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From February 13-29, HPHS will hold its first ever “Beat the Bell Challenge!" This event encourages friendly competition among classes (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors) to minimize tardiness while competing for a class prize. This song will be played for a few seconds with one minute left of each passing period. Daily updates on tardy totals will be shared with students

HPHS DANCE presents 

RADIANCE

March 7th, 8th & 9th

7pm Auditorium

Tickets now on sale! 

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Lifeguarding Class-

Attention students interested in becoming American Red Cross Lifeguard certified or recertified. There will be a class offered May 10th from Friday at 3 - 7pm and May 11th Saturday from 9 - 5. At the Birchwood Club in Highland Park. So sign up early by turning in the form to reserve a spot,

Limited spots are available, money is required at this time. Please fill out this form and return it to Mr. Richardson at the pool to reserve your spot.

Your certification is good for 2 years, ( first Aid, CPR, AED and Lifeguarding). It's a great opportunity to make some extra money during the summer and throughout the school year and lifeguard during your gym class during your junior and senior year. You must be at least 15 years of age by the date of your employment and have adequate swimming skills.

If you have any questions please stop by the swimming pool office,

Mr. Richardson

HP Aquatics Manager

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EOT Club is hosting Teach Day on Friday, 3/8. Students can work with a staff member to learn their job and teach or co-teach one class or a full day of classes. Students must apply by 2/23. School monitors have the QR code to register.

Join Philosophy Club on Wednesday, Feb. 28 for our meeting as we discuss the Food for Thought Question: Would you live forever? 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 time and immortality! There will be food!

Hello GIANT community! We are inviting you to join HPHS Girl Up in celebrating International Women's Day by participating in our eighth annual Leadership Symposium featuring a distinguished panel of women innovators, creators, activists, and leaders. The IWD Symposium will take place Wednesday, March 13th from 7:30-8:45am in the Auditorium. We welcome all who are interested to reach out to the Girl Up Sponsors (Melissa Szlachta & Rachel Alongi) for more information on attending.

The Black Student Union is growing stronger and stronger. The BSU welcomes new members. To express interest, questions, or information about the BSU use this link.

Become a link leader for the 24-25 school year!

Calling all current sophomores and juniors interested in connecting and sharing our GIANT culture with the Class of 2028!

All students interested in applying, please follow this link to begin the application process! Applications are due by Friday, March 15th at 3 PM. Interest candidates must be available for all training dates. Please make note of the dates prior to applying.

Memory Mates just had another fantastic volunteer opportunity at Arperion Care senior center in Highwood. We did a heart-themed craft, played bingo, and made so many connections.

Boys Volleyball tryouts will begin on Monday, March 4th. In order to try out, you must have an updated physical and be registered on RSchool (linked here). For the most up to date information, please join the HPHS Boys Volleyball Schoology group. The access code is: K9F4-NGZ4-M7VRM. If you have any questions, reach out to Coach Hotwagner (jhotwagner@dist113.org).

HPHS has a State Champion!  Senior diver Noam Kulbak had a Giant Saturday at the IHSA State Finals in Westmont, IL. Noam represented Highland Park Athletics with class over the weekend and throughout his time at HPHS. What a great finish to his unbelievable high school career.  



Shoutout to Freshman Liam Hoyer who participated in the Athletes with Disabilities Division at the IHSA State Swim Meet over the weekend. Liam participated in the 100 Free and 50 Free and showed great courage and grit on the state’s biggest stage.

Congratulations to two-time State Qualifier Clara Ugaz. Her wrestling career came to an end at the IHSA State Finals in Bloomington, IL on Friday. Clara gave Giant effort and showed tremendous toughness. She has done so much good for Highland Park Girls Wrestling over the past few years and has a lot to be proud of, on and off the mat.

Preparticipation Physical Update

Due to the cyber-attack on Lurie’s Children’s Hospital, patient records have been locked down, impacting the ability to verify patient physicals. We received word at the end of last week that the IHSA is granting a 2-week waiver for spring sport student-athletes if their preparticipation physicals are held up by the cyber-attack, as long as they have a physical on file with their school within the last 2 years. This waiver period will end on Monday, March 11 and students will need to have an updated physical turned in to HPHS at that time. Feel free to reach out to the Athletic Office if you have been affected by this.

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!

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.

SENIORS: Are you planning to start working right after high school graduation? If the answer is yes, please consider attending a career fair hosted by Stevenson High School on Thursday, March 7 from 4pm - 6pm.

• Stevenson High School | Wood Commons

1 Stevenson Drive, Lincolnshire, IL 60069

• Join the Stevenson College Career Center (CCC) at their annual Career Ready/Trade Expo!
• The goal of this night is to provide seniors/families with post-high school opportunities that have limited to no advanced education requirements with great career options, full-time job opportunities with growth potential, and on-the-job training!
• Sample careers that will be represented include traditional trades (plumbing, electrical, construction, trucking etc.), manufacturing, aviation, therapeutic recreation, auto body repair, police, and fire. Examples of organizations attending are Proctor & Gamble, ICATT apprenticeships, and College of Lake County representatives to discuss how their programming can help prepare students for some of these types of careers.HPHS seniors have been invited to attend this event and more details can be found on the attached flyers.

Check out the QR code on the Flyer hanging on the bulletin board outside Counseling.

NHI: Community Raffle Sales- Contact Mr. Villanueva for details

No news today check back next week!

HPHS Grad Sign sale is NOW OPEN!!!

Show support for your graduates and support HP AfterProm with the purchase of a Grad Yard Sign. Signs are available for order NOW through April 5, 2024.

Order here: https://omella.com/b962j

Each 18" x 24" sign is $25 and is delivered directly to your yard the weekend of May 9, 2024.

The HP Public Library is hosting a teen night on Wednesday February 28th from 4-5pm! It's DIY Terrarium and each participant gets an air plant. Registration is required

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.