We've had a lot of action in the School City of Hobart this week! Peek into our Brickies' world and don't miss a beat of what's on the horizon for SCOH in this week's Focus on Education!

Hobart High Performing Arts opened their production of Thorton Wilder's "Our Town" last weekend and their performances were phenomenal! You have two more chances to check out this amazing show, Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 7pm!

This production is very intimately staged with only 100 seats available for each show. Each seat must have a ticket. We cannot guarantee that tickets will be available at the door the night of performance. Advance tickets can be purchased at https://www.hobartbrickies.com/Tickets?l=Auditorium Please email hobarthighboxoffice@gmail.com with any questions!

The Brickie Parent Café is a collection of podcasts for Brickie parents on a wide variety of subjects. Check out this week's featured cast from our Hobart Middle School Dean of Students, Mr. Josh Reno, where he shares the importance of Honesty, Ownership, and Responsibility.

Click here to read about HU's Early College Endorsement!

View the HHS Career Pathway and Course Description Guide by clicking here!

Click here to learn more about the new HU Writing Center!

Here at the School City of Hobart, we take pride in making sure all of our students have the means to succeed. Sometimes this requires extra study time outside of the classroom. Click the button below for a list of some great websites for assistance and tutoring info!

Check out these amazing Outsmart Your Brain Podcast episodes from some of our awesome Brickie educators and student leaders, inspired by the book by Dr. Willingham! Click the links below to listen to the episode!

Podcast Introduction: Listen Here!

1. How to Understand a Lecture ー Miss Alexander

2. How to Take Lecture Notes ー Mrs. Franco

3. How to Learn from Labs, Activities, & Demonstrations ーMrs. Parrish

4. How to Reorganize your Notes ーMrs. Torres

5. How to Read Difficult Books ー Miss Bartsch

6. How to Study for Exams ーBrett Herrin, HHS Senior

7. How to Judge When You’re Ready for an Exam ーBrett Herrin, HHS Senior

8. How to Take Tests ーDominique Zepeda, HHS Senior

9. How to Learn from Past Exams ーDominique Zepeda, HHS Senior

10. How to Plan your Work ーMackenzie Eberle, HHS Senior

11. How to Defeat Procrastination ーConner Niemann, HHS Senior

12. How to Stay Focused ーAngelina Zepeda, HHS Senior

13. How to Gain Self-Confidence as a Learner ーMadelyn Burton, HHS Senior

14. How to Cope with Anxiety ーElla Freimuth, HHS Senior

Check out the SEL page for great tips and advice for Social Emotional Learning for students, parents, and families! Lots of great information with what we do in school with students and what you can do at home.

During adolescence, some teens will gather and have alcohol involved, whether that's at a park, in someone's house, or in another inconspicuous location. Check out the latest blog from Dr. Delaney Ruston, where she shares a clip from Screenagers Under The Influence, in which three myths concerning parenting and alcohol are exposed

Check out this insightful article about friendship and then follow up with your child. Determine what your child’s ideas are about friendship. What determines a green, yellow or red light friend? Is there a common understanding that the family has about friendships?

Parents are the first and often the most influential people in a child's life, especially when it comes to tough conversations about topics like drug use. With Red Ribbon Week around the corner, an annual drug prevention awareness campaign, it’s an opportune time to sit your children down and have this crucial discussion. Click here to read more.

The Lock Your Meds campaign, created by the National Family Partnership, is a universal prevention campaign intended to save lives by preventing prescription drug misuse, which is the fastest growing substance misuse problem in America. Did you know that 44.9% of misused medications come from family and friends, not a stranger/drug dealer or the internet? Lock Your Meds encourages people to secure and take regular inventory of their medication so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Many adults may be unintentional suppliers and awareness is the key to ending this preventable epidemic. Click here for Parent Tools. For Disposal of old medicines, you can contact SCOH administration office, SCOH School Nurses or SAFE for FREE Deterra packages to safely dispose of medications.

Check out this month's Safety Beat from Sergeant Monte White, Hobart High School's SRO, where he discusses the opioid crisis and the dangers of fentanyl.

Indiana has several FREE resources for adults and students.

Additional information and resources:

*Contact the SRO officer at each school

*Vape Free Indiana
in.gov/vapefreeindiana

*Indiana High School Athletic Association and Indiana Department of Health partnership

https://dontpuffthisstuff.com/

Check out this month's Nurse's Corner to learn about the immunizations, sports physicals, and what to do when your student is sick.

If your child isn't feeling well, please keep him or her at home. You must report the absence to the school before 10:00 AM. Click the link below to learn how to report an absence.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UVUSq5USyAh-AwDoDXVhZl-nP83REUqB/view

The School City of Hobart Building Brickies' goal is to strengthen families by empowering parents as their child’s first and best teachers. Every day, we advocate for families so every child-in every neighborhood-can thrive.

Click here to check out the HHS Alumni Association website!

We aim for a great partnership with our parents! That is why we utilize CANVAS and SKYWARD! Learn how to access them both at www.hobart.k12.in.us/partnership

Click here to hear the definition of a Brickie!