MASSP Principal of the Year - at Tuesday's HHS Staff Meeting, Jason Schrock was surprised with the announcement that he has been selected as the 2018 Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) High School Principal of the Year. We are all thrilled for Jason and appreciate that his hard work, commitment to our students, and support for his staff are being recognized at the state level. Please join me in congratulating Jason for this very deserving award.
Little Mermaid - beginning this evening, and continuing through Friday and Saturday Parker Middle School will be performing the Little Mermaid at the Rod Bushey Performing Arts Center. For a sneak peak of some of the action, click here. Please consider attending and supporting our amazing performing arts programs.
S.C.O.T.S. Bots Moving on to Worlds - our HHS S.C.O.T.S. Bots team earned a Regional Chairman’s Award at the FIRST Robotics State Championship this past weekend. The Chairman’s Award is the highest honor a FIRST Robotics team can achieve. It recognizes a team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST Robotics. Earning a Chairman’s Award at the state event automatically qualifies the team for the FIRST Robotics World Championship where they will once again be invited to compete for the Chairman’s Award. The World Championship event is in Detroit and will begin next week and go throughout the weekend.
Annual State of the District - I will hold the annual State of the District on Tuesday, April 24 at Three Fires Elementary (4125 Crooked Lake Rd.). I will provide an update on enrollment, the budget, current initiatives, and future plans.
Livingston County Career and College Access Network (LCCAN) Road Rally - over the past few years, there has been a very concerted effort at HHS to provide an expectation for students to pursue post-secondary educational opportunities. Lisa O'Connor's (HHS AP) leadership of the Highlander Career and College Council has provided a framework and system for this work. This effort has been strengthened through a partnership with the Livingston County College and Career Access Network or LCCAN. To support this work, LCCAN is hosting a fundraiser on Thursday, April 26. The Championing Futures Road Rally is an exciting scavenger hunt that will take participants to locations along Grand River from Brighton to Fowlerville. All of the proceeds from the event will be used to fund scholarships for Livingston County students entering a skilled trade program in 2018. To learn more, please visit https://goo.gl/UvRu5f. If you are available, please consider participating.
Ryan and Brian Show - I encourage you to listen to the latest podcast episodes of the Ryan and Brian Show. In Episode 3 Marci Adams discusses the pedagogical shift (to a more comprehensible input) she made in her instruction. In Episode 4 Jay McDowell and Brian McCarthy join the show to discuss the foundational ideas behind the Innovation Academy (to launch in fall 2018). Episode 5 invites HPS Instructional Coach, Kate Rossetter to share the great work she is engaged in throughout the district including Project-Based Learning and an emphasis on a framework for literacy. Enjoy!
Little Mermaid - beginning this evening, and continuing through Friday and Saturday Parker Middle School will be performing the Little Mermaid at the Rod Bushey Performing Arts Center. For a sneak peak of some of the action, click here. Please consider attending and supporting our amazing performing arts programs. 
