Hartford High Lites

Amazingly, our students have completed the first semester. Our second semester starts on Wednesday, Jan. 21. It is our hope that all of our learners were able to provide evidence of their learning during their exams and/or culminating experiences. Reflecting on evidence of learning, last night we hosted our fall semester Exhibition Night and our student presentations were amazing. A visit to the event allowed us to see and hear from students who pursued learning that interested them and who shared their experiences from a number of courses. Last night I heard music in the gym from a student-created band, a student who is studying the bag pipes expertly provided the instrument's unique sound, students reflected on their internships and work experiences, a number of our learners provided insight into their Student-Created Independent Projects, Learning Through Place students presented their individual projects, students from the Growth Mindet class talked about the projects they created in the class, the World Language Club provided crepes and a "spicy" cocoa, and these are just the tip of the iceburg of all that was avaible to see and hear last night. The most interesting element of an Exhibition Night is having a conversation with our students and providing them the time to talk with us about their projects. We host an Exhibition Night each semester, please feel free to join us for the spring Exhibition in June.

Congratulations to our Speech and Debate team that won the Colchester Speech tournament on Saturday. Great job to the team and coach James Dixon. The following students earned first place in their specialty: Madison Richardson for Extemporaneous Speech, Reid Vassiliou for Poetry, Lucas Prignano for Original Oratory, Julia Jarvinen for Drama, and Tim Libens-Mavodones for Radio.

Hartford High School schedule:

Wednesday, Jan. 21 - Students begin second semester classes; just a reminder that HHS runs a

block schedule and most of our students will start all new classes on the 21st.

Things to do

If you are looking for something to do during the dark and cold winter evenings, please check out our athletic teams' schedules. There are games every week in our Hanley Gym and/or WABA or consider traveling to Winter Track meets; check out the schedule on the "Athletic" page on our school website.

Circle Jan. 22 on your calendar and plan on attending a screening of Gone Guys, a documentary that explores a "quiet crisis" in our communities, hidden in plain sight: the increasing disengagement and isolation of boys and young men. This film is being brought to our school and community through the efforts of ninth grader Ezra Tane.