June 15th - 21st

Happy (almost) Summer from Hunter Online Weekly!

Welcome to Hunter Online Weekly's third and final issue for the 2008-2009 school year. Please see our blog at http://hunteronlineweekly.blogspot.com/ for more information about Hunter Online Weekly (you can also find a link to the blog on the HCHS website under the quick links section. Thanks for the positive feedback about our first two issues. We'll see you next year!

Monday is the last day of classes for the 2008-2009 school year and will be a half day. Classes will take place in a shorter format (the schedule can be found here http://www.hchs.hunter.cuny.edu/. Finals will take place from Tuesday, June 16th through Wednesday, June 24th. Commencement will take place on June 25th for our seniors. Congratulations to the class of 2009!

Since everyone is working on wrapping up a successful school year, this is a short issue. Events are listed in chronological order.

EVENTS:

Senior Tea
A celebration for the class of 2009 hosted by the faculty of HCHS.
3:15 pm in the cafeteria.

Honors and Awards
Awards presented to members of the class of 2009.
5pm in the auditorium.

7th Grade Family Picnic

To welcome the incoming 7th graders and congratulate the outgoing 7th graders

Monday, June 15

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Hunter Courtyard

All students, parents and siblings of Classes 2014 and 2015 invited.

Bring dinner for your own family and desserts to share.

Rain location: Hunter cafeteria
Please contact grade representatives for more information

Commencement
Thursday, June 25th at 5pm
Hunter College Assembly Hall (69th between Park and Lexington)
Tickets required.

PLEASE NOTE - the PTA volunteer party has been postponed until the fall.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Annals
This year's amazing yearbook is still available! Annals 2009 can be yours for $75.00. Stop by the Annals office (behind the auditorium) for more information.


THANKS FROM THE HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY TEAM!
We aim for accuracy. Please send corrections to HunterOnlineWeekly@gmail.com. Some Announcements for this week's issue came for posters throughout the halls of Hunter and not from student or faculty submissions. Send your announcement directly to HOW for best results. Suggestions are welcome as well!

June 8th - 14th

Howdy from HOW!

Welcome to Hunter Online Weekly's second issue! HOW is an experimental new project brought to you by members of the Hunter Life Committee. HOW aims to deliver news about the community to the community—students, faculty, and parents. HOW is a weekly email containing the upcoming week's activities, events, and other important information. If you'd like to make an announcement to HOW, please see the bottom of this post or read the introduction letter and FAQ. Thanks for the positive feedback about our first issue!

New this week-- the Hunter Online Weekly blog! Check it out at http://hunteronlineweekly.blogspot.com/. It is also available as a link on the HCHS website under the quick links section.

This is the last full week of classes for the 2008-2009 school year and many of the events this week celebrate Hunter students' achievements. Below you will find this week's announcements about Clubs, Publications, Athletic Association, Term Councils, Departments, Performances, and Looking Ahead.

FROM THE CLUBS:

Science Club

Elections!!!

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 10th, 11:30 AM

Location: Mr. Randolph's Lab (Room 409)

Details: Democracy FTW! We couldn't fit elections into the regular schedule, so we need to hold them on Wednesday. If you are unable to make it that day, please email me personally, and I will send you a list of candidates on Wednesday so you can vote. (Sorry I can't do more to protect the absentees' anonymity, but I don't see any other options.) Elected officials will be announced on Wednesday night. We (the coordinating officers) pledge our utmost integrity.

contact: paboga314@gmail.com

Karaoke Club
Final karaoke party of the year!!!
Wednesday June 10th Activities and 5th
Room 406
Celebrating the end of the year with music and free food =D
Email muhsinah_billah7@hotmail.com if you have questions
See you there!

FROM PUBLICATIONS:

Storyboard
We're selling our 2008-2009 issue of our magazine.
From now until the end of the school year. We will still sell the leftovers in 2009-1010.
Find a Storyboard member to purchase one.
2 dollars per issue.
toobadmemory@gmail.com

Annals
YEARBOOKS have arrived! Buy yours for the low price of $75.00. Stop by the Annals office (behind the auditorium) for more information.

