Hunter Online Weekly provides information about the week’s activities and events.  Help H.O.W. become a complete listing of all events taking place in the Hunter community by submitting your announcement to HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu. HOW is made possible by the generosity of the PTA.  Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on how to format announcements.

PTA

"COME TOGETHER!"

THE HCHS PTA Auction 2012

Save the date:

Saturday, May 12    6:30-11:00m

Get your "Ticket To Ride" - buy a ticket to the auction!

"Every Little Thing" you donate makes a difference!

"Do You Want to Know a Secret?" - you can donate cold hard cash to help underwrite auction expenses!

"Here There and Everywhere" - is where you'll see your ad if you advertise in the auction catalog or on the auction website!

"Don't Let Us Down" - volunteer some time to work for the auction!

"Eight Days a Week" we're gearing up for auction excitement!

"All Together Now".all these great activities can be found at:

www.hunterpta.org/auction

CLUBS

ASIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY

Event:  Lunar New Year Survey

Description:  Hunter's Asian Cultural Society is taking action towards making Lunar New Year, a holiday celebrated by many among the Hunter community, an official school holiday.  Please help us out by filling out this survey!  Feedback from students, parents and faculty is welcome!

Survey Link: http://bit.ly/ACSLunarSurvey2012

Email Contact: wu.grace16@gmail.com, justin.h.hahn@gmail.com, ivypan94@gmail.com, lily.kong39@gmail.com

THE DESK

Publish your writing, art, and photos in The Desk, Hunter's literary magazine for 7-9th graders!  If you are in grades 7-9, send your submissions to the.desk.is.here@gmail.com.  Also, come to our meetings Mondays, activities, in rm 314.  

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT – BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD

The Biology Olympiad open exam will be offered Friday, Feburary 17, starting at 11:20 am in Room 404.  This is a 50-minute exam for advanced Biology students.

Interested students must register online before February 15

http://www.usabo-trc.org/

and select Hunter College High School from the drop-down list. 

RACIAL IDENTITY PANEL

You are invited to a Racial Identity Panel hosted by Mosaic, the K-12 PTA committee devoted to nurturing diversity at Hunter on Monday, February 13 from 6-8 p.m. in the auditorium.  

Speakers include:

•   Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the director of the Schomburg Center Research in Black Culture

•               Margaret Chin, a sociology professor of Hunter College

•               Jessica Forsyth, a psychologist who has studied racism and traumatic stress

•               David Joffe, the HCHS African-American Studies teacher

Refreshments and free childcare will be provided. 

We look forward to seeing you there. Questions? Please contact Rachel Barany at rcbarany@rcn.com

I-HELP LIBERIA – SHOE DRIVE
 

When:  Throughout February, Room 409 will be open for you to drop off your donations.

Do you have lightly worn shoes that you no longer want? Why not send them to Liberia where someone needs them? Join our annual shoe drive! We call it a "shoe drive," but really if you have items like used books or calculators, we'd be happy to ship those over to Liberia for you too. Thanks in advance for your generosity!

email contact for questions:

ihelpliberia@gmail.com

NYSSMA

All students interested in applying for NYSSMA must see Ms. Pomerantz in room 213

for information about the registration process by Friday, February 17^th.  Deadline for complete

registration, including full payment, is March 16^th. Please make checks to HCHS (Art and Music Department). 

Indicate student name, instrument/level and NYSSMA on check.

Parents with specific MUSIC related questions - contact Mr Stratechuk or Mr Batson.

ASPIRE: A Leadership Program for Asian-American Young Women

ASPIRE is an eight-seminar leadership project for Asian American young women, ages 15-17, residing in New York City. Asian Americans are known and stereotyped as academic high-achievers, but the same brilliance doesn't shine through when we look at statistics concerning their representation in public service.

The program aims to do three things: 

1) discuss the unique perspective that Asian American women can bring to the leadership table

2) discuss and try to find the root causes of the lack of Asian American women in public service and community leadership today,

3) give basic Leadership 101 training.

You may visit aspirenyc.webs.com for more information and how to participate or contact us at asianwomenaspire@gmail.com.

Last Chance ! A TRUE NOVICE CHINESE CLASS

A true novice Chinese language class which has been especially geared towards non-Chinese students will start next Wednesday. If you are interested in learning Chinese, don’t miss this great opportunity!

Please contact us at chinese@hunterpta.org as soon as possible.

Dates of classes:   February 1 to April 11

Days and Times:  Every Wednesday, 3:55-4:55. 

Cost:  $60.00 to cover textbooks, supplies for activities, etc.

10^th GRADE TERM COUNCIL – FLOWERGRAM SALES

When:  Monday,  February 13, 10th graders will be walking around selling Flowergrams for the last day! There will also be a table set up outside the Foyer for you to buy during activities and 5th periods. Also, Monday is the last day to turn them back in if you want them delivered!

-For any questions, contact termcouncil2014@gmail.com

SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Student Aide Volunteers for the Hunter Summer Enrichment Program

Come and have some fun this summer in July, working with gifted students from all over the world!

Students in grades 7-11 are welcome to pick up an application to be a student aide volunteer for the Hunter Summer Enrichment Program.

The program starts July 5th and runs through July 31st, 2012.  Student aides work at Hunter from Monday through Thursday, from approximately 8:30-3pm.

All volunteers who apply must make a full time commitment and work for the entire run of the program. You will have a lot of responsibility but you will also have a lot of fun!

Applications are available in room #236. First come, first served.

Check out the Community Service Bulletin Board for up to date Volunteer Opportunities- soon to be available on line as well!

INCLUDE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY

To include your announcement in the next issue of H.O.W., send an email to

HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu by SATURDAY at 4 p.m.

