1. PARENT
CONFERENCES:
will be held Wednesday and Thursday afternoons,
February 10th and 11th. Please contact Donna
in the main office to set up an appointment.
2. CAPT:
All sophomores will be administered the CAPT (Connecticut
Achievement Performance Test) on March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and
12. The CAPT assesses student achievement in four
major content areas: Writing Across the Disciplines, Reading
Across the Disciplines, Mathematics, and
Science.
3. CAPT
ACADEMY: This past Saturday,
January 30, from 8:00 until 12:15, sophomore students along
with a few junior students attended a CAPT Academy at the high
school to receive reinforcement in Reading and Writing Across
the Disciplines.
This coming Saturday, February 6, another session will
take place to assist students with the science and math
components of the assessment.
4. FROM THE
NURSE:
All 10th
graders must have a physical on file by June 15; this
is mandated by the state of CT, if your child does not have
one, you have received a notice from me so that you have ample
time to obtain one by the end of the year.
Some
students may be missing part of the physical that only a
doctor can complete; there are state requirements that are not
on the sports physical forms. If this is the case,
you will receive a letter from me, please feel free to contact
me with any questions.
Any
9th
grader that has a physical this year after Jan 1 may
use that physical to fulfill the 10th grade
obligation. This would be the only physical they need during
their high school career, unless they participate in school
sports.
Any contact information for me, and all physical and
medication forms are easily obtained on our district website
under "Health Services".
Thank you, Grace Erhart RN
5. CHINESE
VISITORS: Haddam-Killingworth
High School hosted two very special guests on Thursday,
January 28. Our guests were teachers from Shangdong Province,
China, where our Sister School is located. The International
Culture Club organized an informal talk for students and
faculty during Lunch-Activity. The Chinese teachers showed us
pictures of China and students asked many interesting
questions about Chinese culture and current events. We learned
much about our Sister School's culture!
Our
guests visited classrooms, met with administration, a small
group of students, and a few staff members, to gather
information about HKHS. At the end of the day
an agreement was reached to have an art exchange between the
Chinese schools and Haddam-Killingworth High School. I would
like to thank our art department chair, Karen Porter for
spearheading this initiative.
6. PROJECT
GRADUATION NEWS
Project Graduation needs
your help: If you would like to help on the Decorations
Committee, please join us starting Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm
on 2/2/10 in the B116 photo room. No creative experience
necessary, just come and join in the fun. We will be meeting
every Tuesday from 2/2/10 until Graduation. You can join in at any
time. Please contact Suzanne Mazzotta suzmazzotta@snet.net if you are able to
help.
Project Graduation meetings
for the rest of the year are: Tuesday, 3/9/10, Tuesday
4/20/10, Tuesday 5/11/10 and Tuesday 6/8/10 at 7:00pm in the
Lower Media Center.
The Fundraising
Committee will continue with the recycling fundraiser
so look for the "green" bins in all of RSD 17 schools as
well as outside the old MS gym, Higganum Physical Therapy, Town Hall and Brainerd Library in Haddam, Town Hall, Library and Transfer Station in
Killingworth. Please consider donating used cell
phones, ink jet cartridges,
digital cameras, iPods, GPS, Radar
Detectors and Kindle & Sony book readers (no
accessories such as chargers, please). Any
questions, feel free to contact Kathy Strom, 345-3398 or KSSTROM@aol.com. Updates
will be added to the Project Graduation link on the district
web site.
7. HK
HELPING HAITI FUNDRAISER: The Fellowship Club is
hosting a Haiti fundraiser volleyball tournament. More than 10
different clubs are participating in the planning. Over 50
students attended the initial planning
sessions.
You
may link to the flyer at
http://sharedserver.rsd17.org/teacherwebpages/ryankish/Graphics%201/Helping%20Haiti.pdf
8. Yale "Discovery to Cure" High
School Internship
The
"Discovery to Cure" High School Summer Internship Program
fosters interest in science and research. Students will
complete a six-week research internship working with faculty
and staff in Yale School of Medicine's Department of
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. The goal
is to expose high quality students from nearby communities to
Yale's labs and possibly open their minds to future career
opportunities. Of 75 students applying for the opportunity, 15
will be selected after visiting the Department on March
19th and writing an essay on their interest in
pursuing the internship. Five HK juniors will attend this
year.
