From the desk of Principal Deborah Finn Issue 13, November 4, 2021

School News You Can Use

THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW: Don’t forget Daylight Savings - clocks fall back at 2:00 am this Sunday, November 7. Please see Happening Next Week for details about next week’s schedule (including no school on 11/11 and a special schedule on 11/12). Giant Week of Gratitude starts November 15. See how you can help us Stuff-a-Bus in the Activities section.

Message from the Principal

Just the other day, I was looking out my window and noticed the beautiful trees draping over Vine Ave. In my opinion, Fall is a beautiful time of year, not only because of the leaves changing, but also because we naturally tend to focus on gratitude. It is always a good thing for us to stop and take stock of what we have to be grateful for - especially in these challenging times. I look forward to these next few weeks for the opportunities to say thank you to our students with Hot Cocoa and to the rest of the activities in the Giant Week of Gratitude (see Activities below).  Last month student groups honored Hispanic Heritage month. Now that we are in November we want to highlight that it is Military Family Appreciation Month & American Indian Heritage Month. We also honor our Veterans on 11/11.

Happening Next Week

Monday, November 8 - Giant Day Schedule Tuesday, November 9 - White Day Schedule  Wednesday, November 10 - Blue Day Schedule Thursday, November 11 - No School, Veteran’s Day Friday, November 12 - Special Giant Schedule (8:00 am start, extended homeroom) 

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Student Life

GIANT Life News is a weekly newsletter that contains specific details about student life at HPHS and is our main source of HPHS happenings.  CLICK HERE for the latest version. If you are interested in reading about what is happening at HPHS, archives are posted on the school website.

ACTIVITIES PTO Pie Sales are back! Order your Elegant Farmer pies and breads before November 10th and support the HPHS PTO. Funds raised from this sale go to support class and club grants for HPHS students. Pies may also be purchased to donate to the Moraine Township Food Pantry. We thank you in advance for your support and purchase.

Our annual Giant Week of Gratitude is coming November 15-19.  This week is for everyone and we hope you will participate! The week kicks off with FREE Hot Cocoa Monday - when our staff will be serving students! Tuesday is about giving to our peers through kindness, Thursday is about sharing your voice with staff to improve our school and Wednesday/Friday will be about giving to our community via Stuff-a-Bus! CLICK HERE to see the week at a glance and how you can participate. Staff will be talking about Stuff-a-Bus in our homerooms!   Congrats to our HPHS Debate Team and their 2nd tournament results. To see all that our Giant students are doing, check out the Activity Achievement blog.

District News

SHIELD Testing on November 11 SHIELD testing will be offered on Thursday, November 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The testing center location remains C120.

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HPHS Facilities Tour - 2nd Opportunity Did you miss the opportunity to tour the HPHS facilities on October 5? If so, a second tour will be offered on Wednesday, November 17 from 6 to 7 p.m. The tour will begin in the HPHS Cafeteria. Park in the West Parking Lot and enter through the H20 (pool) doors. This event is only a tour of the facilities. The tour will provide a high-level overview of the building's facilities needs. Please note that face coverings are required.

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