HOUGH HOWLER

PTSA NEWSLETTER

~Back to School Edition~

Volume 6 Edition 1

August 2, 2015

IN THIS ISSUE

Important Dates

Student Parking Mandatory Safe Drivers Training Monday

Re-Link Your Harris Teeter VIC Card Today

Senior Pictures Monday and Tuesday

Ninth Grade Orientation August 6 & 13

Volunteers Needed August 18

Open House August 19 9-11:30 am

PTSA Student Representative Application

Morning Student Drop Off

PTSA Student Memberships

PE Uniform Online Ordering Available

Summer Assignments * All Should Read*

NInth Grade 1:1 Initiative

Counselors Corner - New Student Enrollment Sessions

Counselors Corner

Hough Social Media - Twitter!

The Hough Pinpoint

Alma Mater

Hough Howler Submissions Deadline Schedule for Articles

Important Dates

Link Hough Calendars to your Smartphone

Click here for Calendar of Important Dates (as of August 2, 2015)

Hough High PTSA has created Google Calendars that parents, teachers and students can print out in calendar view or sync with their smartphone calendar. Information to link the Hough High calendar to your smartphone:

*Hough High School Calendar Calendar ID: houghhighptsa@gmail.com Ical address: click here

*Hough Athletics - all sports calendars click here; For instructions on how to sync calendars with your iOS device (iPad, iPhone, and IPod Touch) click here

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Academic Calendar 2015-2016

Dear students and parents of the Hough community,

The Hough Howler is the primary way we communicate news regarding Hough High School and it is a great source for all the information you need to know to stay in the loop.

If you know an incoming student, please mention this to them and forward this email using the forward link on the bottom of the page. They should then click on the above box to be added to the Hough High School PTSA and/or Husky Athletic Club email distribution list(s). Or just refer them to the main Hough webpage and click on the link on the left titled Hough Howler. We send out a bi-monthly newsletter, the PTSA's Hough Howler, Husky Sports Updates and occasional informational email for Hough organizations. Your name and email address are not given to any third party organizations.

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Student Parking

Submitted by LtC Ott Siebert

Mandatory Safe Drivers Training

The FINAL make-up date is Monday, August 3, at 10am in room C120. YOU MUST HAVE COMPLETED THIS TRAINING AND HAVE PAID ALL FEES AND OBLIGATIONS BEFORE RECEIVING YOUR PARKING PERMIT!

PLEASE VISIT THE SCHOOL'S PARKING WEBSITE FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE MPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION.

Please re-link your VIC Card Today!

Harris Teeter's Together in Education program is a fund raising program for schools in our community. When customers purchase select Harris Teeter Brand products using their VIC card, Harris Teeter contributes a percentage of those purchase dollars to the schools of their choice. In addition, a percentage of each prescription filled in a Harris Teeter pharmacy will be donated as well. Customers must have their VIC card linked to a TIE school in order to participate. We need your support! This is a painless way for us to raise needed funds.

You must re-link each year on/after August 1st!

Please consider linking your Harris Teeter VIC Card to the following Hough organizations:

PTSA # 8376

Husky Athletic Club # 8348

Band # 8414

JROTC # 8368

Chorus # 2072

Rugby # 2685

Orchestra # 3191

There are several ways to re-link your VIC card:

� click on this link Harris Teeter Together in Education

� Customer Service desk

� At the checkout counter

� Call 1-800-432-6111 (number located on the back of your VIC card)

You can link up to 5 organizations/schools (funds will be divided equally).

Harris Teeter Together in Education Logo

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Link your Target Red Card to Hough

*This program runs year-round so you do not need to re-link yearly*

Hough is linked to Target's Together in Education program! Enroll today and Target will donate a percentage of each REDcard purchase you make to our school!(Only one school can be selected.) Call 1-800-316-6142, visit Target.com/tcoe or an in-store kiosk to sign up and designate Hough as your school today! No need to re-link each year!

Click here to find out more about this program and to link your REDcard to Hough

Seniors, don't forget!

Senior Pictures

Monday and Tuesday, August 3 & 4

Submitted by Marcille Nance

Please see the senior photography schedule for 2016 graduates. Photographs will be taken at Hough High School. Rising Seniors should have received a post card and envelope with information in the mail. If you did not receive such, please check with Student Services to make sure the school has your correct address on file. You must attend a senior portrait session in order to have your picture included in the yearbook. Please click here for the schedule by last name of each senior. If you have conflicts with the schedule you should call Carolina Photography at 704-483-5862.

