Hutto High School Hippo Herald

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1 Hutto High School Hippo Herald E-Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 26, March 20, 2014 Have We Got News For You! Girls Powerlifting: Shantea Flow competed in the Girls State Powerlifting Meet in Corpus Christi over Spring Break. Shantea was the only freshmen to qualify for the State Meet in her weight-class in 4A. She finished 10th overall. Way to go, Shantea! On March 20 th, Thursday Night, at 7:00pm in the PAC the HHS Theatre Department will perform their this year's OAP The Foreigner. This production has already received acclaim! Don t miss it. It s free to the public/community. Attention Seniors! There will be a Scholarship Night for you and your parents on Thursday, March 20 th, from 5-7pm in the lecture hall. Congratulations to Hutto varsity tennis players for placing in the Llano tournament. 1st place in boys doubles, Nathan Albers and Tristan Konze, 1st place girls singles, Cielo Ornelas. 4th in boys singles is Rhett Guthrie. Also congrats to Anna Gonzales for placing 4th in girls singles in the JV Connally tournament. PROM TICKETS GO SALE: Prom tickets are now on sale for $ Prom will be at the Radisson on April 12 th. The theme is The Great Gatsby. You can purchase tickets at lunch or from Mrs. Rivas, room Herff Jones/Centex Recognition will be on campus March 25 th 8am-during lunches to deliver graduation announcements & materials. Caps/gowns arrive in May. Remember the Hippo Way: Be Respectful, Responsible, And Safe. Give it, own it, live it. PTSA - Pickles and Popcorn every Wednesday after school benefitting Hutto H.S. Project Celebration (the after-prom party). Our next PTSA meeting will be held at Beau's Specialty Meats and Deli Thursday, March 27th, at 5:30PM. We will be discussing PROM and Project Celebration. Hutto High School is hosting the second Annual "Day of Caring" Hutto Hamburger and Dessert Cookoff and Color Run in conjunction with the Hutto Rotary BBQ Cook-off, Saturday, April 26, at the old Coop property on U.S. 79, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Hutto Food Pantry and to help pay for community service projects the entire Hutto HS student body can participate in. The day will consist of a "Color Run", Hamburger and Dessert cook-off, Car Show, vendor and craft booths, a Kids Korner and a Cake Walk by the Hutto Silos and be a donation dropoff for items to benefit the Food Pantry. For more information, visit hhs.hipponation.org/dayofcaring. HISD is holding a Bilingual Job Fair in the HHS Library on March 25 th from 5-7pm.

2 Senior parents win a once in a lifetime opportunity!! What: Enter a chance to select a family member to hand your graduate their diploma on stage during their graduation ceremony on June 4, How do you enter: Complete your FAFSA before March 31, Students who complete their FAFSA application before March 31, 2014 will automatically be entered into the drawing. HHS administration will contact the winner before April 7, Good luck! Hi-Stepper Clinic and Tryout Schedule: 03/28/14-Hi-Stepper Officer Auditions, 4:30-8:30pm, HHS Cafeteria & Dance Studio 05/19/14-Hi-Stepper Tryout Clinic (for 8 th Grade Students only), 4:30 to 6:30pm, Dance Studio 05/19/14-Hi-Stepper Middle School Tryout Meeting, 6:45-7:45pm, Lecture Hall at HHS 05/20/14-Hi-Stepper Middle School Tryout Clinic and Mock Tryouts, 4:30-6:30pm, HHS Cafeteria & Dance Studio. 05/21/14-Hi-Stepper Middle School Tryouts, 4:30-7:30pm, HHS Cafeteria & Dance Studio. News from the Counselor s Office: 1. All 9th to 11th grade students have been given the opportunity to register for their classes. You can view your child's course requests in Family Access. If there are no courses listed for , your child has not turned met with a counselor. Make-up registration takes place every day during block lunch. 2. AP Exam registration has begun. Registration forms are available in the Guidance Office or on the High School Counselor's website. Payment must be submitted at the time of registration either to the high school bookkeeper or online. Registration ends March 21st. Johnny Kay, Lead Counselor, Hutto High School ext. 6020; Fax Become a fan of the Hutto High School Guidance Office's Facebook page. Deadline to PreRegister for Hippo Hoopla is Friday 3/21 Free field day for all HISD special needs students For all senior athletes, there is a scholarship available through the Hutto Athletic Booster Club The Sharon Lopez Scholarship. For 2014, we have $6,000 that has been approved for this scholarship. The application AND essay must be turned into Ms. Erica Blando by the deadline of April 15, A submitted application without the essay will be considered incomplete. I will pick up the applications and essays from Ms. Blando on April 16, The applications and essays will be graded by the Lopez Family committee the following week after the deadline. I will provide Ms. Blando the results. Best Regards, Paulla Goines HABC, President School Year

