Weekly Announcements

From Our Principal

Happy Snow Day,

For those of you who are wondering about exams, the Social Studies exams will move from Friday, January 13th to Monday, January 23rd. Times and locations will remain the same. All other exam days, times and locations will remain the same.

View the link to the exam schedule on our website.

When I think of Martin Luther King Day, I think about community, as Martin Luther King Day is the only federal holiday dedicated to volunteerism. The idea behind the National Day of Service is that citizenship requires active participation in our communities. At HHS, our goal is to provide all students with opportunities to practice being active citizens in our school community–whether that is being on Council, helping run our compost program, or serving on a committee.  I am hopeful as a school that we can work with each student to find a way for them to be an active member of our school community with the goal that they will become active community members beyond our walls. Take some time with your student to see what opportunities there are in our greater community whether they be with Aging in Place, The Haven, Listen, Youth-In-Action, or an organization or community your family belongs to.   If we all find small ways to participate we will all be better off as a community.

Enjoy the long weekend!

Julie Stevenson 

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School News & Information

 

Sophomore Meetings

Dear sophomore families, your child's counselor has sent emails inviting you and your 10th grade student for a sophomore meeting. As the midway point of sophomore year approaches, it is helpful to meet with students and families in order to preview the upcoming years of high school. Questions? Please contact your child's counselor. 

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Talk sponsored by the HHS Environmental Club

The HHS Environmental Club invites you to a talk by Spencer Hardy, a class of 2012 Hanover High graduate and staff biologist at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies in Norwich. Spencer will be sharing results from the Vermont Wild Bee Survey, as well as providing an overview of the incredible native bee diversity in the region. So far more than 350 species have been documented in Vermont, though new species are still being found regularly, including some that may be new to science. The talk will conclude with a discussion of what we as individuals can do to ease some of the many pressures challenging our wild bees population.

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Yearbook!

Order a Yearbook!

Online yearbook orders are open. Go to: https://store.shopyearbook.com/HanoverHigh to place your order and pay online. Or you can place your order by sending in a check for $68 payable to Hanover High School to Jessica Eakin (in the library). Please note that the price will increase to $70 if not pre-ordered before May 2023. 

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Parent Ads for Seniors! 

• Parent Ads: Go to Picaboo to purchase and design your parent ad. Parent ads go at the end of the yearbook and are a message you send to your child or to the class of 2023. Learn about purchasing and designing your ad. Parent Ads are due March 31, 2023 and cannot be accepted after that date.

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Youth-In-Action

Community members have asked for help with shoveling snow. Please contact me if you are able to help some neighbors:  youth-in-action@hanovernorwichschools.org

Our next visit to Cradle and Crayon is January 25th - If you haven’t signed up yet, you will have to wait until our third visit.  This is a popular event and sign up for the 25th is closed!

David’s House offers a place to stay for parents and guardians with a patient in the Child Life unit at DHMC.  Providing meals and a comfortable room, David’s House hosts approximately twenty guests every night.  YIA and Community Service Team provide at least one dinner every month for guests at David’s House.  February 3rd is our next opportunity to make life just a little bit easier for guests at David’s House.

Check out the January calendar - we have room for you 

Jan 18th Listen Dinner service

Jan 14th and 21st - Buddy Up Tennis at the RVC 12:30-1:30

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Kickoff to College Night

Juniors and Junior parents: Please join the Counseling team Tuesday January 31 at 6:00 for a zoom presentation with Admissions representatives from Dartmouth, UNH and Colby-Sawyer who will talk about the college search and application process.  Zoom link will be sent out the week before the event.