August 17, 2017
Dear
Parents and Guardians:
I
am delighted to join the staff of Hull High School. I have heard wonderful things about the
students and the whole school community so it will be a pleasure to work with
all of you this year. I look forward to
getting to know you and your students over the next few months.
Thanks
to the efforts of Mr. Devine, Ms. Nosek, Mrs. Condon, and the other HHS staff members
who work over the summer, we are all ready to welcome back the students in a matter
of days. Listed below are a few
reminders and updates that are important for you to know as we start the 2017 –
2018 school year.
First Day of School
The
first day of school for students is Tuesday, August 29. Students should arrive by 7:25 AM and will
start their day in advisory. Lists of
advisories will be posted in the main lobby.
Please be aware that all
students will have school pictures taken on the first day of school. More information regarding this will be
mailed to you in the next week or so.
Schedules
You
and your student have access to your child’s schedule through Aspen. Just log on and click on the top tab that
says Academics and then on the side
tab that says Schedule. If you have forgotten your Aspen log-in or password,
please call Lori Condon at 781-925-3000 x. 1106 and she will assist you.
Summer Reading
Please
remind your student to get his/her summer reading done! The summer reading assignments are posted on
our blog (http://hullhighschool.blogspot.com/) and the
Hull Public Library has been very helpful in making sure that all students have
the opportunity to complete the assignment.
As a former English teacher myself, I cannot stress enough the
importance of completing summer reading.
This assignment will be the first grade your student earns this year so
please encourage your student to complete the reading and assignment so that
he/she can start the year with an A!
Staffing
I
am thrilled that we have new educators
joining the Hull High School community this year. They all have great experience, wonderful
skills, and a strong desire to be a part of our dynamic learning community.
- Jennifer
Olivieri was at HHS last year as
long-term substitute sub for one of our health/wellness teachers; this
year she will become a permanent member of that department.
- Stephanie
Harris joins the Math Department
as an algebra and geometry teacher.
She comes to HHS from Scituate High School.
- Julie
Krzanowski, the newest member of
the English Department, will be teaching freshmen and sophomores. She has prior experience at Lexington
High School and East Hartford, CT
- Leslie
Townsend will be a long-term
substitute for special education teacher Colby Bartro who is on maternity
for the year. Her prior experience
was at Braintree High School.
- Taylor
Vieira, who was a
paraprofessional at Satellite all of last year, will now be the special
education teacher there.
- Edward
Cameron will be the special
education teacher in our Team Based Learning Classroom. Mr. Cameron was a paraprofessional at
the high school and at Satellite all of last year.
There are still
three paraprofessional positions which we in the process of filling as well as a new school psychologist. These important positions will be filled in
the next few days.
Fall Athletics
There are four major
components to participation in fall athletics:
1. Register
2. Pay athletic user fee
3. Attend parent, coach, student-athlete
meeting
4. Verify physical within 13 months
All of the information listed
below is available with live links at http://piratesathletics.blogspot.com/
Fall sports registration is
now available online. Please register
for cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football or soccer at the
following link: http://fs24.formsite.com/HullPirates/form1/index.html
Athletic user fees can be
paid at the following link: https://unipaygold.unibank.com/Default.aspx?customerid=1039
The first sport fee of the
school year is $250. Football comes with
an additional $25 charge to total $275.
Student-athletes and their
families are STRONGLY encouraged to both register and pay online. Taking care of these requirements before the
season begins will help ensure that your child’s athletic experience is not
delayed. Please be sure that you have a
copy of a physical valid within the last 13 months on file with the nurse. The
physical must be valid for the entire season of participation. Please check this information; an expired
physical will delay your child’s athletic experience.
Please call 781.925.3000 x.
1113 or email jquatromoni@town.hull.ma.us
with any questions.
Open House
Please plan to join us on
Wednesday, September 13 for Open House
from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. This is a wonderful
opportunity for parents to meet teachers and hear about the course of study and
teacher expectations; bring your son/daughter’s schedule. We are going green!
Please
check the blog for more important information both as we approach the beginning
of the school year. Enjoy the remainder
of the summer and I look forward to meeting you in a few weeks.
Sincerely,
Paula
Girouard McCann
Principal
