November 9, 2012
Dear Parents and Guardians,
When you get this letter and
report card, I will be down in Washington D.C. with Sheila Blair attending the
2012 National Blue Ribbon Awards Ceremony and workshops on school
improvement. I truly wish that I could
bring our entire school community down there with me, as this award belongs to
all of us. The 2012 Blue Ribbon flag
with be flown proudly in front of our school as a testament to the hard work,
dedication and support of our students, teachers, staff and families.
Report Cards
Enclosed in this mailing is
your student’s term one report card. Almost one-third of our students earned a
spot on the honor roll this term. I hope
that your student is one of them! Please
remember that this is just a portion of your student’s final grade in his/her
classes. So, if you and your student are
not pleased with this grade, encourage your student to speak to the teacher,
stay for extra help, just put in a bit more effort and, hopefully, next term that
grade will improve.
This is the last time that we
will mail report cards to the parents and guardians of all our students. At the end of the second term, we will make
report cards available on the Aspen system.
If you would still like to have a hard copy mailed to you, please
contact Lisa Dalton at ldalton@town.hull.ma.us
or at 781-925-3000 x. 1106 and she will put your name on a list of people who
would like their child’s report card mailed.
Please know that report cards will be posted several days before they
are mailed.
Aspen
Speaking of the Aspen system,
if you have looked at it this week you will have noticed that there have been
some additions. You can now:
·
Use the calendar feature to see when
your child has homework or upcoming assessments in his/her classes;
·
See if your child turned in his/her
homework, and;
·
See the grades that your child has
earned on these assessments.
If you have any problems
logging in or seeing this information, please contact Lisa Dalton and she will
do her best to assist you within 24 hours.
Parent / Teacher Conferences
Parent conferences are
scheduled for November 15th from 1:10 PM until 3:10 PM and November
19th from 6 PM until 9 PM. To
set up an appointment, please email Fran Troy at ftroy@town.hull.ma.us . In your email, please let Fran know which
teachers you would like to meet. If you
do not have access to email, please call Fran at 781-925-3000 x.1112. Requests for appointments will be
accepted starting November 9th and will be handled in the order in
which they are received.
Mr. Lidington
As many of you know, Mr. John
Lidington recently underwent heart surgery.
Being the incredibly dedicated teacher that he is, Mr. Lidington has
been sending work in for his students and communicating with us almost
daily. We wish him a very speedy
recovery and look forward to having him back at HHS as soon as he is able.
Winter Sports
Please read the important information below about the start of the
winter athletic season.
·
Participation paperwork
is available on the athletic department web site. It will also be handed
out in lunches on Tuesday, 11/13 and Wednesday, 11/14. Paperwork can be
turned in at lunch on either day, or during the mandatory parent, coach,
student-athlete meetings as scheduled:
o
Wednesday, November 14
§ Cheerleading in the Exhibition Room at
6:30
§ Ice Hockey in the Cafeteria at 7:00
§ Boys' Basketball in the Exhibition Room at 7:30
o
Thursday, November 15
§ Girls' Basketball will meet in the Exhibition
Room at 7:15
·
Either the
student-athlete or their parent/guardian must attend one of these meetings,
though it is strongly suggested that both attend together.
·
Please be sure to
include a copy of your son/daughter's latest physical. Athletic User Fee
information will be included in the participation paperwork.
·
The first day of winter
practices is Monday, November 26th.
Student-athletes will NOT be able to participate until he/she has turned
in his/her fee and paperwork
Winter Play
If you have not already done
so, make sure that you mark your calendars for our annual Winter Play, The
Wizard of Oz. Our student-actors
and the theatre staff and volunteers have been spending a great deal of time
rehearsing, building sets, learning music, sewing costumes and doing everything
they need to do to get ready for opening night.
The play will performed on December 7th and 8th. Tickets can be purchased by calling 781-925-8001
or on-line at http://www.town.hull.ma.us/public_documents/Hullma_highschclass/doniger/homepage.
New Nurse
We are pleased to welcome to
HHS our new school nurse, Mrs. Patricia Roach, RN. Mrs. Roach joins us after
working for the Scituate Public Schools and the Pilgrim Area
Collaborative. We look forward to her
getting to know and providing great service to our students, as well as her
work assisting students with concussions.
As we rapidly approach
Thanksgiving, please know that one of the things that I am most thankful for is
the opportunity to serve as the principal of Hull High School. I wish you and your family a very Happy
Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Devine
Principal
Hull High School
