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Nov. 07, 2020- Quarter 1 Report Cards Dear HSHMC Families, Our first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year is now complete! It has been a successful few months at HSHMC as we have engaged together through distance learning. Your partnership with us has made this possible and we are truly grateful for your continued support of our school program. Enclosed is the report card for your child's grades for Quarter 1. If your child is holding an incomplete from Quarter 1 he or she has now been assigned to an Academic Intervention class on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Attendance is mandatory at this class until all incompletes are cleared. It is also expected that any student who holds an incomplete in any course is actively taking advantage of teachers' online office hours and resources we have put in place to support their academic efforts. Students who do not make an effort to clear their incompletes are at risk of failing the course. HSHMC is now accepting New Student Applications for next year (2021-2022) for grades 9-12! If you have a sibling of an HSHMC student who hopes to attend next year, please apply no later than February 1, 2021. If the number of applications exceeds available spaces, a lottery will determine application selection. Siblings of current HSHMC students and children of HSHMC and Sharp HealthCare employees will be given priority in the lottery. You must apply directly from our website at www.hshmc.org. On Thursday, December 10, at 5:30 pm, HSHMC is pleased to offer a one-hour virtual Parent Academy entitled "The Teenage Brain." We hope you will consider joining us for this special session as we explore why our teenagers' brains cause them to think and act the way they do, especially during this time of COVID-19 and Distance Learning. Mark your calendars now and watch for the link to join on our website. You child's health and wellness are very important to us. HSHMC is committed to supporting the mental and emotional wellness of our students as these barriers can impact student success. Access to community pupil mental health services and resources is made available through our website at www.hshmc.org. A reminder that school is closed Wednesday, November 11 for Veteran's Day. Monday, November 23 – Friday, November, 27 is Thanksgiving Vacation and there is no school during that week. We hope this will be a wonderful time for you and your family even through these challenging times as we all strive to stay healthy and safe. In addition, the last day before winter break is December 28. School will be closed between December 21 and January 1. Classes resume on January 4, 2021. Once again, thank you for your continued support and communication. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact us at 619-528-9070, visit our website at www.hshmc.org or join me during Principal's Office Hours every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 am (https://hshmc.zoom.us/j/82553847733 Passcode: HSHMC) Stay healthy and safe, Dr. Sheri Johnson Principal of Operations and Communication Back to News & Events [...]

Oct. 28, 2020- Senior Picture Information Click here to access the ORDER FORM for your Senior Pictures! Schedule for Senior Pictures! Back to News & Events

Oct. 23, 2020- Update from HSHMC Dear HSHMC families and friends, We can't always get what we want... we want to get back to our campus. We want to physically reunite our students, staff and families. We know every one of you wants this as well. We miss each other in so many ways. We want to return to a safe campus with reasonable confidence that we will not have to close our doors soon again. We, like many of you, watch the news to see the rise and fall in the spread of COVID 19. We see that areas of the country, including ours, show weeks of positive signs of COVID 19 containment, followed by a resurgence of the disease. We see restaurants, businesses, and even schools, opening and then being forced to close, causing untold disappointment and disruption. And we see pressure and argument from communities to reopen them again despite the fact that disease surges continue. We see people both taking precautions, such as social distancing and mask wearing, to prevent the spread; and, we see others making decisions not to do so. Most sadly, we each know people and families who have fallen ill to this terrible disease. And we know that each of us have faced major challenges adjusting our lifestyles, our jobs, our financial challenges and our learning. Let me repeat, we want to return to a safe campus with reasonable confidence that we will not have to close our doors again. But we cannot rely on short-term positive trends in disease outbreaks, or the heavy pressure of our desires to reopen campus, or the decisions of other schools, to rush to a decision to do so. With the support of our Board of Directors, administrators, staff, and our parent advisory committee, we have committed to make any future decision to reopen campus based on a level of confidence that the surges in new outbreaks are behind us. We await the impact of effective vaccines and treatments. And when that occurs our reopening plans will be well thought out, well communicated and well organized. With current surge conditions, changes in weather and upcoming holidays that may result in families' and friends' increased contact risks, we do expect our campus to remain closed for at least the remainder of the semester. We are sharing this information to help you plan accordingly and to give you our best thinking. We promise you that we reexamine our options daily based on our commitment to consider safety first and when the time appears right to reconsider opening we will do so with readied excitement. We can't always get what we want, but… together let us commit to try to give each other what we need. We have learned so much in the last 6 months about offering a quality education online. Our teachers are better supported and equipped. Our new attendance and reengagement teams are helping students who struggle to attend and to complete work through contacts, supports, safe [...]

