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Charity Drive Website

A reminder of upcoming events that are asking for pre-registration/payment or looking for HPHS student performers. Consider participating in one of these Charity Drive events:

• Vintage Pop Up, Jan. 29-31
• Take Out Tuesday, ALL DAY Jan 30 - Washington Gardens!
• Giants Got Talent, Feb 1 - Open to the public to attend.  Click here to purchase tickets to attend!
• Game Night, Feb 2 click on the links to access entry ticketing - 
• Taste of HP,   24-HOUR Run,  Poms and Jammers Dance Clinic, and 
• The Cannonball Contest!
• Sports Day, Feb 3 - 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Click here to purchase your ticket!

Check us out on Instagram! hphsactivities

Many thanks to EVERYONE who made our Snowcoming Pep Rally a GIANT success. Special shout out to the PE Department, Security, Maintenance, staff participants, and Activities for making this event happen and allowing us all to come together and celebrate HPHS.

Our next Holocaust Remembrance Day Club Meeting will be Thursday February 1st at 8am in the Library. All are welcome to join. Please see Mrs. Meyer in the Library if you are interested in learning more about our group.

The Black Student Union is new club that is looking to expand its reach. Join us for change. Use this link for information about joining the BSU. The BSU is looking for leaders to serve as club officers and plan future activities. Reach out to Mr. Nelson with any questions or fill out the Google form with this link.

Charity Drive had a lot going on last week, including the very popular Pie in the Face fundraiser. To the staff who endured whip cream dripping down their face, in their hair, ears, nose, etc. - Thank you!

Join Philosophy Club on Wednesday, January 31 as we discuss the Food for Thought Question: How should we use A.I.? 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 artificial intelligence! There will be food!

Snowcoming Week was a ton of fun for our students! Follow us on @hphsactivities on Instagram to see all of the highlight videos and photos! This is big news: At our Winter Pep Assembly the students sang Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield and she reposted the video from our pep rally on her personal Instagram! Snapshot below. 

Please congratulation our amazing Chess Team for placing in third place at the IHSA Sectional at Antioch High School on Saturday. Our team once again performed superbly and finished 3-1 losing to Fremd, one of the state's top five teams. Our team was one of 128 teams that qualified to compete at the IHSA Chess Tournament on February 9-10 where they will try to best last year's 18th place finish. Congrats Chess Team!

ACTIVITY TICKET: Make sure to purchase your Activity Ticket! An Activity Tickets is your yearbook purchase along with free entry to football, basketball, STUNTS and more!

Please see our website for details.

Big news! Colleen Boilini was named Assistant Athletic Director of the Year by the Illinois Athletic Directors Association (IADA). If you’ve had the pleasure to work with Colleen, you know she is a True Giant and deserving of this honor. Make sure to congratulate her the next time you see her.

It was a busy weekend for HP Athletics with many highlights:

1. Girls Gymnastics finished 2nd in the CSL North at the Conference Meet on Friday.
2. Girls Basketball defeated Regina on Saturday afternoon after a tough loss to Maine West on Friday night. This group is showing gr
3. Boys Basketball got two victories. Friday over Maine West and Saturday at Buffalo Grove. 
4. We had 3 of our Girls Wrestlers competing at the IHSA Regional. Senior Clara Ugaz advanced to next week’s Sectional.
5. Boys Swim & Dive lost to Vernon Hills on Senior Night, but it was another record setting night for Senior diver Noam Kulbak.
6. Our lower level teams continue to make Giant strides. Shoutout to our lower level coaches and athletes.
7. Poms and Jammers celebrated Senior Night on Friday.  

Check out the entire athletic schedule here:

https://www.centralsuburbanleague.org/public/genie/210/school/5/date/2023-11-27/view/week/

Visit our Website for more information!

Dear Senior and Parent/Guardian,

Families planning on applying for financial aid should review the emails sent to both students and parents on 24-25 FAFSA information in December and early January.

If a student or family would like support in completing the FAFSA, we encourage you to attend the Highland Park High School FAFSA Completion Workshop on Wednesday, January 31 from 4-7:30 pm in the Library Classrooms at HPHS (enter through the H entrance). Please note that no new FAFSA forms will be started after 7:00 pm. Families are encouraged to attend with their students and to bring their own devices; we will have a limited number of Chromebooks available, if needed. There will be a financial aid expert from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission available to answer all FAFSA related questions.

New for the 24-25 FAFSA - Both the student and each parent will need an FSA ID

* Students and parents must each have a verified FSA ID to complete the FAFSA. Plan on setting up your FSA ID at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch at least one week prior to completing the FAFSA and/or before attending HPHS' FAFSA completion workshop since it will take some time for the verification process.

Attention College Bound Seniors! Please see the following link

for details on scholarships for college. Don't hesitate to contact Mr. Becker, rbecker@dist113.org, with questions.

www.hpcharitydrive.org 

Charity Drive 2024 is for the Cancer Wellness Center. We encourage creativity and activities that bring our HPHS community together. All fundraisers must be registered for the month - January 19 to February 16, 2024. All funds raised must be submitted immediately after your event or weekly, depending on the type of fundraiser you are hosting. All funds should be submitted on or before February 16, for the big reveal in March. Here is the form to fill out for individual sales at HP to support Charity Drive from a club, student, or staff member.

Get Connected

Stop by the Charity Drive table during lunch periods to see how you can connect!  Learn about the calendar and how to receive updates regularly!!  

• Connect with Charity Drive Instagram & Tik Tok
• @hphscharitydrive

Challah Baking 

1/25/24 @ 3:05 p.m. 

Poetry Night 

1/25/24 @ 6 p.m. -  9 p.m.

Location: TBA

Pie in the Face

1/26/24 During All Lunch Periods

No news today check back next week!

Highland Park Hockey:

What a weekend for the HP Giants Hockey Team! After a tough battle against rival Deerfield that ended in a 2-2 tie Saturday night, the Giants rallied on Sunday to beat Glenbrook North (the #4 ranked team in the state) 4-2 with goals by Alex Schneiderman, Hudson Fisher and 2 goals by Dylan Lansky! AJ Caplan was sensational in net stopping 43 of 45 shots! This was the 3rd win against a top 15 ranked opponent this year! Keep up the great Giant spirit/support to help the team carry the momentum into the playoffs!. Follow the giants at https://www.hpgiantshockey.net/ For a complete schedule, visit: https://www.hpgiantshockey.net/schedule/team_instance/9076536?subseason=903139

 Highland Park Poetry invites poets of all ages to submit poems that respond to one of three possible challenges. This year's unique challenges are:

• Advice - Good or Bad
• Mystery (honoring the 200th birthday of Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White, considered the father of the modern detective novel) - poems do not have to focus on Collins or his work but address the theme.
• Prime 53 - this is a new poetic form created by editors of Press 53. Poems may be written on any subject using this form.

It is free to submit one poem. This means everyone may participate. Please visit the website for submission guidelines, entry form, and instructions for writing Prime 53 poems.

The deadline is Monday, January 29, 2024.

If you are unfamiliar with Highland Park Poetry, please visit our website - www.HighlandParkPoetry.org or check out our Facebook page.

Many thanks & Happy New Year!

Jennifer Dotson

Founder & Program Coordinator

www.HighlandParkPoetry.org