3 SADD-THE SHATTERED DREAMS PROGRAM Did you know that more than half of Texas high school seniors said they have used alcohol in the past month and that Texas leads the nation in alcohol-related traffic deaths among 15 to 20 year olds? With the 2014 prom and graduation quickly approaching, it is the goal of Hutto High School, SADD, and the community to decrease these statistics. Every day our children must make choices and decisions that could affect the rest of their lives. The Shattered Dreams Program helps students and families address the deadly consequences of underage drinking-alcohol poisoning, motor vehicle crashes, and drug abuse. On April 7th 2014, students and families will be challenged to examine the effects of underage drinking on the community. For our program to be successful, both students and parents have responsibilities that help spread the message. Outlined below are the responsibilities of parents and participants in the Shattered Dreams Program. The Mock Crash is a realistic portrayal of an alcohol-related crash for the student body. The crash will include a possible mock fatality, EMS, Med Flight, Hutto Police, and even Judge Hobbs. By planning this activity, we hope that we can increase the awareness of the consequences of underage drinking and impaired driving. Juniors and seniors will participate 5th and 6th periods on April 7th. Mock Obituary: The loss of a student affects everyone. To demonstrate this, we ask the parents to write an obituary with input from their child. This will be shown to the juniors and seniors participating in the presentation during 2nd period. This requires parental consent and participation. Your student cannot participate in this event with your signature and participation. Please look for this documentation to come home with them. PROM / Project Celebration: Statistics show that Prom-Graduation season - the months of April, May and June - is the most dangerous time for teens. One-third of the alcohol-related traffic fatalities involving teens each year occur during those months. To help keep our students safe after prom, PTSA, SADD, and the Class of 2015 are partnering to host Project Celebration this year. Students will ride the bus from The Radisson to Project Celebration. Once there, students will have the option of playing casino games, playing volleyball, basketball, and continue to dance the night away. Concessions will be available for purchase. The cost of a ticket is $25. If students purchase both Project Celebration and Prom tickets at the same time, they can get a $10 discount on prom ticket. Project Celebration will be at the: Premier Athletic Sports Complex A Toll Rd Leander, TX If you have further questions, please contact Dana Rivas. The Gown! The Shoes! The Bling! Step Into Austin Fairy Godmother Boutique and walk away feeling like a Princess! $60 for a Prom Package includes dress, shoes, all the bling, make-up, as well as tons of discounts from local Fairy Godmother sponsors on Prom specials like hair updos, tux rentals, corsage/boutonniere, photography, and so much more! See our Counselors if you need help with attending prom. They are true Fairy God-Parents! Prom is April 12 th!

4 From the Nurse: Healthy weight loss vs. unhealthy weight loss. The body must have energy (in the form of food) to function. Depending on many factors, such as age, weight, sex (M/F) and activity level, people's calorie needs vary. The amount of energy, or calories, the body uses increases as physical activity increases. A combination of physical activity and nutritious eating helps people reach and maintain a healthful weight. Fad diets are popular because they advertise quick and rapid weight loss, however, fad diets do not provide safe methods of losing weight. On a fad diet, people lose lean body mass (muscle) and water, rather than fat. Fad diets may cause fatigue and irritation, because the body is not receiving enough energy to function properly. From LSCC@ Hutto ISD Clinic: Hutto ISD clinic is here to provide medical services such as immunizations (vaccine updates), well-child examinations, and sports physicals in addition to sick visits. Please stop by the clinic located outside the main entrance on the right from 8:00am-4:30pm to learn more about the services we provide. We have new patient packets available for all staff and students attending any Hutto ISD campus. To schedule an appointment please stop by the clinic or call Between the ages of students are required to receive a Meningococcal vaccine. The state recommends a booster shot at age 16. Although the Meningococcal booster shot is not required to attend school it is a requirement to attend most college campuses. Also, as the school year rapidly comes to a close, let Lone Star Circle of Care Therapist, April Phillips help and support you through the stress of the upcoming finals, SATs, ACTs and college application process. You can get a referral from your counselor at any time. April will schedule to see you at her earliest convenience so feel free to walk in to see when she is available before or after class or call to schedule an appointment! Joy Holladay, DNP, RN, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner LSCC@ Hutto ISD Customer Service Thoughts by Brad Domitrovich, PR Zealot Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope that you had a great time off and had the opportunity to relax. For me, the best time that I had was not setting my alarm clock for 9 days! Did you know that, besides a smile, a "hello" is the simplest way we can offer customer service to someone. How many times will you say "hello" today? Believe it or not, saying "hello" is becoming a lost art. Nowadays, we tend to say "Hi", "Yo", or even "Sup". "hello" is actually one of those pay it forward words. If we want to, we can even stretch it to two words - "Hello Matt", "Hello Pam", "Hello Dave". If you look at the basic rules of hospitality and customer service, the word "hello" is at the top. Hello is customer service. The next time you pass by somebody today, remember to say hello. Say it like you mean it. Add a smile to it. I bet that the person you give a cheerful hello to will even pass it on to someone else. It may even make them smile. Isn t that what customer service is all about?

