June 17th 2022

Friends of HTH Familias Unidas de HTH HTH Family Portal HTH School Storm Athletics No School Monday, June 20th in honor of the Juneteenth holiday! A celebration of the emancipation of Africans who were enslaved in the United States.  Mark your calendar! Last Day of school, Friday, June 24th (12:40pm dismissal) First Day Of School Wednesday, August 24th HTHPL Calendar 2021-22  School Hours M- F from 8:40 AM - 3:40 PM.  Carpool Connections - Fill out this carpool survey to connect with other HTH families.  Click here for the latest information regarding Covid-19 and HTH Site Manager Vanessa vamartinez@hightechhigh.org 619.243.5000    HTH HAPPENINGS THIS PAST WEEK!  11th Grade Internships 2022 Junior Jasmine Romero interviewed a few of her classmates at their internship sites about their experience. Junior Isaiah Castro is doing his internship at Coffman Engineers. Isaiah was featured on the company website. Check it out!  Endersession 2022 Seniors Isela and Judy, learning about careers and social work Senior Larissa Vargas studying at Scripps researching effects on mice Senior Semaj at Culture Shock San Diego 9th and 10th Grade Intersession  In nine days from page to stage, students did a workshop performance of She Kills Monsters (not a musical), with 9 characters, using giant masks and puppets as well as traditional acting. Amazing!  100 Degrees of FREEDOM hikers featured on KPBS, the group made it to Scissors Crossing at mile 77 on the PCT. From HTH 9th grade teacher Ms Chase:  I am absolutely heartbroken that a heatwave will halt the epic journey we've had out here. These kids are tough as nails and no one will ever understand how mentally and physically challenging this trip has been, and in general how backpacking is. I am so proud of how we came together, made new friendships, were able to use the wilderness responder skills we gained, hiked 15 mile days, laughed, cried, sweat and shared meals together. I'll never forget this trip and I'll forever be grateful for the willingness of students to push through all the struggles. Until we meet again, on some trail in the future... Exhibition 2022  12th grade students created two documentaries for their exhibition project. This is the second doc, Kiss Our Class Goodbye, directed by Thomas Joyce. You can view the other documentary, A Page Out Of Our Book, directed by Noah McDougall here.  This Spring, our 11th graders partnered with the California Innocence Project to learn about the criminal justice system and wrongful conviction. After collaborating with the organization all semester, students created this "Criminal Justice News Special" AM Show PM Show to reflect on their learning and dive deeply into topics they wanted to learn more about. In groups, students conducted interviews with experts in the criminal justice system and used what they learned in their reporting to create this news special.    POL's are coming up next week! So what is a Presentation of Learning? How-To: Presentations of Learning.  In this video, Tina Schuster talks about the purpose and prep for POLs. Student Voices - In this video, hear from High Tech students about what POL means to them in their academic career  You should have received an email to sign up for a POL. Be sure to schedule your student's POL!  Have a life changing experience in your home! Host an international high school student. AFS is looking for host families for students arriving in August 2022. If you are interested, please click here for more information.  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 June Breakfast and Lunch Menus Nicole Soper What are your plans for the fall?* My plan for this fall is starting my classes at San Diego Mesa community college! Tell us about your favorite HTH memory My favorite memory of HTH is definitely going to the varsity basketball games and just enjoying the time there with all of my friends while we all scream at the other team!   Tell us about an HTH teacher you appreciate and why To all the teachers that I grew a meaningful connection and friendship with I just want to say thank you for being apart of my journey and being the biggest support system. You know who you are because I would have bugged you a lot haha! What is your advice for the incoming 9th grade HTH students? Dont give up and keep pushing through because life will fall into place without you even knowing it. What will you miss most about HTH I will miss the community that HTH has and the amount of projects we would do! I will miss a lot about high tech high :’) Antoni Rodriguez What are your plans for the fall?* Attend the Air Force Academy Tell us about your favorite HTH memory Off Beat Music Festival 9th grade Tell us about an HTH teacher you appreciate and why I appreciate Olusola. He is a great advisor who is also the wellness coach at the school.  He is always checking in and is a nice person to come to for your issues. What is your advice for the incoming 9th grade HTH students? Everyone says it, the 4 years go by incredibly fast. Also, get close to the teachers at the school because they will open opportunities for you. What will you miss most about HTH The friendliness between the students and the teachers. The first-name basis that the students and the teachers have bring the class a lot closer. Shireen Ansari What are your plans for the fall?* attend UCLA Tell us about an HTH teacher you appreciate and why Margaret Egler cares about her students in a way that I've never seen before in other teachers. Not only does she teach well, but she is personally invested in each and every one of her students' lives and academic successes.  