the viking voice - files.constantcontact.com · classes resume school test day 1:20 p.m. dismissal...

All

-Sch

oo

lTes

tD

ayh

asb

een

sch

edu

led

for

Tues

day

,Ap

ril1

0.

Stu

den

tsw

illb

ed

ism

isse

dat

1:20

p.m

.

•S

EN

IOR

S—

Gra

de

12st

ud

ents

do

no

tte

sto

rat

ten

dsc

ho

olo

nth

isd

ay.

Th

isis

ag

oo

do

pp

ort

un

ity

for

stu

-

den

tsto

spen

dth

ed

ayw

ork

ing

on

sch

ola

rsh

ipap

pli

cati

on

s(s

eeso

me

op

-

tio

ns

ath

ffo

un

dat

ion

.org

),v

isit

ing

nea

rby

coll

eges

,stu

dy

ing

,or

pre

par

-

ing

for

nex

ty

ear’

str

ansi

tio

nto

coll

ege

or

oth

erp

ost

-sec

on

dar

yp

lan

s.

•F

RE

SH

ME

N,S

OP

HO

MO

RE

S&

JUN

IOR

S—

Fre

shm

enw

illt

ake

the

PSA

T8/

9,so

ph

om

ore

sth

eP

SAT

10,

and

jun

iors

the

SAT.

Th

ese

exam

sco

n-

sist

of

test

sin

Rea

din

g,M

ath

,an

d

Wri

tin

g&

Lan

gu

age.

Th

em

ath

test

has

two

sect

ion

s:o

ne

that

per

mit

sa

calc

ula

tor

and

on

eth

atd

oes

no

t.T

he

SAT

tak

enb

yju

nio

rsis

ano

ffic

ial

exam

,an

dth

esc

ore

sar

eac

cep

ted

by

coll

eges

and

un

iver

siti

esfo

rad

mis

-

sio

nan

dsc

ho

lars

hip

s.

Stu

den

tsar

ere

min

ded

tog

eta

go

od

nig

ht’

ssl

eep

,to

eat

ah

ealt

hy

bre

ak-

fast

and

tob

rin

gth

eir

stu

den

tID

,sev

-

eral

No

.2p

enci

lsan

da

calc

ula

tor.

Itis

imp

ort

ant

that

ever

yst

ud

ent

per

form

his

/h

erb

est

top

rov

ide

the

mo

stac

cu-

rate

pic

ture

of

thei

rac

adem

icac

hie

ve-

men

tan

dg

row

th.T

his

hel

ps

H-F

bet

ter

cust

om

ize

thei

red

uca

tio

nal

ex-

per

ien

ce.

Man

yre

sou

rces

are

avai

lab

lefo

r

stu

den

ts,b

oth

bef

ore

and

afte

rth

e

exam

s.In

Jan

uar

y,p

aren

tsre

ceiv

eda

lett

erco

nta

inin

gth

eir

stu

den

t’s

Co

l-

leg

eB

oar

dac

cess

cod

efr

om

fall

test

-

ing

.Th

eac

cess

cod

eis

use

dto

esta

bli

shan

acco

un

tw

ith

the

Co

lleg

e

Bo

ard

,wh

ich

allo

ws

stu

den

tsto

vie

w

thei

rte

stre

sult

s,re

gis

ter

for

rete

sts,

acce

ssin

form

atio

nab

ou

tco

lleg

eap

-

pli

cati

on

san

dm

ore

.Ad

dit

ion

ally

,

thes

eac

cou

nts

can

be

lin

ked

toK

han

Aca

dem

y(w

ww

.kh

anac

adem

y.o

rg),

wh

ich

pro

vid

esfr

eecu

sto

miz

edte

st

pre

pth

atad

just

sas

stu

den

tsle

arn

.In

-

stru

ctio

ns

on

ho

wto

esta

bli

sha

Co

l-

leg

eB

oar

dan

dK

han

Aca

dem

y

acco

un

tw

ere

incl

ud

edw

ith

the

cod

es.

InM

ay,u

pd

ated

acce

ssco

des

wil

lbe

sen

t,an

dy

ou

rst

ud

ent

wil

luse

thes

e

toli

nk

thei

rA

pri

ltes

tsc

ore

sw

ith

thei

r

Co

lleg

eB

oar

dac

cou

nt.

Fo

rq

ues

tio

ns

abo

utA

ll-S

cho

olT

est

Day

,ple

ase

con

tact

the

Ass

essm

ent

Dep

artm

ent

at70

8-33

5-55

85.

THE VIKING VOICE

1

SpringAll-SchoolTestDay:April10

SATTipsfrom

theCollegeBoard

•Don'tleaveanything

blank.

"The

re is

no p

enal

ty f

or g

uess

ing,

so

if y

ou d

on’t

know

an

answ

er, g

o ah

ead

and

gues

s.”•Useprocessofelimination.

“Cro

ssin

gou

t ch

oice

s re

ally

hel

ps w

hen

you

get

that

fee

ling

that

you

mig

ht n

eed

to g

uess

.E

very

tim

e yo

u co

nfide

ntly

elim

inat

e an

opti

on, y

our

chan

ce o

f se

lect

ing

the

cor-

rect

ans

wer

out

of

the

rem

aini

ng o

ptio

nsis

hig

her.

Eve

n if

you

hav

e no

idea

how

to

answ

er a

que

stio

n, t

ry t

o el

imin

ate

any

obvi

ousl

y w

rong

cho

ices

– t

hen

gues

sfr

om t

he r

emai

ning

one

s.”•Coverup

thechoices.

"I a

lway

s tr

y to

com

e up

wit

h an

ans

wer

on

my

own

be-

fore

I e

ven

look

at

the

choi

ces.

