Upcoming Events at Hull High School

Friday, November 2nd:  Term 1 grades close
Tuesday, November 6th:  No School, Professional Development
Wednesday, November 7th:  Freshmen/Sophomore Parent Evening 7:00 PM

Upcoming Guidance Events & Deadlines

November

November 1st: December SAT Registration Deadline

November 2nd: December ACT Registration Deadline

November 4th:  Boston College will be holding its annual BC Splash event.  Undergraduate students teach classes for high school students in various subject areas.  This is a great opportunity for our students to spend the day on a college campus!

A course catelog, more information, and registration is available at https://bcsplash.learningu.org/. 

November 7th:  Ninth & Tenth Grade Parent Evening
When:   7:00 PM
Where:  Exhibtion Room
What:    A presentation from the guidance department about academics, college recommendations, and how to help your son/daughter be successful at Hull High!
**All parents/guardians of ninth and tenth grade students are welcome to attend!


December

January SAT Registration Deadline:  December 28th

Scholarships - Week 10/23

New scholarships are listed under the cut. 

Also, a reminder that our Financial Aid Night will take place on Monday, December 3rd!  Visit www.mefacounselor.org for all things Financial Aid! 

Finally, for any students applying early action or early decision, please be sure to check financial aid deadlines on the college's website.  Some schools will want you to submit inital paperwork as early as November!

School Council Meeting Canceled

Since most of the members of the HHS School Council are unable to make the meeting scheduled for tomorrow (October 22), the meeting has been canceled.  The next meeting is scheduled for Monday November 5th at 6 PM in the high school library.  I hope to see you then.

Live from Homecoming 2012

Congratulations to the Hull High School 2012 Homecoming King and Queen...

Dominick Marcella and Nicole Twombly!

Everyone is having a great time and, as always, are being well-behaved and respectful.

Don't forget the football game against Norwell tomorrow at 6 PM.

HHS Updates

Greetings from Hull High School!  A lot has happened here since I last posted, so here are some highlights:

Homecoming

Due to the torrential rain forecast for this afternoon and evening, the homecoming football game against the Norwell Clippers has been postponed to Saturday October 20^th at 6 PM.  The Homecoming dance will still take place tonight at 8 PM here in the high school gymnasium. 

Mr. Sivo

Congratulations to Scott and Lauren Sivo as they welcomed Tessa Mae Sivo into the world on Sunday October 14^th.  Mom and Tessa are both doing very well and are now at home.  Mr. Sivo has been at home with his family this week and will also be at home next week.  Retired Norwell High School assistant principal Andrea Keating has been filling in for Scott this week and will be back next week.  I worked with Andrea for six years at NHS and it is great to have her helping here at HHS.

Grade 8 Open House

This past Wednesday, we had a very successful Grade 8 Open House.  More than 40 students and their parents/guardians attended the evening where they received information about and took a tour of our school.  A very special thank you to Mrs. Grosso and the members of the National Honor Society for all their assistance with the evening.

Aspen

Two weeks ago you should have received a mailing containing your login and password for our Aspen Student Information System.  If you are having any trouble with the system, please contact Lisa Dalton at 781-925-3000 X.1106.  Please remember that you will not be able to see student grades until the start of the second term.

PSATs

All of our freshmen, sophomores and juniors took the PSAT this past week.  Teachers report that the students took the exam very seriously and really gave it their best shot.  Scores will be given to students and parents when we receive them in December.

School Nurse

As many of you know, Mrs. Lovey Condrick has been serving as our school nurse since the start of school, as we hired our permanent school nurse.  Lovey has done an amazing job and has contributed a great deal to our school in a very short time.  Lovey has agreed to remain at her post until our permanent nurse is on board, hopefully in the next two weeks.  As soon as she is hired, we will let you know.

School Council

The HHS School Council is meeting on Monday October 22^nd at 6 PM in the high school library.  We will be discussing National Honor Society and Alcohol and Drug Awareness programming.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Well, another busy couple of weeks at Hull High School.  As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns about our school or your student’s experience here.

Have a wonderful weekend and watch for my blog post at 10:15 PM on Friday night when we announce the Hull High School 2012 Homecoming King and Queen.

Upcoming Events at Hull High School

Homecoming is Friday, October 19th
The Homecoming festivities start with the Homecoming Rally in the afternoon.  All the members of Homecoming Court will be presented to the student body.

At 6:00 PM the Hull Pirates play the Norwell Clippers in the Homecoming match-up.  At half-time the Homecoming Court will be introduced to the crowd.  Let's hope the rain holds off!

