9/9- 9th Grade Parent Night

9/11- Senior Family College Night(On Zoom)

9/17- Naturalization Ceremony and Panel

9/22- Club Fair in Gym

10/6- Pep Rally

10/9- Open House

10/10- Workshop Day! No School for Students

10/13- No School

 

Questions? Don’t forget to check out our Family and Student FAQ pages.

 

Message From our Administrators

Hello All,

Your associate principals, Ms Murray and Mr Olson have taken over the weekly for this week’s message!

Below you will find a couple of important links that we would like to take a look at and discuss. The first is a Frequently Asked Questions with some important information from the Handbook. The second is a link related to Study Flex. 

You will also see an update about our safety protocols that we reviewed with students on the first day of school. 

Have a wonderful weekend

Liz Murray and Dave Olson

Here are some helpful links: Handbook FAQs - Study Flex Expectations

Safety Information

• On Day #1 with students, we had a safety presentation. Larry Holdsworth, our safety coordinator, gave a presentation where he went over procedure basics and we walked to our off-site evacuation site.

• Each summer we write and edit an Emergency Operations Plan(EOP) that we send to the State.

• We plan a drill each month, but do not inform the community of this calendar.

• We do two lockdown drills, one off site evacuation and fire drills.

• Fire drills are done in conjunction with the fire department. These drills are very familiar to students.

• Lockdown drills are done with Hanover PD. We practice where to go in these drills and how to be quiet. Staff and police check to make sure rooms are secure.

• Our off-site evacuation is done when we can not go back in the building and we go to Thompson Arena. Students gather in Advisory there.

• Secure Campus is when we do not let people in or out of our building, but we continue our normal day inside. We did this last year and it was not a drill.

• Our gym is fire rated if there is a fire in the building, but it is not safe to go outside. Extreme weather etc. Our stairwells are too!

• We have a safety committee that meets monthly and we have a good relationship with the local PD and fire department. They periodically train leadership and staff.

• We also understand that relationships matter for safety and we put significant resources towards and into Advisory, counseling services and our teaching staff.

• If you have questions please ask, but we don’t share specific details with the wider community for safety reasons.

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School News and Information

 

Calling all Volunteers!  

Want to help out with Health Screenings?  Assist in setting up an art show?  Not sure of your availability but are still interested in hearing about upcoming volunteer opportunities? Please take a minute to fill out our annual intake form - by doing so we are able to streamline our volunteer program and let you know of opportunities that speak to your strengths and interests.  

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Counseling Department Updates

• Last day to drop a semester 1 course: Wednesday, September 24

• 9th Grade Parent Night: Tuesday, September 9, 5:00-7:00 PM

  • Please join us in the Hanover High auditorium to hear a panel of upperclass students discuss what it is like to be a 9th grader at HHS and answer audience questions. 

• In-class Senior College Application Workshop: Wednesday, September 10

  • School counselors will review college application procedures with seniors. Topics covered include completing the FERPA waiver, creating Common App profiles, and adding colleges to applying” in SCOIR. Here is the overview of the College Application Process for the class of 2026. 

• Senior Family College Night: Thursday, September 11, 6:00-7:15 PM on Zoom

  • School counselors will review the college application process. Topics include: student, caregiver, and counselor roles, the components of the college application, navigating the SCOIR and CommonApp platforms, and important dates and deadlines. 

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

  • All juniors have been signed up for the PSAT. In anticipation of this test, students should create their own CollegeBoard accounts if they do not already have one, using their legal name and personal email address.

  •  If your junior will not be taking the test, please email Devon Voake, Counseling Department coordinator, at devonvoake@hanovernorwichschools.org. 

  • Here is an overview of the new digital PSAT and here is the PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide, published by the College Board. Students who would like to practice in the Bluebook testing platform may email devonvoake@hanovernorwichschools.org to receive their testing tickets in advance.

  • 10th graders may sign up to take the PSAT. Sign-ups are on a first-come, first-serve basis, and there are a finite number of seats. If your 10th grader would like to take the PSAT, they should email Devon Voake at devonvoake@hanovernorwichschools.org by Friday, September 12 to sign up.

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, September 8 
10:20-11:00 Wheaton College

 

Tuesday, September 9 

 

Thursday, September 11 

 

Tuesday, September 16

 

Wednesday, September 17

12:40-1:20 Connecticut College
 

Thursday, September 18

 

Additional Opportunities to Visit with Colleges

NACAC Virtual College Fair Sunday, Sep. 14, 1:00 PM-6:00 PM

The FREE virtual fair provides a wonderful chance to connect with hundreds of colleges and universities, all from the comfort of your home!
 

Canadian College Fair Sept. 18, 6:00 PM in the HHS Atrium

If you are interested in going to college in Canada, come to the Consider Canada Canadian College Fair! Representatives from 10-12 Canadian universities will be visiting HHS to share information about their programs.