Subway Fundraising
The SUBWAY SCHOOL REWARDS™ program is a way to earn money for Howard High School each time HHS's supporters dine at SUBWAY® restaurants. Individuals can participate by obtaining a SUBWAY® Card at a local SUBWAY® restaurant, loading it with funds and then linking it to HHS at www.SubwaySchoolRewards.com. Every time you use it to pay, a portion of your purchase will go back to the school. Give a Subway Gift Card and give twice.
THEATER ASSOCIATION OF PARENTS (TAP)
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WHAT IS TAP?
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HHS Theatrical Association of Parents (TAP)
TAP is a booster club to support the dance and theatre programs at Howard High School. Our meetings will generally be the third Monday of the month with our first meeting on Oct. 19 at 7:00 in the Career Center. Anyone interested in supporting the theatre or dance department are welcome to attend.
For more information, visit the link on the HHS webpage. Click on the “Parent” tab and then on “TAP” at the top right corner of the page. You may also email questions to: howardhightap@gmail.com.
Jean James TAP President
For more information, visit the link on the HHS webpage, click on the “Parent” tab and then on “TAP” at the top right corner of the page or visit our website directly at www.howardhightap.com.
Jean James,TAP President
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Spring Musica:l March 18-20, Once Upon a Mattress
Annual Pasta Palooza: March 20
SIGN UP TODAY & COME TO OUR MEETINGS!
Meetings will generally be the 3rd Monday of the Month at 7:00 pm in Howard High’s Career Center
For more information or to SIGN UP: email
howardhightap@gmail.com
Jean James, President
Sara Few: Dance Dept.
Marissa Troeshel: Theatre Dept.
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AFTER PROM
Help Support HHS PTSA After Prom
AFTER PROM FUNDRAISING EFFORTS – HELP MAKE OUR PARTY ONE OF THE BEST IN HOWARD COUNTY!
Check out the Volunteer Form on the PTSA website, and consider helping out with one of the many tasks.
Our main fundraisers for the year will be monthly
Dine-Out Nights at various local restaurants. We
have to tried to choose restaurants that offer carry
out as well a as dine in so that you don’t have to
commit to a “night out” in order to support us.
Please mark your calendars for the following nights:
Tuesday, March 23 - ChickFilA
Wednesday, April 21 - Mamma Lucia
Please feel free to contact any of the After Prom Co-chairs with any questions you may have.
Lin Guba Susan Brand Angie Kozlowski
HHS PTSA Project Safe After Prom co-chairs
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9 th GRADE PARENT EMAIL LIST
Please email Shannon Grieve to be placed on the bulk 9 th grade email list. Messages are sent out monthly to keep 9th grade parents current on the events pertaining to the freshmen. Use the Subject "Class of 2013".
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HCPSS News
Local school newsletters/announcements
PTA updates
Notices of upcoming events
Calendar reminders
School system emergency notices
School system notes of interest
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Howard High PTSA Web Page
HHS PTSA EMAIL SIGNUP
The HHS PTSA “EMAIL UPDATES” provide timely information on school and PTSA events, the School Board, County Council, and other related educational and community activities. It is distributed for free to interested staff, community members and students. HOW TO JOIN… Send a blank email message to HOWARDPTSA-SUBSCRIBE@ YAHOOGROUPS.COM or send an email to d.fiackos@verizon.net stating you want to join the HHS PTSA Yahoo group. You will receive an email inviting you to join the Yahoo group. You must “join” the group before you will receive any messages.
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PBIS BEGINS FIFTH YEAR AT HOWARD
As we return to school this fall, this school year marks the fifth year that Howard High School, like many schools throughout the county, state, and nation, has incorporated PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) into the over-all school management program. PBIS is a proven approach to enhance learning by focusing on positive behaviors and reducing out-of-class time by developing and evaluating innovative, student-specific discipline plans. Beginning in the fall of 2005, and expanding each year, -- Howard’s teachers have made a habit of acknowledging positive behaviors utilizing PAWS -- a small award slip of paper which, in turn, leads to the chance of receiving a variety of rewards for students who were awarded a PAW. Also sharing in these reward opportunities are those students who did not receive disciplinary referrals or any “E's” on their report cards. Those students who do encounter disciplinary difficulties usually have their first disciplinary intervention with a member of the PBIS Team who, using a scaled approach to discipline, will work with the student and their parents to find a satisfactory way to avoid future conflicts. Over the last 4 years at Howard High School, this PBIS approach has dramatically reduced the number of disciplinary referrals handled by school administrators, thus reducing the amount of out-of-class time. This fact alone has played a major role in improved academic performance.
This year’s PBIS Team at Howard is led by school psychologist, Dr. Natasha Smith, and school assistant principals Mark Covington, Kedre’ Fairley, Stephen Levy, and Lisa Veslany. The grade-level coordinators are P.E. teacher Laura Foerster (9 th grade) and Social Studies teacher David Ditman (10th, 11 th and 12 th grades).
Planned awards this school year will include quarterly drawings, assemblies, and for the 9 th graders, a field day and bowling excursion.
The PBIS Team is excited to be starting a new school year and also about the PBIS plans for the year. They are convinced that the PBIS approach to enhanced education opportunities for all students at Howard High will only serve to show that Howard High School has most certainly gone from good to great !
Dave Ditman, PBIS coordinator for grades 10 - 12
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High School Assessments Extended Day
Click here for Extended Day Form
Extended Day for 2009/2010
Tuesday Thursday
Algebra - A104 Biology – A109
American Government – A109 English – A104
ESOL – N120
Extended Day is in progress.
If your student is currently taking one of these classes or preparing for an HSA, please sign up now for help. Academic classes run form 2:20 until 3:20 PM. Need transportation in order to take advantage of this program? Bus transportation is available, but you must attend one of the academic sessions first, then Homework Help until 4:15 PM. Questions or concerns can be sent to sharon_sowada@hcpss.org.
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Graduation: Please make sure you continue to monitor and review your student’s progress towards graduation. Know what graduation requirements they need to get their diploma. Please contact Guidance if you have any questions or concerns.
Ask your student… Have you completed 75 hours of community service? Have you completed your World of Work which consists of a resume and an interview? These components must be completed prior to graduation.
Are you a new student this year? Please check with your counselor because you will have hours to complete for community service and it will still be necessary for you to complete the World of Work component which occurred the first week in December.
Outstanding Obligations: If your student owes money, a signed Release of Records form, owes a textbook or material to the Media Center or to a Teacher, then they need to fulfill this obligation. Students will NOT receive their graduation tickets when they are distributed at the end of the year until this is done.
Link to Student Service Center webpage on Graduation Requirements
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Back to School Night Presentations
September 9, 2009
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