Saturday, November 19, 2022

November 18th 2022

 

Have a safe and happy holiday break!


Mark your calendar:

  • No School November 21st-25th

  • School resumes on Monday, November 28th with 12:40pm dismissal

  • It is recommended that all students Covid test before returning to school

  • All School Exhibition Thursday, December 15th 5:30pm-7:00pm 

Quick Links To The Important Stuff: 
 
 THIS PAST WEEK
Seniors on Jelena/Jake's team share their art social impact statements. 
11th grade students working in the lab using molecular biology tools to determine the sex of condors. 
Last week 11th grade students took a trip to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
                                 Staff potluck! Yum! #hthpride
If we want all of our students to love math, a great place to start might be to ask everyone how they feel about it, and especially how they experienced learning math. Veteran HTH math teacher and San Diego Teacher Residency STEM Program Manager Sarah Strong recently co-authored a book titled Dear Math: Why Kids Hate Math and What Teachers Can Do About It with HTH Alum '21 Gigi Butterfield. Together, they unpack the stories student tell themselves about math, and show how these emotions can lead to deeper learning—and better feeling about math!—for all of us.
The book is available on Amazon
Thank you to our special guests authors and founding HTH staff Jean Kluver and Jeff Robins for joining us for Facetime with Fahima this past week. We talked about Project Based Learning, what makes a good project, and what students learn and remember about projects. We also looked at some of the great projects done over the past 20 years at High Tech High featured in the book "Changing the Subject: 20 Years of Projects from High Tech High . Congratulations to HTH parent Alicia Munoz Sanchez who won a copy of the book! 
If you missed this session, you can watch the recording by clicking on the photo above.
Next Facetime with Fahima December 8th at 8:45am in person. Plan to attend we will be reflecting back on the semester and gathering feedback from you. 
Wow! So many boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables delivered to HTH from Yasukochi Farms. Thank you for participating in this fundraiser that raised over $400 for HTH and gifting so many items to the staff! Thank you to HTH parent Jennifer Harris for coordinating. 

STEP 1: TEST YOUR STUDENT

Students who do NOT have any COVID-19 symptoms and have NOT had a known exposure to someone with COVID-19 should test two times:

  • Test #1: Three (3) days before returning to school or Friday, November 26th

  • Test #2: The day before returning to school or Sunday, November 27th

Watch the video on how to test with InteliSwab: https://inteliswab.com/   

STEP 2: SHARE YOUR TEST RESULTS

Any positive tests will still need to be reported to the school site, hthpl-frontdesk@hightechhigh.org AND to the Online Reporting System by following the links below.   Of course, if you are sick (students or staff) they should stay home even if it's not COVID so that we curb that spread. 

To order the yearbook please go to 2023 YEARBOOK & YEARBOOK PACKAGES 

$35 until January 8, 2023

Students who qualify for the Lunch Program - F/R: $35 in person (online until 1/9/23)

IMPORTANT STUFF
Need a computer and live in South County? Drive thru event organized by SDCOE and Computers 2 Kids on December 3rd at Chula Vista High School from 9am to noon. Computers for $100. Cash or credit cards accepted. Register by Nov 30 to ensure a computer will be available. Walk-ups will also be accommodated if possible.
Por favor, manda un email a Judy Zapien a jzapien@hightechhigh.org si puedes atender. Gracias! 

Closet opens January 11th

We need donations of gently used business clothing

  • Pants 

  • Jackets

  • Ties

  • Collared Shirts 

  • Blouse Shirts and skirts

  • Shoes 

Drop off donations at the front desk! 

Thank you for your generous donations this year to Dollars For Doers. Already this year, Dollars For Doers has paid out 8 staff grants to pay for College Day, class projects and supplies needed for Exhibition. 
The HTH Collaborative has paid out more than $1,000 this semester to help our HTH families in need with housing and food. 
HTH Engagement Survey 
How would you like to be involved in the school? Let us know by taking the survey. Thank you for being a partner in your child's success! #hthpride #ittakesavillage
Families, are you on Powerschool yet? We need 100% of our families on Powerschool. This IS the platform we use for grades, attendance, driving forms and much more. Need help? Check the video tutorial here in English and Spanish. 
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Jacob Gilbert, 11th/12th grade Math 

Where did you grow up?
Huntington Beach
Why did you choose to work in education?
I wanted a career where I could have a direct and positive influence on kids, and where I could help inspire them
to achieve their academic and personal goals.
Tell us about a memory you have from high school?
My Calculus project senior year of high school, where my friend and I spent our winter break designing and creating a shorse (shark-horse), using integrals to calculate its volume.
What do you like to do outside of school?
Go hiking, play music with my friends, chess, and cooking!
Tell us a fun fact about yourself
I love to explore the world via google street view
 
PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS
The HTH Family Partnership Project launched last week with 9 families registered. The families are experiencing HTH like their student and will exhibit their final project in December at Exhibition. 

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 


And thank you to Sensations Salud, LLC. 
for being a community partner for a third year!         
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