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Weekly Announcements

HHS Principal's Weekly, March 8, 2024

From Our Administration

March Intensive is about to begin and there is a great deal of excitement in the air. Below is information from our website about the program and what goals we hope to accomplish next week. 

March Intensive (MI) began with the idea of risk-taking in the academic environment of Hanover High School (HHS). How can we encourage students and faculty to take part in learning experiences outside of the traditional classroom environment? The MI program eliminates letter grades and opens up endless content possibilities. Since 2008 for one week each March we press “pause” on our typical course offerings to branch out and offer diverse courses that pique our collective interests, all in an effort to participate in learning for learning’s sake.

March Intensive Objectives

  1. Courses offered will provide opportunities for meaningful learning experiences that are different from what already exist in the school’s curriculum offerings.
  2. Students will experience learning for learning’s sake.
  3. Students and staff, together, will learn skills not in the regular curriculum.
  4. Students will try something really different, and take a risk in learning something out of the ordinary high school curriculum without fear of grades.
  5. The larger community will be involved by leading activities/courses, sharing their knowledge, skills, and expertise with students and staff.
  6. Students and staff will have the opportunity to work with each other in a different context.

Before MI begins… Please sign up or remind your students to sign up for their courses for next year. The Powerschool portal will close on Monday and we will start to work on building our schedule for next year. Hop on and do it now unless it is done!

Have a great week!


School News and Information
 

Yearbook

Yearbook orders are open! Go to https://store.shopyearbook.com/HanoverHigh 

Just for Seniors:

Seniors get a few special sections in the yearbook including a 3rd of a page senior section, the ability to submit an alternative portrait, and to choose a senior prediction. All of these items are supposed to be completed by students. A senior class meeting will be held in November where students will learn about all of these items. 

 

Senior Due Dates:

Learn more about senior yearbook items

Senior Section: February 1, 2024

Senior Prediction: 1 week after email is sent out

Senior Portrait: April 15, 2024

 

Just for Senior Parents:

Senior parents have the option of creating a parent ad in the yearbook. Parent ads go at the end of the yearbook and are a message you send to your child or to the class of 2024. Go to Picaboo to purchase and design your parent ad or learn about purchasing and designing your ad. Parent Ads are due April 15, 2024  and cannot be accepted after that date.

Questions? Email Jessica Eakin.

 


From the HHS Health Office: 

New COVID Guidelines from CDC

The CDC updated COVID illness/recovery guidelines to match the guidelines for flu and other respiratory illnesses.

The new guidelines:

People who test positive for Covid no longer need to be isolated for five days.

The CDC’s new guidance now matches public health advice for flu and other respiratory illnesses: 

  • Stay home when you’re sick, but you may return to school or work once you’re feeling better and you’ve been without a fever for at least 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil).
  • The CDC still encourages people to play it safe for five days after they are feeling better. That includes masking around vulnerable people (including, but not limited to, those with weakened immune systems, elderly, those with heart or lung conditions, diabetes) and opening windows to improve the flow of fresh air when indoors.

As always, the SAU #70 Health Offices encourage you to stay home when you are sick!  

SAU #70 Health Office RNs: Lynn McRae, Kim Robertson, Candace Nattie, Abby Pelletier, Laura Perras, Jane Glick

 


HHS Driver’s Education Scholarship Fund

HHS has a Driver's Education Scholarship Fund that provides need-based scholarships for driver education. In our semi-rural community, access to a driver’s license is especially important for our students who need to travel to work, or to help care for younger siblings. This spring the HHS Council Examining Equity Committee is focused on supporting student access to driver education. The Examining Equity Committee invites families to donate to the Driver’s Education Scholarship Fund! Checks should be made out to Hanover High School and can be dropped off or mailed to Hanover High School, 41 Lebanon Street Hanover, NH 03755.  


Counseling Department Updates

 

ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES

VSAC College and Career Pathways Event March 23

Families are invited to join in-person at the UVM Davis Center or online via Zoom to take part in live workshops, discover free resources, and connect with local experts to help prepare for education or training after high school. Here is  VSAC’s College & Career Pathways schedule.

Community College of Vermont Women in Information Technology (IT) event March 25

Students interested in exploring opportunities for women in IT are invited to join this Zoom event 9-10 AM. IT professionals will be sharing their pathways getting into the field and stories about working in different information technology positions. If you want to learn more about the variety of career opportunities in IT, such as cybersecurity, networking, programming, web development, cloud computing, IT support, and other areas, then this event is for you! Click here to register.

