MAY/JUNE 2020 N E W S L E T T E R

HENDERSON HIGH SCHOOL

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To the Class of 2020: Thank you!

We want to acknowledge all HHS students for being resilient and innovative. The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly disrupted life for school communities worldwide - but you, our Henderson seniors, have remained dedicated, applying for colleges, exploring all your options for after high school and eager to start your new adventure. Thank you for your commit-ment to academic excellence.

We are proud of you.

Congratulations to the Henderson High School Class of 2020!

Join us as we celebrate the various academic, athletic, and artistic accomplishments of this outstanding group of graduates!

Class of 2020 Senior Awards Celebration

Henderson High School Post-Prom Raffle

Decision Day

Virtual Graduation Ceremony

UNDERCLASSMEN OPT IN FORM - Due June 15

TEXTBOOK DROP OFF FORM - Due June 16

Locker Cleanout Schedule on June 16 & 17

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Underclassmen Text Book Drop off Info and Locker Clean out HHS Students and Parents: Locker cleanout (if needed) and book/equipment return will take place on June 16 and June 17. Grades 9 -11 will have the opportunity to drop off books and any other school district items at this time. If students have personal belongings in their lockers or in the building, they may enter the building to get them. We used these procedures with the seniors and it worked out very well. During the drop off process, we will use three locations to maximize social distancing: Athletic side entrance (9th grade), Front entrance (10th grade), and Auditorium entrance (11th grade).

• 9th graders will enter in the athletic entrance side • 10th grade will enter in front entrance • 11th grade will enter in auditorium entrance • Students are assigned time slots to drop off items and go to locker if needed (see below) • Only students may enter the building – parents must remain in the car. • All students will fill out item list on this google form. PLEASE fill out this google form in

advance (must use student WCASD email address to login). School items could include: text books, library books, athletic uniforms, technology equipment, etc.

THIS FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT AND IT WILL EXPEDITE THE DROP OFF. • Students will be given 10 minutes to go to their locker to get their belongings if applicable • Staff members will wear gloves and masks at all times. • Students will wear glove and masks upon entering the building (please bring them if you have them). Students and staff members will practice social distancing at all times. Upon exit, students will sign out. Please see the scheduled times for drop off and pick up on June 16 and June 17:

June 16 June 17

• Other notes –If you are not able to come in during these two days, there will be a make-up day on

June 30. Time and schedule will be determined after June 17.

Yearbooks are back ordered because of the pandemic. I will be sending out information as it becomes avail-able, however underclassmen may need to wait until the fall to receive them.

Have great summer! Dr. Sherlock

8:00 - 8:30 Abr – Barc 8:00 - 8:30 Lau – Lle

8:30 - 9:00 Barn – Bou 8:30 - 9:00 Loa - Mar

9:00 - 9:30 Bow – Bro 9:00 - 9:30 Mas - Mcl

9:30 - 10:00 Bru – Chi 9:30 - 10:00 McK - Muv

10:00 - 10:30 Cia - Cov 10:00 - 10:30 Nai - Ols

10:30 - 11:00 Cra - Des 10:30 - 11:00 Omi - Phi

11:00-11:30 Det - Dra 11:00-11:30 Phu - Qui

11:30 - 12:00 Dub - For 11:30 - 12:00 Rab - Rot

1:00 - 1:30 Fos - Gon 1:00 - 1:30 Rou - SIm

1:30 - 2:00 Gom - Ham 1:30 - 2:00 Sin- Sul

2:00 - 2:30 Han - Hor 2:00 - 2:30 Sur - Tun

2:30 - 3:00 Hou - Jar 2:30 - 3:00 Tuo - Wat

3:00 - 3:30 Jef - Kna 3:00 - 3:30 Wau - Woo

3:30 - 4:00 Kne - Lan 3:30 - 4:00 Wra - Zur

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Underclassmen Important Links and Deadlines

UNDERCLASSMEN OPT IN FORM - Due June 15

TEXTBOOK DROP OFF FORM - Due June 16

***Please note that the underclassmen opt in form MUST be filled in by the student using their WCASD email address. If you are experiencing issues with the form, please do the following:

1. Open Chrome.

2. Press the keyboard shortcut: keys [Ctrl], [Shift] and [Del].

3. A Popup-Window opens. "Clear browsing data”.

4. In the dropdown menu “Time range”, you define the time range. Options: All time, Last Hour, Last 24 hours, Last 7 days, Last 4 weeks.

