Homecoming week is a time of celebration, not just for the students, but for the entire community. It's a time when we come together to celebrate the pride of our school and hometown. In our school district, this week has been marked by an outpouring of school spirit and support for one another. Our staff and students have gone above and beyond to find ways to bring light to others. From decorating the halls in Brickie Purple and Gold to organizing awesome community events, everyone has played a part in making this week special. It's been amazing to see the creativity and passion that our school community has brought to this celebration. In addition to the Homecoming festivities, we've had a lot of other things to celebrate this week, too! Take a look at this week's Focus on Education to see what we've been up to and what we have coming up!

35 Indiana colleges are participating in Indiana’s College Application Week, September 25-29. During this week, students can apply to all participating colleges and universities for free. This annual effort encourages students to apply to Indiana colleges before early application deadlines, allowing students a greater chance of receiving institutionally-awarded financial aid.

College Application Week is part of Learn More Indiana’s annual College GO! initiative that takes place each August through November with information and resources designed to help Hoosier K-12 students explore and plan for education beyond high school. The official kick-off to College GO! is the last full week in September (Sept. 25-29), coinciding with College Application Week. Friday, Sept. 22, is #WhyApply Day, which is a social media campaign encouraging the public to share why it’s important to apply to college!

For more information, visit https://learnmoreindiana.org/collegego

The Brickie Parent Café is a collection of podcasts for Brickie parents on a wide variety of subjects. Check out this week's featured cast from the School City of Hobart's Director of Secondary Curriculum, Dr. Tim Krieg, where he introduces the Khan Academy Parent Dashboard!

Check out these amazing Outsmart Your Brain Podcast episodes from some of our awesome Brickie educators and student leaders, inspired by the book by Dr. Willingham! Click the links below to listen to the episode!

Podcast Introduction: Listen Here!

1. How to Understand a Lecture ー Miss Alexander

2. How to Take Lecture Notes ー Mrs. Franco

3. How to Learn from Labs, Activities, & Demonstrations ーMrs. Parrish

4. How to Reorganize your Notes ーMrs. Torres

5. How to Read Difficult Books ー Miss Bartsch

6. How to Study for Exams ーBrett Herrin, HHS Senior

7. How to Judge When You’re Ready for an Exam ーBrett Herrin, HHS Senior

8. How to Take Tests ーDominique Zepeda, HHS Senior

9. How to Learn from Past Exams ーDominique Zepeda, HHS Senior

10. How to Plan your Work ーMackenzie Eberle, HHS Senior

11. How to Defeat Procrastination ーConner Niemann, HHS Senior

12. How to Stay Focused ーAngelina Zepeda, HHS Senior

13. How to Gain Self-Confidence as a Learner ーMadelyn Burton, HHS Senior

14. How to Cope with Anxiety ーElla Freimuth, HHS Senior

Click here to read about HU's Early College Endorsement!

View the HHS Career Pathway and Course Description Guide by clicking here!

Click here to learn more about the new HU Writing Center!

Did you know that September is National Library Card Sign-Up month? Stop into our Hobart Public Library today! Check out the calendar below for exciting upcoming events for Children, Family, and Teens at our Hobart branch!

Here at the School City of Hobart, we take pride in making sure all of our students have the means to succeed. Sometimes this requires extra study time outside of the classroom. Click the button below for a list of some great websites for assistance and tutoring info!

The Parent and Family Support Hub is now available in the Indiana Learning Lab. This site features resources to support parents and families of students in preschool through high school. Contact IDOE’s Office of Digital Learning with any questions.

Free Homework Hotline and Video chat for students in grades six through 12 covering math and science is provided by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Rose-Hulman has provided this service for more than a decade and asks that the link and homework hotline be shared with math and science departments, students, and parents. Call the Homework Hotline: 1-877-275-7673 or visit http://askrose.org to get started.

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.

The new school year has arrived! Let’s set our youth up for a great new year! This is a great time to begin to think of ways we can help our youth manage the hecticness of a new school year. Feeling overwhelmed is a natural feeling, but youth can feel lost as to how to handle those feelings. Providing them tools of mindfulness! SAFE has provided some helpful tips this month and great events for students can go to prepare for the school year! Check it out here!

Check out this month's blog from Dr. Delaney Ruston as she shares three things to say to kids and teens that can help add a little more weight to the healthier side of their decision-making brains vs. the riskier/sneakier side. Read the full blog here!

It’s not a myth that electronics can affect sleep. Studies have shown that blue light screens such as TVs, tablets, computers, and cell phones emit suppress melatonin resulting in not feeling sleepy at bedtime and disrupting quality sleep. The best rule of thumb is to eliminate screen time an hour before kids head to bed. Think about what your child needs and when you can fit screen time in appropriately so that it does not affect their sleep habits. You don’t want your child to feel deprived of electronics, or like they are being punished, so instead, we recommend being intentional with creating a new schedule that allows for screen time prior to the last hour of the day. Turn off the electronics an hour before bed. This works for all ages from young to adults.

As we start school, it is important for the safety of our children to be aware of our school buses.

The stop arm and blinking lights mean “STOP”. To disregard the stop arm is a misdemeanor and mandatory court appearance. The Hobart Police Department has shared that law allows the police to use the bus driver’s observations to issue a citation to the registered owner of the vehicle.

Our ultimate goal is a safe commute for children to and from school.

Check out this month's Nurse's Corner to learn about the immunizations, sports physicals, and what to do when your student is sick.

If your child isn't feeling well, please keep him or her at home. You must report the absence to the school before 10:00 AM. Click the link below to learn how to report an absence.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UVUSq5USyAh-AwDoDXVhZl-nP83REUqB/view

The School City of Hobart Building Brickies' goal is to strengthen families by empowering parents as their child’s first and best teachers. Every day, we advocate for families so every child-in every neighborhood-can thrive.

Click here to check out the HHS Alumni Association website!

We aim for a great partnership with our parents! That is why we utilize CANVAS and SKYWARD! Learn how to access them both at www.hobart.k12.in.us/partnership

Click here to hear the definition of a Brickie!