Newsletter for May 24th - Enjoy!

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View this email in your browser No school Monday, May 27th Memorial Day "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy  Culture, People, Projects  10th grade students on the Borek/Lerario team finished the semester long rocket project by launching rockets in the Mojave desert.    10th grade students hosted the first-ever Youth Voice Stage at EarthFair 2019, an open mic for young people to share their research, poetry, thoughts, and stories related to nature and environmental issues.   Welcome Class Of 2023! Our incoming 9th grade HTH families spent the evening talking to current students, teachers and staff at the welcome reception.  Colby Jones (a student from HTHe) presented to 9th grade HTH students about his geometric jewelry. The students are currently creating geometric jewelry for their project, so it was a great connection between schools!!! 11th grade students explore access to natural spaces and how that makes them stewards of the environment. Hands on component designing and building camper shells. At Cal Western, students gave presentations where they provided the California Innocence Project with recommendations about the case files of actual prisoners.  On Thursday's exhibition, students reflected on their experience collaborating with the Innocence Project and showcased work they have done since.  For humanities that included fictional pieces related to problems in criminal justice and in Biology it included neuroscience research about human behavior.  Yearbooks will be arriving at the end of this month! They are available for preorder online for $55 at yearbookforever.com or with cash/check to Marcus. Students on our lunch program will receive a discounted price, so please see Marcus for more information. We have already sold half of the books, so don't wait to order yours!  We would like to invite you to our 9th grade student-run music festival on May 30th from 4-8 PM at the field facing High Tech High International. We are having performances by 7 student bands from the Carrion/Wolfrey/Chase team. Our festival will also feature performances from Foxtide, Rain on Fridays, The Mad Hatters and a special DJ set from Arabian Prince. We will be selling band merchandise such as jewelry, t-shirts, and keychains. We will also have food trucks on site selling pizza, Mediterranean food, desserts, and boba! Important News And Dates!  Saturday, May 25th HTH Prom Monday, May 27th - No School, Memorial Day Wednesday, May 29th - Positive Discipline Parent Workshop 5:45pm-7:15pm at HTH Tuesday, June 4th - Parent Association Meeting at 8:30am Thursday, June 6th - PA Happy Hour at Liberty Station 4:30pm  Thursday, June 20th - Last Day Of School  Saturday, June 22nd - Graduation Day!  Would you like to make a difference at HTH? Volunteer with the Parent Association. We are currently looking for a secretary and parlimentarian plus there are openings on several committees. We welcome all help!  Would you like to open up your home to the world by hosting a foreign exchange student?  This year, several foreign exchange students from all over the world would like to come to San Diego. You can check out their bios here and see if one would be a good fit for your family. Hosting a student is a great opportunity to introduce your family to another culture and create a lifelong bond.  Students are fluent in English and come for one semester or a school year.  For more information, please email Margaret Egler at megler@hightechhigh.org    Remember to use the Benefit app whenever you make a purchase. It's FREE money! Download the app, set your beneficiary to HTH and link your credit card or bank account.  College News  HTH 11th grade students visited UC Berkeley on the Bay Area College Trip. HTH alums gave the tours of the four college campuses: UCSB, Cal Poly, San Jose State.  Did you check out the May issue of the College Knowledge newsletter yet? This newsletter is packed full of college admissions news for juniors and getting ready for college information for seniors.  SPORTS NEWS Congratulations to our 2018-19 Athletes of the Year Rachel Warrens and Isaac Rivera 2019-20 REGISTRATION WILL OPEN JUNE 1, 2019 How do I sign up for HTHAthletics? 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 2019-2020 FALL INTEREST MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE HTHGYM JUNE 4TH AT 4PM.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING; GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, BOYS WATER POLO, BOYS CROSS COUNTRY, GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY, GIRLS TENNIS, THIS MEETING IS MANDATORY!!     Join our Facebook group at Friends of High Tech High  Email us at hthpacommunications@gmail.com Check out our website at HTH Parent Association  Copyright © *2019* *High Tech High*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 2861 Womble Road San Diego, CA 92106 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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