Hilhi Happenings

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Dear Hilhi Families,

What an amazing Homecoming we had! Many thanks and congrats to our Student Council, football, cheerleading, band students and club members for their hard work in lifting Spartan Spirit across our community.

Last week teachers emailed full grade reports to parents. This method of updating families with detailed grade reports is new for us this year, and we hope you find it helpful as you support your Spartan in staying on track. Please reach out to teachers with questions and encourage your student to attend after school tutoring as needed.

Please mark your calendars for Virtual Coffee Chats on October 24th. We'll host a session in English from 6:00-6:45 and Spanish from 7:00-8:00. This is a chance for us to share the latest with families and for us to hear from you. A link will be emailed to all families the day of the event.

Enjoy this week as we settle into fall.

Go Sparts!

Cary Meier

Principal

Since the spring, a cross-functional team of staff members, students, and Board members has been digging into the history of U.S. school calendars and looking at national and local trends in an effort to build calendars for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years. Committee members and school administrators have been providing background information and soliciting feedback from focus groups of staff, students, and families, and now the opportunity for input is being offered to all HSD families via this survey. Please take a few moments to share your thoughts by Friday, October 25.

EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY UNTIL 5:00pm

In an effort to support all students with their academic needs, Hillsboro High School supplies after-school tutoring for all students on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:45 - 5pm. During this time, they will receive help from a variety of staff and teachers on campus who specialize in many different areas. A snack and activity bus are provided. For activity bus services, please fill out the listed form 2 weeks in advance. [Activity Bus Form]

HHS 9th Grade Level Team meets weekly to focus primarily on attendance and students’ individual barriers to improve their attendance to school and their classes. We follow the guidelines and research from the Chicago University to support our students to stay On Track for their High School Graduation from the beginning in grade 9. Here is an interesting article on this topic: Why does attendance matter in High School?

If your student will be absent due to illness, a medical appointment, or any other reason, please call Mrs. Nuria Pence our attendance secretary or leave a message in our attendance line 503.844.1990.

Our 9th Grade Level Team is here to serve you and your students. If you have any questions or need support, please feel free to reach out to us!

• MariaEugenia Olivar, 9th grade Administrator | olivarm@hsd.k12.or.us

• Anita Siller, School Counselor | sillera@hsd.k12.or.us

• Alejandra Lopez Sanchez, Graduation Coach | lopezsaa@hsd.k12.or.us

• Nuria Pence, Attendance Secretary | pencen@hsd.k12.or.us

IB Exam Registrations are open now until November 1st, 2024. Please join our Google Classroom using the code: 4wulzq5 to access the IB Exam Registration Form. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Stacey Pelayo Roberts pelayors@hsd.k12.or.us.

October 15th 6:00-7:30 PM

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with HSD

The Hillsboro School District has a new tool to help students learn about various post graduation options. Xello is replacing Naviance as the platform students will use to create an education plan to help them meet their individual goals. Xello also provides families with more information and tools to support their students to meet these goals. Please click on the letter below to find out more about Xello.

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Please update or change your email address in ParentVue in order to receive an invitation to create their Xello family account.

XELLO AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

Class of 2025 will now be using Xello to link your common app/request transcripts for your college applications.

You will find Xello in your HSD MyApps You will sign into Xello using Microsoft Azure Single Sign-On.

Xello has provided the following resources to help you understand how to link your account and start your college application (these are also in the students Class of 2025 Google Classroom):

• Student Guide for Linking Common App and Xello (article)

• Linking your Common App to Xello (video)

• How to request counselor forms/teacher evaluations (article)

• Requesting documents - Xello and Common App (Video)

• Requesting transcripts for non-common app schools (article)

Any questions or if you need help with the college process and/or Xello, see Mr. Kasper in the College and Career Center or email him at kaspert@hsd.k12.or.us

Looking for scholarships for education after high school. There are many scholarship search engines that can be helpful. (www.Fastweb.com, www.Scholarships.com, www.scholarshipsamerica.com)

The College and Career Center keeps a database of scholarships that we know about; check out the 2024-25 HHS Scholarship List (linked here) to see many national, regional, and local scholarship opportunities. This list is updated weekly. This link is also in the class of 2025 Google Classroom.

