1.      Financial Aid Night for senior and interested junior parents will be held in the high school auditorium on Wednesday, December 3rd at 7:00 p.m. The workshop will be presented by the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation.
 
2.      Thursday, December 11th is a staff professional development day.  It is a half day for high school students only.
 
3.      The combined High School/Middle School Choral Concert will take place on Thursday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
 
4.      The annual HKHS Holiday Show will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research foundation.
 
 
 5.     HKTV 2008 Holiday Show Pledge Form           
 
Dear Friend,
            This year, the Haddam-Killingworth High School Communications Department Holiday Show will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects every organ in the human system. The only aid that is available for those diagnosed with diabetes is insulin. Still, insulin is not a cure and does not prevent the possibility of devastating complications such as kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage, amputation, heart attack and stroke.
One hundred percent of the money donated through the efforts of the Holiday Show will help support the groundbreaking research of JDRF whose mission is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications.
            In the spirit of the holiday season, we are hoping that you will make a donation.  This year's Holiday Show will also host the 4th annual Shoreline Idol competition with students from surrounding towns singing for a chance to be awarded a $1,000 scholarship provided by Lenny and Joes: Fish Tale Restaurant and studio recording time provided by Riverway Studios.
 
 Gifts ranging from dinner certificates to theatre tickets will be randomly awarded during our live telethon on December 23rd to donors pledging $25 or more. All contributions are greatly appreciated and tax deductible.
            Be sure to watch the show live on Comcast Channel 18 December 23rd from 8:00 AM to 11:30am. Holiday Show encore presentations will be aired every evening at 7pm through January 4th. You can call in your pledge during the show to 860-345-0690. Thank you very much for supporting the 20th annual HKTV Holiday Show.                                           
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Please remit this form with your donation
Methods of Donation:
 
Cash: Presented the day of the Holiday Show (please do not send cash through the mail).

Mail checks or credit card donations with this form to: HKHS - HKTV Telethon
PO Box 569,  Higganum, CT 06441
 

Check: Make checks payable to JDRF                                  
                                                                                   
 Amount: $                                                      
 
 
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This gift is given: 
In memory of _____________________________________________________________
Please send an acknowledgement to: ___________________________________________
 Address: _________________________________________________________________
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Please check one:
1        I want my name mentioned on the donor list.
2        I do not want my name mentioned on the donor list.
3        I want to present my donation live on December 23rd, 2008.
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Phone number (in case you win a prize)                                                                       
 
 
5.      PROJECT GRADUATION - could use your help. The next meeting of project Graduation will take place on Tuesday, December 9th and 7:00 p.m. in the lower media center. The committee is urgently looking for co-chairs for the food committee. You will not be working alone, as there will be plenty of individuals picking up the food items the night of graduation.
       There is also an opening for a person to write you notes to the businesses that donate goods and services for this worthy event. Please contact Kaycee Blancaflor (kccallahan@uks.com) or Sue Craffey (jcraffey@snet.net) with any questions.
 
6.      The National Honor Society is having a Cookie Dough Sale to go towards a scholarship that will be awarded to a deserving senior.
 
7.      The Mr. H-K Competition hosted by the Class of 2010 will take place on December 4th. At 7:00 in the auditorium. Twelve contestants representing the sophomore, junior, and senior classes will sing, dance, and demonstrate a variety of other "talents" as they vie for the title of Mr. H-K 2008-2009.
 
8.   Guidance Invitation:
 
Who:  PSAT Parent and Student Presentation for 10th and 11th graders, who took the Oct 15th PSAT

What:  Students/Parents will receive their PSAT Score Sheet and original test booklet.
There will also be a 30 minute presentation on how to interpret scores, ways to improve score, followed by questions and answers.

When:  December 12th at 7:30am.  (Please note this is a morning meeting, ending   about 8:20am)   The snow date is Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 7:30 a.m.

Where:  High School Auditorium
 
        Please call the Guidance Department with any questions. 345-8541
 
8.      The National honor Society collected 959 items of non-perishable food in the annual National honor Society Food Drive. All food was donated to the food pantries in the towns of Haddam and Killingworth.
 
9.      Wish the members of our Robotics Team and their advisor Mr. Ryan Kish the best of luck as they travel to Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama on December 11th to complete in the National Robotics Competition.  A special thank you to the Higganum Congregational Church who made a generous contribution to the Robotics Team to help defray expenses.
 
10.  The finalists in the Shoreline Idol Contest will perform live during the Holiday Show on December 23rd. Viewers make cast a vote (a dollar pledge) for their favorite performer. Proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes research Foundation. The winner of the telethon will be announced at the conclusion of a benefit concert held at HKHS at 7:00 p. m. in the auditorium. The concert will be hosted by radio personality John "Cadillac" Seville. The telethon winner will receive a $1000 Scholarship provided by Lenny and Joe's Fish Tale.
 
11.  Mr. John Todzia took almost 60 of our HKHS Engineering students on a field trip to Trumpf Inc. on December 2nd.
 
12. Mr. Nate Pallatto has a criminal justice field trip planned to the Middletown  Police Department on December 4th.
 
13.  Our Haddam-Killingworth mentor program coordinator has informed me that we have  many unfilled requests for new mentors for students in our schools this semester. As we begin the holiday season please consider bringing some joy and excitement to a youngster next semester. Contact my office or Mr. Nagler (345-4534 extension 418,  Naglere55@rsd17.org)      directly to volunteer, to learn more about the program or to sign up for the mentor workshops.
 
14.       Students in Ms. Allesandrine's English 12 class were fortunate to welcome Bob Waz, local resident & substitute teacher, as a guest speaker on December 2.  Mr. Waz discussed his experiences as a soldier in the Vietnam War and shared many of his photos.  He also shared his perspective on Tim O'Brien's powerful novel The Things They Carried, which the class is reading.  Much of the discussion focused on the metaphor of the intangible "things" that soldiers and veterans carry with them. 
 
15.       The PSAT Results Assembly for those parents of 10th and 11th grade students who took the PSAT in October will be Friday, December 12, 2008 at 7:30 a.m.   in the high school auditorium.  The snow date is Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 7:30 a.m.
 
16.       When you enter the high school office please take the time to notice the wonderful art work on display outside the main door to office. The art department routinely changes the display to reflect the wonderful and creative of our students. The display recently changed from beautiful mosaic tile work to paintings done by our studio art students.
 
17.       The Mr. H-K Competition hosted by the Class of 2010 will take place on December 4th. At 7:00 in the auditorium. Twelve contestants representing the sophomore, junior, and senior classes will sing, dance, and demonstrate a variety of other "talents" as they vie for the title of Mr. H-K 2008-2009.
 
18.       The Haddam-Killingworth High School "Summer Reading Committee" is looking for parent volunteers who love to read and want to encourage our high school students to enjoy reading too.  We are in the process of selecting a variety of books that will be included in this summer's reading program and would like to have the input of both parents and students.  If you like to join us, call 345--8541 or email mcgee12@rsd17.org.

 

 

Charlie