The
students will be paired with a postdoctoral fellow, graduate
student or laboratory technician who supervises them. They
learn a variety of research techniques in different labs
related to ongoing scientific projects such as PCR, a method
used to amplify genes to as much as 1,000 times their size. In
the past, students have spent the internship extracting
proteins from human tissue, performing animal experiments or
using high-tech machines for cell isolation or protein
quantification. The program culminates with each student
making a presentation on what they learned as part of their
lab experience.
9. Scholastic Art
Awards
Scholastic
Art Awards of Connecticut recognizes the work of talented
young artists in grades 7 to 12. Student work is juried by
professional artists and university art faculty and is
selected on merit for inclusion in a state-wide art exhibition
held at the University of Hartford Art School. The winners of
the gold key award will have their work submitted as a digital
image to the National Level Scholastic Art Awards Jury. The
Connecticut Celebration was held on January 31, 2010. The
Exhibit runs through February 5th at the Silpe
Gallery, Hartford Art School.
We are
proud to announce three of our students have the honor of
being selected for this high quality exhibit; Kate Miller won
the gold key award for her portfolio entry, Emily Ferjak and
Haylee Little were awarded Honorable Mention.
10. National Honor
Society
Members are selling Equal Exchange organic
coffee, tea, and cocoa. Equal Exchange is a cooperative
of farmers from developing countries around the world who
benefit directly from the sale of their high-quality,
fairly-traded products. A portion of the proceeds will
benefit the Haitian relief effort. Orders may be placed
in time for delivery by Valentine's Day.
11. JUNIOR
CLASS
February is dues months for the junior
class. Students' dues for all three years must be paid
in full for any junior who wants to attend the junior
prom. Students will receive a notice in homeroom
reminding them of what they owe if they want to
participate.
The
junior prom will be held on Saturday, May 22, at the Branford
House, which is the mansion on the UConn Avery Point
campus.
12. STAFF BAKE SALE
The staff
of Haddam-Killingworth High School will conduct a bake sale
this Thursday. Proceeds will go toward an HK
Scholarship.
13. Youth Internet Safety
Program
Two
students from HKHS, senior, Meryl Gersz and junior, Jared
Benton-Smith, will conduct an assembly program for
7th and 8th graders on Tuesday, February
9th at 2:00 pm in the new middle school on internet
safety. Meryl and Jared have been working with the Meriden
Police and Project LEARN which will caution students on giving
out personal information over the internet.
14. STATE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE
PRESENTATION
On
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 6:30 pm Wayne E. Kowal from the
Statewide Narcotics Task Force will discuss "Current Drug
Trends in the State of Connecticut". This presentation
will be held at the middle school auditorium and is open to
all. Please contact Catherine McGuire at 860-345-8541
X315 for information.
15.
ENGLAND, IRELAND, and WALES
TRIP OPPORTUNITY
An
informational session will held at the High School, in room
C221, on Tuesday 2/9 @ 6:30 pm for parents and students
interested in the Feb. 2011 trip to England, Ireland and
Wales. Students
who attended the info session(s) on Thursday and Friday of
this last week received information about this trip. At the
parent informational, parents will have an opportunity to have
any and all questions about the trip answered. Additionally,
Mr. John Regan, trip organizer, will be distributing
enrollment books and walking people through the enrollment
process. If parents cannot make this meeting, they are welcome
to see him during parent teacher conferences. Meeting with parents is
mandatory if a student intends to enroll on the
trip.
16. Students in Pre-calculus Honors
create the HK Bottle Band and play some Sinusoidal
Songs.
Using a
graphing calculator, a CBL, a microphone, and their knowledge
of sine waves (trigonometry), students gathered and analyzed
data from the sound made when blowing air into a root beer
bottle. From the data collected, they were able to calculate
the frequency of the sound and use this information to tune
their bottle to an assigned note (A, B, D, F# E,
G).
17. GIRLS
LACROSSE
The
girls' lacrosse season starts on Monday, March 22nd
.
Pre-season running and weights starts on
Tuesday, February 9th, 2:45pm -
4pm.
Cougars Lacrosse t-shirts are available to
purchase from the team or Coach Ferrer as a fund raiser and
are $15 a piece.
