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Howard High School
Students
HCPSS
Student Handbook (pdf)
Computer Internet & Permission Form
Mock Trials
We have received the standings from the public defender and the Howard High Mock Trial Team is in first place at 5-0, followed by River Hill and Centennial both at 4-1. We face off against both teams in the next 2 weeks with our prosecution going against the opposition's defense team.
3/11 against River Hill @ Circuit Court; 5:00 pm start time.
3/16 against Centennial @ Districy Court; 5:00 start time.
Everyone is welcome to watch--it's a real treat!
http://teacherweb.com/MD/HowardHighSchool/MrHollander
PTSA SCHOLARSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
The PTSA wants to remind seniors that it sponsors three Leadership Scholarships
to be awarded in the spring. One $1,000.00 and two $500.00 scholarships will
be awarded to three Howard High Seniors who demonstrate leadership in two
school-based activities (elected and non-elected positions count!).
Criteria for the PTSA Leadership Scholarship includes:
- Must be a graduating senior of the Class of 2010
- GPA must be at least 3.0
- Must have proven Howard High School leadership involvement in at
least two school-based activities during time at Howard High School
- Must be enrolled in a two year or four year college or university for the
Fall of 2010
- Must include an original 200 word essay that addresses: "What
Qualities Make an Effective Leader and What Qualities Do You Have to
Become a Good Leader."
Interested students should obtain an application from Mr. Glenn in the Student
Service Center on after March 15, 2010. Application, essay and any additional
information should be submitted to Mr. Glenn on or before April 22nd by 3:00 pm.
Scholarships will be awarded at the Senior Awards Ceremony in May, 2010.
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Give the Gift of Reading
Howard High’s PTSA is collecting new and gently used children’s books for all grade levels, now through March. The books will be distributed to school children in the county in April. A drop box is in the Media Center or call 410-379-9030 to make other arrangements.
HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL WINS IT'S ACADEMIC PLAYOFF
February 25, 2010
A team of outstanding students from Howard High School won a playoff match on IT’S ACADEMIC, defeating two other first round winners---Perry Hall High School in Baltimore and North Carroll High School in Hampstead. The match will be aired Saturday, April 17, at 10:00 am, on WJZ-TV, Channel 13.
The Howard team consists of Greg D, James E, and Abigail S. Their faculty coach is John Gilbert. This victory has earned Howard High School a place in the semi-finals later this season.
IT'S ACADEMIC has been recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as “the world’s longest-running television quiz program.” The program is sponsored by GIANT FOOD and MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. Dave Zahren is the host of IT’S ACADEMIC on WJZ.
Team Picture
Cheer Leaders Picture
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Theatrical Association of Parents (T.A.P) Presents ... Pasta Palooza
Saturday, March 20th
Howard High School’s Cafeteria
5:00pm - 6:30pm
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PASTA
SALAD, BREAD, DRINKS & DESSERT!
Students $ 5.00
Adults $ 8.00
Including a Raven’s football signed by Derrick Mason!!
All proceeds benefit HHS theatre & dance program.
Go to www.howardhightap.com for more information.
Following dinner,
enjoy Howard High’s final performance of
Once Upon a Mattress
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INTERNATIONAL NIGHT IS COMING!
The International Club and the Howard High School PTSA are hosting International Night. It will beheld on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010. We need your help. If you have ever lived in or visited another country, consider volunteering. We would like to have parents, guardians, and community members come and share their experiences. You can share information and artifacts that reflect the location, foods, customs, culture, music, crafts, clothing, dances, games, and songs of your country. We want to have our diverse community represented. This is a GREAT event for the entire family!
You can share information and artifacts that reflect the location, foods, customs, culture, music, crafts, clothing, dances, games, and songs of your country. We want to have our diverse community represented. Last year, over 50 families volunteered to share their knowledge and cooked many tasty treats! This is a GREAT event for the entire family!
There will be a Talent Show. Auditions for the Talent Show will be on Tuesday, February 23rd. Keep watch for more details about the auditions.
Last year, over 300 people came to watch great performances, learn, and sample lots of tasty food items! This is a free event for the entire Howard High School community!
If you are interested and would like to set up a table, provide a food dish, volunteer, or have any questions, please contact Rose Coleman, PTSA Family Involvement Chair, at ar4coleman@yahoo.com or 410-992-3977 OR Ms. Sylvia Lillehoj, HHS ESOL teacher, at sylvia_lillehoj@hcpss.org.
