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Panther Postings
News for the Huntsville High Community
September 18, 2022

HHS PTSA Website

Please make sure all clothing worn is still school appropriate…no face coverings.

National Merit Scholarship Program

Congratulations to the six HHS seniors who have become semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

These seniors represent less than one percent of all high school seniors across the country who now have the opportunity to continue in the competition for roughly 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million offered in the spring.

Class of 2023 HHS Seniors recognized

Ian Burch
Daniel Coffman
Joseph McCallion
Elizabeth Sierzego
Nake Singh
Payton Wessells

Students working on class floats should leave the float host house no later than 9PM…earlier if asked.

Yearbook Spirit Special!

Yearbook Spirit Special - available THIS WEEK only. Yearbooks can be purchased via check for $75 - checks can be made to HHS.

Two options:

Unpersonalized yearbook - take check to Mrs. Almond in the front office.

Personalized yearbook - take check to Mrs. Peck - room 226 in the Main Building.

Please contact Mrs. Peck - meagan.peck@hsv-k12.org with any questions.

After this coming week, all yearbook purchases will ONLY be made directly via the Balfour website.

We cannot guarantee availability of extra yearbooks, so please be sure to preorder.

All Homecoming Parade float entries need to be in the parking lot no later than 5:15 pm on Thursday, September 22.

Floats, trucks/trailers cannot arrive until school traffic is cleared.

Those signed up to participate in the parade must have a signed parade waiver on file with Mrs. Flippo.

Items may not be thrown from the parade floats.

Parade begins promptly at 6 pm.

All students must have a prepurchased ticket to attend.

If your student is involved in lead out at the Homecoming Dance, please arrive no earlier than 8:15 pm on Saturday, September 24.

Parents can wait in the courtyard until they are escorted in to the gym. Parents are asked to leave immediately following lead out.

Senior Yearbook Information

Senior packets were distributed on Friday, September 16.

Students can pick up extras in Mrs. Peck's room (226) or in the front office.

These packets are due back to Mrs. Peck, yearbook sponsor, by 11/1/2022 or the student will not have his/her information included in the yearbook.

Yearbook and Senior Information

HHS Community Data Meeting

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022
Location: HHS Internet Cafe
Start Time: 5:30 PM

All are welcome to attend the community data meeting. We will meet in person and review ACT results, attendance, discipline, surveys, and PSAT results.

AP Exams Important Information

AP Exam Pricing:

Most exams cost $97 each including core and elective courses. Biology, Environmental Science and Physics 1 & 2 exams cost $49 each due to supplemental state grant money.

AP Exam Registration & Ordering:

Students must register for an exam in “My AP Classroom” through College Board during each AP class in which the student is enrolled. Exams cannot be ordered if students are not enrolled in “My AP Classroom”. Check with your AP teacher for verification of enrollment.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022:

Deadline to make regular payment for each exam order placed in “My AP Classroom”. After this date, student exam order request status will be changed to “NO”, and late fees will apply.

Friday, March 10, 2023, 3:00pm:

Deadline to order and pay for an exam for the 2023 year. After this date, students will not be able to take an exam in May.

AP Exam Online Payment Instructions:

Go to huntsvillehigh.org
Go to "My School Fees".
Sign into your account or create an account if necessary. New accounts will require the student’s 10-digit SSID#. Email Almond@hsv-k12.org for assistance.
Select "Huntsville High".
Select your student or add your student.
Select "AP Exam Fee".
Follow instructions through checkout.

Additional Notes:

Online payment via My School Fees is preferred. Be sure to select each exam for every AP class in which your student is enrolled. Note: U.S. Government and Economics are separate courses and require two (separate) exam payments.

Checks and money orders will still be accepted. Please make them payable to Huntsville High School. Checks/MOs should be submitted to our bookkeeper, Mrs. Almond, in the Main Building, Main Office (in person or by USPS).

IMPORTANT NOTE: A $40 fee will be assessed in addition to the $97 cost for any late exam orders (after November 15^th). A $40 fee will be assessed for exam cancellations after November 15, 2022. A $40 fee will be assessed for students who order an exam but no show on exam day resulting in an “unused exam”. Any unpaid AP Exam assessments and/or penalty fees will be added to the student school account and must be cleared prior to graduation.

There is no exam fee for students who are approved for Free/Reduced lunch for the 2022-2023 school year. Students MUST be approved for the CURRENT school year. Please check with your grade level counselor for your status. An application can be made online at the link below: https://secure.ezmealapp.com/ApplicationScreen.aspxcid=ZWNmMWVkZTYtNzQ3ZC00YzRhLThjZGItYzJkMzRmZmQzZDg3

Students must inform the AP Coordinator (Mrs. Mosby) if they have a conflict with an exam date as soon as they become aware. Students may incur an additional fee for Alternate (late) exams.

Link to exam calendar image: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/exam-calendar. Please note: only the exams that correspond with an AP course that is taught at HHS will be administered in May.

