Powder Puff Football Postponed - Now Friday Night at 7:00PM

HHS Annual Powder Puff Flag Football Game

Postponed Until Friday, November 29th

7:00PM

We wanted to announce to the entire community that the Powder Puff game originally scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed due to weather.  It will be rescheduled for Friday night at 7:00PM.

On Friday night, the ladies from the 11th and the 12th grade will show their skill and determination on the football field to support their grade levels.  This event was truly special last year and was enjoyed by all who attended.  The vast majority of the proceeds from tickets and concessions go directly to the two classes.

Please come out an support our upperclassmen as they put on a fun filled event.  It is a great part of our ever growing thanksgiving tradition.

Join us at HHS for Powder Puff Football on Wednesday

HHS Annual Powder Puff Flag Football Game

Wednesday, November 27th

7:00PM

We want to remind our entire community about the football fun and games taking place this week at HHS, but we are not talking about upsetting Coho on Thursday morning, we are talking about our annual powder puff game between the Juniors and Seniors on Wednesday night.

On Wednesday night, the ladies from the 11th and the 12th grade will show their skill and determination on the football field to support their grade levels.  This event was truly special last year and was enjoyed by all who attended.  The vast majority of the proceeds from tickets and concessions go directly to the two classes.

Please come out an support our upperclassmen as they put on a fun filled event.  It is a great part of our ever growing thanksgiving tradition.

New Scholarships

HERFF JONES BELIEVE IN YOU SCHOLARSHIP & PRINCIPAL'S AWARD

Award:  $2,000 - $12,000

Criteria:

• Leadership
• Academic Performance
• Community Service

Procedure:

• Mr. Devine can nominate one graduating senior.  If you would like to be considered please turn in a printed copy of your resume to the folder in the guidance office by December 16, 2013.
• If you are chosen as the HHS nominee you will be required to fill out an online application and write an essay.

Deadline:  December 16, 2013

For additional information visit www.herffjones.com/biuscholarship


HENRY DAVID THOREAU SCHOLAR

Award:  Up to $20,000

Criteria:

• Graduating senior
• Planning to study Environmental Studies (examples include: Oceanography, green architecture, conservation biology, and alternative energy)

Procedure:

• Application is available online at www.thoreauscholar.org

Deadline:  February 1, 2014

For more information visit www.thoreauscholar.org


MARK BAVIS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Award:  $1000 - $5000

Criteria:

• Massachusetts high school student
• Must use award for tuition, summer programs, or other appropriate extra-curricular activities
• Based on financial need
• Committee is looking for:
• Exceptional leaders who have proven this leadership within the school.
• More serious consideration will be given to students who have made efforts to make a difference in their communities.

Procedure:

• Application packets are available in the guidance office.

Deadline:  January 15, 2014


HOOD SPORTSMANSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

Award:  $5,000.00

Criteria:

• College bound
• Varsity athlete
• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Volunteers in local community

Procedure:

• Apply online at www.hood.com

Deadline:  March 3, 2014


College Specific Scholarships:  If you are planning to apply to any of the schools listed below, please pick up information scholarships they are offering in the guidance office.

• Boston University
• Ithaca College
• Keuka College
• Marist College
• McDaniel College
• Oral Roberts
• University of Dayton

Guidance Office Updates

• Thanks to everyone who came out last night for our guidance presentation!  If you weren't able to make it we have copies of the presentation available in the guidance office.  Please have your student stop by before/after school or during lunch to pick up a copy!
• Financial Aid Night is Wednesday, December 4th at 7 PM in the Exhibition Room.  This is most important for parents of seniors heading off to college, but we welcome anyone who would like to come for an overview of the financial aid process.  The presentation will be given by a representative of MEFA (Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority).  If you'd like more information visit www.mefa.org.
• If they have not done so already, graduating seniors should make an appointment to see their counselor as soon as possible to discuss post-secondary plans.

