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Bulletin Board » Community Meeting Announcements September 27, 2024
Community Meeting Announcements September 27, 2024
Today’s After School Activities Cross Country- Pick up @ 4:45 pm
Fun Friday-Today Bowling at Devon Lanes from 3:05-7:15 pm
An additional Holiday has been added to the Hill Top Calendar School will be closed for a Head of School Holiday on Tuesday, November 5th.
THRILL ON THE HILL- 10/5 The Thrill on the Hill will be held Saturday, October 5th.
This is a fun, family event/fundraiser for the whole Hill Top community and beyond! There will be a 5k race, 1.5mile fun walk, raffles, and even an alumni gathering. Be sure to register by September 16th to guarantee a race day t-shirt!
As an extra incentive to register for the Thrill on the Hill, Mr. Van Dyke will draw one student name every Friday to win a gift card. Stay tuned…next week we will draw 2 names!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. VanDyke at [email protected]. If you/a business you know are interested in sponsoring, please reach out to Ms. Ott at [email protected].
Summer Trek 2025 Today, Mr. VanDyke announced that next summer's Adventure Trek will take Hill Top Upper School students to Belize. Belize was the destination of the first Adventure Trek in 2006 and offers a huge array of experiences and activities for our students including investigating Mayan ruins, world class paddling and snorkeling on the world's second largest coral reef, hiking and ziplining through a pristine jungle, interacting with diverse cultures including Creole, Garifuna, Mestizo and Maya, a night tour of the Belize Zoo (renowned for its protection of jaguars and other species) and more. The dates of the trip are June 14-21, 2025. We will hold a virtual meeting for parents whose child is interested in this experience at 6pm on Tuesday, October 8th. Please contact Mr. [email protected], if you would like to attend the meeting.
Weight Room Opportunity The upper school students have an opportunity to use the weight room during mentor period. Please see Mrs. Clarke for details.
NHS Induction-10/1 The NHS Induction will take place on Tuesday, 10/1 at 2:15 in the Mansion. Induction is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the inductees and officially welcome them as new members of the National Honor Society.
Minute to Win It Game Today’s Minute to Win It Game was “Go Fish” hosted by Mrs. Mathis. Ask your students to tell you about this fun challenge with goldfish and straws.
Library Announcements Two book recommendations today, because one sort of leads into the other. In The Gospel According to Larry, child prodigy Josh Swensen has to deal with the repercussions of the fame his online alter ego Larry acquires through his anti-consumerism advocacy and website. Especially when it becomes clear that people might be close to figuring out who Larry really is.
In the sequel, Vote for Larry, Josh's best friend Beth kidnaps him to force him to come out of hiding and resume his role as Larry and run for local office. But Josh has other ideas...you see, the Constitution says that you have to be 35 to serve as president. It doesn't put an age limit on running for president.
Related to election things...we have one coming up. Any student who will be 18 by Tuesday, November 5th, is eligible to vote in this election. Students who want to exercise that right and have not yet registered to vote, can come to the Large Commons during mentor period Tuesday through Friday this week and get their voter registration in.
Mrs. Gillespie is looking for students who may be interested in serving on an advisory board for the Hill Top library. Students on the board would help make recommendations about book purchases, evaluate the current collections, and work with teachers to make sure that the library has sufficient resources in content areas. Advisory board members will also help promote library materials through community meeting announcements and social media posts. Anyone who is interested should see Mrs. Gillespie.
Library Card Sign Up Month September is Library Card Sign Up Month!! Do you have a card for your public library? If so, bring it in and show Mrs. Gillespie and win some junk! If you don't, talk to Mrs. Gillespie and she can tell you how you can get one.
Attendance Procedure If there is any change in your child's attendance, please email [email protected] or call 610-527-3230. We will not be requiring hand-written notes, but do need a parent to either email or call in order to make a change. A change may be a late arrival, early dismissal, or absence in either online or in-person attendance.
