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:
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 17th. 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
