Weekly E-Blast October 25, 2018

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Parent Teacher Conference Information Update

Parent/Teacher Conferences are in the Fieldhouse from 6:00pm until 9:00pm Thursday, October 25 ^th and in teacher classrooms from 8:00am until 11:30am Friday, October 26 ^th .

Each conference will be seven minutes in length. We look forward to spending time with you as we work in partnership to support your student.

Please have your schedule printed ahead of time as HCHS will not be able to print schedules upon arrival.

Naviance Demonstrations at Parent Teacher Conferences

If you are attending Parent Teacher Conferences tonight, please plan to stop by room 161 to learn more about our college planning tool- Naviance. Counselors will be available throughout the night to demonstrate all of the great tools that are available for students to use throughout their 4 years. There are no scheduled times, so just stop by anytime.

College Application Reminders for Seniors

Many teachers are asked to write numerous letters of recommendation each year. With college application deadlines approaching, we encourage all students to touch base with the teachers that they have requested a letter from. If you did not turn in a Teacher Recommendation Request Form to each teacher, we highly recommend still doing so. The information provided in the form is helpful in the writing of the letter, as well as tracking them. A Teacher Recommendation Request Form can be found at: https://d86.hinsdale86.org/domain/188 .

Please also be sure to send all standardized test scores (ACT and/or SAT) as soon as possible to allow them to reach schools in time for their deadlines. Scores can take several weeks to be sent.

Please remember that you need to submit transcript request forms to your counselor in person AT LEAST two weeks prior to the college application deadline. If you have not already done so, please come to Counseling to make an appointment to submit your transcript request forms! Thank you!

Canvas Login Parent Instructions

For complete instructions on how to sign up for both the Canvas Parent app OR the Canvas website as a parent “observer”, please feel free to distribute this link : https://bit.ly/CanvasParentSetup

These instructions can also be found in the “Parents” section of each school site (Parents à Parent Resources)
Note: Parents accessing Canvas as an “observer” on the web site will need to use a unique link to log in (https://hinsdale86.instructure.com/login/canvas ). This link has also been added to the Parents section of the school site.

The PTO's Make a Difference Committee Announces QUARTER 1 Winners!

The PTO's Make A Difference Committee would like to announce the 1st Quarter Winners of the Make a Difference Award for teachers or administrators who go over and beyond the call of duty for their students. Please congratulate these special staff members. The committee received many nominations submitted by students, teachers and parents.

Kimberly Kim – Science

Jim Kupres – Guidance/Social Work

Andrew Laux – Social Studies

Teresa Marshall – Guidance/Counselor

Daniel Otahal – Social Studies/Swimming Coach

Jim Vetrone - Science