Please include the information in the following format:

- name of club or organization

- what the event or announcement is

- date, time, and location of event

- brief description or website links

- email contact for questions

Hunter Online Weekly provides information about the week’s activities and events.  Help H.O.W. become a complete listing of all events taking place in the Hunter community by submitting your announcement to

HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu. HOW is made possible by the generosity of the PTA.  Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on how to format announcements.

PTA

"COME TOGETHER!"

THE HCHS PTA Auction 2012

Save the date:

Saturday, May 12    6:30-11:00m

Get your "Ticket To Ride" - buy a ticket to the auction!

"Every Little Thing" you donate makes a difference!

"Do You Want to Know a Secret?" - you can donate cold hard cash to help underwrite auction expenses!

"Here There and Everywhere" - is where you'll see your ad if you advertise in the auction catalog or on the auction website!

"Don't Let Us Down" - volunteer some time to work for the auction!

"Eight Days a Week" we're gearing up for auction excitement!

"All Together Now".all these great activities can be found at:

www.hunterpta.org/auction

"MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG"

Lin-Manuel Miranda to join HCHS Theater group for Q & A!

Only 6 days left to get your tickets for "Merrily We Roll Along," featuring HCES and HCHS alum Lin-Manuel Miranda as Charlie!

As a fantastic special treat, Lin-Manuel has agreed to meet with our HCHS group after the show for a brief Q & A!  We're thrilled to be able to offer this to all ticket-buyers, and we hope you'll join us!

The PTA has 40 seats remaining in the bloc of front-mezzanine seats for the almost sold-out February 12, 2pm matinee at New York City Center. Performed last year by HCHS Rep, we hope you will join us to cheer Lin-Manuel on.

Tell your friends! Buy your tickets today!  https://secure.hunterpta.org/merrily 

PTA GRANTS

Hunter High School Student Clubs and Faculty Members:

It is that time of the year when the PTA Grants Committee is ready to receive your grant applications.  The instructions and the forms are available on the Hunter PTA website https://www.hunterpta.org/pta-grants.  The deadline for applications is Wednesday, February 8th  2012.  Please keep in mind we do not fund food, grade activities, sports teams (we can fund student sport clubs) or capital improvements. 

Please contact us at grants@hunterpta.org with any questions.

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT – BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD

The Biology Olympiad open exam will be offered Friday, Feburary 17, starting at 11:20 am in Room 404.  This is a 50-minute exam for advanced Biology students.

Interested students must register online before February 15

http://www.usabo-trc.org/

and select Hunter College High School from the drop-down list. 

HCES HUNTER TALKS

Hunter Talks is proud to present:

“Ahead of Time”

A special screening of the award-winning documentary on the life and career of journalist, photographer, and humanitarian Ruth Gruber

February 9 at 6:00pm in the auditorium

Hunter Talks is thrilled that Ms. Gruber, 100 years old, will join us for a brief Q&A after the screening.

The screening is open to parents, faculty, and friends, as well as students and siblings grades 6 and above.  The film will be shown free of charge, and runs 73 minutes.  

RSVP’s to Elayna Ziemer at elayna3@verizon.net would be greatly appreciated.  Please include the number of people in your group.We look forward to seeing you there!

I-HELP LIBERIA – SHOE DRIVE

When:  Throughout February, Room 409 will be open for you to drop off your donations.

Do you have lightly worn shoes that you no longer want? Why not send them to Liberia where someone needs them? Join our annual shoe drive! We call it a "shoe drive," but really if you have items like used books or calculators, we'd be happy to ship those over to Liberia for you too. Thanks in advance for your generosity!

email contact for questions:

ihelpliberia@gmail.com

RACIAL IDENTITY PANEL – FEBRUARY 13th

Mosaic, the PTA committee devoted to nurturing diversity at Hunter, is hosting a Racial Identity Panel on Mon. Feb. 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Speakers include: Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Margaret Chen, a sociology professor of Hunter College; Jessica Forsyth, a psychologist who has studied racism and traumatic stress; and David Joffe, the HCHS African-American Studies teacher.  Refreshments and free childcare will be provided.  We look forward to seeing you there.  

Questions?  Please contact Rachel Barany: rcbarany@rcn.com

SUMMER PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARTS

On Wednesday, February 8^th during activities period, Hunter’s newly chartered chapter of NAHS (National Art Honor Society) will be facilitating an information sharing session about summer programs in visual arts, music and theater.  The activity will be in the auditorium and will quickly break into smaller discipline-specific groups within the space.

We welcome all students who have participated in a class, camp, program or internship, either in the city or residential, to come and share their experiences. 

All students who are interested in hearing about summer opportunities from a student perspective are encouraged to attend.

Questions? Contact Ms. Reifer at jreifer@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu

A TRUE NOVICE CHINESE CLASS

A true novice Chinese language class which has been especially geared towards non-Chinese students will start next Wednesday. If you are interested in learning Chinese, don’t miss this great opportunity! Please contact us at chinese@hunterpta.org as soon as possible.

Dates of classes:   February 1 to April 11

Days and Times:  Every Wednesday, 3:55-4:55. 

Cost:  $60.00 to cover textbooks, supplies for activities, etc.

SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Student Aide Volunteers for the Hunter Summer Enrichment Program

Come and have some fun this summer in July, working with gifted students from all over the world!

Students in grades 7-11 are welcome to pick up an application to be a student aide volunteer for the Hunter Summer Enrichment Program.

The program starts July 5th and runs through July 31st, 2012.  Student aides work at Hunter from Monday through Thursday, from approximately 8:30-3pm.