If you are interested and would like to set up a table, provide a food dish, volunteer, or have any questions, please contact Rose Coleman, PTSA Family Involvement Chair, at ar4coleman@yahoo.com OR Ms. Sylvia Lillehoj, HHS ESOL teacher, at sylvia_lillehoj@hcpss.org. This is a free event for the entire community! |
School Lunch Meals
Want to Know the Nutritional Value of a School Lunch?
The HCPSS's Food and Nutrition Service recently added a new link to their webpage that parents and students are sure to enjoy. At www.schoolmenu.com, families can view the daily lunch menu for their specific school, along with the menus for the next week as soon as they are posted. In addition, the nutritional value of each menu item is available in a drop down box. Parents and students can use the information to plan their choices for the day and calculate their nutritional intake at the same time.
According to Food and Nutrition Services Director Mary Klatko, www.schoolmenu.com is a fun, colorful site that includes features like nutrition and fitness messages, exercise tips, allergen information, a kids' area with food-related activities, coupons for parents to print and use, frequently asked questions, as well as meal prices, pre-paid meal plans and the local weather.
"It is a very informative site," says Klatko. "We hope the school communities in Howard County will find it useful and interesting."
Howard High School Lunch Menu Site
HHS
National Honor Society
National Honor Society will be available for tutoring every Wed. from 2:15 to 3:15 in the media center. This will begin Wed. Sept. 23. NHS students can help their peers study for a test, work on homework, practice and review challenging material and prepare for a class. Announcements will be made and signs posted. Let me know if you have questions.
Thank you,
Randi Hamilton
NHS Sponsor
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HOWARD HIGH STUDENT PARKING 2009/20010
 Howard County Public Schools has mandated that all students who would like to receive a parking permit must attend a program on driving safety. Students must attend the program with one or both of their parents. You need to attend only once. Please bring a pen or pencil to the program. Applications for a parking permit will be handed out in this meeting. Attendance does not guarantee a parking permit.
Seniors will be given the first opportunity to receive parking permits. After seniors get their permits, juniors may receive permits. If there are not enough spots for juniors, they will be distributed by a lottery system.
All obligations must be paid prior to receiving a parking permit.
Stephen Levy, Assistant Principal
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Driver’s Education Program 2009-2010
 For the upcoming school year, there will now be two vendors from which to choose for providing Driver’s Education to your children. In addition to the Driving Coach Academy returning, a new company, Street Smarts, will be available for you driver’s education needs.
Information and registration forms for both of these vendors will be available for pick-up in Howard’s Main Office.
Schedules for driver’s education classes will be communicated as soon as they are available.
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SAT- PSAT PREP COURSE
Most juniors take the SAT this spring. Current freshmen and sophomores take the PSAT in October. Register early, as space is very limited. The course is open to students from any high school.
Results have been EXCELLENT! Parents: This is a real opportunity you don’t want your son or daughter to miss. This course supplements our curriculum and will focus on improving test-taking skills, tips for answering each type of question, a math review, vocabulary development, essay writing, and building confidence. This course prepares students for these important exams.
Course Dates: April 19, 21, 26 & 28, 2010 from 7-9:15pm at Howard HS. *Students should attend all dates. There are alternate course locations if date conflict exists. See website for the full schedule, MarthaGagnon.com.
Fee: $225 (includes tuition, materials & $25 non-refundable
Registration fee), A portion of the fee benefits the PTSA.
Instructors: Dr. Martha Gagnon and / or her instructional team.
Dr. Gagnon has been offering this course for more than a decade. Dr. Gagnon is the former Dean of Admissions at Western Maryland College (McDaniel College). She was Director of Admissions at Loyola College. She held the position of Staff Consultant to the College Board (makers of the SAT and PSAT) for 18 years. Currently she maintains a private practice in Howard Co., specializing in test preparation and college placement.
To Register: Go to: www.MarthaGagnon.com for registration options. Easy and convenient ON -LINE registration.
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March 18, 19 & 20
HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE
DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
A musical comedy based on the fairytale,
The Princess & the Pea,
Once Upon a Mattress.
