GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT: October 22, 2018 Sponsor: Hale 4 Heroes Students and Staff, are you interested in supporting our local veterans this Veterans Day, November 11, and want to show your appreciation for their service? Hale for Heroes is sponsoring a donation drive at our school, October 22 - November 8, to give back to the homeless veterans at Milwaukee's VA hospital, who are in need of basic toiletries. Will you give back?! Please consider donating the following: Freshmen ~ bring new toothpaste and toothbrushes Sophomores ~ bring new chapsticks Juniors ~ bring full size shampoos and conditioners Seniors ~ bring deodorants Collection sites: room 210, main office, and all 3 lunches HOSA: Support Our Eyeglass Drive! Do you have a pair of unused or unneeded glasses taking up space at home? Even cheaters from the Dollar Store can work! Support our eyeglass drive and donate them. Donate any pair of new or gently used prescription eyeglasses, readers or sunglasses. All donated items will be sent to MacDonald Family Eyecare in Winter Springs, FL; they will make any necessary repairs/establish prescriptions and send the eyeglasses to a company that distributes them to those in need. For every pair of glasses that you donate, your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of three great prizes: Pair of Ray Ban sunglasses $20 Target gift card $10 Starbucks gift card The drawing will be held on October 25th during the HOSA meeting, winners announced on October 29th. Drop off your donation to Room B109, before (7:20-7:35) or after school (3:10-3:20). Picture Make Up Day: Is scheduled for Monday, October 29, 2018 in the hallway outside the cafeteria during all lunches. If students didn't like their package, you must return the entire package in place of new. If students didn't have pictures taken due to absence, they may do so on this day. Picture order forms are in the black wall shelves outside the main office -C lick her for a printable form - Online Click Here and enter the shoot code key: SX98ED9R
Any boys going out for track and field this year: There will be an informational meeting this Tuesday right after school in the auditorium. If you cannot attend the meeting, please see Mr. Dewitt in room 108. Yearbook : All are welcome to join yearbook! We need people who are passionate about photography, design, and preserving memories! Join us at 3:10 on Tuesdays in the LMC Lab room 202. See Ms. Wippich if you have questions. Multicultural Club: We will be discussing our Dia de Los Muertos celebration at the next meeting on Wednesday Oct. 24th; bring your ideas for our party on Oct. 31st! New members are welcome to join us, see you in room 159 after school. Hale 4 Heroes meets every Thursday in room 210, 3:00-3:40. Come join us. Free pizza and playing sports - Wednesday at 6pm on the football field, hosted by The Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Who's Welcome: Anyone! Any questions. See Mr. Dewitt in room 108. Rainbow Alliance: Join us on Thursdays after school in room 257! All are welcome! NHS Meeting Wednesday Morning at 7:20 in room 223. FCCLA - It s not too late to join! Thursdays after school in Room 167. See Mrs. Donnell with questions. Informational Sessions for Spanish Speaking Families: Is your family s first language Spanish? Can all the informationing coming home be a bit overwhelming? Beginning Wednesday, October 24, Informational Sessions regarding district need-to-knows like Skyward, the Handbook, signing up for extracurriculars, community programs, and more will be offered IN SPANISH to our Spanish speaking community. These one hour sessions, held from 6-7pm, will be FREE and childcare will be provided. Sessions are in the West Milwaukee Intermediate Library. Please see one of the flyers posted throughout the school, at the end of the bulletin, or Ms. Gonzalez in Rm. 268 for more dates and information. Spirit Wear and Snack Shoppe will be open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning from 7:15 a.m. to 7:35 a.m. Come and check out our NEW apparel of hoodies, long sleeve shirts, and 2-tone hoodies. Girls, come and check out the Husky earrings that are for sale. Show your school spirit by using your Husky Bucks for temporary face tattoos, foam finger, PBIS t-shirt, pens/pencils and lots more. There are also t-shirts, hats, socks and other items for sale as well. Click here for the Nathan Hale Calendar