Want to support HHS? Sign up for Publix Partners and Amazon Smile and select Huntsville High.

For Publix Partners, sign up here

https://corporate.publix.com/community/corporate-campaigns/publix-partners/supporters

And, for Amazon Prime, information for signing up can be found here

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/how-to-sign-up-for-amazonsmile

Hey, HHS Parents and Guardians, Teachers, Staff and Students - it's time to join HHS PTSA. It only costs $8 per person to join and our goal is to have 100% participation at HHS. Click the link below to join or visit our website at www.huntsvillehighptsa.org.

In addition, feel free to make an additional donation to help us support our students and teachers this year! Thanks for your support.

Join HHS PTSA TODAY

Important 2022-23 Yearbook Dates:

Senior Packet Distribution - Homecoming Week
Make Up Pictures: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
In-School Senior Drape Portraits: DATE TBD (November)
Senior Packet Due: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Senior Portraits (taken, selected, submitted): Friday, November 18, 2022
Yearbook Order Deadline: Sunday, January 15, 2023

Donate to the Sunshine Committee

THANK YOU to the parents that have been so generous! It’s because of you that our HHS teachers and staff can have some extra sunshine at school! They are so very appreciative!

There is still so much more we want to do this year, and you can still help! Donations of gift cards will all go directly to the teachers and staff! You can also make a monetary donation by visiting our website, www.huntsvillehighptsa.org, and selecting Sunshine Committee under the donations section.

Thank you again!

Abbey Garcia
abbeypg@gmail.com

A-B Calendar
Huntsville High School is on a modified block schedule. Students attend four classes on A-Day and four different classes on B-Day. Panther Hour is attached to 2nd block on both days. The calendar will let you know whether each day is an A-Day or B-Day for the year.

Questions:
• Grades & Coursework – contact the teacher first please firstname.lastname@hsv-k12.org

• Attendance - Marquita Hafley at Marquita.Hafley@hsv-k12.org

• Registration – Rebecca Strange at Rebecca.Strange@hsv-k12.org

• Cafeteria and Nutrition: Donna Larkins at Donna.Larkins-Muhammad@hsv-k12.org

• School Nurses: Nurse Logan Gibbs (Main Building) at Logan.Gibbs@hsv-k12.org and Nurse Amy Carroll (Freshman Academy) at Amy.Carroll@hsv-k12.org

• Librarians: Ronald Bean at Ronald.Bean@hsv-k12.org , Amy Bishop at Amy.Bishop@hsv-k12.org

• Basic Laptop Support: Davida Webster at Davida.Webster@hsv-k12.org

• IT Support - If your student has difficulty with the internet or digital learning platform please reach out to our HCS IT Department at helpdesk@hsv-k12.org or 256-428-6900

• School Fees & Finances – Denny Almond at Deanna.Almond@hsv-k12.org

• Student Parking – Cory Muhammad at Cory.Muhammad@hsv-k12.org

PTSA Links:
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Panther Postings Archive
Panther Pause Videos
PTSA Facebook
Amazon Smile Account

Important Dates 2022-23

Homecoming Parade – Thursday, September 22, 6-7 pm
Homecoming Pep Rally – Friday, September 23, in the gym, 11:15 am

Homecoming Game – Friday, September 23, 7-9:30 pm at Milton Frank Stadium

Homecoming Dance – Saturday, September 24, 7-10 pm in the HHS gym

E-Learning Day (Students work online) – Friday, September 30

End of 1st Grading Period – Friday, September 30

Fall Break (No School) – October 3–7

Make-up Picture Day – Tuesday, October 11

Pre-ACT (10th Grade) – Wednesday, October 12

Pep Rally (Senior Night) – Thursday, October 13 (During Panther Hour)

Report Cards Go Home – Friday, October 14, during Panther Hour

Pre-ACT Make-up (10th Grade) – Tuesday, October 18

Veterans Day Program – Thursday, November 10 (A-Day during Panther Hour)

Veterans Day (No School) – Friday, November 11

Progress Reports Go Home – Tuesday, November 15, via Panther Hour

Thanksgiving Break (No School) – November 21 – 25

iReady Benchmark #2 Testing Window Opens – Monday, November 28

First Semester Exams – December 13-16

End of the 2nd grading Term – Friday, December 16,

Christmas Break (No School) – December 19 – January 2

HHS Bell Schedule

7:30 am Freshman Academy Doors Open
8:00 am Main Building Doors Open
8:30 – 9:55 1st Block
10:00 – 11:25 2nd Block
11:25 – 12:00 Panther Hour*
12:05 – 2:10 3rd Block
1st Lunch 12:05 – 12:27
2nd Lunch 12:30 – 12:52
3rd Lunch 12:55 – 1:17
4th Lunch 1:20 – 1:42
2:15 – 3:40 4th Block
3:35 pm Seniors Dismissed
3:40 pm 9-11th Dismissed

SPORTS WEBPAGES
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Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track
Volleyball
Wrestling

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