Week of October 21, 2008
The HK Robotics Team competed in the 3rd Annual BEST
Robotics competition held at Central Connecticut State
University. BEST, which stands for 'Boosting Engineering,
Science, and Technology', is a non-profit organization that gives
high school and middle school students a chance to apply
engineering, science, math and technology skills to design and build
a robot for head to head competition. The contest is free to
schools thanks to a grant from CCSU's engineering department.
H-K was one of the five founding teams of the competition and has
been building a well known reputation in the event over the last few
years. This year the team's hard work and previous
competitions paid off as they battled their way to 4th place in
overall competition. H-K will now be one of four teams from
the original 20 teams in the New England Regional event that will
move on to the national competition held in Alabama in early
December. The team will be fundraising in the near future to
make the trip a reality. H-K Also placed 2nd in CAD technical
drawings and 4th in game play competitions. Team members
include: James Becker, Sean Brown, Charlie Negrelli, Joe Nolet,
Chris Morgan, Jason Jansak, Jeff Roberge, Grant Drager, Connor
MacDonald, and Lee Wagner. Team Advisor: Ryan Kish.
Congratulations to the team!!
The district
has arranged to have the tapes of the Regional School District 17
Board of Education meetings aired on the local cable access channel
serving Haddam Neck. Please refer to the appropriate television
schedule for days and times.
At the most
recent meeting of the Education Subcommittee of the Board of
Education, the HKHS requested and obtained authorization to report
student grade point averages to colleges and universities using a
new system. Details of this change may be reviewed on the
district's website at www.rsd17.org under the Curriculum and
Instruction section.
DID YOU
KNOW?
-The district has installed and
has an operable waste oil burning system heating the transportation
facility of the district.
-The district will be
producing bio-diesel fuel in the very near future using waste
cooking oil from a restaurant in Old Saybrook. This bio-diesel
fuel will be used to reduce the amount of fuel the district needs to
purchase to run its transportation fleet.
The Board of Education Subcommittee
listings have been updated and are available on the district website
at www.rsd17.org.
The 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 school calendars have been
revised to provide one half day per month (for high school students
only) between October 2008 and June 2010 to facilitate high school
personnel time to complete work related to the upcoming
accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
(NEASC). The revised calendars are available for viewing on
the district's website at
http://www.rsd17.org.
Please
visit the District Calendar located on the district's homepage
(www.rsd17.org) to see when the Open House programs are scheduled to
be held. We look forward to seeing you at
them.
A reminder that the district utilizes the
Honeywell Instant Alert system to communicate with parents during
times of emergency or to deliver messages of high importance.
Please be sure that you are registered with Honeywell (link
available at www.rsd17.org) and have indicated how you wish to have
messages received. If you have questions regarding this,
please do not hesitate to contact the Principal of any one of our
schools for assistance.
If you
wish to have an announcement included in any Weekly Message, please
forward the text to Cindy Fetteroll, Administrative Assistant to the
Superintendent of Schools at
fetteroll44@rsd17.org.
If
you have any suggestions regarding the Weekly Message, please
contact Gary S. Mala, Superintendent of Schools at
gmala@rsd17.org.
Enjoy your
week and thank you for your continued
support.
Gary
"Believing is
Achieving"
