Hilhi Happenings

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Dear Hilhi Families,

Quarter 1 is a wrap and grades are available for families in ParentVue. Please take time to login and review grades with your student. If you are having trouble accessing ParentVue, you can attend a Family Tech Night this week:

• Tuesday, November 5 - Spanish Tech Night, 6:00-7:30pm in the Hilhi Library
• Thursday, November 7 - English Tech Night, 6:00-7:30pm in the Hilhi Library

Please mark your calendars for Fall Family Conferences:

• Monday, November 25 from 4:30-8:00pm - Drop in conferences - Cafeteria & Commons
• Tuesday, November 26 from 8:00-11:00am - Drop in conferences - Cafeteria & Commons
• Tuesday, November 26 12:00-3:30pm - Scheduled conferences by invitation
• Tuesday, November 26 4:30-8:00pm - Teacher outreach to individual families

There is no school the week of November 25-29 for parent conferences and the Thanksgiving Holiday. We also have no school on Monday, November 11 to honor our Veterans.

Fall sports are also wrapping up, with our Water polo and Football teams moving on to playoffs. Good luck to our teams as they travel this Friday. The Spartan Marching Band & Colorguard finished their competition season with a very close third place win at the NWAPA A&AA Championships. Congrats, Band & Colorguard!

Go Sparts!

Cary Meier

Principal

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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

As part of our health education program, our district provides age-appropriate, comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for all students, K-12. All instruction is based on Oregon Law and the Oregon Health Education Standards and Performance Indicators adopted by the Oregon State Board of Education in December of 2016.

Read more here

Our school is participating in the Student Health Survey (SHS), a survey sponsored by the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division and the Oregon Department of Education on November 19, 2024 during advisory. The survey asks about health risk behaviors of students in grades 6, 8, and 11. The survey will be conducted online in the classroom and includes questions about student health and safety, mental and behavioral health, school climate and culture, and risk and protective factors. Please click the link below to review additional information about this survey.

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Almost 100% of students need to ask their parent(s) to provide information on their FAFSA form based on their dependency status. If your student is a dependent, they may need to report their parents’ information.

The FAFSA Parent Wizard is a tool that simplifies FAFSA form completion by helping families determine which parent(s) should contribute to a student's FAFSA form. This clarity can help families navigate this crucial step with confidence and ensure accurate information is submitted for the student's FAFSA form.

Check out the FAFSA Parent Wizard

FAFSA Videos: Who Is My Contributor?

A “contributor” is a person who needs to provide information on a student's FAFSA form, such as the student, their spouse, a biological or adoptive parent, or a stepparent.

To help students and their families identify who will provide information on the FAFSA form, we’ve created the following videos about contributors:

• Who Is a Contributor on the FAFSA Form?

• Why Do My Contributors and I Need Our Own StudentAid.gov Accounts for the FAFSA Form?

Visit StudentAid.gov for more information about the FAFSA process.

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

10/29 - Portland Community College

10/29 - Willamette University

11/12 - Portland Community College

11/21 - Oregon Institute of Technology

All students and their families considering education after high school (college, university, community college, trade schools, cosmetology schools, etc) should fill out either the FAFSA or ORSAA as soon as possible when it opens in December.

The Federal and State Financial Aid application will open December 1 this year. As December approaches we will be providing more specific information.

For students with Social Security Numbers (even if parents do not have a social security number) you will complete the FAFSA - Students and Parents (even if no social security number) get your accounts set up now. It takes 1 to 3 days for accounts to verify so you are able to complete your application when it opens December 1 - Get your account set up here

For students without a social security number your will complete the ORSAA (State Aid) both students and parents will create an account with a personal email account - you can wait until the application open on December 1 to get and account (there are no verification delays like the FAFSA). You will complete your application after December 1 here

Not sure which form to fill out for your situation? - check here

Questions about next steps after high school or need help please email Tim Kasper at kaspert@hsd.k12.or.us

November

• 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
• Friday, November 15 - Clue on Stage Opening Night 7pm
• 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.

Congratulations to All NWOC Volleyball Players:

• Natalia Rojas Second Team Outside Hitter
• Maria Siquina Can Honorable Mention Libero
• Aspen Radke Honorable Mention Outside Hitter
• Madison Price Honorable Mention Setter

Congratulations to Adelynn Williams for making All NWOC Honorable Mention Cross Country

Congratulations to Girls Soccer for their overall 3.33 Grade Point Average the 17th highest in the State

Congratulations to Band for placing 3rd at championships this weekend and also earning recognition in High Colorguard and High General Effect

Congratulations to Football for finishing second in Special District 1, 11th in the State earning a trip this Friday to West Albany at 7:00 PM.

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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 3:45-5:00pm. 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]

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.

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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).