Vermont State University is hosting Try a Major Day on Friday, May 3 at their Randolph Campus. registration is open now. Try a Major Day welcomes all students and is especially for high school sophomores and juniors. The event gives students a chance to experience, first-hand, programs leading to careers and pathways in many exciting fields. Students participate and interact with faculty and current students in a major that they would like to “try out” for the day. If your student would like to attend but needs transportation, contact their school counselor.

Health Care Volunteer Opportunity available through the Daring to Care Program at Mt Ascutney Hospital. This is a seven-week volunteer summer program for rising juniors and seniors to explore the healthcare field. The online application is available until May 2, 2024. Space is limited to 8 students.

 

JUNIORS

School day SAT for juniors is Wednesday, March 27. The School Day SAT is a Digital Test that is delivered through an application called Bluebook. Khan Academy offers FREE SAT practice, and free practice tests are available through the BlueBook Application.

Paid Summer Internship Opportunity at CRREL: The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) is proud to sponsor the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) to provide a unique opportunity to area high-school juniors with an aptitude for math and science. Direct your students to the Schoology post for application requirements. 

NACAC offers FREE virtual and in-person college fairs. Meet representatives from schools from across the country and the globe all in one place! Click here to learn more about NACAC fairs: how to register and how to make the most of the fair experience. Upcoming events:

Virtual Fairs on March 24 and April 21Boston In-Person College Fair May 2-3

We began our future planning work with all juniors. Here is the information we presented to all juniors. Junior families, please schedule a family meeting with your student’s school counselor to discuss future plans. 

 

Early College

Vermont’s Early College program enables Vermont seniors to complete their last year of high school and their first year of college at the same time. Students earn free college credits that also count toward graduation from HHS. Students enroll in a full-time college course load each semester, and are also able to participate in HHS activities such as sports and prom. Priority admission deadline May 1, 2024. See your school counselor if you are interested in this program. The McClure Free Degree Promise is a pathway to a free associate degree for

Vermonters who complete the CCV Early College program and then continue with full-time enrollment at CCV to complete the second year of their associate degree. 

 

Seniors & Families Only: Futuring Planning To-Dos

 

Apply for Scholarships and Awards to fund your future plans. 

This Scholarship & Award Opportunities list will be updated weekly throughout the spring semester. Seniors also have access to this document on their class Schoology page. Check it often! In addition, we have hard copies of financial aid and scholarship resources are available to students in the Counseling Office. Students can stop by to browse the selection!

 

Complete the FAFSA.

The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open. The FAFSA is an application for aid money to help pay for college, and the 24-25 form can be found at studentaid.gov. Here again is the information about the FAFSA that was emailed to you earlier this week. 

Help is available to complete the FAFSA!

New Hampshire families: Granite Edvance (formally known NHHEAF) is hosting FAFSA Financial Aid filing events at River Valley Community College. Students and families are invited to register for individual in-person assistance and support. Here is the link to register.

Vermont families: VSAC offers individual appointments in person and over Zoom for both creating your FSA ID and completing the FAFSA. Here is the link to schedule an appointment.

 

Keep SCOIR Updated

Please keep the “My College” section current! Ensure that colleges are correctly sorted into “applying” or “applied. This is how I continued to know where to send things like your transcript, quarter 1 grades, recommendation letters, list of senior year courses etc…

 

Keep Submitting your Applications

Monitor your application deadlines and submit your apps on time! Let me know if you have any questions about your specific applications.

 

Send Official Test Scores Through CollegeBoard or ACT (if applicable)

Next on the list is sending your official test scores(SAT, ACT,AP) through the College Board or ACT. If you have chosen to apply anywhere where you are submitting test scores, you will need to send official results from CollegeBoard or ACT directly to a given college. This can be done electronically through the links above.  

 

Monitor Each Individual College Application Portal

Every college you apply to will provide you with a login to set up an applicant portal after you apply. Create that applicant portal! This is how you will receive updates from your schools (including admissions decisions!) and schools may also request additional information. Please let me know if any documents are appearing in your portals as missing.


R and R Summer Driver Education Courses:

Due to the current need for some students who have been finding it difficult to attend a course during the school year, we will be offering 2 early summer courses which hopefully will help those students.

The schedule for these courses are listed on our website rrdrivingschool.com

Please note that the schedule appears in the welcome section as you open onto the website. Please do not click on the UPCOMING SESSION TAB !!!!! scroll down to the WELCOME TO R AND R DRIVING SCHOOL section for the information and class times and dates as well as how to sign up using the link provided.