All volunteers who apply must make a full time commitment and work for the entire run of the program. You will have a lot of responsibility but you will also have a lot of fun!

Applications are available in room #236. First come, first served.

Check out the Community Service Bulletin Board for up to date Volunteer Opportunities- soon to be available on line as well!

INCLUDE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY

To include your announcement in the next issue of H.O.W., send an email to

HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu by SATURDAY at 4 p.m.

Please include the information in the following format:

- name of club or organization

- what the event or announcement is

- date, time, and location of event

- brief description or website links

- email contact for questions

Hunter Online Weekly provides information about the week’s activities and events.  Help H.O.W. become a complete listing of all events taking place in the Hunter community by submitting your announcement to HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu. HOW is made possible by the generosity of the PTA.  Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on how to format announcements.

PTA

PTA GRANTS

Hunter High School Student Clubs and Faculty Members:

It is that time of the year when the PTA Grants Committee is ready to receive your grant applications.  The instructions and the forms are available on the Hunter PTA website https://www.hunterpta.org/pta-grants.  The deadline for applications is Wednesday, February 8th  2012.  Please keep in mind we do not fund food, grade activities, sports teams (we can fund student sport clubs) or capital improvements. 

Please contact us at grants@hunterpta.org with any questions.

HUNTER MUSICAL REPERTORY

Hunter's Musical Repertory presents:

“THE DROWSY CHAPERONE”

Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison

Directed by Julia Santha

This show takes a fun and funny look at musical theater through the lens of

a man sitting alone in his room listening to the soundtrack of his favorite

musical. Jam-packed with catchy tunes, spectacular dances, and winning

performances from the entire cast, this student-run show reminds us to love

while we can.

Thursday, February 2 at 4 p.m.

Friday, February 3 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Saturday, February 4 at 7 p.m.

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT – BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD

The Biology Olympiad open exam will be offered Friday, Feburary 17, starting at 11:20 am in Room 404.  This is a 50-minute exam for advanced Biology students.

Interested students must register online before February 15

http://www.usabo-trc.org/

and select Hunter College High School from the drop-down list. 

HCES HUNTER TALKS

Hunter Talks is proud to present:

“Ahead of Time”

A special screening of the award-winning documentary on the life and career of journalist, photographer, and humanitarian Ruth Gruber

February 9 at 6:00pm in the auditorium

Hunter Talks is thrilled that Ms. Gruber, 100 years old, will join us for a brief Q&A after the screening.

The screening is open to parents, faculty, and friends, as well as students and siblings grades 6 and above.  The film will be shown free of charge, and runs 73 minutes.  

RSVP’s to Elayna Ziemer at elayna3@verizon.net would be greatly appreciated.  Please include the number of people in your group.We look forward to seeing you there!

I-HELP LIBERIA – SHOE DRIVE

When:  Throughout January and February, Room 409 will be open for you to drop off your donations.

Do you have lightly worn shoes that you no longer want? Why not send them to Liberia where someone needs them? Join our annual shoe drive! We call it a "shoe drive," but really if you have items like used books or calculators, we'd be happy to ship those over to Liberia for you too. Thanks in advance for your generosity!

email contact for questions:

ihelpliberia@gmail.com

Starting Next Week! A TRUE NOVICE CHINESE CLASS

A true novice Chinese language class which has been especially geared towards non-Chinese students will start next Wednesday. If you are interested in learning Chinese, don’t miss this great opportunity! Please contact us at chinese@hunterpta.org as soon as possible.

Dates of classes:   February 1 to April 11

Days and Times:  Every Wednesday, 3:55-4:55. 

Cost:  $60.00 to cover textbooks, supplies for activities, etc.

HUNTER QUIZ BOWL

Next Wednesday, 2/1/12, Hunter's Quiz Bowl will be hosting a BAKE SALE located in the G.O. Foyer!  It will run during 4th period, Activities, and 5th period, and food options include cupcakes, blondies, pie, cookies, and more.  Come for food and a refreshing start to the second semester!

If you're interested in joining Quiz Bowl, speak to Mr. Young (he can be found in the Math Resource Room, 444, or e-mailed at syoung@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu) or come to practice in room 416 on Wednesday during Activities and Mondays/Thursdays/Fridays at 3:00.

http://ruthgruberthemovie.com/

http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/movies/10ahead.html

INCLUDE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY

To include your announcement in the next issue of H.O.W., send an email to

HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu by SATURDAY at 4 p.m.

Please include the information in the following format:

- name of club or organization

- what the event or announcement is

- date, time, and location of event

- brief description or website links

- email contact for questions

Hunter Online Weekly provides information about the week’s activities and events.  Help H.O.W. become a complete listing of all events taking place in the Hunter community by submitting your announcement to HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu. HOW is made possible by the generosity of the PTA.  Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on how to format announcements.

PTA

PTA GRANTS

Hunter High School Student Clubs and Faculty Members:

It is that time of the year when the PTA Grants Committee is ready to receive your grant applications.  The instructions and the forms are available on the Hunter PTA website https://www.hunterpta.org/pta-grants.  The deadline for applications is Wednesday, February 8th  2012.  Please keep in mind we do not fund food, grade activities, sports teams (we can fund student sport clubs) or capital improvements. 

Please contact us at grants@hunterpta.org with any questions.

Hunter's Musical Repertory presents:

“THE DROWSY CHAPERONE”

Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison

Directed by Julia Santha

This show takes a fun and funny look at musical theater through the lens of

a man sitting alone in his room listening to the soundtrack of his favorite

musical. Jam-packed with catchy tunes, spectacular dances, and winning

performances from the entire cast, this student-run show reminds us to love

while we can.

Thursday, February 2 at 4 p.m.

