I N T H E L O O P 2014 HTHS HOMECOMING WEEK CONGRATULATIONS Homecoming Queen Kaley Cochran 2014 Homecoming King JaRon Godbolt

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1 October2014 Issue II 2014 HTHS HOMECOMING WEEK I N CONGRATULATIONS 2014 Homecoming Queen Kaley Cochran 2014 Homecoming King JaRon Godbolt T H E L O O P

2 HTHS 2014 HOMECOMING PARADE

3 ATTENTION PARENTS! REMINDER! Schools will be closed Monday, October 13, 2014 for Fall Break GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR HUSKIES COMPETING THIS WEEK! HTMS Football versus Homewood Thursday at Homewood HTHS Volleyball versus Spain Park Thursday at Home HTHS Varsity Football versus Thompson Friday at Thompson HTHS & HTMS Cross Country Sat. at the Dew it on the Trails in Decatur HTHS Band Competition Saturday in Albertville GO HUSKIES! THANK YOU TRUSSVILLE TRIBUNE for the live coverage of the HTHS Homecoming Parade! It was awesome!

4 ATTENTION! YOU ARE INVITED! PAINE INTERMEDIATE & HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE MIDDLE PARENTS On Monday, October 27, at 6:00 pm in the HTMS auditorium, please join us for a meeting to discuss the new ACT Aspire tests. Also at this meeting, parents will receive their students scores from the Spring 2014 tests. AVOID THE LONG LINES FOR HTHS THE FOOTBALL GAMES BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE NOW! CLICK HERE Students in the HTMS Cooking Club were invited to attend the Dreamland/Jr. Pitmaster s Recipe Contest Reveal at the Downtown Birmingham Public Library. The reception was Mon, Oct st place Daniel Dukes Gavin Felts Justin Newsome Runners up Jordan Lynn Emmie Burns Maddie Curd Bailee Adcock

5 GREAT JOB PAINE PRIMARY SCHOOL 496 Students with Perfect Attendance for September 2014 K-5 1st 2nd

6 PAINE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 500+ students PERFECT ATTENDANCE SEPTEMBER 2014 GREAT JOB!

7 Public Review of the Alabama College-and Career-Ready Standards Please click on the link for more detailed information:

8 ATTENTION PAINE PRIMARY PARENTS! To celebrate Parent Visitation in Schools Month, Paine Primary will be hosting two major events. On Saturday, October 18 th, we will host Family Check Out Day at Paine Primary Library. The library will be open from 1:00-3:00 PM for families to come check out books to read together, and to listen to some celebrity readers share their favorite books. On Tuesday, October 21 st,we will host a Parent Math Information Night. Our Math Committee will share grade specific information regarding skills that our students are learning, and they will talk about how parents can help their little mathematicians at home. ATTENTION HTMS PARENTS! PLEASE JOIN US FOR Pastries for Parents MEET AND GREET ADMINISTRATORS AND COUNSELORS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 7:15-7:45 AM HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER

9 CONGRATULATIONS! 7th grade English teacher accepting her "One Class" grant award from WIAT Channel 42 and Buffalo Rock. The grant was for $1,000 dollars. The money will be used to purchase materials to assist with reading. Way to go Miriam...we are so proud of you and your commitment to our students!!!!... Our students did a great job of keeping this a surprise! A special thanks to Leigh Stovall and Miriam's 7th grade colleagues for helping us make this surprise happen. 7TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL TEAM ATTENTION PAINE INTERMEDIATE PARENTS! PAINE INTERMEDIATE invites parents to October Parent Involvement Month! Coffee with the Principal on Thursday, October 23 at 9:00. Dr. Faust will share test score information. Dr. Jeter will share our school goals. Trussville Historical Society talks with third graders to share information and the history of Trussville. Third graders take a walking tour of Trussville October 7, 9, or 10.

10 Three years ago, Paine Intermediate teachers and administrators were searching for ways to provide time during the school day for professional learning. After lots of conversations and preparations, the school rolled out Club Day, a win-win for students and staff. Club Day is a special day that occurs because of the innovation, hard work and generosity of our counselors, specialist teachers, substitutes, and community volunteers like ministers and retired servicemen. If you ask any student what their favorite day is at Paine Intermediate, chances are they will tell you, Club Day! Ask a teacher what day is most valuable, and they, too, will most likely say, Club Day! Thank you Lauren Blake for the huge amount of work you do to make club Day a success. PI CLUB Making Beautiful Music in Choir with Mr. Byars Staying Fit and Having Fun with Coach Carlile and Coach Chrisenberry DAY FUN Selling School Supplies in the School Store with Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Blake Learning Sign Language with Officer Bradford and Mrs. Tippen Learning to play Chess with Coach Pino Public Speaking with Mr. Lacey and Mr. Dickson Making Sculptures in Art with Mrs. Ward

11 11th Annual Alabama Youth Council (AYC) Alabama Department of Public Health Hosted by Hewitt-Trussville High School Alabama Students Making a Difference!