She also will recommend resources for you that she finds (even if you're not longer her student) so you can expand your interests/further your life experience. Margaret goes above and beyond as a teacher and a mentor- she really just wants us to succeed. What is your advice for the incoming 9th grade HTH students? Savor high school and learning in a creative/welcoming environment What will you miss most about HTH The community PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS Meet the new HTH Director! If you missed this session, check out the recording. Note the Spanish session starts at the 30 minute mark.  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 College acceptances Across HTH, 73% of our graduates are enrolling at four-year colleges, including some of our nation’s top universities! This far exceeds the 26% four-year college enrollment rate for San Diego County schools overall. When HTH began in 2000, we established a “common intellectual mission” that included the goal for every student to have access to higher education. Beginning in kindergarten, we want to make sure that every single student knows that they are part of a college-going, and college-completing, culture. This spring, we are so happy to share with you that students from the classes of 2022 from HTH, HTHI, HTHMA, HTHNC, HTHCV, and HTHM have been accepted to EVERY UC campus, Stanford University, Columbia, Cornell, San Diego State, the University of San Diego, Georgia Tech, University of Michigan, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, and many, many other fantastic colleges and universities!  10th grade HTH students created accounts this week on the new college search tool CaliforniaColleges,edu. This tool is FREE for students, parents and educators and the state hopes it will help students navigate the California college admissions process. Try it out!  As always, email me at nwyatt@hightechhigh.org if you have any questions.  Nicholle Wyatt, Dir. of College Counseling  SPORTS                           HTH Storm Athletics       Athleticclearance.com Donate Now Here is a look back at an amazing year of STORM sports! Thank you to all of our wonderful coaches, athletes and families!  REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Look for announcements about info sessions coming up soon! All HTH athletes need to be registered on athleticclearance.com before they can play.  How do I sign up for HTH Athletics? Create a Profile on AthleticClearance.com Sign up to get an updated physical with HTH Download the physical form. Sign and turn in all paperwork to Coach O’Kelley Athletic clearance confirmation page Signed physical by physician Signed Teacher Acknowledge Form  Feel free to reach out to mokelley@hightechhigh.org if you have any questions or concerns.   UNIFORM COLLECTION Monday, June 16th at 8:30am at HTHMA bottom of the stairs Remember, Uniforms are the property of HTHAthletics.  If uniforms are not turned in, each player will be charged the cost of the uniform.  Please prepare your uniform before drop off: All items should be placed in a plastic bag identifying information including student name and sport on the bag or on a sheet of paper in the bag Questions email Coach O'Kelley at mokelley@hightechhigh.org  From Coach O'Kelley, Director of Athletics and Wellness: We have had an incredible year of STORM Athletics. We have had many CIF playoff bids, league successes, and CIF championships! It has been an exciting year getting our teams back together in full force. Our athletes have shown extreme resiliency throughout the last few years and I am so proud of them. Athleticclearance.com is ready for the 22-23 school year! Please go online and update your profile or create a new profile if you are new to the community for all 22-23 sports. Tryouts for the fall will be posted soon and information will be sent out shortly. We are working on hosting a school sports physical for the first week of August. Please remember every athlete needs to fill out the athletic clearance profile and have an updated Sports Physical for the 22-23 school year. Enjoy the summer and keep moving! Coach HTH BOOSTER CLUB NEWS 2022-2023 Booster Club had its first meeting to plan for next school year.  HTH Booster Club is a group of parents who have come together to create an organization that will provide needed funding for all HTH sports.  All HTH Parents are welcome!  WE NEED YOU!  Please join us and help us plan an amazing 2022-2023 year for our Athletes, Coaches and Community!  Meeting 5/17 RECAP:  We had a very productive first meeting.  The meeting was attended by 20 passionate and motivated parents, coaches and athletes from 3 of our HTH campuses.  We started with introductions and insights.  Many fun events and fundraising ideas were shared, parents stepped up to volunteer as team parents for next year, and the main concern for many was coach pay and coach retention.  Several stories involved coaches getting their experience at HTH then moving to SDUSD to get a $1,500-$2,500 stipend to coach. There were also a lot of big questions such as "how much money do we need to raise for sports to pay coaches? "How does the Foundation work/where does the money go?" "How is the booster going to be organized under the foundation?"  We will be diving deeper into the answers of all these questions as we form sub-committees and begin structuring the booster club.  The remainder of the meeting was spent brainstorming committee ideas. Thank you Victoria Rhee for being our time keeper and white board note taker!