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May 19, 2023 Graduation Ceremony	May 26, 2023 Last day of school	June 5- July 20 Summer School

May 19, 2023

Graduation Ceremony

May 26, 2023

Last day of school

June 5- July 20

Summer School

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 10:00am

Graduates are invited to attend the senior breakfast at Gina's Tear Drop Cafe. They will be leaving Hopewell at 9:45am.

Thursday, May 18, 2023 10:00am

Graduation rehearsal will be held for students in preparation for the ceremony on Friday, May 19th. There will be a pizza party outside the Great Hall after practice for all of the graduates.

Graduate Reminder

Please turn in a 4x6 or 5x7 childhood picture, the graduation fee, and how you would like your name to appear on your diploma no later than April 21st.

Black History Month

For Black History Month, students researched and reported on Black inventors. Some of the famous pioneers included:

Augustus Jackson: "Father of Ice Cream"
Madam CJ Walker: Inventor of hair care products, entrepreneur, activist, and first female self-made millionaire
John Love: Inventor of the pencil sharpener.
George W. Carver: "Father of Peanuts"
Frederick McKinley: He had 65 patented inventions, most famously refrigeration trucks.
Joseph Dickenson: Invented an improvement that allowed a piano to start playing at any position on the music roll.

Fairness Tower Building Activity

Students did a team-building activity in small groups to evaluate a scenario in which they had to apply theories of fairness. Each group was handed a bag of materials and together had to build a free-standing tower with the materials they were given in 20 minutes. The team with the tallest most durable tower won. When the project concluded the students reflected on the following:

How successful was your group?
Were all groups operating under the same rules?
Did you have the same supplies? Were all groups treated fairly?
How did your group handle themselves? Were they respectful and caring of people and their ideas?
Based on this experience, what are some fairness ‘don’ts?’ and fairness ‘do’s?’
Even if everything is done fairly, some will still believe the solution to be unfair. Why is this the case?
How can we use these do’s in everyday life as a student?