18. DIPLOMA NAME
FORMS
Parents - please remember to sign the Diploma
Name Form and have your senior return the form to the high
school office. Deadline is February
12th.
19. FOUR H-KHS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE
IN MUSIC FESTIVAL
Four students from Haddam-Killingworth High
School participated in the Southern Region High School Music
Festival on January 15-16 at Maloney High School in
Meriden. Lee
Wagoner and Adam Stankiewicz performed in the orchestra. Holly Demorrow and
Alix Jansma performed in the chorus. The students were
chosen to participate in this festival by audition in
November.
Music students from approximately 30 high
schools in the southern region of Connecticut rehearsed for
two days under the direction of guest conductors, culminating
in a public concert in the Maloney High School
auditorium. Music
teachers Tim D'Amato and Marcy Webster accompanied the
students to the festival, which is an annual event sponsored
by the Connecticut Music Educators Association.
20. SCHOOL DANCE
There will be a high school dance this Saturday,
February 6, in the cafeteria. The dance will start at 7:00
p.m. Dress is semi-formal. Admission is $5.00 and students
must present a student ID.
21. SAT/ACT COMBO PRACTICE
TEST
On the morning of Saturday, January
30th, eighty-five students were at the high school
and took a free 3.5 hour SAT/ACT combo practice test to
provide them with information to decide which test is right
for them. Five representatives from Kaplan proctored the
tests. Students and parents can receive the results at a 5:30
p.m. meeting at the high school on Tuesday, February
9th. The students will also receive and be
permitted to keep their test booklets.
22. GINGERBREAD HOUSES
DONATED
Students at the high school made gingerbread
houses prior to the winter break. Teacher, Liz Bowman,
delivered some of the houses to the Children's Home in
Cromwell. A letter of appreciation was sent to the school from
the Chief Executive Officer of the Home.
23. GRADING SYSTEM
The
issuance of grades on a regular basis serves to promote a
process of continuous evaluation of student performance, to
inform the student, the student's parents and counselor of
his/her progress, and to provide a basis for bringing about
change in student performance, if such change seems necessary
(BOE 5121). Report cards will be sent home by
mail. Interim reports will be posted on Classroll and
will not be sent by mail unless a specific request is made by
a parent to the guidance department.
Grade
Reports: Interim
Reports Report
Cards
Issued
Marking
period
one
September 30
November 12
Marking
period
two
December
10
January 29
Marking
period
three March
2
April 9
Marking
period
four May
11
June 25
In the
event of excessive school closings these dates may
change.
Mark
Equivalents and GPA per Course
Level.
Honor Roll
is based on an unweighted 4.0 scale for each marking
period.
High Honors is a 3.7/A- or higher average. Honors is a 3.3/B+ or
higher average.
Note the Honor Roll column below.
College Honors AP
HONOR
Letter Grade
Percentages GPA
GPA
GPA
ROLL
A+ 97-100 4.0
4.3 4.5
4.0
A 93-96
4.0 4.3 4.5
4.0
A- 90-92
3.7
4.0 4.2
3.7
B+ 87-89
3.3 3.6
3.8 3.3
B
83-86
3.0
3.3
3.5 3.0
B-
80-82
2.7 3.0
3.2 2.7
C+ 77-79
2.3
2.6
2.8 2.3
C
73-76 2.0
2.3
2.5 2.0
C- 70-72 1.7
2.0
2.2 1.7
D+ 67-69
1.3
1.6 1.8
1.3
D
63-66
1.0
1.3 1.5
1.0
D- 60-62
0.7
1.0 1.2
0.7
F
0-59
0.0
0.0 0.0
0.0
I Incomplete
0.0
0.0 0.0
0.0
M Medical
Excuse 0.0
0.0
0.0 0.0
W Withdrawn
0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
24. OPPORTUNITIES
BOOK
Grades 9, 10, and 11: Students met with
their counselors on Friday, January 29. Counselors returned
the Course Recommendation Sheets to each student and reviewed
the 2010 - 2011
Opportunities Book.
Students must choose a total of 7 credits for next
year. Students
should make an appointment with their counselor if they have
any questions about course selection. If a parent or student
has a question/concern about a course recommendation the
parent should contact the teacher.
All completed and signed forms (parent and
student) are due back
to the Guidance department by the end of the day on Friday,
February 5th.
