REVISED Friday, February 26, 2021 Hornet Happenings Newsletter
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HS Website Parent Resources District Website REVISED Friday, February 26, 2021 Hornet Happenings Newsletter Dear Hornet Nation, I am taking this opportunity to once again share the haiku that I wrote just for you! The Five Essentials We need you to take it, please. Your feedback matters. Click here: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/? target_name=parent If you have already done it --- thank you! If you haven't, now is your time to shine. We love our "folks who do it right away" along with our "I'll do it later" folks. For those of you in the "I'll do it later" camp, later is now! Thanks to you too. Yours in #SouthPride, Arwen Pokorny Lyp Principal #SouthPride Current Schedule Click HERE to view the monthly schedules, then scroll down to the correct month. REVISED Important Update on the Process for Switching Instructional Models Deadline to submit form will be Wednesday, March 3rd at 4:00 p.m. Submissions after this date and time will not be accepted On, Wednesday, February 24th, Superintendent, Tammy Prentiss, sent out an email to all parents in D86 outlining important information that resulted from the board of education meeting on Tuesday, February 23rd. During the board of education meeting, it was shared that we will be changing the plan and process for switching to a different instructional model (i.e., moving from remote to hybrid or hybrid to remote). More specifically, the families of students who are currently hybrid or remote with the option of switching to hybrid will have one final opportunity to select the model they want their children in for the rest of the school year. D86 has created a form that we are asking you to please use to let us know if your student(s) will be hybrid or remote for the rest of the semester. The form, which you can access by visiting https://forms.gle/FX8eyq3mXjLtQeVSA, will be due on March 3 by 4 p.m. We will not accept any submissions after this date and time. If you have multiple students enrolled in the district who are hybrid or remote with the option of switching to hybrid, we ask that you please fill out a form for each child. If we do not receive a completed form for a student, that student will remain in their current model until the end of the school year. All students will begin or continue in the model that was chosen (hybrid or remote) starting on March 8. Thank you for your time and attention to this message. Please contact your child’s school if you have questions or need more information about this process. Hinsdale South will be Conducting Safety Drills Nothing looks the same this year and our safety drills are no different. Over the next couple of weeks in physical education classes students will watch a series of brief safety drill videos. The videos will cover bus evacuation, severe weather, fire, and shelter-in-place scenarios. Students will then have the opportunity to ask their teachers any questions they may have. This will meet the requirements for all drills other than fire. We will still need to conduct live fire drills this Spring. If you have any questions please reach out to our Director of Deans, Dr. Robin Vannoy. Optional Virtual Assembly for National Kindness Month Monday, March 8th 1:30 pm (The picture below showing students is from 2019) We have a special opportunity for all of our students! March is National Kindness Month and during this time we would have provided cupcakes and surprised the students with hand-written post-it notes of positive affirmation on every single locker. Since these things aren't happening this year, due to hybrid learning and Covid-19, we have a special opportunity to share with you to help us celebrate our collective #SouthPride though celebrating kindness and our mission to create a school culture that is inclusive, welcoming and celebratory of every member of our school community. On Monday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m., we will host an optional virtual school assembly, "No Place For Hate" designed to promote the importance of being kind to one another. You can see a promo video of the assembly here: https://nohatetour.com/video/ All students who are interested are encouraged to attend from their homes from 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. on Monday, March 8. We'll start in with a Zoom kick-off from me, watch the virtual assembly, and then return to the Zoom with a discussion facilitated by staff and student leaders from different school organizations committed to promoting a positive school culture through an equity-lens. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend. As a special incentive, the organizers of the assembly are providing five prizes of $100 gift cards that will be distributed in a raffle. You need to be pre-registered to attend and you do that by completing this form: https://forms.gle/u2g8QkiTJsw21bVP9 Once you register, we will email you the Zoom link needed for participation. Hornet Showcase On-line Broadcast on YouTube Friday, March 5, 2021 7:00 - 8:00 pm Click the link below to watch the Showcase: http://bit.ly/SOUTHPRIDE On Tuesday, March 2nd, the Online Auction goes live! TEXT "SOUTHPRIDE" to 88793 to register Illinois 5Essentials Survey PARENT PARTICIPATION NEEDED From Now to April 2, 2021 Parents, students and teachers across Illinois have an opportunity to participate in the annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about Hinsdale South! Your participation is greatly appreciated and will assist District 86 in understanding the conditions of the building/instruction and guiding improvement. To take the survey please visit: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/ and select DuPage as the county and Hinsdale South as the school. Black History Month Updates We wrapped up Black History Month this year with morning announcements focusing on African American innovators and educators. House Music was the passing period music of choice. While to those new to the genre, this may have sounded like one long song, a 'house head' can not keep still when the House Music beat drops. The final activity of the month was an HBCU symposium attended by almost 40 students both in person and remotely. Students were buzzing with questions and excitement during and after the session. Thank you to all those who supported the Black History Month celebration during the month. Parent's Corner Peer Leadership Network (PLN) Applications Open Now for 2021-2022 School Year Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 3rd @ 11:30 am PLN is a leadership program open to all students. It is an organization designed to help students develop leadership skills acquired through participation in awareness programs and other training activities. As a Peer Leader, you will: Attend an online PLN training on Wednesday, April 21st. Attend monthly meetings throughout the 2021-22 school year. Attend the Freshman Only day in August 2021 to help them find their classes. Co-facilitate freshmen PE RULER classes to ease them into life at HSHS and address Social/Emotional Topics. PLN Sponsors: The fundraiser Root Beer Floats twice each year. Peer Leaders volunteer to make and sell floats during lunch periods. No sales experience required! Hornets Helping Hornets - for the good of others. Plan the collection of funds for needy families in the area. Feeder School Visits – the future Hornets. Visit your feeder school and tell 8th graders how awesome Hinsdale South High School is! Begin the orientation process through games and discussions as you relive your past. In return, you will… Make freshmen feel welcome. Take advantage of a great opportunity to be a REAL leader. Meet other great Peer Leaders who have goals and skills like yours. Earn an impressive entry on your college applications. Have other leadership opportunities in the school. Have fun! Click HERE to complete the application. Hiring Special Education Paraprofessionals We are currently seeking individuals who are interested in supporting the growth, development and success of our students by serving as a special education paraprofessional for our district. If you are at least 19 years old and have 60 semester hours of coursework or an associate’s degree, you can apply for a paraprofessional license through the Illinois State Board of Education (http://bit.ly/3tNgE93). The starting salary for paraprofessionals in District 86 is $15 an hour. Individuals in these positions are also eligible for benefits. You can learn more about this opportunity or view our current vacancies by visiting http://bit.ly/2NlSpxZ. Free Meals! Fuel Up For Learning Service began on 1/20/2021 Every Wednesday 3:30 to 5:30 pm Pick Up Location: Hinsdale South High School Door #8 on the northside of the building Curbside Delivery Pull Up - Load Up - And Go! 7-Day Meal Kits Include: 7 Breakfasts + 7 Lunches = 14 FREE Meals Questions: Email Tim Leonard, Food Service Director [email protected] Click HERE to download the flyer Senior Spotlight - Class of 2021 Each week until graduation, we will use this space to celebrate and recognize two members of our esteemed Class of 2021. This class, both as individuals and as a collective, has helped to define #SouthPride and we are so proud of their many accomplishments. This week we highlight: Sofia Guerrero is a 2021 IHSA state champion in her speech team event, Original Oratory. Sofia also placed 8th at the state tournament in Dramatic Interpretation.