548 or msarriz@pointmtg.com;  https://www.facebook.com/marialuisasarriz And thank you to Sensations Salud, LLC.  for supporting HTH for a second year!

COLLEGE NEWS HTH Families and Students,  We hope everyone is doing well despite the circumstances. I am eagerly awaiting lots of bell ringing from our seniors in the coming months. Did you know that we have a senior bell right outside the front doors of the school? The seniors ring it when they are admitted to college!   A couple of dates coming up to mark on your calendar:  Friday, January 14th -   Juniors should have completed the Junior Year College Survey in SCOIR. At our 1-on-1 session, students will receive a Junior Year Timeline -- a personalized "to-do" list, based on their post-secondary goals. Wed., January 26th – 5:30pm – 7:30pm FAFSA Completion Workshop - Registration link here A reminder your FAFSA application should be filed no later than Feb. 15th.  Wednesday, Jan. 26th, 5:30pm-8pm online for Coastline Case Studies - This event is a great opportunity to learn about what goes into an admission decision and how college representatives review student applications.  Thurs., Feb. 17 at 10:30 am - On-site Community College Registration Day - San Diego City/Mesa/Miramar rep's will be on campus for on-campus to help seniors complete their application and gain PRIORITY ADMISSION for classes. As always, you can email me anytime at nwyatt@hightechhigh.org  Nicholle SPORTS                           HTH Storm Athletics       Athleticclearance.com Donate Now Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a relaxing winter break and more importantly, stayed healthy. A lot of success for STORM Sports over the past few weeks. Here's a look at what happened and what's coming up as we start thinking about the Spring Season.  Michal-Lynn O'Kelley Director of Athletics and Wellness mokelley@hightechhigh.org  858-337-9452 "Don't let a game define who you are. Let the way you live your lives do that."  STORM BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER The HTHSD STORM GIRLS varsity squad went undefeated and only gave up 1 goal the entire UC Holiday Jubilee tournament. We won the final vs Kearny 2-0. Congratulations! #gostorm STORM BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL STORM BOYS BASKETBALL COACH 100TH WIN AND NAMED ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S MOST UNDERRATED COACHES By HTH Sports Journalist Jack Brooks The HTH STORM Boys Varsity Basketball team played against the Sweetwater Red Devils on December 11th, a game that no one on the team will soon forget.  STORM ended the first quarter with a tight five-point lead and continued to play back and forth with the Red Devils throughout the night. With the game coming down to the final minute, at one point having a score differential of four, HTH played well under the pressure, resulting in a 65-58 win. The win marked a gigantic milestone for Head Coach Lance Beesley, with his 100th career win at HTH. The team surprised him with a Gatorade shower celebration after the game showing their appreciation. “I’ll tell you, I’m so proud of these kids, man. They fought hard, that’s a good team over there, and we continued to play for 32 minutes,” Coach Beesley said. “We practice hard, that’s what our deal is. We really work with each other and we really make things difficult in practice, so I think we were really comfortable tonight.” Coach Beesley also shared his thoughts on how the post-game celebration felt. “I’ll tell you what man, heaven, it’s beautiful.” STORM GIRLS WATERPOLO STORM GIRLS  Waterpolo team fought hard this week against Rancho Buena Vista in a tough match. #5 Paula made one of the two Storm goals. #gostorm STORM SWIM AND DIVE STORM Swim & Dive is almost here!  Do you love to swim, dive, surf or play water polo… then come on out and join the swim team.  We will be holding our practices at Coronado High School: Monday 7:15-9:00pm Friday 5:15-7:15 pm Saturday 8:00-10:00am.  We will be competing against schools throughout San Diego County.  All skill levels are welcome.  Hope to see you all for our first practice on Saturday, February 5th at 9:00am.    For more information, please contact: Coach Susan Berardi 619-894-1657 or HTHSwimming@gmail.com                 Girls Team Captain Nicole Yeager nyeager2022@hightechhigh.org Boys Team Captain Martin Rocamora mrocamora2022@hightechhigh.org ARCHERY Hello Archers! We are starting practices now so we are ready for competitions lined up in February and March. If you are interested in joining the team,  please fill out this quick survey below ASAP  ~ Coach Tom and Joon Buy Now Copyright © *2022* *High Tech High*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 2861 Womble Road San Diego, CA 92106 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.