H-F FYI
Aug. 31, 2022
H-F invites our seniors & their parents/guardians to a special online presentation on the college-application process, led by our Post-Secondary Counselors Kevin Coy & Brad Kain at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, Aug. 31). Join them on Zoom to find out what to expect and what you should be doing now to prepare for life after H-F.
H-F Resiliency Project Info Meeting: Sept. 7
This project focuses on proactive intervention to identify and address students' at-risk indicators before they become severe problems, while also increasing their protective factors. In addition to covering the standard social and emotional learning indicators, the tool H-F will use also measures risk factors (depression, anxiety, victimization, ostracism) and protective factors (resiliency, grit, hope). Measuring both is critical — reducing even one risk indicator can improve academic performance 20%, and strengthening one protective factor can cut those risks by half.
Everyone is invited to H-F Football's Varsity home opener vs. Cahokia, set for this Saturday, Sept. 3, at 3 p.m. at H-F Stadium. The theme for this game is a Salute to Service; H-F will be selling special camo-themed hats with all proceeds going to the Honor Flight Network, an organization that is dedicated to transporting as many U.S. military veterans as possible to see the war memorials in Washington, D.C. Tickets ($5/adult, $2/student with ID) for home games this year will only be available online via Go Fan (click here to order). Please join us for this special afternoon!
Starting right after the Labor Day holiday, free tutoring services will be available for all H-F students in the following subjects: Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Chinese, French, Spanish, Music and Writing. In-person tutoring will be offered before and after school, plus some sessions will be available online through Google Classroom. To view the complete schedule, please click here or check out the Events Calendar in your H-F FYI each week.
PSAT Sign Up for Juniors
Interested H-F juniors can now sign up for the Oct. 12 PSAT/NMSQT exam through our Assessment Department. This exam — also known as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test — provides an opportunity for high-scoring students to move on to the next round of the competition for national recognition. While not a mandatory exam, we strongly encourage all juniors to continue with their spring SAT preparation, using the online guide developed using Khan Academy (click here). Students will also continue to receive regular SAT prep in their regular coursework.
To sign up for the Oct. 12 PSAT:
- Log into your H-F Student Gmail account
- Follow this link...
- Complete the survey, then click "Submit."
Registration will end Saturday, Sept. 10. Questions? Please email cbucci@hf233.org.
Children's Play Cast Announced
Congratulations to the following student-performers who have been cast in this year's H-F Children's Play, Miss Nelson is Missing:
- Emma Leak — Miss Nelson/Viola Swamp
- Cayden Speerbrecker — Principal Humleker
- Langston Fantroy — Raymond / Principal Understudy
- Maleeyah Daggett — Detective McSmogg
- Savannah Howard — George Jorgenson, Jr.
- Flan Marak — Morris (Mouse)
- Sam Bouyer — Elvis / Detective McSmogg Understudy
- Avery Calhoon — Phoebe
- Charisma Boler — LaVita / Miss Nelson Understudy
- Moira Michel — Kimberly
The play will be directed by Mrs. Calderon, English/Fine Arts teacher, who will be assisted by student-production assistants: Marissa Diaz, Stella Hoyt, Sullivan Matthys, Gabe McKinney, Tessa O'Keefe & Amy Ward. The play will run Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in the Mall Auditorium; stay tuned for ticket information next week!
