Hilhi Happenings
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January 17/17 de Enero del 2024
Message from the Principal
Dear Hilhi Families,
I hope you are all staying safe and warm during this blast of winter! With today's ice, all Wednesday evening events are cancelled, including our Juntos program and financial aid night at Century High School. Both will be rescheduled once we are clear of this icy weather. My hope is that things melt quickly so we can return to school tomorrow.
We are down to the final weeks of semester one - the last day of the term in Thursday, February 1st. Students should be working hard these next two weeks to finalize projects, study for exams and ensure they have done their best for the first half of the year. After school tutoring available to all students each Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45-5:00 in the library and we'll host a school wide study session on Thursday, January 25th from 3:45-8:00pm, including pizza and prizes.
There is no school on Friday, February 2nd so that teachers can post grades. Monday, February 5 is a teacher prep day for second semester. Students return to school on Tuesday, February 6 to start the new semester. Please take a few minutes to log into ParentVue or StudentVue to make sure your child's second semester schedule is as expected. If you have a question about your schedule, please reach out to your counselor or complete this schedule change request form.
Once we have second semester launched, we'll begin looking at course selection for next year. Mark your calendars for our annual Academic Planning Night on Wednesday, February 28th from 6:00-8:00pm. Counselors and teachers will use this night to inform families about course selection and guidance for next year, including information on College and Career Pathways, Career and Technical Education and graduation and college entrance requirements. Just after this event students will be instructed on completing their course selection for next year, including selecting College and Careers Pathways for 10th graders.
The work our students do these next two weeks is vital to their grades and success for first semester. Thank you for all you to do keep them healthy, focused and on time for school. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions or need support for your child.
My Best,
Cary Meier
Principal
HSD Family Engagement
2023-2024 Family Engagement Calendar: Please see the upcoming PAC and Family Engagement Dates.
A Safer Community for All I A partnership with Washington County Juvenile Department and HSD I Brookwood LibraryI ThursdayI Jan 18 I 6:00-7:30 pm I Flier
Saturday Family Academy I RA Brown Middle School I Saturday, Jan. 20th I 8:00-12:00 pm I An event for families to learn about integrated approaches and sessions on social-emotional learning, mental health, technology, and more. Please register using this link or the QR Code on the flier. Bilingual Flier
College & Career News
Seniors - 12th grade
SENIORS - FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
The Application for Financial Aid has had glitches in the first few weeks. This is common each year.
Do not panic if a glitch happens - come back to it later that day or a few days later, they constantly work to fix technology glitches.
The form should fairly easy to do, but if you need help come see us in the College and Career Center
If you and your family feel like you need support through the process - come to one of the evening Financial Aid Nights (1 each week in January at each of the high schools) - see information below for dates and times.
Here is a Google Slide Deck and a Google Doc with the latest helpful information
All students and their families considering education after high school (college, university, community college, trade schools) should fill out either the FAFSA or ORSAA as soon as possible.
Students and families can register for accounts before completing the application (FAFSA registration ORSAA Registration) It can take up to 3 days for the account to activate - so do it now!
Not sure which form to fill out for your situation? - check here
HSD Financial Aid Nights
The Hillsboro School District is offering a Financial Aid Night each week in January. These sessions are drop in and are open to any HSD Students and their families. Help is available in Spanish at all sessions.
It is suggested that students and parents have attained a FSA ID (login credentials) before attending a session (because of the 1-3 day wait time on account creation being verified).
If an FSA ID is not created before attending an event, help can be provided in creation, but the application may not be able to be completed that night.
College Applications
Students applying to four year schools, be aware of application deadlines. Most schools have a deadline in January or early February. Make sure you have applied to all of your desired schools by the appropriate deadline.
Need help with applications - come to College and Career Center
Scholarships
Seniors - 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 2023-24 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 2024 Google Classroom.
Check on a consistent basis see scholarships that are currently open and scholarships that will open throughout the school year
Seniors! OSAC Scholarship Application is Open!