Ninth Grade Orientation

August 6 & 13

Student Sign-ups online

Submitted by Tanya Branham

We will be hosting 9th Grade Orientation sessions for students on Thursday, Aug. 6th & Thursday, Aug. 13th. We will run four sessions and students will only need to choose one to attend. The morning sessions will run from 8-11 and the afternoon sessions from 12-3. If you are signing up for August 6th, please sign up by Monday, August 3rd.

Students, please sign up for one session at the following link.

Volunteers Needed

"First Day Packet" Stuffing

Tuesday, August 18th

9 am - 1 pm

Submitted by PTSA President Amy Mory

We need several volunteers to help stuff the large envelopes that go home with our students on the first day of school. We are doing this on Tuesday, August 18th from 9 am until 1:00. You can help all or part of this time. Hough students are welcome and we can sign forms for volunteer hours.

Click here to sign up to volunteer

Mark your calendars!

Open House

Wednesday, August 19^th

9-11:30 am

Submitted by Laura Rosenbach

Our Open House is an opportunity for freshman, new students and their parents to walk their schedules and figure out where their classes are. Upperclassmen and parents can also come during this time.

The Hough PTSA will have a table set up to answer any questions you may have about membership, the Huskies Fund, volunteering or linking your card to Harris Teeter. This information will also go home with students on the first day of class.

The Hough Athletic Booster Club will have a membership table if you would like to join or purchase a season pass.

The Hough Spirit Store will also be open during that time.

Enjoy your summer vacation, Huskies!

The Hough PTSA is looking

for candidates to be

Student Representatives!

Submitted by PTSA President, Amy Mory

Student Representatives must function as leaders, possess positive attitudes and maintain a minimum weighted GPA of 2.5 or higher. A PTSA Student Rep is required to join the PTSA, attend all PTSA board meetings, participate in PTSA activities such as open houses, curriculum nights, spirit events, etc. The students will be chosen from applications that can be accessed by the link below:

Application with explanation of expectations

Applications must be returned to the PTSA mailbox in the front office by noon, Wednesday, August 19^th. Interviews will be conducted on Thursday, August 20^th and Friday, August 21^st.

The applications have more detailed information, however if you have any further questions, please contact Hough PTSA president, Amy Mory at amy@techmor.com.

Important - Morning Student Drop-off

Submitted by LtC Ott Siebert

Morning Student Drop Off - New Traffic Flow in the Student Parking Lot

Beginning this school year we will implement a second student drop off point located in the student parking to help mitigate the large volume of cars dropping off students in front of the school. This second drop off point is for morning drop off ONLY...NOT FOR AFTERNOON PICKUP! Afternoon pickup will continue to be in the front of the school.

Please view this YouTube video for more specifics on the new traffic flow/drop off point in the student parking lot: 2nd Student Drop Off Location

Attention 9th grade students and others in PE classes

PE Uniform Ordering Online

Submitted by Masonori Toguchi

We will start taking orders for the 2015-2016 PE uniforms on August 1! Use the Online School Payment portal to place your order using a credit card. We have also attached images of the new uniform styles that now include women's shorts. You can also place your order at the open house on August 19, paying by cash or check. All orders placed online or at school through August 15 or at the open house will be ready for distribution in PE classes starting the week of August 31. Please make sure that you print the order form, fill it out and bring it with you to place or pick up your order. Have a great school year!

Attention All Students Attending Hough Next School Year Summer Assignments

Submitted by Justin Keene

All students attending Hough High School next year need to visit the summer assignment website to see if there is summer work for any of their courses next year. There are summer assignments posted for the majority of AP Courses, English, Math and other courses. Please look at this website now so that the amount of work involved does not surprise you later in the summer.

Summer Assignment Website

Ninth Grade 1:1 Initiative

Submitted by Laura Rosenbach

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be providing high schools with enough chromebooks for each 9^th grader to use during the day (they cannot take them home).

Students will still have the option to use their own device.

Counselors Corner

New Student Enrollment Sessions

Thursdays During Summer Months

New Student Enrollment SessionsStudent Services will conduct new student enrollment sessions during the summer months on Thursdays at 9 am. Please click here for further information and to sign up for a time.

Families will not be able to register for classes without the following:

A completed new student enrollment packet submitted to Hough's Student Services or to the Student Placement office downtown. If you choose to submit your new registration through Hough, your enrollment packet is copied and sent to the main office. Student Placement downtown will contact you directly in regards to your student's enrollment status.
For your rising freshman, a copy of last semester's report card and a current schedule showing any courses for which your student might receive high school credit.
For your rising sophomore, junior, or senior, a copy of your student's transcript including current semester's courses. A current report card or class schedule is not sufficient to determine course selection for next year.

