May 5th 2022

 

Friends of HTH Familias Unidas de HTH HTH PA HTH School Storm Athletics Happy Cinco De Mayo! Friday, May 6th is a Snow Day, No School 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!  Senior Exhibition 2022 Senior Exhibition was a huge success! Wow! Amanda/Ryan team exhibited their autobiographical novels written by their future selves and meet the Class of 2022 in their documentary "A Page Out Of Our Book" directed by student Noah McDougall.  During Furniture Exists, students in HTH workshops took on several iterations of the design & build process to cultivate their skills around planning, collaboration, craftsmanship, reflection and revision as necessary to create professional final products: furniture. These skills, each of which will be an applicable tool in future endeavors, were supplemented with an existential exploration of the question: Why does furniture exist? Of course we could answer this by simply identifying whoever made it, but additional questions lurk in the background if we desire a more exhaustive answer: Why does that person build furniture? How is their society structured so they may do so? How have dynamic ecological conditions, over deep time, been an influence? How did that person evolve, or even come to be alive, at all? Or have a planet to live on? Or a universe to live in?  The project was also featured in a story that ran on KPBS-TV. You can take a gallery walk of the projects in the video above and see the KPBS story below.  The 10th grade JAV team visited USD Chicano Studies department and Dr. Alberto Pulido, since we read his book in class! We are studying Chicano Lowrider Car Clubs, the history, adversity, and cultural elements of this awesome group of people!  We are also hosting a private lowrider car show on campus May 19th with the United Lowrider Coalition.   10th grade Project Partner Cynthia Ellis Topsey presented at the United Nations this past week representing the Garifuna Nation from Belize. You might remember she visited High Tech High last semester.    Staff Appreciation Week! Thank you to all the HTH Families who donated so generously to fund this week of goodies. The staff enjoyed a picnic lunch catered by Luna Grill, healthy snacks, Maya's cookies, a bagel breakfast, succulents in super cute little pots and Costco Gas Cards! Thank you to parents Kathy Saucedo and Ellen Schlage for coordinating. #hthpride #ittakesavillage  Did you know that all HTH students are required to do an internship in their junior year? It's unique to HTH and a very valuable experience. Our juniors are looking for internships now. Do you have a small business or know someone who does and would be open to taking on an HTH student as an intern May 18-June 17? We have several students looking for general business type internships. If you are interested, please email Stephanie at santin@hightechhigh.org or Kalle at Kpalmer@hightechhigh.org Thank you so much for your support! Starting May 1, all riders 18 and under can ride MTS and NCTD services for FREE through the SANDAG Youth Opportunity Pass pilot program.    To be eligible for the Youth Opportunity Pass, riders 18 and under must have a Youth PRONTO app account, or a PRONTO Youth card, and travel with proof of eligibility. (Kids 5 and under ride MTS and NCTD free when accompanied by a fare paying adult, and do not need a card or proof of eligibility.)  The Youth Opportunity Pass pilot program ends June 2023. Covid testing is available near the HTM tables 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 May Breakfast and Lunch Menus Bella Boyd What are your plans for the fall?* Attend University of the Pacific  Tell us about your favorite HTH memory Meeting Kaleb and Olusola Tell us about an HTH teacher you appreciate and why   I really appreciate Lisa because anytime I’m having a hard time she’s always here to talk to me. What is your advice for the incoming 9th grade HTH students? Do all your work on time. What will you miss most about HTH I will miss Olusola, Marcus, Kaleb, and Lisa the most. Lea Parseghian What are your plans for the fall?* Attend NYU Tell us about your favorite HTH memory Graduation Tell us about an HTH teacher you appreciate and why Ryan Zroka because he exists What is your advice for the incoming 9th grade HTH students? Go to school What will you miss most about HTH Friends PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS Join us for a virtual watch party of the film "Most Likely To Succeed" followed by a talkback with former HTH teacher Brian Delgado and HTH alum Samantha Fiallo on Wednesday, May 18th at 6pm.  The film follows a 9th-grade Humanities class at High Tech High in order to examine the growing shortcomings of conventional education methods in today's innovative world and explore compelling new approaches like Project-Based Learning.  Register in advance for this meeting After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Did you know you can get a discount if you shop at an HTHPL owned business? Check out the NEW HTHPL Businesses Directory with our Point Loma campus families. 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 Congratulations to all of our seniors! They celebrated college success with Chalk Day! Check out some of their wonderful art in this video of all the fun!  Senior Jahir Martinez was awarded a full tuition scholarship to USD as an AnchorStem Scholar.  He is 1 of 2 students out of the entire HTH Network to win!!!  It will also fund any research he does over his 4 years at the university.  Congratulate him when you see him for this incredible honor. OPPORTUNITIES  Mesa College will be on campus Mon., May 9 from 10am-12pm to provide class registration and advising to registered students. You must have already applied to attend the 10am workshop.  The link to apply: SDCCD.EDU/APPLY. Mark your calendar! College 411 workshops are held once a month via zoom. The last workshop is May 11th at 4pm. Reps will address standardized testing, college financial planning 101 and resources available at the university. You can always Join Zoom Meeting or Meeting ID: 860 7282 6442 Passcode: college SPORTS                           HTH Storm Athletics       Athleticclearance.com Donate Now STORM TRACK Last week on Friday, April 22nd High Tech High did awesome at the Road Runner Sports- Distance Track Festival!   