5. In the section below, select ”Cookies” and “Cache” (or any ad-ditional history)

6. Click "Clear Data”.

Reload the page and use student’s WCASD credentials.

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Watch and enjoy the Warrior Music Department’s amazing highlights from 2019-20:

Our music department students put together a video to say fare-well to Mr. Jack Hontz, our band director of 5 years. Catherine Startup, junior, was the creative force behind this. And of course, we wish Mr. Hontz the best.

Vishnu Ayai Saravana Khumar Jessica Buckley Rohin Dasgupta Gabrielle Fernandes Sophia Griffin Archana Kulkarni Joseph Liu

Caroline Miller Abheya A Nair Samarth Parameswar Nolan Prochnau Sophia Richardson Suprit Shadangi Alice Xiang

2021 National Merit® Scholarship Program!

Congratulations to our 14 juniors who will receive recognition in the

https://www.wcasd.net/musicdepartment

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Dozens of Best Buddies members and friends (current HHS students & grads) took a break from staying indoors to hop in their cars and do a safe, surprise, drive-by birthday caravan for Xavier Fuselier.

There were approximately 30 cars in total that took part in the caravan.

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As part of Earth Day/Week 2020 some Life Skills Support students created Recyclebots.

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Student Test Award

BRAYDEN POOLE Latin I Magna Cum Laude

POORVI LAL Latin I Silver Maxima Cum Laude

IAN MCCALLUM Latin I Silver Maxima Cum Laude

TYLER REESE Latin I Silver Maxima Cum Laude

GIANNA FELICE Latin II Cum Laude

JACOB MILLER Latin II Cum Laude

DONOVAN WOOD Latin II Cum Laude

LOGAN MCKEOWN Latin II Silver Maxima Cum Laude

LUKE DEANGELIS Latin III Cum Laude

ARE ANUJA KUMBHAR Latin III Cum Laude

SAMUEL FUGUET Latin III Magna Cum Laude

ANDREW WILCOMES Latin III Magna Cum Laude

KYLIE QUIGLEY Latin III Silver Maxima Cum Laude

LOGAN CONSTABLE Poetry IV Cum Laude

EMIKA HAMMOND Poetry IV Cum Laude

JOSEPH LIU Poetry IV Silver Maxima Cum Laude

NOLAN PROCHNAU Poetry IV Silver Maxima Cum Laude

HHS Students Win 17 National Latin Exam Awards The National Latin Exam (NLE) is a test given annually to Latin students across the United States and around the world. The NLE is not meant to be a competition but rather an opportunity for students to receive reinforce-ment and recognition for their accomplishments in the classroom. Depend-ing upon their score, students may earn certificates, medals, and may even qualify for scholarships.

Congratulations to the 17 Award Winners

We are very proud of all the World Language students sat for the exam.

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This is a big deal as her artwork will hang in the

6th

Congressional Districts PA offices for a

year! In addition to several winners in previous

years, since 2015, Henderson has had 4 winners

- one first place, (2) second places, and one 3rd

place.

About the Competition Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the win-ning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC.

We are all so proud of your accomplishments!

CCIU that senior art student, Anna Stribrny, won the 3rd

place Congressional Award for one of her artworks, an assemblage made of woodblock and digital photography. Out of 408 artworks from all of Chester County high schools, Anna’s was one of three artworks picked.

TCHS – Brandywine Campus announce “Students of the Quarter” Congratulations to these TCHS students recognized as “Students of the Quarter” for an out-standing job demonstrating the attitude and scholarship during the 4th marking period of the 2019-20 school year.

Kathryn Ackerman Allied Health-Community Health

Christina Potestio Allied Health-Chester County Hospital

Jake Sousa Automotive Service Technology

Mauro Valdez-Parra Carpentry

Hawley Zurlo Allied Health-Brandywine Hospital

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Leon Bell, here coaching the West Chester Hen-derson boys basketball team in 2011, will take over as head coach of his alma mater, Cheyney Universi-ty. One of the most storied men’s basketball programs in Pennsylvania has turned to a former great to bring it back to life. After a 1-21 season in 2019-20, Cheyney University has named former Cheyney great Leon Bell to head its men’s basketball program, the only official men's sport offered at the school. Bell has been an assistant with the Wolves for the past four seasons and was named head coach this

