[HMHS News] hawk news week of January 4

[Steven Chamberlin]

We foster a learning environment that is safe, supportive, and  
respectful.

We promote personal integrity, intellectual curiosity, and civic  
responsibility.

We provide traditional and innovative opportunities for students to  
maximize their potential.


Thoughts from along the adventure:

Happy New Year!  It was nice to welcome the students back.  I hope  
everyone found the vacation restful and full of quality family time.

There was excitement in the building as students participated in the  
civics class youth voting event at lunchtime. Students completed mock  
primary ballots for each party. Sandi Babson, Deputy Tax Collector/ 
Town Clerk, will be giving our first time voters the opportunity to  
register to vote in the high school next week.

Primary election voting at the high school impacts our day one day  
two schedule. Below is the new schedule through mid term exams, due  
to the change in the primary date.

January 7, Day 2
January 8, No School, day 0
January 9, Day 2
January 10, Day 1
January 11, Day 2
January 14, Day 1
January 15, Day 2
January 16, Day 1
January 17 Day 2
January 18, Day 1
January 21, No School day 0
January 22, Day 1
January 23, Day 2
January 24, Mid term schedule
January 25, Mid term schedule
January 28, Mid term schedule
January 29, Mid term schedule
January 30, First day second semester a day 1

Our traditional “Back to Hopkinton” event happened today.  Twelve  
members of the Class of 2007 returned to the high school to speak  
with juniors and seniors about life after high school. It was nice to  
see the recent graduates.


Two of our teams have established web sites to announce practice  
schedules and team highlights. Please check out the Nordic team at  
http://eteamz.active.com/HawkNordic/
and the boys basketball team at http://eteamz.active.com/HawkHoops/.

The holiday season brought forth many opportunities for service and  
giving. Thank you all for your support.

Below are a few examples:

·      The middle and high school student councils shopped for needy  
families under the direction of the Human Services Director.

·      The World Language Honor Society continued their tradition of  
caroling for senior citizens.

·      Gift cards were purchased by the Student Support Fund for  
students who have faced particularly difficult economical times.

·      Food drives for the Concord and Hopkinton food banks were  
conducted.


The New Year is the time when planning for 2008-2009 High School  
Program of Studies and school calendar begins. It also provides the  
opportunity for the first evaluation of the middle school Plus Time  
and Mentoring programs. Your input on any of these or other school  
related issues is encouraged and appreciated.

Thank you for your support.

Steven Chamberlin
Principal


Visit our website @ www.hopkintonschools.org


GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:  746-2502


HHS Sports Information Line...call 746-NEWS, extension one!

HHS Online calendar

http://www.hopkintonschools.org/calendars





MESSAGES FROM THE PRINCIPAL



*READ THE TALON at http://hhstalon.blogspot.com







ATTENTION PARENTS AND GUARDIANS



Message from the yearbook staff…



The 2008 Hopkinton Middle High School Yearbook, The Hoptonian, is now  
on sale at the prepublication price of $55.00.  After January 15,  
2008, the cost of the yearbook will be $60.00.  Surprise your child  
with a yearbook for the holidays!  Yearbooks will also be sold at  
school lunches throughout the sale period of December 3 – January 15,  
2008.



To order online, access the following link:  http:// 
www.jostensyearbooks.com





HMHS LUNCH MENU FOR THE WEEK



Monday:  Chicken Parmesan, Minestrone soup, Chix/cheeseburger

Tuesday:  Voting Day, no school

Wednesday:  Pasta Bar, Beef Stew, chix/cheeseburger

Thursday:  Shepard’s Pie, tomato soup, chix/cheeseburger

Friday:  Pizza, chix/cheeseburger





Monday, January 7, Day 2_

Booster Club meeting, rm. 202, 7-8:30pm

MS Art Club, rm. 410, 3-4pm

Driver’s Ed, rm. 209, 5-7pm

Robotics, rm. 224, 4pm



Tuesday, January 8, Day 0

Presidential Primary

No School

Driver’s Ed, rm. 209, 3-5pm





Wednesday, January 9, Day 2

Drama Troupe Meeting, audi, 3-5pm

Robotics, rm. 224, 4pm





Thursday, January 10, Day 1

Interact mtg., audi, 7:15-7:45am

Driver’s Ed., rm. 209, 3-5pm

MS Drama, audi, 3-5pm

HS Open studio, art rm., 3-5pm

Robotics, rm. 224, 4pm





Friday, January 11, Day 2

MS Math Club Meeting, rm. 403, 3-4pm

Robotics, rm. 224, 4pm

Have a wonderful weekend!





MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS!

Math Club Meeting, every Friday, 3:00 – 4:00pm, room 403





Click here for direct access to the middle school homework pages!

http://www.hopkintonschools.org/middle





Upcoming Events



Jan. 8 – No school/Election Day

Feb. 16 – High School Winter Ball at Harold Martin School

Feb. 18 – Poetry Out Loud Performance, Library, 6:00pm

Mar. 3 – Early College Planning for Parents/Guardians, audi, 6:30pm

Mar. 7 – NHS Blood Drive, gym

Mar. 8 – Annual School District Meeting, gym, 9:00am

Mar. 15 – Annual Town Meeting, gym, 9:00am

April 1 – College Prep for Juniors, audi, 6:30pm

April 10 – High School Spring Concert

April 17 – Middle School Spring Concert

May 19 – Fine Arts Forensics Tournament, 6:00pm

May 22 – Academic Awards/Scholarship Night

May 30 – Sixth Grade Step Up Day

June 5 – Music Awards Night, audi, 7:00pm

June 13 – Graduation Day





Community News



PILATES CLASS AT HOPKINTON HIGH SCHOOL



Mondays 4:00 – 5:00pm



Contact instructor Liz Durant for additional information at 746-3040








Recycle your Christmas tree – Cub Scout Pac 77 will pick it up!

IT'S THAT TIME...

Now that you're ready to take down your Christmas tree, wouldn't you  
like to do your part for the environment and for our local Cub Scout  
Pack 77? Hire us to pick it up and recycle it! It's easy. First, pull  
those lights and ornaments off and drag the tree out front. Then call  
Mark at 344-5553 to schedule a pickup. Just a $5 donation and you  
don't have to deal with getting it onto your car and to the dump. AND  
you help out Pack 77 and the environment (we turn them into wood  
chips). What could be simpler? Don't wait until March. Call now.

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Stop by and see…

o      Larry Bickford, Hopkinton High School mathematics teacher,  
will be hanging a show of photos taken at Yosemite National Park and  
of New Hampshire at the Hopkinton Town Library between December 14,  
2007 and January 31, 2008.  For further information call 746-3663 or  
visit their website at: www.hopkintontownlibrary.org.






DESTINATION IMAGINATION

Are your kids the kind who could take a cardboard box, some paint,  
and some glue, and make a jungle?  Do your kids like a challenge that  
asks them to brainstorm, evaluate, create, and then test and refine a  
solution?  Would you like your kids to develop their skills?   
CREATIVITY, TEAMWORK, PROBLEM SOLVING, and PLANNING?

Then DI is the program for them!  DI helps kids develop the skills  
they’ll need to thrive in a world with ever-increasing problems to  
solve and challenges to meet.  Kids who do DI can solve their own  
problems; they learn that THEY can do it for THEMSELVES.  That’s  
right; the kids do all the work!

This is a program for grades 1 – 1, we form teams based on age range,  
interest, and availability of an adult to manage the team.  Teams can  
be as small as 3, or as big as 7 members!

You can check out more about Destination ImagiNation at:  www.nh- 
di.org, or at http://www.idodi.org/


If you have done DI before and want to do it again, OR if you want to  
try DI because you think it’s the program for your child, AND if  
you’re at all willing to manage a team, we’ll even train you and  
support your efforts!

LET US KNOW!  (without delay! The sooner we can form your team, the  
better!).


Contact Carrie Thompson at carrie at nh-di.org.  Or call 746-5251.