Dear HA Students, Staff, and Families,

What crazy weather we've had this week! With just five school days left in 2024, the holiday season is officially in sight. When we return from vacation, it will be just twelve days until exam week.

During exam week, each class will administer comprehensive summative assessments that cover the first semester. Meaningful, well-designed midterm and final exams are a cornerstone of strong educational practice, for the reasons below:

Encourages Deep Learning and Retention

• By studying for a comprehensive exam, students are more likely to grasp the larger themes and key concepts of the subject, rather than simply memorizing information for a short-term quiz. The process of reviewing and synthesizing content helps improve long-term retention.

Enhances Overall Learning Experience

• Midterm exams are not just about assessment—they’re a learning tool in themselves. Reviewing for these exams often helps reinforce material and improves students' study habits, time management, and organizational skills.

Promotes Critical Thinking

• A well-designed midterm exam assesses not just factual recall but also students’ ability to analyze, apply, and synthesize information. This aligns with higher-order cognitive skills that are essential for success beyond high school.

Identifies Areas for Improvement

• Midterm exams provide a clear picture of which students are struggling and which topics may need to be revisited. Teachers can use this as an opportunity for targeted interventions or additional review sessions.

Prepares Students for Future Assessments

• Midterm exams mimic the structure and rigor of final exams, helping students practice test-taking strategies and manage exam-related stress. These exams build stamina for longer assessments and familiarize students with the format and expectations, helping them perform better on finals and future assessments in other courses.

Supports Accountability and Motivation

• Comprehensive exams can increase student motivation by emphasizing the importance of all content covered in the first part of the course. For students who might have gotten off track, the midterm exam serves as a chance to refocus and recalibrate their learning heading into second semester.

The exam schedule is included below.

We've got a lot of fun stuff coming up, so let’s keep the momentum going as we wrap up the year and get ready to enjoy some holiday excitement. Have a great weekend and GO BRONCOS!

Reg Ruhlin
Principal

Friday, 12/13:

HA Girls Basketball vs Edward Little 5:00/6:30 JV/Var

HAB Swim at MDI 6:00

Saturday, 12/14:

HA Boys Ice Hockey vs Old Town-Orono 5:20/7:20 Var/JV Sawyer Arena

HA Indoor Track at UMaine 4:40 buses depart at 3:00

HA Boys Basketball at Edward Little 11:30/1:00/2:30 1st/JV/Var at St. Dom's *bus departs at 9:00 am

Pioneers Ice Hockey at Gorham (USM) 7:00/8:30 Var/JV

Monday, 12/16:

HA Ice Hockey vs Messalonskee 6:30/8:30 Var/JV at Sawyer Arena

Tuesday, 12/17:

Pioneers Ice Hockey at Brunswick 6:15

HA Boys Basketball vs Mt. Blue 5:00/6:30 JV/Var

HA Girls Basketball at Mt. Blue 5:00/6:30 JV/Var bus departs at 2:45

Wednesday, 12/18:

Open

Thursday, 12/19:

HA Girls Basketball vs Camden 5:00/6:30 JV/Var

HA Boys Basketball at Camden 4:00/5:30/7:00 1st/JV/Var bus departs at 1:45 *Dismiss at 1:30

Friday, 12/20:

HAB Swim at No. Penobscot 6:00

HA Indoor Track at UMaine 4:40 buses depart at 3:00

Good luck to all teams!

Here is the weekly concessions update for the next few upcoming games:

Friday, December 13th -

We currently have two open spots for the April 2025 trip.

If interested, please see or email Señora Norwood or Madame Cousineau.

You can also check out more information on the Google Classroom using the code ckdkgm5.

Current price is $5,409.00.

Current passport valid through October 2025 required.

Final deadline to enroll is December 19th.

High Honors-Grade 12

Maggie Allen, Kelsey Armstrong, Mylo Blake, Kristen Boehmer, Kallyn Brown, Tessa Castrucci, Zoe Castrucci, Natalia Charles, Sophie Clough, Lexie Disy, Blake Fitzgerald, Abigail Gallant, Cayden Genever, Drake Grove, Charles Haskell, Emily Kneser, Brady Lane, Jackson Langille, Isaac Leamer, Maryssa LeBlanc, Joshua Lorenzo, Gabrielle MacKenzie, Benjamin Mlynski, Sadie Rich, Allison Shaw, Annelise Small, Gabriella Smith, Timothy St. Pierre, Anleigh Stevens, Andy Turk, Genevieve Walther, Nora Whitcomb, Audrey White, William Whittaker, Kaysen Wildman

High Honors-Grade 11

Declan Arimond, Breckon Bates, Tatum Cousins, Andrew Greene, Abigail Gregor, Alana Liberatore, Hannah Littlefield, Gretchen Plant, Brooke Porter, Ian Robichaud, Benjamin Robinson, Alexis Sargent, Makayla Shaw, Joshua Sirois, Trew Thomas, Gabrial Thornwall, Lilly Tripp, Asher Valentine, Wyatt Waloewandja, Addison Whitcomb, Wyatt Wilson, Lucy Withee

