We have had a fantastic start to the 2022-23 school year. Students are excited to be back, and there has been positive energy in the building. The end of the first nine weeks is coming up fast. The quarter ends on October 21st. Please take the time to sit down with your students to check their grades in Skyward. If work is missing, please encourage your students to contact their teachers to see what can be done.

Last week was so much fun and it continued on as we celebrated College GO! Week! Check out what has happened this past week, what is coming up in the future, and helpful websites for our parents so they stay in the know!

College GO! Week is a great week for many reasons! Our older students can apply to several colleges for FREE, our middle school students continue to grow and learn about Hobart University and how they can earn college credits, and our younger students are introduced to many different careers and learn how Hobart University can benefit them in the future! Let's face it, we live in an era where certifications, courses, training, or degrees are required. We can assist our Brickies who want to pursue trades, attend college, join the military, and so much more.

As many know, the School City of Hobart's Hobart University was chosen to be a mentor site for other schools who are starting or growing their own college credit courses. This is incredible and shows the success that our Brickies are having as well. Since starting Hobart University in 2018 our students have saved over $4.5 million in college tuition and several have even graduated with an Associates degree!

It's no surprise that we enjoy College GO! Week as do our students! Together as a school district we celebrated each day with a different theme and our Brickies did not disappoint! Our 4th grade students took a tour at the high school where they went to different early college classes and learned from the students themselves! Then our 5th grade students all attended a zoom session with Dr. Buffington where they learned how Hobart University can help them get the best start to whatever career choice they choose! Whether college, trade, or military - having college credits and certifications when you graduate will definitely give them an advantage when they enter the workforce!
To finish off the week, every student and staff member received a new Hobart University shirt that they can wear proudly. We are proud of our students and staff for all of their hard work and successes over the past 4 years with HU and we look forward to watching everyone continue to grow.

Congratulations!!! At the football game Friday night Key Club raised $750.00 in just under a minute!!

Any students wanting to be part of HHS's movement to show appreciation to our overseas troops can sign up to go to The Media center starting in October to send to our troops! In Tuesday's papercraft voice and choice, students can create a card with a special message and we will mail to our troops overseas! This voice and choice option will be offered on Tuesday mornings in October and November. All materials and postage are provided. Parents, if you have blank cards, cardstock or other scrapbook supply items, please consider donating them to the HHS Media center for continued projects as this!

Alexis Jenkins graduated from Hobart High School in 2014 where she was a part of Wolffgang, theatre, Youth in Government, varsity soccer, and the Hall of Scholars! Following her love for the arts and performance, she studied theatre, film, and communications at Indiana University Bloomington, graduating in December 2017. After gaining some work experience at a local media company in Valparaiso and as a legal assistant in South Bend, Alexis realized she wanted to have a career that would allow her to help others, be challenged regularly, and afford her greater independence. She found herself back at IU Bloomington, only this time as a law student at Maurer School of Law.

Alexis became heavily involved in the Public Interest Law Foundation (an organization dedicated to raising funds for students taking on unpaid public interest law internships), the IU Center for Constitutional Democracy (a group providing constitutional design research, education, and advice to global changemakers), and as an intern at the Office of Assistant Chief Counsel for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. She is now graduated and recently passed the Indiana Bar Exam!!!

Alexis is excited to be sworn in as an attorney this fall, after which she will continue her legal career as an Associate Attorney at Riley Bennett Egloff LLP, a civil litigation firm in Indianapolis.

The School Counseling Department at HHS has compiled this newsletter which contains scholarship and financial aid opportunities for our Brickie students. Check it out HERE!

Check out the graphic highlighting our Financial Aid events for this school year!

The 2023-2024 FAFSA will open on October 1st at www.fafsa.gov. Filing the FAFSA is FREE and we offer assistance for filing at our FAFSA Completion Events on the attachment.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your school counselor.