Educating the Whole Child June 2017 Volume 32, Edition 3

Lego League Regional Core Values Award

State Teamwork Award

InvestWrite NH State Winner

National Geographic Bee NH State Representative

Math League NH 3rd Place Team Grade 8

NH 1st Place Individual Grade 8

Stock Market Game 1st and 2nd Place - Elementary Division

1st Place - Middle School Division

PBS - Writers Competition - Honorable Mention Award

NHPTV Writers Competition - Honorable Mention Award

Mathcounts Regional Second Place Team

Regional and State Individual Top 10 Student

Scripps Spelling Bee - NH State Finalist

AMC-8 Math Contest National Honor Roll, Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards

Destination Imagination Spirit of DI Award Renaissance Award

Global Finals in Tennessee!

Peace Poetry Contest - 6 Poetry and Art Awards

Seaperch - Regional Competition

Junior Oratorical - State of NH Second Place

Hampstead Holiday Parade 1st Place Trophy

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR

DESTINATION IMAGINATION GLOBAL FINALS

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FIELD TRIP TO THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF NH

GRADE FIVE STUDIES GREEK MYTHOLOGY

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UPDATE ON THE CLASS OF 2009

The members of the Class of 2009 were asked to give us an update and received the following information.

Sabrina Bakken: I am working as a cardiac monitor technician (I interpret arrhythmias and monitor cardiac telemetry) and LNA on the CICU at Elliot Hospital. I'm going towards my PreMed degree with the end goal of being a cardiac surgeon.

Corey Begley: I'm currently going into my last year of college at Maine Maritime Academy studying International Business and Logistics!

Audrey Burnim: I just graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in Chemistry and I will be pursuing my PhD in Biological Chemistry in the fall at Princeton University.

Katrina DeBenedetto: I just graduated Siena University with a Bachelor’s Business/Marketing Degree.

Jaime DeFelice-Notaris: I am graduating Union College with a BS in Bioengineering and am currently looking for engineering positions at medical device companies.

Jason DeFelice-Notaris: I graduated from Bates with a major in Neuroscience. I start work at Fenway Community Health in the beginning of June as a Biomedical Research Assistant.

Joshua Fyffe: I just graduated on May 13th for Syracuse University. I was a double major in the business school there, studying both Finance and Marketing. I will be starting as a Business Technology Analyst for Deloitte Consulting on July 17th in Manhattan. Despite being a business major I will technically be in their technology practice.

Mallika Iyer: I'm staying at Johns Hopkins University for another year to do an Honors thesis in History. I'm a History, Public Health Studies and International Studies major, and during my time here have had some really great opportunities - I received funding awards to research and work in South Africa and then Ethiopia. This summer I will be using an additional award to conduct research in Special Collections for my thesis, and will also be assisting with a project at the JHU Center for AIDS Research.

Jake Horne: I am at Wheaton College, majoring in History/Political Science. This summer, I will be interning at the Governor’s office in Massachusetts.

Olivia MacDonald: I recently changed schools and am now part of UNE's nursing class of 2018!

Nicole Moriera: I'm currently a senior at Northeastern University and will be graduating in December with a B.S. in Political Science with a concentration in Law. This year I did a co-op internship at the office of Massachusetts Attorney General

Maura Healey. After I graduate I plan to go to Law school, practice law, or eventually work in public policy for the federal government.

Naomi Patel: Currently I am enrolled in Smt. N.H.L Municipal Medical College in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. I am in my final year and will then have received an MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery), followed by a 1 year internship in my school's affiliated hospital (a government hospital in Gujarat, India). I will be moving back to America after this, hoping to gain some more experience and then take the next steps to obtain a medical license in the US.

Kristina Ploof: Graduated Cum Laude from Endicott College with a degree in Psychology and hope to be a community support counselor.

Thomas Quinn: Graduated Elon University with Finance Major.

Stephen Schmidt: I graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BS in Biomedical Engineering. I currently work in the Center for Systems Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital as a Research Technician.

Lindsay Selden: I am finishing up my final year at Metro State University of Denver with a major in Hospitality, Tourism and Event Planning.

Zoe Siegel: I just graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Fashion Merchandising. I hope to work as a buyer in the fashion industry!

Stephanie Simonoff: I just wrapped producing two BFA thesis films and my second season as an Executive Producer for Emerson Channel's College Kitchen. I'm now looking to work within the producing department of films/TV shows (leaning toward TV shows). I'm looking to be a development producer, where I would focus on the beginning stages of projects before production started, so a pre-production producer. It's good to know where I'm headed and I'm looking forward to graduating Emerson so I can start working toward the career I want!

Aaron Suduiko: I graduated cum laude with high honors in philosophy from Harvard. I'm not sure what I'm doing for work, but I'm planning to focus on further developing my work on video game analysis at withaterriblefate.com.

Annie Taylor: I went to Johnson State College, I graduated in December with a major in Outdoor Environmental Education and a certification in Business for Non Profit and am a teacher at Nature’s Classroom.

