We have a lot of information for you this week! Please see below for a special announcement for students from Dr. Coppola regarding Middle States and an announcement from Mr. Collins regarding the date of the Hunter Entrance Exam.
Submissions for next week's issue are due Friday, November 6th at 3pm. We encourage students and faculty involved in activities at Hunter to submit announcements to HOW! Have a great week.
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hunter Backpack Organization (HBO)
HBO supports the project Operation Backpack, founded by the non-profit organization Volunteers of America. Our goal is to donate 100 filled high-school backpacks to Operation Backpack to be distributed to homeless children for the 2010-2011 school year.
On Tuesday November 3rd, Paige Davis, the host of the show Trading Spaces on TLC and former star of the Broadway production of Chicago, will be coming to Hunter to speak at the 7th-8th grade assembly about Operation Backpack as an opportunity for community outreach.
For more information, visit http://www.voa-gny.org/Content/Operation_Backpack_2009-2116.asp
Hunter Film Project
We're looking for video/photos of spirit day and/or 7th grade picnic to go in a movie about Hunter.
If anyone has any PLEASE send them to Daisygreen at Daigre2000@gmail.com
Click here for a complete list of clubs chartered this fall.
SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Interested in Indoor Track and Field?
Join and be able to sprint, throw, jump, run, or just stay in shape.
Two Interest Meetings: Monday Activities (11/2) and Wednesday at 3:30 (11/4)
Meetings will be held in the basement in the Weight room (next to A.A. office)
Please contact Jacky Choi (mindthinker135@yahoo.com)
FROM THE PTA
Fall Cultural Banquet
Greetings! We hope you can join us at the Fall Cultural Banquet sponsored this year by the Korean-American Parents' Association. There will be fantastic food and entertainment. Hope to see you there!
Ah Rhee Soo Restaurant
136-20 38th Ave., 2nd Fl., Flushing
Sunday, November 8th 5-8 pm
Adults $65; students/siblings $55; HCHS staff no charge*
*Please help defray this cost by contributing an extra amount when purchasing your tickets.
Directions: Main entrance is located at the corner of 138th Street and 38th Avenue. Parking is available at the Municipal parking lot across from the restaurant. LIRR: Penn Station-Port Washington (Red) Line, get off at Flushing-Main Street. Subway: 7 to Flushing-Main Street.
The Counseling Department's Grade 10 and 11 College Night
Thursday, November 5th
6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
Dr. Chris Bleecker, Chairperson - Counseling Department, is hosting a panel of college admissions officers to discuss the college admissions process. You will hear from representatives from Dartmouth, Duke, Swarthmore and the University of Richmond. The presentation, which will surely be informative and interesting will begin PROMPTLY at 6:30 p.m. Please plan to arrive earlier to get settled.
Questions for the Q&A period, time-permitting, should be sent to the PTA Liaisons to the Counseling Department no later than Wednesday evening: Ranu Boppana (Grade 10) atranuboppana@gmail.com or Peggy Edelson (Grade 11) at pedelson@nyc.rr.com
Questions will not be taken from the floor.
Handbooks about the College Process at Hunter will be handed out that evening. For those not in attendance, the Handbook will be available on Naviance shortly.
All 10th and 11th grade students and parents are strongly encouraged to attend.
Library Committee Meeting
Monday, November 2 at 6:00 pm in the Library
Join us for an info meeting and work meeting. We will learn about library goals and
engage in tasks that will help the library run smoothly.
Snacks provided.
More info: Rebecca Reitz, Chair - Rebreitz@aol.com
Virtual NAGC Convention at Hunter
Saturday, November 7
8:30 am – 5:45 pm
The PTA is pleased to host a "virtual convention," featuring live sessions from the 2009 National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Convention held this year in St. Louis, Missouri. Please join us in a Hunter classroom with Smartboard technology on Saturday, November 7 from 8:30 am - 5:45 pm.
Parents and faculty are welcome to drop by at any time throughout the day to view and listen to lectures given by the nation's top educators on gifted education. You will gain insight on the latest topics and learn how the experts are implementing programs across the nation. Featured speaker Howard Gardner, Professor of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, will kick-off and close the lecture series.
* 8:30am-9:45am -- Multiple Intelligences: The first 25 Years (Howard Gardner)
* 10:00am-11:00am -- What 'Real' Academic Talent Development Should Be
* 11:15am-12:15pm -- Understanding Your Child's Standardized Assessment: IQ, Achievement and Aptitude Tests
* 1:45pm-2:45pm -- New Directions in the School-wide Enrichment Model
* 3:00pm-4:00pm -- Keys to Classroom Creativity
* 4:15pm-5:45pm -- Larger than Life: Exploring the Lives of Eminent Creator, a lecture on Creativity (Gardner and Dean Keith Simonton)
This event is free. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served. If you're interested in more details about this virtual convention, please visit www.nagc.org/nagcvirtualconvention.aspx.
Student Email Distribution
As a way of sharing the HOW newsletter with students, we will be using student email addresses in the online Parent Directory as another method of distribution. PARENTS - please log in (www.hunterpta.org, click on Parent Directory)and update your child's email ID. You may "hide" it from public view if you wish. In the near future, we will send a welcome message to students with login details so they, too, can use the online Parent Directory to search for fellow schoolmates. Students will have search capabilities only, not editing functions.
