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H-F FYI - May 18, 2018 
Message from the Superintendent & Principal

A large audience of community members, students and teachers were in attendance at Tuesday night's District 233 Board of Education meeting. Dr. Anderson and I would like to extend our gratitude to those in attendance, and to those who eloquently shared their comments. In addition, we want to reiterate a message delivered by administrators and members of the board: Fine Arts programs, classes, curriculum, teachers - and especially - students are truly valued and cherished here at H-F. Our students take Fine Arts classes not because they have to, but because they want to: they have a passion for music, art, theatre and/or broadcasting. All of our Vikings deserve to have what they need to be successful, and we will continue to work hard to ensure that they do. Please know that your voices were heard and that another Finance Committee meeting is currently being scheduled to review components of the proposed Fine Arts facility expansion. As decisions continue to be made regarding capital projects and other events at our school, please stay informed via our  website and enewsletter. You can also reach out to us directly: vmansfield@hf233.org, 708-335-5500; janderson@hf233.org, 708-335-5540.

In case you missed it, our students and teachers put on a phenomenal celebration on Saturday, honoring Dr. Eugene Parker, a world-renowned NASA astrophysicist. The performances were as good as we've ever seen here at H-F; everyone had a part to play and they played with excellence. Don't miss your opportunity next week to see final performances from our orchestral and choir groups on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. At H-F Stadium today (Friday, May 18), we will host IHSA Sectionals for Boys Tennis on our outdoor courts.

Lastly, to our juniors and seniors attending prom this Saturday night, please have fun and make good choices. We look forward to welcoming you there and celebrating this very special time with you! 
-Superintendent Dr. Von Mansfield & Principal Dr. Jerry Lee Anderson

Reminders for Seniors
Seniors, your H-F career is wrapping up! Please note the following reminders: 
  • Final exams for seniors may be given during scheduled class periods next week (May 21-24).
  • Your last day of classes at H-F is Thursday, May 24! All seniors' textbooks are due by 6 p.m. at the Textbook Center.
  • On Friday, May 25, don't be late for your Senior Class Picture at 8 a.m. in the South Gym. Immediately following, the Talent Show & Senior Edition will be held in the Mall Auditorium, then the Senior Picnic will begin at approximately 11 a.m. at H-F Stadium.  
  • All of your financial obligations must be cleared by 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, in the Business Office in the North Building.
  • The Senior Athletic Awards Banquet will be held Thursday, May 31, at 7 p.m. at Idlewild Country Club.
  • Mandatory graduation practice will be held at noon on Thursday, May 31! If you cannot attend and wish to participate in the June 3 graduation ceremony, you must provide a stand-in for the rehearsal. You will pick up your graduation cap and gown and tickets between 2-3:30 p.m. after rehearsal.
  • Graduation Day is Sunday, June 3. The ceremony will begin promptly at 1 p.m. Seniors must be in line at noon in the South Building. Let your friends & family know that the ceremony will be streamed live by VTV on this webpage.
Questions about graduation? Please click here or contact Ms. Diaz at 708-335-5541. 

Music events next week

  • The final orchestra concert of the year will be held Tuesday, May 22: the Senior Conductors' Orchestra Concert. It will feature our senior students conducting the selections of their choice. Join us at 7 p.m. in the Mall Auditorium! Our conducting seniors will be: Julian Allen, Emma Anderson, Brad Coen, Ryan Cox, Olivia Hamer, Allie Mangel, Elyse Mansfield, Chad Martin, Quralyn Milroe, Anna Moran, Olivia Oliver, Russell Oram, Rachael Rusek, Richard Scanland, Tara Thrall & John Wootton.
  • The final performance of this year's Viking Choir will be held Thursday, May 24, beginning at 8 p.m. in the Mall Auditorium. Don't be late as this memorable event fills up quickly! It will feature a professionally juried competition between the Red Choir (led by Henry Thiros & Bridget Van Etten) and the White Choir (led by Joseph Cipriano & Simone Williams) and the announcement of new Viking Choir members for 2018-19. Please join us!   
Final Exams approaching!
Second semester final exams will be administered to our underclassmen May 24-31, according to the schedule below:
THURSDAY, MAY 24
Period 1 Exam: 7:30-8:22 a.m.
then Regular Block 3 Schedule

FRIDAY, MAY 25
Period 1 Exam: 7:30-8:22 a.m.
then Regular 50-min. Periods

MONDAY, MAY 28 - Memorial Day
No classes held; offices are closed
Study Session in H-F Library & TLC: 7-10 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 29
Period 2 Exam: 8:33-9:54 a.m.
Period 3 Exam: 10:09-11:30 a.m.
Student Dismissal: North 11:25 a.m./South 11:30 a.m.
Study Session in H-F Library & TLC: 7-10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30
Period 4 Exam: 8:33-9:54 a.m.
Period 5 Exam: 10:09-11:30 a.m.
Student Dismissal: North 11:25 a.m./South 11:30 a.m.
Study Session in H-F Library & TLC: 7-10 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 31 - Last day for students
Period 6 Exam: 8:33-9:54 a.m.
Period 7 Exam: 10:09-11:30 a.m.
Student Dismissal: North 11:25 a.m./South 11:30 a.m.

