Focus On Education

What an exciting Wednesday morning at HHS! During Power Hour, we came together to celebrate our amazing JROTC Raider Team for their State Championship victory! We're beyond proud of all of you! We'd also like to extend a big THANK YOU to the HHS Marching Band and HHS Cheerleading for helping us cheer them on in true Brickie fashion!

Hobart High School senior Alina Sinclair has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Victory4Kidz! 💜💛 Alina completed our Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program last year and has already been admitted to college to pursue a degree in Nursing. Her dedication, compassion, and commitment to helping others make her a shining example of what it means to be a Brickie! Thank you to Victory4Kidz for supporting students like Alina and helping them take the next step toward their dreams! 🌟

Check out "The Brickie Experience" Podcast with Dr. Buffington!

Be sure to click "Subscribe" on YouTube here or click "Follow" on Spotify here to follow the podcast series and get notified of new episodes! Please note, to see the video on Spotify, you must be logged in to a Spotify account and make sure your settings have “Download Audio Only” and “Stream Audio Only” disabled.

Click here to check out "The Brickie Network," a newsletter where you can find tons of important information for the 25-26 school year!

Khanmigo is an innovative AI-powered tutoring tool that can support your student around the clock. Khanmigo offers personalized assistance, making learning engaging and accessible anytime, anywhere. Click HERE to learn about Khanmigo from our very own Mrs. Higgason.

Khanmigo Writing Coach is designed by teachers with the purpose of producing better writers. Instead of just generating AI feedback or grading essays, Writing Coach supports students during each stage of the writing process without doing any of the writing for them. Click HERE to learn more about Khanmigo Writing Coach

Check out the October Nurse's Corner to learn about immunizations, sports physicals, and other important information about keeping your student healthy!

Click here to check out information on meal balances, statements, and food service payment.

Click here for a detailed view of the Skyward Free and Reduced Lunch application process!

Last year's Free/Reduced meal applications have expired, but we can help with that! Click here and choose the "Meal Applications" button to start a new application!

Research challenges idea that vaping could be healthier alternative to smoking, say authors of research. Read more here! It’s no wonder a person becomes addicted to vaping so quickly with the amount of nicotine being ingested!

Indiana has several FREE resources for adults and students.

Click here for more resources for students and/or here for help on becoming a smoke-free teen!

Additional information and resources:

*Contact the SRO officer at each school

*Vape Free Indiana
in.gov/vapefreeindiana

*Indiana High School Athletic Association and Indiana Department of Health partnership

https://dontpuffthisstuff.com/

Check out the SEL page for great tips and advice for Social Emotional Learning for students, parents, and families! Lots of great information with what we do in school with students and what you can do at home.

Parents are a model for their children. THINK before posting and sharing information. Be kind and considerate of others and yourself. Click here for an article from All Pro Dad about things to consider before posting to social media.

Click here to hear the definition of a Brickie!