Friday, February 3 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Saturday, February 4 at 7 p.m.

G.O. CLEARANCE SALE

The G.O. is having a clearance sale for sweatshirts and sweatpants. They are now priced at $20 and $15, respectively. We only have a few smalls and mediums left of each item, so come buy them and show off your Hunter pride! To purchase them, come to the G.O. office (across from the auditorium) any time that it is open and ask for a board member. If you have any questions, please contact: belinda.y.zhou@gmail.com

CLUBS

I-HELP Liberia Shoe drive

When:  Throughout January

Where: Room 409 will be open for you to drop off your donations.

What We Need:

Do you have lightly worn shoes that you no longer want? Why not send them to Liberia where someone needs them? Join our annual shoe drive! We call it a "shoe drive," but really if you have items like used books or calculators, we'd be happy to ship those over to Liberia for you too. Thanks in advance for your generosity!

email contact for questions:

ihelpliberia@gmail.com

INCLUDE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY

To include your announcement in the next issue of H.O.W., send an email to

HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu by SATURDAY at 4 p.m.

Please include the information in the following format:

- name of club or organization

- what the event or announcement is

- date, time, and location of event

- brief description or website links

- email contact for questions

Hunter Online Weekly provides information about the week’s activities and events.  Help H.O.W. become a complete listing of all events taking place in the Hunter community by submitting your announcement to HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu. HOW is made possible by the generosity of the PTA.  Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on how to format announcements.

News of the Week for 9 January 2012

HUNTER LIFE

NEED FEEDBACK from the Hunter Community (Students, Faculty and Parents) – Respond to hunterlife@hunterpta.org

Happy New Year! At our most recent meeting in December, we discussed the possibility/usefulness of studying how Hunter students (7-12) use the internet/online resources and ideas on how it can be used to enhance a student’s educational experience. Below is an initial list of questions we have compiled (the format is yet to be determined -- homeroom discussions, survey, etc.) – please comment and add additional ones you think would be useful:

•               Describe your typical internet usage.for homework, research, communicating with classmates/friends, shopping, how many different tasks are you engaged in within a 2-hour time span?

•                What is the main way in which you communicate with your classmates, club members, etc. (Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, etc)? If so, how does a faculty advisor of a club tap into this?

•               What is/are the most common adult misperception(s) about how you use the internet?

•               Have you or a friend experienced "cyberbullying" or other negative experiences, how would you define cyberbullying? Any suggestions in the event you see it occurring, remedies?

•               How do you collaborate with your classmates on HW?

•               Do you use resources like Khan Academy for subject learning? Do you use any programs which "times out" your internet access?

•               Do  you want to see more material posted on Blackboard? How can your teachers more effectively use the internet?

•               Do you check the Hunter website daily, weekly, ever? Do you receive the Hunter Online Weekly e-mail, do you get a chance to read through it?

Thank you for your feedback. If you feel that this study is not useful, please let us know as well. You can e-mail us with your comments or join us at our next meeting on Friday, Jan 13, 2012 (Activities and 5th, 11:15 AM) in Room 210.

CHINESE FOR DUMMIES

Do you want to learn how to speak, read, or write Chinese? Well, here's your chance! Join Hunter's "Chinese For Dummies", which is open to everyone regardless of race and skill level! The teachers will be current high school juniors who are fluent in Chinese. You will be learning Chinese in a stress-free, fun environment with peers rather than much older teachers.

When and Where: Monday, Activities period, Room 225

Questions?  Contact: Cordelia Zhong ('13) cordeliazhong@gmail.com , Annie Guo ('13) anniecrazy@gmail.com

NEW!  A TRUE NOVICE CHINESE CLASS

In order to best benefit the students who have never been exposed to Chinese before, the Chinese afterschool program is going to offer a true novice Chinese language class starting second semester. The class will be especially geared towards the students with no background in Chinese at all.

Dates of classes:   February 1 to April 11

Days and Times:  Every Wednesday, 3:55-4:55.

Cost:  $60.00 to cover textbooks, supplies for activities, etc.

If you are interested in learning Chinese, don’t miss this great opportunity! Please contact us at chinese@hunterpta.org.

INCLUDE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY

To include your announcement in the next issue of H.O.W., send an email to

HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu by SATURDAY at 4 p.m.

Please include the information in the following format:

- name of club or organization

- what the event or announcement is

- date, time, and location of event

- brief description or website links

- email contact for questions

News of the Week for 11 December 2011

Hunter Online Weekly provides information about the week’s activities and events.  Help H.O.W. become a complete listing of all events taking place in the Hunter community by submitting your announcement to HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu. HOW is made possible by the generosity of the PTA.  Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on how to format announcements.

PTA

HCHS GOES TO THE THEATER!

Join us! The PTA has purchased a group of 150 front mezzanine tickets for the 2 p.m. matinee performance of the New York City Center Encores! production of "Merrily We Roll Along" on Sunday, February 12, 2012. Performed last year by Hunter's Musical Rep Theater, this production features HCES and HCHS alum Lin-Manuel Miranda of "In The Heights" fame as Charlie; we hope you will join us to cheer him on. 

All tickets $100.  Purchase them on the PTA website at https://www.hunterpta.org/merrily

"Merrily We Roll Along" New York City Center  131 W 55th St (btwn 6th and 7th)  Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m.

