Vol. 5, Issue 19

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  We are an IB World School in the heart of the Heights.

Staff of the Week: Ms. Leija!

Ms. Monica Leija, 6 ^th grade Math teacher at Hogg Middle School, has been chosen for the staff member of the week because she exhibits the IB trait of CARING! She has been teaching math for seven years and she says it is her favorite subject.

Ms. Leija believes she is Caring because she likes seeing her students flourish and succeed in math and in everyday life. She graduated from the University of Houston and obtained her degree in teaching. Ms. Leija’s sixth grade teacher inspired her to go to college and become a teacher herself. When she’s not at school, Ms. Leija likes to sleep and do activities with her three children. These activities include reading to them and taking them to museums.

Ms. Leija’s advice to other staff members on being Caring would be to look past the subject in order to pay attention to the students’ needs. A secret about Ms. Leija is that she is the first and only one in her family to go to college.

Interviewed by Kate Wetherold      

Photographed by Victoria Ramazzini 

Student of the Week: Johnny Sanchez!

Johnny Sanchez, 6 ^th grader at Hogg Middle School, has been chosen as student of the week for exhibiting the IB trait or PRINCIPLED! He believes he is Principled because he is calm, collected, and he tries his best in everything he does.

Johnny’s favorite class is history because he likes learning about different cultures and experiencing the world by exploring its past. When he gets older, Johnny wants to go to either law or business school because of his passion for history and politics.

In his free time, Johnny reads, watches TV, and focuses on his school work. His role model is his dad because he’s smart and well put together. Johnny’s advice to other students on being Principled would be to stay focused on your studies but make time for your family. 

Interviewed by Kate Wetherold      

Photographed by Victoria Ramazzini 

Shine a  Spotlight   on Good Deeds

Student and Staff Nominations Open to all Hogg Students, Teachers, and Families.

Have you seen a Hogg Student, Faculty or Staff member doing something that deserves recognition? Please complete the following form and submit a nominee for Student and/or Staff of the Week.

https://goo.gl/forms/RKWsm0kfRtmWsQ1g1

Following the Path of a Refugee

Friday, January 17th Hogg Students will participate in a Refugee Experience as an extension of our 1 Book 1 School activities. All students at Hogg will follow the path of a refugee and have a discussion with representatives from refugee organizations during their language arts classes. Other content area lessons that day will focus on refugees as well. The objective of this activity is to humanize the refugee experience. If you would like your child to opt out of this event, please let Ms. Chance know, [email protected] .

7th graders received the book Refugee in their language arts classes at the beginning of the year. 6th graders received their books in November through their World Cultures classes. 8th graders will receive their copies the last week of January. 

Upcoming 1 Book 1 School events also include:

Alan Gratz author visit at Hogg February 21st

Literacy Night April 16th

Siguiendo el Camino de un Refugiado

Viernes, 17 de Enero los estudiantes de Hogg participarán en una experiencia de refugiados como una extensión de nuestras actividades de la Escuela 1 Libro 1. Todos los estudiantes en Hogg seguirán el camino de un refugiado y tendrán una discusión con representantes de organizaciones de refugiados durante sus clases de artes del lenguaje. Otras lecciones del área de contenido ese día se centrarán también en los refugiados. El objetivo de esta actividad es humanizar la experiencia de los refugiados. Si desea que su hijo opte por no participar en este evento, infórmele a la Sra. Chance, [email protected] .

Los alumnos de 7º grado recibieron el libro Refugiados en sus clases de artes del lenguaje a principios de año.

Los alumnos de 6to grado recibieron sus libros en noviembre a través de sus clases de Culturas del Mundo.

Los alumnos de 8º grado recibirán sus copias la última semana de enero.

Los próximos eventos de la Escuela Libro 1 también incluyen:

Visita del autor de Alan Gratz en Hogg el 21 de febrero

Noche de alfabetización 16 de abril

Socks, Hats and Blankets Drive

Hogg's Community Service Club is conducting a sock, hat, and blanket drive to give to the less fortunate. We will start taking donations of never-used knitted beanie hats, socks and blankets on the January 13th - February 3rd. You may bring your donations to Ms. Jones (math teacher) in room 218. Please give these donations during your ADVO or Homeroom class.

Please support your school by giving donations of hats, socks, and blankets to the ones without.

For more information contact [email protected].

Baseball Team Fundraiser

Support the Hogg Baseball team and get a full week of free dress. The Hogg Baseball team will be selling free-dress passes during lunch in the cafeteria Tuesday, January 21 through Friday, January 24. The cost is $10 and the pass is good for the entire week of January 27-31.

Track and Field Sign Ups

Wednesday January 22nd: Track parent meeting @ 5pm Hogg cafeteria (mandatory). Please email Coach Brown if you’re not able to make it: [email protected]

 

Thursday, January 30th: First day of track practice @ 6:45 am.

