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COMING SOON
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• HFPA Meeting with Principal Dr. Ryan Pitcock on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 5:30 p.m in the South Building TLC. Dr. Pitcock will then head to James Hart Junior High on Thursday, Feb. 2, for a presentation for junior high families at 7 p.m.
• Summer School Registration: Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in North Cafeteria — Click here!
Registration forms will be available at registration. Courses have limited enrollment and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Tuition is $175/semester; bus transportation will be available for an additional $47.50/semester. Semester 1 will run June 11-29; semester 2 will be July 2-20. Classes are held Mondays-Fridays from 8 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
Summer Academy is a six-week program of preparation and enrichment for courses offered during the academic year. If students wish to sharpen their skills to be prepared for the rigors of a class they selected, or had enjoyed a class previously taken and would like to learn more about the subject matter, the Academy would be a good choice for them! Academy will run June 11-July 20; classes run 90 minutes per day Mondays-Fridays. Tuition is $150/course; optional bus transportation is available for $95 for the full term.
To view a selection of classes for Summer School or Summer Academy, check out the 2012 Course Catalog here. For more details, please contact Lawrence Cook or Barbara Martin at 708-335-5605.
• Free! African-American History Month Special Presentation:
Through the Years; An Evolution of African-American Music,
Dance & Spoken Word
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2-4 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
• Turnabout Passport to Romance @ DiNolfo's of Mokena:
Saturday, Feb. 11, 8-11 p.m.
Tickets ($27/person) are on sale now at the Campus Store.
Nominations for Turnabout Court can be posted online Jan. 23-27
by clicking here!
VIKING VISIONS
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RECENT PHOTOS FROM AROUND H-F
Guidance Counselor Roberto Suarez (standing) led a panel discussion of Advanced Placement students (right to left: Ron Nwumeh, Julia McMurtrey & Ciara Adkins) during Thursday night's A.P. Showcase.Marc Geslani (far left) from the College Board preceded the panel discussion with a slideshow featuring the latest facts and figures on A.P. programs across the world.
H-F's Marionette Young pins a red, white & blue ribbon — made by Ribbons on the Move — onto NBC5 Reporter Art Norman at a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service event at South Park Baptist Church on Monday, Jan. 16.
Viking alumni from the Class of 2011 met at the H-F library during winter break for a chance to reconnect and visit with old classmates. The event was sponsored by the H-F High School Alumni Association.
Late in December Friends of Rachel members had their first in-person visit from Captain Larry Trask from the U.S. Army. Captain Trask had just returned from his service in Iraq. One of his first stops was to H-F to thank FOR for the care packages the group sent to his platoon in October. He spoke with them and answered questions for about an hour. Captain Trask is now in the Army Reserves now that the conflict in Iraq has come to a close.
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VIKING VICTORIES
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS:
By taking 1st Place in the District C Special Olympics competition in late January in Cicero, H-F's Special Olympics Basketball Team earned a spot in the state tournament to be held March 16-18 in Bloomington. Congratulations, team! The team is coached by Joan Valery, Katie Nieckula, Dominique Mercier & Mary Kay Shropshire. Above are members of the White Team posing with Superintendent Dr. Von Mansfield:
Front Row (l. to rt.): Alex Houghton, Katie Puente McHugh, Gina Rotondi, Raven Landfair, Jasmine Taylor, Christina Redmond & Helen Klipfel
Back Row (left to right):Marquise Worley, Jalen Smith, David Knot & Dr. Mansfield
H-F's yearbook, Odin, was honored in December with national awards. Its 2010/11 issue, Take It From Me, received a "First Place with Special Merit" award from the College Point, NY-based American Scholastic Press Association and a "First Class" rating from the Minneapolis-based National Scholastic Press Association.
The annual publication — which is a visual and written recap of the school year — is sponsored by H-F teachers, Candi Helsel-Wilk and Melissa Sauder. Co-editors-in-chief of the 2010/11 edition were Veronica Morris and Kadie O'Malley. Section editors were Teresa Ciambrone, Michelle Mayer, Amy Jackson and Clare Hamilton. Additional staff members were: Sara Lichtenberg, Rachel Greenebaum, Ellice Boskelly, Alexis Rodriguez, Jordyn Gaines, Carling Johns, Ashley Curry, Valerie Falvo, Phoebe Marks, Ryan Riley, Tochukwu Akujieze, Sara Shirer, Amanda Fordon, Brandon Metoyer, Quincy O'Malley, Erin Barton, Christopher Young and Taiwan McMillian.
Congratulations to the Varsity Poms team for qualifying for the state competition. The team qualified after performing at Peotone High School the weekend of Dec. 17. The team won first place in both the 4A Open Pom and the 4A Hip Hop categories and also won the award for Artistic Excellence, scoring the highest artistic score of the day! The state competition will be held March 4 at the Peoria Civic Center. The team is coached by Cassie Hunnicutt.
Junior Clara Deck was named a member of the 2012 All-State Choral Ensemble and Senior Katelyn Hoag was named a member of the 2012 All-State Orchestra Program. Also, Senior Ethan Lawler was awarded 3rd place for his choral composition, Luna Lux Lucis, in the state-wide music composition contest. The state honors program will be held Jan. 25-28 in Peoria. The awards are given by the Illinois Music Educators Association.
2012 NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED STUDENTS
Jessica Gonzalez • Isaac Makos • Kymberly Smith
2012 NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS
Rufus Coates Welsh • Manju Connolly • Eli Lichtenberg
Jordan Pounder • Nicholas Thiros • John Tobin
2012 NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SEMI-FINALISTS
Ronald Nwumeh • Daniel Rodgers • Kymberly Smith
2012 NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OUTSTANDING PARTICIPANTS
Ciara Adkins • Tiana Bowden • Cahron Cross
Taylor Crossley • Timothy Johnson • Andray Reynolds
• Elise Roberson
Read more about other students' recent accomplishments here!
STAFF NEWS:
H-F School Psychologist Jennifer Schultz was awarded the Illinois School Psychologists Association's Presidential Award at the ISPA's annual state conference in Itasca. She received the award based on her work with the organization during the past six years, which has included: serving as a regional director; starting a listserv for high school practitioners; leading a credentialing task force; completing public-policy training in Washington, D.C.; and creating a local association of South Suburban school psychologists. At the conference, she was also elected to be the ISPA Secretary for the next three years.
Teacher Alana Drude has been selected as a speaker at the Illinois Association of Teachers of English conference Feb. 17 & 18 in Springfield. She will present Writing Authentic Persuasive Speeches: Addressing the Needs of an Ever-Changing Audience on Friday, Feb. 17. The IATE is the statewide affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English; it serves 1,500 English teachers in Illinois. Congratulations, Ms. Drude!
Congratulations to Gina Slusinski, Science teacher, for again securing a grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Lake Education Assistance Program for Science Department programs.
Guidance Counselor Roberto Suarez presented on the topic of counseling undocumented students at the South Suburban Counselor Association meeting in Orland Park on Wednesday, Oct. 5. He believes in sharing knowledge and that collaboration is the key to supporting all students.
Congratulations to Greg Petecki, H-F Art teacher, for being named the Illinois Art Education Association Secondary Art Educator of the Year for 2011! According to the awards committee, Mr. Petecki's work inside and outside of the classroom has benefited many students and the H-F community as a whole.
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