Focus On Education
Friday, December 13, 2024
How did the Khanmigo and 60 Minutes episode get started in the School City of Hobart? Check out the story here. Congratulations to our School City of Hobart staff and students on your success in helping Sal Khan pave the way for AI in education!
Town Hall with Sal Khan - 4,000 Brickies
Sal Khan: Honorary Brickie!
Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)
Order Sal Khan's Book here!
Brave New Words - Dr. Buffington, Dr. Tim Krieg, & Sal Khan
Dr. Buffington on Jorge Gutierrez Podcast
Brickies Featured on 60 Minutes: Discussing Khanmigo!
More from our Brickies on 60 Minutes Overtime!
This Brickie Experience episode is impactful.
60 Minutes was here at the end of September filming for an upcoming episode. Anderson Cooper was the correspondent! He was fantastic with interviewing our students and putting them at ease before the filming took place.
As we were waiting for the film crew to make some adjustments, Dr. Buffington thanked him for how he talked with the students about what schools he went to and his career pathway. She told him that she should have done a podcast with him. Out of nowhere, Anderson Cooper says, “Let’s do it. How long to set it up?” Chris King, the Director of Technology, says, “One minute!” The next thing we all knew… an impromptu interview with Anderson Cooper on The Brickie Experience is in the books! Enjoy!
BPA Students Shine at Regional Leadership Conference!
We're excited to share the success of our Business Professionals of America (BPA) students at Saturday’s Regional Leadership Conference at KVHS! They earned multiple awards and demonstrated incredible dedication.
First Place:
Addison Williams (Advanced Interview Skills)
Taylor Pope & Addison Williams (Small Business Management Team)
Second Place: Keito Ishihara (Graphic Design Promotion)
Third Place: Keito Ishihara (Economic Research)
Fourth Place:
Shelby Smith (Interview Skills)
Samantha Stankich (Human Resource Management)
Also placing:
Madeleine Turpa (Interview Skills)
Jordan Strait (Interview Skills)
Breanna Coleman (Health Administration) & (Management & Marketing)
These students are advancing to the State Leadership Conference in 2025 in Indianapolis. Their hard work balancing school, college courses, and BPA practice is truly inspiring. Please join me in congratulating them on this fantastic achievement! Way to #BEOP, Brickies!
Subscribe/Follow "The Brickie Experience" Podcast!
Be sure to click "Subscribe" on YouTube here or click "Follow" on Spotify here to follow the podcast series and get notified of new episodes! Please note, to see the video on Spotify, you must be logged in to a Spotify account and make sure your settings have “Download Audio Only” and “Stream Audio Only” disabled.
Khanmigo is an innovative AI-powered tutoring tool that can support your student around the clock. Khanmigo offers personalized assistance, making learning engaging and accessible anytime, anywhere. Click HERE to learn about Khanmigo from our very own Mrs. Higgason.
Khanmigo Writing Coach is designed by teachers with the purpose of producing better writers. Instead of just generating AI feedback or grading essays, Writing Coach supports students during each stage of the writing process without doing any of the writing for them. Click HERE to learn more about Khanmigo Writing Coach.
Register for the Elementary Baseball Hittrax Tournament!
Register for the Elementary Softball Hittrax Tournament!
Register for the Middle School Softball Hittrax Tournament!
Want to Model Prom Fashions for the Humane Society of Hobart's Fundraiser?
Don't Miss Vctory 4 Kidz Youth Healthcare Expo!
Spring Registration Open for Hobart Little League!
Spring Registration Open for Hobart Girls Softball!
Interested in Volunteering at Our Schools?
Reminder: No Cell Phones in Class!
HHS Scholarship and Financial Aid Newsletter: December 2, 2024
The School Counseling Department at HHS has compiled this newsletter which contains scholarship and financial aid opportunities for our Brickie students. Scholarships that are new to the newsletter will be posted at the TOP after the new scholarships, they will be listed by order of deadline. Check it out here!
HHS 2024-2025 Career Newsletter #3
Check out the latest issue 2024-2025 career newsletter here! The goal is to show our students how many opportunities are available to them to earn transferrable skills and earn money at the same time!
2024-2025 Career Pathway and Course Description Guide
View the HHS Career Pathway and Course Description Guide by clicking here!
Social Emotional Learning in the School City of Hobart
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.
Vaping damages young people’s lungs as much as smoking, study suggests
Research challenges idea that vaping could be healthier alternative to smoking, say authors of research. Read more here!
It’s no wonder a person becomes addicted to vaping so quickly with the amount of nicotine being ingested!
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
SAFE for Lake County
SAFE is an acronym for “Supporting Addiction Free Environments for Lake County” and is Lake County, Indiana’s coalition against substance, use, abuse and misuse in adults and adolescents. Our members consist of both individuals and organizations and make up our THREE PILLARS: PREVENTION (Education), SUPPORT (Treatment & Intervention), and ACCOUNTABILITY (Law Enforcement & Legislation). Please consider joining SAFE’s efforts to combat drug and alcohol abuse and misuse. All residents of Lake County are welcome to participate. Click here to learn more.
SAMHSA National Helpline
SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
December Nurse's Corner
Check out the December Nurse's Corner to learn about immunizations, sports physicals, and other important information about keeping your student healthy!
BricksCenter - HHS Athletics Newsletter
Click here for the latest edition of BricksCenter!
Do you need assistance with Technology?
Visit www.hobart.k12.in.us/techhelp for information on how to report absences and check grades in Skyward, receive assistance with Canvas, and much more!
To contact our Technology Department, please call (219)942-1388 ext.8963.
Hobart High School Alumni Association
Click here to check out the HHS Alumni Association website