HTH Newsletter Oct. 2nd - Enjoy!

 

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Click here for the latest information regarding the Corona Virus and HTH HTH School Calendar 20-21  SLC Week - Oct. 13-16 Details coming No School - Monday, Oct. 12th Join Our Private HTH Parents Facebook Group HTH PA HTH School Storm Athletics "Education is about healing and wholeness. It is about empowerment, liberation, transcendence, and renewing the vitality of life. It is about finding and claiming ourselves and our place in the world.” — Parker Palmer #hthpride #weareallinthistogether 11th grade HTH Biology student doing an experiment with density and mass. Love seeing our students outside!  Today we had over 20 students staying after class to listen to a STEM grad student and professional share about their experiences in a session called "Careers and Closing the Gap in Drones and Robotics". Next STEM Mentor Speaker "Building a Career in Medicine and Nutrition" on 10/6@2:30pm  Zoom Link: HERE Registration is recommended but not required-  Kalle Applegate Palmer- kpalmer@hightechhigh.org HTH Staff got a night off from cooking dinner courtesy of the HTH Parent Association. Thank you HTH parent Cindy Borkum for coordinating this event. Staff reaction to the pizza delivery or Grub Hub gift cards: ----This is SOOOO incredibly helpful...and couldn't have come at a better time!!! Thank you HTH PA!!!!!! ----I can't say enough how grateful I am for this.  Momming and teaching and cooking and and and and.   I really really really appreciate this! ----THIS is my answer for “oh shoot what will we make for tonight? Rice and beans or lentils again, or takeout?? Love this supportive and kind gesture. ----After two major interpretations back to back this evening, I will be VERY grateful!  ----Such a lovely gesture from the parents! ----This was the best gift!!!! Thank you. This mama had no groceries and no plan.  Great talkback with HTH Teachers Mr. Aguirre, Chris Nho and HTH alum Samantha Fiallo. If you missed it, you should definitely check it out by clicking this link. You should also watch the movie "Most Likely To Succeed" which follows Samantha's experience in 9th grade in Mr. Aguirre's HTH class. The movie is available on Amazon Prime.  PARENT WORKSHOPS      coming up week of Oct. 5th HTH Parent Association Monthly Meeting  Tuesday, October 6th at 9am  Join at this Zoom link  Everyone is welcome to join the monthly meeting. The PA meets the first Tuesday of every month to discuss ways to support HTH teachers, staff, students and parents.  We hope to see you!  It's back! Wellness Club for HTH Parents starting Wednesday, Oct 7, 2020. We will meet virtually on Wednesdays @ 3PM for parents and 3:30PM for students. Click on this link to register for each session.  Join us for a special evening virtual session of Ask Andrew Over Coffee on Thursday, October 8th at 7pm.  HTH Director Andrew Gloag will talk about possible plans to reopen the schools, distance learning, SLC's and answer your questions. Spanish translation will be available. Register in advance for this meeting     Meet Judy Zapien, the Emergent Bilingual Coordinator/Family and Engagment Community Liaison for our Spanish Speaking Families. Check out her introduction video here.  Join our new Facebook group "Familias Unidas de High Tech High" You can make an appointment between 2.30pm-5:00pm Monday-Friday.   MAKE AN APPOINTMENT HERE FOR SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OR STUDENTS PAST PARENT WORKSHOPS   "Most Likely to Succeed" Talkback with HTH Teachers Mr. Aguirre and Chris Nho and alum Samantha Fiallo. Click here to watch "HTH Digital Tools" - Quick demo lesson using Discord and Jamboard. Click here to watch.  "Basics of the IEP"? HTH Education Specialist Joyce Chen and HTH Emergent Bilingual Specialist Judy Zapien presented great information that you can watch in English or Spanish.   Still have questions, email Joyce at jchen@hightechhigh.org or Judy at jzapien@hightechhigh.org  Inside the HTH Digital Math Classroom with HTH Teachers Sarah Strong and Chris Nho - Click here to see the workshop "EZ Meal App Workshop" - High Tech High continues to highly encourage families who have not completed a meal application to do so as soon as possible through EZMealApp and check out our Parent Workshop recording here. Questions, email Amanda at athomas@hightechhigh.org

