[HMHS News] Hawk News week of October 31

[Steven Chamberlin]

HOPKINTON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL MISSION

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.

Happy Halloween!  I know my own children are excited to dress up in  
their outfits and visit homes tonight.  High School Musical seems to  
be the popular choice of characters to be for Halloween this year  
among my twin daughters and their friends.

Hopkinton High School is currently recruiting sophomores who show  
leadership potential for the CASL program.  CASL, the Capitol Area  
Student Leadership program, is an award winning student leadership  
program that encourages and inspires students to develop, refine, and  
utilize their leadership skills and become active and effective  
leaders in our school and community. If interested, students are  
encouraged to stop by the guidance office to learn more about this  
unique opportunity and to pick up an application.  Completed  
applications are due to the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce by  
December 10, 2008.

This week, our school has been celebrating Teen Read Week.  As a  
school, we have dedicated the first fifteen minutes of our second  
block of the day to read.

This has been another exciting fall sports season.  Congratulations to  
Mrs. Connolly and the varsity girls field hockey team for making it to  
the final four.  Congratulations to our girls cross country team for  
winning the state championship.  Both of our varsity boys and girls  
soccer teams are still competing in the tournament.  The varsity girls  
soccer team plays Friday, October 31, at 3:00 PM against Campbell High  
Schools in Litchfield, NH.  The varsity boys soccer team will play  
Saturday, November 1, at 3:00 PM at home against Stevens High School.   
The boys and girls cross country teams will be participating in the  
Meet of Champions on Saturday, November 1, at Nashua South High  
School.  If you have nothing to do this weekend, come out and support  
our Hawks.  The competition will be exciting.

This is a quick reminder that on Tuesday, November 4, there will be no  
school due to Election Day.  The high school will be open for voting  
from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.  Parking will be in the rear of the high  
school and voting will take place in the gym.

Grades closed today, Friday, October 31.  Report cards will go home  
with the students on November 14th.

Don’t forget about daylight savings time and to turn your clocks back  
one hour Saturday night.

Something to think about:

'The open teacher ... establishes rapport and resonance, sensing  
unspoken needs, conflicts, hopes and fears. Respecting the learners  
autonomy, the teacher spends more time helping to articulate the  
urgent questions than demanding the right answers.' Aquarian Conspiracy

Christopher Kelley
Assistant 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…



Cafeteria substitutes needed – join our food service team!



The Hopkinton School District needs substitutes to work in our  
cafeterias in a variety of duties.  If you are interested and would  
like more information, please contact our Food Service Director, Tracy  
Barker, at 746-4167 extension 236.







PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE DAY, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10

To schedule a middle school conference, please call Anne Whiting at  
746-2502.  To schedule high school conferences, call Jean Eaton at  
746-4167 ext. 222.





The Talon

The journalism class has begun posting their first stories of the  
school year… READ THE TALON at



http://hmhstalon.blogspot.com/



Messages from the Guidance Office



The New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) is  
sponsoring a statewide college convention at Southern NH University on  
March 28, 2009. This event would be perfect timing for juniors.  
Consider putting it on your calendar.







HMHS LUNCH MENU FOR THE WEEK



Monday:  Chicken Parmesan, chicken/hamburger

Tuesday:  No school

Wednesday:  Pasta bar, Red sauce, meat sauce or mac and cheese

Thursday:  Breakfast Bar, chicken/cheeseburger

Friday: Pizza, chicken/cheeseburger





Monday, November 3, Day 2

MS Open-Mic Night, café,  7pm

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

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





Tuesday, November 4, Day 0

No school, Teacher’s Professional Development Day

Election Day:  Polls open 7am to 7pm





Wednesday, November 5, Day 1

HS Drama, audi, 3-5:30pm





Thursday, November 6, Day 2

Driver’s Ed, rm. 209, 3-5pm

MS Drama, audi, 3-4:30pm

Robotics meeting, rm. 224, 6:30-8pm

Open Studio, 3-4pm for grades 9-12, art room







Friday, November 7, Day 1

Middle School Dance, 7-9:30, café

Hypnotist, 7:00pm, audi







Have a  wonderful weekend!





MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS!

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

http://www.hopkintonschools.org/middle



November 7 – Middle school dance, 7-9:30pm, cafe



October 31 – First quarter ends, report cards distributed November 14





Upcoming Events

November 4 – No school

November 4 – Election Day, polls open 7:00am – 7:00pm

November 10 – Parent/Teacher Conference Day – no school

November 11 – No school: Veterans Day

November 14 – Report cards distributed

November 24 – NHS Induction Ceremony, 7:00pm

November 26-28 – No school: Thanksgiving

December 22-31 – No school: holiday recess



Community News



Scouting for Food



Cub Scout Pack 77 is running the annual Scouting For Food drive the  
next two weekends.  The Cub Scouts (with the assistance of Boy Scouts,  
Girl Scouts, and Brownies) will be distributing bags to residents'  
mailboxes this Saturday, November 1. Anyone who would like to donate  
food should fill the bag with non-perishable food items (no glass  
containers please) and leave it outside by the mailbox by 9:00 on the  
morning of Saturday, November 8. The Scouts will pick up the food bags  
and take them to an area distribution center in Concord, from which  
the food will be passed out to local food banks.  Food pantries rely  
heavily on this drive to stock their shelves for a good portion of the  
year.





The Beech Hill Players present L. Frank Baum's



The WIZARD of OZ



A dramatization in two acts by Anne Coulter Martens

Non-musical Production



Hopkinton Middle High School Auditorium

Friday, November 14th at 7:00pm

Saturday, November 15th at 7:00pm

Sunday, November 16th at 2:00pm



All tickets $7.00



Tickets will be sold at the door and in advance at The Hopkinton  
Independent School



Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY  
of Woodstock, Illinois









PTA Meeting



Please join us on November 6th @ 6:30 in the preschool classroom at  
Harold Martin



We have two presentations:



Carl Olson, High School German teacher, will discuss a new enrichment  
program scheduled to begin in November for 1st and 4th graders to take  
French.  There will also be discussion on the desire to bring world  
languages – French, Spanish, German – to the elementary school level.   
Amy Beth Gelineau who will run the French enrichment program and  
Leanne Hassett who hopes to begin Spanish and German enrichment later  
in the year will also join Carl.





Trish Roberts, 4th Grade Teacher, will present an overview of her  
recent action research project on the literacy development of  
alliterate (those who are able to read, but do not choose to read)  
boys.  The results of the collected data will be shared as well as an  
overview of the materials purchased through PTA funding that were used  
in the study and are now part of the MSS library collection.



We will also be voting on the PTA Bylaws, which are required to be  
updated and submitted to the State every 3 years.



We hope to see you there!



Hopkinton Town Library



The Friends of the Hopkinton Town Library is sponsoring a town-wide  
essay contest as part of the month-long celebration of our library's  
tenth birthday.  Please note that there are entry categories and  
prizes for children AND ADULTS.  We sincerely invite all town  
residents to participate.  Whether your interest is to win one of the  
prizes, or to have your entry included in the collection which will be  
published at the completion of the contest, please come in to the  
library now to register and take part.  Flyers are being sent home  
this week with students district-wide.  For more information, please  
email friends at hopkintontownlibrary.org or stop in to ask at the  
library.  The deadline for entries is 23 November 2008.  Don't be left  
out of this future historic document!