Thi

s he

lps

me

mak

e su

re t

hat

I do

n’t

get

dist

ract

edby

cho

ices

tha

t lo

ok g

ood

befo

re I

hav

e a

chan

ce t

o fi

gure

it o

ut m

ysel

f.”•Paceyourself.

“It

can

be h

ard

to g

etth

roug

h ea

ch s

ecti

on in

the

lim

ited

tim

eth

at y

ou h

ave,

muc

h le

ss g

et t

he r

ight

an-

swer

s an

d do

uble

che

ck! S

kip

ques

tion

sth

at a

re g

oing

to

take

long

er a

nd c

ome

back

to

them

if y

ou h

ave

tim

e. D

on't

spen

d m

ore

than

1.5

min

utes

on

any

ques

tion

on

your

firs

t pa

ss t

hrou

gh.”

•Trustyourself.

“Whe

n I

was

tak

ing

prac

tice

tes

ts, I

had

no

prob

lem

get

ting

the

sect

ions

don

e in

tim

e, b

ut t

hen

I’dsp

end

the

extr

a m

inut

es r

evie

win

g an

dse

cond

-gue

ssin

g m

y fi

rst

answ

ers.

I fo

und

I of

ten

wou

ld s

wit

ch f

rom

the

rig

ht a

n-sw

er t

o a

wro

ng o

ne j

ust

beca

use

Ido

ubte

d m

ysel

f!"•Bubbleinbatches.

“I u

se a

sys

tem

tha

the

lps

me

avoi

d ac

cide

ntal

ly b

ubbl

ing

inth

e w

rong

ans

wer

s. I

com

plet

e fi

ve q

ues-

tion

s (c

ircl

ing

my

answ

er c

hoic

es o

n th

ete

st it

self

), an

d th

en I

bub

ble

the

answ

ers

in o

n th

e an

swer

she

et. I

thi

nk it

als

osa

ves

tim

e. It

’s in

effic

ient

to

bubb

le in

an-

swer

s af

ter

ever

y qu

esti

on -

thi

nk o

f al

lth

at h

and

mov

emen

t! B

ut d

on't

wai

t un

til

the

end

of t

he t

est

to b

ubbl

e in

eve

ry-

thin

g, o

r yo

u m

ight

pan

ic –

or

even

run

out

of t

ime

befo

re y

ou h

ave

a ch

ance

to

ente

r al

l you

r an

swer

s!”

•Useanyextratimewisely.

"If

you

find

your

self

wit

h ex

tra

tim

e at

the

end

of

ase

ctio

n, m

ake

good

use

of

it. N

o, it

isn'

tfu

n to

re-

read

all

of t

hose

que

stio

ns, b

utyo

u’ll

be s

o gl

ad if

you

cat

ch a

ny m

is-

take

s. T

he s

ame

goes

for

the

ans

wer

gri

d-

mak

e su

re y

our

answ

er c

hoic

es a

re in

the

righ

t bu

bble

s!”

The VIKING VOICE

A newsletter for School Distr ict 233 families

Superintendent: Dr. Von Mansfield • Principal: Dr. Jerry Lee Andersonhfhighschool.org • instagram.com/HFHS59 • twitter.com/HFHS59

Homewood-Flossmoor Community High SchoolMarch/April 2018

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• All-School Test Day

• Career Fair

• Summer Driver Education

• HFU Workshops

NONPROFIT

ORGANIZATION

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

ECR WSS

FLOSSMOOR, IL

PERMIT NO. 5

Homewood-Flossmoor Community

High School District 233

999 Kedzie, Flossmoor, IL 60422

Viking Connection is a newsletter for residents of

Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233.

President Steve Anderson

Vice President/Secretary

Tim Wenckus

Debbie L. Berman, H

-F ’8

4

Dr. John Farrell

Beth Larocca, H

-F ’7

6

Jody Scariano

District 233 Board of Education

Annette Bannon, H

-F ’7

7

April 2018SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday

1234567

891011121314

15161718192021

22232425262728

293012345

1234567

891011121314

15161718192021

22232425262728

293012345

1234567

891011121314

15161718192021

22232425262728

293012345

1234567

891011121314

15161718192021

22232425262728

293012345

APRIL2018PLC Day - No 1st period

PLC Day - No 1st period

SPRING RECESSNo classes / Office hours:

8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Classes Resume

SCHOOL TEST DAY1:20 p.m. Dismissal

Orchestra Auditions Begin7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. M2

Viking Choir Auditions Begin3:15-10 p.m. M1

District 233 Board of Education Meeting

7:30 p.m. HFLHFPA Meeting6 p.m. TLC

Band Concert Auditions3:15 p.m. SB

Operation Snowflurry forGrades 5 & 66 a.m.-3 p.m. SB

Songtime Concert7:30 p.m. MAH-F Foundation Meeting

5:30 p.m. SDCR

Community Coffee8-9 a.m. SDCR

Music Department HonorsRecital

1:30-3 p.m. MA

Guitar Showcase7 p.m. MA

Mu Alpha Theta Induction4 p.m. SC


7:30 p.m. HFL

National Honor Society Induction Ceremony

7:30 p.m. MA

Drum Major Auditions3:15-6 p.m. M3

HFU Workshop: Class of2022, Welcome to H-F!

6:30 p.m. SG

Community Coffee6-7 p.m. TLC

Edda Literary MagazineShowcase6:30 p.m. E1

Spanish National HonorSociety Induction

3:15 p.m. NC

Prom Tickets on Sale!

E1 - South Building Room E1 • HFL - H-F Library • M1 - South Building Room M1 • M2 - South Building Room M2 • M3 - South Building Room M3 • MA - Mall Auditorium • NC - North Building CafeteriaSB - South Building • SC - South Building Cafeteria • SDCR - South District Conference Room • SG - South Building Gym • TLC - Teaching & Learning Center

VVoic

e March/April 1

8.qxp_Layout 1 2/15/18 2:14 PM

A ll-School Test Day has been

scheduled for Tuesday, April 10.