Important Reminders in Brief

  • Attention, Driver Education Students: If you passed Driver Education this school year, but have not yet received your permit application, please pick it up in North Building Room 120 before the end of the year. You will not be able to get a permit application over the summer. If you have already received your blue-and-white paper application, visit the DMV by Thursday, May 31, to obtain your official permit. The DMV will no longer accept these forms beginning Friday, June 1. Questions? Call 708-335-5335.
  • Attention, Vikings: After Tuesday, May 15, you must have money in your lunch account or pay with cash in order to be served lunch in the cafeterias. The only exception to this is students who receive free or reduced lunch. No lunches can be charged to accounts with negative balances.
  • Attention, Juniors: Visual Image Photography is getting ready to take your Class of 2019 senior portraits! Sessions will be available in June and July this summer in the South Building. Visit this website to schedule your session... Unrelated -- but just as important -- please remember that Illinois state law requires that every student entering Grade 12 (your senior year) must have received at least one dose of Meningococcal vaccination (often referred to as the "meningitis vaccine") on or after his/her 16th birthday. Please be advised that the state-mandated deadline for your medical file to be updated is Monday, Oct. 15. Students who fail to meet this deadline will be suspended from school until the medical records show proof of the required meningitis vaccination. Proof of immunization should be forwarded to the Nurse's Office. Questions? Please call 708-335-5536.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

SOLAR WIND CONCERT
It was a full house in the Mall Auditorium last Saturday, May 12, as more than 500 students participated in and more than 700 community members enjoyed the Solar Wind Celebration, honoring the spirit of exploration and NASA astrophysicist Dr. Eugene Parker. ICYMI, view event photos here...
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PRESCHOOL FIELDTRIP
On Friday, May 11, H-F's Early Childhood students took the Little Vikings preschoolers to the Brookfield Zoo. It was a great hands-on learning experience for our older Vikings to cap off their preschool session of the course.
VIKING VICTORIES

Senior earns Best Actress nomination
Congratulations to senior  Joy Woods for being selected by Broadway In Chicago as one of 24 nominees to participate in this year's Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards June 3-4 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre and the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago. Joy is nominated for Best Actress, and she will be part of a group performance of  My Shot from  Hamilton and a solo performance of  Fabulous, Baby! from  Sister Act. Should she be named Best Actress, she will represent the state of Illinois at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards / The Jimmy Awards, and be sent by Broadway In Chicago to New York for a week of private coaching, master classes and rehearsals with theatre professionals. The week culminates with a performance on Broadway!
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Badminton Doubles: Top 30 at State
Congratulations to senior Bridget Van Etten and sophomore Macy Campin, who competed at the IHSA State Badminton tournament last weekend at Eastern Illinois U., going 2-2 and finishing in the top 30 in Illinois.         
 
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Unified students earn special award
 
Congratulations to junior Cori Hoekstra, Unified partner, and sophomore Daequan Wilson, Unified athlete, for receiving Unified Champion School plaques for their leadership and participation in Special Olympics. The awards were given to them for creating a climate of inclusion, acceptance and respect for all students at H-F and across Illinois!  
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Thirteen inducted into French National Honor Society 
Congratulations to the following students, who took a pledge to join H-F's chapter of the French National Honor Society - Societe Honoraire de Francais - last Wednesday: Margaret Bauer, Fiorella Michelis, Emma Mensah, Chloe Nesbit, Lauren Matthews, Jack Prokop, Yva Musyoka, Anna Wootton, Leah Noble, Kieran Hanley, Josiah Griggs, Grace Ahouissoussi and Christina Harris.
 
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Thirty-eight join H-F Thespian Honor Society
Congratulations to the following students who joined H-F's Thespian Honor Society last Friday:  Oluwasolape Adeyiga, Morgan Barber, Briana Berry, Payton Brown, Samantha Bunville, Siara Carpenter, Kaila Chambliss, Max Cichon, Davi'De Cole, Mark Cruse, Ariel Davis, Nia DeRamus, Natalie Elfner, Miranda Esparza, Daniel Garrity, Kieran Hanley, Adeera Harris, Andrew Heligas, Nathaniel Jones, Sophie Kapica, Laila London, Charlotte McManus, Ariel Mitchell, Zoe Monroe, Nathan Oh, Cormack Paetow-Fanning, Darrione Polk, Makalyn Powell, Darrow Richmond, Allison Ryan, Matthew Ryan, Haley Sawyer, Jada Seaton, Zora Shannon, Sheri Tarrer, Shyanne Tounsel,  Arianna Turner and  Carrington Valentine
 
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Three Viking pieces accepted by IAEA 
Three of H-F's student-artists have been chosen by the Illinois Art Education Association to have their artwork displayed at the IAEA fall conference. Their work will then make a tour of the state for the 2018-19 school year. There are typically only 12-15 high school students represented in the show!

