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HOUGH HOWLER

PTSA NEWSLETTER

Volume 6 Edition 49

May 20, 2016
IN THIS ISSUE
Important Dates
Senior Parking Permit Application Due FRIDAY
Last Chance to Purchase Yearbook FRIDAY
Senior Graduation Orders - Caps & Gowns Available for Purchase FRIDAY
Chorus Concert FRDAY
Spring Exam Information
Proctors Needed For Spring Exams June 3-8
The PTSA Needs Your Help
FLBA News
Summer Reading Assignments & Partnership with Main Street Books
Yearbook Honors
Medicine in the Health Room
Teacher Workdays May 27 & 30
Alma Mater
Graduation Rehearsal June 6 * Graduation June 14, 2016
Counselors Corner - Important Senior Reminders
Afternoon Announcements Texted to Your Phone
Do you like us (on Facebook) yet?
Spirit Store Hours
CMS Budget & Student Assignment
AmazonSmile PTSA Fundraiser
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!
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

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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.

Last Chance to Purchase Yearbook on Friday
Submitted by Marcille Nance (from Connect Ed phone call)

Yearbook Distribution is Friday, May 20th.  Seniors will be released to pick up their yearbooks at 10:30 am.  All Underclassmen will be released during 4th block by hallways.

STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION PASS TO BE DISMISSED FROM CLASS!!   

Passes were passed out in homerooms and outside the cafeteria all week. Passes cannot be picked up during the day tomorrow.

If you haven't purchased your yearbook -- you still have one chance. We have only a few left and it is first come first serve.   Jostens will be in the gym tomorrow from 10:30-12:00. Books will be $90 and we will accept credit and debit cards only.  You must purchase during lunch.  You cannot purchase before school or during the 4th block distribution.  Any books available after the distribution will be sold on Monday during all lunches.
Seniors - Did you order your cap and gown yet? 
Senior Graduation Orders

The last day to get your Cap and Gown at school will be Friday May 20th. Bring $70.00 in cash with you on Friday to get your cap and gown. No checks will be accepted. (from Connect Ed phone call)
Or you can order online!  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. 
 
We encourage you to take care of this as soon as possible so that you can walk at graduation.
Graduation Information 2013
Chorus Concert
Auditorium
Friday, May 20th at 7pm
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.)
Important Information for All Students!!!
Yearlong A/B Classes & Spring EOC/NCSFE Exam Schedule
Submitted by Instructional Accountability Facilitator Susan Keiger & Dr. Rosenbach

 

Please see the attached Exam Schedule for Year Long A/B Day Classes and EOC/NCSFE Exams.

 

Year Long A/B Day Class Exams - Please make sure you click on the above attachment so that you are aware of the exam schedule for yearlong A/B day classes and amended class times on these dates:

 

                                           Thursday, May 26

                                           Tuesday, May 31

                                           Wednesday, June 1

                                           Thursday, June 2

 

Spring EOC/NCSFE  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
 
Please click here to read important parent letter regarding exams.

Proctors Still 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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New Survey!

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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Future Business Leaders Of America (FBLA)
Submitted by Devin Campbell

FBLA members and parents - this week is our 3rd annual End Of Year Celebration! On Monday the 16th we participated in Amigo de Buddy, which helps students at Hough with parents who only speak Spanish get the tutoring they need. On  Thursday evening, May 19th we held our End of Year Celebration with awards, games and lots of fun with family and friends. Over the year we have done so much and are recognizing all that we did and the people that helped us get there. We want to go out with a bang this year.  On Friday we will be having our last event, Tech Day!  It will be in the library after school and lots of fun!

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SUMMER IS COMING...AND SO ARE...
SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENTS!!!
Submitted by PTSA Book Fair Chairperson Deana King
Here's your chance to continue to support your school PTSA while preparing yourself for next year. Our partnership with Main Street Books in Davidson means that all summer reading assignment texts are available and in stock for purchase at their store. When you buy your assigned reading from the Davidson store, Main Street Books will donate 20% of the purchase price to our school's PTSA. We raised over $400 with your help this school year.
Right now any book that is listed on the Summer Assignment Website is ready for you at the newly remodeled store in Davidson. As any new assignments come up, those books will be added. Right now those classes listing an assignment are:
AP English IV
AP Environmental Science
AP Seminar
AP Human Geography
AP US Government & Politics
AP European History
AP World History
English II
 
Happy summer and happy reading!
Yearbook Honors

Congratulations to Marcille Nance and the Hyperion Yearbook Staff for being featured in the Jostens Look Book for their cover last year!  From the Jostens site:  "The Gotcha Covered Look Book is a "best of the best" annual of creative themes, covers, designs, stories and photography selected from outstanding yearbooks printed by Jostens. Each spring, all high school yearbook staffs working with Jostens receive a copy of the Look Book." 
 
Congratulations also to Hough Band Director Robert Carrington as the 2016 Hyperion Yearbook was dedicated in his honor for his valuable contributions to William A. Hough High School.
          News from the School Nurse
Regarding Medicine in the Health Room
Submitted by Karyn Jackson
 
Please make sure to pick up any student medications in the health room by June 9 or they will be discarded.
 
Over the summer, please remember to get your physician to complete a new medication form for next year.  ALL medication-prescription and over-the-counter require a physician's signature.
 
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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.

Seniors, please practice so you can sing at graduation!!!

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.  

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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!!!
Counselors Corner 
Important Senior Reminders 

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.  

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
CMS Budget & Student Assignment
Submitted by PTSA Advocacy Co-Chairperson Lisa McMillan
  
The proposed budget voted on May 10 can be found here.
The Guiding Principles for the 2017-18 Student Assignment Plan as approved at the school board meeting on April 26th can be viewed here.

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!

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.
Hough Howler Submissions
Next Deadline:  June 1 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) 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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