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Don’t forget, this Thursday, September 5th is Open House! Doors open at 6:00pm. Open House is a way for families to go through their student’s schedule, meet teachers, hear a little bit about the classroom experience, and learn more about all HPHS has going on for our students. Information can be found in Principal Fleischer’s weekly email. We look forward to seeing you there!

ACTIVITY TICKET: The purchase of the 24-25 yearbook is tied to the purchase of an activity ticket bundle! Now is the time to make this purchase before HPHS places their order with our yearbook publisher. You will find the purchase link in the Infinite Campus School Store. Activity Ticket purchases fund the entire student activities program. This bundle includes a yearbook, free admission to athletic events and free admission to student-directed fine arts events (STUNTS & the Short Play Festival) using a student ID. An activity ticket purchase also supports our school's literary magazine, school media/newspaper, all theater productions, assemblies, and all-school special activities. Yearbooks are part of the Activity Ticket bundle and are not sold separately. Students must go to the bookstore to redeem their free theater tickets. Of course this purchase is optional, however we do not order extra yearbooks to sell once they arrive. You can set up a cash payment plan in the bookstore if needed.   

A FRAM discount (students enrolled in the free book program) is available when you go to make your purchase in Infinite Campus. The cost is $50. For more information, please contact Norma Aguilar, nagular@dist113.org .

Charity Drive 2025 Beneficiary Application Is Open! If you know of an amazing organization that could benefit from the funds and awareness raised by Charity Drive, please have them submit an application. Deadline is September 5th.

THIS WEEKEND:

Friday 9/6: HPHS Giants vs. DHS Warriors Football Game! Do Rite Donuts available for purchase. Game is away at Deerfield! Go Support your GIANTS in our Crosstown Classic!!!!!

Saturday, 9/7 from 10am-4pm the HPHS Band is having their annual carwash! HPHS H-Entrance. 

Didn't get a wash on Saturday?! Did you hit a mud puddle Saturday evening?! Don't worry!!!!! HPHS Orchestra is having their carwash on Sunday, 9/8 1pm-4pm! HPHS H - Entrance!

Book Club's first meeting with be Wednesday September 4th, after school in the Makerspace. All are welcome. We will be reading The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

ACTIVITY TICKET: Make sure to purchase your Activity Ticket in the IC Store! An Activity Tickets is your yearbook purchase along with free entry to football, basketball, STUNTS and more! Does not include homecoming dance or prom tickets. Please see our website for details.

Activity Ticket/Yearbook: $135.00. (Optional for all Students)

Includes:

• Yearbook - Advance purchase is necessary via the Campus Portal > School Store. Yearbooks are distributed in August (HPHS) or May (DHS) after all student obligations are met. Note: The yearbooks are not sold separately. 
• Activities - Includes all access to special events during the school day, after school, during the weekend (i.e. Giant U-nite, Courtyard Celebrations/Parties, Movie Night, Senior Sunrise, etc.). This does NOT include Homecoming Dance or Prom Tickets. Those are sold separately. 
• Athletics - Includes free entry to all home regular season athletic events. CSL Conference Tournaments and IHSA State Series contests are not included. 
• Fine Arts - Includes free entry to performances like S.T.U.N.T.S. & Short Play Festival. 

Come practice your Spanish or English in Miércoles @ Casa de Vine! We are club centered around conversing in Spanish and English with the goal of fostering bilingualism, cultural understanding, and friendship across HPHS. At Miércoles Social, we casually discuss various topics, play games, and make cultural foods and crafts. So, if you want to improve your Spanish or English, come over to Miércoles Social; anyone is welcome.

Meeting days are the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Click here to sign up!

Hispanos Unidos invites all HPHS students to our WELCOME PACHANGA on Tuesday September 10th after school. There will be food, music, games, and more information about Hispanos Unidos activities.

Join the Estudiante to Student Mentoring Program. Each year 10th, 11th, and 12th grade HPHS students plan and lead our two programs: Future Giants (8th graders) and Rising Stars (6th,7th graders). Applications will open soon with training for mentors beginning in September.

Join Philosophy Club for our first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Sept. 4 as we discuss the Food for Thought Question: Do we have free will? We will meet in A320 from 3:15-4:30. All are welcome; come share your own philosophy or listen to others as we discuss the philosophy of self-determination! There will be food!

Do you enjoy trivia? Want to play team Jeopardy, buzzers included? Come to Scholastic Bowl. We are a low-commitment club that meets Wednesdays after school in B403. There will be food!

Join APSC (Asian/Pacific Islander Student Coalition)! We meet on Tuesdays at 7:35 in Library Classroom 1.

Shoutout to our Girls Flag Football team. Flag Football is one of the fast growing sports in the nation. It became an IHSA sport this year and will be an Olympic Sport in 2028. We are proud of our trailblazing athletes and coaches who are committed to building the program here at HPHS. The team lost their first game of the season to Niles North last week, but there was still so much to be proud of.

It was an exciting week of competitions for HP Athletics. Thanks to all of our coaches for the flexibility and care that was shown as we navigated the extreme temperatures last week. Below is our Boys Soccer team after their first win on Saturday, our Poms team performing at the first home Football game, and the plaque awarded to our Varsity Girls Volleyball team after finishing in 2nd Place at the Fenton Invitational.

Students interested in being athletic department interns should contact Mr. Harris (pharris@dist113.org). There are many different opportunities for students to get involved. 

Visit our Website for more information!

Attention seniors considering a major in the visual arts in college:

Chicago National Portfolio Day

Sunday, October 6, 2024, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. (CT)

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

280 S. Columbus Dr.

Chicago, IL 60603

RSVP required at nationalportfolioday.org

College Application Workshops in the CRC (A223): college application help, essay feedback, genral application questions.

September 16: 8:00-9:09am

October 9: all lunch periods

October 21: 8:00-9:09am

Cornell University, Emory University, Pomona College, Rice University and Washington University in St. Louis are proud to present LAUNCH (Linking Access, Unity, Networking, Collaboration and Higher Education). We invite you to join LAUNCH partners in a city near you to meet admission officers from all five institutions and learn more about what unites us.

Attention Seniors: College visits in the CRC start next week and run through mid-November. Please visit the following link for the coming week's visits and details on how to register. Contact Mr. Becker, rbecker@dist113.org, with any questions.

Class of 2025 and Parents/Guardians:

The District 113 postsecondary counseling teams will host an important Financial Aid Meeting on Wednesday, September 11 at 6:30 pm. Any family concerned about paying for college should attend this meeting.

This program will be offered virtually in English and can be accessed using this link:

https://dist113-org.zoom.us/j/81019327849?pwd=dTmXBJkQubBfwSjh7ceV4Pl8SPTOcv.1

If you are unable to attend the virtual meeting being delivered in English, it will be recorded and posted to each high school's website as soon as it is available.

Fundraising for our clubs will start soon! Watch in the cafeteria for some extra fun while supporting our great clubs!

Stay tuned for more!

Stay tuned for more!

GIANT values

Show Up: the importance of being present and attending class

Beat the Bell: the importance of being on time to you, your classmates, and your teacher

Disconnect to Reconnect: the importance of disconnecting from our devices to more fully engage with each other and our classes

Taking Care of our Casa y Familia: the importance of treating each other with respect, kindness, and care, as we are all family members in this House on Vine.