Originally delivered on 3/2/2019 4:01 am

SUBJECT: HHS PTO Newsletter Week of Mar 3rd - 9th


 

HHS Patriot Press   

Your PTOWeekly E-Newsletter: Mar 3rd - 9th

 INFORMED .   

 

 ***SCHOOL-WIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS***

This Week 

  • FRIDAY - End of the 3rd Nine weeks.  Students should come home with a report card NEXT WEEK on Thurs the 14th.  They will be handed out during 5th period.

Looking Ahead

  • TUES, Mar 12 - 5:30pm-8:30pm 4th annual Power UP: It’s a Mother-Daughter Thing!  at the Alabama Workforce Training Center (AWTC). This event seeks to educate, engage and encourage more mothers and daughters to explore career opportunities in the construction industry. Click the title link above or visit https://www.poweruploud.org/ for more information. 
  • TUES, Mar 12 - 5:30-8pm, Harmless vs Hazardous: Promoting Teen Health.Seminar with sessions on prescription medication abuse, vaping, and warning signs & resources, sponsored by Safe & Healthy Homewood, All In Mountain Brook, Jeff Co Dept of Health, and others. Keynote speaker is Lauren Sisler, sports broadcaster with ESPN, who lost both of her parents to  addiction. 
  • Through the End of March - The Menagerie, the school's literary arts magazine, is taking submissions. Students should ask their English teachers for submission forms.
  • MAY 4th - Alabama STEM Expose at the Birmingham Crossplex.  Entry areas include science, robotics and arts. For more information and to register an entry click HERE.

 

***GRADE-LEVEL ANNOUNCEMENTS***

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***COLLEGE & CAREER*** 

FEBRUARY and MARCH are busy months for scholarship deadlines, special college campus events and college visitors at HHS! Use the updated links below to make note of important dates on your calendars. NEW information and events are being added to the links weekly!

  • Scholarships: Click HERE for complete list
    • DEADLINES APPROACHING:
      • Junior League of Birmingham Academic Scholarship - March 1, 2019
      • Rotary Club of Shades Valley Scholarship - Deadline: March 1,2019
      • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority / Classic Pearls Scholarships: Deadline March 1, 2019
      • ECO Credit Union- A.L. Bratcher Scholarship-Deadline March 15, 2019
      • Alabama Home Builders Scholarship- Deadline March 15, 2019
      • Dr. Jodi Newton Scholarship - Deadline March 20, 2019
      • Jody Atchison Scholarship - Deadline March 20, 2019
      • Mercedes-Benz Scholarship Program - Deadline March 15, 2019
      • American Society of Civil Engineers Scholarship - Deadline March 31, 2019
      • Alabama Agribusiness Council Foundation - Deadline March 31, 2019
  • Summer Opportunities: Click HERE for complete list
    • NEW ADDITIONS:
      • Camp Cardiac- Scholarships available & spots limited!
      • The School of The New York Times
      • APEX Leadership Summit at Ole Miss 
    • DEADLINE APPROACHING:
      • Anytown Alabama Teen Leadership Summit by YMCA- Deadline March 10 for priority
  • Campus Visit/Preview Days: Click HERE for complete list
  • Leadership Opportunities: Click HERE for complete list
    • DEADLINE APPROACHING:
      • Distinguished Young Women Program - for current Junior girls - March 3, 2019
  • Community Events: Click HERE for complete list
    • NEW ADDITIONS:
      • Power UP: It's a Mother Daughter Thing!- March 12th
      • Lee University Link-up- March 6th *$1,000 scholarship opportunity!
      • Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop
    • DEADLINE APPROACHING:
      • Career Exploration at Honda Motorsports- Deadline for tickets- March 8th
      •  Lee University Link-up- Event is March 6th 
      • Power UP: It's a Mother Daughter Thing!- Event is March 12th
  • Considering a career in construction?Free training opportunity!  A 6-week summer course with carpentry, welding, masonry, electrical and HVAC training. Also, the Alabama Home Builders Foundation has a scholarship available. Application must be postmarked by March 15th. 
  • How about a career in automotive manufacturing? Find scholarship information HERE

     

    ***CONSTRUCTION CORNER***  

    New plan. Olympic-sized, outdoor swimming pool. 

    Future HHS

 


INVOLVED.

 

CALLING ALL LEADERS!

 

Interested in serving in a leadership capacity on the PTO Board next year?  A nominating committee is being formed to identify potential candidates. Contact Allie Nanni at hhsptopresident@gmail.com to learn more.

 

PTO MEETINGS - COME ONE, COME ALL!

  • Next Meeting: Tues, March 12th 11:30-12:30 at the Homewood Board of Education on Dale Avenue. 
  • Couldn't make the last meeting? Visit the all-new Homewood High School PTO YouTube channel. ï»¿There, you will find a video from February's meeting, as well as student safety and diversity videos from past meetings. Go check it out!
  • Future meeting dates and locations  

PROUD. 

 

WHO DOESN'T LOVE A SALE?...

The Spirit Gear Store has many items on Winter Clearance, 10-20-even 50% off! Nothing says "I Love You" like some Homewood swag.  As always, 100% of the proceeds goes back into PTO funds to support our school!


PRESENT.

PTO Calendar

Link to Official HHS Calendar


CONNECTED.

********Click on links below to stay in the loop********

           PTO Website 

           HHS Website

           General PTO       

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