Junior Lauryn Castagna's Stop, Drop & Roll
Freshman Jayla Watkins' Free
Sophomore Kai Offett's Flow
 
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Freshman nominated to the Congress of Future Science & Technology Leaders
 
Congratulations to freshman Branden Anderson, who was nominated as a delegate to the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, Mass., June 29-July 1. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). The event strives to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be scientists and technologists to stay true to their dream, plus provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal. Branden was nominated by Dr. John C. Mather, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics and science director of the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. 

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Viking Values Honorees 
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for exhibiting Viking Values this week:
- Amya Boyd, junior, for her perseverance, empathy, awareness & compassion
- Christian Monroe-Hayes, senior, for his persistence and effort
- Samara Zinnerman, junior, for her compassion
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Spring Athletic Awards
Congratulations to the following student-athletes, who were honored at the Spring Athletic Awards Night on Monday, May 14:
 
Most Valuable Players
Bridget Van Etten & Macy Campin - Badminton
Philip Robb Hallam - Lacrosse
Perry Hoag - Boys Tennis
DeAvion Hughes - Girls Water Polo
Joseph Humphrey - Boys Water Polo
Michael Johnson - Boys Gymnastics
Enrique Munoz - Boys Volleyball
Zaid Walker - Baseball
 
Most Improved Players
Camoren Collins - Boys Gymnastics
Ashanti Denton & Alona Taylor - Girls Track & Field
Grant Floyd & Jaylen Hunter - Boys Track & Field
Maurey Garrett - Baseball
Aisha Ibrahim - Badminton
Zischan Jenkins - Boys Water Polo
Morgan Jennings & Briana Jackson - Girls Water Polo
Erik Manzig & Henry Thiros - Boys Tennis
Elyja Parker - Lacrosse
Ethan Tyner - Boys Volleyball
 
Sportsmanship Awards
Victoria D'Astici - Girls Water Polo
David Franklin - Boys Track & Field
Paige Harbin - Badminton
James Harbin & Alex Rechsteiner - Boys Tennis
Nathaniel Hardy & Kweku Osei - Lacrosse
Emmanuel Jackson - Boys Gymnastics
Camm Pollmacher - Boys Volleyball
Jacob Schroeder - Baseball
Tiara Simms - Girls Track & Field
Haitham Swinea - Boys Water Polo
 
Special recognition was also given to senior David Hill, for serving as an Athletic Training Aid for 12 seasons!    
CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Please note: Only home games & playoffs are listed. For a complete list of athletic events, click here...

FRIDAY, MAY 18
  - 50-min. classes
  • IHSA Sectionals: Boys Tennis, 1 p.m. @ Tennis Courts
  • IHSA Regional Final: Girls Soccer vs. L-W West or Shepard, 5 p.m. @ L-W West
  • Baseball (V) vs. Glenbrook South - Senior Night!, 5 p.m. @ Varsity Field
  • Advanced Theatre Performance: Snow Almost White, 7 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium

SATURDAY, MAY 19
  • Lacrosse Invitational, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. @ H-F Stadium & North Field
  • IHSA Sectionals: Boys Tennis, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Math & Science Tutoring, 9 a.m.-Noon @ TLC
  • Prom: Crystal Ball, 8 p.m.-Midnight @ Revel Fulton Market, Chicago

SUNDAY, MAY 20
  • Math & Science Tutoring, 2-5 p.m. @ TLC



 

MONDAY, MAY 21 - 50-min. periods
  • Open Gym, 3:15-5:30 p.m. @ North & South Weight Rooms
  • Senior Talent Show Rehearsal, 3:15-6 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
  • IHSA Regional: Baseball vs. Thornton, 4:30 p.m. @ Varsity Field
  • IHSA Regional: Boys Volleyball vs. Lemont, 5:30 p.m. @ Oak Forest H.S.
  • IHSA Sectional: Lacrosse vs. Mt.Carmel, 5:30 p.m. @ Mt. Carmel H.S.

TUESDAY, MAY 22
- Block 1 Day
  • Open Gym, 6-7 a.m. @ North & South Weight Rooms
  • Open Gym: Basketball, 3:15-4:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
  • IHSA Regional: Softball vs. Plainfield South, 4:30 p.m. @ Plainfield East H.S.
  • Senior Conductors' Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 -  
Block 2 Day  
  • Open Gym: Basketball, 3:15-4:30 p.m. @ Fieldhouse
  • Open Gym: Football, 6-7:30 p.m. @ North Turf Room
  • Honors Convocation, 7 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium

THURSDAY, MAY 24
- Block 3 Day
Last day of classes for seniors!
  • Open Gym, 6-7 a.m. @ North & South Weight Rooms
  • Football Info Meeting, 3:15 p.m. @ South Room E1 
  • Red & White Choral Concert, 8 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium

FRIDAY, MAY 25 - 
50-min. periods
  • Senior Class Picture, 8 a.m. @ South Gym
  • Senior Edition & Talent Show, 9 a.m. @ Mall Auditorium
  • Senior Class Picnic, 11 a.m. @ H-F Stadium
 
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