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August 19, 2022

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Join the Hillsdale PTSO

What's Happening at Hillsdale

Meet the Hillsdale PTSO Board

Presidents - Jen Ryan and Holly Yates

Vice President - Laura Duncan

Treasurer - Rhonda Wilmurt

Secretary - Sarah Thornhill

Parliamentarian - Desma Katakou

Historian - Dianne Pate

Meet the PTSO


Get Involved!

PTSO Membership form. You can also attend our monthly meeting to find out what’s happening on and around campus or volunteer to help other parent groups (HHS foundation, sports, music, dance) For more information on these groups or how to donate to them, please visit https://hillsdalehsfoundation.org/



If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected]


We look forward to seeing and working with you soon!


Your PTSO Presidents,

Jen Ryan & Holly Yates 

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Have You Made Your Student’s Annual Contribution Yet?

We intend for this year to be special for every student and every family, in relationship with our staff. We believe our teachers are the best anywhere and, while our district is generous in supporting our staffing needs, we simply do not have enough allocated resources to meet all of those needs. And that is where the Foundation comes in, to fill this funding shortfall. By contributing to the Foundation Fund, you, as a member of the Hillsdale community, will enable us to close our funding gap.


Please review the online Fall Donation Documents with information on giving to Foundation, PTSO, and the Boosters. As always, your support is essential to

maintaining our SLC model. Students benefit from:

● Reduced class sizes in 9th and 10th grade

● Core teachers and advisor assigned for two consecutive years

● Personalized instruction with teacher/advisor student mentoring

● Rigorous and integrated curriculum including comprehensive projects


Although there is a recommended Foundation donation amount, we ask each family to give what they can to support their student’s education.


For more information, please contact Jennifer Russell at [email protected].

MANDATORY Document to

SIGN and RETURN

Due Friday August 22

All students and families are asked to review our Student Handbook, found on our website. Please set aside time to sit down with your student to read the handbook. Students will also review it with their advisors in the first week of school.


After reading and reviewing the handbook, each student and their parent/guardian must sign their name to the 22-23 Mandatory Signature Page. This signature form must be signed and submitted by all students and one parent/guardian by August 22nd, 2022.

Annual Club Days

Families,

Hillsdale's Annual Club Days are coming up soon: August 25 and 26 during lunch. Students will be able to learn about many club options and sign up to join. Find a great connection through a club!


Grill and Chill Tailgate

Please join in the fun at the Grill & Chill Tailgate! Pre-order a Tri-Tip dinner for $20 to be picked up before the football game on Friday September 16 between 5PM - 7PM. Email [email protected] with questions.

Hillsdale Athletics Apparel - Order Now

New swag for a new school year!! Perfect for fans young and old (and us in the middle). Go Knights!

Order Apparel Here


Yearbook 2023 Pre-Sales Have Begun! 

See the attached flyer for a QR code and all the details. The best deals for yearbook purchases end on September 16, so don't wait! I am looking forward to a very creative year as the new Hillsdale Shield Advisor. 


Sally Rayn

HHS Video Production & Publications


¡Han comenzado las preventas del Anuario 2023!

Consulte el folleto adjunto para obtener un código QR y todos los detalles. Las mejores ofertas para las compras del anuario finalizan el 16 de septiembre, ¡así que no espere! Espero un año muy creativo como el nuevo Consejero de Hillsdale Shield.

 

Sally Rayn

Publicaciones y Producción de Videos del HHS

Congratulations HHS Robotics Team

Congratulations to the Hillsdale High School Robotics Team for placing third in double elimination competition at the Global Conference for Educational Robotics held in Norman, Oklahoma in July. There were 38 teams from around the U.S., plus Austria and Australia, at the conference. Hillsdale's Robotics Team competes at this conference each summer and is looking forward to welcoming new members this fall.

@hhs_community_garden

Peace Pantry/Community Garden - Volunteers Needed


Dear Hillsdale Community,


We hope this finds you well. Moving forward, we are specifically looking for garden volunteers to assist during our late summer harvest. Volunteers would assist with harvesting, cleaning and packaging vegetable Thursdays or early Friday mornings. If you are interested in any of these garden volunteer teams, please sign up by clicking on the links below:


HHS Community Garden Harvest Team

HHS Community Garden - Gardening Team


Reminder to follow us on IG: 

@hhs_community_garden.


Please contact Brett Stevenson at [email protected] with any questions......................


Hillsdale Stands Together!

Peace Pantry Team


Peace Pantry Volunteer Opportunities

If you would like to volunteer (rain or shine) in August, please sign up below:


News from the College and Career Center

College and Career Counseling link

@hhscollegeandcareercenter

Volunteer Opportunities for Teens!

Check this site for virtual volunteer opportunities https://teensvolunteer.org/

The inclusion of an opportunity in this document is not an endorsement or recommendation by SMUHSD.

Career Information Programs, Job Board & Volunteer Opportunities


There are new jobs, virtual career information programs and volunteer opportunities for students listed in our district slide deck. This slide deck is updated frequently, so you might want to bookmark the link as the deck is frequently updated.


If you have questions about any of these opportunities, please contact Ms. Burtness, CTE Career Coordinator - [email protected]

Important District Updates
Updates from SMUHSD

For the latest updates, please click here.
Ways to Support Hillsdale
Amazon Smile for Hillsdale

Did you know that you can generate donations while shopping on Amazon at no extra cost to you? 

Simply start your shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/87-0800728 to confirm "Hillsdale High School Foundation Inc" as your charity of choice, and AmazonSmile will donate a portion of your eligible purchase price to our organization.

If you are a seller on eBay, Nextdoor, or using PayPal, you can select Hillsdale High School Foundation as your chosen charity to receive a portion of your proceeds. Your spring cleaning can turn into a direct benefit to Hillsdale!

Thank you for your continued support!
Support Hillsdale by becoming a Basementeer! 

Sports Basement is spinning the traditional “loyalty” program into a win-win for their loyal customers and our community. Basementeer’s receive 10% and give 10%:
 
  • 10% off every item every day
  • 10% of profits back to Hillsdale High School
  • Please watch this one minute video to get the idea
 
On your next visit to Sports Basement, register as a Basementeer and select Hillsdale High School as your beneficiary! Better yet, register online and the $25 fee is waived!  
 
Please visit Sports Basement – they have stores throughout the Bay Area including Redwood City and San Francisco) or visit them online at https://shop.sportsbasement.com/
Thank You to Our Hillsdale High School Corporate Partners!
We encourage you to support these businesses that have generously donated to HHS.
Bishop Level $10,000
Knight Level $5,000
Armor Level $2,500
Shield Level $1,250
Sword Level $850
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