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HAC will be turned off on Wednesday, December 19th
Home Access Center (HAC) will be turned off Wednesday, December 19th at 8AM and will be turned back on Friday, January 11th at 4:00 pm. First semester grades will be available on HAC on Friday, January 11th after 4:00 pm.Why is Home Access Center (HAC) inaccessible?· All grades must be electronically processed and checked for errors and incompletes.· Turning off HAC while grades are checked for accuracy ensures that families don’t see a grade before it has been verified as correct.· Since teachers submit their grades at different times, if HAC is left on, students and families become concerned that something is wrong if some grades appear but others are missing in HAC.· Deactivating HAC as grades are submitted over several weeks and then turning it back on once all grades are submitted limit confusion while guaranteeing that all students have access to their grades at the same time. -
12-21-18 Attendance Day Notice
The Emergency Day of Friday, December 21, 2018, has been declared an Attendance Day to make up for the snow day on November 26. Note that the last day of finals will now be December 21, 2018.
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School Accessibility Update
For safety and security reasons, the Main Entrance (Door 1) will be locked at 3:30 PM on school days. If you need to gain entry to the building for a meeting or event, please use the Pool Doors (Door 5) off of Grant Street. -
Chromebook Reminder
It is essential during the holiday break to leave your Chromebook charging at all times when not in use.Please charge your Chromebook nightly to ensure the battery life maintains its maximum performance. Battery life is extended when the Chromebook is consistently charged, and for no less than 30 minutes at a time. Leaving the Chromebooks plugged in for 6 hours allows the battery to recalibrate and take a full charge. -
Community Speaker Series Upcoming Event
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College Student Panel at Hinsdale Central
Interested in hearing from current college students about their experience in college? Want to find out what it's like at different types of schools? Seniors are invited to listen to a student panel made up of HCHS alumni who are currently attending college at different institutions on Wednesday, January 9th, Period 4/5 OR Period 7/8. Students should only sign up for one of the sessions. You must sign up in Naviance under "Upcoming College Visits". Hope to see you there! -
PSAT Scores available in the Counseling Office
In addition to scores becoming available online through student’s College Board accounts this week, we have also received paper score reports that students are welcome to stop by and pick up in the Counseling Office. If you are having trouble linking scores online to your current College Board account, the paper copy has the needed access code. -
Chromebook Loaner Information
Based on feedback from teachers, students, and members of the TSI program, we have decided to make some changes regarding the distribution of “loaner” Chromebooks.
Beginning November 12th, students will no longer be issued loaner Chromebooks before school. Instead, students will need teacher permission prior to receiving a loaner Chromebook. Loaner Chromebooks will still be provided for hardware issues (damaged/faulty Chromebooks). It is our hope that this small change will help us better allocate loaners to students that need them (and pinpoint frequent borrowers).
Beginning on January 8, 2019, loaners will only be issued in cases of damaged/faulty Chromebooks. This change will help shift the responsibility of remembering to bring a fully-charged Chromebook to school to students. While this may be a bit challenging, at first, we are confident that students can develop responsible charging habits. (Consider that students rarely forget to charge their cell phones!)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Assistant Principal, Ryan Maita.