Students will be dismissed at 1:20

p.m.

• SENIORS — Grade 12 students do

not test or attend school on this day.

This is a good opportunity for stu-

dents to spend the day working on

scholarship applications (see some op-

tions at hffoundation.org), visiting

nearby colleges, studying, or prepar-

ing for next year’s transition to college

or other post-secondary plans.

• FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES &

JUNIORS — Freshmen will take the

PSAT 8/9, sophomores the PSAT 10,

and juniors the SAT. These exams con-

sist of tests in Reading, Math, and

Writing & Language. The math test

has two sections: one that permits a

calculator and one that does not. The

SAT taken by juniors is an official

exam, and the scores are accepted by

colleges and universities for admis-

sion and scholarships.

Students are reminded to get a good

night’s sleep, to eat a healthy break-

fast and to bring their student ID, sev-

eral No. 2 pencils and a calculator. It is

important that every student perform

his/her best to provide the most accu-

rate picture of their academic achieve-

ment and growth. This helps H-F

better customize their educational ex-

perience.

Many resources are available for

students, both before and after the

exams. In January, parents received a

letter containing their student’s Col-

lege Board access code from fall test-

ing. The access code is used to

establish an account with the College

Board, which allows students to view

their test results, register for retests,

access information about college ap-

plications and more. Additionally,

these accounts can be linked to Khan

Academy (www.khanacademy.org),

which provides free customized test

prep that adjusts as students learn. In-

structions on how to establish a Col-

lege Board and Khan Academy

account were included with the codes.

In May, updated access codes will be

sent, and your student will use these

to link their April test scores with their

College Board account.

For questions about All-School Test

Day, please contact the Assessment

Department at 708-335-5585.

THE VIKING VOICE 1

Spr ing All-School Test Day: Apr il 10

SAT Tips from the College Board• Don't leave anything blank. "There isno penalty for guessing, so if you don’tknow an answer, go ahead and guess.”• Use process of elimination. “Crossingout choices really helps when you getthat feeling that you might need to guess.Every time you confidently eliminate anoption, your chance of selecting the cor-rect answer out of the remaining optionsis higher. Even if you have no idea how toanswer a question, try to eliminate anyobviously wrong choices – then guessfrom the remaining ones.”• Cover up the choices. "I always try tocome up with an answer on my own be-fore I even look at the choices. This helpsme make sure that I don’t get distractedby choices that look good before I have achance to figure it out myself.”• Pace yourself. “It can be hard to getthrough each section in the limited timethat you have, much less get the right an-swers and double check! Skip questionsthat are going to take longer and comeback to them if you have time. Don'tspend more than 1.5 minutes on anyquestion on your first pass through.”• Trust yourself. “When I was takingpractice tests, I had no problem gettingthe sections done in time, but then I’dspend the extra minutes reviewing andsecond-guessing my first answers. I foundI often would switch from the right an-swer to a wrong one just because Idoubted myself!"• Bubble in batches. “I use a system thathelps me avoid accidentally bubbling inthe wrong answers. I complete five ques-tions (circling my answer choices on thetest itself), and then I bubble the answersin on the answer sheet. I think it alsosaves time. It’s inefficient to bubble in an-swers after every question - think of allthat hand movement! But don't wait untilthe end of the test to bubble in every-thing, or you might panic – or even runout of time before you have a chance toenter all your answers!”• Use any extra time wisely. "If you findyourself with extra time at the end of asection, make good use of it. No, it isn'tfun to re-read all of those questions, butyou’ll be so glad if you catch any mis-takes. The same goes for the answer grid- make sure your answer choices are inthe right bubbles!”

The VIKING VOICE

A newsle

tter fo

r School D

istrict 2

33 fa

milie

s

Superintendent: Dr. Von M

ansfield • Principal: D

r. Jerry Lee Andersonhfhighschool.org •

instagram.com

/HFH

S59 • tw

itter.com/H

FHS59

Homewood-Flossm

oor C

ommunity High Sch

ool

March/April 2

018IN

SIDE TH

IS ISSUE:

•All-School Test D

ay

•Career Fair

•Sum

mer D

river Education

•HFU Workshop

s

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAID

ECR WSSFLOSSMOOR, ILPERMIT NO. 5

Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233999 Kedzie, Flossmoor, IL 60422Viking Connection is a newsletter for residents of Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233.

President Steve Anderson

Vice President/SecretaryTim Wenckus

Debbie L. Berman, H-F ’84

Dr. John Farrell

Beth Larocca, H-F ’76

Jody Scariano

District 233 Board of Education

Annette Bannon, H-F ’77

April

201

8Su

nday

Mond

ayTu

esda

yWe

dnes

day

Thur

sday

Frida

ySa

turd

ay1

23

45

67

89

1011

1213

14

1516

1718

1920

21

2223

2425

2627

28

2930

12

34

5

12

34

56

7

89

1011

1213

14

1516

1718

1920

21

2223

2425

2627

28

2930

12

34

5

12

34

56

7

89

1011

1213

14

1516

1718

1920

21

2223

2425

2627

28

2930

12

34

5

12

34

56

7

89

1011

1213

14

1516

1718

1920

21

2223

2425

2627

28

2930

12

34

5

APRIL 2

018



SPRING RECESS

No classes / O

ffice hours:

8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Cla

sses

Res

ume

SCHOOL TEST DAY

1:20 p.m. D

ismissal

Orchestra Auditions Begin

7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. M

2

Viking Choir Auditions Begin

3:15-10 p.m. M

1

District 233 Board of

Education Meeting

7:30 p.m. H

FLHFPA Meeting

6 p.m. TLC

Band Concert Auditions

3:15 p.m. SB

Operation Snowflurry for

Grades 5 & 6

6 a.m.-3 p.m. SB

Songtime Concert

7:30 p.m. M

AH-F Foundation Meeting

5:30 p.m. SDCR

Com

munity Coffee

8-9 a.m. SDCR

Music Department Honors

Recital

1:30-3 p.m. M

A

Guitar Showcase

7 p.m. M

A

Mu Alpha Theta Induction

4 p.m. SC


Education Meeting

7:30 p.m. H

FL

National Honor Society

Induction Ceremony

7:30 p.m. M

A

Drum Major Auditions

3:15-6 p.m. M

3

HFU Workshop: Class of

2022, W

elcome to H-F!

