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The Little Viking Pre School program will run from Feb. 8 to May 28. Sessions are 1:20-2:45 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, 8:45-9:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 8:45-11:10 Wednesdays.

Driver Education Summer School Registration begins March 23 at 3 p.m.

Parents: Click here to find more information about the knowledge and skills students need to meet or exceed PSAE standards. See "ACT College Readiness Standards."

If you are an H-F student in need of tutoring, please check the schedule of times and subjects tutoring is available. Students: please enter through 23G building. We are here to help!

New students must call 335-5594 to make an appointment to enroll.

H-F's 50th Anniversary Celebration plans are underway. Please go to the H-F 50th Anniversary webpage for information on upcoming events, alumni and more!

The outdoor track is open year 'round-weather permitting. The indoor track hours are 6-7 a.m. Mon.-Fri. and 6-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri. when school is in session. No dogs are allowed in this facility. Please, no food, gum, sunflower seeds or ball playing on the track.

The 2009 School Report Card is now available.

Free and reduced lunch info. is here. (12/31)

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Recent Highlights

 
   

       Congratulations to the Students of the Second Quarter: Taylor Anderson, Robert Williams, Alberto Arroyo, John Sheehan, Sergio Dukes, Nicole Oliviel, Trevor Notz, Andrew Courington, Marlena Rossi, Alexis Brooks, Faythe Jenkins, Lesley Dennison, Shekinah Smith, Christopher Gonzalez and Alex Holt. These students will be honored with a breakfast on Feb. 11.

     Congratulations to the fencing team. At the Great Lakes Conference championships, the girl's foil team placed third. This is the first time a team placed in the top 3 at the conference meet in the history of H-F fencing. Special congratulations to foilists Taylor Brantly, Amari Fisher, Brianna Gray and Trish Reardon.

   Congratulations to the following FCCLA (Family, Community and Career Leaders of America) ladies who performed at regionals on Feb. 4: Anna Ciambrone-Most Outstanding in Salad Demonstration, Grace Mekarski-First in Apparel Construction, Victoria Cobb-Second in Apparel Construction and Jessica White-Second in Cake Decorating.

      Congratulations to the four students who competed in the IIT Bridge Design Contest on Jan. 26. Out of 59 bridges in the South Suburban Regional, Jasmine Scholefield placed 6th, Cindy Blocker placed 7th, Liela Aliev placed 16th and Steven Buchko placed 36th. Complete results can be found at:
http://bridgecontest.phys.iit.edu/public/showscores.php?cid=87

     Track alumni visited current track students and their coaches on Jan. 22, and the Southtown Star was there to capture the event.

      Congratulations to the four National Achievement Scholarship Program Semifinalists who have all now been named Finalists: Tiffany Ford, Samantha Gordon, Nelson Nwumeh and Taylor Redick.

     Marionette Young recently visited Washington, D.C. for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday celebration. Before she left, our WIA students created 15,000 "Star-Spangled Tribute" ribbons that accompanied Young on the trip and that she shared with those in attendance.

      On Wed. Jan. 13 Briana Gray won 1st place in Presentation Management, and on Fri. Jan. 15 Josh Raggs won 4th place in Desktop Publishing at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) Regional Contest and are advancing to the State Contest in March. Congratulations!

      Former H-F baseball player and MLB pro Eric Hillman's H-F jersey was retired on Jan. 15. Baseball players, students, administrators and community members were in attendance to watch the momentous event.

      Math teacher and girls cross country coach Betsy McCabe successfully finished the Walt Disney World Marathon as the 13th female runner! Congratulations, Betsy!

      Congratulations to H-F Operation Snowball adult leader and 1991 grad, Michael Cunha, who was recently presented with the Outstanding Adult Leader Award by OS Inc. The article in OS Inc.'s newsletter can be read here.

      Congratulations to Friends of Rachel for being recently honored by Rachel's Challenge for the great work during the 2008-09 school year.

       We are pleased to welcome our new head football coach. Details can be found here.

      Teacher Jon Elfner received the Studs Terkel Award at the Dec. 15 School Board meeting. The Southtown Star article can be found here.

      Photos from the Dec. 15 DECA event can be found here.

       The H-F Model United Nations (UN) Club attended the Chicago International Model UN Conference Dec. 10-13. David Elfman won Best Delegate for work on the Iranian Cabinet, and Julia Carvalho won Best Delegate on the Shanghai Cooperative Organization. The Model UN Club is always looking for new members. See Mr. Kush in room 307 if you are interested.

     The H-F Ice Hockey Team, in conjunction with the Marine Corps, hosted the 5th annual Toys for Tots drive on Dec. 6 at the Ice Arena. They collected over 500 toys that will be distributed by the Marines to underprivileged children in the area.

     The H-F WIA students delivered stockings to four children's hospitals on Dec. 14. Look at their fun adventure here.

       H-F will be recognized in the College Board's annual AP report to the nation as the public school with the largest number of African American students from the class of 2009 scoring 3 or higher in AP Psychology. We will be showcased in the February edition of the College Board's newsletter, Connection.

     Congratulations to the Debate Team for impressive finishes in a recent tournament Dec. 4-5.

    Congratulations to the Speech Team for another successful tournament. The results are here.

      Congratulations to teacher Jon Elfner, who will receive the 2009 Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award at the December Board of Education Meeting. This award recognizes individuals for their contributions to the understanding of the humanities in the community.

 
           
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