PBIS: Happy Monday Hale! October is almost over and it s a 4 day week, so let s keep working on our PBIS focus for the month: being on time to class! Being on time demonstrates responsibility and respect, it is a good skill to continuously practice, especially while in high school. It seems like most of you have been doing an excellent job of getting to class in a timely fashion, so keep it up Huskies! This week we will be having a Husky Buck Challenge during 8th Hour, so keep showing up on time and keep earning those Husky Bucks! Hopefully you will be one of the students to win a prize! Here is upcoming raffle information: Raffle: HBs # of Winners Location Date Information Weekly Raffle 1 5 Main Office Box 10/25 5 winners getting Target Gift Cards!! November Student Parking 10 2 Main Office 10/25 Two students will win the PBIS Student Parking spots located on the side of the building Last week s weekly raffle winners will be announced on Monday morning during Advisory. If you hear your name, make sure to come down to Room 100 to claim your Target Gift Card! Keep up the great work Huskies! Have a wonderful (and short) week! IN SPORTS: Visit us at http://hale.wawm.k12.wi.us/athletics for up-to-date information on games click on the Athletic/Activity Schedule tab. Congratulations to the boys cross country team as they qualified to compete at the State Cross Country Meet this next Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids by placing 2nd in the sectional meet at Mitchell Park this past weekend. Fighting the winterlike elements of high winds and cold temperatures, the boys brought a great effort behind two top 10 finishers Josh Truchon 2nd overall and Liam Kelley in the #6 position overall, followed by remaining team members; Brad Glisczinski, Matthew Kees, Cole Konczal, Brennan Kompas, and Ethan Fischer, This is the boys cross country teams first team appearance at state since 2012 and we wish them luck as they compete against the top 20 teams state-wide. And on the girls side of the CC sectional, congratulations goes out to senior, Christy Einberger who placed 7th overall out of the 56 runners earning her a spot at the state competition as well. We wish her luck in her second state appearance as a high school runner. As in the past, we will have a send-off for our state competitors this Thursday during homeroom. You will be able to share your words of support and sign a banner in the Commons. As fall sports seasons come to a close, Winter Sport sign up will take place at the Fees and Forms night this Wednesday, October 24, between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM in the Hale cafeteria. This is the opportunity for students to sign up, turn in paperwork, and pay fees for the winter sport season. Winter sport coaches will be on hand to answer questions. The following are Winter Sports: Boys and Girls Basketball, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Boys Swim and Dive, and Bowling.
STUDENT SERVICES: Tutors Starting today, Nathan Hale will have peer tutors assigned to work with students in the study halls and after school on Workday Wednesdays. Study hall teachers/workday Wednesday staff will connect you with a tutor that can help you. Take advantage of this great opportunity to get some help with your classes! Senior Scholarship Meeting! Attention seniors! If you are interested in learning more about our new scholarship website and the ins and outs of FREE MONEY opportunities for college, please make sure you sign up for the Scholarship Meeting taking place this Wednesday Oct. 24th in the auditorium during advisory. Sign up now in the Student Support Services office! Visit Bucky! Badger Bound is inviting low income, first generation, and/or students of color who are seniors interested in attending UW-Madison. Date : Saturday, October 27, 2018 Time : 8:30 am. to 3:30 p.m. Location : Gordon Dining and Event Center on the UW-Madison campus Address : 770 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53715 Register online : visitbucky.wisc.edu/badgerbound Milwaukee area students have the option to take a free bus, bus capacity is limited, so sign up early (buses will leave from Milwaukee Marshall HS, Riverside University HS, and South Division HS). Lunch is included, and eligible students who attend will receive an application fee waiver. See your school counselor for further questions/information. CAREER ACADEMY Thursday, October 25 during Homeroom Advisory, we will be holding are 2nd Job Shadow Workshop in the auditorium. Sign-up either in Homeroom Advisory (2nd hr) or College and Career Center (room 233). If you wish to do a job shadow, you need to attend the workshop. COLLEGE N CAREER CENTER The following schools will have an admissions Counselor here at Hale to answer questions/provide information to students. Bryant & Stratton Oct. 23 @ 1:15 Monmouth College Oct. 29 @ 10:00 AM Mount Mary University Oct. 29 @ 1:15 PM UW-Milwaukee Oct. 29 @ 2:10 PM Marian University Oct. 30 @ 1:15 PM MATC Oct. 31 @ 1:15 Michigan Technological University Nov. 12 @ 1:15 Come to College & Career Center (room 233) to sign-up to attend.