Hartford Union High School District        September 21 , 2018
Hartford Union High School District Board of Education Vacancy
Due to the vacancy of Deb Reinbold, as President and Board member, HUHS has a vacancy for the unexpired term, through April 20th, 2019.
 
Applications for the Board of Education vacancy created will be accepted from Tuesday, September 18 through end of business Friday, October 5, 2018.  Interested applicants must
  •          be a resident of the Hartford Union High School District;
  •          submit a signed and dated letter of interest, identifying why they seek to serve on the             Board; and
  •          provide a brief, current resume. 
 
Letters and resumes can be mailed to or dropped off in the Superintendent's Office by a firm time and date of 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 5, 2018.
 
Applicants will be interviewed by the Board of Education at a Special Meeting October 15th at 5:45pm. 
 
The interviews and selection process will take place in Open Session. 
 
Upon selection, the new Board member will take the oath of office, be sworn in, and then be seated as an HUHS District Board member.  The newly selected Board member will complete Reinbold's unexpired term and through April 2019.
Health Services
The Health Room is located in the Attendance Office and is staffed Monday through Friday from 6:45 a.m. until 3:15 p.m during the school year.

Please, remind your student that they always need to come to the Health Room with any health concerns and to not call, e-mail or text home to leave school.  The Health Technician will always call the parent or emergency contact to arrange for the student to leave school when ill.  

If a student talks, e-mails or texts their parent on their own and then they leave school without contacting a staff member and receiving a permit to leave, they are considered truant from school.
Information on the Epi-Pen shortage and expiration dates, if you have an Epi-Pen you can check the updated expiration dates Click  HERE
PSAT/NMSQT for Juniors
College-bound juniors may wish to consider taking the PSAT/NMSQT, which is the best preparation for the SAT and entry into the National Merit Scholarship Corporation programs. It is an optional exam that measures reading, writing and language, and math skills developed over many years that are important for success in college. Students do not have to recall facts from literature, history, science or math formulas, as this test measures reasoning and critical thinking skills.
 
All students who take the PSAT/NMSQT will receive an official score report. They will receive scores in critical reading, mathematics, and writing skills and will see how their scores compare to those of other students across the country. Students will be able to see which answers they got right or wrong. They will also receive information about how they performed on specific academic skills.
 
Students who take the test will receive personalized online SAT practice through Khan Academy based on their test performance.   Learn more at www.collegeboard.org/psat .
 
Registration for the PSAT is due Friday, October 5, at 3:00pm in the Student Services Office. The exam will be given on Wednesday, October 10, from 7:25am to 11:35am.  At the time of registration, students will be given a student guide that includes test-taking help and a full-length practice test.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Student Services Office at 670-3200, ext. 214,or  rachel.janczak@huhs.org


2019 NATIONAL MERIT® SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Hartford Union High School (HUHS)  is proud to announce two students are semifinalists in the 2019 NATIONAL MERIT® SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.  Seniors, Matthew Becker and Lucas Simon are two of 16,000 finalists competing for 7,500 scholarships worth more than $31 million that will be offered spring of 2019.

Juniors are entered into the contest by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) which screens the scores and determines the semifinalists. Becker and Simon will submit a scholarship application, academic record, school and community participation, leadership abilities, employment and any other honors or awards received to be considered for one of the 15,000 finalist spots in February of 2019.
 
"National Merit is a tremendous recognition for Matt and Lucas as well as Hartford Union High School, they have worked very hard," Elizabeth Figarsky, School Counselor.
 
For more information about the competition, please visit NMSC's website at www.nationalmerit.org. NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION 1560 Sherman Avenue, Suite 200, Evanston, Illinois 60201-4897 (847) 866-5100 Contact: Eileen Artemakis or Matthew Budreau Phone: (847) 866-5100 Public Information Email: mediainfo@nmerit.net  Website:  www.nationalmerit.org
        
                       Matthew Becker                          Lucas Simon
Student Sales Associate Job Opening
The BirdHouse & Ozzy's Cafe is hiring student sales associates.  If you are interested in working during Resource, please complete the online application. Applicants must remain unassigned during Resource. Apply online by Friday, Sept 28th...  https://tinyurl.com/birdhouseapplication
Freshman Conferences with Counselors
HUHS counselors  will be scheduling  conferences  with  freshmen  students, starting September 24 and continuing through December. 

