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May 22, 2023

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Wondering what events are happening during the 23-24 school year! Use this link to find a summary of all our GIANT events for the year! This includes athletic start dates, Homecoming, GrandGIANTs Day, and theater productions. Our website will be updated this summer with all this information!

Summer is the time to schedule your senior portrait for next year! Stuart Rodgers is our official school photographer! Class of 2024 senior photos can now be scheduled this summer via the Stuart-Rodgers website. Summer dates fill quickly, please schedule an appointment now, the studio is located in Highland Park for convenience. All families should have also received an email from the photographer with login information. All sittings are FREE for a yearbook pose, with options available for purchase. Go to www.srphoto.com to select your session type, date and time. Contact Stuart- Rodgers Photography at 877-929-0006 or by email Info@srphoto.com with any questions. The info is also posted on our school website. https://www.dist113.org/Page/3369

HPHS is now accepting 2024 Charity Drive applications! If you know of a charity that has a local connection and is child-oriented, please share this link to apply! Applications will be accepted until September 5th. For more information about the application process and timeline, please visit the application link.

Activities

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Athletics

Visit the Athletic Website for the latest

Interested in joining Girls Flag Football in the fall of 2023? Fill out this link and attend the informational meeting on Tuesday, May 23 at 8:15am in the Giant Conference Room. No experience necessary!

It was an exciting week for HP Athletics. Read more about it in the latest edition of the 22-23 HPHS Athletics Newsletter (2.0).

Best of luck to our teams opening postseason play this week. See below for the schedule for the Regional matchups, as well as IHSA State Finals information for this coming weekend.

MONDAY

Boys Volleyball vs. Carmel (@ Vernon Hills Regional)

Girls Softball vs. Mundelein (@ Libertyville Regional)

WEDNESDAY

Baseball vs. Warren (@ Warren Regional)

THURSDAY-SATURDAY

Boys Tennis - IHSA State Finals (@ Multiple Locations)

Boys Track & Field - IHSA State Finals (@ Eastern Illinois University)

Counseling & Postsecondary Counseling

Fundraising

Parent to Parent Information

Please Visit our school website for the latest!

Community Opportunities

Please join Mayor Rotering and City Council on Monday, May 29, at 11:00 AM at the Highland Park High School Auditorium (433 Vine Ave.) for the City's annual Memorial Day observance. The ceremony will feature local veterans groups and a tribute to veterans who have passed away. The City's first Poet Laureate, Laura Joyce-Hubbard, will offer a reading of her poem, "Escort Officer Duty," a reflection on her experience as an Air Force pilot charged with the honor and responsibility of escorting fallen servicemembers home from war. The Highland Park High School band will perform.

The Highland Park Giants Ice Hockey Team is wrapping up a successful spring season and recently had their fall/winter season banquet. The 2022-23 HPHS Giant Hockey Yearbook was also recently released. Take a look at the players, coaches and the rest of the action from the past season at the Giants Hockey Website. Visit https://www.hpgiantshockey.net and click on the yearbook photo for exclusive access!