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January 17, 2023

Charity Drive

HPHS is preparing for our annual Charity Drive Kick-off this Friday, January 20th. Students and staff can use this link to find when they should attend and where they should sit for the opening 3rd period. 3rd period teachers will also be sharing this information this week! Everyone is encouraged to follow Charity Drive @hphscharitydrive via Instagram and Tik Tok!!

You too can help us with prepping for a wonderful month filled with activities to bring our community together and raise funds for the Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. Vist the Charity Drive website for all the details and calendar of events to get involved! Here is a quick glance at how you can begin to participate now! Use the website to find out next week’s events for the entire community: Game Night (Monday), Take Out Tuesday at Cluckers, Magic Night (Wednesday!

Take Out Tues.

Fund-raising

Game Nights

Sports Day

Poetry Night

Giants Got Talent

Today 1.18

Jan 20 - Feb 17

Jan 23 & Feb 6

Feb 4

Feb 1

Feb9

Order tonight from Washington Gardens for pickup. Mention Charity Drive when you place your order.

Kick of Charity Drive this week with dinner tonight!

Sign up to host an individual fundraiser. Use this link to request approval. To make a donation to the Charity, use hpcharitydrive.org

Game Nights are back for Charity Drive. Use this link to attend one or both with friends. You bring the game. First one January 23, 2023! Sign up now to reserve a table!

Spikeball, Dodgeball, Kickball and 3 on 3 basketball. Team registration and payment site now available on a student’s Infinite Campus account - sign up now to reserve your spot!

Do you have a poem you would like to read or share with a group? Use this link to share on Poetry & Pizza Night. Invite family and friends to attend, event open to the public! Entries open to HPHS students.

Share your talent - sing, dance, play an instrument, tell us some jokes! Join as a contestant for our GIANTs Got Talent Night! Use this link to sign up! You will be contacted with more info!! Entries for HPHS students, event open to the public!!

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Do you remember if you purchased a Yearbook/Activity Ticket for your student this year! Please check out your schedule in Infinite Campus. If you made this purchase, you will find the listing “Activity Ticket/Yearbook” as you scroll down the schedule. If it is not listed, then please go to Infinite Campus to make the purchase. The purchase window will close soon! Yearbooks will be delivered in August 2023!!

Attention! Looking for kind, helpful, responsible students who are interested in working with people with disabilities. Did you know that HPHS has a very unique class called Peer Mentoring that you can take for credit? Learn about disabilities and spend time during your school day as a Peer Mentor. Space is limited. Speak to your counselor for more information.Humanities tutoring is available in the Library from 8:30-3:05. Any student can get help with any reading or writing assignment! Click here for more info, and use this link to make an appointment.

Humanities tutoring is available in the Library from 8:30-3:05. Any student can get help with any reading or writing assignment! Click here for more info, and use this link to make an appointment.

Need help with science, come see Holly Nash in the library!

Activities

Are you interested in making new friends, participating in games, and promoting inclusion at HPHS? Join HP Believers and help prepare student athletes from the special education program to compete in a Special Olympics track meet. No experience is necessary. Meetings are after school on Wednesdays from 3:15 - 4:15. There will be an informational meeting on Wednesday, January 18th at 8:00am in the Library. Fill out this google form to receive more information: https://forms.gle/y4tuX7bc6XnNnYD67

Join Philosophy Club on Wednesday, Jan. 18 as we discuss our Food for Thought Question: "Who owns water?". We will meet in A320 from 3:15-4:30. All are welcome; come share your own philosophy or listen to others as we discuss the philosophy of natural resources! There will be food!

Athletics

Interested in playing Girls Lacrosse this spring? No lacrosse experience is necessary!

We will have a pre-season meeting on Wednesday, January 18th at 3:15pm in A342. If you cannot attend the meeting but want to play this spring, please contact Coach Loewenstein at jloewenstein@dist113.org.

Boys Track & Field begins on Tuesday, January 17th at 3:30pm. We will meet downstairs at the indoor track. Make sure you are registered and have an updated physical. If you are currently participating in a winter sport, you may join us when that season is complete. FASTER, STRONGER, HIGHER, FURTHER! Click HERE for more details.

Badminton Open Gyms for 2nd Semester! In the NEW year, the dates will be

Mon. Jan. 9, Wed. Jan. 11, Mon. Jan. 23, Tue. Jan 24, Mon. Feb. 6, Wed. Feb. 8

We will meet from 6pm to 7:15pm in the Giant Gym.

Questions, please contact Coach Gonzalez

Lacrosse Open Gym will be available every Sunday in the Exhibition gym from 1:30-3:00 pm. The first day is 1/15 and will go till 2/19. Students need to register through rSchool in order to participate. It is open to everyone who wants to try the sport.

Please join us for volleyball open gyms on during 2nd semester in the Giant Gym. The dates and times are linked below. Open gyms are open to any and all HPHS students, but you must be registered on RSchool through the athletics website and provide an updated physical. Please contact Coach Hotwagner (jhotwagner@dist113.org) with any questions!

Counseling & Postsecondary Counseling

Registration for the '23-'24 school has begun and closes on February 15th. For key dates, meeting locations, and other important information, please visit the Counseling Department's registration page. Use this link for more details!

Chicago USA Gap Year Fair 2023

Saturday, January 28th

12:00-3:00pm

New Trier High School

Virtual College Fair

February 19, 2023

12:00-5:00pm

Attention Juniors: National Virtual College Fairs - hosted monthly in February, March, and April

Attention College Bound Seniors! Please see this link for details on scholarships for college. Don't hesitate to contact Mr. Becker, rbecker@dist113.org, with questions.

Attention seniors: Any student who needs assistance completing their FAFSA is encouraged to meet with our Illinois Student Assistance Commission representative. Appointments are available every month with the next date on Thursday, January 26th. These individual meetings will be hosted in the counseling office from 9:00am - 2:00pm. To schedule a time, please contact Mr. Becker, rbecker@dist113.org. He will share details on how to prepare for the meeting in the response to your e-mail.

Fundraising

Sweet treats will be sold during Lunch periods- Support your HPHS Clubs & Activities!

Parent to Parent Information

Join us January 31st at 7:30 pm in the DHS cafe for a BRAND NEW program,”Gambling & Teens: Is My Child at Risk?” DPN is partnering with Nicasa Behavioral Health for a presentation about the risks of Teen Gambling and how to spot issues with your own pre-teen/teen. We welcome parents of middle school and high school students from any community in the Northshore who would like to attend this informative presentation! Use this link to learn more.

Community Opportunities

HP Poetry is calling all amateurs, semi-professionals, professionals and students of all age to submit original poetry for their 2023 Poetry Challenge. This year Highland

Park Poetry challenges poets to write a response to one of the following prompts: Flowers,

Architecture (honoring the 300th anniversary of Sir Christopher Wren’s death) and/or Imayo (see attached for the description of this Japanese poetic form). Use this link to learn more. Deadline for submission is January 31st.

Have you ever wanted to attend and experience a Pitch Perfect like event? HPHS will be hosting one of the Quarterfinals of the International Championship of High School A Cappella on February 25, 2023 (7-10 PM). You will be able to watch some of the best groups in Illinois, all in the same space. Get your tickets before they sell out, (because they will sell out) by going to this link!