Jordyn Tetler: I got my B.S. in Hospitality Management from UNH and am pursuing event management.

Alexa Tsao: I graduated Union College with a B.S in Psychology and am starting a 2 year commitment as Physician Office Assistant at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC before pursuing a Masters in Public Health.

Amanda Turco: I just graduated with my Masters in Marketing from SNHU. I was just hired by Easter Seals as communications and digital media coordinator!

Payton Valure: I just graduated from UNH with a Biomedical Science degree and a Psychology minor, bought a house in Maine and just started a job working at a dental office in Portland! I am planning to apply to dental school this year.

Emily West Geary: I graduated from UVM On May 21 with a BA in English and a BS in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Special Ed. I have recently started a Graduate Fellowship at Merrimack College for my M.Ed.

*We had not heard from Alex, John, Marcus, Andrew or Axel by press time.

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CONGRATULATIONS JACOB! NHPTV WRITER’S COMPETITION

HONORABLE MENTION

ADMISSIONS EVENTS DRAMA CLUB AT THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

ALUMNI & AMBASSADORS AT WINDHAM RAIL TRAIL 5K

THANK YOU! MARK

(AND SAM) RAPAPORT

FOR ALL YOUR HELP AT

ADMISSIONS EVENTS!

-The Leadership Team

STUDENT AMBASSADORS AND ALUMNI HELP OUT AT WINDHAM RAIL TRAIL 5K

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THANK YOU PTO!

2016-2017 PTO Board

President - Amanda Lawrence Vice President - Jackie DeLucca

Treasurer - Sherene Lague Secretary - April Salu

Member at Large - Edie Shipley Member at Large - Cheryl Madigan

Thank you PTO for supplying HA with so many enriching activities, supplies and events for our students!

The highlight of this School Year was the PTO-funded visit from Astronaut Dr. Don Thomas in conjunction with supporting the school-wide Space Night.

PTO Funded Events: Back to School Teacher & Staff Appreciation Brunch Family Fun Day at the Scamman Farm Corn Maze Continued support for Admissions by welcoming new

families Hosted the Fall Book Fair by Best Book Fairs Pats Peak Ski Area Lift Ticket Fundraiser ran through the

winter Hosted the 2nd HA PTO Ski Day and Apres Pizza Party at

Pats Peak Provided refreshments at the Science Fair Hosted the Spring Book Fair by Scholastic Books National Teacher Appreciation Week Brunch for teachers &

staff Helped sponsor the Annual Multicultural Fair & Art Show Group Family Outing for HA PTO Night at the Boston Red

Sox game Year-round promoting of Amazon Smile fundraising

account Held 7 PTO Meetings this school year Helped with the End of the Year Cookout on Field Day

Teacher Wish List Items Provided by the PTO 2016-2017 Purchased Wireless Microphones & Receiver for PA & the

Drama Club Funded the subscription to MathAntics, an online math

program Purchased Pocket Microscopes to be used in Science

classes during lab activities Funded a Stagg 3-Octave xylophone, stand, mallets and bag

for the Band/PA Room Funded Mini Golf Outings at Brookstone as a PE

culminating activity for all students in K-8 Purchased an iPad Air 2 for use in the Primary classrooms Funded the Raz Kids online subscription for Grades K-3 Funded the Jump with Jill Live Tour visit for the student

body Funded showings of the movie Screenagers to parents &

upper school students

At the beginning of the year, the PTO asks each HA family to consider making donation to the PTO through the Annual Appeal. This year was very successful and families generously donated to the PTO, which allowed us to fund all of these wonderful items and experiences. The PTO's mission is to provide enrichment for students and the HA community. This year, we were able to provide a variety of fantastic items and guest speaker programs. This would not be possible without the generosity of HA families and we are thankful for the continued support and generous donations. Thank you to the parent volunteers, those who attended & supported PTO events all year long and each family who donated to this year's Annual Appeal.

Thank you for helping make this year a huge success! - Amanda Lawrence, President, HA-PTO

GRADE EIGHT VISITS QUEBEC

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Austin Preparatory School

Berwick Academy Bishop Guertin Brooks School

Central Catholic The Derryfield School Governor's Academy The Groton School

Kimball Union Academy Milton Academy

Phillips Academy Andover Phillips Exeter Academy

Pingree School Presentation of Mary

St. John’s Preparatory School St. Paul’s School

2017 Graduates Received Acceptances/Waitlists

Nick Lamy, Kedai Wei, Abby Stallings, Ellie Small

SANDBOX KIDS (Graduates that have been with us since Preschool or Kindergarten)

CONGRATULATIONS! JODIE LEEN

30 Years at HA!

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO…

...The LAMY FAMILY

who have supported HA with staff and students

over the last 19 years!

Thank you to everyone who donated to so many great causes

over the year!

Including: Red Cross Blood Drive

St. Anne’s Food Pantry Donations Emmaus House Blankets and Food Donations

Over $4000 raised for American Heart Association through Hoops 4 Heart

Play for the Cure Children’s Miracle Network at Children’s Hospital

Box Tops For Education