FROM THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION:

Varsity Sports Banquet
The annual Varsity Sports Banquet will take place Tuesday, June 9th from 6pm - 9pm at Rodeph Sholom (7 West 83rd Street). The cost of admission into Sports Banquet is $40 for tickets bought at the door. Please email wnpotter@earthlink.net with questions.

FROM THE DEPARTMENTS:

Counseling Department
On June 10th, close to 30 alumni will return to Hunter College High School to participate in a Senior Symposium. Seniors will receive detailed information about the day's events in an email on Monday. Any questions about the event should be directed to Dr. Bleecker at chris.bleecker@gmail.com .

FROM THE TERM COUNCILS:

2010
Elections for next year's officers will take place on Tuesday during activities.

PERFORMANCES THIS WEEK:

Middle School Spring Concert
Tuesday, June 9th
6pm in the auditorium

High School Spring Concert
Wednesday, June 10th
7pm in the auditorium

FROM THE PTA:

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Breakfast
The PTA's annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Breakfast will be held on Friday, June 12 from approximately 7:45 a.m. in the 4th floor faculty lounge. The breakfast is an end of year "thank you!" thrown by the PTA on behalf of parents.

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Senior Prom
Thursday, June 11th
Thursday is also a 1-4 half day.

LOOKING AHEAD:
The week of June 15th - 19th brings us the last day of classes, finals, and more celebrations.
Monday, June 15th - Last day of classes (shortened meeting times), 7th Grade Family Picnic (see below), Senior Tea, Honors and Awards
Please note - the PTA volunteer party has been postponed.

7th Grade Family Picnic

To welcome the incoming 7th graders and congratulate the outgoing 7th graders

Monday, June 15

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Hunter Courtyard

All students, parents and siblings of Classes 2014 and 2015 invited.

Bring dinner for your own family and desserts to share.

Rain location: Hunter cafeteria
Please contact grade representatives for more information

THANKS FROM THE HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY TEAM!
We aim for accuracy. Please send corrections to HunterOnlineWeekly@gmail.com. Some Announcements for this week's issue came for posters throughout the halls of Hunter and not from student or faculty submissions. Send your announcement directly to HOW for best results. HOW hopes evolve and improve with every issue--we have a lot of ideas. Your suggestions are welcome as well!

WANT TO SEE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE?
Please send announcements in the following format by SATURDAY:

Best Club Ever (name of club or organization)
Bake Sale! (what it is)
We are raising money to make our club even better! (brief description)
Monday, June 1st (date of event)
4th, activities, and 5th period (what time)
In the G.O. Foyer (location)
Baked goods will cost between 50 cents and 2 dollars. (any additional information or links you would like to include)
bestclubever@gmail.com (your contact information)

Please see the FAQ and introduction letter for more information.

HOW to Submit!

Please submit announcements in the following format:

Best Club Ever (name of club or organization)
Bake Sale! (what the event or announcement is)
Monday, June 1st during 4th period, activities, and 5th period (date and time of event)
In the GO Foyer (location)
We are raising money to make our club even better! Baked goods will cost between 50 cents and 2 dollars. (brief description and any additional information or links you would like to include)
bestclubever@gmail.com (email contact for questions)

Send your announcement to HunterOnlineWeekly@gmail.com in a new email message. Here are some tips:

• Announcements should be brief. You may also include a link to a website, an email address, or give another way for people to find out more.
• You are welcome to suggest a category for your announcement.
• Announcements should be edited! Send your information in a format that can simply be copied and pasted directly into the newsletter.
• Every club, department, term, organization, etc. should designate a member to send announcements to the HOW email address.
• Include all relevant information – who, what, where, when.
• All submissions should pertain to the coming week (not the current week).

