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Please note: The schedule for the Class 3A Girls Soccer Sectional at H-F on Wednesday, May 23, has been changed due to Andrew High School having graduation ceremonies at 7 p.m. The first game on Wednesday will be H-F vs. Andrew at 4 p.m., followed by Sandburg vs Stagg at 6 p.m. Admission will be $5/person for the entire evening. Go, Vikings!
IMPORTANT END-OF-THE-YEAR DATES
• Free! Red & White Choir Concert:
May 22, 8 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
• Honors Convocation:
May 23, 7 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
• Free! Orchestra Senior Conductors' Concert:
May 24, 7:30 p.m. @ Mall Auditorium
• Last Day for Seniors - May 24 — Click here to read an important letter for seniors & their parents!
• Senior Photo, Talent Show & Picnic:
May 25, 8:30 a.m. @ South Gym, Auditorium & Fieldhouse
• FINAL EXAMS: MAY 29-31 (11:30 a.m. dismissal)
May 29 — Period 2 8:33-9:54 a.m.; Period 3 10:09-11:30 a.m.
May 30 — Period 4 8:33-9:54 a.m.; Period 5 10:09-11:30 a.m.
May 31 — Period 6 8:33-9:54 a.m.; Period 7 10:09-11:30 a.m.
• Last Day for Juniors, Sophomores & Freshmen: May 31
• Graduation: June 3, 1 p.m. @ H-F Stadium (weather permitted)
• Summer School: June 11-July 20
• First Day 2012/13 School Year: Monday, Aug. 15
- Click here for 2012/13 Calendar
VIKING VISIONS
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RECENT PHOTOS FROM AROUND H-F
On Tuesday, May 8, 112 students were inducted into H-F's National Honor Society, while more than 100 seniors received their NHS service-completion cords. The evening's keynote speaker was H-F '09 alum Adam Dreyfuss, filmmaker and U. of I. graduate.
On April 30, 45 H-F students marched together against bullying and walked for kindness and compassion in The Power of One Walk, a Rachel's Challenge program. The students are members of H-F's Friends of Rachel group.
On Wednesday, April 18, four H-F students - Nick Thiros, Irving Rodriguez, Jordan Pounder & Eli Lichtenberg - represented our school against eight other schools at the2012 Illinois Economics Challenge State Finals, a program of Econ Illinois held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Our team came from behind to topple Grayslake North for 1st Place! Team H-F has now qualified — as one of four teams out of a semi-final pool of 5,700 teams — to advance to the national event May 18-20 in New York City.
The team is pictured above with Coach Dave Kush (far left).
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VIKING VICTORIES
RECORD NUMBER OF VIKINGS HEADED TO INTERNATIONAL DECA CONFERENCE
A record number of H-F DECA students earned the right to call themselves "state champions" after the Annual State Career Development Competition of the Illinois Association of DECA, which was in Decatur. Twenty-five H-F students are now qualified for the International DECA Competition, set for April 28-May 2 in Salt Lake City, where they will compete against more than 14,000 kids from all over the world. The students need your help to attend conference! Click here to help the DECA team reach their fundraising goal:
 The international qualifiers are:
* International Business Plan: Luke Lawlor, Justin Johnson(qualified in multiple events), Matthew Teykl (qualified in multiple events)
* Hospitality & Tourism Professional Sales: Anna Ciambrone, Emily Drwiega
* H & R Block Virtual Business Challenge Team: Eli Lichtenberg, Kevin Noe & Jordan Pounder(qualified in multiple events)
* Retail Virtual Business Challenge Team: Haley Hruska, Hope Hruska & Morgan Lundblad (qualified in multiple events)
* Sports Virtual Business Team:Jordan Pounder, David Stern & Matthew Teykl
* Business Law & Ethics Team:Josh Barrett & Justin Johnson
* Financial Services Team: Eboni Williams & Irene Zhang
* Hospitality & Tourism Teams:Matthew Teykl & Joe Marshall; Lucy Pavisich & Jordan Giffney
* Travel & Tourism Team: Morgan Lundblad & Nicole Herkert
* Apparel & Accessories: Sara Lichtenberg
* Automotive Services: Gregg Kuznieski
* Food Marketing: Danielle Markus
* Principles of Business Administration: Toso Mohammed-Haruna
* Senior Management Institute:Dana Yanow
* DECA LEADS Academy: Franne Aboushousha
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H-F DEBATE REPRESENTS SOUTHLAND AT STATE
H-F was the only Southland school representing the Southland in the Policy Debate category at the IHSA State Debate Finals this year (March 15-17 at Illinois Wesleyan University) and our students brought back some great results! Seniors Donald Grasse and Margaret Strong finished the preliminary debates with a 9-1 record, making them top seed in a field of 37 teams. They advanced to the quarterfinals, where they defeated 8th-seed Glenbrook South on a 3-0 decision. This brought them to the semifinals, where they were defeated by 4th-seed Glenbrook North on a 3-0 decision. This marks two consecutive years where Donald and Margaret reached the State semifinals, an accomplishment not duplicated by any other H-F team in recent history! It also marks Donald's 3rd consecutive year appearing in the elimination rounds of the state tournament, another feat no one else has matched. Donald finished as 2nd speaker out of 74 students, making him a member of the All-State Debate Team for the second year in a row. Margaret finished as 4th speaker, also making her a member of the All-State Debate Team. This marks Margaret's third consecutive year to be named All-State. No other student, at least in recent H-F Debate history, has accomplished this.
