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HOUGH HOWLER

PTSA NEWSLETTER

Volume 6 Edition 48

May 10, 2016
IN THIS ISSUE
Important Dates
Staff Appreciation Week May 16-20 Please Help Us!
Chorus Spirit Night at Qdobas TONIGHT
HIspanic Partnership Meeting TONIGHT
CMS Budget Vote TONIGHT
Friday is Last Chance to Purchase Yearbook
Hough PTSA General Membership Meeting Monday
Awards Night Tuesday
Proctors Needed For Spring Exams June 3-8
Prom Thank You
Senior Graduation Orders
Senior Parking Permit Application Due May 20
The PTSA Needs Your Help
AP Exam and Spring Exam Information
Teacher Workdays May 27 & 30
Counselors Corner - Important Senior Reminders
Graduation Rehearsal June 6 * Graduation June 14, 2016
Chorus News
AmazonSmile PTSA Fundraiser
Afternoon Announcements Texted to Your Phone
Do you like us (on Facebook) yet?
Spirit Store Hours
2015-2016 Husky Fund Direct Donation Campaign
Be a Hough PTSA Corporate Sponsor
Re-Link Your Harris Teeter VIC Card Today
Publix Partners
Hough Social Media - Twitter!
Alma Mater
Hough Howler Submissions Deadline Schedule for Articles
Important Dates
 

Link Hough Calendars to your Smartphone:  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   CMS Academic Calendar 2015-2016

Parents:

We Still Need Donated Items and Volunteers for Next Week!

Submitted by PTSA Staff Appreciation Chair Talina Bath
On behalf of the parents and students, the Hough PTSA is coordinating Staff Appreciation Week from May 16th- 20th. We have something planned every day for the staff. If you would like to help, you may sign up to donate an item for the staff breakfast on Tuesday, May 17th or to help at one of the other events during the week. Please sign up here.  Parents and students are also encouraged to send an email or send in notes of appreciation.   Help show the staff at Hough our appreciation for all they do to build our children's foundation for their future success!

TONIGHT
CMS Proposed Budget Vote TONIGHT
Submitted by PTSA Advocacy Co-Chairperson Lisa McMillan
  
The budget proposal can be found here and will be put to a board vote TONIGHT - May 10th.
The Guiding Principles for the 2017-18 Student Assignment Plan as approved at the school board meeting on April 26th can be viewed here.
Can't make these meetings? Please send comments, questions to your CMS Board district and at-large representatives in advance of the meetings: rhonda.lennon@cms.k12.nc.us; maryt.mccray@cms.k12.nc.us; elysec.dashew@cms.k12.nc.us; and ericka.ellis-stewart@cms.k12.nc.us. Make your voice heard!
FRIDAY is Your LAST CHANCE to
Purchase Your Yearbook
Submitted by Marcille Nance

Hough High Yearbooks will be distributed on Friday, May 20th.  If you have not purchased your yearbook yet, they will be on sale at school ONLY until this Friday, May 13.  Yearbooks are 85.80 with tax included and can be purchased from the Online School Payments tab on our website (option is at the very top!) or from Ms. Nance in C218 during all lunches. Please make checks to Hough High School with your student's name and yearbook on the memo line. No yearbooks will be sold on distribution day.  There are a limited number of books still available so please don't wait until the last minute.
 

Hough High School PTSA

General Membership Meeting

Media Center

Monday, May 16 at 6:00 pm

Submitted by the Hough PTSA Nominating Committee 
  
Officers to serve on the 2016-2017 PTSA Board of Directors will be elected at the PTSA General Meeting on Monday, May 16th at 6:00 pm in the Media Center.  The  Nominating Committee has selected the following slate of officers to present before the PTSA for election.
  
President - Amy Mory
Vice President, Membership - Debra Cassidy
Vice President, Fundraising - Debbie Wood
Treasurer - Talina Bath
Secretary - Andrea Hausler
  
Thank you,
PTSA Nominating Committee
 
Anne Cathey                 annefcathey@gmail.com
Stacy Lawrence            stacy9108@gmail.com
Lori Enstrom                 lgentrom@gmail.com
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Proctors Needed for Spring Exams June 3-8
Submitted by Susan Keiger
 
Volunteer Proctors are needed for Spring Exams!  If you are able to help us out June 3-8 please sign up using the following link:
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Seniors - Did you order your cap and gown yet? 
Senior Graduation Orders

If you wish to place Herff Jones orders for Senior Graduation (caps and gowns, graduation announcements and senior memorabilia), Seniors can order on line at: highschool.herffjones.com, mail in their order form, order by phone to their (704)531 0015. Questions?  Call Herff Jones at 704-531-0015 or see website at www.hjcharlotte.com. 
Graduation Information 2013

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Senior Parking Permit Requirements for

School Year 2016-2017

Application deadline is

 Friday, May 20th @2:15 pm

***Please pay attention to all dates!***

Submitted by LtC Ott Siebert

 

We started accepting parking applications for upcoming seniors in the box in the front office beginning on April 4th. Remember if your car has received a ticket and it is unpaid, your application will be placed in the waitlisted file and will not be considered for parking privileges. Additionally, all school financial obligations must be paid before your application will be considered.

