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MISSION
STATEMENT
The mission of Haddam-Killingworth High School is to provide a
personalized and collective experience through which students
are challenged to develop the knowledge, skills, and work
ethic to contribute to a global society.
Expectations for Student
Learning
Academic: The
Haddam-Killingworth High School graduate
will:
1. access and analyze
information
2.
problem-solve
3. communicate
effectively
4.
apply
information
5. reflect and
evaluate
Civic:
The Haddam-Killingworth graduate will individually and
collaboratively
1.
act responsibly
2.
pursue goal
1.
CAPT Breakfast--- A CAPT Breakfast was held in our
cafeteria on Thursday, October 22 to honor those students who
achieved goal on all four areas of the Connecticut Academic
Performance Test. The CAPT Scholars and their parents were
treated to a full breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon,
potatoes, fruit, and assorted pastries. All CAPT scholars will
receive a special stole to wear at their graduation.
Seven students received a special recognition
letter from the Connecticut Commissioner of Education, Mark
McQuillan for scoring at the Advanced level on all four tests.
Those students are: Emily Berman, Jesse Eberl, Colin Caffey,
Jill Griswold, Patrick Hudson, David McDowell, and Ashley
Scully.
2.
Commended Scholars - Four HK students were recognized
as commended scholars in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship
program. Those students were: Jared Bills, Melissa Buckley,
Andrew Frederick, and Varun
Ravishanker.
3.
Bloodmobile - The Student Council is sponsoring a
blood drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross. The
blood drive will be held on Wednesday, November 18th from 7:30
am - 12:15 pm in the lower level of the media center. Adults
are welcomed to
attend.
4.
Class of 2011 Wreath, Roping, and Poinsettia
Sale - Juniors will have order forms beginning
on November 18th. Orders will be taken for 12", 16", and 18"
wreaths; 75' of roping; and 6.5", 8.5", and 10" potted
poinsettias. You may place orders by emailing class
advisor, Mrs. McGee at mcgeen33@rsd17.org. Orders are due by
November 30th for delivery on December 3rd, or by December 7th
for delivery on December
10th.
5.
"COOL SCHOOL" --- HK will
be featured on Channel 3 on November 20th as a "Cool
School". The television station will air live from our
field house in ten minute intervals from 5:00 am to 7:00
am. Channel 3 anchor Mike Hydeck visited the high
school on November 3rd to meet the staff and will return on
November 10th to visit classrooms and tape various programs.
All students are urged to arrive at the field house on the
20th by 4:45 am. The school will provide a full breakfast of
bacon, eggs, potatoes, bagels, muffins, fruit, juice, coffee
and tea. Parents are also invited to join us for
breakfast. This is a great opportunity for our students
to show the rest of Connecticut how much energy and enthusiasm
they have. A pep rally is planned for that morning and all
athletes are encouraged to arrive in uniforms or team jerseys.
Cougar Den members are encouraged to wear their school colors.
The student body is urged to dress in blue, yellow, or
white. Members of the school chorus and band will
also perform that morning. A huge screen will be set up in the
field house where students can watch themselves on TV in
'real' time. A week prior to the 20th I will attempt to gain
an estimate of how many students, parents, and staff members
plan on attending so we can prepare the appropriate amount of
breakfast items. I hope to see many of you
here.
6.
Summer Reading - Last week, during our
advisory period, associate principal Priscilla Luoma and I met
with a handful of students who turned in a wonderful summer
reading project on the novel entitled Speak.
Sharing thoughts on the novel between bites of chocolate cup
cakes were: Grace Colonia-Hughes, Nicole Cianci, Amanda
Pitruzzello, Lynsey Kirkby, and Kelsey Virgulto. Other
students were also invited to attend but were either
busy or had
forgotten.
7.
HK's and Regional School District 17's Teacher of
the Year -Spanish teacher, Mr. Juan Vazquez-Caballero
was recognized along with other teachers of the year from
across the state at a special recognition ceremony at CCSU on
Thursday, October 29th. Senor Vazquez also received a
plaque for his accomplishment at the COLT (Connecticut Council
Of Language Teachers) Conference on November 2nd.
8.
Food Drive for Shoreline Soup Kitchens and
Pantries - As many of you are aware, the food
pantries are particularly low on stock this time of year. A
box will be placed outside the main office of the high school
during the week of November 16-20 for anyone wishing to make a
donation.
At this time Shoreline Soup Kitchens
and pantries are in need of the
following:
-
juice
-
healthy snacks such as
nuts
-
personal care items (soaps, shampoos, toilet paper,
etc)
-
canned fruit
OR a check may also be made out to
the Shoreline Soup Kitchens and
Pantries.
As part of the food drive, Hanna Kelly,
a sophomore at HKHS is organizing a pick up of items
from Killingworth residents at their homes on Saturday,
November 21st. The volunteers who will be picking up will not
enter any homes. Requests are being made for Killingworth
residents to leave bags, boxes, or checks in a designated area
outside of their home on that day. Anyone wishing to volunteer
to assist in pick up is urged to contact Hanna Kelly.
Those wishing to have items or checks picked up
from their homes on November 21st are asked to contact Hanna
at lisamkelly@concast.net by November 18th, with address and
location where items will be placed. All pick ups will be
confirmed via email on November 20th and
21st.
Please help Hanna stock
the Soup Kitchens and
Pantries.
9.
School Trip to Italy - Liz Young, a school counselor
at HKMS is excited to announce that she will leading a School
Board approved trip to Italy in April of 2010. Ms. Young
has worked for HK Recreation for the past 8 years as a group
fitness instructor and has trained many high school athletes
at the annual Aerobics Conditioning in August.