****Please visit the Student Services website often to keep up with the latest information on the above topics, scholarships and other news and opportunities.

Counselors Corner

Submitted by Lisa Estrada and Daina Woullard

Attention All Hough Students and Families: Please visit the

new Student Services Website. The "Summer 2015" tab should provide families with information needed over the summer months including hours, summer assignments, etc.

We will continue to update the site through the summer months.

Hough Social Media

Check us out on Twitter!

Twitter Accounts that all Hough Students/Parents/Staff should follow

@CMS_WAHoughHS (Hough administration)

@HoughHighNews (Hough High News - student leadership)

@HoughAthletics (Hough HS Athletics)

@ClubHusky (Husky Athletics Club)

@HuskyAthleticClub (Husky Athletic Club)

@HoughGuidance (Student Services aka Guidance)

@CharMeckSchools (Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools)

Hough Departments

@HoughHSBand (Bands)

@HoughOrchestra (Orchestra)

@WAHoughSingers (Chorus)

@HoughMarketing (Marketing)

@HuskiesHough (Hough High JROTC)

@HoughTheatre (Hough Theatre)

Hough Clubs/Organizations

@houghDECA (DECA)

@HoughHighNHS (Hough High NHS - National Honor Society)

@HoughMath (Hough Mu Alpha Theta - National Math Honor Society)

@HoughHistory (Hough Rho Kappa - National History Honor Society)

@HHS_worldclub (Hough International Club)

@HoughHistory (Hough Rho Kappa - National History Honor Society)

@pinpointhough (Pinpoint-Hough - online student newspaper)

@houghjadvisory (Junior Advisory)

@SophAdvis (Sophomore Advisory)

@HoughYearbook (Hough Yearbook)

@HoughMarketing (Hough Marketing)

@HoughHeARTClub (Hough HeART Club)

@FBLAHough (FBLA - Future Business Leaders of America)

Hough Athletic Teams

@Hough_Cheer (cheer)

@HoughSoccer (soccer)

@HoughFB (football)

@HoughRunners (cross country, indoor track & outdoor track)

@swimcoachtim (Waterdog - swimming)

@houghwrestling (wrestling)

@houghbaseball (baseball)

@HoughRugby (club rugby)

If you would like your sports team or Hough organization listed, please send an email to LPetry@mindspring.com.

Click on image to read The Hough Student online newspaper, the Pinpoint, during the school year.

William A. Hough High School Alma Mater

We hail thee Alma Mater

our voices let us raise.

Alma Mater

With Husky pride and honor

we sing now full of praise.

To remember lasting moments

our friendships never will fade.

Hough High, march on forever

victorious all our days.

Want to print a copy and share with your friends to help you sing?

Click here. Come on Hough, let's start a new tradition and show our school spirit after Hough sporting events. Please watch the video to learn the Alma Mater.

Hough Howler Submissions

Next Deadline: August 15 Noon

Deadlines for Articles This Year

The Hough Howler is the electronic newsletter compiled by the Hough PTSA that communicates the most current Hough High School News and and information. We encourage all Hough staff members, booster clubs and Hough student clubs to provide us information to publicize to the over 2600 Howler e-mail subscribers in the Hough community. Articles must be specific to Hough, Hough PTSA, Husky Athletic Club, other Hough clubs/organizations or CMS specific/principal approved.

Deadlines: During the school year, there are two deadlines a month for articles - the 1st and 15th of each month at NOON. During the summer months, the Howler has less frequent deadlines. Please pay attention to these deadlines as sometimes that date is on a weekend or during a holiday. If there is something urgent that needs to go out, the Howler will be distributed on a more frequent basis at the Editor's discretion. The Howler may be distributed within a few days past the deadline, so please submit your articles on time, or even better, early! Thank you for your cooperation.

Requirements for submssions: Articles should be typed in Arial 11 font; if you want a picture included, please indicate placement within text and submit a separate jpg file. If you want to link to a document or flyer, please send fllyer or document as a pdf file. If you want it as an image in the article, please send as a jpg file. If including a picture, please indicate names of those in picture (left to right.). Editor reserves the right to edit or decline articles not meeting the abovementioned criteria.

2015-2016 Howler Deadlines:

(2015) August 15, September 1, September 15, October 1, October 15, November 1, November 15, December 1, December 15 (2016) January 1, January 15, February 1, February 15, March 1, March 15, April 1, April 15, May 1, May 15, June 1 (Summer) July 1

Submit articles to Linda Petry, Hough Howler Editor at LPetry@mindspring.com.

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Important Links:

School website PTSA website Husky Athletic Club website

Band website Chorus website

School telephone number: 980-344-0514