News from around school and around the cluster
Administering all of the required IB exams at Hillsboro is a huge undertaking! In order to do this in compliance with the rules, there must be a certain number of adult invigilators/proctors in the room for every test. Even if you don’t have a student taking exams, this is a great way to help out if you have time during the school day. It is easy and mostly consists of monitoring students as they work. Please sign up HERE, and thank you!
The PTSO has been working behind the scenes this year on some larger improvements to our building and campus. We now have plans for some beautiful new landscaping AND some graphics and signage for inside the building. Because these capital expenditures are not part of our annual budget for the year, we need to take a vote of the general body before approving them. That’s where you come in, parents (and teachers and students)! We will be holding a special PTSO meeting on Tuesday, April 16, at 6:00 PM to vote on these items. Please make plans to join us!
UPDATE
The slides and FAQs from Dr. Pelham’s March 7 presentation are available to view/download below.
From Dr. Pelham:
As you may have heard, MNPS zoned high schools will be moving to a different type of daily schedule next year that looks different from our 8 period A/B schedule. While there are still many variables that are yet to be finalized, we do have some advanced information we would like to share with families now, and welcome your thoughts and questions. We will have a stakeholder meeting on Thursday, March 7 [NEW DATE], at 6 PM in our cafeteria. Our goal is to share what we know now, solicit questions and thoughts, and publish an FAQ from this. All are welcome.
We are excited to welcome 8th grade families to campus on Thursday, February 8, to learn more about academics, athletics, extracurriculars, community–all the things that make Hillsboro a top-choice high school! We’ll begin at 5:30 with an information session in the cafeteria and then split up into groups for tours. Visitors should use the entrance off Glen Echo Road (north end of campus) and park in the garage.
Little Gourmand is hosting a special Hillsboro PTSO Day at both their Green Hills & Berry Hill locations on Saturday, January 27. The PTSO will receive a portion of all sales that day in both stores (excluding bread). Head on over and enjoy what is hands down the best French market & patisserie outside Paris, France!
Little Gourmand Market & Cafe
2209 Bandywood Drive
Nashville, TN 37215
Saturday hours: 9 AM-5 PM
Little Gourmand Patisserie Française
717 Craighead Street
Nashville TN 37204
Saturday hours: 8 AM-4 PM
As our teachers return from winter break, they are likely finding their classrooms in need of crucial winter supplies like Kleenex, Clorox wipes, and hand sanitizer–not to mention actual school supplies too. We don’t want teachers to have to spend their own money on supplies, so parent donations are very helpful. If you are able, please go to this Amazon wish list and kick in an item or two.
Semester exams start on Friday, December 15. Remember that exam days are half days, and as on all half days, dismissal is at 10:35. Here is your exam schedule:
- Friday, December 15: 1B, 2B
- Monday, December 18: 1A, 2A
- Tuesday, December 19: 3B, 4B
- Wednesday, December 20: 3A, 4A
- Thursday, December 21: NO SCHOOL—FIRST DAY OF WINTER BREAK!