June 1st - 7th

Howdy from HOW!

Welcome to Hunter Online Weekly's first issue! HOW is an experimental new project brought to you by members of the Hunter Life Committee. HOW aims to deliver news about the community to the community—students, faculty, and parents. HOW is a weekly email containing the upcoming week's activities, events, and other important information. If you'd like to make an announcement to HOW, please see the bottom of this post or read the introduction letter and FAQ.

This week looks to be full of wonderful events! The GO is bringing us an afternoon of games and activities at Carnival, Brick Prison Playhouse is debuting student-written and directed plays, and our clubs are wonderfully active in spreading awareness and raising funds. Below you will find this week's announcements from the G.O., Clubs, Athletics Association, Term Councils, Departments, Publications and a listing of this week's performances.

FROM THE G.O.:

Carnival
This year's carnival theme is WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Carnival is taking place on Thursday, June 4th
Please buy your tickets early while they're cheap! (Tickets are for activities, admission is free for students.)
Ticket presale will take place from June 1st the June 3rd.
This year there will be a SLIP and SLIDE so please bring dry clothes to change into, and loads of sunblock to prevent burns. (50 cents per ticket)

FROM THE CLUBS:

Science Club
Science Lecture Announcement - "Humans: Are We Just Another Primate? Are We Just a Collection of Neurons?"
The speaker is Robert M. Sapolsky - neuroscientist, primatologist, teacher; recipient of the 2008 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing About Science. Sapolsky's studies of baboons on the Serengeti, his expeditions to Kenya, his numerous other studies including the effects of stress on the brain.
5:30 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
Admission is FREE. Seating is first-come, first-serve; Auditorium opens 4:45 PM so get there early or you'll be standing
Location: CASPARY AUDITORIUM - THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
1230 YORK AVENUE AT EAST 66TH STREET

AKIN (African Kids In Need)
AKIN is having a DESSERT KABOB bakesale Monday, June 1st, outside room 224.
Sweets on a stick! Featuring non-chocolate and chocolate covered deserts and fruit.

Hunter Artillery
Check out www.hunterartillery.com to see art, music, and videos made by Hunter students!
We've just recently added recordings of Concert Choir and Chamber Choir from the last 5 years, as well as art work from "The Desk" and "Tapestry". We also have recent artwork completed by 7th grade-10th grades, Advanced Painting and Photography.

Key Club
Attend Key Club's First Ever Faculty Feud Fundraiser!
Watch some of your favorite teachers battle it out in a test of knowledge and wit...and then some.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
In the Hunter Gym
$3 a ticket
Proceeds go to the Children's Miracle Network

CSAW (Concerned Students for Animal Welfare)
CSAW will be selling t-shirts at Thursday's Carnival. The t-shirt sale is open to everyone.
Each shirt is $10 and here's a look at the design HERE. Buy a shirt or just stop by and say hi!

Hunter Life
The Hunter Life Committee is meeting this week. Students, parents, and faculty members are welcome to attend.
Friday, June 5th during Activities and 5th period in room 316.

FROM THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION:

3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
The Athletic Association will be hosting its annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Friday, June 5th at 3:30 pm in the gym.
Any students interested in participating should sign up at the Athletic Association Office in the basement.
Each team of three must pay a $6 entrance fee to compete in the tournament.

Varsity Sports Banquet
The Athletic Association will be selling tickets throughout the week of June 1st - 5th for the annual Varsity Sports Banquet to be held from 6-9 pm on Tuesday, June 9th at Rodeph Sholom (7 West 83rd Street). Students can buy tickets during Activities Period each of the days at the Athletic Association office in the basement or find one of the AA members around school at other times. The cost of admission into Sports Banquet is $25 for students and $35 for guests if bought next week, and $40 for anyone who buys tickets at the door. Students may pay with cash or a check made out to Hunter College High School.

