This week we have announcements from Mr. Boyle in the Social Studies Department about the Geography Bee and from Ms. Krilov in the Mathematics Department about the MATHCOUNTS competition, in addition to many announcements from clubs, publications, and the PTA. A link to the midterm exam schedule is included below. School is closed next Monday in observance of the MLK Jr. holiday.
Help H.O.W. become a complete listing of all events taking place in the Hunter community by submitting your announcement to hunteronlineweekly@gmail.com! If you make a sign for something, also submit the announcement to H.O.W. so the information can be accessible online. Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on how to format announcements. You can always find Hunter Online Weekly by clicking on our link on the HCHS homepage http://www.hchs.hunter.cuny.edu/
CLUB AND PUBLICATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS
MIND Club
MIND, Hunter's one and only psychology club, will be screening"A Beautiful Mind" , an Academy Award-winning film about the brilliant mathematician John Nash and his experiences with paranoid schizophrenia. We will be showing the movie on Monday, January 11th in room 220 during Activities.
please email us if you have any questions : hunterspsychologyclub@gmail.com
Tapestry
Tapestry, Hunter's only science fiction and fantasy magazine for grades 7-12, will be selling its magazines starting next week. Magazines will be $2 each. We are also accepting submissions (poetry, prose, and art) for our next issue! Submissions can be made by contacting huntertapestry@gmail.com and visiting Dr. Mozes at the English department.
Annals
Annals is now accepting grade candid photos to be featured in this year's yearbook. You can email photos of you and your friends that you want featured in the yearbook to annalshchs@gmail.com. Make sure to note what grade you are in and be sure that the photo only includes members of that grade. This is your chance to have your photos in the yearbook!! Don't miss out!
Argus
Argus wants submissions of poetry, prose, essays, stories, and miscellany from 9-12 graders! Argus meets each Friday during 5th period in Room 318 to review a piece for inclusion in the magazine, published at the end of the year. Pieces are read anonymously and the author does not need to be present, although everyone is always welcome. E-mail your writing to hchsargus@gmail.com or give it to Kirsten Collins/Eliot Thompson (Editors-in-Chief) (or their college folders).
Green Mission Movement
Meets Mondays during Activities in room 206.
Green Mission Movement (or Green M&M for short) is a new, environmentally- based club whose mission is to help raise awareness about the current state of our environment, and to take steps to counter the damage that has been done to it. We aim not only to be involved in local environmental projects but also to contribute to national causes. We are currently planning a fundraiser that will raise money for an organization known as Trees for the Future, that plants trees in areas that have been destroyed or damaged by natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. We are also planning a park cleanup in Central Park. Come check it out!!!
If you need to contact us, you can email Karen Chen (co-president) at kcpanda18@gmail.com, Samaya Abdus- Salaam (co-president) at sammykeys@gmail.com, or Eva Jacobs (publicity secretary) at whatsupwithvitaminwater@gmail.com.
FROM THE SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
Geography Bee Competition
The Final/Championship Round of the National Geographic Society’s
National Geographic Bee at Hunter College High School will be held on
January 13th.
It will take place in Room 220 at 3:00 PM. The finalists, moving up
from the Preliminary Competition Round, held on January 6th, are:
ALEXANDER EPSTEIN (8-9)
OLIN HAYES (7-3)
NICK JASINSKI (8-7)
OWEN MITTENTHAL (8-9)
YONI NACHMANY (8-7)
CAMERON SCOTT (7-8)
CECI SILBERSTEIN (7-1)
Congratulations to the finalists. Interested observers are invited to
join us. Everyone is welcome.
FROM THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
MATHCOUNTS
The 8th grade Math Team will be taking the MATHCOUNTS School Competition to determine who will compete on Hunter's team at the Chapter and, hopefully, the State competitions. The Chapter competition will be held on Saturday, February 6 at Columbia and the State competition will be held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, March 13.
The School competition will take place over the next two weeks.
Part 1: Sprint Round, Thursday January 14 Period 4 Room 408 (30 questions, 40 minutes, NO calculators)
Part 2: Target Round, Thursday January 21 Period 4 Room 408 (4 sets of 2 questions, 6 minutes per set, calculators allowed)
Go to the "Students and Alumni" menu of www.mathcounts.org
for detailed rules and previous competitions.
Members of the 7th grade Math Team are welcome to take the MATHCOUNTS School Competition along with the 8th graders.
For additional information see Ms. Krilov in Room 413.
FROM THE G.O.
Hunter General Store
The Hunter General Store has been restocked! Stop by to pick up official Hunter sweatshirts, long-sleeved shirts and sweatpants. Sweatshirts are $25, sweatpants are $20 and shirts are $15. Merchandise is sold in the G.O. office on the 2nd floor outside of the auditorium.
Email contact for questions: ards93@gmail.com
ATHLETICS
For the most up to date sports information, please check the Hunter Hawks website:
http://hchshawks.olinesports.com
FROM THE PTA
January PTA Meeting
There has been a slight change to our meeting program on Wednesday, January 20 at 7pm. After the presentation by Rebecca Wallace-Segall from Writopia Lab on "How to Inspire Kids to Write," we will hear from Principal Eileen Coppola who will present and discuss the HCCS goals developed by each of the Middle States committees. Razel Solow, Ph.D., Director, Center for Gifted Studies and Education at Hunter College, will present "What Parents Should Know About Differentiation" at next month's PTA meeting on February 10.
Refreshments will be served at 6:30pm. The meeting will begin promptly at 7pm. No food or drink in the auditorium. The Queens bus will leave at 9:10pm, making the standard 12 stops.
Hunter College High School Library Committee Meeting
Monday, January 25 at 6:00 pm in the HCHS Library
Current and new members welcome.
More info: Library Committee Chair, Rebecca Reitz, rebreitz@aol.com
HCHS Spring Auction Fundraiser
The Auction Committee is getting plans underway for the biggest and best fundraiser ever seen for HCHS! To make it happen, we need your help. Specifically, the Auction Committee is looking for people to fill the following positions:
Graphic Designer--to design and create a look we can transfer to the webpage, use for the invitations and on the cover of the auction catalog
Raffles Committee Chairperson--to oversee and coordinate raffles held before and during the auction
Printer--to donate printing of the auction invitations and/or the catalog
To volunteer, or if you have any questions, please contact Judy Weinstein at directjudy@aol.com, (646) 483-8262
Support HCHS - Order Magazine Subscriptions Online Anytime
Visit www.QSP.com
Click on “Register Now” and follow instructions
Enter Hunter PTA’s # 425009256 and place your order
Any questions contact Wendy Dubin blueplate12@gmail.com
Order gift subscriptions for the holidays and support Hunter at the same time!
LOOKING AHEAD
Monday, January 18th - No School for students
Tuesday, January 19th - School-wide official for Semester II schedule distribution, week of Grade 10 Counseling workshops
Wednesday, January 20th - PTA Grade Rep/Comittee Meetings (6pm), PTA Meeting in Auditorium (7pm)
Thursday, January 21st -
Friday, January 22nd -
Saturday, January 23rd - SAT Test Date (offsite)
MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE
http://www.hchs.hunter.cuny.edu/images/uploads/hchs_mid-term_exam_schedule.pdf
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