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Alex Adams, Stella Ames, Madison Austin, Ava Black, Lillian Connors, Lolah Cowing, Kaitlyn Crosby, Jase Deans, Maeci Doyle, Addison Elliott, Lucas Fachiol, Shelby Gray, Leif Isenhour, Maia Johnson, Autumn Joy, Karlee Kroll, Annabelle Levesque, Charlie MacDonald, Evelyn Oyler, Desirae Pacheco, Addison Phelps, Zoelle Raymond, Owen Reynolds-Harvey, Lexi Rolfe, Addison Schall, Aubrey Shaw, Phoebe Strong, Mason Thornwall, Frederic Walsh, Liam White, Samantha Young

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Benjamin Allen, Elijah Anderson, Ian Beckett, Lily Bergeron, Rylee Bowden, Gabriel Carter, Aishwarya Casavant, Peyton Cates, Lily Chellis, Eva Cherry, Andrew Cote, Wyatt Devine, Tyler Dunton, Michael Eaglin, Gemmalisa Emerson, Liliana Faloon, Addison Fish, Kennedy Fortin, Stella Fox, Kiera Gabric, Tylor Gould, Trinity Grant, Renee Gray, Emma Hancock, Kalley Haskell, Noah Hawkins, Natalie Healy, Seaira Hopkins, Aidan Hulsey, Joshua Jean-Jacques, Nicholas Johnston, Leah Jones, Lucy Kearns, Alyse Kenney, Connor Kielbasa, Hayden Knox, Aiden Kochendoerfer, Adriana LaChance, Calvin LaRochelle, Isabelle Livingston, Madison Lyons, Caleb March, Addyson Mattson, Lauren McCrum, Rachelle Melanson, Layla Messahel, Kaleb Moody, Anne Moran, Sean Morse, Caitlin Murphy, Chase Nash, Ainslee O'Keefe, Hayley Palmer, Lucas Pattershall, Cheyenne Pinson, Matheu Pratt, Kaleb Prescott, Evander Preston, Kyra Qualey, Taryn Richendollar, Aidan Russell, Ava Sastamoine, Eva Saucier, Ethan Scobie, Abigail Scott, Olivia Sharpe, Vivianna Stetson, Kaitlyn Stillman, Grace Sutherland, Kathryn Terrill, Piper Tracy, Kathryn Walker-Chevalier, Kason White, Zachary Wilson, Addisan Worster

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Addison Andre, Aidyn Ball, Ella Beaulieu, Brooke Berry, Mason Bethony, Addison Briggs, Joshua Bruce, Maya Carver, Coleman Chase, Mariah Coon, Lily Curry, Mia Curtis, Connor Desjardins, Nicholas deWildt, Madelyn DiCentes, Meredith Doucette, Addison Dowling, Breann Downs, Soriah Dyer, Katherine Dysart, Catarina Facchini, Liam Facchini, Dakota Fenders, Cayleigh Fournier, John French, Olivia Hanscom, Sarah Haskell, Mitchell Hawkes, Madeline Hellum, Liam Henaghen, Zoe Higgins, Dorian Hills, Lionel Hills, Grace-Lyn Holloway, Benjamin Hooper, Jacqueline James, Ava Kerswell, Amy King, Oz Kington, Alice Knapp, Grace LaBree, Mathieu LeBlanc, Grace LeVasseur, Lily McLeod, Ainsley Melia, Lilianne Montgomery-Rice, Gavin Monyok, Nykson Moors, Ashton O'Roak, Noah Osborne, Logan Powers, Lydia Powers, Paige Richard, Isaac Salyer, Isabel Saucier, Elijah Sayre, Henry Scott, Lauryn Smart, Brady Smith, Hannah Spahr, Alleigh Stansauk, Aiden Surran, Braydon Tiensivu, Ava Underwood, Alexander Wilcox, Lorelei Wilkerson, Sawyer Worcester

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Honors-Grade 9

Wyatt Bacon, Lacey Beaulieu, Sally Beaulieu, Kaylee Bickford, Khloe Burbelo, Aiden Byrne, Amelia Carter, Parker Cates, Cooper Chase, Collin Chen, Jacob Clotts, Kohen Corriveau, Olivia Dery, Paige Desjardins, Rylee DeTour, Izaiah Eaton, Ellora Fairbrother, Mason Franz, Aundreya Frost, Peter Gallant, Gus Gustafson, Callan Hafford, Alexis Hamel, Austin Haskell, Gracyn Haskell, Liam Hogan, Aiham Houni, Chloe Huntley, Kyra Kristal, Isabella Krummel, Mallory Lausier, Aurelia Layman, Samuel Levesque, Keegan Lunny, Garold McCullen, Franklin McKnight, Mason McPheters, Jadeyn Merrill, Tianna Michaud, Christopher Mitchell, Joseph Newell, Kennedy Palmer, Colby Pangburn, Rowan Pooler, Elijah Pressey, Henry Reinhart, Delia Rich, Henry Samoluk, Thomas Sargent, Harrison Seavey, Layton Shaw, Lydiah Shaw, Isaac Smith, Steven Spiess, Rhiannon St. Thomas, Peyton Stanevicz, Zacharia Stevens, Brady Stuart, Isabella Warford, Charlotte Welch, Jenna Whitmore, Eden Whitty, John Wilkerson, Mason Worden

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