Oct. 14, 2020- Enrollment Applications Applications will be accepted for the 2021-2022 school year beginning November 2. The open enrollment period is November 2, 2020 through February 2, 2021. If the number of application exceeds available spaces, a lottery will determine application selection. Siblings of current students and children of sharp employees will be given priority in a lottery. Students will be notified of acceptance beginning in February, 2021. Students who are not accepted for the coming school year will be placed on a waiting list and notified as soon as space becomes available. In addition to submitting an application, interested families must attend a "new student orientation" prior to February 2, 2021. If you have applied or will be applying, please plan to attend an orientation at HSHMC, Inc. On one of the following dates: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 – 5:30 PM* THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 – 5:30 PM* THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 – 5:30 PM* TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021 – 5:30 PM* *Due to covid-19 all of the 2021-2022 orientations will be virtual unless indicated otherwise. Back to News & Events

Sep. 21, 2020- Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan (2020-21) Our Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan is available at the link below. https://www.hshmc.org/documents/lcp-2020-2021.pdf Comments and suggestions can be submitted directly to Dr. Johnson via email at sjohnson@hshmc.org. Back to News & Events

Aug. 18, 2020- HSHMC PARENT INFORMATION WEBINAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 5:30 PM Please join us via Zoom for an informational webinar with everything you need to know to support your child's success as they get ready to begin the new school year with us on Monday, August 31. Not able to attend? No worries! Here is the link to the archived webinar: August 27th Parent Webinar Back to News & Events

Aug. 17, 2020- 2020-21 HSHMC Info for Parents Dear HSHMC Families, Welcome to the new 2020-2021 school year at HSHMC! We hope you are doing well and staying safe. In preparation for the First Day of School ONLINE on Monday, August 31, we have put together specific school supplies for each student based on the courses they will be taking. In addition, each student who has not already checked out a Chromebook from HSHMC will be provided one from HSHMC. Log in credentials and instructions will also be provided. We are asking HSHMC families to please drive by the school to pick up their supplies according to the following schedule: 9th Grade – Tuesday, August 25 – 9:00 am – 11:00 am 10th Grade – Tuesday, August 25 – 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm 11th Grade – Wednesday, August 26 – 9:00 am – 11:00 am 12th Grade – Wednesday, August 26 – 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Thursday, August 27 – 9:00 am – 11:00 am - Makeup Day (For those who cannot make it at their assigned time) If you have more than one HSHMC student, please use the schedule according to your oldest child so you only have to come by once. For example, if you have a 9th grader and an 11th grader, please use the pick up on the day scheduled for the 11thgrader. On the day of pickup, please drive into the school's driveway where you will see a tent and signs for pickup. A staff member will place the supplies in the trunk of your car to limit contact and practice social distancing. In addition, here is some important information for your review and attention: School Calendar – we hope you will find this useful to mark special school days and holidays in advance. Free & Reduced-Price Meal Application Packet – We ask that all students please fill this form out whether or not you believe that your child qualifies for free or reduced price meals. If you have more than one child attending HSHMC, please only fill out one form and include each child on that form. (Returning students: please note that a new form must be filled out each year). The Free and Reduced Price Meal Application must be completed by going HERE. Health and Wellness - You child's health and wellness are very important to us. HSHMC is committed to supporting the mental and emotional wellness of our students as these barriers can impact student success. Access to community pupil mental health services and resources is made available through our website at https://www.hshmc.org/mental-health-wellness. We look forward to welcoming all of you to HSHMC very soon. Sincerely, Dr. Sheri Johnson Principal, Operations and Communication Back to News & Events

Aug. 11, 2020- FALL ELECTIVE OPTIONS - CHOOSE NOW! We are looking forward to school starting up again on Monday, August 31. We are busy working on your schedules and need to know if you would like to add an elective to your schedule. We are offering Integrated Art, PE, Spanish 1, Spanish 3, and Cooking as electives. If you are interested in adding an elective to your schedule, you must fill out the attached form NOW! Here is the link: https://forms.gle/xzPyWMX1ftv6RYyr9 Back to News & Events

Aug. 10, 2020- Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Template (2020-21) HSHMC is seeking feedback from our community on our Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan as we prepare for the 2020-21 school year. The plan can be found here: HSHMC Draft LCP Document LCP Presentation for Parents Comments and suggestions can be submitted directly to Dr. Johnson via email at sjohnson@hshmc.org. Back to News & Events