Hull High School's 2nd Annual Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest

Hull High School's first "team" entry to the Annual Ugly Sweater Contest
(L-R) Mrs. Troy, Haley Muir, and Ms. Held.

Hull High School's 2nd Annual Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest

On Thursday, December 19th Mrs. Troy and the HHS student council dared our students and faculty members to wear their ugliest holiday sweater to school. The results did not disappoint as snowmen, reindeer, sequins, and tinsel ruled the day at HHS.

The students voted for a winner in each grade level as well as a winner from the faculty.  These were the results:

Grade 9: Kiernan Leahy for his "Bill Cosby Throwback Sweater"

Grade 10:  Austin Cedarquist for his "Let it Snow Sweater"

Grade 11:  Douglas Gibbons for his "Ode to Ugly Sweaters Ugly Sweater"

Grade 12:  Denver Lincoln for his "Dumbledore Looking Santa Sweater"  

Faculty:  Ms. Wescott for her "Snowy Santa Sweater"

Special Team Award:  Mrs. Troy, Ms. Held, and Haley Muir for their "Matching Human Christmas Tree Sweaters"

Thank you to the student council and Mrs. Troy for bringing some holiday fun to HHS this week.

The grade level winners of the 2nd Annual Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest
(L-R) Denver Lincoln, Douglas Gibbons, Kiernan Leahy, Austin Cedarquist, Haley Muir.

Term Two Progress Reports & Mr. Devine's Letter to Parents/Guardians

Term Two Progress Reports Now Available on Aspen & Mr. Devine's Letter to Parents/Guardians 

Parents/Guardians,

Term Two Progress Reports are now available on Aspen.  We apologize for the formatting of the emails sent by Aspen (Mr. Devine's letter got a little messy), but thank you for continuing to bear with us while we work out the kinks in our online report card/progress report reporting. 

If you need asistance with accessing your Aspen account, please contact Lisa Dalton at ldalton@town.hull.ma.us.  You can also contact Lisa at 781-925-3000 X1106.

If you would like to request that report cards and progress reports be mailed to you in hardcopy form, please contact Fran Troy at ftroy@town.hull.ma.us.  You can also contact Fran at 781-925-3000 X1112.

Below you will find a clean copy of Mr. Devine's letter to parents and guardians.

Hull High School wishes you and your family the happiest of holiday breaks.

Parent Letter 12-20-13

Freshmen Experience Newsletter (December)

Freshmen Experience Newsletter

December 2013

Freshman Experience December

2013 High School Winter Concert

The Hull High School Music Department

presents their

 

2013 Winter Concert

 

 

 

December 18, 2013

 

Joseph C. Doniger Auditorium

 

7:00 PM

Doors open at 6:30 PM

 

$3.00 donations will be accepted at the door.

- concert proceeds will go toward our music trip -

Southeastern District MMEA (Massachusetts Music Educators Association)

On November 23^rd two Hull High School students, Allie Rosembaum and Eric Daniels, auditioned for a seat in the Chorus in this year’s Southeastern Senior District Festival.   It has been several years since any student from Hull High School has auditioned for this festival.  The two students were competing against hundreds of other vocalists from Randolph to the Cape.  This was Allie’s first festival audition and Eric’s second.  We congratulate both students for bringing Hull’s music program back to the Senior District level.  Both students scored very well, and we are pleased to tell you that Eric Daniel’s will be a part of the tenor section in this year’s Senior District festival at the beginning of January.  Eric also received an All-State recommendation to audition for the All-State Chorus at the end of January.  We wish him good luck at that audition.

 

New Scholarships

SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM

Award:  Maximum of $1,000 (20 awards will be handed out)

Criteria:

• Scholarship awards are limited to members of the senior class and will be awarded on the following basis:
• Scholastic ability
• Character
• Activities
• Scholarship consideration shall be given only to applicants planning to attend four-year, degree granting colleges.
• More information is available in the guidance office

How to Apply:

• Applications are available in the guidance office or can be downloaded online at www.osiama.org

Deadline:  February 1, 2014


THE STEPHEN PHILLIPS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Award:  4-year renewable scholarships ranging from $3,000 - $15,000

Criteria:

• Applicants must be permanent residents of New England but may attend college anywhere in the United States.
• High school seniors entering college and returning college students attending accredited U.S. colleges or universities fulltime are eligible to apply for the scholarship.  Awards are limited to students in undergraduate study and to those seeking their first bachelor's degree.
• Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to apply.
• The award is renewable for up to four undergraduate years providing there is continued financial eligibility and the student maintains a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
• All grants must be applied to tuition and fees only and will be paid directly to the institution.

How to Apply:

• Visit www.phillips-scholarship.org for more information.
• The scholarship form will be available on that website by mid-January 2014
• Before beginning the application, us the financial calculator on the Phillips website to be sure you qualify financially.
• More information is available in the guidance office.

Deadline:  Aril 15, 2014


THE YAWKEY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Award:  4-year, renewable scholarship to cover tuition and fees; Maximum annual scholarship is $25,000; Average scholarship awarded in 2013-14 was $8,617

Criteria:  A more detailed description of the following eligibility requirements is available in the guidance office.

• Current senior at an accredited high school in MA
• Have a strong academic record, or demonstration of significant improvement over time
• Planning to attend a competitive private college in Massachusetts
• Engaged in a meaningful mentoring relationship
• Have unmet financial need and would benefit from scholarship support so that they can graduate with a manageable loan burden

How to Apply:

• Application form is available in the guidance office

Deadline:  February 15, 2014



GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS HIGH SCHOOL HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Award:  $1000

Criteria:

•  "Academic achievements have no bearing on this scholarship as it is based solely on the students' Community Service efforts."

How to Apply:

• Students should send a copy of their resume along with a letter explaining why they feel they are qualified to receive the award to the following address:

                                 Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Domain of Massachusetts
                                 ATTN: Humanitarian Award
                                 458 Pearl Street
                                 Stoughton, MA 02072

Deadline:  April 1, 2014


College Specific Scholarship:  AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts (check the scholarship wall in guidance for more information if you are planning to apply to AMDA)

Buy Your Tickets to "Shrek: The Musical" TODAY!

New Scholarship

MASSACHUSETTS AFL-CIO
56TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP

The annual Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship applications are available in the Guidance Office.  Any senior interested in this scholarship program must register with and submit a short application to Mrs. Troy by Wednesday, December 11th.  On February 5th, participating students will take the scholarship exam which consists of 30 multiple choice questions and one essay question.  Union affiliation is not necessary for participation in this scholarship program.

Financial Aid Night

Financial Aid Night is tonight 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.

PHI Helping out at Father Bill's Place

Hull High School's service organization, PHI (Project Humanitarian Involvement) exists for the sole purpose of helping others.  All students can participate in PHI activities.  If you have any questions about the group or ideas for service project, please contact PHI advisor Tim MacKenzie at tmackenzie@town.hull.ma.us or PHI President Danielle Hooper at djhoop2@comcast.net. 

This past November the PHI group went to Father Bill's homeless shelter in Quincy and painted the women's dorm.  The group worked very efficiently together and was able to complete the project in just a few hours with great results.