Hello everyone. It is hard to believe, but we have come to the end of another school year.  I have a lot of information to share with you, beginning with the activities for the graduating Class of 2010.

 

SENIOR ACTIVITIES

 

NOTE: Seniors must have dues paid, UFO's fulfilled, & HKHS ID's in order to

              participate in senior activities!

 

TBA                            Yearbook Distribution

                                    Locker Clean Out & Lock Collection

 

Thursday, June 3:     Senior Awards Night 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium

 

Tuesday, June 8:       Senior Exams -  Period G- 7:35-9:35            locations TBD

                                                                Period F- 9:50-11:50

 

Wednesday, June 9:  Senior Exams -   Period E- 7:35-9:35            locations TBD

                                                                 Period D- 9:50-11:50

  

Thursday, June 10:   Senior Exams -   Period C- 7:35-9:35           locations TBD

                                                                 Period B- 9:50-11:50

 

Friday, June 11:        Senior Exams -   Period A- 7:35-9:35           locations TBD

                                                                 Make Up Exam- 9:50-11:50

            * Attendance is mandatory for any required exam

 

Saturday, June 12:    Senior Prom - 7:00 p.m. at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville, CT

 

Monday, June 14:     Graduation Rehearsal (MANDATORY) 9:30-11:30a.m. meet in the auditorium

 

Tuesday, June 15:     Senior Outing- Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park

 7:30-2:00

                                    Report to cafeteria for attendance and inspection.

                                    Reg. School Dist. #17 will provide the ONLY transportation to

                                    the outing.

            *** If you do not attend the outing a UFO fee of $75 will be charged.  See your class advisor ***

 

Wednesday, June 16: Senior Breakfast      9:00 a.m in the cafeteria

 

UNDERCLASS EXAMS

 

Monday  June 14:       Periods G  (7:35-9:35) &  F  (9:50- 11:50)

 

Tuesday  June 15:       Periods E (7:35-9:35) & D (9:50- 11:50)

 

Wednesday June 16:  Periods C (7:35-9:35) & B (9:50- 11:50)

 

Thursday June 17:      Periods A (7:35-9:35) & Make-Up   (9:50- 11:50)

 

UNDERCLASS AWARDS

 

Underclassmen will receive academic awards during a ceremony on Wednesday, June 2 in the high school field house. The ceremony will begin at 8:45 a.m.

 

PARENT SURVEY

 

In an effort to continue working to improve the learning environment and services available to your children, I am seeking your input. I wish to hear from you about how you believe we are performing in a number of areas including, but not limited to: school climate, safety, expectations, communication, and services.

 

Below, I have attached a link to an on-line parent survey that should take about 10 minutes to complete.  My hope is that you can take a few minutes of your time to share your thoughts with me. Naturally, the more people that respond, the more meaningful the data becomes.

 

As of today, I have received 102 responses. The survey will remain available on line through Monday, June 7, 2010.

 

 

Click on the word Survey underlined below to access the questionnaire.

 

 

Survey

 

STUDENTS ATTEND MIDDLESEX COUNTY

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFASTS

 

The following students attended a breakfast on May, 6 at the Crowne Hotel in Cromwell:

Matt McEwen, Ashley Sokol, Carley Mooney, Megan Tischbein, Brad Boulay, Alina Lauren Blewett, and Grace Lyman. The featured speaker was RudyGiuliani. All students had their picture taken with Mayor Giuliani and had him autograph his Leadership book.

 

 

On Monday, May 25, football players: Ben Belliveau, John Webber, Ben Sumner, Matt DiGregorio, Dillion Fry, Nick Neptin, and Nick Powers attended a breakfast where the keynote speaker was Chris Palmer. Coach Palmer is the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and will coach the newly formed Hartford Colonials of the United Football League.

 

CAS SCHOLAR- ATHLETE AWARDS BANQUET

 

Seniors, Jessica Moore and Varun Ravishankar were recognized as outstanding scholar-Athletes at the 27^th Annual Connecticut High School Awards Banquet held at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. The festivity is jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Association of Schools and The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.

 

HIROSHIMA PRESENTATION

 

Sophomores in two of Ms. Allesandrine's English classes recently welcomed Mr. Macunas as a guest speaker on the subject of Hiroshima during World War II.  Mr. Macunas delivered an interactive, multi-media presentation to complement students' recent reading of John Hersey's nonfiction book Hiroshima, which chronicles the lives of six people who survived the atomic bombing in 1945.  Students report that they learned a great deal from the presentation including information about bat bombs, the pilot of the Enola Gay, and causes & effects of the atomic bomb. 

