WELCOME TO HURON HIGH SCHOOL e-NOTES
Notes from May 18
PICNIC POPS MAY 19
Don't miss the Huron Bands in concert this Saturday at the annual Picnic Pops held on the front lawn of Pioneer High School. This daylong carnival type event is filled with games, great food and great music performed by the Huron, Pioneer, Skyline and 8th grade bands in Ann Arbor. Soloing with the Symphony and Concert Band is Clarinetist and 2001 Huron graduate Staff Sergeant Jonathon Troy a member of the "Presidents Own" United States Marine Band. Don't miss this rare treat to hear one of our very own come back to serve his high school. Performing will be the Huron Symphony Band (11:15 a.m.), the Huron Concert Band (1:00 p.m.) and the Huron Varsity Band (2:00 p.m.).
CR AND ONLINE COURSES
CR & Online Pre-Registration for Semester 1, 2012 begins on May 11, 2012 at 3pm in the AAPS Moodle. Deadline to turn in completed CR and Online Registration Packet is June 4, 2012 at 3pm. More information and instructions can be found on the CR website.
COE
Seniors! if you are receiving credit for your job, you MUST have your work hours recorded through May 18. You MUST have your hours turned in before you pick up your cap and gown. Missing hours worksheets are considered an obligation. Visit the COE Office if you have questions.
ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF SENIORS
Parents’ financial support of the Graduation Party is a long held tradition at Huron. We are currently $1,200 short from reaching our parent donation goal of $2000 for the grad party. Financial donations of any amount are most welcome. Please make your check payable to 'Huron Graduation Party' and send to our treasurer, Amy Mees, 6549 Fleming Creek Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105. Your donation may be tax deductible. Thank you for your continued support. Donations are tax deductable.
ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF JUNIORS
Huron WILL be having a College Applications Information event before the school year is out. When the date is announced, I will post the event to the Huron eNotes.
~ Michelle Machiele, Huron PTSO President, 2xmichelle@sbcglobal.net
ANN ARBOR BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES TOUR
Announcing the 2013 Ann Arbor Black College and Universities Tour. All students are welcome. For more information, please visit http://home.comcast.net/~a2blackcollegetour/a2/Home.html, call 734-274-9013, emaila2blackcollegetour@gmail.com or see the attached flyer. All students are welcome. Our first information meeting is May 31, 2012 at Carpenter Elementary School.
BPA WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS to Ann Arbor Huron’s Business Professionals of America Chapter! Two Advisors—Diane Stocker-Bendersky and Christy Garrett, along with 15 students recently attended the BPA National Leadership Conference in Chicago, Illinois last Tuesday, April 24th and came back Sunday, April 29th. Overall, we had a total of 8 people place at the national level!
Our national finalists include:
Mark Adams placed second in Computerized Accounting,
Zibo Zou placed second in Database Applications,
Rohan Paul placed ninth in Digital Media Production,
Michael Bondin placed second in Financial Math and Analysis (Open), and also placed ninth in Insurance Concepts (open),
William Chen placed sixth in Insurance Concepts (Open),
Suraj Jaipalli placed sixth in Medical Office Procedures,
Anuraag Parchuri placed tenth as a Merit Scholar, and
Brendon Hong placed fourth in Payroll Accounting.
We also had 12 students earn the National Torch Award (Michael Bondin, Jesmin Cao, Lisa Ruan, Gabriela Columna, Jeannette Daida, Shuvro Guha, John Harrison, Tiana Huang, Jeffrey Lee, Abhilash Modepalli, Sheeba Pawar, and Coleen Truong)– more than any other year!
More information on individual winners, pictures and a video can be found at the huron.bpa site Visit us at http://www.bpa.org.
Please help us congratulate all of these Huron Rats for an awesome effort.
Great job Huron BPA!
JUNIORS, SOPHOMORES (and interested freshmen).
COLLEGE ADMISSION ESSAY AND APPLICATION CLASS
Get tips from an experienced person. Register now for this AAPS Rec & Ed class: "PREPARE NOW TO DO THOSE DAUNTING COLLEGE ESSAYS & APPLICATIONS."
(Parents are welcome with student.) Before the busy fall application season, start now to think about what your college essays and applications will say about you. With the competition for college admission tougher than ever, well-composed essays and applications can make a difference. What you do this summer also has a bearing on your applications and essays. The instructor has helped students gain admission to UM, Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and many others. With actual examples of successful essays, find out what makes a compelling essay and application and how to strengthen yours. This class will get you thinking about possible essay topics to highlight your own characteristics as well as tips to make your applications the best they can be.
Register online at Rec&Ed: www.aareced.com or by calling Ivy at 994-2300 X 53248.
Class ID # 1338.302 Tues. May 29 7:00-8:45 pm $39, Pioneer HS room D209
PTO THRIFT SHOP SALE
Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop's ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY SALE
Monday, May 28th 2012 -- 9am to 5pm
2280 S. Industrial Hwy
50% off EVERYTHING in the SHOP!
*No Discounts or Coupons Accepted during 50% Off Sales Events
*No Donations accepted on Memorial Day either -- this allows our staff to focus on our busy sales event. Thank you for your understanding and support of our mission.
Ann Arbor Radio's 107one will be broadcasting from the lawn from noon to 2pm PLUS Pilar's Cart will stop by midday -- Shop, take a tamale lunch break, then shop some more!
For more info, visit our website: http://a2ptothriftshop.org/
Please note -- The Shop will be CLOSED on Sunday, May 27th
