From the desk of Principal Deborah Finn
Issue 4 September 2, 2021
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THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
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Our Virtual Open House is tonight (9/2) - please click on our Open House Website for information and a link to the principal’s welcome video.
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Next week there are no classes on Monday 9/6 or Tuesday 9/7. Please see Happening Next Week for the daily schedules for the remainder of the week.
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Please see Happening Next Week for the updated Covid testing these next two weeks.
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Message from the Principal |
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Thank you for your patience and support last Friday and this past Monday as we worked through the consequences of the fire in the HPHS library. As always, the safety of our students and staff is our top priority, so the decision to hold classes remotely to bring all of our infrastructure back to full working order was a necessity. Our staff and students were terrific with the last minute switches to remote learning! For now, the library and TLC will remain closed until September 8 while we complete our clean-up and restoration efforts.
I would be remiss if I did not thank the many people who worked on site through the days and nights to get us safely back into the building, including our security, custodial and building & grounds staff, our Director of Facilities and Operations, Director of IT, Technology Department staff, Assistant Principals and Athletic Director. All of these people selflessly gave their time so that we could all be back together at HPHS.
OPEN HOUSE
We are excited to share our Virtual Open House with you this afternoon at 3:00 pm! Staff will showcase for you what is happening in our classrooms and throughout the building. I am sure you will feel the passion and commitment of our staff in their presentations.
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Please click on our Open House Website to see the link for general information and a welcome video.
- Please check Schoology for teacher videos and information.
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If you need instructions on how to get subtitles in Spanish, please click on this video link.
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Monday, September 6 - No School, Labor Day
Tuesday, September 7 - No School, Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 8 - Giant Day Schedule
Thursday, September 9 - White Day Schedule
Friday, September 10 - Blue Day Schedule
Please be aware that due to the holidays over the next 2 weeks, SHIELD testing will be limited to one testing option each week.
Next Week (September 6-10):
Monday, September 6 - No School; Labor Day (No testing available)
Thursday, September 9 - Testing Open
The Following Week (September 13-17):
Monday, September 13 - Testing Open
Thursday, September 16 - No School; Yom Kippur (No testing available)
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STUDY HALL Information
What alternative locations can students access during study hall?
Students have the following options for leaving study hall. They first need to go to the study hall room, scan in for attendance, and wait for the study hall supervisor to approve their departure. After visiting these alternate spaces (see below) students must return to study hall.
Option 1: After checking in at study hall, go to a place you can scan: (scan in when you arrive and then out when you leave)
Library
- Library to do research, check out a textbook
- TLC - to get assistance with classwork
- Testing Center-making up or finishing a test
CRC - college visits and post high school research
Drop-In Center
Option 2: After checking in at study hall, go to a place for which you have a pass. Passes can be electronic (email or calendar invite) or paper.
- Meet with a teacher
- Counseling appointment
- Services appointment - speech, social worker, psychologist, etc.
If a student needs to meet with a staff member during study hall, what needs to be done?
The student needs to get a pass from the staff member. It can be paper or electronic. Electronic passes can be an email, a calendar invite, or some other digital communication that indicate that you have a scheduled appointment. Make sure the staff member includes the date, time, and location of your meeting.
Further questions?
Please contact your counselor so they can assist you.
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This weekly newsletter includes the latest version of the GIANT Life News (GLN). This information is emailed to students twice a week. GIANT Life News contains specific details about student life at HPHS and is our main source of HPHS happenings. Archives are posted on the school website.
ATHLETICS
HPHS Families please follow the drop-off/ pick-up procedures for students at our home games at Wolters Field.
- Enter the District Office parking lot off of Park Avenue West, 1040 Park Avenue West
- Turn right and proceed West along the fence and stop for your child to exit the car.
- Exit the field area via the center gate onto Park Avenue West.
Please do not drop off or pick-up students directly on Park Avenue West. Overflow parking is at the HP Rec Center (1207 Park Ave West) across the street from Wolters Field. We appreciate all efforts for consistency and safety of all!
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ACTIVITIES
Homecoming this year will be the week September 20 - 25th with our Homecoming Dance on September 25th at HPHS! Theme TBD - a vote will be held next week! Plans are currently being made for the week and an indoor/outdoor celebration on the 25th from 7:30 - 9:30 PM.
All HPHS students wishing to attend, must complete the vaccination status survey requested by the district or participate in Covid testing at HPHS the week of the event. More details will be shared next week along with how a student may bring a non-HPHS student to our Homecoming Celebration. Each student will be responsible for purchasing their own ticket via Infinite Campus. Ticket price is $25. Ticket sales will begin September 10 and end September 20 to allow for checking eligibility/attendance screening requirements.
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FRIENDLY REMINDERS
STUDENT DROP-OFF/PICK-UP SAFETY
Please help us keep the traffic on Vine Avenue and other drop-off/pick-up areas and streets safe and aligned with the city ordinances. There are specific areas designated for drop-off and pick-up including Highland Park limitations in certain areas (i.e. some parts of Vine Ave., private driveways, surrounding streets). Please be respectful of the neighbors who live near our campus when you are navigating the start or end of the school day. Lastly, remain patient while waiting for your student to enter the car, as there are many students entering/exiting the building at the same time.
In general, student drop off & pick-up is accomplished with students entering the stopped vehicles via their passenger doors only. Drivers are asked to park their cars in vacant parking spots when picking up students when possible. All drivers need to be attentive to the traffic lane progression, pedestrian traffic and vehicles passing the stopped drop off/pick-up traffic. Vehicles picking up or dropping off students cannot block or stop on pedestrian crosswalks. All vehicles waiting in line at any location are expected to pull forward when others exit the drop off/pick-lanes.
With regard to the parking lots at HPHS:
VINE AVE (South Lot)
- In the morning, student drop-off takes place in the area blocked off by the orange security traffic cones. Driver's please pull into the open area while allowing staff members and others to pass on the left. No curbside drop-off heading eastbound on Vine is allowed.
- Westbound vehicles, please pull into the designated fire lane and allow student passengers to exit the vehicle from the passenger side only. Westbound drop offs can be accomplished along the entire length of the Vine fire lane area.
- When picking-up students in the south lot, please pull into a vacant parking spot if available. Drivers must not block the lot entrance or parked vehicles. No street side pick up is allowed heading eastbound on Vine.
WEST LOT
- The West parking lot has two entry lanes side by side. The east side lane is a drop off lane only, allowing students to exit on the curb in the firelane. The west side lane is a through traffic lane allowing drivers to park in the west lot. Please do not block this lane.
- Senior students that are authorized to park their vehicles on campus can use the through traffic lane to avoid the drop off lane. Students parking in the west lot are allowed to park along the west and south perimeter of the west parking lot only. No student parking in the west lot is allowed in the center areas.
- Parents picking up students in the west lot are expected to wait on the fire lane for their students. Once the pick up is completed the vehicles can pull into the lane and exit the west parking lot.
NORTH LOT
- Drivers entering the North lot enter from St. Johns. Senior students are allowed to park in designated areas of this lot. The north perimeter and north-east lot is designated as staff parking.. All other parking spots are designated for student and student carpool parking.
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