LOGOWEAR Have you Ordered your HTH Logowear yet?  Questions email hthpacommunications@gmail.com  FOUR THINGS YOU CAN DO TO EARN MONEY FOR HTH TODAY:  Set up Benefit Mobile App with HTH PA as beneficiary (2-8% earned on your gift card purchases) Set up Amazon Smile with HTH as the beneficiary on your browser AND your mobile app (.5% earned) Bookmark our HTH Amazon Affiliates link in your web browser for shopping convenience! (avg 5% earned) To make it more convenient, consider making ‘one time’ purchases of a retailer gift cards using Benefit, then use that gift card credit through your Benefit App ‘wallet’ throughout the year. For example, buy a $500 Amazon card and apply it to your Amazon account to use as the ‘payment method’ throughout the year. For example, buy a $50 Starbucks gift card through the Benefit App and apply the code to your Starbucks app for purchases Still have questions, check out this tutorial or email hthpacommunications@gmail.com   College News  Senior Family College Night was a huge success! So much good information. The recording is posted on SCOIR and you can also watch the recording here.  The FAFSA went online October 1st and HTH will hold a FAFSA Completion Workshop for families on Saturday, October 17 from 12pm-7pm.  Families will pre-register for a 1-hour time slot (registration link to be emailed next week).   The FAFSA should be completed no later than November 30th, as colleges issue monies on a first come, first serve basis. Other Resources: What is the FAFSA and why you should care Sophomores & Juniors - Dozens of colleges and universities are visiting HTH virtually this year. Students must register for the visits through their SCOIR account. These visits are for students only and a great chance for 1-1 interaction with the admission reps! Here are the ones scheduled for next week include Syracuse University, San Diego State University, Les Roches University, Hawaii Pacific, Carnegie Mellon, Texas Christian, Boston College, Occidental, Dickinson, Pacific Northwest Arts, Oklahoma State and Suffolk.  Freshmen families -  Here's a link to the College Counseling Department's video of workshops and programs the freshmen will participate in throughout the 2020-21 school year! Any questions, feel free to email Nicholle, HTH Director of College Advising at nwyatt@hightechhigh.org     SPORTS NEWS Join us for our October Fitness Challenge!   Let’s get moving!  What's your October fitness goal?  Maybe it’s just getting outside and moving for 15-30 minutes.  Maybe it’s to get stronger.  100 sit-ups a day for 30 days!  More upper body strength?  100 pushups a day/week? Mastering yoga stretches? Run a mile, beat your mile time, or walk 10,000 steps daily? Please fill out the form to participate.  STORM-TOBER will start October 5.   Once you register you will receive a confirmation email with details. Let's get moving!! There are different ways to participate 1. join in on the fun and get involved.  2. compete with other schools (school vs school) 3. player vs player compete against one another. 4. Teacher competition- live competition from teachers, directors, staff… AND for the grand finale and to CELEBRATE your moving and grooving goals there will be a Halloween Virtual 5K, THE STORM AHEAD TRICK OR TROT.  Invite family and friends to join the High Tech High community as we enjoy the Halloween Spirit in a new and special way!  Running in your costumes!  That's right, isn't High Tech High great at thinking outside the box?!  Eating candy was so 2019! Take wellness by STORM! STUDENT ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT Antonio Maldonado, STORM Tennis Co-Captain By: Jack Brooks   Antonio was confident going into the CIF Qualifiers that would determine if their season would continue. With his Co-Captain by his side, they took a demanding win 7-1, advancing to the next round. Antonio Maldonado, Sophomore at High Tech High, is the Co-Captain of the Storm Tennis Team. Read more.... Copyright © *2020* *High Tech High*, All rights reserved.