Please Note: Tickets will NOT be mailed. Tickets MUST be picked up on the day of the performance, February 12, 2012, between 1:15pm and 1:45pm from PTA representatives in the City Center box office lobby.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY:  CALL FOR SUGGESTIONS

The Cultural Diversity Committee, which has been organized to address the issues and experiences of diversity in the Hunter community, is proposing an event for the March 23rd Professional Development Day.  This is an event in search of a theme which will serve to raise awareness about diversity as it is reflected and lived in our community.  The Diversity Committee is asking all of Hunter's constituencies for suggestions of topics or themes which could frame this event.  Are you concerned about how diversity is addressed in our curriculum? How should controversial words in what is read in class be handled?  Does free speech always trump "political correctness"? Do you have specific anecdotes you would like to be discussed?  You can send your ideas to the provided link or, if you prefer, in writing to an envelope outside of room 402, as well as to Mr. Joffe, Social Studies Department.  Please send your suggestions anonymously to the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHdxX1NNeldqQUFkSVdESGRV...

ONLINE SHOPPING  AT OneCause.com!

‘Tis the holiday season!  Make your normal purchases through online shopping portal OneCause.com and a portion of the sale will be donated to Hunter College High School PTA.

Register at

http://www.onecause.com/schools/hunter-college-high-school and proceed to shop from a wide variety of merchants such as Amazon, Apple and most major brands. 

Note that you do not have to install the suggested toolbar to make your purchases and you can control your privacy settings when shopping through OneCause.com. Here are just a few of the online merchants that you can access through OneCause.com. Happy shopping!

Amazon Audible.com;American Eagle;Avon; ATT;Apple;The Body Shop;

Barnes and Noble;Banana Republic; Best; Bose;Bloomingdale's; Boden

.and many, many more!

CLUBS

CAC (Jewish Cultural Awareness Club)

Join us next Thursday, Activities Period, in Room 208, for our annual Channukah Party! There will be loads of amazing free food, a dreidel spinning contest, and music!

Feel free to email hchsjcac@gmail.com with any questions.

HAAH (HUNTER ACTION AGAINST HUNGER)

Hunter Action Against Hunger is collecting clothing for distribution to the NYC homeless (for Midnight Runs), men's medium/large sizes preferred

Collection Box by the G.O. Office Monday, 12/12 through Friday, 12/16 (7:45am--12:30pm)

- We need: Men's jeans & sweatpants, belts, backpacks & briefcases, blankets, sweaters/sweatshirts, dress shirts/pants, general clothing

- Email hunteractionagainsthunger@gmail.com with any questions

KEY CLUB – CANNED FOOD DRIVE

Now until Wednesday, December 21

Where:  Library 

Donate canned goods to the NYC Food Bank to help feed the hungry during the holiday season!  Drop off your canned goods in the box in the library and help us collect at least 100 lbs of food!  

Contact Lily Kong at lily.kong39@gmail.com if you have any questions. 

SCIENCE CLUB

The Science Club Invites Guest Speaker Danielle Sedbrook, graduate student at Columbia University

Date: Friday, December 16, 2011

Place/Time: Room 404 during Activities and Fifth

Danielle Sedbrook obtained her B.S. at Chicago University in 2008 and is currently a graduate student at Columbia University. Her research focuses on the synthesis of organic (carbon-based) materials, especially for use in electronic devices, like organic LEDs, plastic solar cells, "smart glass" and e-paper. 

Email scienceclubhchs@gmail.com if you have any questions.

PROJECT MORRY TOILETRIES DRIVE

Project Morry is a nonprofit organization that helps underprivileged children receive academic assistance.  Part of the Project Morry experience is a 4 week long, educational summer camp experience in upstate New York.  This camp supplies the children with everything they need (clothes, toiletries, sports equipment, etc) to have a successful camp experience.  For more information you can go to projectmorry.org.  

Hunter's Project Morry club is holding a week long toiletries drive to benefit Project Morry.  Collection boxes and volunteers will be present in the G.O. Foyer everyday from December 12th to 16th during 4th, Activities, and 5th periods.  

Items being collected are:

-Rolls of deodorant

-Toothbrushes

-Bars of soap

-Bottles of shampoo or conditioner 

-Bug spray

-Hand/body lotion

-Sunscreen

-Nail clippers

Email sjenna535@gmail.com with any questions! 

NACLO (NORTH AMERICAN COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS OLYMPIAD)

Interest Meeting

The first round of this year's NACLO competition is February 2nd at Columbia University. We will have an informational NACLO Interest Meeting on Monday, December 19th during Activities in room 414. Students who are interested in participating in this year's competition are encouraged to attend. Tips for studying for the exam will be shared. Any questions? Please email Mr Young at syoung@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu

If you'd like to learn more about the trash cans or Eco-Bricks in general, everyone is welcome on Mondays in Room 308 to attend a club meeting (we always have food!) or you can email rachelcs27@gmail.com.
 

Community Service News

1. Volunteer for the Hunter Exam, on Friday, January 6 and get 7 hours of community service. There will be a light breakfast served!

2. Home for the break? Check out the following website for volunteer opportunities, or stop by room #236.

www.nycservice.org or www.dosomething.org - Put in your interests and see what results you get. Remember to tell us about the opportunity before you start volunteering.

3. Stay tuned for a new link to service opportunities on the HCHS website!

THE NEW TRASH-CANS

Wondering what the new trash cans in the hallways are?  They're bins meant for - and only for - crumple-able plastics like candy wrappers and plastic bags.  Please do not throw other trash, including hard plastics, metals, food, papers, etc. into them.

Placed in the hallways by Eco-Bricks, we hope to start a growing project of recycling previously non-recyclable plastics in homemade furniture - the first to do so in the entire country, at Hunter.

Please, be conscientious.  Take the extra moment to verify that the trash you're throwing into the Eco-Bricks trash cans belongs there.  We cannot make a change without your cooperation.  Thank you!

INCLUDE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY

To include your announcement in the next issue of H.O.W., send an email to

HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu by SATURDAY at 4 p.m.