12 THE 1st HTHS Paws and Claws Food Drive The Student Council Association and the HTHS Cheerleaders are excited to announce that this year s Canned Food Drive will be a competition between HTHS and Clay-Chalkville High School. Students at both schools will be donating cans during the entire month of October. The cans collected will be displayed at the HT vs. CCHS Football Game with the winning school being announced during halftime. At the first HTHS vs. CCHS Basketball Game, the winning school will be presented with a trophy for winning the first annual Paws vs. Claws Canned Food Drive during halftime. All canned goods will be donated to TEAM, which is the Trussville Ecumenical Assistive Ministry. TEAM is a non-profit ministry that includes representatives from community organizations and dedicated volunteers. We will be collecting cans through first period this year. At the end of the month, the SCA will reward the winning class with a Chik Fil A breakfast, and, as always, we will determine the winning class based on class size and total cans collected. We are excited about this year s competition and the potential to help many families in our community. Thanks in advance for participating in the first annual Paws vs. Claws Canned Food Drive. SAVE THE DATE NOVEMBER 1 COME SEE THE HTHS JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND SUPPORT A GREAT

13 IMPORTANT INFORMATION INFORMATION/DATES FOR HTHS COLORGUARD/HIGHSTEPPER TRYOUTS Thursday, November 20 th 4:00 6:00 Free Color Guard clinic for anyone auditioning for color guard in January Monday, December 15 th 6:00 p.m. -Mandatory Auxiliary Tryout Meeting in the HTHS Band Room. If a student wants to try out for HTHS Color Guard or Highstepper, a parent must attend this meeting. Color Guard Clinic- January th from 4:30-6:30 Color Guard Tryouts- January 30 th starting at 4:00 Highstepper Tryout Clinic- February 9 th 12 th 4:30-6:30 Highstepper Tryouts February 13 th starting at 4:00 NEW DISTRICT AND SCHOOL SITE MESSAGES DISTRICT EMERGENCY MESSAGES To receive emergency messages and notifications from TCS, you must sign up for the notify me service. How to sign up for notifications including emergency messages from the school system and In the Loop. 1. Go to 2. You will see the NotifyMe box in the middle of the page above District News. Click on the box. 3. Follow the instructions to sign up to receive messages from TCS. 4. Once you complete the request for notify me, you will receive an to confirm the subscription. SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL MESSAGES IMPORTANT! Make sure to sign up for important messages from your child's school by selecting the NotifyMe button on the school website. How to sign up for notifications on the school site. 1. Go to 2. Click on Schools in the middle of the page to get a drop down box listing of schools. 3. Click on your child s school 4. You will see the NotifyMe box on the left side of the page. Click on the box. 5. Follow the instructions to sign up to receive messages from your child s school. 6. Once you complete the request for notify me, you will receive an to confirm the subscription.

14 ACT MINI-PREP SESSION SUNDAY CLASS Preparing for the December 13 th Test 2:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. (This class is a separate program; payment for the Sunday classes does not include the weeknight sessions and vice versa). $110 nonrefundable payment - includes ACT prep book (The Real ACT, 3 rd edition) and session attendance. Although the fee covers this test session only, we allow for students to continue coming to each SUNDAY session throughout this CURRENT school year at no additional cost. Course capacity: 25 students (Session offering dependent upon at least 15 students registering; your check will be returned and you will be notified before session date if class doesn t make) We have designed our Sunday test prep to offer a different session each Sunday, two hours each. Sunday, November 30 th 2:00 4:00 pm HTHS 2 hours English/reading/writing Sunday, December 7 th 2:00 4:00 pm HTHS 2 hours of math/science Please make $110 checks payable to Trussville City Schools. Deadline for payment to include the ACT workbook is Monday, November 24 th by 8:00 A.M. (preferably, give to me; if you leave in office, please give to Mrs. DeVaughn). Once books are ordered on November 24 th, we cannot accept late payments. We are using The Real ACT (3 rd edition). You may turn checks in to the main office. Make sure you include the attached registration form with your check. We will be sending updates throughout the course. Feel free to contact Jennifer.Cardwell@trussvillecityschools.com with questions. For inclement weather events, please check the trussvillecityschools.com site for cancellation notifications. (Register for the test itself at before 11/7/14)

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16 IMPORTANT COLLEGE PLANNING GUIDE FOR PARENTS! Click here and then click on College & Career Planning Guide UPDATED INFORMATION NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZONES The transportation zones for the new elementary schools have been slightly revised due to enrollment. Please check our website at CLICK HERE to see the revised zones. CHAMBER S MAPLE LEAF RUN TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS For immediate release TRUSSVILLE, AL - The Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce Maple Leaf Run presented by The Trak Shak will be held on Saturday, October 25, at The Mall in historic downtown Trussville. Prizes will be awarded in each age group as well as overall in the 5K. The top three boys and girls will receive prizes in each of two age groups (9 & under and 10-14) in the kids run. Providing musical entertainment for runners and their families will be Puttin On the Ritz DJ Service. There will also be games and activities for the whole family. Birmingham Coca-Cola will provide water and PowerAde for the runners. A portion of the proceeds from the race will go toward the chamber s scholarship fund and also Turn Trussville Pink, a community project to fund breast cancer awareness. Turn Trussville Pink representatives are creating ribbons for runners to wear during the race. Registration is $25 in advance and $30 the day of the race for the 5K. Registration for the kids run will be $10. The 5K will begin at 8 a.m., and the kids run will begin at about 9 a.m. The first 350 runners who register will get a free t-shirt. Participants can register online at Race packets can be picked up at the chamber office (225 Parkway Drive in Trussville) on Friday the 24 th between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or beginning at 6:30 a.m. the day of the race at The Mall Pavilion. For more information on the Maple Leaf Run or the Chamber, please visit or call the chamber at You can also like us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.

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