Message from the Principal
Track, soccer, softball and baseball are all in full swing. It seems like we have a game every day. Come and cheer our teams on! Students notice when there is a good crowd and it can give them a boost to their game. We have many other activities that need your support. The Senior Scholarship Awards Night is May 8th. The POPS talent show is on May 16th. Of course there is Baccalaureate on May 21st and Graduation is on May 22nd.
Part of what makes Homer so special is that we get great support from our parents and our community. Thank you for all you do for HHS and let's finish the year strong.
We are always looking to improve HHS and I would love to hear your suggestions or insights. You can email me at dwaclawski@kpbsd.org or call me at 235-4600. If this doesn't work for you, feel free to come into school and we can chat in person. We are dedicated to developing a positive and safe school environment, but we can't do it alone. If you know of a problem, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Douglas Waclawski
Principal
Thank You for Attending!
Thank you to everyone who attended our AP Course Informational meeting on April 15th! We had over 40 parents and over 70 total people show up. This lets us know that the HHS community feels strongly about AP classes and high educational standards.
Thanks for your support!
HHS Parent Survey
HHS wants to know what you think! Tell us what matters to you. Your feedback and suggestions are important and are helpful to us. We look at everything in our process of constant improvement. Please take the survey below. We just ask that you be honest and tell us how it is.
We are willing to put our money where our mouth is. We will enter every parent who fills out the survey into a drawing for two $25 gift certificates. Make sure you enter your name in the survey. Your name will not be included with this data so your answers will stay anonymous. You only need to add your name if you want to be put in the drawing.
Thanks for your help!
Dates To Remember
May 2 - Homer Middle School Mass Band at Homer High Gym
May 2 - Homer Marine Trades All School BBQ
May 2 - Site Council Meeting 3:45 in HHS Library
May 2 - Softball vs. Kenai JV 4:00; Varsity 6:00
May 3 - Early Release Day - School releases at 1:45
May 3 - Youth Soccer Camp run by HHS Soccer 2-4:00
May 5 - Baseball vs Kodiak JV 4:00 Varsity 6:30
May 6 - SAT test
May 6 - JV Baseball vs Kodiak 10:00
May 8 - Girls Varsity Soccer vs Voznesenka 4:00
May 8 - Senior Awards Assembly 6:30 in Commons
May 9 - Baseball vs Kenai JV 3:30; Varsity 6:00
May 11 - Baseball vs Palmer JV 4:00; Varsity 6;30
May 11 - Softball vs Houston JV 4:00; Varsity 6:00
May 12 - Step Up Day
May 12 - Soccer vs Kodiak Girls Varsity 4:00; Boys Varsity 6:00
May 12 - Softball vs Kodiak JV and Varsity 4:00 & 6:00 (doubleheader)
May 13 - Softball vs Kodiak JV and Varsity 10:00 and again Noon
May 13 - Baseball vs Houston JV at 11:00; Varsity at 2:00
May 13 - Soccer vs Wasilla Girls Varsity 12:00 Boys Varsity 2:00
May 15 - Baseball vs SoHi JV 4:00 Varsity 6:30
May 16 - POPS Concert 7:00
May 19 - Softball vs East High JV and Varsity at 4:00 and again 6:00
May 19 and 20 - Varsity Track Regions at Homer
May 20 - Softball vs Service High School Noon and again 2:00
May 21 - HHS Baccalaureate 7:00
May 22 - Graduation Rehearsal 10:00 am
May 22 - Graduation Ceremony 7:00
May 23 - Finals Periods 2, 4, 6 for 9th, 10th, 11th grades
May 24 - Finals Periods 1, 3, 5 for 9th, 10th, 11th grades
May 24 - Last Day of School for 9th, 10th, 11th grades
Plan Your Summer Reading Now
Do you want to listen to some great audio-books? Three summer options are available. If you forget where to find this information, check out the Library page linked to the Homer High School website.