Please include the information in the following format:

- name of club or organization

- what the event or announcement is

- date, time, and location of event

- brief description or website links

- email contact for questions

News of the Week for 4 December 2011

Hunter Online Weekly provides information about the week’s activities and events.  Help H.O.W. become a complete listing of all events taking place in the Hunter community by submitting your announcement to HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu. HOW is made possible by the generosity of the PTA.  Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on how to format announcements.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY:  CALL FOR SUGGESTIONS

The Cultural Diversity Committee, which has been organized to address the issues and experiences of diversity in the Hunter community, is proposing an event for the March 23rd Professional Development Day.  This is an event in search of a theme which will serve to raise awareness about diversity as it is reflected and lived in our community.  The Diversity Committee is asking all of Hunter's constituencies for suggestions of topics or themes which could frame this event.  Are you concerned about how diversity is addressed in our curriculum? How should controversial words in what is read in class be handled?  Does free speech always trump "political correctness"? Do you have specific anecdotes you would like to be discussed?  You can send your ideas to the provided link or, if you prefer, in writing to an envelope outside of room 402, as well as to Mr. Joffe, Social Studies Department.  Please send your suggestions anonymously to the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHdxX1NNeldqQUFkSVdESGRVdHBMenc6MQ

 ONLINE SHOPPING  AT OneCause.com!

‘Tis the holiday season!  Make your normal purchases through online shopping portal OneCause.com and a portion of the sale will be donated to Hunter College High School PTA.

Register at

http://www.onecause.com/schools/hunter-college-high-school and proceed to shop from a wide variety of merchants such as Amazon, Apple and most major brands. 

Note that you do not have to install the suggested toolbar to make your purchases and you can control your privacy settings when shopping through OneCause.com. Here are just a few of the online merchants that you can access through OneCause.com. Happy shopping!

Amazon Audible.com;American Eagle;Avon; ATT;Apple;The Body Shop;

Barnes and Noble;Banana Republic; Best; Bose;Bloomingdale's; Boden

.and many, many more!

CLUBS

Polyglot

Hunter's one and only foreign language publication!

Final submission deadline is Monday, December 12th, at 10 PM, to hchs.polyglot@gmail.com

Submissions should be 1/2-1 pg (double spaced), written in the 6 languages taught in a Hunter classroom or club (Spanish, French, Latin, Korean, Hebrew, Chinese). 

We are still looking for a Sectional Editor for Korean! 

With any further questions, find Jonathan Herzog ('12) or Ms. Rosenberg

Be HEARD!

Join the educational discussion forum and have your voice HEARD!

Email hchs.heard@gmail.com with any suggestions/questions, or find Jonathan Herzog ('12). 

RADICALS

Hey, you!  Does mathematics captivate and inspire you?  Does writing tickle your fancy?  Do you want to see yourself hanging out with the Hunterites who are beast at math?

If you answered yes to at least one of the questions above, then you're in luck.  Join Radicals, Hunter's one-and-only math magazine!  You don't have to worry about committing to regular meetings, as we communicate most messages via

e-mail.  (Note: you don't have to be excellent at math or writing to be an excellent member of Radicals.  :D)

If you're interested, contact Andrew Sherlock (ags007ags@gmail.com), Andre Arslan (andre41777@gmail.com), or Meena Boppana (meenamathgirl@gmail.com) for more information.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB (ASL)

Interested in American Sign Language? Have deaf friends or relatives who you've always wanted to communicate with more easily? Come to ASL! We teach sign language to people both with and without experience.

Come visit us Fridays in room 404!

CHINESE FOR DUMMIES

Have you always wanted to learn Chinese but never had the time to go to the afterschool program or felt like your lack of knowledge would make the class hard for you? Fear no more! Join Hunter's "Chinese For Dummies", which is open to everyone regardless of race and skill level! The teachers for the club will be current high school juniors who are fluent in Chinese, and under the guidance of peers rather than much older teachers, you will be learning Chinese in a stress-free, fun environment. The purpose of the club is to allow newcomers to the language to be able to learn basic vocabulary and converse in Chinese. While our focus is speaking, we will offer a reading and writing class to those who already know how to speak Chinese if enough people sign up! So come join us Monday Activities in room 225!

Date, time, location: Mondays, Activities room 225

Contact for questions: Cordelia Zhong, ('13) cordeliazhong@gmail.com

COLORS

Give the gift of literature! This year, we are collaborating with the HCES PTA's annual book fair.  Consumers will have the option to buy books for the pediatric ward of Lenox Hill. Donations of new or slightly worn books are also welcome.

COLORS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids with cancer. We meet every Friday during activities period at room 418.

The book fair is from November 29 to December 2. On the 29th it will begin at 8:00 in the morning, but on all other days the fair will start at 9:00. The fair will close 6:00 every evening, except for the 2nd, when it will end at 11:00 in the morning. It is located in the Hunter College Elementary School library, which is down the hall from the HCHS library.

Feel free to talk to Ms. Shostal, the HCES librarian, or email hchscolors@gmail.com for any suggestions or questions.

HUNTER ACTION AGAINST HUNGER

A coalition of various clubs including HAAH, Red Cross, Hunicef, NGC announce that during this week’s Parent-Teacher conferences there will be a donation box set up in the foyer in front of the auditorium to receive contributions towards benefit famine relief in the Horn of Africa. Also, if anyone or their clubs would like to join us in our efforts to support famine relief, they should contact us at hunteractionagainsthunger@gmail.com. 

G.O. SPELLING BEE

This past Friday, December 2nd, we held a Spelling Bee for 7th and 8th grade students.  We had a wonderful attendance of 34 spellers this year and had eight rounds of competition for the Hunter spellers.  