Now until May 20th Turn in parking application (deadline Friday, May 20th at 2:15pm) - late turn-ins will be waitlisted.

Friday, June 3rd, at 1pm (after finals that day) there will be the Mandatory Safe Driver Briefing in the Auditorium (if you miss this class you will not be able to receive a parking pass before school starts).

Thursday, August 11th   9am-11am (Seniors A-L receive stickers); 12pm-3pm (Seniors M-Z receive stickers)

Friday, August 12th 9am-11am (make-ups must be approved in advance)

***Note that the issuing dates are consistent with previous years which allows for your vacation planning, an ADULT can drive your car as long as they have all your current license, registration and proof of insurance to receive your sticker, if any are expired, we cannot issue)

TURN IN OF APPLICATIONS WILL BE IN THE BOX IN THE FRONT OFFICE - this system has worked well and consistent with previous years.

The PTSA Needs Your Help

Submitted by PTSA President Amy Mory


 

Hello Hough Families,
 
The PTSA has applied to become a School of Excellence. In the fall, we asked you to fill out a short survey. Now we are asking again. We need everyone to help out; those that filled it out in the fall as well as those that didn't.
 
The National PTA School of Excellence program is designed to support our school and PTSA as we strengthen family-school partnerships that enrich students' educational experiences and overall well-being. In order for Hough to become a PTSA School of Excellence we must gather feedback. Please go to the link below and fill out the short survey. This will help to generate specific recommendations for improving our family-school partnership and achieve excellence!
 
 
El PTSA necesita tu ayuda
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AP Exam and Spring Exam Information
Submitted by Instructional Accountability Facilitator Susan Keiger

1.  AP exams will be administered during the first two weeks of May.  Exact exam schedules are available on the College Board website, from your AP course teacher or in the AP Bulletin for Students and Parents that was given out several weeks ago.

2.  Spring Exams will start on June 3rd.  The last day of school and exams is June 9.  Schedule is as follows:
                                      Friday, June 3 - First Block
                                      Monday, June 6 - Second Block
                                      Tuesday, June 7 - Third Block
                                      Wednesday, June 8 - Fourth Block
                                      Thursday, June 9 - Make up Exam day
Teacher Workdays
Friday, May 27 & Monday, May 30
 
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is pleased to share that Superintendent Clark has waived the Friday, May 27, severe weather make-up day, allowing students and their families to fully enjoy the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Students will not report to school on May 27 and it will be a teacher workday as originally scheduled. Also, Monday, May 30 is a Teacher Workday as originally scheduled.
Counselors Corner 
Important Senior Reminders 

Senior Scholarship Information  (Submitted by Maghen Rubbino)
So that we may celebrate the accomplishments of our seniors, we are in the process of collecting scholarship award information for the Class of 2016.  If any senior has been selected as a recipient of any academic or athletic scholarship award, we ask that you please bring a copy of the award letter to Mrs. Estrada in Student Services and also add it to your Naviance/Family connection account by May 1st in order to receive recognition in the Senior Awards Program.  This can be added on the about me tab and clicking the scholarship survey on the left hand side. We would like to receive information about any scholarship received, including any that might be declined for any reason.    We have a very talented senior class and we want to celebrate your achievements!
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Seniors, are you looking for $ for College?  Mrs. Catchpole (Scholarship Chairperson), would like you to join HOUGH HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS!! To receive messages via text, text @wahscholar to 81010.  You can opt-out of messages at anytime by replying, "unsubscribe@wahscholar'.  Trouble using 81010?  Try texting @wahscholar to (704) 817-2336 instead.
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Attention All Hough Students and Families:  Please visit the Student Services Website often to provide students and families with important information regarding programs we offer, college planning, scholarship opportunities and other extremely useful information pertinent to high school.  We continue to update the site through the school year so we encourage you to bookmark it and visit often.  We also encourage you to follow our Twitter @HoughGuidance.  

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William Amos Hough High School

End of Year Graduation 2016

 

Monday, June 6, 2016
MANDATORY REHEARSAL
Bojangles Coliseum
5:30 - 7:00 pm
 
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Bojangles' Coliseum
12:00 pm 

 
Hough Graduation 2016 Website - Watch for the latest news!!!
Chorus News
Submitted by Heidi Hickox
 
The HHS Spring Chorus Concert will be Friday, May 20 at 7PM in the auditorium. This event will feature all of the HHS Choruses, as well as a special appearance by students from the HHS Jazz Band.  We hope you will come out to support our singers on our final concert of the year!

Stay tuned to other upcoming Chorus news and events via our webpage: www.houghsingers.org (or click on picture on the left to go to our website.)

Shop On Amazon and Earn Money for HOUGH

Submitted by PTSA Fundraising VP, Debbie Wood
  
The PTSA now has an account through Amazon Smile.  Please put your online purchases to work and help the school earn money at the same time.
  
What is AmazonSmile?

AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.

How does AmazonSmile work?
  