Hull High School Term One Honor Roll

Hull High School

Term One Honor Roll

Hull High School Term One Honor Roll

Grade 9, High Honors:  Luis Gonzalez, Kiernan Leahy, Emily O’Donnell, Lauren Saniuk, Ethan Wagner, Tucker Weber

Honors:   Mackenzie Belleville, Brianna Bennett, Bobbie Cavanaugh, Joseph Coffey, Alanna Connors-Duffy, Dean Costa, John Dahill, Thomas Dennison, Nicole Dreishpoon, Sean Flynn, Stacia Foresta, Jason French, Jamie Froio, Daria Healey, Michael Anthony Hogan, Dylan Iorio, Jillian Larsen, Jacqueline Lawless, Aidan Leahy, Amanda Mueller, Erin O’Donnell, Nolan Palma, Francesco Prestia, Rachel Richman, James Rosado, Erin Shea, Danielle St. John, Hailey Thornton

Grade 10, High Honors:  Kaler Diemer, Louise Hardison, Danielle Hooper, Haley McBride, Kathryn Pearlman, Zoe Xypteras

Honors: Brittney Bain, Tyler Ball, Margaret Dreishpoon, Joseph Dubovy, Daniel Dunphy, Stephen Dwyer, Alexa Flohr, Racheal Froom, Marie Gaeta, Jake Hague, Riley Harte, Courtnie Hennessey, Julia Kaplan, Sinead  McDonagh, Alexander Murphy, Cara O’Keefe, Anthony Rivieccio, Kristopher Scanlan, Michael Silvestri, Crystal Truglia, Mackenzie Walsh, Shane Weber, Lindsey Whelan

Grade 11, High Honors:  Theresa DelGuidice

Honors: Flavio Andrade, Kendall Carmody, Leigha Dennett, Joshua Eliason, Christopher Geary, Douglas Gibbons, Katie Hulverson, Madeline McNamara, Molly McNamara, Mark O’Keefe, Thomas Saide, Matthew Saniuk, Kaitlin Shipps, Noah Smyth, Sydney Voss Kernan, Emily Williamson

Grade 12, High Honors: Kathryn Chaney, Joseph Dunphy, Christian Fuda

Honors: Alexander Barkas, Marco Caparrotta, Taylor Gibson, Calvin Karski, Noah Kellem, Jacen Kurciviez, John Marcinkewich, Ryan O’Donnell, Katherine Pearson, William Welch, Joshua Whelan

Congratulations to our October Students of the Month!

English: Case Whitcomb

Mathematics: Thomas Bellew

Science: Thomas Saide

Foreign Language: Shane Weber

Social Studies: Theresa Del Guidice

Physical Education: Kyle Clark

Academic Support: Brianna Dennison

Art: Shaun DeOliveria and Trevor Fahey

Music: Brianna Bennett

Media/ Technology– Maggie Dreishpoon

Student-Athlete: Alaina Bennett

A Message from the Friends of the Hull Public Library

Check out the photo contest!

FHPL Times Announcement

A Letter from Mr. Devine

November 12, 2013

 

Dear Parents and Guardians,

 

One year ago today, I was in Washington DC to receive Hull High School's National Blue Ribbon of Excellence.  I was so proud to be a part of Hull High School that day and I still am today.  Our students are still accomplishing great things.  Did you read about Christian Fuda's art?  How about Kevin DeCoste being named a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student?  How about the 14 students named by the College Board as AP Scholars?  Last week I listened to the cast of Shrek: The Musical singing the finale and I was blown away.  Come into the office and look at the Freedom Tree created by Ms. Held's and Mr. Fuller's classes.  These are just a few of the great things happening at Hull High School.  Listed below are some more great things and also ideas to help you know more about what is going on here at our school.

 

Report Cards

For the first time, most of you received your student's report card electronically on the Aspen system.  This is a huge step forward for our school, as it allows you to receive report cards faster and in a less expensive and more environmentally-friendly way.  This is also how you will receive progress reports.  Hopefully you have been monitoring your student's progress this year on Aspen and so the grades on the report card should not have come as a surprise.  However, if you have any concerns about your child's progress or grades, please do not hesitate to contact the teacher.

 

Parent Communication

We strongly encourage you to follow our blog, like us on facebook and/or follow us on twitter.  The use of these electronic mediums will be the primary way that we will communicate information to families.  You may also have noticed that the daily announcements given to students are also posted on Aspen.  We will also continue to use Connect Ed phone calls to inform you when your student is marked absent and of special events here at HHS.  Never before have we been able to communicate with parents so quickly and efficiently and we sincerely hope that you avail yourselves of the communication tools.  If you have any suggestions for other ways that we can communicate with families, please do not hesitate to email those suggestions to me.