5 Love and Logic: After Starting Love and Logic, My Kids are Acting Worse! I loved my garage door. Well not so much the door itself but how I could make it go up and down without getting out of my car. Last night I pushed the remote and nothing happened. I pushed it again still stuck. Being a mature, middle-aged guy, I did what seemed the most reasonable: I whined and complained. It stayed stuck. Figuring that a good night s sleep would fix its abstinence, I tried again this morning. My once goldenretriever-like door was now a cat a Siamese cat. It ignored me again. Desperate times call for desperate measures: I yelled at it some more. Then I stomped into the house and whined to my wife. One of the greatest benefits of applying Love and Logic is that it helps us learn how to keep a tighter leash on our emotions and on our tongues. When kids see that pushing buttons no longer raises and lowers our doors, it s not uncommon for them to push even harder. When we do the right things, they often feel like the wrong things in the short term. This is doubly true when parenting strong-willed children! Wise parents stick to the plan, remembering that the most effective response to button pushing is to get stuck kinda like my garage door. Instead of giving in or arguing, they keep repeating the same loving yet dull thing: I love you too much to argue. I ve pretty much decided that arguing with my garage door remote is useless. It never gives in. If I were only as consistent with my kids as this door has been with me! In our CD Avoiding Power Struggles with Kids, by Jim Fay and Foster Cline you will get a lot of laughs as you learn to steer clear of everyday struggles. Thanks for reading! Our goal is to help as many families as possible. If this is a benefit, forward it to a friend. Dr. Charles Fay Check out the above link on the HHS website! It has some great resources for parents such as a monthly newsletter Working Together for Lifelong Success and other articles to help parents guide their student(s) / teen(s). LIST OF EVENTS: 03/20/14-Theatre-Community Performance, OAP The 7:00pm Westwood Tourney, Austin, 8:00am 03/20/14-Board Meeting, Board Room, 102 College St., 7pm 03/21/14-Progress Report Grades are pulled Hendrickson Tourney, Pflugerville, 8:00am 03/21/14-Softball vs Manor, There, JV/VAR, 5:15/7:00 03/21/14-Baseball vs Home, JV1/JV2, 5:00/7:30 03/21/14-Baseball vs Elgin, There, VAR/7:00

6 LIST OF EVENTS: 03/21/14-Soccer-Girls vs EastView, There, JV/5:30, VAR/7:15 03/21/14-Soccer-Boys vs EastView, Away, 6:00pm 03/22/14-Track & Pflugerville Panther Relays (V & JV) 03/22/14-Hi-Steppers-Lil Stepper Dance Clinic, Dance Studio/Café, 8am-1pm 03/24/14-Baseball vs Connally, There, JV1/6:30 03/24/14-Choir Pre-UIL Concert, PAC 03/25/14-UIL EastView 03/25/14-HJ/Centex Recognition on Campus to deliver graduation materials, 8am-1pm 03/25/14-Baseball vs Home, VAR/7:00 03/25/14-Softball vs Home, JV/VAR, 5:15/7:00 03/25/14-Youth Advisory Task Force, Lecture Hall, 4-5pm 03/25/14-Cheer Parent Meeting, Cafeteria, 6-8pm 03/25/14-Citizen Police Academy, Lecture Hall, 7-9pm Taylor/Granger Tourney, Taylor, 8:00am HHS for Track & Field, 8am-6pm 03/27/14-HHS Band Pre-UIL Concert, PAC 03/28/14-Students Regain Eligibility After 3 Week Evaluation Period Taylor/Granger Tourney, Taylor, 8:00am 03/28/14-UIL Georgetown 03/28/14-Hi-Stepper Officer Auditions, Dance Studio & Cafeteria, 4:30-8:30pm 03/28/14-Softball vs Cedar Home, JV/VAR, 5:15/7:00 03/28/14-Baseball vs Connally, There, VAR/7:00 03/28/14-Baseball vs Home, JV1/6:30 03/28/14-HEF Gala 03/28/14-Track & Elgin Wildcat Relays (V & JV) 03/28-29/14-Track & Texas Relays (Varsity Qualifiers Only) 04/01/14-STAAR English 2 EOC 04/01/14-Baseball vs Bastrop, There, VAR/7:00 04/01/14-HHS Pre-UIL Band Concert, PAC, 5-9PM 04/02/14-STAAR English EOC Make-up 04/02/14-Hi-Stepper Boosters Meeting, Lecture Hall 6:30-8:30pm 04/03/14-STAAR English EOC Make-up Tri-Dual, TBA, 4:30pm 04/03/14-Softball vs Elgin, There, JV/VAR, 5:15/7:00 04/03/14-Miss-Ter Hutto Pageant, PAC, 5:30-9:00pm 04/04/14-Softball vs Connally, There, JV/VAR, 5:15/7:00 04/04/14-Baseball vs Home, VAR/7:00 04/04/14-Baseball vs Bastrop, There, JV1/6:30 04/05/14-Hippo Hoopla, HHS Football Stadium, Field Day for Special Needs Students, 9am-12pm Area in College Station, All Day 04/07/14-SADD Presentation-The Shattered Dreams Program 5 th /6 th pds 04/07/14-Baseball vs Georgetown, There, JV/6:30 04/07/14-Mentor/Mentee Monthly Meeting, Lecture Hall, 4:00-5:30pm 04/07/14-Hippo Crash Family Fun Night, HHS Cafeteria, 6:00-7:30pm 04/07/14-HHS Choir Pre-UIL Concert, Choir Rm/PAC, 6:30pm District Tourney, Georgetown, 10:00am