6:30 p.m. SG

Com

munity Coffee

6-7 p.m. TLC

Edda Literary Magazine

Showcase

6:30 p.m. E1

Spanish National Honor

Society Induction

3:15 p.m. N

C

Prom

Tic

kets

on

Sale

!

E1 - South Building Room E1 • H

FL - H-F Library • M1 - South Building Room M1 • M

2 - South Building Room M2 • M

3 - South Building Room M3 • M

A - Mall Auditorium

• N

C - North Building Cafeteria

SB - South Building • SC - South Building Cafeteria • SDCR - South District C

onference Room • SG - South Building Gym

• TLC - Teaching & Learning Center

VVoice March/April 18.qxp_Layout 1 2/15/18 2:14 PM Page 1

HFU Workshops for Parents

• College Connections: Finances &Cool Summer ProgramsThursday, March 8, 7 p.m.South Building Room E1

Parents, bring your freshmen andsophomores to discover how

to utilize summer to boost academ-ics and expand extracurricular

involvement through a variety ofsummer college programs.

Financial considerations and schol-arship possibilities will be discussed.

• Senioritis 101: SuccessfullyNavigating the Final Semester

of Senior YearWednesday, March 21, 7 p.m.South Building Room E1

The final weeks of high school canbe extremely stressful for both

seniors and their parents. Keepingstudents motivated and having

a clear understanding of expecta-tions can help make the end of yoursenior’s high school career leading

up to graduation an enjoyable, mem-orable experience for the whole fam-

ily. In addition to learning aboutexpectations and important events,Attorney James P. Bartley will dis-cuss safety issues and parental lia-bilities. Seniors are encouraged to

attend with their parents.

• Welcome to H-F!Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 p.m.

South GymH-F warmly welcomes its Class of

2022 students and parents. Together,you will enjoy a tour of campus and

engage with a panel of students,teachers and parents who will dis-

cuss the H-F experience. Throughoutthe evening, you will learn tips and

tools for high school success and getyour questions answered so your

student can start off freshman yearwith confidence.

2 THE VIKING VOICE

Homewood-Flossmoor annually

offers a summer program that

teaches the rules of the road to stu-

dents of School District 233. This year

the program will run Mondays

through Fridays from June 4-28.

Registration for students who have

completed the classroom training and

only need Behind-the-Wheel training

will be held on Tuesday, March 13,

from 3:30-5 p.m. in the school's South

Building Cafeteria. Behind-the-wheel fee is $100.

Registration for Driver Education Behind-the-Wheel & Classroom will be held on

Wednesday, March 14, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the school's South Building Cafeteria. This

registration is for students who need both the classroom portion and behind-the-wheel

training this summer. Behind-the-wheel fee is $100; classroom fee is $75.

For both programs, students must be age 16 before Nov. 1, 2018, and must be resi-

dents of District 233. Driving time slots are limited, so participants are registered on a

first-come, first-served basis. Payment is due in full at the time of registration and can be

made by cash, check, credit card or money order made out to HFHS. For more informa-

tion, please contact the PE, Health & Driver Education Office at 708-335-5335.

Summer School Registration ContinuesRegistration began in January and will continue until April 13 for general Summer

School courses. Summer School Semester 1 will run June 11-29; Semester 2 will run July

2- 20 (no classes on July 4). The fee is $175/semester. Current students can also now sign

up for Summer Gateway courses — intensive, 3-day classes offered as preparation for

classes held during the school year. Sessions are from 8 a.m.-12:50 p.m. on July 25-27

and/or July 30-Aug. 1. The fee is $50 per course. For a full list of courses, policies and

registration forms, please visit: www.hfhighschool.org/academics/summer-school.

Questions? Please contact Paula Lueder at 708-335-5605 or [email protected].

Summer Sports Camp Registration to begin

in March

H-F Summer Sports Camps are de-signed to provide the student-ath-letes in our community with afoundation of fundamental skills,knowledge, character and leader-ship development and love for ath-letics. To register and for feeinformation, visit hf.8to18.com/accounts/login and click “BrowseCamps at Homewood-Flossmoor.”Camp registration will open in mid-March. For more information, pleasecontact the Athletic Department at708-335-5004.

Summer Driver EducationRegistration opens March 13 & 14

16th Annual Career Fair: March 12Experience your options

Hundreds of vocations will be on display at the 16th Annual Career Fair, which will

be held in the North Building Fieldhouse on Monday, March 12. Students will

have the opportunity to walk through the Fieldhouse during their PE, Health or Driver

Education class to speak with professionals from a variety of careers, including doctors,

reporters, lawyers, engineers, architects, social workers, dentists, bankers, photogra-

phers and government officials. Students are expected to speak with at least three ex-

hibitors to get their questions asked about future careers. The day is rewarding for

exhibitors as well, as they provide inspiration to students and promote their vocations

to the next generation. Exhibitors are treated to breakfast and lunch, and they receive a

special thank you gift from the HFPA. For more details about the event — or if you are

interested in being an exhibitor this year — please contact Paula Lueder at 708-335-5605

or [email protected].

