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Fine Arts Week is Dec 2-6.

Fine Art Takeover 3 UNIDOS 12/6

Buckle UP Giants!!

The HPHS Human Rights Club is sponsoring a winter coat drive in support of our community. This December, we are partnering with the organization Housing Options for Women to gather gently used coats for children and adults. There will be collection bins at the Main and H entrances as well as the MTSS Village. Thank you for your support.

Hot Cocoa Fridays

FREE 

Hot Chocolate

Cafeteria

7:30-8:05 AM

Hot Cocoa Fridays are a long standing tradition at HPHS! Starting December 6, staff members will serve a warm smile along with hot chocolate, whipped cream optional! Join us in the cafeteria, 7:30- 8:05 AM for your free cup along with music played/sung by your peers!  

Class of 2025 don't forget to order your Baby Ad for the yearbook! Click Here for more information!

How can HPHS be a more welcoming and inclusive space for all? Come share your ideas over donuts and coffee at Beyond 24/7's end of the year celebration!

Monday, December 9th, at 8:15 in Library Classroom 1

Come to the Delta Drug-Free Youth meeting Thursday, Dec. 5th in A232! New members are always welcome. Gain leadership experience and receive volunteer hour credit too. We will be planning our last event of 2024.

The Athletic Department was hard at work over the Thanksgiving Holiday. All of our winter sports programs were practicing and Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, and Boys Basketball competed over the holiday weekend. Congratulations to the Boys Basketball Team on their 2nd place finish at the Ridgewood Thanksgiving Tournament. The team went 3-1 in the tournament and Simon Moschin and Matthew Simon were named to the All-Tournament Team. Girls Wrestling competed at New Trier on Tuesday and in the Niles West Invitational on Saturday and many of our girls experienced success. It has been great to see the continued growth of this program. Our Boys Wrestling Program was all over the Chicagoland area on Saturday. The Freshmen and JV squads traveled to Libertyville and the Varsity group participated in the Naperville North Invitational. Some exciting things are happening with our wrestling programs in the IM Gym. Girls Gymnastics opens their season this week versus New Trier at Deerfield High School. Best of luck Giants! 

Boys volleyball will begin hosting open gyms during the month of December. You can also bookmark this link to stay up to date with future open gym dates! We will meet in the Giant or Exhibition Gym on the following days:

Monday, December 9th from 7:00 - 8:30pm in the Exhibition Gym

Thursday, December 12th from 6:30 - 8:30pm in the Giant Gym

We hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Hotwagner (jhotwagner@dist113.org)



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Parents/Guardians of the HPHS Class of '28:

The Counseling department invites you to join us virtually, on Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm, to learn more about the following topics and how to support your student in their high school experience:

* Making the most of HPHS and it's opportunities

* Role of Counselors

* HPHS Resources

* Course Registration Process

* HPHS Postsecondary Planning & Timeline

Use this link to join us on 12/12

This is a timely program as the first semester will be coming to an end and the course registration process will begin in January, after winter break. Please join us live online, but if you are unable to attend, we will record this and it will be posted within a few days to the HPHS Postsecondary Counseling website, under programs in the Information for Freshman section.

Warm regards,

The HPHS Counseling and Postsecondary Counseling Team

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

Class of 2025 it is time to order your baby ads to appear in the 2024-2025 yearbook. All ads are due by 12/13/24- Click here for more!

The Highland Park Varsity Giants Ice Hockey Team beat Deerfield 4-3 Wednesday night in an epic OT shootout thriller to win THE Rivalry Game and secure the District 113 Cup for the 3rd time in 4 years!

The Seniors carried the way in this instant classic over their fiercest rival in a game for the ages. In front of a packed house reaching capacity at Glacier Ice Arena, the Giants got goals from Charlie Cohen in the 1st and Owen Silverman in the 2nd before Dylan Lansky broke a 2-2 tie midway through the 3rd to go up 3-2. Deerfield then struck back with less than 5 minutes remaining to tie it at 3 at the end of regulation. A 3 x 3 ten (10) minute sudden-death overtime ensued as both squads pushed it to the limit with one scoring chance after the next. The back-and-forth action was relentless, and the energy was palpable. AJ Caplan was sensational in net stopping multiple point-blank opportunities from the Warriors. All the skaters played their hearts out and stretched the boundaries of sheer exhaustion. Ultimately the 10-minute OT ended scoreless forcing a sudden death shootout. After Deerfield tallied first, Dylan Lansky matched and scored on a beautiful move to tie the shootout at 1-1. Teams traded chances back and forth (but to no avail) until the 5th round. That’s when Owen Silverman skated to center ice to take his turn at shootout glory. A few strides in and a sneaky quick move around the DF goalie, Silverman backhanded the puck into the back of the net, and pandemonium erupted. The Giants had done it in euphoric fashion to beat Deerfield 2-1 in the shootout. The student spirit and support played a huge role in rallying the Giants to Victory and returning the Cup home! Thank you for showing out in BLUE!