Audiofile® is once again offering 16 weeks of free downloads, two titles per week. (Miss the week, miss the titles!) Week One is underway!
- Go to the SYNC website here to get started.
- Go to our Overdrive collection here. Log-in is the same as a school computer. (Staff, change your “e” to a 9 when logging in.)
- Go to Lit2Go here. No log-in or accounts needed. (iTunes University also links to Lit2Go for downloads to smart phones and iPods.
Happy summer listening and reading.
Have a great summer!
Mrs. Akers
HHS Librarian
PowerSchool App
Counselor Corner
Schedule for AP Tests 2017:
- Monday, May 1—Chemistry
- Thursday, May 4—US Govt. & Politics
- Friday, May 5—US History
- Wednesday, May 10—English Language
- Thursday, May 11—Comparative Govt. & Politics
All tests will be held at the Kachemak Bay Campus' Pioneer Hall in the morning.
“Summer Melt”
This is a phenomenon that is apparently fairly common. It refers to graduated seniors who run into difficulties with the college they applied to and end up not going to college in the fall. Because counselors are typically not working over the summer, students may have difficulties and not know how to access necessary information from the high school.
Ms. Hampson will be checking her school e-mail at least a couple times a week throughout the summer so students and parents with college questions should get in touch (lhampson@kpbsd.org) and she will get back with you ASAP. The scheduling portion of our system is closed down for the summer so please don’t contact her during the summer about schedule changes as they cannot be addressed until August. She will be back at HHS on August 7, so get in touch then about scheduling questions.
Graduation Practice and Graduation
We will be starting practice at 10:00 am on May 22 (same day as graduation). Students who don’t come to practice cannot walk in the graduation procession, so everyone should plan to be there. Junior Marshalls should also plan to be there if possible. Please check with your senior: all graduates need to have a cap & gown, a stole and a tassel. NHS graduates will also have an additional stole—check with Mr. Campbell about that. Please call Ms. Hampson or have your student stop by the counseling office if you find that there is a missing item. Extras of everything are available. Anyone still needing to pay for graduation regalia, remember to make checks payable to Jostens, not HHS.
Scholarship Awards Ceremony
May 8 at 6:30 pm, we will be having our awards ceremony. Parents and students will be notified if they are receiving a local scholarship and should plan to attend if possible. Everyone is invited and very welcome to be in the HHS commons to congratulate and support receipients. Come celebrate with some punch and cake and remind our generous donors how much we appreciate their continued support to our graduates!
This has been a great school year so far and promises to continue to be just that. Thanks to all the parents and students who contribute to making HHS an outstanding place to learn and work. Feel free to continue to contact the Counseling Office during the month of May.
College Classes
The Kachemak Bay Campus offers classes to juniors and seniors via the JumpStart Program, making classes very affordable. Students can choose from a wide offering of courses, including many which are not available at the high school. It is possible for students to earn twenty or more college credits while still in high school. For more information interested students should contact Ms. Hampson.
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Audrey Rosencrans, Torso Bottles
Fawna Johnson, Raven
Haley and Audrey Prepare Their Art Projects
We Want You to Follow HHS on Facebook!
We want to be able to give you instant up-to-date information about what is going on at school. This can include emergencies, sports scores, as well as dates and times of events. To stay tuned to what is going on at Homer High, "like" us on Facebook. The address is www.facebook.com/homerhs. Join close to 800 other people who have liked HHS on Facebook and the over 2000 people who view our Facebook posts.
Visit the Homer High School Website
Are you wondering when sports teams have home games? Do you have a senior who needs paperwork for their senior service project ? Do you want to see agendas and minutes from our site council meetings? Check out our school website to find answers to these and other questions.
The address is http://homerhighschool.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/wpmu/.
You can access PowerSchool from our website and weekly activities as well. There are lots of great links and valuable information about Homer High School. If you have suggestions for things you would like to see on our website, please talk to Mr. Waclawski.
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