HTH News - January 29th 2021

 

Join Our Private HTH Parents Facebook Group HTH PA HTH School Storm Athletics HTH School Calendar 20-21 Click here for the latest information regarding the Corona Virus and HTH "To the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: Dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourself in a way that others might not see you, simply because they’ve never seen it before. And we will applaud you every step of the way," - Vice President Kamala Harris The first HTH Senior to ring the new bell OUTSIDE of the school...Congratulations to 12th grader Kevin Flemmens who was admitted to CSU San Marcos - Woohoo! #hthpride #weareallinthistogether #classof2021 9th grade students on Ms. Chase' team have been working on solving linear equations by working in groups. They have done a great job at participating with their cameras on and annotating on their screens.  Congratulations to all of our published authors on the 9th grade Mr Aguirre, Ms. C and Mr. Nho team! Their book looking at systemic inequality was just published on Amazon. You can buy the book here.  Remember to set your Amazon Smile to benefit High Tech High.  For each student-athlete to start practicing:   NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN UNLESS ALL ARE COMPLETED AND YOU ARE CLEARED BY THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Clearance paperwork- Athleticclearance.com paperwork is signed and paperwork is confirmed- Send confirmation email to Coach O’Kelley Updated sports physical (year 20-21) completed and uploaded on your Athleticclearance.com profile Access your Powerschool and fill out the in-person agreement.  Upload to your athleticclearance.com profile. Each student-athlete will have to wear a mask at all times.  Yes, even during practice! Important details regarding time and location will be sent by the coach to each student-athlete that is cleared to practice.  All student-athletes will be socially distanced.  All families and guardians will not be able to attend or observe any practices. FUNDRAISING Storm Athletics has not had opportunities to raise money this year to support its athletic program. Please consider donating so we can cover the cost of the facility and league fees.  Any donation is greatly appreciated, the average cost per tennis player is $150-$175.  Click this link to donate!  Michal-Lynn O'Kelley Director of Athletics and Wellness High Tech High https://www.hightechhigh.org/pl-athletics/ mokelley@hightechhigh.org   DEEPER LEARNING from the HTH Journalism Club  Zoom Exhibition Thoughts By: Lucía C. López One event that Covid-19 couldn’t stop this school year was Exhibition Night! Even though it wasn’t the same, the presentations were still filled with creativity and hard work from all students at HTH. It is quite tricky to pull off what would be a typical social and lively event over Zoom, though our school pulled it off. So I asked an HTH teacher and several students to reflect on Exhibition Night this year. Interviewee Profiles: John Santos: 12th-grade teacher at HTH. Student #1: Male ninth-grade student, first year at HTH. Student #2: Female ninth-grade student, first year at HTH. Student #3: Female ninth-grade student, first year at HTH. Read more..... PARENT WORKSHOPS "Math Public Postcards with HTH Teacher Chris Nho" We wanted to design for families where they are, and that is at home. We value engagement over telling, and conversation over correctness. If we could not provoke wonder and discussion in public, we needed to provoke them in families’ homes. We settled on postcards, and asked ourselves, “What math can you elicit with a postcard?”and “What math can children do with a postcard? You can vote for Chris' project through Feb. 4th     Would you like to learn how to support your student with daily task management at school and or at home? How to boost Executive Functioning in your child and why it is important to help them thrive.  Join Olusola and Ms. Judy for a seminar on Executive Functioning. Tuesday, February 2nd at 6.30pm and Wednesday, February 3rd in Spanish at 6.30.  Zoom link.  Passcode familia Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd at 5:30pm for this month's Parent Association meeting. On the agenda is Senior Activities, Teacher Appreciation, Logowear and more. We would love to hear your ideas!  Zoom link The HTH Journalism Club would like to invite students and parents to join us on Friday, Feb. 5th at 2:30pm for a very special guest speaker. Photojournalist and HTH alumni parent Sandy Huffaker's photos have been published in Newsweek, The New York Times, USA Today, Getty Images, and more. Sandy will talk to the club about what makes a great photo and how it tells the story. Here's the Zoom link.  HTH COMMUNITY PARTNERS Meet our new HTH Community Partner - Dr. Sabrina Falquier Montgrain is a multilingual and multicultural primary care physician in San Diego, specializes in Culinary Medicine and is the founder of Sensations Salud, LLC. She was born and raised in Mexico City to Swiss and American parents. Dr. Falquier takes this multilingual and multicultural life experience into her expertise in Culinary Medicine. Her focus is awakening the senses around ingredient acquisition and food preparation while empowering people to better health through nutritional knowledge and culinary literacy.

SHOPPING? (EARN FREE MONEY FOR HTH ON EVERY PURCHASE) Set up Amazon Smile with HTH as the beneficiary on your browser AND your mobile app (.5% earned), use this link  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 App 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  Thank you to all the families who joined us last night for College Night, what a turnout! The recordings are listed below in case you missed it. As always, email me if you have any questions, Nicholle at nwyatt@hightechhigh.org  9th Grade Class of 2024  10th Grade Class of 2023  Watch the recording here Passcode: e9A*1=cb   11th Grade Class of 2022 Watch the recording here  Check out the slides here Seniors - College Team Time every two weeks:   12:30pm (Tara/Lucera's); 1:30pm (John/Pat's) • Feb. 9 – Community College Registration I (12:30pm) • Feb. 23– CC Registration II (1:30pm) • March 9 – College Comparisons • April 6 – Financial Aid Package Review • April 20 – Final College Decisions • May 4 –Celebration! We will also have a Community College Ambassador from Mesa College who will be taking appointments with seniors on Thursdays from 12pm-2pm, starting Feb. 11.  The Ambassador will help students complete the FAFSA/California Dream Act, community college applications (for ANY local CC), as well as the California Promise.   Save the dates!  Jan 30th: Take a mock SAT/ACT test online. Details here Here's a link for virtual NACAC College Fairs between Jan. 31st - May 2nd!