Hartford High Lites

Thank you to our incredibly generous community for the donation of foods at the Phil Bouthillier Hockey Tournament. As I previously posted, spectators are encouraged to contribute to our in-buiding food shelf. As one might imagine, our pantry was in need of new food that we can share with students and their families. We provide this support on a weekly basis throughout the school year.

Congratulations to our Link Crew student and staff leaders for the first "Cocoa and Cram" study session. Yesterday our Link Crew leaders took time to meet with students to help them prepare for their final exams / culminating projects. The VIBE in the library was amazing - a fire crackling on the television, some soft jazz playing in the background, and, of course, the ever-present sound of students being students.

It is hard to imagine that we have our end-of-semester exams and culminating projects next week (see below for the schedule). Our second semester starts on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Please encourage your student(s) to do their best. It is our hope that all of our learners are able to provide evidence of their learning.

EXHIBITION NIGHT

Please drop in anytime between 4:00 and 5:30 on Thursday, Jan. 15 for this semester's Exhibition Night. This semi-annual event finds many of our students providing evidence of learning to an authentic audience of their peers, families, teachers, and community members. Exhibition Night is one of the coolest things we do at HHS - stop by to check it out.

FINAL EXAM AND CULMINATING PROJECTS SCHEDULE

Thursday, Jan. 15 Full day of school, finals for blocks 3 and 4

Friday, Jan. 16 Students come to school for finals during 1st and 2nd blocks; students are free to leave after second block. We will serve an early lunch, buses will leave campus at 11:30. Buses will also run at their normal times in the afternoon.

Monday, Jan. 19 No school for students unless students schedule make-up exams if they are not able to attend the regularly scheduled exam - students arrange for the make-up with their teacher. This option is only available for students who are sick or otherwise unable to attend school on the day of their scheduled exam(s).

Tuesday, Jan. 20 No school for high school students

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.