Ms. Young is an experienced EF Education Tour Group Leader
and is a believer that these educational tours can provide
students the opportunity to explore the world around them and
open their eyes to a world of possibilities.
If
you are interested in gaining additional information or having
your child participate in this travel opportunity, please
attend a parent/student meeting on Monday, November 9th at
7:00 pm in the lower media center of the high school. You can
also contact Ms. Young at 860-663-1797 ext. 1109 or at
younge55@rsd17.org.
10.
Superintendents Award - Katherine Faust and
Eric Gambardella
will be recognized at the annual
Middlesex Shoreline Superintendents Association luncheon
to be held on November 16th, 2009 beginning 12:00 noon
at the Old Saybrook Point Inn, in Old Saybrook. These annual
awards are presented to students who have distinguished
themselves from their peers by a demonstrated commitment to
community service to others, academic prowess, and leadership
service to both community and school.
11.
Shoreline Music Festival - Eighteen HKHS
students participated in the Shoreline Music Festival on
October 7th and 15th. Emily Berman, Tristan Catalano, Andrew
Frederick, Rose LaFleur, Sarah MacDonald, Katrina Manzi,
Michael O'Neill, Jessica Simms, Adam Stankiewicz, and Kayla
Sward performed in the Concert Band. Ari Anderson, Regina
Chon, Jesse Eberl, Lauren Flanagan, Alix Jansma, Ryan Klein,
Brittany Nugent, and Ryan Spencer were in the Concert
Chorus.
The two day festival was held at Old
Saybrook High School. Band and chorus students from HK,
Coginchaug, Cromwell, Old Saybrook, Westbrook, North Branford,
Old Lyme, and Hale-Ray worked together under the direction of
guest conductors to present a public concert. HK music
teachers Tim D'Amato and Marcy Webster escorted HK students to
the festival.
12. HK
Forensics -News from the HK major Crime
Division! It seems that Barry DeBiasi aka Deebs,
has been found dead here at HK.
The new forensic
science class has been busy locating, bagging, and tagging
evidence throughout campus illustrating Locard's Principle and
demonstrating Chain of Custody. The mock crime scenes are
currently located in the media center, in the computer lab,
and in the stairwell at the rear of the cafeteria. These are
very simple scenes (no fake blood or gore for now) with an
outline of a body surrounded by crime scene tape and loaded
with trace evidence.
Please note that Mrs.
Tooker would welcome speakers with real-life experiences in
the field of Forensic Science. Contact her via email if you or
someone you know would have an interest in speaking to our
forensics
class.
13.
HKSEPTA -Parents of students receiving special
education services can join the paperless communication system
of the parent committee HKSEPTA by emailing Rene DiGiacomo at
Renee@northsideself-storage.com to join the list. There are
some exciting programs being planned for parents this
year.
14.
Helping Hands Charity Road Race/Walk -HK
student Jason Funaro has organized a Boy Scout Eagle Project
to support Helping Hands of Killingworth. The project is a two
mile road race/walk at Chatfield Hollow State Park on
Saturday, November 7th at 10:30 am. Rain date is Sunday,
November 8th. The race fee is 5 food items OR $10.00 to
be paid on race day. Registration is from 9:00 am -10:00
am. The items most needed are: cereal, oatmeal, coffee,
tea, hot chocolate, apple sauce, tuna fish, peanut butter,
jelly, and spaghetti
sauce.
15.
HK Student to Appear on Today Show - HK student Libby
Brundage and four other youth curlers have been invited to
participate in the United States Olympic Committee celebratory
festival to be held at Rockefeller Center, New York City, on
Wednesday, November 4th. Libby and the other youth curlers
will be presenting caps to the men's and women's Olympic
Curling
teams.
16.
Connecticut Council on Problem
Gambling - Mary Drexler, from the Connecticut Council
on Problem Gambling, made a presentation to the senior class
during the advisory period on October 7th. Mrs. Drexler
shared valuable information on how easily teenagers can and do
get drawn into gambling situations that can severely impact
their physical, social, and financial well being. This is
valuable information for our soon-to-be graduates to have as
they enter college and the working
world.
17.
Field Hockey Team and Breast Cancer Awareness
- The field hockey team participated in fund raising for the
American Cancer Society during October. They sold pink
"Playing for the Cure" bracelets and held a bake sale to
benefit the fight against breast cancer. They also "Played for
the Cure" in their games against Old Saybrook and Stonington
by wearing pink game socks, pink hair ribbons, and using a
pink ball. The team's goal was to raise $500 for breast
cancer. Along with being caring and compassionate
individuals the young ladies showed just how well they can
play the game.
Congratulations ladies on becoming
the 2009 Shoreline Conference Field Hockey
Champions.
18.
Human Relations Club - Ms. Allesandrine and
18 members of the Human Relations Club attended a Diversity
Conference at Wesleyan University on Tuesday, October
27th. The film "Shout It Out" had the entire audience
rapt. The HK student attendees expressed pleasure over the
wonderful day they experienced. Multiple presenters and
teacher facilitators shared that the HKHS students were great
participants.
19.
Sports Leadership Conference - Athletic Director,
Dick Dupuis, escorted about 15 student athletes to a Shoreline
Leadership Conference at the New Haven Athletics Center at
Hillhouse High school on October 15th. The student
athletes, chosen by their coaches, experienced the opportunity
to meet with student athletes from other schools to discuss
the role and responsibilities of student leaders as well as a
variety of issues facing athletes
today.
20.
May the up-coming Thanksgiving holiday be a joyous time for
you and your
family.
Charlie
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