Sept 2009 - Hope Charter High School Newsletter

HOPE Charter School NEWSLETTER

Administration

September 2009 Volume 1

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

Cell Phones are Prohibited

By Brittany Pugh

By Keyana Glover

Mr. Worley – x 5540 Mr. King – x 5531

Back to School Night is on

Mrs. Russo – x 5620

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 from 6:00pm

Mr. Jeffreys – x 5552

until 8:00pm.

Back to School Night is an

opportunity to learn about HOPE Charter School and to meet the teachers.

Advisors Mrs. Montanez – x 5554

Reminder to all parents!! The use of

During Back to School Night

cell phones on school property is prohibited

parents get a copy of their student's

during school hours. Cell phones will be

schedule.

confiscated upon entering the building and placed

Each parent or guardian will

Ms. Leach – x5590

follow the student's schedule and visit each

Mr. Stanford – x5545

class.

The

teachers

will

explain

the

expectations for that class. The parents and

Other Numbers

guardians will also meet the Administrative

Main Office – x 5532

program called “SES”. Please join us for

Front Desk – 5586

Back to School Night.

in a labeled plastic bag until the end of the day to ensure student safety. If a cell phone is confiscated during school hours, it will not be returned until Friday and will only be returned to a parent or guardian.

Team, and also learn about the tutoring

Nurse – x 5536

Internet Grades

Records - 5537

By Mariah Shelton

Alert for All Students By Khadijah Price Be sure to constantly check the front board for your grade level information; it has all information about what you will be doing for the

Newsletter Staff James Bailey, Fatimah Freeman,

We are pleased to announce that we can provide access to your student’s current

Keyana Glover, Tanae Jones, Vanessa Junious, Deyonna Lively, Lyric McCafferty, Khadijah Price, Chloe Sanford-Muldrow, Shayna-Marie Waters, Shkeem Brown, Shaviya Griffin,

The

website

location

is:

http://67.102.187.94/public, or you may click the Power School link located on the home page of www.hopecschool.org, You can also

Jeffrey Randall, Mariah Shelton,

bookmark the site or create a shortcut on your computer for easy access. See Ms. Leach or

Tamara McCottry, Nicola Carter, Tanisha Durant, Dimitri Franklyn, Kayla Madden, Leah Pugh,and Danielle Roebuck

track of this information about upcoming events.

grades and attendance through the internet.

Ashlee Powers, Brittany Pugh,

Jerrell Smith, Tiffany Swan-Henley,

year 2009-2010. It is very important that you keep

Mrs. Montanez for your Personal ID and Confidential Password.

Important Reminder The school day begins at 9:00am. All students must arrive to school before 9:00 am in order to be admitted to his/her first period class.

Any student who arrives

after 9:00am will be directed to the cafeteria until the start of second period.

 

HOPE Charter School Meet the Administration The New Curriculum

Principal – Mr. E. Worley

at HOPE

Mr. Worley is a proud product of the Northwest region of the city. He is a graduate of Robert Fulton Elementary, Ada Lewis Middle School, and Central High School. His roots run deep in the Northwest

By Jerrell K Smith

area of the city.

The 2009-10 HOPE school year began three weeks ago and the changes can be seen already. I mean both physically and course wise as well. There are a wide variety of courses that students can

partake

in

such

as

Broadcasting, Civics, Forensics, Journalism, and many others. The curriculum leads the students to

Director of School Culture – Mr. C. King Mr. King returned to the HOPE Charter School staff during the 2007-2008 school year after a brief hiatus. Prior to that, he served HOPE Charter School first as a teacher, then as a part of the administration. He has been a stabilizing force in the building; maintaining order and structure at the school.

Director of Curriculum and Instruction – Mrs. C. Russo Mrs. Russo came to HOPE Charter School in the 2007-2008 school year as a teacher. Last year, Mrs. Russo was invited to serve as the Director of Curriculum. She has been instrumental in implementing the new curriculum at HOPE Charter School.

develop skills for use in the real world... and by the real world. I mean the world after high school and college (the life our parents

Director of Special Education - Mr. W. Jeffreys We welcome Mr. Jeffreys as he joins the HOPE Charter School staff this year. He stated, “I am glad to be at HOPE and I have really enjoyed my time so far.”

and mentors live everyday). The students

were

even

allowed

Current Events

choose their own elective courses. During an interview with Mrs. Russo, she explained how she came up with idea and I quote, “I thought the students would do better in their classes if they were able to choose their classes.” Lastly I addressed a growing concern of many students. A great mass

of

students

have

been

disgruntled about their rosters. Mrs. Russo also explained that students, like myself, were given a chance over the summer to choose their rosters but didn't. As for this student, my roster's straight and everything's cool with school.

HOPE Cannons By Jeffrey Randall The HOPE Charter Cannons have started their preseason work-outs, so if you’re looking forward to playing JV or Varsity basketball, come to the work-outs during the week after school. We strongly encourage the players to work hard to make the team. All practices and home games are held at Lonnie Young Recreation Center located at Chelten Ave. and Ardleigh St. For more information please contact or see Mr. Hines.

Student Government HOPE Student Government offices have been announced, and several students have expressed interest in running for office.

campaigning in the weeks to come.

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On October 14 , Ms. Bacon has a trip planned to NYC to have 20 HOPE Charter School students see the Broadway play “The Lion King” and participate in a workshop on Drama Improv.

By Shaviya Griffin The new after school program Urban Jujitsu is one class that students love. The class is held in room 232 next to the office. It's Monday-Friday from 4-6; it's a good thing to do to keep

LADY CANNONS Congratulations to the new 2009-10 cheerleaders:

Shaqueena

Thomas,

our young kids off the streets. This class is not a sport, but a self-defense class. Boys and girls are able to join to have something to do after school.

Marissa Anderson, Rysheema Fisher,

As Mr. Crawford says, “It's to try

Dominique

Shavonna

and give the young kids something

Stoddart,

Caneta

different, and to prepare them for

Hines,

Sabriya

urban life. Once the classes start the

McCafferty, Chloe Sanford-Muldrow,

students don't want them to end”.

Baker,

The Lion King

We should see some great

Urban Jujitsu

Vinson,

Williams,

Bambi Erika

Jena Overton, and Erika Robinson.

The purpose for the class is to instill self-confidence, courage, and selfstructure.

The doors are open to

everybody, staff and students.