The Homecoming Dance will begin at 8:00 PM and end at 11:00 PM.  The King & Queen will be crowned at 10:00 PM.  Mr. Devine will blog the Homecoming King and Queen at 10:15 PM on Friday, October 19th.

Go Pirates!

AP Exam Schedule

Here is the schedule for all the AP exams we'll be giving this year.  The exams can only be given on this day, so we ask that you write these dates down in your calendar if your son/daughter is enrolled in the corresponding AP class!

Week 1
Environmental Science - Monday, May 6th @ 8 a.m.
Spanish Language - Tuesday, May 7th @ 8 a.m.
Calculus AB - Wednesday, May 8th @ 8 a.m.
English Literature (12th grade exam) - Thursday, May 9th @ 8 a.m.
English Language (11th grade exam) - Friday, May 10th @ 8 a.m.
Statistics - Friday, May 10th @ 12 p.m.

Week 2
Biology - Monday, May 13th @ 8 a.m.
US Government - Tuesday, May 14th @ 8 a.m.
US History - Wednesday, May 15th @ 8 a.m.

Upcoming Events at Hull High School

Wednesday, October 17th: 

PSAT Testing

Grade 8 Open House 7:00 PM

8th Grade Open House Invitation

October 3, 2012

Dear Parents of Grade Eight Students:

Greetings from the faculty, staff and administration of Hull High School.  The next 10 months will be a very important time for you and your child as in less than a year, he/she will leave middle school and start high school.  I know that some of you are considering sending your child elsewhere for high school, but it is my hope that he/she will be a Hull High School student.   I ask that before you make any decision, you join us for our annual Grade 8 Open House, on Wednesday October 17^th, starting at 7 PM.  At this open house, you will have the opportunity to meet many of our teachers and support staff, coaches, advisors, and student-leaders.  You will also have a chance to tour the building and hear from me about our school. 

Named as a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, Hull High School is a vibrant learning community.  The academic, artistic and athletic accomplishments of our students are a source of great pride for our school and I am excited about sharing these with you.

For more information about this evening and about Hull High School, please look at the Hull High School Blog at www.hullhighschool.blogspot.com.

I hope to see you on October 17^th, and I look forward to working with you and your student over the next 4 ½ years.

Sincerely,

Michael F. Devine

Principal

Hull High School

2012 HHS Homecoming Court Announced

On Wednesday, the senior class nominated ten of their classmates to make up this year's homecoming court.  Our homecoming festivities will all take place on Friday, October 19, 2012.  They will include:

• A spirit week held at the high school leading up to homecoming.
• A traditional homecoming pep rally on Friday afternoon.
• Our homecoming football game vs. Norwell at "the Gut". (Special start time is 6PM)
• Our homecoming dance, which starts directly after the conclusion of the football game. (Approx. 8-11PM)

Students will vote for King and Queen directly following the pep rally.  The homecoming court will be presented during halftime of the football game.  The crowning of both King and Queen will take place at 10:00PM during the dance.

Congratulations to the nominees and their families.  We look forward to seeing all Pirate Friends, Family, and Alumni at the game on Friday night.

Homecoming Queen Nominees
Michelle Frizzell
Lilly Garofola
Alissa Robbins
Nicole Twombly
Molly Weber

Homecoming King Nominees
Ryan Dunn
Dominick Marcella
Sean Perry
Bobby Spitz
Jon Young

Scholarships - Week 10/9

A new scholarship is listed under the cut.  To date we have not received a single entry for the Jewish War Veterans Scholarship, The Comcast Leaders & Acheivers Scholarship, The Danforth Scholars, and the BU Trustees Scholarship.  All of these have deadlines in the next few weeks and required that you turn a resume in to the guidance office.  We REALLY want to nominate someone, but can't do so if we don't know you are interested!

Details on how to apply and qualification requirements were posted here:

http://hullhighschool.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-scholarships-week-of-925.html

Or here:

http://hullhighschool.blogspot.com/2012/10/scholarships-week-of-102.html

PSAT for 9th, 10th, and 11th Grade Students

All 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students will take the PSAT on Wednesday, October 17th.  We'll start the test at the begining of the school day and it will take about three hours to complete.  Under the break is a copy of the PSAT Information Sheet all students will be receiving during their Advisory period tomorrow.

Term 1 Progress Report Newsletter

October 5, 2012

Dear Parents and Guardians:

Two weeks ago, we had our Third Annual Advisory Kick-off Day, and I had the opportunity to spend the entire day with the Class of 2016, our freshman class. Our sophomores were doing community service throughout Hull, while our juniors and seniors were visiting colleges and cultural sights in Boston.  AnnMarie Dunn and several other “PTO Moms” put on a great cookout here for the students, and a great day was had by all.  This was my first opportunity to really get to know our freshmen, and I was so impressed by their humor, kindness, enthusiasm , and spirit.  I have no doubt that they will, like the other students here at Hull High School, do great things during their time with us.