In the Women's 1600 meter open, junior, Regan Gonsalves-Allen placed 2nd! Senior Doug Frattini Edwards, placed 2nd in the 800 meter Invitational Seniors Charlie Schooner and  Angelo Romero took 1st and second in the RR SportsDistance 1600m Open! Then in the 1600 meter Invitational, we had Nate Osborn in #1, and and close behind him was sophmore, Kai Lange- Dei! In 4th we had Junior, Aleandro Huerta. STORM GOLF The golf team wrapped up the regular season and is preparing for the postseason.  While the majority of our matches took place at Balboa Park Golf Course, the highlight of our season was playing at Torrey Pines Golf Course against Mira Mesa.  In addition to the beauty of the course, the team enjoyed the historical photos of Tiger Woods as a junior golfer on display there.    Noah Leary Ceder is competing in the City Championship Tournament at Balboa Park Golf Course on Monday (5/2). Jake Delisant, Brody Rogers, Dean Beiser and Rey Hopping will be competing on Wednesday at the BTR tournament at National City Golf Course on Wednesday 5/4. STORM BOYS VOLLEYBALL Storm Boys Volleyball wrapped up its season this past week by honoring their seniors. The Varsity team is heading to CIF, congratulations!  STORM BOYS SOCCER From Coach Rhee: Our boys varsity soccer team had a fantastic time at the inaugural End-of-the-Year Banquet last Saturday. Players and families enjoyed excellent catering from Banyan Kitchen and reconnected after a few months apart since the end of our season in February. The underclassmen spoke highly of each senior in attendance, and the seniors shared poignant reflections and advice with the rest of the team. Thank you to ALL our supporters who filled the stands, home and away, for us this year. We look forward to celebrating with each other again next year after our winter 2022-2023 season! Go STORM!! STORM SWIM AND DIVE HTHI student Bryn Jamieson as she dives in the City Conference at Cathedral Catholic High School. Bryn finished second in the conference, congratulations on a great season!  Storm Swim and Dive team competed this past week in the City Conference. This conference determines who goes to CIF next week starting Thursday at Granite Hills. We hope to know on Monday whether the team qualifies or not, so exciting!  Photo credit to Ellen Schlage and Mr. Norton.  STORM graduating Seniors!!  We have 8 amazing Seniors this year and four have been swimming for all 4 years!  Please help us congratulate them as they finish their high school years and prepare for college.  HTHI Senior Fiona Bull - Her strong swimming all throughout high school, especially this year, has helped the relays making their CIF cut times!  HTHI Kenan Pickering is heading to Tulane University in the fall   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 HTH Surf State Championships 2022 HTH Surfers on the Podium at the California State High School Surfing Championships  The Western Surfing Association's Scholastic Surf Series State Championships were held this past weekend in Huntington Beach with surfers from up and down the State. Four HTH Surf Team qualifying riders competed from HTH (Zach Frazee), HTHMA (Emily Kurth), HTHI (Logan Moore), and HTH Mesa (Garrett Bedford). All surfers are to be commended for their performance representing San Diego and HTH amongst the best high school surfers in California! In the end, Garrett advanced to the semi-finals. Logan Moore advanced to the finals and placed 4th overall in the State for Body Board, and Zach Frazee advanced to the finals and placed 3rd overall in the State for Longboard. Furthermore, Zach Frazee received the first annual Scholastic Surf Series Sportsmanship Award provided by Tom Gibbons (founder of the National Scholastic Surfing Association) in recognition of outstanding sportsmanship while surfing for High Tech High during the 2021-2022 season. We couldn’t be more proud of all of our team riders and grateful for their families who supported them along the way. We also want to thank our coaches and team supporters who graciously donated their time throughout the season. See more pics on the team website here [https://bit.ly/HTHSurfSite] STORM TENNIS The Storm Men's Varsity Tennis Team have recently sent our top players to compete in the CIF Individual Qualifiers Tournament.  We sent 1 Singles player and 4 Doubles teams. Here's how they did:           - Aleksandr Lavrentyev (Singles), Eliminated in First Round           - Kellan Kim, Sergio Pallares (Doubles), Winners of Finals Backdraw           - Adam Gans, Antonio Maldonado (Doubles), Eliminated in Finals Backdraw           - Lucas Meza-Elhert, George Wilber (Doubles), Eliminated in Second Round           - Jacob Schwartz, Cooper Knightly (Doubles), Eliminated in First Round Every player tried their best in the CIF Qualifying tournament and were able to play at a high level. Kellan Kim and Sergio Pallares competed hard, playing 64 sets in two days, to secure the Individual CIF Qualifiers Backdraw victory. We will be sending Individual CIF Backdraw winners Kellan Kim and Sergio Pallares to the CIF Individual Championships Event. The Championship will take place on May 9, 2022 at Balboa Tennis Center. We have many Seniors on our team this year and they all are excited about their college journeys.  Check out where some of them are going: Antonio Maldonado: UCLA Adam Gans: UC Irvine Sergio Pallares: SDSU Jacob Schwartz: University of Redlands Buy Now Be a part of creating the HTH Foundation Booster Club for the 2022-2023 school year. Together we can build an amazing committee to support HTH Sports! The purpose of this first meeting is to establish the needs and goals of all HTH Sports and plan for the next school year. Please feel free to spread the word to any parents who would be interested in joining us in this venture!   CLICK LINK TO RSVP http://evite.me/2dWVkyYXRu If you have any questions about Booster Club or would like to actively participate, please let me know, audreygans6@gmail.com.