 

School Council

We had our first School Council meeting last month and our second meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 8^th at 6 PM in the library.  Your elected representatives are: Brian Lanner, Michelle Proude, Anna Karski, Annemarie Dunn and Bill Tramontana.  However, all parents are invited to join us at any meeting and share your concerns, help us look at new ways to improve our school and to have a say on matters that affect your student.  I hope to see you there.

 

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Just a reminder that Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, November 13^th from 1:20PM to 3:10PM and Monday, November 18^th from 5:30PM to 8:30PM.  To set up appointments please email Fran Troy at ftroy@town.hull.ma.us.  In your email please let Fran know which day you would like to book appointments and which teachers you would like to meet.  If you do not have access to email, please call Fran at 781-925-3000 x1112.  Requests for appointments will be handled in the order in which they are received.  Please take advantage of this opportunity to meet with your student’s teachers. 

 

Scores

As you may have read in The Hull Times a few weeks ago, last year saw a dip in our MCAS and SAT scores.  Please know that this is something that I and all members of our faculty and staff take very seriously.  We have been "crunching the numbers" and examining the data to implement new strategies to get these scores back up to where they belong.  Some things that we have already started are:

·         SAT Questions of the Day being used as activators in math and English classes;

·         SAT vocabulary being taught in all sophomore, junior and senior English classes;

·         A mini-SAT prep course being created by our guidance counselors to help teach juniors how to take the SAT;

·         Aligning our curriculum to the new Massachusetts standards in math and English;

·         Examining our students' areas of strengths and weaknesses on the MCAS and adjusting instruction to target those weaknesses, and;

·         Providing additional support to those students who did not do well on previous MCAS exams.

 

As I said to the Hull School Committee, I strongly believe that this decrease in scores is an aberration and NOT the start of a trend, as our MCAS and SAT scores have been steadily climbing over the past 8 years.  I do however take any dip seriously and am committed to doing what we can to get our scores where they need to be.  On a bright note, I was talking to a friend who is a mathematics teacher in a neighboring community and I told her that 66% of our students scored Advanced on the 10^th grade mathematics MCAS.  Her response was, “WOW!  That’s a lot better than we did!”

 

Thank you, as always, for your continued support of our school and all of its curricular and co-curricular programs.  I wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving and a joyous start to the holiday season. 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Michael F. Devine

Principal

Hull High School

 

Parent-Teacher Conferences Reminder

Hull High School Parent Teacher Conferences

A reminder to all parents and guardians that slots are available for parent teacher conferences on Wednesday, November 13th and Monday, November 18th.

Wednesday's conferences are in the afternoon from 1:20-3:20 PM.

Monday's conferences are in the evening from 5:30-8:30 PM.

You can visit with all of your student's teachers or just one or two of them.  Conference appointments can be made with Fran Troy in the guidance office.  The appointments are 10 minutes long and will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.

Please contact Fran at ftroy@town.hull.ma.us or (781)925-3000 X1112.

Freshmen Newsletter (November)

Freshmen Team Presents Their First Monthly Newsletter

As part of Hull High School's "Freshmen Experience Program",

the freshmen teachers at HHS have been working together in their professional learning communities to enhance parent-teacher communication for our 9th graders.  One of their newest efforts is a monthly newsletter, which will showcase the work being done in 9th grade classes around the building.  It is an excellent tool to get parents brushed up on what is going on in each classroom, but also a way to showcase the outstanding efforts of our 9th grade students.

We want to thank the freshmen team for putting this together and hope it becomes another tool, which increases parent involvement and awareness at HHS.

Freshman Experience November.doc

HHS Term One Report Cards: Now Available on Aspen

Hull High School Term One Report Card

Hull High School is proud to announce that both students and parents can now access our school’s first online report card.  Going forward, traditional paper report cards will not be mailed, and all progress reports and report cards will be accessible on both the student and family portals using Aspen.  Please visit the following website:  https://ma-hull.myfollett.com/aspen

You will be prompted to enter your username and password.  You will find the report card file on the front page of Aspen known as “pages”.  It will be found under the heading “published reports”.  Click on the PDF file and your student’s report card will pop up.  You can then print a copy of the report card from this file.

