February 24th, 2023

 

Mark your calendar: March 10th - Staff Day, No School March 15th - Minimum Day, 12:40pm dismissal  March 27th - April 7th - Spring Break, No School  Quick Links To The Important Stuff:  HTHPL Calendar 2022-23      Calendar 2023-24 School Hours  8:40 AM - 3:40 PM.  HTH Family Portal - New look!  HTH School Website STORM Athletics Attendance: Send an email to hthpl-frontdesk@hightechhigh.org HTH HAPPENINGS 9th graders in Lisa-Joe-Shelby’s team crafted prototype shadow puppets, for our Folklorists Project Exhibition next month.  We learned and played with puppeteer artist and educator Jason James Johnson in two workshops, sponsored by our HTH Parent Association, Bocón Arts, and the SD Puppetry Guild!   The seniors have been busy these past two weeks! They visited La Jolla and the Contemporary Art Museum, The Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park, and created handmade plates and bowls in Ceramics.  Thank you to the Parent Association and HTH community for providing the funds for more clay!  More than 50 11th and 12th grade students interviewed with 20 companies and organizations on campus this week for Internship and Endersession opportunities. Both 11th and 12th grade students are required to do a 4 week Internship type experience before they graduate.  FROM THE JOURNALISM CLUB What Are the Roots of HTH? By HTH Student Journalist Mia Dahlgren At a certain point during the past couple months, I asked myself where the concept of X-block came from. A 40-minute period twice a week where students go to a club-class hybrid that the teacher chooses to host was so normal for us, but why? This simple question should have had a short answer (and article), but it blossomed into a fascinating and deep origin story for my school. I reached out to Rob Riordan, who was one of the founding members of the first High Tech High school. Click here  to read more... FAMILY CONNECTIONS Yasukochi Farm Box Fundraiser Raise funds for HTH while enjoying fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables. Buy a box of produce for yourself and/or gift a box to a teacher/staff at HTH.  We have partnered with the Yasukochi family farm, to provide fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, jams, eggs, and honey.  They will donate a portion of the proceeds back to HTH.  Orders due by March 6th, delivery will be March 14th at HTH Did you miss Facetime with Fahima last week? No worries, check out the recording here. Fahima shared updates and Senior Mateo Mori shared his internship experience.    New HTH PA Family Portal Check out the new HTH Parent Association Family Portal! It's a one stop shop for everything you need to know about High Tech High.  Suggestions, email us at hthpacommunications@gmail.com  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  STAFF SPOTLIGHT Erica Whalen Academic Coach Why did you choose to work in education? I felt a move to education was and should be a very conscious decision so I worked at a learning center only to be promoted to manager in 5 weeks. I worked in Vietnamese communities of Kearny mesa, Linda Vista, and College for 2 years after deciding to gain my masters in teaching and really go for it. What are your hopes for this school year? My hopes stretch as far to simply gaining the trust and respect of my students. I hope to be an advocate for several students and bring those students to ultimately making the choice to advocate for themselves once they feel ready. What do you love most about HTH? I love the freedom that is allowed of teachers. It's inspiring to have such brilliant and unwaveringly brave teachers that reach to the deep corners of issues that students can explore the opinions, ideas, and interests of the students of HTH. Tell us about a memory you have from high school? I had a favorite teacher. He and I started the theater program at my school. We produced The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Our Town, Dance Like Nobody is Watching, Various shorts of David Ives from "All in the Timing." I began an improv club at my school where we produced a "Who's Line is it Anyway?" style show at our local mall. It made high school more enriching to produce these works and to explore my leadership at this young age. What do you like to do outside of school? I like to read, travel, surf, and backpack. And thank you to Sensations Salud, LLC.  for being a community partner for a third year!          COLLEGE NEWS Two deadlines coming up next week!  HTH Elevate Scholars are the HTH Network's highest performing students who are considered for the top scholarships from our college partners.  Link to the ELEVATE application  Deadline to apply: Fri., March 3  Seniors can apply for the HTH Founders Scholarship for $3,000 scholarship. Named in honor of the founders of our charter school network, the scholarship is for students seeking to pursue a 4-year undergraduate course of study after high school. DEADLINE: Friday, March 3rd. Link to application    Link to flyer .Mark your calendar for the upcoming dates:  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!! 10th & 11th Grades: Grades 10 and 11:  Take a FREE Mock SAT or ACT in the comfort of your own home on Sat., March 11 through Rev Prep.  Register today, for there are limited spots.  Deadline is February 28 at 5pm.       As always, you can email me anytime at nwyatt@hightechhigh.org  Nicholle   STORM SPORTS                           HTH Storm Athletics       Athleticclearance.com Donate Now STORM GIRLS SOCCER The STORM Girls Soccer team is making a run for the Division Championship!  Let's fill the stands this Friday, February 24th at 7:30pm and support the team!  Where: University High School 6949 Genesee Ave San Diego, CA 92122

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