The JV Hockey Team is also playing great hockey and has found a wonderful mid-season stride. Going for their second consecutive tournament win, the JV Giants beat Chicago North, D211, Libertyville, and the Ice Cats to go 4-0 in Group Play in this weekend’s Thanksgiving Tournament in Buffalo Grove. They then skated tough against top-ranked Stevenson for 3 periods before falling 2-1 in the 3rd period of the Championship Game. An overall great effort for these young Giants as they take a commendable 2nd place/runner-up trophy back to Highland Park.

The proceeds from the raffle will go to Bandstand with the hopes of going towards the expenses for our upcoming tour of Austria so we would appreciate help from our community by participating in this raffle. 

We are raffling 2 tickets to one of the following shows:

Andrew Bird Trio - December 7th

The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass - December 8th

More details about the two programs can be found on the Ravinia Festival website: ravinia.org

More details about the raffle can be found on the following flyer as well as the website with the actual raffle: https://cur8.com/25320/project/127507

800 Central Avenue   Highland Park IL 60035 

847-432-3240        info@morainetownship.org

MORAINE TOWNSHIP HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE 2024

Moraine Township is pleased to once again partner with Highland Park / Highwood school and the community to provide gifts to local children through our annual Holiday Gift Drive. We are offering the program to all of our income-qualified clients, including children and their families, seniors, and single adults using Township services.

Sponsoring Children

We will once again be offering a “hybrid” approach to sponsors for our Township children this season: sponsors can choose to shop for gifts based on a child’s wish list and clothing size for Pre-K to 5^th grade, or purchase a Target gift card for children 6 to 12^th grade.

Note: we are asking sponsors to spend $75 for the gift, or $75 for a Target gift card per child.

• PreK to Grade 5: GIFTS PURCHASED FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN SHOULD BE UNWRAPPED and delivered in a festive gift bag with loose tissue paper.
• Students Grade 6-12: the local Target store is the most convenient for our residents, and unlike Amazon gift certificates, does not require internet access. We are asking that gift cards be delivered in a festive gift bag with holiday candy.

As an alternative, sponsors of older children can make a monetary contribution to Moraine Township with a personal check or credit card donation on our website, and we will purchase the gift card on your behalf. Use the drop-down menu to select “holiday gift drive”.

Families and Seniors

We will be providing gifts to families, single adults, and seniors, including snacks and games. If you want to spend a different amount, or order directly from Amazon, this opportunity may interest you. When we send sponsorship assignments, we will include a link to our Amazon Wish List. You do not need to commit to the amount you want to spend, just indicate your interest.

Use this QR Code to sponsor one or more children, or a single adult(s) or senior(s), and select “holiday gift drive” from the drop-down menu.

In addition to your gift, the Township will also provide families with grocery gift cards to shop for their family’s special holiday food.

800 Central Avenue   Highland Park IL 60035 

847-432-3240        info@morainetownship.org

MORAINE TOWNSHIP HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE 2024

If you would like to be a sponsor, please email clerk@morainetownship.org  the following information:

• Name
• Address
• City
• Phone number
• Email address

Number of children you’d like to sponsor

__________ PreK- Grade 5 Gifts

__________ Grade 6-12 Gift Cards

Other opportunities to participate – check if interested:

__________ Contribution to Senior Holiday Gift Bags

__________ Family Snacks and Games

Please let us know by November 4^th if you would like to sponsor a child this year so we can timely make sponsor assignments.

DECEMBER GIFT DROP OFF: Drive around to the back of the building at 800 Central Avenue in Highland Park during the following time and a volunteer will greet you at your car to accept the gift:

• Monday, December 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you would like to drop off your gift earlier, you can drop off at our office during office house, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

We are grateful for your participation! On behalf of our Township clients in need of additional resources, thank you for your generosity and concern.

Clerk Gail Feiger Brown and Township staff

847-432-3240   clerk@morainetownship.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.