Day of Service Chaperones and work sites needed!  

Apply by May 1st.

Could your organization use a day of student helpers?

Contact us if you would like to chaperone or have an organization that would like student helpers day.  [email protected]

Board Painting!

Get your craft on and help support the Hartford FFA Alumni as they support the Hartford FFA at their board painting event on Sunday May 5th. More information and sign up  HERE. Thank you for all your support of our programs and students!

Dear HUHS Community,

 

We want you to know that it's been exciting to see the high-quality candidates that HUHS has attracted for the Superintendent position! Our HUHS Board would like to provide you with an update and ask for your participation. 

 

Here is a brief summary of where we are in the search.

We are asking you to come together as a school district community on March 21st to be a part of the process. It can be a powerful experience to hear the questions of others and witness candidates' responses together. There will be an opportunity for attendees to submit feedback on each of the finalists. The Board will then review all feedback at the end of the evening, as part of the decision-making process. A specific schedule and details for March 21 will be published in the next few days, so please be on the lookout for it and consider participating. 

 

Thank you for being a part of our HUHS community and supporting the process for finding our next Superintendent! 

 

Sincerely,

Tracy Hennes, HUHS Board of Education, President

College And Career Fair!

Wednesday HUHS hosted a College and Career Fair that was attended by almost 300 juniors and many parents. 

A huge shout out to all the businesses/colleges/ universities/trades/military that volunteered their time to connect with our students about the importance of preparing for life after high school! 

We very much appreciate the following individuals for leading our Break Out Sessions: Triena Bodart, Kari Erickson, Cathy Hesprich, Johnathan Friess, Darci Boettcher, Jon Grob, Jacob Fendt, Kelly Wendorf, Julie Matznick, Wendy Becker, Rose Nelson, Nicole Flanagan, Tina Jordan and Luke Hesprich. 

Thanks to all for all you do for our students!

Best Buddies - Club blossoming friendships in Hartford

Hartford Union High School started its own chapter of Best Buddies, a club celebrating 30 years of matching those with an intellectual or developmental disability to those without to create a closer friendship.  The four officers and two dozen students and staff advisors paired with almost 50 buddies, with each match communicating at least once a week, participating in chapter events and meeting each other outside of school.  Secretary Erin Schmitz said she joined because she wants to be a special education teacher and to make everyone feel included.  Toward the end of the first event, she got a text from the buddy's mom asking for a picture of them all together, Schmitz said, because it was the first time she had hung out with anybody.  "That really opened my eyes because she's 21; she should be able to have friends, just like us, she should be able to go hang out with people, just like us," she said. "I shared it to let them know what being a friend is capable of doing."  All interested students complete surveys to match them with their buddy, a decision made by the board and its advisors, Schmitz said. So far, matches have been fairly successful and friendships have already begun.  One match had lunch together over the weekend and shared their fun over social media, and each pair has found their own ways to connect, helped in part by the surveys and a closeness in age.  "We tried to match sophomores and  freshmen with the younger buddies so they have the next three or two years to grow with them, and can participate the next few years," Schmitz said. "My buddy is 21 and I'm 18 so we're both graduating this year," Schmitz said.  Click HERE   for the full article.

Teacher, Jamie Lauer, has been chosen as research fellow for the RET program. Research Experience for Teachers (RET) is an intensive professional development program where teachers work at the UW-Madison campus in a MRSEC laboratory daily for seven weeks.   As a fellow, teachers will work under the direction of a principal investigator (PI) along with postdoctoral and graduate student mentors from the PI's lab and gain hands-on experience doing cutting-edge research and use the tools, language, and practices of science while designing learning activities for the classroom. The program includes a $6,000 stipend and a $500 supplies budget to develop the classroom activity.

Not only will Jamie learn about the lab, their research goals, and their methods, she will also collaborate with other fellows both from Wisconsin and from Puerto Rico. The program will collaborate with research partners to design and develop an activity for the classroom that is inspired by the research happening in the lab. Jamie will take part in research meetings, seminars from renowned researchers, and outreach events that will enable her to test the activities before bringing them into the classroom. After the program, she will implement the activities she designed in her own classes at HUHS. The MRSEC staff will continue to work with Jamie in her classrooms to document and evaluate the project's effectiveness. Activities that work in the classroom will be made available to other teachers through MRSEC websites and initiatives.

The 2019 RET program will include the opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico from July 29 to Aug 2 for a capstone week experience with their partners at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez. During capstone week, RET participants will meet with teachers from the RET program in Puerto Rico, present their projects, and tour educational sites around the island. All capstone week expenses will be covered by the Wisconsin MRSEC.