The purpose of Freshmen Conferences is to build rapport with students and help them identify both interests and skills to support their academic and career planning. HUHS counselors believe in forming and cultivating strong relationships with students so that we can best serve them during their high school career.  Student engagement increases when students understand that there are connections between their interests and their career goals.

  Counselors will meet with students during a 45-minute period, making every effort to schedule students during a course period where they are excelling. Students will be notified of their conference time two days in advance. If you have any questions, please contact your child's counselor.
Rotary Youth Exchange
Brazil, Sweden, Thailand, Italy.   This is a sample of the 40-plus countries in which you can invest your next school year.    If your birth date is between February 1, 2001 and February 1, 2002 and your grade point average is 2.75 or better, you may qualify for the Rotary Youth Exchange.  

For more information email  britneylane710@gmail.com .    Britney is the current Rotary Youth Exchange student just beginning a year in Slovakia.    Also, there will be an informational meeting on Wednesday, September 19 at 7:00 PM in Room 101.    It is important for a parent to attend with you.  
 
If you are unable to attend but are interested in the program, see Mr. Helms, School Athletics and Activities Director, or contact Rotarian and Tennis Coach Ron Schlitt at 262-673-6092.

                                
Monika Adamczyk, Poland, speaking at The September Rotary meeting.
September Rotary Students of the Month
                   
Veronica Duffek             Jacob Loosen

Class Rings
It's not too late!  Josten's order forms are in the Athletic & Activities office.

Strategic Plan

Dear Parents/Guardians:
 
HUHS completed the development of a three year Strategic Plan in January 2018, and will now focus on implementing the plan to achieve its four goals.
 
Just as we called upon several diverse groups to help develop the Strategic Plan, we are asking diverse groups to serve on one of four Goal Teams to implement and achieve the Plan Goals. We invite parents/guardians to participate.
 
A brief summary of each Goal is below.  
  • Goal 1 Student Achievement: students will meet career, college, and life readiness success indicators by graduation.
  • Goal 2 Branding: HUHS will be viewed as the community's "high school of choice."
  • Goal 3: Stakeholder Engagement: HUHS will increase each stakeholder group's engagement and satisfaction (students, faculty/staff, parents/guardians, community).
  • Goal 4: Master Facility Plan: Develop a master facility plan for the school buildings and grounds that encompasses renovations/upgrades; effective use of existing spaces; and recommendations for curriculum, instructional practices, and co-curricular areas. 
For more information on the strategic Plan visit: Website
 
If interested, please send an email to Teri Kermendy, Communications Coordinator at   teri.kermendy@huhs.org  to sign -up for one of the four Goal Teams. Goal Team membership is limited in number. A selection process may be used to keep each Team size manageable. We will notify everyone who signs-up of his/her status.
 
Thank you, and thank you for your continued support of HUHS.
 
Sincerely,
Attila J. Weninger, Ph.D., Superintendent
HOMECOMING!!!!!!

