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HHS Principal's Weekly, October 3, 2025

Important Dates

10/6- Pep Rally
10/9- Open House 5:30pm
10/10- Teacher Inservice- No Students
10-13- Day off
10/16-Financial Aid Night 6:00 pm
10/18- Fall Dance- 7:00pm
10/22- PSAT Day- No school if not taking the PSATs
10/24- Picture Makeup Day!
10/27- Q2 Begins

Message From our Principal

Hello All,

We hope to see many of you at Open house next week!

There are two 4 day weeks coming up. The schedules are below:
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Monday 10/6 (Even)
2 8-9:25
4 9:35-11:00
Advisory Lunch (12) 11:10-11:50
Activities (13) 12:00-12:35
6 12:45-2:10
Study Flex/Office Hours (8) 2:20-3:00

Tuesday (Odd)
1 8:00-9:25
3 9:35-11:00
Lunch (10) 11:10-11:50
5 12:00-1:25
7 1:35-3:00

Wednesday (Even)
2 8:00-9:25
4 9:35-11:00
Council/Lunch (10) 11:10-11:40
Study Flex/Office Hours (9) 1:25-2:05

Thursday (Odd)
1 8-9:25
3 9:35-11:00
Activities Lunch (13) 11:10-11:50
5 12:00-1:25
7 1:35-3:00

10/14 Tuesday (Even)
2 8:00-9:25
4 9:35-11:00
Advisory Lunch (12) 11:10-11:50
Activities (13) 12:00-12:35
6 12:45-2:10
Study Flex/Office Hours (8) 2:20-3:00

Wednesday (Odd)
1 8:00-9:15
3 9:20-10:35
Lunch (10) 10:45-11:20
5 11:30-12:45
7 12:50-2:05

Thursday (Even)
2 8:00-9:25
4 9:35-11:00
Lunch (10) 11:10-11:50
Advisory (11) 12:00-12:35
6 12:45-2:10
Study Flex/Office Hours (9) 2:20-3:00

Friday (Odd)
1 8:00-9:25
3 9:35-11:00
Activities Lunch (13) 11:10-11:50
5 12:00-1:25
7 1:35-3:00

School News and Information

Outdoor Family Movie 10/4

Support the HHS Class of 2028 by joining us to watch Zootopia tomorrow, Saturday October 4th, on the HHS turf field starting at 7pm. $7 entry fee and concessions by donation. Don’t forget to bring chairs and blankets! Direct questions to cehourdequin@gmail.com. 

Youth-In-Action

Each and every HHS student is invited to participate in community service through Youth-In-Action. This year, our goal is to have every member of our student body participate in one way or another! Please encourage your student to look at our upcoming events (must be logged in to HHS account to sign up) and consider giving back to the Upper Valley community.

Get Excited for the fall HOCO Dance!

Held at HHS from 7-9pm on October 18th 
$10 during presale Wed/Th/Fri at lunch or
$15 at the door

Guests from another school should be registered during presale through this request form (also accessible through the QR code). The deadline for completing the form is October 15th.

Health Office Notes:

We are seeing a cluster of high school students with “Hand-Foot-and Mouth Disease”.

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a mild illness caused by viruses. Most often, a virus called coxsackievirus A16 causes it. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is common in young children. But people of any age can get it. Viruses that cause the illness spread easily between people and through the air. Symptoms of hand-foot-and-mouth disease include sores in the mouth and a rash on the hands and feet.There's no specific treatment for hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Most people get better in 7 to 10 days. But certain medicines can ease pain and general discomfort in the meantime. Help prevent hand-foot-and-mouth disease with frequent hand-washing. Also, stay away from people who are sick.

Symptoms

Symptoms usually appear 3 to 6 days after infection. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease may cause all of the following symptoms or just some of them.Infants and toddlers with hand-foot-and-mouth disease may be fussy. At any age, children may get a fever and develop a sore throat. They sometimes lose their appetites and don't feel well. One or two days after the fever begins, painful blister-like lesions may form in the front of the mouth or throat. This includes the tongue, gums and inside of the cheeks. A rash on the hands and feet and sometimes on the buttocks also may appear. The rash is not itchy,but sometimes it has blisters. Depending on skin tone, the rash may appear red, white or gray. Or it may show only as tiny bumps.

When to see a doctor:

Most often, hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a minor illness. It typically only causes fever and mild symptoms for a few days. But you should call your child's healthcare professional for any of the following reasons:

  • Your child is younger than six months.

  • Your child has a weakened immune system.

  • Fever doesn't get better in three days.

  • Mouth sores or a sore throat makes it painful for your child to drink fluids.

  • Your child's symptoms cause a lot of discomfort.