The process involved an application where she answered several questions about her current science practice in the classroom in addition to reviewing her resume. She elaborated on activities she designed for the classroom and wrote a personal statement about why she wanted to participate in the program. 

Jaime had this to say about applying:

 

"In a way I have had two lives and I love combining my old experience, working in a  research lab , into the classroom.  In addition, I am very interested in the material science sector of chemistry and engineering after attending a few seminars at various science conferences so I was very honest about my weak background in that subject area.  My goal is to bring the passion of science to everyone in my classroom." 

 

Ultimately I applied to make myself a better teacher and become a student again.  Teaching science is about being dynamic, possessing a willingness to change with new ideas or developments and always bringing new things into the classroom.  My other motivation was to change roles from teacher to student in the lab.  The idea of working in a cutting edge research lab at Madison was motivating.

 

When I was offered the position, they told me that I had a very strong application.    While I can't say with certainty what made me a strong candidate, I believe my past experience in the research lab and my willingness to always try new approaches in the classroom helped me stand out.  Some examples of this are the fact that we have been working with UW-Madison's chemistry department with our crystal contest for the past five years. I completed an educational fellowship last year through UW-Madison's Education department and I worked with Mark Arnholt helping Marquette pilot a protein purification process for high school students."  

Our Teachers Leading!

Kathy Abraham, Jamie  Lauer and Kathleen McClain presented at the annual  WSST (Wisconsin Society of Science Teacher) conference at the  Monona Terrace in Madison last weekend.  Their presentation was called AP Carnivals and High Interest Days:  How to increase science engagement with unique activities.  It was a packed room with over 40 different science teachers from around the state in attendance. They were highlighting several unique experiences that were developed at HUHS.   In addition to presenting, the three teachers, along with physics teacher Amanda Marshall attended many different science teaching strategy  sessions over the 3 day conference.  All of them have come back with a wealth of new knowledge and are excited to put it into practice into their own classrooms.  

In addition, Jamie  Lauer was awarded this year's Founder's Grant in the amount of $1000.  The grant can be used towards professional development.  Jamie's action research project involves looking at the gap in skills from AP chemistry to college chemistry.   The plan is to find out where major content gaps are between the College Board requirements and standard first year course requirements in addition to looking at lab skills that the professors see as strong and weak.   She plans on meeting with numerous first year chemistry professors around the state to develop a working document for all chemistry teachers around the state to utilize.   She will be required to report back to  WSST on her research data and present it at next year's conference. 

The boys basketball team has a limited about of extra  Gold  cards available for purchase at a reduced price of $10! 

Please see or contact coach McKenna at  [email protected] if interested!

On Wednesday, April 24, 2019 , Hartford Union High School will be hosting a Focus on Connections Event - a financial simulation for 

all HUHS Junior students.   Based upon individual career selections researched in class, students will each receive a paycheck consistent with their career choice and will be responsible for making financial decisions regarding typical monthly living expenses.  The "reality check" for many students is the realization of the expenses their salary will or will not meet.

 

For this event, we need many business and community volunteers helping us simulate the most realistic day possible, and we would also love to have parent volunteers of Juniors. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided for volunteers.

 

Would be willing to help?

 

The event runs from 7:00 AM until 2:30 PM. You could help in the morning (7:00 AM - 10:30 AM) or afternoon (11:00 AM - 2:30 PM) or for the entire day. Any help would be much appreciated.

Please contact  [email protected] if this is something you would be willing to do and I will give you more information about this event. You may email me or call 262-670-3208.

We would really appreciate any help you are able to provide!

ATTN: Current sophomores & juniors interested in a career in the health field.

Froedtert is offering a Healthcare Career Academy for eight students this summer at the St. Joseph's Hospital Campus.  This is a two week event from 8:00 am - noon starting Monday July 8 through Friday July 19.  

Students will have the opportunity to get hands on experience in numerous medical departments, including surgery, dietetics, imaging, cancer center, cardiac rehab, ICU, birthing, and more.  Students will attend a department training/expectation meeting right away and then spend the rest of the morning in a specific department/area gaining real-world experience.  

Students are required to attend ALL days of the 2-week rotation.

If interested or if you have any questions see one of the PLTW Science teachers (Mr. Arnholt, Ms. Axford, Ms. McClain) or Mr. Duhr.  Applications may be picked up from one of the PLTW teachers or in Mr. Duhr's Office.

Specific timelines, expectations and process details are listed on the applications.

Applications are due to Mr. Duhr (office right outside of the Library) no later than 3:00 pm on Monday March 11.