Welcome to a new age in parent-teacher conference scheduling at Hoover High School!  In an effort to produce a more efficient scheduling process that in time will save paper and reduce confusion, we are moving to online scheduling.  We are working with a company called TEESO to give parents a chance to schedule for conferences without the sometimes confusing paper trail.  The purpose of this letter is to give you important instructions and other information regarding the switch.

Online signups for the November 12th parent/teacher conference date will begin on Monday, October 19 2009.  Signups will close on Wednesday, November 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

To sign up, please follow these instructions:

Noises Off - Presented by Hoover High School Drama Club

• Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
• Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. (matinee only)
• Friday, November 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

Noises Off Ticket Information – Reserved Seating Event:

Presale Ticket Prices $7 - At the door $8

Attachments:

File	Description	File size	Last Modified
Noises Off Ticket Order Form	Noises Off Ticket Order Form	49 Kb	10/08/2009 08:06
Noises Off Synopsis	Description of the play	16 Kb	10/09/2009 11:55

The October 2009 issue of the Hoover Highlights is now online.  Click below to access:

http://www.northcantonschools.org/hs/forms.html?task=viewcategory&catid=14

Please help Hoover High School earn money to be used for student enrichment. All you need to do is have a Giant Eagle Advantage Card and follow the steps below.

Giant Eagle's "Apples for the Students" Program:

1. Registration begins Tuesday, September 15, 2009.
2. Call 1-800-474-4777 to register your card.
3. Have your Giant Eagle Advantage Card ready.
4. Enter your card number on the back, 12 digits total, beginning with a '4'.
5. Press '2'
6. Enter Hoover HS ID#: 5382
7. Press '1' to confirm selection.
8. Press '3' to end call.

The North Canton City Schools grading scale has been adjusted and will be used district-wide during the 2009-2010 school year.  The adjustment to the grading scale is a culmination of an extensive study of similar excellent districts as well as post-secondary trends in grading and documentation.  The change will benefit our students and level the playing field for college entrance and scholarship opportunities.

The change in the district grading scale is retroactive to the students’ freshman year or beginning high school transcript (students who took Algebra 1 or a world language in their eighth grade year).   Minor adjustments to a student’s grade point average and subsequent class rank may occur.  If a student previously earned a failing grade in high school, this grade will remain an “F” and the course will need to be retaken for credit.

Academic performance expectations have not been lowered; teachers will still demand high levels of achievement.  By aligning the grading scale, students from the North Canton City Schools will be even more competitive in their post-secondary endeavors.

Please call or email Peggy Savage, Director of Curriculum, if you have any questions or concerns – 330-497-5600, Ext. 304 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

With the start of the 2009-2010 school year, Hoover High School is proud to launch our newly redesigned web site.  We hope the new format will provide more information, more frequently, in a manner that is easy to navigate.  Look for many new features to be added in the coming months as we continue to develop this new site.

In the meantime, please feel free to send us feedback including:

• What do you like about the new site?
• What don't you like about the new site?
• What other features and/or information would you like to have on the high school web site?

You can anonymously send in your comments by filling in the "Website Feedback" box on the far left column below the "Featured Information" section.  Just click the "Submit" button to send in your ideas.

For the fifth time in the past eight years, Hoover High School has had a junior student selected as a Martin Essex Scholar.

This year’s winner is Jennifer Mayer, who will participate in the weeklong Martin Essex School for the Gifted at the Ohio State University in June. She is one of only 70 students from across Ohio to receive the prestigious honor based on their essay writing and recommendations of two teachers.

Hoover High journalists took home a treasure chest of awards during the second annual Ohio Scholastic Media Association state conference, including the title of Ohio’s Student Journalist of the Year.

Senior David Esber, co-editor and three-year staff member of the Viking Views school newspaper, won the top individual award as well as first place in newsmagazine design in one of several "Day-of" competitions held during the two-day event at Kent State University.

On April 18, the high school’s Academic Challenge Team qualified for state competition by placing second in regional competition. This is the third year in a row that the team has qualified for states, said Advisor Ms. Debbie Wiiey.

At the state tournament May 2, Hoover finished with two wins and three losses among 12 state qualifiers. Last year’s team was 1-4. The 12 qualifiers were the best from among 96 teams in regional competitions.