2018 Court
Pictured Front Row:
Cheyenne Krell, Emily Rohloff, Haley Hagen, Grace Herrmann, Jordyn Sutrick, Miranda Parker, Trinitee Willerton, Rachel Zuern, Abbi Block, Kaitlyn Stamm, Sophia Christianson

Back Row:  Michael Scepanski, Tim Seramur, Jacob Pepin, Gabe Hoffmann, Cody Werner, Tate Stoeckmann, Arik Lange, Mitch Zubrod, Jacob Loosen, Jason Patterson, Thomas Kellicut
Dress Up Days!
Monday -- Space Jammies (pajama day)

Tuesday -- Sun and Moon (dynamic duo)

Wednesday -- Galaxy Day (Freshman -- Venus (Yellow), Sophomores-- Earth (Green), Juniors -- Mars (Red), Seniors -- Neptune (Blue), Staff -- Andromeda (Purple)

Thursday --  Travel Through Time (Dress up in the apparel of your favorite time period)

Friday -- School spirit day (Orange and Black)
POWDERPUFF  
Powderpuff games will be Oct 3rd.  Frosh v. Soph game  at 6:00 pm and the JR v. SR game at 7:00 pm.
August Athlete of the Month
Emily Rohloff - Tennis

2018-2019 Yearbooks
Go to www.jostens.com  to order your 2018-2019 yearbook




For those who ordered a 2017-2018 yearbook, the spring sports and activities supplement is now available.  Stop in the Main Office to pick up yours!
HUHS Booster Club
B oos te
Raffle Tickets On Sale Now!
HOW D OES THIS WORK?  For a $20.00 raffle ticket purchase (ask any fall athlete, coach or stop in the co-curricular office), your ticket with info goes into our tumbler. 
Starting Monday, Oct. 1st and every weekday thru December 31 a card will be drawn,  with the winner getting $40.00 - doubled your money! The card that was just selected, then goes back into our tumbler for multiple chances to win!!!   
Once a month, on Oct. 16, Nov. 16 and Dec. 18 we have a monthly grand prize drawing of $500.00.
Winners will be posted on the website and checks mailed to the winners monthly.


Interested in learning more about the Booster Club? visit our website: 
  • Please join us for a meeting, held the 3rd Wed. of each month, 7-8pm in Room 103 at HUHS.
  • Looking to buy a stadium chair, scarf or window cling? Please visit us at the concession stand or see chair order form on our website.
  • Parents/students we need your help! Please see links below to sign up to help work our concession stand.  This is how we support the coaches requests for new items needed for their teams.
This is a great way for students to earn some volunteer hours!
Did you know with the help of your donations the Booster Club was able to purchase 25  travel bags for the dance team this year!
Congratulations Coach Andy Andress!
Andy Andress, Head Girls Tennis Coach was selected by the State High School Coaches' Association as the recipient   of the 2017-18 National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) Girls Tennis Coach of the Year for Wisconsin.
Coach Andress will be considered for Sectional/National Coach of The Year!


In This Issue
Quick Links
Calendar of Events
OCT 1 - 5 - Homecoming week

OCT 6 - Homecoming Dance

OCT 8 - No School for Students

OCT 29 - Board of Education Meeting

NOV 2 - End of  1st Quarter

NOV 7 - Parent/Teacher Conferences

NOV 21-23 - Thanksgiving Break

FEB 6 - SHOWCASE - Save the Date!
Registration for 2018-2019
If you have not done so already, please complete the online registration for school and all co-curricular athletics and activities.  
  • Photo Retakes are on October 3, 10:30 AM -12:30 PM
If your child will not be attending HUHS for the 2018-2019 school year, please contact Sue Bell at  (262) 670-3200 ext. 214.

Click  here to begin the Online Registration for the 2018-2019 School Year. 

Online Registration must be completed for each child who will be attending HUHS.

Click  here for instructions to complete the Online Registration.

Open Positions
Ozzy's Cafe & The Birdhouse
Student Sales Associate

Academics
Substitute Teachers
 

Kitchen Staff

Help Desk Specialist

Athletics & Activities
JV Baseball Coach
JV Assistant Baseball Coach
Head Boys Golf
Assistant Boys Golf
Assistant Wrestling
Assistant Boys Basketball
Assistant Girls Basketball 
Assistant Competitive Dance
Assistant Girls Track
Mock Trial Advisor
Science Olympiad Advisor
Chess Club Assistant