Black History Celebration Wants You!

Chili-Cook Off Sign Up

Do you make a mean chili? If so, signup here to participate in our first ever chili cook off as we celebrate the Legacy of the Black Cowboy at this year's Black History Month Celebration! We can't wait to taste your chili masterpiece!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a45afaa22a3fa7-black

Calling all creative types!

Are you good at writing poetry, or reciting a speech? Are you good at acting, drawing, or dance?  If so, sign up by next Friday, January 17th with Ms. Tate of Ms. Chance to showcase your talent at the Black History Celebration on February 11 ^th!  All students will vote on their favorite performance or art piece. A grand prize will be awarded to the top performer or artist!

[email protected]

Attention 6th Grade Girls!

Reflections Contest Results

Thanks to all who submitted their art for the National PTA Reflections contest! Our entries increased fourfold this year. Thank you to the teachers too, who encouraged students to submit their work.

Each year, students in Texas PTA member schools PreK-12 are invited to create and submit original works of art in the areas of Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. At Hogg Middle School, students submitted in the categories of Visual Arts, Photography and Literature. The theme for this year was ‘Look Within’ and local artists with expertise in a category served as judges. You can find their bios below.

Texas PTA rules stipulate that we can only send a certain percentage of entries in a certain category on for Regional Judging – so because we had the most entries in literature, we got to send the most of those entries on.

If this contest is something that interests you, you can get started on next year’s entry. The 2020-2021 Reflections theme will be ‘I Matter Because.’

A celebration for all the artists will be held in the near future.

Best in Show is Tyler Trevino in Visual Arts for Nature's Beauty

Award of Excellence Winners – these entries have been sent to Austin for Regional judging on Thursday, January 9 ^th . Advancing entrants will be notified.

Tyler Trevino in Visual Arts

Everett Denson in Photography

Emma McKinny in Literature 

Thomas Fereday in Literature

Marcelle Crochet in Literature

Deliyah Dumo in Literature

Perla Reyes in Literature

Award of Merit

Simone Bigley in Visual Arts

Olivia Guyre in Visual Arts

Kiani Foster in Photography

Charlotte Gelman in Photography

Trudie Owens in Literature

Adelynn Rubio in Literature

Honorable Mention

Owen Garfield in Literature

Stefan Schmitz in Literature

Mathilda Peters in Literature

Gabriella Christenson in Literature

Olivia Alanis in Literature

Sofia Lorino in Literature

Mireya Jezyk in Literature

Valerie Martinez in Literature

Melody Leal in Literature

Julia Peltier in Literature

Sienna Valdez in Literature

Judges

Writing entries were judged by Katy Bomar, and visual arts entries were judged by Rebecca Skupin Marcontell and Anne Skupin. Please see their bios below.

Katy Bomar has logged well more than a quarter century in advertising, much of that time at national agencies such as Y&R and Bates. She has written television, radio, print, and digital campaigns for a long list of clients including Target Stores, Texaco, the Greater Houston Partnership, Houston Community College, and the Texas Workforce Commission. She has also written and produced hundreds of award-winning commercials and countless videos for a variety of clients including the Houston Ballet, METRO, Waste Management, and Direct Energy. See samples of her work at www.katybomarcreative.com.

Rebecca Skupin Marcontell went to HSPVA as a Dance major and graduated from its sister school, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts as a Voice major. She graduated from Oklahoma City University as a Vocal Performance Major. Rebecca spent three years at the Alley and Houston Grand Opera as Production Assistant and performer before joining Actors Equity Association in 1998. Since then, she has worked with the Alley Theatre, AD Players, Theatre Under the Stars, Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston Ballet, Houston Shakespeare Festival MET Dance and Queensbury Theatre as well as being a long-time member of the Actors Equity Houston Area Liaison Committee.

Anne Skupin says her undergraduate degree in math and biology predisposed her toward both drawing and sculpture. She got her certificate in drawing from the Glassell School in 1980 and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Tulsa in 1993. Anne taught at several Junior colleges in Houston before settling into 12 years of teaching children after school at The Art Studio on the Boulevard in the Heights.

The Houston Hispanic Forum (HHF) is hosting its 34 ^th Annual Career and Education Day on Saturday, February 8, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the George R. Brown Convention Center. All students grades 6-12 and their parents are invited to attend. The event is free, and lunch will be provided.

 

At HHF Career and Education Day, participants will:

Transportation may be provided with a minimum of 20 students attending. Permission slips are available in office 201. In addition, HHF is requesting that students pre-register for the event online at https://bit.ly/2ssZTVD. To ease this process, students can register on the bus prior to the event using their cell phones.

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