Community Coffees Meetings with H-F Superintendent & Staff

Would you like more direct information about H-F High School? Would you like

more opportunities to speak with school leaders in person? H-F is pleased to an-

nounce the schedule for its Community Coffees, dedicated meetings designed to

link community members to the school's administrators and board members,

when available. Meetings are informal, and will be open to all who may be inter-

ested in discussing general issues and questions about H-F High School. Upcom-

ing dates and times are:

• Wednesday, March 14, from 8-9 a.m. in

the South District Conference Room

• Wednesday, April 11, from 8-9 a.m. in

the South District Conference Room

• Wednesday, April 25, from 6-7 p.m. in

the TLC (Edda Literary Showcase follows

at 6:30 p.m.)

THE VIKING VOICE 3 Mar

ch 2

018

Sund

ayMo

nday

Tues

day

Wedn

esda

yTh

ursd

ayFri

day

Satu

rday

2526

2728

12

3

45

67

89

10

1112

1314

1516

17

1819

2021

2223

24

2526

2728

2930

31

2526

2728

12

3

45

67

89

10

1112

1314

1516

17

1819

2021

2223

24

2526

2728

2930

31

2526

2728

12

3

45

67

89

10

1112

1314

1516

17

1819

2021

2223

24

2526

2728

2930

31

2526

2728

12

3

45

67

89

10

1112

1314

1516

17

1819

2021

2223

24

2526

2728

2930

31

MARCH 2

018


Pulaski D

ay(School closed)

Boys Volleyball Tryouts

9 a.m.-Noon NG & SG

Institute Day

(No classes)

End

of 3

rd Q

uart

er

SP

RIN

GR

EC

ES

SNo classes / Office hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Goo

d Fr

iday

- Offi

ces

Clo

sed

-

Music in Our Schools

Concert

7:30 p.m. M

A

Winter Athletic Awards

Night

7 p.m. M

A

HFPA Meeting

6 p.m. TLC

HFU Workshop:

College Connections

7 p.m. E1

HFU Workshop:

Senioritis 101

7 p.m. E1

Com

munity Coffee

8-9 a.m. SDCR

Driver Education &

Behind-the-Wheel Sum

mer

Registration

3:30-5p.m. SC

Contest Play/GI Public

Performances

7 p.m. M

A

Career Fair

8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. FH

Honors Recital Auditions

3:30 p.m. M

A

Behind-the-Wheel Sum

mer

Registration

3:30-5p.m. SC

H-F Foundation Meeting

5:30 p.m. SDCR

National Spanish Exam

8:30 a.m. LL

Symphonic Band &

Wind Ensemble Concert

2 p.m. M

A

Viking Orchestra

Spring Concert

4 p.m. M

A

Student of the Quarter

Breakfast

7:30 a.m. TLC


Education Meeting

7:30 p.m. H

FL

Viking Choir Spring Concert

7:30 p.m. M

A

E1 - South Building Room E1 • FH - Fieldhouse • H

FL - H-F Library • LL - W

orld Language Labs • M

A - Mall Auditorium

• N

C - North Building Cafeteria

NG - North Building Gym

• SB - South Building • SC - South Building Cafeteria • SDCR - South District C

onference Room • SG - South Building Gym

• TLC - Teaching & Learning Center

VVoice March/April 18.qxp_Layout 1 2/15/18 2:14 PM Page 2

HFU

Workshops

forParents

•College

Connections:Finances

&CoolS

ummerProgram

sThursday,M

arch8,7

p.m.

SouthBuilding

Room

E1

Parents,bringyour

freshmen

andsophom

oresto

discoverhow

toutilize

summ

erto

boostacadem

-ics

andexpand

extracurricularinvolvem

entthrough

avariety

ofsum

mer

collegeprogram

s.Financialconsiderations

andschol-

arshippossibilities

willbe

discussed.

•Senioritis

101:S

uccessfullyNavigating

theFinalSem

esterofSenior

YearWednesday,M

arch21,7

p.m.

South

BuildingRoom

E1T

hefi

nalweeks

ofhigh

schoolcanbe

extremely

stressfulforboth

seniorsand

theirparents.K

eepingstudents

motivated

andhaving

aclear

understandingof

expecta-tions

canhelp

make

theend

ofyour

senior’shigh

schoolcareerleading

upto

graduationan

enjoyable,mem

-orable

experiencefor

thew

holefam

-ily.In

additionto

learningabout

expectationsand

important

events,A

ttorneyJam

esP.B

artleyw

illdis-cuss

safetyissues

andparentallia-

bilities.Seniorsare

encouragedto

attendw

iththeir

parents.

•Welcom

etoH-F!

Tuesday,April24,6:30

p.m.

SouthGym

H-F

warm

lyw

elcomes

itsC

lassof

2022students

andparents.Together,

youw

illenjoya

tourof

campus

andengage

with

apanelof

students,teachers

andparents

who

willdis-

cussthe

H-F

experience.Throughout

theevening,you

willlearn

tipsand

toolsfor

highschoolsuccess

andget

yourquestions

answered

soyour

studentcan

startoff

freshman

yearw

ithconfi

dence.

2THE VIKING VOICE

Ho

mew

oo

d-F

lossm

oo

ran

nu

ally

offers

asu

mm

erp

rog

ramth

at

teaches

the

rules

of

the

road

tostu

-

den

tso

fSch

oo

lDistrict

233.Th

isy

ear

the

pro

gram

willru

nM

on

day

s

thro

ug

hF

riday

sfro

mJu

ne

4-28.