Congratulations to the three winners that will all go on to the Regional Spelling Bee!

1st Place: Nicholas Goldrosen (8-7)

2nd Place: Adam Bumas (8-3)

3rd Place: Matthew Zucher (7-3)

Thank you so much to all of the students that participated, and please sign up for next years spelling bee if you a seventh grader!!

Claire Boyd, G.O. Recording Secretary

claire.k.boyd@gmail.com

NYCRI SUMMER INTERNSHIP

The application period is open for the 2012 New York City Research Initiative (NYCRI) Summer Internship sponsored by NASA. For more information or to apply online, go to: http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/nycri.

FOR SENIORS ONLY: RANDOM HOUSE CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION

Random House is now accepting creative writing submissions from twelfth graders for their annual awards. The awards are scholarships of up to $10,000. Writing genres include fiction, personal essay, and poetry, among others. The deadline is February 10, 2012. Please go to: www.randomhouse.com/creativewriting  for additional information and an application.

A NEW ONLINE HOME FOR SCHOOL PICTURES – ReplayIt.com

We are excited to let you know about a fun, interactive website that we are using to share all of the great photos of our school year.  The website is ReplayIt.com - a unique photo-sharing site that allows our entire school community to upload, share, and enjoy the images of the year as they happen.   Organized around the timeline of the school year, ReplayIt lets you see Hunter life, from the big events to the everyday, from all different angles.

As a yearbook staff, we are excited to share lots of photos on ReplayIt.com throughout the year.  We are also excited to see your photos!  We like ReplayIt because it provides us with more great content (the pictures uploaded from the school community) that we can include in our official story of the year! 

The goal is to capture all school photos in one spot – and we need your help.  We are hoping that you can use ReplayIt as the site to share the images from your sport, class, or club.  Once you register at ReplayIt.com, you – and your group – can view and upload images. 

We are excited to get everybody involved in ReplayIt and appreciate your help!  Let us know if you have any questions at annalshchs@gmail.com. 

See you on ReplayIt!

INCLUDE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY

To include your announcement in the next issue of H.O.W., send an email to

HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu by SATURDAY at 4 p.m.

Please include the information in the following format:

- name of club or organization

- what the event or announcement is

- date, time, and location of event

- brief description or website links

- email contact for questions

News of the Week for 27 November 2011

Hunter Online Weekly provides information about the week’s activities and events.  Help H.O.W. become a complete listing of all events taking place in the Hunter community by submitting your announcement to HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu. HOW is made possible by the generosity of the PTA.  Please see the bottom of this page for instructions on how to format announcements.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY:  CALL FOR SUGGESTIONS

The Cultural Diversity Committee, which has been organized to address the issues and experiences of diversity in the Hunter community, is proposing an event for the March 23rd Professional Development Day.  This is an event in search of a theme which will serve to raise awareness about diversity as it is reflected and lived in our community.  The Diversity Committee is asking all of Hunter's constituencies for suggestions of topics or themes which could frame this event.  Are you concerned about how diversity is addressed in our curriculum? How should controversial words in what is read in class be handled?  Does free speech always trump "political correctness"? Do you have specific anecdotes you would like to be discussed?  You can send your ideas to the provided link or, if you prefer, in writing to an envelope outside of room 402, as well as to Mr. Joffe, Social Studies Department.  Please send your suggestions anonymously to the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHdxX1NNeldqQUFkSVdESGRVdHBMenc6MQ

ONLINE SHOPPING  AT OneCause.com!

‘Tis the holiday season!  Make your normal purchases through online shopping portal OneCause.com and a portion of the sale will be donated to Hunter College High School PTA.

Register at

http://www.onecause.com/schools/hunter-college-high-school and proceed to shop from a wide variety of merchants such as Amazon, Apple and most major brands. 

Note that you do not have to install the suggested toolbar to make your purchases and you can control your privacy settings when shopping through OneCause.com. Here are just a few of the online merchants that you can access through OneCause.com. Happy shopping!

Amazon Audible.com;American Eagle;Avon; ATT;Apple;The Body Shop;

Barnes and Noble;Banana Republic; Best; Bose;Bloomingdale's; Boden

.and many, many more!

CLUBS

Jewish Cultural Awareness Club (JCAC)

Celebrate and learn about Jewish culture every Thursday, during Activities Pd in Room 208! 

We always have free food!

Upcoming Events:

December 1st & 8th:  Cultural Show Meeting/Playwriting Workshop

December 15th: Channukah Party

December 22nd: Channukah Luncheon

Email us at hchsjcac@gmail.com with any questions!

 
HUNTER LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING

DATE:  Friday, December 2, 2011, 11:15 (5th and Activities), Rm 210

Please join us for the next Hunter Life meeting. This unique committee of students, faculty and parent representatives meet to discuss issues which affect life at Hunter. Primarily student-led, the committee operates both as an open forum discussion group as well as a task oriented group, eliciting input from all three constituencies. In our next meeting, we will begin to discuss/explore the ways in which online resources can enhance the Hunter experience.

For parents who are interested in attending, please e-mail:    jyusonho@hotmail.com (preferably by the middle of the week).

Please also contact your HLC Parent Representatives, June Yuson and Judy Wong, with comments or questions for the Committee.

RADICALS

Hey, you!  Does mathematics captivate and inspire you?  Does writing tickle your fancy?  Do you want to see yourself hanging out with the Hunterites who are beast at math?