Music: Mary Rodgers
Lyrics: Marshall Barer
Book by: Thompson, Barer, Fuller
Directed by
Marissa Troeschel & Hannah Blauvelt
March 18, 19 & 20, 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10 at the door, $8 in advance
To download the advance ticket sale
form or find out about Pasta Palooza,visit www.howardhightap.com
Howard HS Auditorium
8700 Old Annapolis Rd., Ellicott City, MD
410.313.2867
Check out Pasta Palooza on 3-20-10
HS
Writing Manual & Style Guide
The
contents of this manual are designed to provide
a baseline of expectations for writing at the
high school level in Howard County public schools
and to standardize basic stylistic elements
across all high schools for students and teachers.
This publication is intended to be a resource
for students and to supplement classroom instruction.
Incoming freshmen are generally familiar with
much of the language in this manual, such as
the “6+1
Traits of Writing®” and “The Big6™ Information Literacy
Strategies” that are introduced in elementary and middle school language
arts classes. Other elements may be new and are taught as part of the essential
curriculum. Individual teachers in various content areas may assign additional
or modified requirements depending on the discipline, the course, and the specific
assignment. The development of this document was a team effort of the Secondary
Language Arts Office and the High School English Instructional Team Leaders.
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School Store
Open during all lunch shifts!
It is located just off the atrium in Room N123
We will be selling school supplies and spirit gear including: water bottles, key chains, lions paws and clothing
ALS PROGRAM HARD AT WORK
The students in Howard’s ALS program ran the school store this year! Students took turns as cashier, stock clerk, inventory control, display setup, and bookkeeping. Much thanks to the PTSA for their support
The ALS students worked in the Elkridge Food Pantry garden again this year. They planted and will help harvest a variety of organic produce for those in need.
Alex Gerus
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Howard High School’s PTSA SPRING SPIRITWEAR SALE has begun!
Click link below for an order form
http://www.howardptsa.org/documents/forms/2010
SpiritwearOrderForm_SPRING.pdf
Drop off your completed order form at school in an envelope marked “Spiritwear” or mail to:
Pat Mallak, 5118 Little Creek Drive
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Make checks payable to: Howard PTSA
All of the Computers at Howard High School Use Office 2003
Often documents (Word, PPT, and Excel) created at home cannot be read using school computers. This creates problems because the documents cannot be edited by students or graded by teachers. While there are converters available, they do not always work. If you follow the steps on the attached document, your documents will be compatible and usable on computers at HoHS. This will insure that you can work between home and school as well as meet assignment deadlines.
If you have any questions see Mr. Bulger in the Media Center.
Please see the attached document.
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MUSICAL
NOTES
Is it Spring yet? Hopefully, everyone has shoveled out from the last snowstorm and signs of Spring are in the air.
Since our Barnes and Noble night was cancelled because of the February storm, we will be rescheduling in the near future. Please check the website for updated information.
Lots of events are happening in March.
March 2nd will be the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble’s Preview Concert. It begins at 7:00 PM and is free for all who attend. The snow date is March 9th.
The Howard County Band Festival is scheduled for March 12th and 13th, [Friday and Saturday] at Glenelg High School. Time is to be announced.
The Strings Festival preview Concert is March 25th at 7:00PM and is also free for all who attend.
The Howard County Orchestra Assessment is
scheduled for March 29th, beginning at 7:30 PM, and
will be held at Marriott’s Ridge High School.
All Instrumental groups are continuing to prepare
for the Myrtle Beach trip. There will be a Myrtle Beach trip meeting on April 20th. All parents are required to attend. The trip will run from April 22 through the 25th.
Our next Booster meeting is scheduled for March 17th, at 7:00PM, in the band room. All are invited to attend.
Fundraising continues, with our next Restaurant night out scheduled for Tuesday, March 16th, at t in the Long Gate Shopping Center. Enjoy an evening out and then head over to Howard H.S. for the Booster meeting.
Please continue to check our website, www.howardmusic.net, for updated information and any required coupons.
The truest expression of a people is in its dance and Music ~ Agnes de Mile
~Mary O’Neill
Lost & Found
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The Lost & Found
is located in room N218
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We have keys, lanyards,
glasses, coats, and even jeans!
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Stop by and pick
up your stuff!
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Literary
Magazine
Attention All
Writers
Attention
all writers and potential writers,
thisyear’s literary magazine
is underway!
We accept short writing pieces, poems, photography and art work
For more information,
see Ms. Lawrence in
room B123 or e-mail us |
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