 

CLASS OF 2011 NEWS  

 

The Class of 2011 just held a successful junior prom at the Branford House (the mansion at UConn, Avery Point.)  Thank you to all the parents who helped out.  We appreciate your donations of food, time, organization, and transportation.  The class will close out this year with a bake sale on Thursday, June 3.  Students should bring in their donations of baked goods, snacks, water, and juice to C210.  As we head into senior year, one event is already planned.  Please mark your family's calendar for senior prom on Saturday, June 4, 2011.  The prom will be held at Water's Edge in Westbrook.

 

 

BRIT LIT

 

For two Mondays in May, Mrs. Miles' British Literature classes enjoyed stepping back into the distant past. Students enjoyed the first Monday at the New England Renaissance

Faire as they celebrated the first annual Robin Hood Festival. Eating drumsticks, viewing jousts, and witnessing demonstrations of falconry were only a few of the unique opportunities available to HK students.  The following Monday, students once again dressed as kings, ladies, monks, and fools to attend the annual spring event at Saint Clements Castle. The students spent a wonderful day interacting with first graders from Portland's Valley View School, and participating in the various planned activities of the day.

 

 

ENVIRONTHON

The Envirothon teams won awards at the event on May 20^th, at Deer Lake in Killingworth. The freshman team finished 9^th and the AP Environmental Science team finished 5^th. They have a framed certificate and a plaque for those finishes.  The AP team also tied for the Aquatics high score, which gives them another plaque. 

HK HALL OF FAME

The district is pleased to announce that the inductees to the 2010 class of the Haddam-Killingworth Hall of Fame are: Frank Sparks, Robert Baranoff and Michael Kish. These inductees will be honored at a dinner scheduled for Saturday, June 5, 2010. TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE at any Region17 school, the Central Office of the district or on the District's website www.rsd17.org. Tickets are priced as follows:  Adults:  $30.00 & Students: $20.00.     Please consider attending.         

CT STREET ROD PRESENTS AWARD

Kyle Gallant, a senior, was presented with a check for $700 by the Connecticut Street Rod Association. Kyle will use the money to purchase tools as he continues his education and pursues his interest in automotives at Gateway Community College in North Haven. Don Dybick presented Kyle with his check.

STUDENT COUNCIL

New Officers for 2010-11 are...President - Emily Eldredge, VP - Hannah Kelly, Secretary - Breanne Pytlik, Treasurer - Brittany Nugent, Data Entry - Maeghan Revis, Public Relations - Emily Meredith

 

Announcements: Homecoming Dance for next year is Saturday Oct.30^th and the first blood drive is Thursday November 4^th (open to parents also)

 

WORLD LANGUAGES

 

Mrs. Borzain, Department Head for World Languages and advisor to the French Honor Society/Société Honoraire de Français and the Spanish Honor Society/Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica would like to announce this year's new inductees. These societies recognize academic achievement in the language, love of the language, service to the community and character.

 

Congratulations to Megan Tischbein on her induction into the Société Honoraire de Français. Congratulations to Brianna Church, Emily Eldredge, Marissa Fronte, Cameron Gesick, Katelynn Goldsmith, Sarah Goldsmith, Hanna Kelly, David McDowell, Rachel Roberts, Anna Shultz, Emma Soneson, Ana Tarbetsky, Lee Wagoner, and Michelle Wendt for their induction into the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica. Their dedication and hard work offer a model for other students.

 

 

SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL

 

French Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society will each be spending a lunch/activity period cleaning the grounds of HKHS. The Spanish organization has taken responsibility for May and the French organization has taken responsibility for June. We see this service as contributing to a cleaner school and a cleaner environment. This follows our participation in International Coastal Clean-up Day in September. We want to contribute to a cleaner, healthier world.

 

 

BOYS BASEBALL

 

Congratulations to the boys' baseball team who finished with the best record in the Shoreline Conference and followed it up by winning the Shoreline Championship, a 2-1 victory over Cromwell. The team now turns its' attention to the state playoffs.

 

Senior, Rob Flynn, was named the Shoreline Pitcher of the Year, and Coach Mark Brookes was named Shoreline Coach of the Year.

 

 

GIRLS SOFTBALL

 

The Lady Cougars completed another great league season advancing all the way to the Shoreline finals before falling. The team will move on to state tournament play.

 

 

NEW HAVEN REGISTER YOUTH OF THE YEAR

 

Jessica Moore was honored as one of the 2010 New Haven Register's "Youths of the Year."  Jessica was recognized during a luncheon at Amarante's Sea Cliff in New Haven on Sunday, May 16.