Check on a consistent basis see scholarships that are currently open and scholarships that will open throughout the school year

Attending college in the next few years? Do you need help understating your option when it comes to paying for and attending college? Join the experts from ECMC’s The College Place Oregon, the Oregon Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and colleges actress Oregon as we explaining the financial aid process

Paying for College - FAFSA/ORSAA Information Night (English/Spanish - Online) 10/23/24 6:00 PM

Want to learn more about colleges and universities?

The National College Fair is coming to Portland in October. Hundreds of colleges/universities will be represented and have information about their school.

All schools in Oregon and hundreds from outside of the state will be represented. Sunday October 27 & Monday October 28 at the Oregon Convention Center

Sign Up for this free event here

There will be many college and university presentations this fall at Hilhi throughout the school day. Dates will be published once they are confirmed. You will receive a pass on the day of the presentation to attend. Please sign up for any that you are interested in attending. Use this link to sign up. Google form sign up is also available in the Class of 2025 Google Classroom.

Currently Scheduled (More to be added when confirmed):

10/1 - Oregon State University

10/2 - Portland Community College

10/3 - Portland State University

10/4 - University of Oregon

10/14 - Linfield University

10/18 - Pacific University

10/21 - George Fox University

10/24 - Western Oregon University

11/12 - Portland Community College

11/21 - Oregon Institute of Technology

October

• Tuesday, October 15 - Optional PSAT testing for 11th graders
• Thursday, October 24 - Virtual Principal Chat 6:00-6:45 in English, 7:00-8:00 in Spanish
• Thursday, October 31 - Last day of Quarter 1

November

• Friday, November 1 - No School, Grading Day
• Tuesday, November 5 - Spanish Family Tech Support Night 6:00-7:30 in the Library
• Thursday, November 7 - English Family Tech Support Night 6:00-7:30 in the Library
• Monday, November 11 - No School, Veterans Day
• Monday, November 18 - Winter Sports begin
• Thursday, November 21 - Virtual Principal Chat 6:00-6:45 in English, 7:00-8:00 in Spanish
• Monday-Friday, November 25-29 - No School, Conferences & Thanksgiving holiday

December

• Tuesday, December 10 - PreACT testing for all 10th graders
• Thursday, December 19 - Virtual Principal Chat 6:00-6:45 in English, 7:00-8:00 in Spanish
• Monday, December 23-Friday, January 3, 2025 - Winter Break

Full calendar available on our website.

School Bell Schedules

Volunteer at Hilhi!

Community Event Flyers

Resources for Families

Immunization Rates

Bus Information - Log in to see your bus stop or request a change in transportation.

Back to School Information - Bilingual

ParentVue Instructions

Hilhi Webstore - Purchase a yearbook, buy a parking pass, pay fees.

Hilhi Website

9th grade - Anita Siller - sillera@hsd.k12.or.us

10th grade - Carl Almquist - almquisc@hsd.k12.or.us

11th grade - Ralph Medina - medinar@hsd.k12.or.us

12th grade - Stephanie Anderson - andersos@hsd.k12.or.us

College & Career Specialist - Tim Kasper - kaspert@hsd.k12.or.us

Support & Wellness - Aleja GrahamUbadoPaz - grahamua@hsd.k12.or.us

New Students, CCPs & Volunteering - Marla Lyle - lylem@hsd.k12.or.us

Parents can now report full day absences via ParentVue. We are working on ways to enter partial day absences, but that is not yet available. With full day absence reporting, you can easily let us know when your child is absent for a full day.

Directions for Parents | English

Directions for Parents | Spanish

We need your help! If a student’s clothing does not align with HSD’s Standards of Student Conduct (English, Spanish), the student will be asked to change their clothes.

For your reference, students may not wear anything advertising controlled or illegal substances.

• Students are not allowed to wear clothing advertising cannibus dispensaries (ex: "Cookies"), cannibus brands, marijuana leaves or paraphernalia.
• Clothing with the Playboy brand name or bunny logo are not allowed.
• Students may not wear clothing advertising brands of alcohol (for example Coors, Budweiser, etc).

• Students are not allowed to wear clothing depicting weapons. This would include the brand SDL as they have a gun depicted in their logo design.

• Students must wear shirts with straps to school.

Please refer to HSD’s Student Code of Conduct (English, Spanish) for more information. Specifically, “Students cannot wear violent language or images, images or language depicting drugs or alcohol (or any illegal item or activity), paraphernalia, or use of the same, or hate speech, profanity, pornography” (pg. 28).