HHS Calendar
- March 19 Sign-up and payment due for AP testing
- March 21 Career Center closed
- March 22 Minimum Day
- Deadline for A's tickets orders (see a softball player)
- March 25-29 Spring Break- No Classes
- April 1 Local Holiday- No Classes
- April 22 Healdsburg's Night with the Giants at AT&T Park vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
General Announcements
Verification of Residency. We are continuing our commitment to ensure that all Healdsburg Unified students live in Healdsburg. As local property taxes fund our school district, our policies are guided by a shared belief that local property taxes are designated for supporting the education of children who live within our attendance area. As a result, we are working on verifying that residency information that parents and guardians have provided us is indeed accurate and up-to-date. In the next few months, we will be verifying residences of families who had signed an affidavit assuring us that they live in Healdsburg. The consequence for having falsified information is dis-enrollment for the students. We are sorry for the impact of this consequence on students.
PIQE (the Parent Institute for Quality Education) is coming to our schools! This is a series of no-cost workshops to support parents in navigating the U.S. school system. Topics covered include preparing students to meet university admission requirements, fostering self-esteem and academic achievement and building collaboration between home, school and community.
Beginning April 3 for Parents of Students in Grades 6-12 - Held at Healdsburg Junior High School.
The workshops, sponsored by the Healdsburg Education Foundation, will be held in Spanish. Childcare will be provided! Parents can sign-up for the workshop at any school office!
Healdsburg's Night with the Giants. Monday, April 22, 2013 - Healdsburg's Night with the Giants at AT&T Park vs. Arizona Diamondbacks. Watch the Giants battle the Snakes while supporting our Healdsburg student athletes. The SF Giants will donate up to 1/2 of the $25 ticket price back to the HHS Boosters. The HHS Band will be on the field to play the National Anthem. To order game tickets, please send an order form available in the school office or go to www.healdsburghighboosters.org to order online. Call Richard Bugarske at 433-1771 for more information, deadline is Thursday, April 18, 2013. This has been a sold-out event in the past, so get your tickets now!
Senior Graduation Announcements - Parents of Seniors should have received a notice from Josten's with information and Order Form for Graduation Announcements. For those that still need to order, the deadline is April 1, and information can be found at: www.northcoastgrad.com. The order form is located at: http://www.northcoastgrad.com/files/Late_Order_Form_2013no_cap_and_gown.pdf.
Parents of Freshman, Sophomores, & Juniors: We need your help for Graduation Celebration! This event is a safe and sober celebration for the 2013 HHS graduating class at Driven Raceway in Rohnert Park on Friday, May 31. Pay it forward, so that when your student is graduating, you can relax and know they are safe. Please email Deanna DeBaeke at ccd08did@Comcast.netto volunteer for one of the positions listed. This is a really fun night and you will be so glad you helped out!
- Hospitality - Bag Check at Driven in shifts 8pm-12am or 12am-3:30am
- Entertainment - Assist with activities at Driven in shifts 8pm-12am or 12am-3:30am
- Prizes - Assist with prize wheel at Driven in shifts 8pm-12am or 12am-3:30am
- Decorations - Assist with set-up and clean-up at Driven in shifts 4pm0in or 1:30am-3:30am
- Food - Prepare, serve, and clean-up at Driven in shifts 8pm-12am or 12am-3:30am
- Security - Ride bus with graduates to & from Driven and maintain security during event in shifts 8pm-12am or 12am-3:30am
Counseling Corner
Juniors, please read our newest newsletter for February. You can plan for the SAT or ACT and see what some of the differences are between the two. How many colleges should you apply to next year? What if you get a bad grade, how do you let the colleges know that you are still a fantastic candidate? Read the Junior Newsletters on the WEEKLY GUIDANCE NEWSLETTER page.
Seniors for answers to the following questions read the most recent guidance newsletters: What other brilliant people started in a junior college? What do you mean that happily married people went to college? If you get a bad grade senior year, did you know you need to inform the college you plan to attend? And more...Go to the Counseling web page and click on Guidance Newsletters. Oh, more of our students are hearing back from colleges in Oregon, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington, California, etc.
Career Center
The Career Center will be closed on Thursday, March 21.
New scholarship applications include the Rose Grossi Memorial for ag majors, the Empire College Dean's Scholarship, and a bundle of new scholarships from StudentScholarship.org.
Seniors - remember that if a scholarship is due in the Career Center on a day when Ms. Watkins is out, you have until her next available work day.
Juniors - If you're a scholar-athlete, please pick up information on the Triple Impact Competitor Scholarship on the counter outside the Career Center.
The next Career Choices panel will be held on Tuesday, March 19th - Public Safety [Career Choices is a joint program sponsored by AAUW (American Association of University Women) and Healdsburg Rotary]
- Jason Boaz: Healdsburg Fire Department, Captain.
- Matt Jenkins: Healdsburg Police Department, Lieutenant.
- Jarrod Dericco: City of Healdsburg, Utility Maintenance Foreman.
- Jason Hageman: City of Healdsburg, Journeyman Lineman.
STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (a sample of the announcements made at the High School)
Sign up for AP testing at the Student Store during break and lunch. Deadline for signing up and paying the fee is March 19th.
Are you interested in being a leader? Go online to Tomorrowsleaderstoday.org, check out our exciting program and learn how to apply. Applications are due March 15.
The upcoming Career Panel is Public Safety. Our speakers include a fire captain, a police lieutenant, a utility maintenance foreman, and a journeyman lineman. Be sure to sign up right away in the counseling area.
If you are interested in learning American Sign Language, come to a meeting on Wednesday, March 20th at lunchtime in Room 14. Joining us will be special guest Taya Levine who learned to sign around the age of 10 and has become fluent in ASL. She will share insights into the deaf culture, assist us with signs, and share a few online resources. Dessert will be provided!!!
SENIORS
Attention all seniors: Now is the time to pay your Senior Dues. Senior dues pay for your cap and gown, Senior Activity Day, Senior Breakfast, and Senior T-Shirt. Senior dues are due now through April 10.
Seniors wanting to attend SRJC: If you are interested in attending SRJC next year, please sign up in the Counseling office for a presentation by SRJC counselors on Friday, March 15th, for period 1 in the Black Box. Also, that same day, you will be able to apply to the JC with counselor assistance throughout the day. Some of you already signed up during your English classes but if you have not signed up, please sign up now.
Are you planning studying anything agriculture related? Plants? Animals? Soil science? Viticulture? If so, there are tons of scholarships available for you. Anyone out there planning on studying anything architecture related? Engineering? Drafting? Construction management? We have several scholarships for you! Musicians? Medical? Same thing. Nearly 38 local scholarships have deadlines between March 8 and 20. This is the time for you to get on board and fill out those applications.
SPORTS
Softball. Want to go to a baseball game? Softball players are selling A's tickets and our school will get half the profit! You cannot find a better deal on the A's site or anywhere else. Find a softball player to get an order form! All orders need to be in to the student store by March 22nd.
Wrestling. The Healdsburg Wrestling Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays from 5:00 - 6:00pm in Room 84 (near the boy's locker room). The club teaches wrestling theory and techniques in a relaxed, fun atmosphere and is open to any and all students interested in giving the sport a try.
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