The OSAC Scholarship Application provides current and future Oregon students one easy application to apply for multiple scholarships at one time. OSAC awards more than $10 million in scholarships annually through more than 600 scholarships. See a list curated by the College and Career Center for Hilhi Students here
Deadlines:
Opens November 1st
February 15, 5pm PST: Early Bird Deadline. Error-free applications will be entered into a drawing for one of several $1,000 Early Bird scholarships.
April 1, 5pm PST: Final Deadline.
Juniors - 11th graders
Juniors - Career Related Learning Experience Opportunities (Open to all Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors)
Juniors - remember you need to complete a CRLE this year for part of your career development credit.
The Washington County Chamber of Commerce has just released its most recent events - use this link or come to the College and Career Center to register
Here are events that are left in the month of January:
Landscape Industry - Tues. Jan. 23, 12:00-2:00P Location: Virtual (Zoom) or Chamber Classroom
IB Exams
Reminder that the deadline to withdraw from IB Exams for free is Monday, January 15! Students wishing to withdraw their exam registration need to email Ashley Clemens (clemensa@hsd.k12.or.us) and CC their parent or guardian. We are looking for volunteers to support exam facilitation! If you can sit in a chair or pace silently around a room of hard working test-takers for a couple hours during the day, please email to Ashley Clemens (clemensa@hsd.k12.or.us)!
Dates to Know/Fechas para marcar en sus calendarios
- Thursday, January 25, 3:45-8:00pm - Credit Crunch in the Library - School wide study session with Pizza & Prizes
- Thursday, February 1 - Last day of Semester 1
- Friday, February 2 - No School, Grading Day
- Monday, February 5 - No School, Teacher Prep Day
- Tuesday, February 6 - First day of Semester 2
- Monday, February 19 - No School, Presidents Day
- Wednesday, February 28 - Academic Planning Night, 6:00-8:00
- March 25-29 - Spring Break - No School
- Friday, April 12 - No School, Grade Prep
Friday, February 9 - Winter Recognition Assembly
Saturday, February 10 from 8-11pm - Winter Formal Dance
Monday, February 19 - No School, President's Day
Friday, February 23 during lunches - Spring Club Rush
Wednesday, February 28 - Academic Planning Night, 6:00-8:00pm
Saturday, March 2 from 8-10am (Tentative) - Senior Citizen’s Breakfast
March 11-15 - Unity Week
Friday, March 15 - Unity Assembly
Saturday, March 16- 7-10pm - Latin Music Dance
March 25-29 - Spring Break, No School
Thursday, April 11 - Last day of Quarter 3 - D's and I grades mailed home
Friday, April 12 - No School, Grade Prep Day
Friday, April 19 - Spring Recognition/Spring Fling Assembly
Saturday, April 20 from 8-11pm - Spring Fling Black Light Dance
Friday, April 26 - Virtual Elections Assemblies by class during Advisory
Saturday, May 18 from 8-11pm location TBD - Prom
Week of May 20-24 - May Fete Week
Monday, May 20 - Class Assemblies, Senior Exhibition Night, Community Assembly 7-8pm
Monday, May 27 - No School, Memorial Day
Thursday, May 30 - Senior Awards Night
Friday, May 31 (tentative) - Talent Show
Tuesday, June 4 - SpartQuake & Seniors Last Day
Wednesday, June 5 - Senior Breakfast & Graduation rehearsal
Thursday, June 6 at Hillsboro Stadium - GRADUATION!
Thursday, June 13 - Last Day, grades 9-11, early release, end semester 2
Friday, June 14 - Last Day for Licensed Staff - Grade prep and check out
See the calendar on our website for updated events.
2024 Grad Party
The 2024 Graduation Party Committee is busy planning fundraisers to throw an epic all-night grad party! We could use your help to make this year a success.
Contact us at:
https://sites.google.com/view/hilhigradnight/home
Facebook: Hilhi Class of 2024