Rufus Coates-Welsh was 10th speaker, and also named to the All-State Debate Team.
Honorable mention is due to seniors Rufus and to Adam Griesbach, who compiled a winning preliminary record of 6-4, but did not advance to the elimination rounds.
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Congratulations to Seniors Rufus Coates Welsh, Manju Connolly, Eli Lichtenberg, Jordan Pounder & Nicholas Thiroswho were all named National Merit® Finalists this week. Finalists are eligible to be one of 8,300 students across the country to receive a National Merit Scholarship for college. High school students enter theNational Merit Program by taking the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, then advance through the program based on their academic record, activities and leadership record, an essay, and their school's grading system and written recommendation.
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Read more about other students' recent accomplishments here!
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STAFF NEWS:
• Dana Noble, varsity girls' basketball coach and H-F math teacher, has been selected theIBCA District 8 Girls' Basketball Class 3A/4A Co-Coach of the Year! He will be honored at the 40th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Dinner to be held on April 28 at Illinois State University.
• For her 14 years of service, Lynda Sinnokrak, Student Assistance secretary, received the Friends of Student Assistance Award at the Illinois Association of Student Assistance Professionals' annual conference on Feb. 9 in Springfield. Lynda was nominated by John Schwaller, Student Assistance Coordinator. According to John, Lynda "understands that Student Assistance is not just an office, but a place where people can find safety and hope. Lynda has made the office a place where students feel welcomed and can find resources and support. She has been a gift to our school."
• World Language Department ChairDonna Sayler has received a scholarship from the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Language to study abroad for two weeks this summer in Sevilla, Spain! There she will participate in an immersion experience and classes for A.P. Spanishteachers at Centro MundoLengua. Mrs. Sayler has also been selected to present at the CSCTFL's annual conference next month in Milwaukee for a session titled Derechos Humanos: Raising Social Consciousness in the A.P. Spanish Classroom.
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TODAY: Tuesday, May 22
Block 1 Day
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H-F Ranked #33 in U.S. News & World Report's Best High Schools in Illinois, 2012
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ZOOBOT PLANT SALE NOW OPEN
IN ROOM E29 — Ends May 23
$1.25 each or 5 for $5
Tomatoes • Herbs • Peppers • Flowers
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A.P. TEACHING & LEARNING CONFERENCE: MAY 18
Click here for the conference brochure;
click here for the registration form
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View our CONCUSSION & HEAD INJURY POLICY by here.
New to the district? Click here!
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The OUTDOOR TRACK at
H-F Stadium is open year-round, weather permitting from dawn until dusk, as long as there are no H-F athletic teams practicing or playing. Please no food, gum, sunflower
seeds or ball playing on the track. Also, no dogs are permitted on campus.
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View the 2011/12 Voyage to Excellence handbook here!
View a Parent Introduction to
HF
slideshow
The bus routes for PLC days are
available here.
Parents: Visit the My Lunch Money website
to manage your child's lunch account!
The exceptional video created by our
students for the President's Commencement Challenge entry can be
viewed here.
Parents: Click
here
for 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 it is available. Students, on Saturdays and Sundays, please enter through 23G building.
Download our 2011 SCHOOL REPORT CARD here. For more information on No Child Left Behind / Adequate Yearly Progress, please click here.
Free & reduced lunch info is here!
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