 

 

COMCAST LEADER AND ACHIEVER

 

The Comcast Foundation will honor Ryan Blewett with a $1000 scholarship at the State Capitol Building on Tuesday, June 8. Ryan will be one of only 39 college bound seniors from the Comcast communities to receive the award. The Leaders and Achievers recognition is based on community service, leadership skills, positive attitude, and academic achievement.

 

 

MOCK CAR CRASH

 

Seniors witnessed a mock car crash last week as a reminder to the tragedy that can occur when discretion and good decision making is not used. This message is especially important during prom season. A special thank you to our SADD organization, the Connecticut State Police, and all of our emergency responders who so willing devote their valuable time and effort to keep our students safe.

 

 

LEO CLUB

 

The Lions Club in Killingworth is forming a student-based community service group called the Leo Club.  The Leo club will operate as a full affiliate of the Killingworth Lions thus offering students a great model for developing teamwork and organizational skills while serving the community.  Larry Leone, school counselor, is the faculty HKHS contact.  Recruitment will begin this September at the high school.

 

By way of background, Leo clubs were formed by Lions Clubs International to provide youth with an opportunity for personal development and to make community contributions.  There are educational opportunities in the areas of leadership, experience in teamwork, and an opportunity to develop personal characteristics such as integrity and achievement of excellence.

 

 

FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS

 

The following students received awards for the script writing and actual film productions that were created as part of their TV Production class:

 

            Ryan Blewett, first place $100

            Luke Chase and Stephen Taylor, second place $37.50 each

Clair Heleneck, third place, $50

 

 

 STUDENT TO RECEIVE BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP

 

The Scholarship Committee of the Middlesex county Chamber of Commerce, will award Katrina Manzi the Raymond E. Baldwin Scholarship at their Annual Dinner on June 9, at the Crowne Plaza Cromwell. The Baldwin Scholarship is in the amount of $2000.

 

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

 

The following students were formally inducted into the National Honor Society on Thursday, May 27:

 

            Emily Anderson

            Jared Benton-Smith

            Emily Berman

            Emily Ferjak

            Melissa Fronte

            Jill Griswold

            Kelsey Hawkins

            Megan O'Brien

            Sarah Otis

            Michelle Plum

            Clayton Rountree

            Megan Wright

 

Students are chosen based on the four pillars of the NHS:  scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

 

Five additional who were inducted in the fall were also recognized. They are:

 

Michael DiGregorio

Ashley Griswold

Mary Katherine Murray

Varun Ravishankar

Randall Reynolds

 

 

HOLIDAY TELETHON SELECTED FOR AWARD

 

The Connecticut Student Activities Conference selected HK's Holiday Telethon as a recipient of the 2010 Thomas R. Flanagan Activities Memorial Award. The award will be presented during our undergraduate awards program on June 2.

 

Congratulations to Mr. Lewis and his students for putting on such a professional and charitable production.

 

 

HK RELAY FOR LIFE

 

WE NEED YOU'RE HELP PLEASE!

Haddam Killingworth Relay for Life will be June 11-12, 2010 at the HK track. The RLF Committee is looking for volunteers for Registration table on June 11 from 40in. In addition, looking for volunteers to help set up tents, clean up on Sat AM from 8-10:30am. For high school students- great way to earn community service hours. Please email hkrelay@gmail.com or contact Karen Graham at (860) 304-9691 or Jim Schaefer at (860) 790-2520.  Any time you can give us to help will be greatly appreciated.

 

If you would like to purchase Luminaria, please contact Kendra Giulini at (860) 345-3504 or email Ardnek65@comcast.net.  The cost is $5 per bag with honor of or memory of the person in your life who has had cancer. These bags will be lighted and placed around the track.

 

We are looking for donations of prizes for our silent auction table. Please contact Lisa Wiese at 860-345-2529 or Lwiese713@aol.com  if you are able to help with a donation.

 

Food volunteers are also needed: Please contact Stacey Grimaldi at ssgrimaldi@comcast.net or Joan Cizek at joancizek@comcast.net if you are able to help in making phone calls and/or picking up food at local businesses.

 

 

SHED WRITING CONTEST WINNERS

 

SHED (Shoreline Heads of English Departments) has announced the names of winners of the 2010 writing contest. HK received awards:

 

            Jill Griswold - humor, third place

            Sage Barton - short story, third place

            Andrea Bartosiak - analysis/ literary critique - third place

 

 Thank you for all your support throughout the year. May you and your family have a wonderful summer.

 

Charlie