If you answered yes to at least one of the questions above, then you're in luck.  Join Radicals, Hunter's one-and-only math magazine!  You don't have to worry about committing to regular meetings, as we communicate most messages via
e-mail.  (Note: you don't have to be excellent at math or writing to be an excellent member of Radicals.  :D)

If you're interested, contact Andrew Sherlock (ags007ags@gmail.com), Andre Arslan (andre41777@gmail.com), or Meena Boppana (meenamathgirl@gmail.com) for more information.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLUB (ASL)

Interested in American Sign Language? Have deaf friends or relatives who you've always wanted to communicate with more easily? Come to ASL! We teach sign language to people both with and without experience.

Come visit us Fridays in room 404!

CHINESE FOR DUMMIES

Have you always wanted to learn Chinese but never had the time to go to the afterschool program or felt like your lack of knowledge would make the class hard for you? Fear no more! Join Hunter's "Chinese For Dummies", which is open to everyone regardless of race and skill level! The teachers for the club will be current high school juniors who are fluent in Chinese, and under the guidance of peers rather than much older teachers, you will be learning Chinese in a stress-free, fun environment. The purpose of the club is to allow newcomers to the language to be able to learn basic vocabulary and converse in Chinese. While our focus is speaking, we will offer a reading and writing class to those who already know how to speak Chinese if enough people sign up! So come join us Monday Activities in room 225!

Date, time, location: Mondays, Activities room 225

Contact for questions: Cordelia Zhong, ('13) cordeliazhong@gmail.com 

COLORS

Give the gift of literature! This year, we are collaborating with the HCES PTA's annual book fair.  Consumers will have the option to buy books for the pediatric ward of Lenox Hill. Donations of new or slightly worn books are also welcome.

COLORS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids with cancer. We meet every Friday during activities period at room 418.

The book fair is from November 29 to December 2. On the 29th it will begin at 8:00 in the morning, but on all other days the fair will start at 9:00. The fair will close 6:00 every evening, except for the 2nd, when it will end at 11:00 in the morning. It is located in the Hunter College Elementary School library, which is down the hall from the HCHS library.

Feel free to talk to Ms. Shostal, the HCES librarian, or email hchscolors@gmail.com for any suggestions or questions.

LUNCHEONS

The HAAH, Red Cross, HUNICEF, and NGF announces that they will be collaborating to host two luncheons and a bake sale in the week following Thanksgiving break.  All proceeds will go to our Horn of Africa famine relief efforts.
Also, a donation box is available in the foyer for contributions.

Where/When:  Foyer; Activities and 5th, Monday, Nov. 28 (First luncheon)

Bake sale:  Thursday, December 1

Second luncheon:  Friday, December 2 

I-HELP LIBERIA - BENEFIT CONCERT

Date/Time/Location:  Saturday December 3, 2011; 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Where:  Hunter College H.S. Auditorium

Come join us for an exciting concert featuring performances by Justin Storer and the Working Effective (former member of the Math Department) and Arthur Lewis (Class of '98). Student performances will include pieces by Arielle Korman and Andrew Backer (Class of '13), Simon Ma ('16), and more! The suggested donation is $10 for students and teachers and $20 for adults. To purchase tickets, speak to Mr. Randolph (room 409), send a message to ihelpliberia@gmail.com, or call (718) 607-7332 or (212) 860-1286. We hope to see you there!

NYCRI SUMMER INTERNSHIP

The application period is open for the 2012 New York City Research Initiative (NYCRI) Summer Internship sponsored by NASA. For more information or to apply online, go to: http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/nycri.

FOR SENIORS ONLY: RANDOM HOUSE CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION

Random House is now accepting creative writing submissions from twelfth graders for their annual awards. The awards are scholarships of up to $10,000. Writing genres include fiction, personal essay, and poetry, among others. The deadline is February 10, 2012. Please go to: www.randomhouse.com/creativewriting  for additional information and an application.

A NEW ONLINE HOME FOR SCHOOL PICTURES – ReplayIt.com

We are excited to let you know about a fun, interactive website that we are using to share all of the great photos of our school year.  The website is ReplayIt.com - a unique photo-sharing site that allows our entire school community to upload, share, and enjoy the images of the year as they happen.   Organized around the timeline of the school year, ReplayIt lets you see Hunter life, from the big events to the everyday, from all different angles.

As a yearbook staff, we are excited to share lots of photos on ReplayIt.com throughout the year.  We are also excited to see your photos!  We like ReplayIt because it provides us with more great content (the pictures uploaded from the school community) that we can include in our official story of the year! 

The goal is to capture all school photos in one spot – and we need your help.  We are hoping that you can use ReplayIt as the site to share the images from your sport, class, or club.  Once you register at ReplayIt.com, you – and your group – can view and upload images. 

We are excited to get everybody involved in ReplayIt and appreciate your help!  Let us know if you have any questions at annalshchs@gmail.com. 

See you on ReplayIt!

FOUND PENCIL CASE

From Emma Rafferty, 7th grade

On Tuesday, November 22, I found a pencil case in room 318 during period 8.  It is a pink pencil case, and contains two highlighters, two erasers, three mechanical pencils, four pens, one Sharpie, two cases of lead, and a mechanical white-out. If this is your pencil case, please contact emma@rafferty.net and describe the color of  the white-out.  I will try to get this returned to you on Monday, the 28th, the day we return.  If I do not get an email, I will try to put up some posters in the halls on Tuesday or Wednesday. 

INCLUDE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN HUNTER ONLINE WEEKLY

To include your announcement in the next issue of H.O.W., send an email to

HOW@hccs.hunter.cuny.edu by SATURDAY at 4 p.m.

Please include the information in the following format:

- name of club or organization

- what the event or announcement is

- date, time, and location of event

- brief description or website links

- email contact for questions