Husky Newsletter
April 23rd, 2024
CLASS OF 2024
"BEST IN SHOW" ANDY BIGGS CONGRESSIONAL
Please congratulate Kiera Correa for winning "Best in Show" at the Andy Biggs Congressional. She and her family will be traveling to Washington DC to view her work in the Capitol Building along with all the other congressional winners. Way to go Kiera!! Also, please congratulate all of Hamilton's participants in the show for their amazing artwork!
WE THE PEOPLE
We competed against 48 Teams this year in Washington, D.C.
Here is how we did:
Unit 4 took 11th place out of all the Unit 4 teams!
(Henry Arnpriester, Emma Nance, Leela Raj-Sankar, Grace Zhang)
Unit 5 took 13th place out of all the Unit 5 teams!
(Rhea Midhe, Sindhu Cherian-Steverson, Ayla Diefenbacher, Nayana Nona Dinamoni, Janani Janardhanan)
Overall, our entire team scored 23rd in the nation. If you know any of the We the People students, please congratulate them for their hard work and resilience. We almost did not make our competition this year (we were stuck in the Columbia, South Carolina airport after diverting and almost had to forfeit the competition until we took a 10-HR bus ride all night to D.C. just 20 minutes before we had to compete). They met multiple times after school to practice and rehearse throughout the year. They also worked tirelessly to fundraise and get enough money to be able to represent our school and our state. I am very proud of this group and the hurdles they overcame as a team throughout the year.
THANK YOU ALL for your financial and educational support. Without you, there is no way we would have been able to compete at Nationals. Special shout out to Mr. Charles Weeks for chaperoning and remaining so positive throughout our crazy trip! Thank you, Mrs. Teresa Molander and the bookstore for all your help with fundraising! Thank you, Mrs. Savannah Menger for offering up your classroom on Wednesdays after school for We the People Wednesdays and give advise on our papers! And to all of you that donated and helped raise funds for us to be able to go – You are amazing. We are beyond indebted to you and your generosity. The students and I are very lucky to belong to a school community that is so supportive and uplifting. Thank you all.
ACADEMIC DECATHLON
Our AcDec team competed in Division 1 at the USAD Nationals and placed 8th among all 70 competition teams with medals in eight out of ten categories. The school team includes Chloe Zhan, Andy Ma, Claire Zhan, Arun Chebrolu, Audrey Zhang, Srijay Kalavena, Bruce Shen, and Thi Nguyen. Individual Competitors competing in Pittsburgh include Prisha Khemka, Megan Chen, Elaine Huang, Saranya Sistla, and Kelvin Ye. Our decathletes represented Hamilton and Arizona well through their academic excellence and integrity. Andy Ma was the 3rd highest-scoring student in the nation, winning the Division 1 Gold medal in Essay, and Claire Zhan won the Division 1 Gold medal in Interview. Here is the breakdown of the individual awards:
Honors team:
Chloe Zhan: BRONZE Music
Andy Ma: SILVER Literature, BRONZE Math, BRONZE Econ, SILVER Science, GOLD Essay; BRONZE OVERALL
Claire Zhan: BRONZE Art, GOLD Interview
Varsity team:
Bruce Shen: SILVER Art
Thi Nguyen: SILVER Art
Individual Competitors in Pittsburgh:
Elaine Huang (Honors): BRONZE Art; highest scoring student of Hamilton Individual Competitors
In addition, after Andy returned the Frank Wurtzel Prize (an award for the highest-scoring varsity team participant in the areas of Literature, Essay, and Speech) wrongly awarded to him, the USAD Committee decided to let him keep the reward for his honesty. We cannot be prouder of all team members at the USAD Nationals! Please congratulate these students when you see them in the hallway or your class!
HAMILTON'S AFJROTC JOINS FORCES WITH HIGLEY HIGH FOR SHELTER SERVICE DAY!
Hamilton High's Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) class organized a community service event on Saturday afternoon at local animal shelter, Puppy Luv. Combined with some students from Higley High's AFJROTC, 16 cadets spent about three hours washing, walking and playing with puppies! It was a fantastic way to spend the afternoon while giving back to the community. Led by freshman Eden Elston, the cadets had a great time and are already planning their return!
ASTRALIS
Astralis Research and Innovation Club got to tour the state-of-the-art 4D virtual reality technology at Dreamscape Labs at ASU, which is not even open to the public yet! They got to pilot the avatar-driven immersive experiences which will soon be used in ASUs intro to Bio and intro to Chem courses!
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PRISHA SHROFF FEATURED AT TIMES SQUARE
Hamilton High School Junior Prisha Shroff was featured on Times Square billboard for being a Prudential Emerging Visionary and the founder of the organization Sustainability Stars! Sustainability Stars was founded to inspire the Youth to create solutions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Congratulations to Prisha!
CALLING ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS: HELP SHAPE YOUR CAFETERIA EXPERIENCE!
We invite students and parents to give us feedback on their school’s cafeteria. We ask that junior high and high school students take this survey themselves and elementary students take this survey with their parents. The feedback we receive from this survey will help enhance our food service program and better meet our student’s needs and expectations. The electronic survey can be taken anytime before May 13, 2024, and requires less than 10 minutes to complete. Please go to www.studentVP.com select the school level the student attends and enter passcode: 2024. Once the passcode is entered, please find your school and the survey will begin.
UPCOMING EVENTS
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
Senior finals will be on Thursday and Friday May 16h & May 17th. M-W-Traditional Thursday and Friday will be block days that week.
Finals for grades 9-11 will be on Wednesday, May 22nd & Thursday, May 23rd.
7th and “0” Hour finals will be on Monday and Tuesday May 20th & May 21st during regular class time.
The last day of school for students will be Thursday, 5/23.