Seniors vs. Faculty Softball Game
June 4th from 3:30 - 5:30pm
North Meadow Field #9
Central Park
For more information and questions regarding these announcements, please send an email to Graham at gegan392@gmail.com.

FROM THE DEPARTMENTS:

English Department
English/CT would like to announce that auditions for our first two productions of 2009-2010 will be held on
Monday, June 8, and Tuesday, June 9 from 3:30-5:30 in Room 215.
The shows will be "Noises Off," directed by Mr. Borowka wih performances in October, and "Romeo and Juliet," directed by Ms. Sturiano with performances in November. Students should sign up on the theater board opposite Room 342. Callbacks will be held on Monday, June 15th.

FROM THE TERM COUNCILS:

2011
This coming week (the week of June 1st) the 2011 Term Council will be holding ELECTIONS! Stop by Room 327 (Ms. Reifer’s art room, right underneath the computer lab, in case you didn’t know that already) any day this week during Activities and VOTE for next year’s Term Council Officers! And, in order to help you make an informed decision, we’ve prepared a packet with short blurbs written by each of our candidates telling you why they’re most qualified for the job they’re asking for. It’ll only take five minutes (two if you’re a fast reader), and it’s worth it. These are the people in charge of Semi-Formal, Grade T-Shirts, and the Mascot. All that jazz. So stop by and check it out!

2014
7th grade Term Council is holding elections for next year's officers.
Voting will take place Tuesday, June 2nd during Activities period
Term Council meets in room 314

FROM PUBLICATIONS:

Chapter 11
Chapter 11, Hunter's finest satirical magazine, is having the finest bake sale ever.
Wednesday, June 3rd in front of the auditorium during 4th period, Activities period and 5th period.
Expect homemade (and well-made) cupcakes, cookies, brownies and other delicious treats.
Also, look out for our third issue in June! To find out more about Chapter 11, join our forum at http://z3.invisionfree.com/Chapter_11/

Annals
YEARBOOKS have arrived! Buy yours for the low price of $75.00.
Steps to enjoying Annals 2009:
1) Go to www.jostensyearbooks.com
2) Search for 'Hunter College High School'
3) Click to purchase the book
4) Receive your yearbook on Carnival day
5) Enjoy more color pages than ever before as you reminisce about the 2008-2009 school year!

PERFORMANCES THIS WEEK:

Brick Prison Playhouse
Written, directed, and performed by students.
June 4th at 4pm
June 5th at 4pm and 8pm
June 6th at 7pm

PARENT EVENTS:

PTA Executive Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 2nd at 6pm. Please see the PTA website or contact your grade representative for more information.

CAAP Meeting
Thursday, June 4th at 6pm. Please see the PTA website or contact your grade representative for more information

LOOKING AHEAD:
The week of June 8th - 12th brings us end-of-year activities and more.
Tuesday - Middle School Spring Concert and Varsity Sports Banquet
Wednesday - Senior Symposium and Spring Concert
Thursday - Half-day, Middle School Sports Lunch, and Senior Prom
Friday - Senior Breakfast, Faculty and Staff Appreciation Breakfast, and Grade 8 end-of-year party

THANKS FROM THE HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY TEAM!
We aim for accuracy. Please send corrections to HunterOnlineWeekly@gmail.com. Some Announcements for this week's issue came for posters throughout the halls of Hunter and not from student or faculty submissions. Send your announcement directly to HOW for best results. HOW will soon have a blog where announcements are posted, along with corrections. You will be able to find the HOW blog via a link on the HCHS website. HOW hopes evolve and improve with every issue--we have a lot of ideas. Your suggestions are welcome as well!

WANT TO SEE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE?
Please send announcements in the following format by SATURDAY:

Best Club Ever (name of club or organization)
Bake Sale! (what it is)
We are raising money to make our club even better! (brief description)
Monday, June 1st (date of event)
4th, activities, and 5th period (what time)
In the G.O. Foyer (location)
Baked goods will cost between 50 cents and 2 dollars. (any additional information or links you would like to include)
bestclubever@gmail.com (your contact information)

Please see the FAQ and introduction letter for more information.