If you or your student has lost their login or password, please email Mrs. Lisa Dalton at ldalton@town.hull.ma.us.  You can also call the main office during school hours at 781-925-3000 X1106.

If you would like to request the mailing of a traditional paper copy of future report cards and progress reports, please email Mrs. Fran Troy at ftroy@town.hull.ma.us. You can also call the guidance office at 781-925-3000 X1112.

Student Artwork and Poetry "Grows" in the HHS Main Office

The Survivor Tree at HHS

Hull High School Students Work Across the Curriculum to Remember September 11, 2001

If you walk into the HHS main office, you will undoubtedly notice some new student artwork on display.  What makes this artwork different from other artwork around the building is that the "Survivor Tree" is a cross-curricular effort between art students and English students.

The project is a tribute to the stories of strength, hope, courage, and survival, which are associated with the events of September 11, 2001.  It is a unique mixture of drawing, painting, sculpture, and poetry, which you will certainly want to see.  Below the next photo you will find a description of the project provided by the project's coordinator, Ms. Amanda Held.

We want to thank both Ms. Held and Mr. Fuller for their work on this project.  We also want to congratulate the students artists and poets on a job well done.

Some of the student artists who made the Survivor Tree possible.

THE COLLABORATIVE SURVIVOR TREE PROJECT:

Ms. Held’s Introduction to Art I Classes and Mr. Fuller’s English classes

For this project, we created our own Survivor Tree as a means to honor and remember all those stories of strength, courage, hope and survival.  The story of the Survivor Tree speaks to the idea that out of all the carnage and destruction that occurred on that day, life emerges and goes on.  We must always remember these stories and always be inspired.  That is what keeps us strong and that is what keeps us going.

This is the basis for our own Survivor Tree.  Student’s in Ms. Held’s art classes were challenged to think about WHAT INSPIRES YOU?  Each student created a two-sided leaf for our tree.   On one side is their name and 3-5 words to describe what inspires them.  On the second side, they illustrated these words of inspiration.  Our leaves were created from a variety of materials.

In addition to our leaves, students in Mr. Fuller’s freshman English classes wrote Haiku’s that were added to the trunk of the tree.  These Haiku’s describe the student’s thoughts regarding the events of September 11^th and/or what inspires them.

In the end, all of our artwork and writing came together on the tree to symbolize the unity of our country on this tragic day.  Our Survivor Tree now serves as a permanent reminder to never lose hope and always be inspired.  We are strong and we are united!

Tree trunk and fence created by Senior Intern; Christian Fuda

Thank you to everyone who helped bring our tree to life!!!

Keeping Our Children Safe

There have been recent incidents of children being approached by strangers offering them rides.  One such incident happened yesterday afternoon.

These incidents serve as reminders that students and parents should be diligent when waiting for the bus, going to and from school, and be wary of strangers in general.

We ask you to remind your child that if approached by a stranger immediately bring it to the attention of their parents, school officials or the police.

All students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 have been reminded of ways to stay safe while in the community.

Your children’s safety is always our utmost concern.

New Scholarhsip

The Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund

Award:  $2,500.00

Qualifications:

• US Citizen or Permanent resident of the US
• GPA of 3.0 or higher (out of a 4.0 scale)
• High school senior who will matriculate full-time at a US accredited four-year college or university within the 50 states or District of Columbia
• Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participating in community services or other extra-curricular activities.
• Combined adjusted income of the parents cannot exceed $60,000.00

Application Process:  Applications are available in the guidance office.  We reached out individually to students who met the GPA requirement and are a member of the Free and/or Reduced Lunch Program (thus likely meeting the income requirement).  However, we have made additional applications available if you feel you also meet the qualifications above.

Deadline:  March 31, 2014

UPDATED: 9th Grade Parent Evening

Date:  November 19th
Time:  7 PM
Location: High School Exhibition Room

9th Grade Parent Evening is a chance for you to meet your student's guidance counselor and learn more Hull High School!  We will discuss HHS policies and requirements, higher education requirements, and much more!

***We had originally planned this as a combined 9th and 10th grade parent evening.  However, we have decided to split the events and will hold a separate evening for 10th grade parents in the spring (more on that to come a little later on).  We will still welcome 10th grade parents to the 11/19 event but want to let you know in advance that if you attended last year it may be repetitive.