December 8th 2023

 

Attendance: Send an email to hthpl-frontdesk@hightechhigh.org HTH Family Portal - Carpool, Calendar, Engagement Survey and more

Mark your calendar: HTH Exhibition Tuesday, December 19th 2023 5:30PM-7PM Tacos, Nachos from Salud and Kona Ice on sale starting at 3:45pm Winter Break December 22nd - January 8th School Resumes on January 9th

HTH HAPPENINGS

Jesse Wade Robinson’s 11th grade biology classes have been focused on learning about genetic mutations, namely, cancer mutations. In groups of three, students have decided on a treatment of choice that they will be administering to live mammalian glioblastoma cells (mice brain tumors) to observe its effects. Students will also have a control group of cells, to serve as a basis for comparison, and the project’s objective is to halt metastasis (cell migration) and reduce and stop cancer growth, rendering the tumor harmless.

10th grade Chemistry students experiment with chemical reactions from different compounds for their project "Pollution Reaction Demos". At Exhibition, students will present their reactions and explain what is happening. Students investigated cause and effect relationships by altering the amounts of reactants used in at least three trials.

10th grade students rehearse their "Actos", a collaboration project with Humanities and Spanish. Students wrote plays about topics meaningful to them and will perform on Wednesday, December 13th at 4:15pm-5:30pm at High Tech High. Everyone is invited to attend!

Seniors are working hard on their "On Our Tables" project. This student is routing a handle into a cutting board of walnut of maple. All the handmade items will be on sale at Exhibition.

This is the biggest event of the year when the students present their work for a real audience - YOU!  For this event to be a success, we need your help, please sign up here:  Donate drinks  Donate baked goods  Volunteer from 3pm-5pm  Arrive early to buy tacos, nachos, rice, beans, drinks, Kona Ice and baked goods (all proceeds benefit High Tech High) Buy Spiritgear on sale at Exhibition or pre-order here and pick up at Exhibition   Questions, please email hthpacommunications@gmail.com  Join our Facebook group at Friends of High Tech High and bookmark the HTH Family Portal

WHY IS EXHIBITION IMPORTANT?

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Senior Sophia Karuntzos creates a mural highlighting Storm Athletics!

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Season of Change: A Farewell to Lucera and Judy By Student Journalist Lucía Chavarín López It has been two months since beloved staff members Lucera León-Gallegos and Judy Zapien left High Tech High. Lucera had been a 12th-grade art teacher and boy's soccer coach at High Tech High for seven years. Judy Zapien has been an EML (Emergent Multilingual Learning) Coordinator and Ed Specialist at HTH for ten years. As they transitioned to Lincoln High School and Bostonia Global High School, I had the opportunity to sit down with them and celebrate their time at HTH.

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FAMILY CONNECTIONS

We would love your help! Take a few minutes to fill out the Engagement Survey and let us know how you would like to support the school.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the annual campaign. We reached the goal of $15,000. Dollars for Doers funds staff grants which are funds that go DIRECTLY into your child’s classroom.   Grants fulfilled this month: 11th grade Biology Jesse Wade: Funding for the "Reagents for the Cures for Cancer Project" 12th grade Art Lorenzo Bambino: Supplies such as watercolors, sketch books, canvas paper

COLLEGE NEWS

If you were not able to attend College Night, here are the slides from the different grade level sessions. 9th   Slides  handout 10th   Slides  handout 11th   Slides  handout The FAFSA opens December 31st - FAFSA Walkthru Webinar Dec. 13th at 4pm and Dec. 18th at 3pm Register here

December 21st 2023

 

Attendance: Send an email to hthpl-frontdesk@hightechhigh.org HTH Family Portal - Carpool, Calendar, Engagement Survey and more Wishing you a safe and relaxing winter break!  Winter Break December 22nd - January 8th School Resumes on January 9th  EXHIBITION 2023 All School Exhibition 2023 Program Guide  FAMILY CONNECTIONS Thank you to the families who donated drinks, baked goods, volunteered to set up, clean up and sell before Exhibition. We appreciate you! Also thank you to Kona Ice and Salud Tacos for donating a portion of the proceeds back to the school.  The Journalism Club celebrated the end of the semester and goodbye to their mentor, Community Outreach Liaison Stephanie Antin. Stephanie will still be helping the HTH Parent Association and Storm Sports and can be reached at hthpacommunications@gmail.com  COLLEGE NEWS Here is your last reminder before Winter Break! The FAFSA will be released by December 31st. Completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the most important step you and your student can take to maximize the amount of financial aid offered to help pay for college (4-yr, 2-yr and vocational colleges); and with the changes to the new application – most notably, a more streamlined, condensed form, it should be a quick and easy step to take! WHAT STUDENTS CAN DO NOW TO PREPARE: Prior-Prior Year (PPY) Tax Information: The 2024-2025 FAFSA will use 2022 tax information for students and their families to determine eligibility for federal student aid. Families should ensure this information is completed & accessible. All students and parents contributing to the FAFSA will need a FSA ID. (IF PARENTS FILED TAXES SEPARATELY, BOTH PARENTS WILL NEED THEIR OWN FSA ID).  If parents don't already have a FSA ID, go here to create an account.  Your student’s advisor and Humanities teacher will be checking that their students have completed Senior Checklist: Dec. ‘24, which requires your initials to confirm your FSA ID creation. Please ask your student about this, as it is due Mon., Dec. 18th! Please note: colleges are asking for families to complete the FAFSA  no later than January 31st!!!

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