Reg

istration

for

stud

ents

wh

oh

ave

com

pleted

the

classroo

mtrain

ing

and

on

lyn

eedB

ehin

d-th

e-Wh

eeltrain

ing

willb

eh

eldo

nTu

esday,M

arch13,

from

3:30-5p

.m.in

the

scho

ol's

Sou

th

Bu

ildin

gC

afeteria.Beh

ind

-the-w

heelfee

is$100.

Reg

istration

for

Driv

erE

du

cation

Beh

ind

-the-W

heel

&C

lassroo

mw

illbe

held

on

Wed

nesd

ay,March

14,from

3:30-5p

.m.in

the

scho

ol's

Sou

thB

uild

ing

Cafeteria.T

his

registratio

nis

for

stud

ents

wh

on

eedb

oth

the

classroo

mp

ortio

nan

db

ehin

d-th

e-wh

eel

trainin

gth

issu

mm

er.Beh

ind

-the-w

heelfee

is$100;classro

om

feeis

$75.

Fo

rb

oth

pro

gram

s,stud

ents

mu

stb

eag

e16

befo

reN

ov.1,2018,an

dm

ust

be

resi-

den

tso

fD

istrict233.D

rivin

gtim

eslo

tsare

limited

,sop

articipan

tsare

registered

on

a

first-com

e,first-served

basis.P

aym

ent

isd

ue

infu

llatth

etim

eo

freg

istration

and

canb

e

mad

eb

ycash

,check

,credit

cardo

rm

on

eyo

rder

mad

eo

ut

toH

FH

S.F

or

mo

rein

form

a-

tion

,please

con

tactth

eP

E,H

ealth&

Driv

erE

du

cation

Office

at708-335-5335.

SummerSchoolR

egistrationContinues

Reg

istration

beg

anin

Janu

aryan

dw

illcon

tinu

eu

ntilA

pril13

for

gen

eralS

um

mer

Sch

oo

lco

urses.Su

mm

erSch

oo

lSemester

1w

illrun

Jun

e11-29;Sem

ester2

willru

nJu

ly

2-20

(no

classeson

July

4).Th

efee

is$175/

semester.C

urren

tstu

den

tscan

alson

ow

sign

up

for

Su

mm

erG

ateway

cou

rses—

inten

sive,3-d

ayclasses

offered

asp

reparatio

nfo

r

classesh

eldd

urin

gth

esch

oo

lyear.Sessio

ns

arefro

m8

a.m.-12:50

p.m

.on

July

25-27

and

/o

rJu

ly30-A

ug

.1.Th

efee

is$50

per

cou

rse.Fo

ra

fulllist

of

cou

rses,po

liciesan

d

registratio

nfo

rms,p

leasev

isit:ww

w.h

fhig

hsch

oo

l.org

/acad

emics/

sum

mer-sch

oo

l.

Qu

estion

s?P

leaseco

ntact

Pau

laL

ued

erat

708-335-5605o

rp

lued

er@h

f233.org

.

SummerSports

Camp

Registration

tobegin

inMarch

H-FSummerSports

Campsare

de-signed

toprovide

thestudent-ath-

letesinour

community

with

afoundation

offundam

entalskills,know

ledge,characterand

leader-ship

development

andlove

forath-

letics.Toregister

andfor

feeinform

ation,visithf.8to18.com

/accounts/login

andclick

“Brow

seCampsatHomewood-Flossm

oor.”Campregistration

willopen

inmid-

March.For

more

information,please

contactthe

Athletic

Departm

entat

708-335-50

04.

Summer D

river Education

Registration op

ens March 13 &

1416th A

nnual Career Fair: M

arch 12Exp

erience your options

Hu

nd

reds

of

vo

cation

sw

illbe

on

disp

layat

the

16thA

nn

ualC

areerF

air,wh

ichw

ill

be

held

inth

eN

orth

Bu

ildin

gF

ieldh

ou

seo

nM

on

day,M

arch12.Stu

den

tsw

ill

hav

eth

eo

pp

ortu

nity

tow

alkth

rou

gh

the

Field

ho

use

du

ring

their

PE

,Health

or

Driv

er

Ed

ucatio

nclass

tosp

eakw

ithp

rofessio

nals

from

av

arietyo

fcareers,in

clud

ing

do

ctors,

repo

rters,lawy

ers,eng

ineers,arch

itects,socialw

ork

ers,den

tists,ban

kers,p

ho

tog

ra-

ph

ersan

dg

ov

ernm

ent

officials.Stu

den

tsare

expected

tosp

eakw

ithat

leastth

reeex-

hib

itors

tog

etth

eirq

uestio

ns

asked

abo

ut

futu

recareers.T

he

day

isrew

ardin

gfo

r

exhib

itors

asw

ell,asth

eyp

rov

ide

insp

iration

tostu

den

tsan

dp

rom

ote

their

vo

cation

s

toth

en

extg

eneratio

n.E

xhib

itors

aretreated

tob

reakfast

and

lun

ch,an

dth

eyreceiv

ea

specialth

ank

yo

ug

iftfro

mth

eH

FPA

.Fo

rm

ore

details

abo

ut

the

even

t—

or

ify

ou

are

interested

inb

eing

anexh

ibito

rth

isy

ear—

please

con

tactP

aula

Lu

eder

at708-335-5605

or

plu

eder@

hf233.o

rg.

Com

munity C

offees Meeting

s with H

-F Superintend

ent & Staff

Wo

uld

yo

ulik

em

ore

direct

info

rmatio

nab

ou

tH

-FH

igh

Scho

ol?

