February 26th, 2021

 

View this email in your browser 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 Reopening information from HTH CEO Dr. Rasheed Meadows: Pending Board approval, we will begin moving to Phase 4 once these criteria are met. If current trends continue, you would have the option of sending your student(s) to campus for in-person learning on April 12, 2021. Read the rest of the letter.... Very thankful for John Santos and Pat Holder for taking time out of their busy teaching lives at HTH to teach Troy woodworking skills and help him make precision cuts for his Eagle Project.  - HTH Parent Ellen Schlage Current seniors met with some HTH alumni (Taylor Clark, Adrian Maya, Lucy Conover, and Kyna Airriess). Though some of the questions were about math in college specifically, the panel spoke broadly about the experiences in their first-year college and in doing college online during a pandemic. It was AWESOME! If you're at all interested, here is the recording:)   Passcode: NG0Xu$8y This semester, 11th-grade students in humanities are taking a Yale class "Science of Well-Being" (offered free online through Coursera). They're creating infographics to show their learning and conducting experiments on "re-wiring" their brains to promote happiness. In biology class, they are studying the neuroscience of the teenage brain. Student-Led Conferences are next week March 1st-4th. Look for an email coming from your student's teachers soon and feel free to reach out to them. So what is an SLC? Watch this video to learn more.  HTH teachers and staff found a Valentine's surprise in their mailbox last weekend! Beautiful cards and a Starbucks gift card courtesy of the HTH Parent Association. Response from the staff:  Thank you so much! - Shameeka You guys are always so thoughtful! - Vanessa  Thanks for facilitating this, it is super generous and very nice! I really appreciate it:) - Jake Anderson Thank you to HTH parent volunteer Cindy Borkum for coordinating!    In the fall, the new 11-mile Trolley extension from Old Town to UTC will open. And, this summer, MTS and the North County Transit District (NCTD) will be implementing a new fare collection system called PRONTO,  the new system includes real-time, cloud-based account management and a new web portal. Our current Compass Card fare collection system is at the end of its useful life and must be retired. DONATIONS WANTED HTH has food distribution every Monday from 11am - 1pm. This is where we will be distributing essential items as well. Cars line up in the parking lot at Farragut and Truxtun. For more information on the drive and distribution, click here. DEEPER LEARNING Taking A Look At The School To Prison Pipeline By: Lucía C. López, HTH Student Journalist  “I attended a high school that had a majority of economically disadvantaged students, including myself. I always felt that I was looked at differently because of the color of my skin, but I was never a victim of racial discrimination in my school experience.” says Ms. Taya Chase, 9th grade teacher at High Tech High. While everyone has a story of their own, it is most likely that many students today can relate to Ms. Chase’s experiences. Having that connection with a teacher who can help us through what they have already experienced is an immense amount more help than an A in a class in the long run. Read the rest of the article.... Why you need Math therapy featured in Medium.com  by Sarah Strong, HTH Math Teacher  Math is powerful. In the past year, we have seen its power wielded to model COVID-19 cases, systemic racism and injustice, and make predictions about elections. Math has furthermore been used in the quest for environmental justice as countries and communities work to make informed decisions about what shifts need to be made to combat climate change. Math is a powerful tool for identifying and making sense of the biggest problems facing humanity today. Read the rest of the article PARENT WORKSHOPS Great discussion last night about "What is Rigor?" with HTH teacher John Santos. If you missed it, you can watch the recording here.  Great Wellness Workshop Wednesday to talk about strategies to support your Child’s Learning & Mental Health During Distance Learning. If you missed it, here are the slides.  Wellness Wednesday Workshop every week. Click on this link to register.  CONECTAR Y CONVERSAR - Nos conocimos anoche con otras familias de HTHI y HTH para hablar del libro “El Vuelo de la Mamá Quetzal: Cómo Criar Hijos Exitosos y Prepararlos para las Mejores Universidades”, compartir experiencias y consejos, y conectar las ideas y recomendaciones del libro a las oportunidades y posibilidades aquí en nuestras escuelas. ¿Le interesa participar en este grupo de lectura?   Mas informacion aqui If you missed Ask Andrew and Cafetito con Andrew last week, here are the recordings for both.          English              Spanish Our next session will be on Wednesday, March 10th at 6:30pm (English) and 7:30pm (Spanish). We will talk about reopening plans plus mix and mingle with our HTH parents. Click on the link to pre-register.    Big thank you to HTH alumni parent Sandy Huffaker. Sandy met with students in the HTH Journalism Club and a few guests last week to talk about journalism, how to take a photo that adds to the story, and his experiences. Sandy's photos have been published in Newsweek, The New York Times, USA Today, Getty Images, and more.  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  LAST CALL! - Seniors must file the FAFSA by March 2nd - it closes on this day! Filing the FAFSA is the first step towards getting financial aid, grants and scholarships for college.  We will also have a Community College Ambassador from Mesa College who will be taking appointments with seniors on Thursdays from 12pm-2pm.  The Ambassador will help students complete the FAFSA/California Dream Act, community college applications (for ANY local CC), as well as the California Promise.  If you would like an appointment, please contact me at nwyatt@hightechhigh.org  Nicholle STORM SPORTS Storm Co-ed Tennis hit the courts this past week for the first time! 25 students from all three High Tech High schools in Point Loma picked up rackets. Check out the feature on KUSI news!   KUSI also featured the Storm Swim Team.  HTH Junior Nicole Yeager got a shout out  on  the news! Go Storm!  STORM Is Back! By: Jack Brooks, Storm Student Sports Reporter After a full semester of no CIF sports, High Tech High teams have finally started back up while staying safe at the same time. Players are very excited to be back playing the sports that they love and seeing friends for the first time during this school year that has been like no other. Here are player accounts of the long-awaited return to STORM tennis and golf. “It is great to be back on the tennis court! I’m just glad to play tennis with the team again!”      - Antonio Maldonado, Varsity Boys Tennis, Team Captain Read the rest of the article..... 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 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

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