February 9th 2023

 

Mark your calendar: February 13th-16th SLC Week February 15th at 9am Facetime with Fahima   February 17th and 20th - No School for President's Day Quick Links To The Important Stuff:  HTHPL Calendar 2022-23  School Hours M- F from 8:40 AM - 3:40 PM.  HTH Family Portal - Check out the new look!  HTH School Website STORM Athletics Attendance: Send an email to hthpl-frontdesk@hightechhigh.org   HTH HAPPENINGS The Chase/Juli/ Ari 9th grade Team went camping in Anza Borrego for our Epic Journeys Project! Seniors visited the Spanish Village in Balboa Park.  11th grade Students worked in pairs for a deep dive into the Bill of Rights and the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) to figure out what protections we have against wrongful convictions as they begin work on The Innocence Project  Have you scheduled your SLC (Student Led Conference) yet? Do you know the difference between SLC and parent-teacher conference? Watch this short video below!  FAMILY CONNECTIONS Join us Wednesday February 15th at 9am in person or via zoom. We will be meeting in person in the Spanish classroom at HTH, but we are also offering a zoom option. Fahima will talk about school updates and we will hear from some students about their internships. Internship is a unique opportunity that our 11th and 12th graders get to experience. Coffee and pastries will be provided. Pre register here New HTH PA Family Portal Check out the new HTH Parent Association Family Portal! It's a one stop shop for everything you need to know about High Tech High.  Suggestions, email us at hthpacommunications@gmail.com  HTH is hiring Academic Coaches Coaches help students 1:1 in the classroom. You must have at least 60 college credits to apply. If you are interested, please email Fahima at fahmed@hightechhigh.org  Did you know you can get a discount if you shop at an HTHPL owned business? Check out the NEW HTHPL Businesses Directory with our Point Loma campus families. If you have a business and would like to be included in the directory, please fill out this form.  Questions email hthpacommunications@gmail.com  STAFF SPOTLIGHT John Santos Where did you grow up? San Diego Why did you choose to work in education? As the son of two educators, teaching felt like the one career I knew I was NOT going to pursue. By chance, I met a group of High Tech High Students and Teachers on trip to central Baja California and this place seemed to unreal not to want to be part of it. What are your hopes for this school year? To give the ownership of the learning to the students What do you love most about HTH? Our community of students, their families and colleagues....and the tools in my classroom Tell us about a memory you have from high school? I remember the biology and physics labs. I was so drawn to the hands-on aspects of the learning. I also started the recycling program at our school. What do you like to do outside of school? I love to spend time with my wonderful daughters and wife What's your favorite food? Burritos and Sushi   And thank you to Sensations Salud, LLC.  for being a community partner for a third year!

COLLEGE NEWS February 9th, 2023 The deadline to complete the FAFSA is coming up next week. The FAFSA is the way colleges decide who to award merit scholarships, grants and financial aid. Even if you do not think you qualify for aid, it’s worth filling out and only takes a few minutes.  There is one last FAFSA workshop coming on February 15th.  .Mark your calendar for the upcoming dates:  12th Grade:  Create and monitor your College Web Portals!!!  Colleges will be notifying you via your College Portal if your application is incomplete or needs additional information.  These all have deadlines, so you must create your webportal for every college you applied to – monitor your email and create your account ASAP!! Community College applications:  Reps from the community colleges will be on campus on Thurs., February 23rd from 12pm-2pm to help you apply.  Final FAFSA Completion Workshops:  Still need to complete the FAFSA?  There is a Virtual FAFSA Completion Workshop to register for:  Feb. 15.  Spanish translation services available.  You must pre-register due to limited spots:  FAFSA Completion Registration Link 10th & 11th Grades: Grades 10 and 11:  Take a FREE Mock SAT or ACT in the comfort of your own home on Sat., March 11 through Rev Prep.  Register today, for there are limited spots.  Deadline is February 28 at 5pm.         As always, you can email me anytime at nwyatt@hightechhigh.org    Nicholle STORM SPORTS                           HTH Storm Athletics       Athleticclearance.com Donate Now Congratulations to the STORM Girls Waterpolo team on going to CIF for the first time in team history! Amazing season! Thank you to all the fans for coming out to support the team! #gostorm    The Senior Celebration started with a players vs parents waterpolo match and then a lunch. HTH Senior Jojo Collins was honored as a wonderful part of the team.  STORM BOYS SOCCER The STORM Boys Soccer team said goodbye to 8 seniors this week with a celebration. We wish them all the best. #gostorm  STORM BOYS BASKETBALL STORM JV Boys Basketball played hard against the Colts in an end of the season game. #gostorm STORM SWIM AND DIVE Great turnout for the first STORM Swim and Dive tryout session. There is still space available if you want to join the team! Check the tryout schedule for times/dates. The team's home pool is in Coronado.  Winter season is in full affect and our teams are thriving.  Check out our HTH Calendar for our upcoming home/away games.  Bring the STORM! Spring season is closer than you think.  Everyone interested in Spring sports need to update/create their profile on athleticclearance.com by Feb 1st. This includes the sports physical for the 22-23 school year. SPRING SPORTS Boys Golf Tryouts Feb 13th  Balboa Golf Course Time TBD Coach Mark markceder@sandiego.edu Coach Chet cflaum@hightechhigh.org