Hanover High School News and Updates 10/21/22
Good Afternoon Hawk Nation! I have a few October announcements for all of you:
Health Screenings
Health Screenings will be on November 3rd. Freshmen will be receiving the postural screen and sophomores will be screened for hearing, vision, and BMI. More information on these upcoming screenings will be sent out next week.
Teacher Conferences
Please be aware that Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on November 17th, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the afternoon and from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the evening. All conferences will be held in person at Hanover High School. To schedule your conferences, BookIt will be available from 6:00 pm November 3rd to 6:00 pm November 14th. Prior to November 3rd, a reminder email will be sent to all parents and guardians with Aspen accounts.
ELA/Math MCAS Retakes
MCAS retakes will take place on November 9th and 10th for ELA and November 15th and 16th for Math. Students who did not meet expectations on the ELA, Math, or both MCAS exams have been notified via email by Mrs. Rooney. If you are unsure if your student has met the qualifying scores for MCAS, please contact Mrs.Rooney at jrooney@hanoverschools.org.
Picture Retakes
Picture Retake day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, 2022. If you would like to order pictures, please visit mylifetouch.com and use the school code EVTKWMK6Q.
Spirit Week
This upcoming week (October 24th - October 28th) will be our annual HHS Spirit Week! Spirit week brings our students together and strengthens their bond and sense of community. Through Spirit week students get excited for the Homecoming football game Friday night, as well as our Homecoming dance on Saturday, October 29th.
The daily themes are as follows:
- Monday, October 24th: America Monday
- Tuesday, October 25th: Tropical Tuesday
- Wednesday, October 26th: Neon/Construction Day
- Thursday, October 27th: Jersey and Jammies Day
- Friday, October 28th: Class Color Day
On Friday, the students and staff will be participating in a Pep Rally at the end of the school day. We are excited to see everyone’s school and class spirit.
Go Hawks!
Jane Mathisen
HHS Student Council Advisor
PE/Wellness
Please know that we have been providing multiple student choices during our Fall units. To date, students have been able to select from units including Pickleball, Power Walking, Tennis Baseball, Flag Football, and Kickball. Next week, we will be introducing Ultimate Frisbee and Team Handball. Each class is a combination of all grade levels which helps enrich the socialization and collaboration of the student body. The majority of students are doing great! Just a friendly reminder that in order to earn full credit for a class, students must have athletic attire, including sneakers, and participate fully for the entire class. If anyone has a question about their grade, please reach out to the teacher at least one week before the term ends on Thursday, November 10th. Lastly, as a reminder, the PE/Wellness department uses Google Classroom as their primary means of communication; to join, please use the code: zikj7jk.
Bus Evacuation Drill
Thursday, October 27th
On Thursday morning, October 27th, Ingle Bus Co. will be bringing multiple buses to HHS to conduct their yearly Bus Safety/Evacuation Drill. Beginning around 8:30 am, students will be asked to leave their classrooms by pod/floor and proceed to the outside of the building. They will then get on one of the buses provided, and the drivers will go over safety procedures from there. They will practice evacuating from the back of the bus, and return to their class from there. This is an annual procedure for Hanover Public Schools.
New Staff at HHS
HHS would like to introduce Ms. Cathy Wetherbee, special educator to our POST program. We have a new paraprofessional, Liam Sadek, who was a graduate of Hanover High School. The main office is excited to announce that we have a new administrative assistant, Mrs. Catherine Leahy, who will be assisting us with bookkeeping and student activity accounts.
Thank you, and I hope you all have a great weekend!
Matthew Mattos
Principal