Contact Scott Helms if interested
2018-2019 Testing Dates
PSAT -  October 10
ACT -  February 20
ACT WorkKeys -  February 21
Make-Up ACT -  March 12
Make-Up ACT WorkKeys -  March 13

ACT Aspire -  April 24th (9+10 grade)

AP Testing -  May 6-17

Ovations

Click here to read HUHS Ovations
Click here to read HHASD Ovations
Click here to read the HNR Ovations
HUHS & Hartford Community Events and Fundraisers
Support the HUHS Scholarship Foundation with Amazon Smile
Click  here  for details on how to set this up.
Erin School 5K
 To Register Click HERE
For More information Click HERE

Hartford Community Happenings


The Hartford Business Improvement District is constantly organizing awesome events in our city. Click  here  to go to their facebook page.
Hartford Rotary
Host Families Needed for 2018-2019 
Hartford Rotary's next inbound exchange student will arrive in late August, and be with us, and be a student at Hartford High, until early summer 2019.  We will be lucky to host 17 year old Monika Adamczyk from Chelm in eastern Poland.  Besides being fluent in English she is competent in Spanish.  We would like to get commitments from three families in the Hartford area, each to host her for 3 to 4 month.  Rotary pays a monthly stipend to help Monika have some spending money, and the school chips in with lunch money.  Ask your family if they would like to have this fun and educational opportunity, while providing Monika with the same  opportunities as other young adults in the home.  

Monika is now a sophomore at a Lyceum in Chelm, which is near the Ukrainian border.  She is the only youngster at home weekdays, and her studies emphasize chemistry, biology, Spanish, English and Polish language and literature.  Her older sister studies in Wroclaw and is home weekends.  The sisters get along well and with their parents emphasize the outdoors with hiking, biking and sailing.  She thinks she might like to study dentistry or orthodontology in college, but thinks a year in the US will open up other opportunities for careers related to medicine.  She's fine with household chores, says she is neat and tidy, but isn't into cooking.   She will be a great addition to any receptive family in the area.

For more information contact   Scott Helms
Mascot Banking
Open a qualified Checking account and receive $150 for you and $150 for the Band Booster Club or HUHS Booster Club, You choose! Click on the picture below for more information.


Clean Sweep
Washington County Clean Sweep
Saturday October 6, 2018
8:00am - Noon
For more information Click  HERE

              
TRANSCRIPTS

Students in need of a transcript for college applications need to set up an account with Parchment and order through them.

If a Parchment account has not been set up yet, please go to www.parchment.com to set up your account. You may also click here for step by step instructions on how to set up an account.

Any transcript questions can be directed to the Student Services Office.  
 Fall into Savings!!!
Enter Promo Code FALL18 August 29TH through September 29th and save 15% off $75.00!  Click  HERE to order.

              
 SHOWCASE
          
Athletics and Activities


If you have questions, please contact Paula Bullis at shssnowboard@gmail.com
 
Look for us on social media - FB/Twitter - @shssnowboard   Instagram - slingersnowboard  

Bowling Club!
Join Bowling Club! 
Information meeting  Monday, September 24th at 5:00 at Pioneer Bowl
Free Bowling info session in October. Email Coach Aveni  gary.aveni@huhs.org   for more information.

Boys Basketball
MANDATORY PLAYER / PARENT MEETING
Sunday, September 23rd
5:00pm
East Commons
Booster Club
Interested in learning more about the Booster Club?
  • Please join us for a meeting, held the 3rd Wed. of each month, 7-8pm in Room 103 at HUHS-Please note our next meeting on 9/19 will be held 5:30-6:30pm due to the Senior Parent mtg at 6:30pm.
  • Stop by the Cocurricular Office or any concession stand to get your HUHS Booster Calendar Raffle! $20 each. Daily winner drawn October-December, 2018.
  • Looking to buy a stadium chair, scarf or window cling? Please visit us at the concession stand or see chair order form on our website.
  • Parents/students we need your help! Please see links below to sign up to help work our concession stand.  This is how we support the coaches requests for new items needed for their teams.
This is a great way for students to earn some volunteer hours!

