HOPKINTON HILLERS



YEAR 4 ISSUE #14

STUDENT MEMO HOPKINTON HIGH SCHOOL WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5TH - DECEMBER 9TH

Weekly Schedule of Events:

Spotlight of the Week:

Monday - (D Day) Tuesday - (E Day) Wednesday- (F Day ) Thursday - (G Day) ALICE drill (9:25 9:50am) No ADVISORY Friday - (A Day) beFree Holiday CoffeeHouse @ 7pm (HCA)

Guidance Tip of the Week: To avoid gossiping, think

1.Is it true? 2.Is it helpful? 3.Is it fair? 4.Does it build up or

Thanks to everyone who submitted shirt designs and voted! for the fan section shirts !This white one, inspired by the design of Ayla Celik, won the vote. You can preorder a shirt at lunches this week for $10. We can't wait to have them for the home sporting events! Did you know Hopkinton has the highest location in Middlesex County? Good luck to our opponents who need to climb a hill no matter what direction they are coming from! #hillerpride

tear down? 5.Is it kind?

Are you interested in spending

FRIDAY AT 7:00 PM at the HCA

The Class of 2018 is

time with senior citizens and

sponsoring the Giving Tree for

helping them out with their daily

Project Just Because. Please

activities such as giving them a

stop by and select a heart

ride to an appointment, washing

from the tree. We request

their windows, or teaching them

that all items are new and

how to use an iPhone? There will

unwrapped. Items may be

be a meeting Tuesday, 12/6 Email

dropped off in the counseling

[email protected] for

office before December 16.

more info.

-Library Notes1. Curious about coding? Learn some programming basics with Scratch at an upcoming library makerspace workshop! Tuesday, December 6th @ 2:00pm (you will need your laptops). More details here! The December issue of the library newsletter is

2.

now available. 3. The Winter Reading Challenge is here again! An excuse to get through that reading pile :) More info here. 4. And...there are new books at the HHS Library! Stop in to check them out for the upcoming school breaks!

Calling all students interested in a math challenge! HHS will host the AMC (American Mathematics Competition) on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2017 in the HS cafeteria in the morning. This is a test offered nationwide on this day to offer math students a challenging contest. Please read this google doc for more information and follow the

link to the google sign up. Please sign up by Monday, Dec 19th so tests can be ordered. Any questions, ask Mrs. Fairbanks.

Class of 2019 Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. Now as we move into the holiday season, we would like to do our part to make a difference and help others. On January 2nd, we are going on a volunteer outing to Project Just Because. For those interested, please click here on this sign-up sheet. This should be a lot of fun along with the other fundraisers going on at the school! Also, for future volunteer opportunities, please click on this link to subscribe to our volunteering email list. Thanks again, Your Class Officers

ATHLETICS... Hey everyone! Justin

Upcoming

Normandeau, Mac Lind, and

Events:

Andrew Keeley want to remind

Thursday, Dec.

you all to donate your soccer

8th: Girls and

gear to the Passback Program.

Boys Indoor

Since soccer season has come

Track vs.

to an end, donate all the old gear that does not fit you

Bellingham and

anymore! You can find the bin the atrium. Thanks!

Millis @ 3:30pm

Hopkinton High School will be hosting a VEX VRC and IQ Robotics Competition on Saturday December 10th from 9AM to 5PM. Teams from MA, RI, CT will be attending and vying for spots in this year's State Tournament. HHS's Team Robotics class and Club, the Hopkinetics will field 5 VRC teams, the RoboHillers of HMS and Hopkinbots of Hopkins will be competing in IQ on the 10th. Admission is free and open to the public so stop by to check out the sport all kids can go pro in.

Mr. Pominville’s

Every week Mr. Pominville will be sharing articles, videos, etc. that relate

PERSONAL


to strategies and techniques that can be utilized to be the best you possible.

PINNACLE

At a moment when technology has made cultivating relationships easier, but also shallower, one writer considers the importance of undocumented friendships.

CLICK HERE -Reflections on True FriendshipThe Red Cross Club at HHS is kicking off their annual pennies for patients charity drive. Look for the wrapped boxes in classrooms, at high school sporting events, and at the cafeteria registers if you are interested in donating. From the 12th to the 13rd of November there will be a raffle during lunch where students can guess how many jolly ranchers are in a jar for a small donation fee, and whoever guesses the closest will win the whole jar. Thank you for participating each year!

Video Clip of the Week: HHS TV:

Click Here

The Class of 2020 is having a winter clothing drive

Works Cited: 1. Students of HHS 2. Metrowest News 3. Twitter 4. Teachers of HHS 5. HCAM TV 6. Youtube