HOW FAQ

Howdy from HOW!

Hunter Online Weekly – Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is Hunter Online Weekly?

A. HOW is an experimental new project that will deliver news about the community to the community—students, faculty, and parents. HOW is a weekly email containing the upcoming week's activities, events, and other important information.

Q. How does HOW work?

A. Members of the Hunter community submit announcements to HunterOnlineWeekly@gmail.com by 4pm each Saturday. Information is categorized and emailed to students, faculty, and parents the afternoon.

Q. Why do we need HOW?

A. Have you ever missed a bake sale or luncheon because you didn’t see the signs posted in the hallway? Or find out too late about a contest, audition, guest speaker, or extracurricular? Well, maybe you haven’t, but some people have! HOW will gather all of the information contained on the signs posted throughout the hallways of Hunter and deliver it directly to your inbox every week. Signs can still be put up, but if the information is also submitted to HOW it will reach a larger audience, save paper, and be easily accessible at a later date.

Q. How is information organized in HOW?

A. Information will be arranged by topic (clubs, sports, publications, G.O., etc.). If there is grade-specific information, that will be reflected as well.

Q. How do I make sure I receive HOW?

A. HOW will be sent to faculty email addresses. 7th – 9th grade students will receive HOW at their HCHS email addresses and 10th – 12th grade students will also receive at the email addresses they use to access Naviance. Parents will receive HOW through the PTA list-serve. Please see the Hunter website to learn how to forward email from HCHS email accounts to personal email accounts.

Q. Can I find HOW anywhere else?

A. There will be a link to a HOW blog on the HCHS website (COMING SOON!).

Q. Why is HOW being launched at the end of the school year?

A. The Hunter Life Committee has been discussing the issue of communication all year and HOW is an outgrowth of those discussions. Since HOW is starting in May, we will be able to hit the ground running in the fall so that new students will begin to learn about Hunter’s many opportunities right away. If we wait until the fall to begin HOW, it might get lost in the excitement and activity of the new school year.

Q. Isn’t this going to be a big job?

A. Not if everyone contributes! Hopefully students and faculty members will submit a ton of announcements and information to HunterOnlineWeekly@gmail.com and we won’t have to do a lot of legwork to gather it. We will simply copy and paste your announcement into the HOW email newsletter.

Q. What does the Hunter Life Committee have to do with this?

A. A few Hunter Life Committee members were inspired to launch HOW after many discussions in which students, faculty, and parents shared frustrations about sending and receiving information in the Hunter community.

Q. What are the rules for submission?

A. Submissions should be emailed by club leaders, faculty members, and others with relevant announcements about the next week’s activities by Saturday.

Q. What should be included?

• Include all relevant information – who, what, where, when.
• Announcements should be brief. You may also include a link to a website, an email address, or give another way for people to find out more.
• You are welcome to suggest a category for your announcement.
• Announcements should be edited! Send your information in a format that can simply be copied and pasted directly into the newsletter.
• All submissions should pertain to the coming week.
• Every club, department, term, organization, etc. should designate a member to send announcements to the HOW email address.
• Here is an example:

Best Club Ever (name of club or organization)
Bake Sale! (what the event or announcement is)
Monday, June 1st - 4th, activities, and 5th period (date and time of event)
In the GO Foyer (location)
We are raising money to make our club even better! Baked goods will cost between 50 cents and 2 dollars. (brief description and any additional information or links you would like to include)
bestclubever@gmail.com (email contact for questions)

Q. Something is missing! Something was changed! Why wasn’t my event included?

A. Perhaps the information was incomplete or needed clarification. Please email HunterOnlineWeekly@gmail.com if you have additional questions.

HOW Introduction Letter

Howdy from HOW!

Hunter Online Weekly (HOW) is the new email newsletter brought to you by members of the Hunter Life Committee!

