Friday, January 27, 2023

January 27th 2023

 

Mark your calendar:

  • February 7th - Parent Association Meeting via zoom

  • February 13th-16th SLC Week 
  • February 17th and 20th - No School for President's Day
Quick Links To The Important Stuff: 
 
HTH HAPPENINGS
Ari’s 9th Grade Physics Lab exploring frame of reference and speed.

Lisa/Joe/ OG 9th grade team meeting 3rd grade buddies to get acquainted for Folk Lore/Tales project.

9th grade students on Joe/Shelby/Lisa's team are entering a quarter-long project, seeing the marriage of physics, math, and storytelling.

They are working with project collaborators from cultures across the globe, designing wooden "crankie box" puppet theaters, driven by gears and a crank and also lit by student-created electrical circuit work.

Students will present final storytelling performances, having integrated math, physics, and humanities into the project. We will perform for our elementary school partners, and for the public, with the crankie boxes being shared with a community partner to live on beyond this project.

Chase/Juli/Ari 9th grade team hiked to Kwaay Paay Peak in Mission Trails!

11th grade students in Jesse Wade Robinson’s Biology class have been learning about and experimenting with DNA. Students have tested their DNA using a gel electrophoresis test that they conducted themselves. They also experimented with and studied how DNA can be seen and observed using detergent and ethanol. This is all in preparation for the student’s upcoming project with the Innocence Project, where students will study how DNA can help solve or exonerate someone in a crime.

As a school community, we are constantly reflecting on and refining our practice. I would like to invite you to share with us your thoughts about HTH. The anonymous survey should take about 15 minutes and is administered by YouthTruth – a nonprofit organization that supports hundreds of schools and districts across the country.
Please take the survey before it closes on January 27th by clicking on this link
FAMILY CONNECTIONS
HTH Staff Sarah Strong signing copies of her book "Dear Math, Why Kids Hate Math And What Teachers Can Do About It". If you missed the latest Facetime With Fahima, here is the recording. We talked about spring semester news and Strong and HTH Alumni Class of 2021 Gigi Butterfield shared highlights from their book. If you would like a copy of Sarah and Gigi's book, email her at sstrong@hightechhigh.org. 
New Microwaves And Cart For The Students


A huge thank you to our HTH Family community and Parent Association for funding the purchase of two commercial microwaves and carts. These will be available for the students to use at lunch. 
HTH is hiring Academic Coaches

Coaches help students 1:1 in the classroom. You must have at least 60 college credits to apply. If you are interested, please email Fahima at fahmed@hightechhigh.org 

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 

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Alumni Give Back By Helping at Internship Launch Day

“It’s like coming full circle” says Lentor Nash, a High Tech High alumnus, as he walks the halls of his alma mater 20 years after graduating from high school. Lentor returned to campus on this day to recruit 11th grade students for internships. It is part of Internship Launch Day at the Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High. A day where more than 25 community members from Scripps Research, the City of San Diego, Tesla, Living Coast Discovery Center, San Diego courts, and parent volunteers talk with our 11th grade students about careers, internships and their hopes for their future. Some of the organizations also interviewed students on site for internships. 

All HTH students are required to do a one month internship in their junior year where they work 30 hours a week on site to learn workplace skills and gain valuable experience in a job-related field. 

Lentor, Class of 2003, returned to HTH to recruit interns for the City of San Diego. He works in the City Attorney’s office as an administrator. 

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Jesse Wade Robinson

Where did you grow up?
San Diego
Why did you choose to work in education?
I love learning and working on amazing projects that empower students.
What are your hopes for this school year?
To involve students in local ecology restoration efforts that will have a lasting impact
 
What do you love most about HTH?
I work with the BEST staff in the world! They inspire me to grow and learn.
What do you like to do outside of school?
I love to surf and swim in the ocean. I am learning to play guitar.
What's your favorite food?
Chips and guacamole.
What kind of music do you like? Who is your favorite artist?
Right now I am obsessively listening to the High School Musical the Musical the Soundtrack. Olivia Rodrigo rocks!
 

And thank you to Sensations Salud, LLC. 
for being a community partner for a third year!         
COLLEGE NEWS
Great turnout last night at the San Diego Case Studies! Thank you to the HTH team of College Counselors for coordinating this event. From left to right, Chris White, HTH-Mesa, Samantha Davidson, HTHMA, Nicholle Wyatt, HTH and Erik Castillo, HTHI.

12th Grade: 

    • Create and monitor your College Web Portals!!!  Colleges will be notifying you via your College Portal if your application is incomplete or needs additional information.  These all have deadlines, so you must create your webportal for every college you applied to – monitor your email and create your account ASAP!!

    • Community College applications:  Reps from the community colleges will be on campus on February 17th from 12pm-2pm to help you apply. 

    • Final FAFSA Completion Workshops:  Still need to complete the FAFSA?  There is a Virtual FAFSA Completion Workshop to register for:  Feb. 15.  Spanish translation services available.  You must pre-register due to limited spots:  FAFSA Completion Registration Link

  • 11th Grade:

    • This month, I am meeting 1:1 with every 11th grade student to talk about what they are looking for in a college and start generating a list of ideas. If you have not signed up for a meeting with me, please complete your Jr. Yr. Survey on SCOIR!!

As always, you can email me anytime at nwyatt@hightechhigh.org 

 

Nicholle

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