week when Dawud Morris’ contract was not renewed. Cheyney withdrew from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and NCAA Division II before the 2018-19 season. The men's basketball program played as an independent team last year, scheduling mostly Division III schools and community colleges. Bell is a Cheyney graduate and former head coach at West Chester Henderson High School, where he won four consecutive Ches-Mont League titles and made the Warriors one of the top boys programs in District 1 before he retired in 2010 after 13 seasons. Bell played for legendary head coach John Chaney from 1972-75 where he averaged 14 points per game and scored 1,009 points in his three years of play, leading the Wolves to two PSAC East Division titles. Bell was elected to the Chester County Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Ches-Mont League Hall of Fame in 2018. “I want young men to come to Cheyney for a great education and our basketball program will be something they can build on and become pillars of the school,” Bell said. “We want to have a positive impact on the rest of the school and have a program that everyone at Cheyney University can be proud of. I want the kids to know that I care about them and that Cheyney University cares about them.” Last year, the Wolves went 1-21. They won the season opener against Delaware County Community College by just one point, and then lost 24 straight, by an average of 35.5 points. But Bell is very optimistic about not only the Cheyney men’s basketball program but the entire future of the university under the direction of school president, Aaron A. Walton. “President Walton cares deeply about Cheyney University,” Bell said. “He puts in a whole lot of time in mak-ing Cheyney a great place to go to school and he always puts Cheyney’s fortunes first. Things are looking up for Cheyney and President Walton has had a lot to do with that feeling.” The Wolves now play an independent schedule, and Bell said he hopes to have 29 games scheduled for the 2020-21 season.

Former Cheyney great Bell takes over as head coach of his alma mater, with dreams of reviving program By Peter DiGiovanni May 29, 2020 (Daily Local News)

Alumni News

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WCASD Technology Help Page

Restarting your computer will solve many computer issues. Please restart twice before reaching out for tech support.

Device Having Issues?

Step-by-Step Directions for Updating Windows 10

Open Start Menu

Click Settings

Click Update & Security Settings

Click Windows Update

Click the button for “Check for Updates”

If you have Updates Available

Click Download

Click Restart Now

If You are Up to Date

We still recommend you RESTART

Open Start Menu

Click Power Button

Select Restart or Update and Restart or

Restarting your computer is a RECOMMENDED troubleshooting tip

whenever things are not working properly.

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Counselor Assignments 2019-2020 Ms. Elizabeth Bender, M.S. Dr. Koreem Bell, Ed.D. Counselor: 9th-12th (A - Cr) Counselor: 9-12 (Cu-Hog) ebender@wcasd.net kbell1@wcasd.net Ms. Morgan Gamble, M.Ed. Ms. Kathleen Teague, M.Ed. Ms. Rebecca Singer, M.Ed. Counselor: 9th-12th (Hoh - Mc) Counselor: 9th-12th (Me-Sal) Counselor: 9th-12th (Sam –Z) mgamble@wcsad.net kteague@wcasd.net rsinger@wcasd.net Ms. Candy Jakubowski, M.A Ms. Sharon Macnamara Ms. Karen Pyle Intervention Counselor Admin. Assistant A – K Admin. Assistant L – Z cjakubowski@wcasd.net smacnamara@wcasd.net kpyle@wcasd.net 484-266-3408 484-266-3407 School Psychologist: Mr. John C. Thomas, M.S. jcthomas@wcasd.net School Caseworker: Ms. Fran Laughlin, BSW, MA flaughlin@wcasd.net

Guidance Office

WCASD Counseling Resource Library

This library contains counseling and wellness resources for parents, students K through 12, and staff.

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Enjoy HHS student projects and news from Henderson High School Video Production and Broadcast Journalism Students.

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Dr. Jason Sherlock Mrs. Kathleen Verdi Building Principal and Principal Secretary 9th Grade Level Administrator kverdi@wcasd.net jsherlock@wcasd.net Dr. Elisha Ozer Ms. Shelby Boothman Assistant Principal and Assistant Principal Secretary 12th Grade Level Administrator sboothman@wcasd.net eozer@wcasd.net Mr. Andy Grear Ms. Kim Kennedy Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Secretary 10th Grade Level Administrator kkennedy@wcasd.net agrear@wcasd.net

Dr. Crystal Dowdell Mrs. Monica Conner Assistant Principal Attendance Secretary 11th Grade Level Administrator mconner@wcasd.net cdowdell@wcasd.net Mr. Ken McCormick Mrs. Jen Ford Athletic Director Athletic Director Secretary kmmcormick@wcasd.net jford@wcasd.net

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CONTACT INFORMATION

B. Reed Henderson High School 400 Montgomery Avenue West Chester, PA 19380

Phone: 484-266-3800 Fax: 484-266-3399