It’s Flu and Cold Season – Kleenex and Hand Sanitizer Drive Please send one box of Kleenex and/or one container of Hand Sanitizer with your student to their 1^st period class (or first class of the day) any day this month of February. Thanks!

Scott Laurence, San Mateo Union High School District Superintendent, will be at Hillsdale High School to talk to parents about the district’s current budget and briefly outline our economic situation on Monday, March 8^th, 6:30 pm in the HHS Library. A letter to the community regarding the district’s situation can be found on the district’s website http://www.smuhsd.org/ under “Budget Information and Update” on the homepage. 

The PTSO Honorary Service Awards ceremony will take place in the HHS Library on Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:30 pm  Each year Hillsdale High School’s PTSO honors those individuals who have made exceptional contributions to our youth and community.

You are encouraged to submit your nomination for the parent, teacher, student, administrator,
staff or community member(s) you feel have demonstrated outstanding effort and service on
behalf of our school. Please take some time to nominate that deserving person so that we may use your nomination(s) to select this year’s honorees. The deadline to submit nominations is February 13, 2010. For Nomination form and details:

PTSO Service Awrds 2010 FINAL PDF

New San Mateo Union High School District Newsletter Debuts – Scott Laurence, Superintendent, and his staff at the District are doing their best to help parents and the community stay informed about what’s happening in the District.  To that end they have started a monthly newsletter which you can access at the district’s website http://www.smuhsd.org/, click on “SMUHSD News and Notes Newsletter” under the calendar on the right-hand side.  This will take you to the January 2010 Newsletter where you can read up about the new Solar-Powered electrical systems installations, the District’s boosted credit rating, news at some of the different school sites, and more. . . 

Are You or Your Student Interested in International Student Exchange? The Foreign Exchange Program AFS, www.afsusa.org, was recently on campus at HHS to talk to interested students about opportunities for international exchange.  AFS looks for adventurous students interested in studying abroad for a summer, semester, or year, and they also have opportunities for families interested in hosting a foreign exchange student for a semester or year. To learn more, check out their website or contact: Grant Ziolkowski (gziolkowski@afs.org) - for students interested in going abroad, or Steve Pollock (spollock79@yahoo.com) - for families interested in hosting, or people interested in getting involved with AFS activities on the Peninsula.

Dates of Interest –

Feb. 15       No School – Closed for Presidents’ Day

Feb. 19       Music Dept. Social/Silent Auction 6:30 pm, POPS Concert, 7:30 pm, Auditorium

Feb. 22       Seville Parents Mtg., 7 pm, Room 213

Feb. 22       Dance Ensemble Assoc. Mtg., 6 pm, Rm. 110

Feb. 23       Music Boosters Mtg., 6:30 pm - Board, 7 pm – General, Music Rooms

Feb. 24       HHS Family Reading Night - Beyond Books, 7 pm, Administration Courtyard

Feb. 25       Winter Sports Awards, 6 pm, Cafeteria/Little Theater

Feb. 26       HIT Squad Take #2 Improv Show, 8 pm, Little Theater

Feb. 28       SF Chamber Orchestra with HHS Orchestra, 3 pm, Auditorium