Wo

uld

yo

ulik

e

mo

reo

pp

ortu

nities

tosp

eakw

ithsch

oo

lleaders

inp

erson

?H

-Fis

pleased

toan

-

no

un

ceth

esch

edu

lefo

rits

Co

mm

un

ityC

offees,d

edicated

meetin

gs

desig

ned

to

link

com

mu

nity

mem

bers

toth

esch

oo

l'sad

min

istrators

and

bo

ardm

emb

ers,

wh

enav

ailable.M

eeting

sare

info

rmal,an

dw

illbe

op

ento

allwh

om

ayb

ein

ter-

estedin

discu

ssing

gen

eralissues

and

qu

estion

sab

ou

tH

-FH

igh

Scho

ol.U

pco

m-

ing

dates

and

times

are:

•W

edn

esday, M

arch 14, fro

m 8-9 a.m

. in

the So

uth

District C

on

ference R

oo

m

•W

edn

esday, A

pril 11, fro

m 8-9 a.m

. in

the So

uth

District C

on

ference R

oo

m

•W

edn

esday, A

pril 25, fro

m 6-7 p

.m. in

the T

LC

(Edda L

iterary Show

case follows

at 6:30 p.m.)

THE VIKING VOICE

3

March 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

25 26 27 28 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

25 26 27 28 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

25 26 27 28 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

25 26 27 28 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

MARCH 2 0 1 8PLC Day - No 1st period

Pulaski Day(School closed)

Boys Volleyball Tryouts9 a.m.-Noon NG & SG

Institute Day(No classes)

End of 3rd Quarter

S P R I N G R E C E S SNo classes / Office hours: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Good Friday- Offices Closed -

Music in Our Schools Concert

7:30 p.m. MA

Winter Athletic AwardsNight

7 p.m. MA

HFPA Meeting6 p.m. TLC

HFU Workshop: College Connections

7 p.m. E1

HFU Workshop: Senioritis 101

7 p.m. E1


Driver Education & Behind-the-Wheel Summer

Registration3:30-5p.m. SC

Contest Play/GI Public Performances7 p.m. MA

Career Fair8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. FH

Honors Recital Auditions3:30 p.m. MA

Behind-the-Wheel SummerRegistration3:30-5p.m. SC

H-F Foundation Meeting5:30 p.m. SDCR

National Spanish Exam8:30 a.m. LL

Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Concert

2 p.m. MA

Viking Orchestra Spring Concert

4 p.m. MA

Student of the QuarterBreakfast

7:30 a.m. TLC


7:30 p.m. HFL

Viking Choir Spring Concert7:30 p.m. MA

E1 - South Building Room E1 • FH - Fieldhouse • HFL - H-F Library • LL - World Language Labs • MA - Mall Auditorium • NC - North Building CafeteriaNG - North Building Gym • SB - South Building • SC - South Building Cafeteria • SDCR - South District Conference Room • SG - South Building Gym • TLC - Teaching & Learning Center

VVoice March/April 18.qxp_Layout 1 2/15/18 2:14 PM

Page 2

All-Sch

oo

lTestD

ayh

asb

een

sched

uled

for

Tuesd

ay,Ap

ril10.

Stud

ents

willb

ed

ismissed

at1:20

p.m

.

•S

EN

IOR

S—

Grad

e12

stud

ents

do

no

ttest

or

attend

scho

olo

nth

isd

ay.

Th

isis

ag

oo

do

pp

ortu

nity

for

stu-

den

tsto

spen

dth

ed

ayw

ork

ing

on

scho

larship

app

lication

s(see

som

eo

p-

tion

sat

hffo

un

datio

n.o

rg),v

isiting

nearb

yco

lleges,stu

dy

ing

,or

prep

ar-

ing

for

next

year’s

transitio

nto

colleg

e

or

oth

erp

ost-seco

nd

aryp

lans.

•F

RE

SH

ME

N,S

OP

HO

MO

RE

S&

JUN

IOR

S—

Fresh

men

willtak

eth

e

PSA

T8/

9,sop

ho

mo

resth

eP

SAT

10,

and

jun

iors

the

SAT.T

hese

exams

con

-

sisto

ftests

inR

eadin

g,M

ath,an

d

Writin

g&

Lan

gu

age.T

he

math

test

has

two

section

s:on

eth

atp

ermits

a

calculato

ran

do

ne

that

do

esn

ot.T

he

SAT

taken

by

jun

iors

isan

official

exam,an

dth

esco

resare

accepted

by

colleg

esan

du

niv

ersitiesfo

rad

mis-

sion

and

scho

larship

s.

Stud

ents

arerem

ind

edto

get

ag

oo

d

nig

ht’s

sleep,to

eata

health

yb

reak-

fastan

dto

brin

gth

eirstu

den

tID

,sev-

eralNo

.2p

encils

and

acalcu

lator.It

is

imp

ortan

tth

atev

erystu

den

tp

erform

his/

her

best

top

rov

ide

the

mo

staccu

-

ratep

icture

of

their

academ

icach

ieve-

men

tan

dg

row

th.T

his

help

sH

-F

better

custo

mize

their

edu

cation

alex-

perien

ce.

Man

yreso

urces

areav

ailable

for

stud

ents,b

oth

befo

rean

dafter

the

exams.In

Janu

ary,paren

tsreceiv

eda

letterco

ntain

ing

their

stud

ent’s

Co

l-

lege

Bo

ardaccess

cod

efro

mfalltest-

ing

.Th

eaccess

cod

eis

used

to

establish

anacco

un

tw

ithth

eC

olleg

e

Bo

ard,w

hich

allow

sstu

den

tsto

view

their

testresu

lts,register

for

retests,

accessin

form

ation

abo

ut

colleg

eap

-

plicatio

ns

and

mo

re.Ad

ditio

nally,

these

accou

nts

canb

elin

ked

toK

han

Acad

emy

(ww

w.k

han

academ

y.org

),

wh

ichp

rov

ides

freecu

stom

izedtest

prep

that

adju

stsas

stud

ents

learn.In

-

structio

ns

on

ho

wto

establish

aC

ol-

lege

Bo

ardan

dK

han

Acad

emy

accou

nt

were

inclu

ded

with

the

cod

es.

