Giant Life News

October 07, 2024

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Homecoming Tickets are on sale now! Visit our website for more details and to purchase tickets!


Congratulations to the Math Team for winning first place overall at the first NSML meet at Conant High School on Wednesday, 9/25. In particular, the freshman team had the highest score of 63 points and won first place in their grouping with 2 perfect scores by Evan Rubenstein & Brian Mueggenburg! A "first" in our school history!


AP DEADLINES: Use this link to learn about important AP Exam deadlines!

PARKING REMINDERS: Parking Reminders: All students are to park only in the designated student parking area and not in the staff parking lot. Athletes or students entering the building before school begins are allowed to park in the West staff parking lot only before school but you are required to move your vehicle before school begins. You are encouraged to park along the wall by the train tracks or near the tennis courts which is the designated student parking area without having to move your vehicle.


Please note: You are not allowed to park in front of the pool entrance, reserved parking spaces and directly across the traffic safety vehicles, BEFORE and DURING school hours.


Security has noticed an increased use of these blocked off staff spaces as well as vehicles that are not moved once school begins by some of our athletes. Security will continue to issue warnings. After the 2nd warning your vehicle will be towed. Click here under Student Parking to view a complete description of the staff and student parking areas.

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 .


Activities

Friday, October 11th during lunch periods to experience Band Cerro Azul De Chicago.


Get in the mood for Spooky Season with a spooky book! Book Club is reading Asylum by Madeleine Roux. Join our discussion on 11/6 at 3:10 in the Maker Space. Books are available in the library.


Club Photos! Please see when your club is scheduled to take Club Photos.

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DELTA will be hosting an Educational Event this Friday in the Cafeteria during Lunch Periods!



Paint The Town Blue - Thank you to our athletic teams and club/activities for being a part of PTO lead Paint The Town Blue 2024! Those who were willing and able to be a part of this special, once a year event, experienced something special by lifting up HP’s GIANT homecoming spirit in a united way and enjoyed some spectacular weather!

Athletics

October 6th is National Coaches Day.

Thank you to our HPHS coaches for consistently providing help, hope and belief.


The Highland Park Giants JV Hockey Team improved to 2-0 in league play after a dominating performance last night beating the Kings 9-1. The Giants were led by Freshman Tyler Lansky who had 2 goals and 2 assists in the contest. Sophomore Trevor Idler added 2 more goals and an assist, while Max Glazier, Mason Jacobson, Riley Hamilton, Luke Pieti and Max Tarschis all found the back of the net in the route to victory! Sophomore Will Romo was again sensational in net, stopping 25 shots. Both Varsity and JV are back in action next weekend with home games at Centennial Ice Arena Saturday (10/5) and Sunday (10/6). Continue to support your Hockey Giants on the ice with great student spirit. Also, mark your calendars for a special community fundraiser on Sunday October 27th at 5:30pm at CIA, as the Chicago Hornets SLED Hockey Team takes on your HP Giants Hockey Team. All proceeds go directly to the Hornets Sled Hockey Program. https://www.hornetsledhockey.org/


Interested in Badminton?!?! It is a girls spring sport and in November we will offer Open Gym nights to come in and play Badminton. To be able to play, you will need to either create an Athletic account for yourself, or use the one you have and register for Badminton. Use our Badminton Website (Link Here) to get more info on how to register and any up to date info we have about Badminton. Also, feel free to email me too with questions.


Visit our Website for more information!

Counseling & Postsecondary Counseling

Please join us to hear from dynamic alumni from the Six Colleges (Amherst, Bowdoin, Carleton, Pomona, Swarthmore, Williams) as they reflect on the academic and co-curricular opportunities they had in college, and how a liberal arts education uniquely prepared them for their work and life today. Pizza will be served!

This year’s panelists will include local alumni working and pursuing graduate study in fields like neuroscience, law, filmmaking, tech, consulting, and social justice work.

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 6:30 PM until 7:45 PM

The Academy Group Offices

900 N North Branch St

Chicago, IL 60642

United States


The Counseling department is sponsoring a field trip to the first Lake County Trades Fair on October 17, 2024. Please see this link for all of the details. We can only take 30 students; if you have interest in learning more about the trades as a career option, please have the form completed in order to join us.

The linked flyer can be translated into multiple languages including Spanish.


Attention Seniors Interested in Attending College of Lake County (CLC) Next Year:

Yazmin Patino, College and Career Navigator (CCN), will visit HPHS on 10/11/24 from 11am-1pm in the Counseling Resource Center (CRC). She can answer any questions students have about going to CLC after high school. Ms. Patino can also assist students with completing applications to CLC. She will share a flyer of HPHS to CLC programming for this school year; this includes her other visit dates, field trip dates, and placement testing.



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

October 9: all lunch periods

October 21: 8:00-9:09am


Attention Seniors: College visits in the CRC 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.

Fundraising

Class of 2028: Please join us on Tuesday October 8th during lunch periods in the lunch room. The Class Council - Class of '28 will be fundraising for their class. We will be selling Shookies Cookies!


Popcorn sales for your HPHS Band Program starts 10/10! email jchodoroff@dist113.org for details!




Parent to Parent Information

Stay tuned for more!

Community Opportunities 

Join the Highland Park Hockey Teams for a community fundraising event to support Cooper Roberts' sled hockey team. Cooper, who was tragically shot and injured during the Highland Park July 4th parade in 2022, has found a sport and team that he truly loves. He is a member of the Hornets Sled Hockey team, which consists of kids with physical disabilities participating in the great sport of ice hockey. Please come out and join the Highland Park community to help support COOPER’S DREAM TEAM - The Hornets - play against the HPHS Varsity and JV Hockey teams- both team will be on sleds! Tickets will be on sale at school all week or you can make a donation to the team through the QR code. 100% of profits go directly to the Hornets. 


The Highland Park Giants JV Hockey Team improved to 2-0 in league play after a dominating performance last night beating the Kings 9-1. The Giants were led by Freshman Tyler Lansky who had 2 goals and 2 assists in the contest. Sophomore Trevor Idler added 2 more goals and an assist, while Max Glazier, Mason Jacobson, Riley Hamilton, Luke Pieti and Max Tarschis all found the back of the net in the route to victory! Sophomore Will Romo was again sensational in net, stopping 25 shots. Both Varsity and JV are back in action next weekend with home games at Centennial Ice Arena Saturday (10/5) and Sunday (10/6). Continue to support your Hockey Giants on the ice with great student spirit. Also, mark your calendars for a special community fundraiser on Sunday October 27th at 5:30pm at CIA, as the Chicago Hornets SLED Hockey Team takes on your HP Giants Hockey Team. All proceeds go directly to the Hornets Sled Hockey Program. https://www.hornetsledhockey.org/


Week of 10/1 – The Highland Park Varsity Hockey Team got back on track with a big 6-1 Victory over GBN last night at Centennial Ice Arena. In an extremely physical contest, the seniors dominated the scoresheet. Goalie AJ Caplan was stellar between the pipes stopping 25 + shots for the win. The Giants got 2 goals apiece from Ben Lichtenfeld and Dylan Lansky, while Casey Rategan and Reece Mindel also lit the lamp for HP!

For a complete schedule, visit https://www.hpgiantshockey.net/page/show/53056-calendar


Continue to support your Hockey Giants on the ice with great student spirit. Also, mark your calendars for a special community fundraiser on Sunday October 27th at 5:30pm at CIA, as the Chicago Hornets SLED Hockey Team takes on your HP Giants Hockey Team. All proceeds go directly to the Hornets Sled Hockey Program. https://www.hornetsledhockey.org/

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.



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