HUNTER ENTRANCE EXAM ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MR. COLLINS
We want to alert you to an important change to our schedule. Your HCCS calendars note Friday, January 15th, 2010 as closed for Campus School students and the date for the HCHS Entrance Exam. Due to a need to
accommodate the complicated calendars of both the Campus Schools and Hunter College the HCHS entrance exam will now be held on:
Friday, January 8th, 2010
The snow date will remain the same, Friday, January 22nd, 2010. In the event of a heavy snowfall on Friday, January 8th, the Entrance Exam will be given on January 22nd and classes at the Campus Schools will be cancelled to accommodate the test.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this might cause your family and hope that you will spread the word about this change to our calendar as you promote Hunter in your community.
Sincerely,
Randy Collins
Director of Hunter College Campus Schools
MIDDLE STATES ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DR. COPPOLA
Dear Students:
The Middle States Planning Team cordially invites you to attend a special meeting for students on Tuesday, November 3 at 11:45 to review the proposed Mission Statement for our school as it written for the Middle States accreditation process. Members of the Planning Team will be on hand to answer questions and hear feedback about the school's Mission Statement, Core Beliefs and Profile of a Graduate, as laid out by the Purpose and Vision Committee. Here's your chance to weigh in on an important matter on the school's agenda, and to contribute your ideas to the future of Hunter!
Middle States Student Meetings
Tuesday, November 3 ,11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (after half-day)
Grades 7 -8 - Rm 220
Grades 9-12 - Rm 224
We hope to see you there! Please see below for the documents, so you can read over them in advance.
Sincerely,
Dr. Eileen Coppola
on behalf of:The Middle States Planning Team
The Purpose and Vision Committee
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This document is a statement of the goals our community has for itself. It is not a description of what currently exists.
PROFILE OF A GRADUATE
We seek to graduate students who:
1. are individuals of the highest personal integrity.
2. have engaged in the rigorous study of a variety of disciplines, are independent thinkers, and have the foundation to pursue their academic and creative passions.
3. have sampled extra- and co-curricular activities and made a serious commitment to one or more of these.
4. are socially aware and committed to contributing as citizens in society.
5. exhibit an ongoing commitment to the Hunter community.
6. can create real world applications from the classroom experience.
CORE BELIEFS
EDUCATION: is the development of creative and original thinking based on a foundation of in-depth content
GIFTED EDUCATION: using research-evidenced best practices of gifted education, including curricular depth, complexity, challenge, enrichment, and acceleration, including differentiated instruction
TEACHING: guiding students as they encounter and advance in each area of study
LEARNING: developing critical and creative thinking skills, the ability to ask questions and share ideas
TEACHERS: are experienced in their fields, stay current in their disciplines, are continually learning, and are able to employ developmentally appropriate pedagogy
STUDENTS: possess strong ethical principles as demonstrated by their integrity, empathy, and belief that they can make a significant contribution to the world
PARENTS: support their children’s intellectual interests, as well as their social and emotional growth
COMMUNITY: using the collective energy of educators, students, parents, and staff to create an environment that enhances each others’ learning
DIVERSITY: seeking to identify and educate a population of talented and gifted students who are culturally, socio-economically, and ethnically diverse
HCCS MISSION STATEMENT
The Hunter College Campus Schools are comprised of Hunter College Elementary School (K-6) and Hunter College High School (7-12). They are publicly funded, selective admission schools for intellectually talented and gifted students. We strive to be a model for Gifted Education.
Our schools strive to reflect the city they serve by admitting and educating a population of students who are culturally, socio-economically, and ethnically diverse. We seek to serve as a model for combining excellence and equity in New York City and the nation.
We serve students who demonstrate advanced cognitive ability, and we assist in the development of creative, intellectually curious and independent thinkers who are passionate about learning. We prepare our students to be life-long learners and leaders. Our schools use the principles of Gifted Education, including depth, complexity, challenge, enrichment, and acceleration of the curriculum, to meet the needs of intellectually advanced students. Our schools support an experienced faculty who aim to stay current in their fields and who employ developmentally appropriate pedagogy with their students.
As a community, we are committed to the social and emotional well being of all our students. We value families as partners in this work, and as partners in creating the schools' unique environment. As a community we foster respect for and appreciation of individual and cultural differences; emphasize social responsibility and leadership, community service and good citizenship; and value civility and ethical behavior.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Monday, November 9th - Cold Spring Harbor (AP Bio) Labs
Tuesday, November 10th - CAC Meeting at 7:30 am
Wednesday, November 11th - End of 1st Quarter, PTA Meeting at 7 pm, PTA Grade Rep and Committee Meetings at 6pm, Schock and Awe Panel Discussion (see below) at Hunter College from 4-8 pm
Thursday, November 12th -
Friday, November 13th - CAAP Meeting from 6:30-9 pm
Shock and Awe: The Troubling Legacy of the Futurist Cult of War
Panel Discussion at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
November 11th from 4-8pm
On the occasion of Performa 09, which this year marks the 100th anniversary of the launch of Futurism, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, the Hunter College Department of Art, and Performa present “Shock and Awe: The Troubling Legacy of the Futurist Cult of War,” an interdisciplinary symposium organized by Emily Braun, Distinguished Professor, Hunter College. This symposium addresses the uneasy, if powerful, alliance of art and politics. Experts from across the humanities and social sciences ask the questions: how and why was modernism used to legitimize and celebrate modern warfare, especially dominance from the air. This symposium is a must for those interested in the use and aesthetics and visual representation in the shaping of public opinion.
RSVP here: https://ww3.hunter.cuny.edu/special-events/view.php?id=4
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