As always, there is a great deal taking place at Hull High School.  Here are just a few things to draw to your attention:

 PROGRESS REPORTS

You should receive a mailing tomorrow or Monday with your student’s term one progress report.  The grades that are shown on this report are not final grades.  There are still four weeks left in term one.  If you are satisfied with your student’s grades, encourage them to keep up their efforts, and strive for even better!  If you are not satisfied with your student’s grades, please email your student’s teacher(s) to see what can be done to raise that grade before the end of the term.  Don’t forget that teachers post homework assignments on ASPEN, so you can always check and see if your student is being completely honest when they tell you, “I have no homework tonight.” 

ASPEN

Also enclosed in the mailing is information, including your login and password, for our ASPEN student information system.  If you have any problems with this system, please feel free to call Lisa Dalton here at the high school and she will either help you immediately or within 24 hours.

PSATs

On Wednesday, October 17, all our freshman, sophomores, and juniors will take the PSATs here at Hull High School. This test is an excellent opportunity to prepare to take the SATs, and is the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship competition.  In their advisories, all underclassmen have been educated about this test, and informed of its seriousness.   I ask that you echo this message at home and encourage your student to do their best on this important exam.  Seniors are permitted to come in late on the 17^th.  We will get more information to you about this next week.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to:

• Stephanie Striglio on receiving the annual Superintendent’s Award.  This award recognizes outstanding academic and co-curricular achievement by a senior.
• The Hull High School Boosters Club for receiving the Joao Rodrigues Distinguished Service Award.  This award recognizes outstanding contributions to high school athletics.  As we all know – there would be no sports at HHS if not for the efforts of our Boosters Club.  If you have not yet involved yourself with the Boosters – please do!

It is now Friday night at about 5:30PM and the cars are starting to arrive for our football game against East Bridgewater.  Let’s hope for another Pirate victory and that Hull High School continues to excel in every way.

Have a great long weekend.

Sincerely,

Michael F. Devine

Principal

Hull High School

SAT/ACT Dates & Registration

Upcoming Standardized Testing for College Admissions

Today (Thursday, 10/4) is the final day to register for the November 3rd SAT test under the regular deadline.  Registration takes place through the student's account on www.collegeboard.com.  Below are the remaining dates for the 2012-2013 school year.

1. Test Day:  11/3     Registration Deadline:  10/4
2. Test Day:  12/1     Registration Deadline:  11/1
3. Test Day:  1/26     Registration Deadline:  12/28
4. Test Day:  3/9       Registration Deadline:  2/8
5. Test Day:  5/4       Registration Deadline:  4/5
6. Test Day:  6/1       Registration Deadline:  5/2

ACT registration takes place at www.actstudent.org.  Below are the 2012-2013 ACT dates.

1. Test Day:  12/8       Registration Deadline:  11/2
2. Test Day:  2/9         Registration Deadline:  1/11
3. Test Day:  4/13       Registration Deadline:  3/8
4. Test Day:  6/8         Registration Deadline:  5/3

Upcoming Events at Hull High School

Friday, October 5th:  Progress Reports mailed
Monday, October 8th:  No School

Scholarships - Week of 10/2

New scholarships below the cut

Financial Aid Night

A representative from MEFA will be giving our annual Financial Aid presentation on 12/3 at 7:00 PM.  Parents/guardians of seniors, juniors, or any student thinking about continuing his/her education after high school are encouraged to attend!  www.mefacounselor.org is a great resource for all things financial aid!

Credit to Molly Crawford for the wonderful poster!

Our Award Winning Boosters' Club

Over the last four years, the Hull Boosters' Club has raised and donated over $300,000 to athletics, professional development, drama, project humanitarian involvement, field trips, cook outs and all the little things that help enhance the experience of our students.

Additionally, these volunteers have contributed over 4000 hours to game day support, working as: ticket takers, in the snack shack, operating scoreboards and scorebooks.  Those hours have translated to a savings of over $60,000 real dollars.

In recognition of these efforts, the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA) in conjunction with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) have awarded our Hull Boosters' Club with the Jaoa Rodriguez Distinguished Service Award.

This award is the highest recognition that a volunteer or volunteer group can receive.  It is an extremely prestigious honor.

Please join us in congratulating our Boosters' Club.  And a special thanks to our community for being so generous in helping the Boosters continue to help us save Hull High School Athletics.