2010-2011 School Year:
Welcome to Hargrave High School, Home of the Fighting Falcons, where "It's all about the H!" I am so excited about the 2010-2011 school year!! We are continuing many of the initiatives that we kicked off last year at HHS and throughout the district. Additionally, this year is sure to bring numerous championships, victories, and recognitions, just as our students brought in last year. We have so much to celebrate...it's truly an exciting time to be a Falcon!!
The campus/distric initiatives have been put in place to make Hargrave the best high school in Texas - a place where YOUR student wants to be - a place where YOUR student feels welcomed, challenged, and cared for - a place that teaches, encourages, and rewards character, leadership, and service.
ASPIRE
Together We Aspire...Together We Achieve!
This is a district-wide 5-year vision initiative in which we are committed to building the following at each campus:
" Active Student Body
" Safe, Secure & Student Centered Finances and
Facilities
" Personalized staff/student relationships are built
& maintained
" Institutionalized use of cutting edge technology
" Responsible and Character Rich Kids
" Educational Excellence with Career Connections
In addition to ASPIRE, HHS will continue our Quest for Excellence program this year. This, too, is a 5-year program at Hargrave. Students are rewarded in Quest for good grades, behavior, attendance, extra-curricular involvement, and community service, among other things. Students have opportunities each 6 weeks to earn a Hargrave Knighthood in Quest: Royal Knight (top honors), Silver Knight, or Red Knight. Each level of knighthood offers a variety of prizes and benefits for the students. Applications will be given to students along with report cards each 6 weeks.
Our other new program is our RAK Pack program - students are recognized for their Random Acts of Kindness (RAK); this is an elite group of students who are recognized by a staff member for going above and beyond in being helpful to others and/or for showing outstanding commitment to building P.R.I.D.E. at Hargrave. RAK Pack members earn a special t-shirt and opportunities to win prizes in special drawings. We will also continue recognizing outstanding character and good citizenship through our Student of the Month program, in which a male and female student for each grade level are selected each month by teachers for this honor.
Our character ed program this year is tied directly into our Quest and Aspire programs: HHS has P.R.I.D.E. The areas of character we are focusing on are: P atriotism, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, and Excellence in all we do. This, too, will be a 5-year program for Hargrave.
We could use your help in making each of these programs a success for our students. If you are willing to volunteer your time, please contact Cyndi Williams at
cwilliams@huffmanisd.net.
Respectfully,
Shirley Hitt,
Proud Principal of Hargrave High School
It's all about the "H"