Heber Springs High School

HSHS AMI assignment links for the week of 4/13 - 4/17. Assignments due Friday, April 24th. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1keANFBoeuki1fbYMSc1OUhe2NNOhZIm2H2ifQYXgyM4/edit

High School report cards for the 3rd quarter were mailed today. Parents, please be watching your mailboxes. Thanks- HSHS

High School- medication pickup: If your student has medication in the High School Nurse's office, those can be picked up on Monday's or Wednesday's from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM The nurse will dispose of any medications not picked up by the last day of school, May 21st. Thanks- HSHS

High School Locker clean outs- Seniors: Monday, April 13th 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 11th Grade: Tuesday, April 14th, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 10th Grade: Wednesday, April 15th, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 9th Grade: Thursday, April 15th, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Practice social distancing- 6 feet apart. No gathering or visiting. No going into the front office. This is a get in and get out event- no hanging around! Don't touch anything that isn't necessary. Athletes, please wrap up your uniforms in a bag and leave your name on it. There will be a box near the entrance of the High School. Any library books that need to be turned in, there will be a box for those as well. DO NOT turn in your Chromebooks or any class novels you need for assignments for the remainder of the year. We will collect those after school ends May 21st. Thanks- HSHS

High School AMI assignments for the week of April 6 through April 10. Assignments due on Friday, April 17 at 3:00 PM https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wfO2wTUuQnLQbmhhG1uRfb490Rna8SNpwIzd3Y4baC0/edit

A possible option for free internet service for the next sixty days: https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/internet-guide-during-coronavirus-outbreak

World Book Online is offering FREE access until April 30th. Click the link below for login. https://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/views/login/freeTrial.jsp

Jostens pickup of graduation gear- this Friday, April 3rd, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in front of the Performing Arts Center at the High School. Flyer attached.

Seniors, Senior parents, Faculty and Staff, we have too many unknown factors right now for us to decide on one single graduation date. So, the following tentative plan will be in place: 1. If we are in school under everyday, normal crowd gathering and social distancing circumstances on May 15th, we will have a normal graduation ceremony at 7:00 PM in the New Gym (the option to do it outside in the stadium may also be on the table pending crowd gathering guidelines). This is the least likely scenario. 2. If we cannot have a real graduation ceremony in May, we will tentatively schedule a real graduation ceremony for Friday, July 10th, at 7:00 PM in the New Gym. This is pending crowd gathering and social distancing guidelines on that date. 3. It is a legitimate possibility that we will not be allowed to have a real graduation ceremony with a crowd in either May or July. The following "backup plan" will happen in order to ensure you get a graduation ceremony of some kind: the week of May 11-15, Seniors will be scheduled into small groups (5 or less) to come and graduate at their scheduled times in the Auditorium. This ceremony will be filmed, edited, and released for public viewing as soon as possible after the completion of the ceremony. Seniors, I will let you know what your scheduled times and dates are when I get the schedule worked out. This plan will allow us to definitely give you a graduation without violating the  "no more than 10 in a gathering" rule, should it still be in effect. This is the best plan for now. Of course, if circumstances change and adjustments need to be made, I will let you know as soon as I know! Sincerely- Marc Griffin, High School Principal

Jostens delivery: Seniors and Senior parents, the Jostens delivery that was supposed to happen today has been postponed. I will let you know as soon as it is rescheduled. Thanks

Seniors graduating: Seniors and Senior parents, this is a wild time for all of us! The good news is, most of you who want to graduate have done so- congratulations! It's been a long haul since the 7th grade, but we made it together! Recently, The Arkansas Department of Education has stated that any student who was in good standing at the end of the 3rd quarter is eligible for graduation. To be clear, "in good standing" means that you have passed all required credits for graduation through the fall semester of your senior year, and ALSO passed required credits for graduation the 3rd quarter during this spring semester. That said, you have a choice: (1) You can either stop working and take your 3rd quarter grade, which will be doubled to calculate your semester grade. (2) Or, you can complete the AMI assignments for a 4th quarter grade and it will average with your 3rd quarter grade as normal. This will allow those who wish to be finished to be finished, and those who wish to continue to be educated (or want to raise their semester grade) to have the opportunity to do so. Teachers will continue to post AMI assignments. If you do not do them, they will be "X" graded and your 3rd quarter grade will be your semester grade. IF you have not passed the 3rd quarter of this semester in a class required to graduate, you ARE NOT IN GOOD STANDING and you will need to do the 4th quarter AMI assignments to pass for the semester and graduate. Check ESchool to see if you passed the 3rd quarter. IF you are making up EdGenuity for credit recovery of a class required to graduate, you ARE NOT IN GOOD STANDING and you will need to complete that in order to receive the credit and graduate. Check your Edgenuity homepage to see if you have completed 100% with at least a 60% passing grade. CONCURRENT students must adhere to whatever policies are laid out by your ASU-B instructor. I will be making an announcement about how we will handle the graduation ceremony in the coming days this week. We will have a graduation of some kind for the Class of 2020. You guys have been a great class! Sincerely- Marc Griffin, High School Principal

HSHS AMI Assignments for March 30th-April 3rd (they are also in student email): https://docs.google.com/document/d/11RfY96jnWDSWWuFPL-nNMjremPx2NnU1NQb7jugG3j8/edit

News from the HSHS Library Junior Library Guild is offering FREE access to the JLG Digital online reading platform during school closures. JLG is giving unlimited access to read books online from any device. https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/at-home High School Passwords Username: JLGHI Password: JLGFREE

High School AMI Days 4 and 5 for Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20, link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oR0_1D57x0AEXywVQQ6I9Gk4_45U-mu1JQVtwHRXVdM/edit

For those High School students with limited internet access, the student Wifi here at the school will remain on. You can access it from the parking lot or you are welcomed to sit at the picnic tables outside the cafeteria and work from there (just remember, you're on camera!)

The High School is now closed to all students until at least Monday, March 30th. A decision to allow students access for the week of March 30th will be made pending the Governor's guidance to reopen schools or remain closed. More information will be given toward the end of spring break as it becomes available. Thank you, HSHS

High School grades for AMI Days: Parents and students, please be advised that students need to try their best to submit online assignments to their teachers daily, as that is what is most reflective of a real school day (which is what an AMI day is supposed to be). That said, a final decision about due dates and deadlines will not be made until after spring break. With this being the first time we've done AMI days, we are going to attempt to be flexible. However, students are strongly encouraged to treat these days just the same as they would if they were in class and submit their work in a timely manner. Procrastination is never a positive! Sincerely, Marc Griffin- High School Principal

Any High School Student who needs to get things from their lockers or pick up things from the front office must do so by noon tomorrow- Wednesday, March 18th. After that, the High School will be locked and the office closed until Monday, March 30th. Thank you- HSHS

High School AMI Day assignment links for 3/16, 3/17, 3/18. Document also sent to student's email: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fTggadQgpk-XiKsVUzPDy_ZLYBHIYLC15irVbvDYEiU/edit?ts=5dfbd85a Thank you- Marc Griffin, High School Principal

Yearbooks are on sale now! Online ordering available. Form attached. Thank you- HSHS