Did you know with the help of your donations the Booster Club was able to donate $3,000 towards heart rate monitors to be used by track and cross country?

Contact Melissa Klink - mnmklink@gmail.com ,  Booster President for more information.
In The News
RECORD BREAKING SWIMMING PERFORMANCE AT THE NORTH SHORE CONFERENCE RELAY MEET.

Three victories.  One new North Shore Conference Relay Record.
"Sprinters we've got.  Irene Wilson and Olivia Meinberg are both a joy to watch.  Strong and graceful and very, very fast.  Senior Shayna Krist is swimming her senior heart out this year.  Freshman Paige Dulski and Slinger Freshman Caitlin Simonz are worth watching into the future", said their coach.

The OriOwls won the first two events.  Olivia Meinberg, Caitlin Simonz, Paige Dulski, and Irene Wilson won the 100 Medley Relay, and five minutes later Olivia, Paige, and Irene joined Shayna  Krist to win the 200 Free Relay with their season best time of 1:43.86. 
The rest of the meet saw improvements by the rest of the team all night.  They scored seven points more than last year.  That's a decent improvement from a team that is still very young. 

The explosion came at the end of the meet. Speed Demons Paige Dulski, Irene Wilson, Shayna Krist, and Olivia Meinberg destroyed a 13 year old 100 Free Relay Conference Record by over a second. 
"We need to generate some excitement in this community about this sport.  We have some top talent, now we need more Hartford and Slinger families to send their little kids into competitive swimming programs so we can have the depth needed to score against these large, tough teams." Pete Meinberg

Only two more home meets remain for the OriOwls.  Let's fill the Birdbath with noise on Tuesday night (9/25) at 6:00pm.  You want to see these athletes in this great sports venue.  

Pictured:  Shayna Krist, Paige Dulski, Olivia Meinberg, Irene Wilson on the podium
Rossman Elementary School, "Walk to School Day"

HUHS Students: 
Jake Pepin, 
Sarah Zuern, 
Rachel Zuern, 
Taylor Ohm' 
Nick Pepin, 
Olivia Meinberg, 
Olivia Carroll, 
Tanner Brault, 
Elly Heyse' 
Savannah Ott, 
Tim Seramur, 
Emily Rohloff, 
Cody Werner, 
Bryce Zimdars
 walked Rossman Elementary School kids to school Friday.



Cross Country
Congratulations to the Boys and Girls  XC  teams for both winning the Dave  Drexler  Invite yesterday in  Kewaskum .  Top performers for the girls were Courtney Kind, Ella  Merklein , Sarah Becker, Sophia  Stingl  and Rachel  Zuern .  Top performers for the boys were Jake Lynch, Alex Hall, Mitch  Zubrod , Christian  LaBri  and  Cael   Schoemann .




WATCH:  Heiser TNL 2018| Highlights - WK4: Slinger vs. Hartford   Coaches vs Cancer Football Game Highlights
 

CLICK HERE to read full story








2018-2019 Information



New This Year - Clubs & Activities Online Registration
Starting for the 2018-19 school year, all students wishing to participate in activities, clubs or sports will need to complete the Online Forms through Skyward Family/Student access.  All steps need to be marked as completed including step #8 "SUBMIT SY19 ATHLETIC/CO-CURRICULAR FORMS".  Online Forms only need to be completed once per school year, so if a student participates in a sport as well as a club or activity the Online Forms only need to complete once.

If the student is only participating in an activity or club but will not be participating in a sport, they may mark step 3 complete and do not need to have a Physical Clearance Form completed by their Physician.  

Once the online forms have been completed, the student will then need to pick up an "Orange Card" from the Co-Curricular Office clearing them to participate in their activity or club. Activity/Club organizers will inform students of this change at the first sign up meeting and collect the orange cards before the next regularly scheduled meeting.
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