When first visiting AmazonSmile, customers are prompted to select a charitable organization from almost one million eligible organizations. In order to browse or shop at AmazonSmile, customers must first select a charitable organization. For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer's selected charitable organization.
Click the link below to start shopping!

Afternoon Announcements Texted to your Phone

Submitted by Vickie Waddell

         
droid_smartphone.jpg Would you like to receive a text with the daily afternoon announcements?  If you and your student would like to receive these, please join our "remind."  Text @vwadd to 81010.  These are sent out after 2 pm Monday through Friday (if there is new information to communicate.)  We encourage everyone to receive these as the clubs at Hough use this format as their primary communication tool.
Do you like us (on Facebook) yet?
Submitted by PTSA Facebook Chair Amy Hallman
 
The Hough PTSA has its own Facebook page now as an additional parent resource for the latest Husky news. If you haven't "liked" us yet, please visit here and like the page to see positive, quick, and remindful posts about anything Hough!
 
If you're already on Facebook, you'll need to search by typing in the entire page name: William A Hough High School PTSA (otherwise, you may get the wrong page).  Questions? Contact Amy Hallman at atmhallman@gmail.com.

Spirit Store Open Tuesdays and Thursdays

During Lunches

Submitted by Bridgette Ashbrook
 

Tell your friends of rising 9th graders to come by and stock up on some Huskies Spirit Apparel and gifts!  Remember that the Spirit Store is open every Tuesday and Thursday during lunches 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Husky Fund Donation Levels
Submitted by PTSA VP Fundraising, Debbie Wood
 
Thank you to all the families who have given so generously to the Husky Fund Campaign.  Every donation counts! The following is a list of names of those who have given at each donation level.  This list will be updated throughout the school year as names are added.  Your support will help the PTSA provide enhanced programming and educational support to all students.   Thank you again!
 
 
Please click here for the Husky Donation Form and return in an envelope to the front office. Attention PTSA Fundraising. If you have any questions please contact Debbie Wood, VP Fundraising at debbiewood1@roadrunner.com.  Thank you for supporting the Hough High PTSA! 
Be a Hough PTSA Corporate Sponsor
Submitted by PTSA VP of Fundraising, Debbie Wood

Is your family business or employer looking for a way to make a tax deductible contribution?  Help the staff and students of Hough go beyond great by making a corporate donation to the Hough PTSA. The Hough PTSA is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.  All donations will be 100% tax deductible!.Here is a link to our corporate sponsor form for your consideration. Contact information is on the form.
 

Harris Teeter
 
Thank you to all of the Hough families, friends, and staff who have registered their VIC cards this year.  The program runs August 1 though the end of May each year, so please remember to re-link your card on August 1st.
 
  • Email me (debbiewood1@roadrunner.com) your name, VIC account # and/phone number and I can link it for you.
  • Tell the cashier at checkout you are with William A Hough High School PTSA and the cashier can link for you.
  • Go to the Harris Teeter website and relink your card yourself at Harris Teeter Together in Education 
 You can also link several schools or clubs at one time.  For example, if the JORTC is linked or the middle school or elementary school, you can link the PTSA as well. 
 
PTSA # 8376
Husky Athletic Club # 8348
Band # 8414                 JROTC # 8368           Chorus # 2072
Rugby # 2685             Orchestra # 3191         Theatre # 3475
 
 You can link up to 5 organizations/schools (funds will be divided equally).
Publix Partners
We are excited to announce Hough has started a partnership with Publix grocery stores. Publix Partner cards were distributed to students earlier this school year. All you have to do is show the cashier your card at the BEGINNING of your transaction when checking out and the cashier will scan it for you. For every $37,500 Hough supporters spend at Publix we can earn up to $250 per quarter. If we don't meet the $37,500 in a quarter the tally will run into the next quarter. This is an easy school rewards program that involves no cost on your part. Just be sure to present your card at the BEGINNING of the check out!
  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)
@HoughCareers (Hough Careers office)
 @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.

William A. Hough High School Alma Mater

 

We hail thee Alma Mater

our voices let us raise.
Alma MaterAlma 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:  Sunday, May 15 Noon
 
***Please read this information in its entirety
if you submit articles to the Howler.  Thank you!!!***
 Deadlines and Requirements 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 booster clubs/student clubs or 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!  It is best to publicize events with dates that take place at least a week past the deadline.  Sometimes, that means advanced planning and article submission at least one Howler prior. 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.) (unless it is a huge group) and identify who is providing the picture.  If no identification is provided, we will identify the name of person providing the submission.  If submission is sent by a student or parent for a Hough club/organization, Hough staff advisor must be copied.  Editor reserves the right to edit or decline articles not meeting the abovementioned criteria.  If you have questions about any of these requirements for submission, please contact the Editor prior to the deadline.  Thank you for your cooperation.
  
Future 2015-2016 Howler Deadlines:   
(2016) May 15, June 1, June 15 (if necessary) 
(Summer) July 1
(2016-2017) First Deadline is August 1, 2016 
 
Submit articles to Linda Petry, Hough Howler Editor at LPetry@mindspring.com

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 Band website      Chorus website 

School telephone number:  980-344-0514