InM

ay,up

dated

accessco

des

willb

e

sent,an

dy

ou

rstu

den

tw

illuse

these

tolin

kth

eirA

priltest

scores

with

their

Co

llege

Bo

ardacco

un

t.

Fo

rq

uestio

ns

abo

utA

ll-Scho

olTest

Day,p

leaseco

ntact

the

Assessm

ent

Dep

artmen

tat

708-335-5585.

THE VIKING VOICE

1

Sprin

gAll-S

choolTestDay:April

10

SATTips

fromthe

College

Board

• Don't

leaveanything

blank."There is

no penalty for guessing, so if you don’tknow

an answer, go ahead and guess.”

•Useprocess

ofelim

ination.“Crossing

out choices really helps when you get

that feeling that you might need to guess.

Every tim

e you confidently elim

inate anoption, your chance of selecting the cor-rect answ

er out of the remaining options

is higher. Even if you have no idea how

toansw

er a question, try to eliminate any

obviously wrong choices – then guess

from the rem

aining ones.”•Cover

upthe

choices."I always try to

come up w

ith an answer on m

y own be-

fore I even look at the choices. This helps

me m

ake sure that I don’t get distractedby choices that look good before I have achance to fi

gure it out myself.”

•Pace

yourself.“It can be hard to getthrough each section in the lim

ited time

that you have, much less get the right an-

swers and double check! S

kip questionsthat are going to take longer and com

eback to them

if you have time. D

on'tspend m

ore than 1.5 minutes on any

question on your first pass through.”

•Trust

yourself.“When I w

as takingpractice tests, I had no problem

gettingthe sections done in tim

e, but then I’dspend the extra m

inutes reviewing and

second-guessing my fi

rst answers. I found

I often would sw

itch from the right an-

swer to a w

rong one just because Idoubted m

yself!"•Bubble

inbatches.“I use a system

thathelps m

e avoid accidentally bubbling inthe w

rong answers. I com

plete five ques-

tions (circling my answ

er choices on thetest itself), and then I bubble the answ

ersin on the answ

er sheet. I think it alsosaves tim

e. It’s inefficient to bubble in an-

swers after every question - think of all

that hand movem

ent! But don't w

ait untilthe end of the test to bubble in every-thing, or you m

ight panic – or even runout of tim

e before you have a chance toenter all your answ

ers!”•Useany

extratim

ewisely."If you fi

ndyourself w

ith extra time at the end of a

section, make good use of it. N

o, it isn'tfun to re-read all of those questions, butyou’ll be so glad if you catch any m

is-takes. T

he same goes for the answ

er grid-

make sure your answ

er choices are inthe right bubbles!”

The VIKING VOICE

A newsletter for School District 233 families

Superintendent: Dr. Von Mansfield • Principal: Dr. Jerry Lee Andersonhfhighschool.org • instagram.com/HFHS59 • twitter.com/HFHS59

Homewood-Flossmoor Community High SchoolMarch/April 2018

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

•All-School Test Day

•Career Fair

•Summer Driver Education

•HFU Workshops

NONPROFIT

ORGANIZATION

U.S. PO

STAGE PA

IDECR WSS

FLOSSM

OOR, IL

PERMIT NO. 5

Homewood-Flossm

oor Community

High School D

istrict 233999 K

edzie, Flossmoor, IL 60422

Viking C

onnection is a newsletter for residents of

Homewood-Flossm

oor Community H

igh School District 233.

President Steve A

nderson

Vice Presid

ent/SecretaryTim

Wenckus

Debbie L. Berm

an, H-F ’84

Dr. John Farrell

Beth Larocca, H-F ’76

Jody Scariano

District 233 Board

of Education

Annette Bannon, H

-F ’77

April 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 1 2 3 4 5

A P R I L 2 0 1 8PLC Day - No 1st period


SPRING RECESSNo classes / Office hours:

8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Classes Resume

SCHOOL TEST DAY1:20 p.m. Dismissal

Orchestra Auditions Begin7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. M2

Viking Choir Auditions Begin3:15-10 p.m. M1


7:30 p.m. HFL HFPA Meeting6 p.m. TLC

Band Concert Auditions3:15 p.m. SB

Operation Snowflurry forGrades 5 & 66 a.m.-3 p.m. SB

Songtime Concert7:30 p.m. MA H-F Foundation Meeting

5:30 p.m. SDCR


Music Department HonorsRecital

1:30-3 p.m. MA

Guitar Showcase7 p.m. MA

Mu Alpha Theta Induction4 p.m. SC


7:30 p.m. HFL

National Honor Society Induction Ceremony

7:30 p.m. MA

Drum Major Auditions3:15-6 p.m. M3

HFU Workshop: Class of2022, Welcome to H-F!

6:30 p.m. SG

Community Coffee6-7 p.m. TLC

Edda Literary MagazineShowcase6:30 p.m. E1

Spanish National HonorSociety Induction

3:15 p.m. NC

Prom Tickets on Sale!

E1 - South Building Room E1 • HFL - H-F Library • M1 - South Building Room M1 • M2 - South Building Room M2 • M3 - South Building Room M3 • MA - Mall Auditorium • NC - North Building CafeteriaSB - South Building • SC - South Building Cafeteria • SDCR - South District Conference Room • SG - South Building Gym • TLC - Teaching & Learning Center

VVoice March/April 18.qxp_Layout 1 2/15/18 2:14 PM

Page 1

the viking voice - files.constantcontact.com · classes resume school test day 1:20 p.m. dismissal...

Documents