Highland Park High School Principal's Weekly Update November 16, 2020. Issue 13

Dear Giant Families, Thanksgiving break is within reach and I know that we all look forward to a break and time spent away from screens.  I urge you to stay safe and limit your contact with those outside your household - enjoy the family time but be careful!  Speaking for myself, I look forward to cooking with my kids, wearing my PJs all day and gathering together at the kitchen table for good conversation.

FAMILY PREFERENCE DUE THURSDAY 11/19 If you haven’t responded with your preference for the possible transition to in-person learning after the pandemic metrics indicate the risk is low enough, please do so before Thursday, Nov. 19 @ 5 pm.  Click here for further information including the link to Infinite Campus where you will need to select your choice for each student in your household.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE As you know, today is the 2024 Blue Carpet Welcome Tour which invites the freshman class into the building for a tour.  Students signed up for this opportunity last week and we are looking forward to welcoming them today.  Freshman families must remember the following for students who have signed up to attend today: No backpacks or bags Each student should bring an 8.5x11 piece of paper with their first and last name written clearly on it Make sure you can access your digital ID via your mobile device. Complete the online health check or download the District 113 app on your mobile device. Directions for completing the healthcheck are located here: Parent/Guardian Student Pre-Screening: English  Parent/Guardian Student Pre-Screening:  Spanish In addition, all students will be assigned classwork in Schoology by 8:00 am on this day for their Giant day classes.  These days are at the discretion of the teacher and may be used for an opportunity to review, catch-up, take an SEL break, meet with peer groups, work on longer term assignments,  or begin new material.  Students are expected to sign into Schoology on these days by 3:00 pm and complete work as indicated. However, students do not need to complete their classwork during the regularly scheduled period; rather students have flexibility in using their time during the day.

COMMUNITY DAYS - SEMESTER ONE The remaining semester one Community Days are Monday, November 30 and Monday, December 7.  Stay tuned for more information about these days and opportunities for students to connect with staff and peers outside of the traditional remote classroom.

CELEBRATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS Our seniors rock collaboration continued this week!  Many thanks to the 2021 Class Council for making a rock representing everyone's name in our senior class!  Next steps...first ever Seniors Rock Garden!! This past week was National Kindness Day on Friday, November 13th.  Our Kindness Club shared this pic to encourage everyone to share kindness always.   Thanks to all who participated in Model UN’s meet and greet last week.  Also take a look at the great results from Girl Up’s Positivity Campaign! DIPLOMAS Believe it or not, we are already planning for graduation 2021!  Seniors and parents/guardians of senior students, please fill out the Diploma Names Google Form in order to provide the correct student name that should appear on their diploma.  If you have any questions, please contact Assistant Principals Matt Wallace (mwallace@dist113.org) or Alesia Margetis (amargetis@dist113.org) UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR With Giant Pride, Debby Finn ‌ ‌ Highland Park High School 2020-21