7 LIST OF EVENTS: 04/08/14-Citizen Police Academy, Lecture Hall, 7-9pm 04/08/14-Softball vs Home, JV/VAR, 5:15/7:00 04/08/14-Baseball vs Georgetown, There, JV2/6:00 04/08/14-Baseball vs Home, VAR/7:00 04/09-10/14-Track & District 17-4A EastView (V & JV) State Leadership Meeting & STAR Event Corpus Christi 04/10/14-Board Meeting, Board Room, 102 College St., 7pm 04/11/14-Softball vs Georgetown, There, JV/VAR, 5:15/7:00 04/11/14-Baseball vs Georgetown, There, VAR/7:00 04/11/14-Baseball vs Home, JV1/JV2, 5:00/7:30 04/12/14-ACT HHS 04/12/14-Choir Community Wide Garage Sale in Front Parking Lot 6:30am-Noon 04/12/14-Prom, Radisson 04/13-15/14-Student TASC State Convention 04/14/14-Baseball vs Home, JV1/6:30 04/15/14-Band Booster Meeting in Band 6:30pm 04/15/14-Softball vs Home, JV/VAR, 5:15/7:00 04/15/14-Baseball vs Manor, There, VAR/7:00 04/17/14-End of fifth six weeks 04/17/14-Track & District 17 & 18 4A Bastrop (V) 04/17/14-Softball vs EastView, There, JV/VAR, 5:15/7:00 04/17/14-Baseball vs Home, VAR/7:00 04/17/14-Baseball vs Manor, There, JV1/6:30 04/18/14-Student Teacher Holiday 04/21/14-TAKS Exit Level ELA 04/21/14-Baseball vs EastView, There, JV1/6:30 04/22/14-TAKS Exit Level Math District Tourney, Georgetown, 8:00am 04/22/14-Baseball vs EastView, There, JV2/6:00 04/22/14-Baseball vs Home, VAR/7:00 04/22/14-Citizen Police Academy, Lecture Hall, 7-9pm Region 3 4A Tourney, Houston, 8:00am 04/23/14-TAKS Exit Level Science 04/24/14-TAKS Exit Level Social Studies 04/25/14-Reports Cards Sent Home 04/25/14-Baseball vs EastView, There, VAR/7:00 04/25/14-Baseball vs Home, JV1/JV2, 5:00/7:30 04/25-26/14-Track & Regional Sam Houston State, Huntsville (V) 04/26/14-PBIS Day of Caring 04/28/14-Hi-Stepper Spring Show Rehearsals, PAC State Tourney, Austin, 8:00am 04/29/14-Yearbook hosting Jostens Central TX Spring Yearbook Workshop, PAC, All Day 04/29/14-Jazz Band Concert, Café 04/29/14-Youth Advisory Task Force, Lecture Hall, 4-5pm 04/30/14-Hi-Stepper Spring Show Tech Rehearsals, PAC 05/01/14-Hi-Stepper Spring Show Dress Rehearsals, PAC 05/01/14-Choir performs Scones & Baked & Sconed, 6:30-8:00pm 05/02/14- A Honor Roll Luncheon, Lecture Hall 05/02-03/14-Hi-Stepper Spring Show Performances, PAC, 7:30-9:00pm