HOW is an experimental new project that delivers news about the community to the community—students, faculty, and parents. HOW is launching this week and will be a weekly email containing the upcoming week's activities, events, and other important information. The Hunter Online Weekly Delivers You (HOWDY!) information about events such as:

• Club activities and fundraisers
• Events, performances, games, sign ups, etc.
• Term announcements
• Announcements from faculty
• Other opportunities for Hunter students

One of the main goals of the HOW is to gather all of the information contained on the signs posted throughout the hallways of Hunter and deliver it directly to your inbox every week. The information on your signs could reach a larger audience, save paper, and be easily accessible at a later date.

The best part about the Hunter Online Weekly is that you are welcome to contribute! If you have an announcement you’d like to see included in HOW simply send an email to HunterOnlineWeekly@gmail.com. Information included in HOW will be submitted weekly by students and faculty. Here are some examples of who should contribute:

• Club leaders
• Term council members
• Publication editors
• G.O. officers
• Club advisors, faculty members, department chairs, administration, etc.

Including your announcement in HOW is optional, but we hope for full participation so that it presents a robust picture of the many activities and opportunities that exist at Hunter. HOW will be organized into various sections for easy reference.

This project is launching in late May on a trial basis with the goal of continuing next year. We are starting now so we can work out any kinks and have a smooth beginning in the fall. If the last month of the school year goes well for HOW, we will be able to bring news to the Hunter community in the first few weeks of school.

HOW does not endeavor to replace any pre-existing method of communication such as the HCHS website, calendar, or Hilites newsletter, but instead aims to deliver new and time-sensitive information directly to community members. If you miss a poster or sign in the hallway, forget to check the website, or if there is simply a change or an announcement to be made, HOW might be able to fill in the gaps.

HOW it works:

• Announcements for the following week must be received by 4pm each Saturday, no exceptions (example – announcements for June 1st through June 5th need to be submitted by 4pm on May 30th).
• The HOW email will be sent out on Sunday.
• The Hunter Online Weekly will be sent to all students:
• 7th - 9th grade students should check their HCHS email accounts (if you do not use this email, please check the “Student Zone” section of the HCHS website for instructions on how to forward your HCHS email to your personal account).
• 10th – 12th grade students will receive HOW at the email address used to set up their Naviance accounts.
• The Hunter Online Weekly will be sent to all faculty members.
• PTA list-serve users will receive the email.
• Guidelines for submitting to HOW:
• Include all relevant information – who, what, where, when.
• Announcements should be brief. You may include a link to a website, an email address, or give another way for people to find out more.
• You are welcome to suggest a category for your announcement.
• Announcements should be edited! Send your information in a format that can simply be copied and pasted directly into the newsletter.
• All submissions should pertain to the coming week.
• Every club, department, term, organization, etc. should designate a member to send relevant announcements to the HOW email address.
• Here is an example:
• Best Club Ever (name of club or organization)
  

Bake Sale! (what the event or announcement is)

We are raising money to make our club even better! (brief description)
Monday, June 1st (date of event)
4th, activities, and 5th period (what time)
In the GO Foyer (location)
Baked goods will cost between 50 cents and 2 dollars. (any additional information or links you would like to include)

Please submit a short announcement to be included in next week's issue! Submissions are due by each Saturday at 4pm. The email will be sent on Sunday.

Hunter Online Weekly won’t be an effective communication tool without your submissions! Send your announcements about next week’s activities to HunterOnlineWeekly@gmail.com.

Thanks for reading this whole email! We hope to publicize your event or activity soon!

The Hunter Online Weekly team is:

Hillary Hartman

Jenna Bitar

Fiona Lowenstein

Jenny Choi

Nora Dolliver

Ranu Boppana (and other amazing PTA/Hunter Life parents)

With thanks to Eileen Coppola!

p.s. A few of the students working on HOW may be doing outreach at school for the next couple of days. Look for them and the HOW signs!