  • Your child's symptoms don't get better after 10 days.

Wash your hands and be aware of the symptoms! We do not exclude from school for this illness. 

Best,

Candace Nattie
Lynn McRae
Jen Swabowicz
 

Hanover HIgh School is Hosting  THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND

AIRMEN NOTE’s Fall Tour

November 15th in the HHS Gym

Free Concert

For more information and FREE registration, please visit: usairforceband.com

 

Yearbook Ordering is Open!

The 2026 yearbook orders are open! Go to https://store.shopyearbook.com/HanoverHigh  Yearbooks from previous years can also be ordered from the yearbook store to be delivered directly to your house. 

Seniors who want a portrait other than their ID photo can submit a photo either through Schoology or email one to jessicaeakin@hanovernorwichschools.org 

 

Parent Ads 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 2026. Go to Picaboo to purchase and design your parent ad or learn about purchasing and designing your ad. 

 

WINTER SPORTS - REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Winter sports registration is now open through FinalForms. If your student plans to play a winter sport, please register as soon as possible.  Winter sports begin their seasons in mid- November.  Registration is open until November 1. 

If your student is playing a fall sport or already registered on FinalForms, simply log into your parent FinalForms account, choose the winter sport, make sure all the information is up-to-date and pay the registration fee.  If you have not used FinalForms, you will need to set up an account to register your student.  More detailed information on registration and winter sports can be found at Hanover High School Winter Sports Information.  

Please reach out to the Athletic Department at 603-643-0655 or nikkiboyle@hanovernorwichschools.org if you have any questions.

 

Counseling Department Updates

  • AP Exam Registration is open until Friday, October 31. 

    • As a courtesy to students who wish to demonstrate mastery of AP course content, HHS is an AP testing site. AP Exams are Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 15.

    •  Hanover High School does not offer AP courses, and students do not have access to the College Board’s AP course materials. Each test costs $101 and must be paid for electronically by selecting the test(s) from MyMealTime. Fee waivers are available for students with financial need. To register for an AP test, download and complete the AP exam registration form and return it to Jessie Papatolicas in the Counseling Department.

  • School Day PSAT: Wednesday, October 22  (no school for grades 9, 10 and 12) 

Senior Family Events and Information 

  • Paying for College Presentation by Granite Edvance: October 16 at 6:00 PM on Googlemeet. A Granite Edvance representative will present essential steps to take and resources available to fund your student’s college education. Here is the financial aid information that was emailed to all students and families.

  • Senior Family College Night was Thursday, September 11. Here are the slides we reviewed, and here is the full video recording. Topics included: student, caregiver, and counselor roles, the components of the college application, navigating the SCOIR and CommonApp platforms, and important dates and deadlines. 

College Application How-to Materials

 

Please reach out to your school counselor with any questions about your application process!

Important dates and deadlines for the college application process:

  • Friday, October 10: Finalize your senior second semester schedule.

  • To give HHS time to send the required application materials, seniors must add/move college(s) into the “Applying” column in SCOIR in advance of the application deadline. For each application deadline (left), seniors should put schools in the “Applying section by (right):

    

Application Deadline 

 Add to “Applying” in SCOIR by:

November 1 

October 11

November 15

October 25

December 1

November 10

December 15

November 19

January 1

December 9

 

Upcoming College Visits

Throughout the fall, colleges and universities host information sessions at HHS. Your student  may register to attend these sessions through SCOIR. To attend a session during a scheduled class, a student must register in SCOIR and obtain their teacher’s permission in advance. For help navigating in SCIOR, or background information about how to approach college info sessions, please have your student connect with their counselor. Meetings will take place in the Counseling Office or Digital Arts Lab. Updates to the visit schedule will be posted in Schoology every Thursday. 

 

School Day College Visits to the HHS Counseling Department

 

Monday, October 6 

Holy Cross College           9:35-10:15 AM

University of Richmond     12:45-1:25 PM

Tuesday, October 7 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute  8:00-8:40 AM

University of Denver                   8:00-8:40 AM ONLINE   

Rollins College                           8:45-9:25 AM

Lesley University                        2:20-3:00 PM

 

Wednesday, October 8

Skidmore College                       1:20-2:00 PM 

 

Thursday, October 9

Miami University Oxford              8:00-8:40 AM

Rensselaer University                 8:45-9:25 AM

Saint Anselm College                 10:20-11:00 AM

Dickinson College                       12:00-12:40 PM

University of Rhode Island          12:45-1:25 PM

Providence College                     2:20-3:00 PM          

 

Additional Opportunities to Visit with Colleges

 

Please also check the College Scholarships page for upcoming deadlines.

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