It is hard to believe tomorrow is the month of May. Seniors are down to their last month of the school year. There are many events and activities taking place in May. This week we have a home baseball game on Tuesday, as well as Friday and Saturday. Softball has a home game on Tuesday as well. Home softball games are played at the West Side Park. Track also has a home track meet this Friday. Also Friday some of our students will be going or have artwork displayed in the East Central Arts Invitational. If you have the opportunity, go out and support our students in one of their many activities. If you need times, please call the high school office or check our school website.
Next week is Teacher Appreciation week. Our teachers do an outstanding job with our students. I consistently see the teachers pushing the students to do their best, expecting the most out of the students, and because of this, getting the most out of each individual student. Thank you to all the hard work our teaching staff puts in.
In the last week or so cell phone violations have risen. Please be reminded that cell phones need to be turned off and locked in a student's locker. When on the bus, the student needs permission from the bus driver or coach before they use their phone. If you have any questions, please let me know.
There is a lot going on in the month of May. Check our school website often or give the high school office a call if you have questions or want more details of where an event is taking place.
As always, if you have questions or concerns please let me know in the high school office.
Go Jags!
Mr. Masterson
(320) 384 - 6132
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
MCA Testing
It was a busy week in the high school with MCA testing. Thank you to the students and staff for their hard work preparing for the annual state exams. Another thank you to the students and staff for going out of the normal school routine to make sure the students would have the best opportunity to do well on the test.
Hopefully results will come quick from the state. When we receive the school's MCA results, we will let the parents and community know as soon as possible.
On Friday the students participated in their third lunch "mix it up day." I am aware that this is not what the students would prefer to be doing but this time, in my opinion, we had the most successful day. Instead of mixing up the students in grades 7-12, we mixed up two separate groups. We had a 7-9 and a 10-12 group. This allowed the students to interact with other students who were closer in age, and also eliminated some intimidation for the younger students who used to have to sit with senior high students.
Spring sport activities are off and running. Please call the high school office or check the high school web page for a listing of schedules and activities. If possible, go out and support both our junior and senior high Jaguars in their activities.
As we move into May, the school calendar gets very busy. Please check our website or call the office if you have questions about events or the happenings in the high school.
I want to close by congratulating some of our fine art students. We had a student make it to the state meet for SPEECH this past weekend. Please check the website this upcoming week to see how we did. We also had some of our choir students make it to state competition. Good luck students and thank you for all your hard work.
As always, if you have questions, comments, and or concerns, please let me know in the high school office.
Go Jags!
Mr. Masterson (320) 384-6132
Hopefully results will come quick from the state. When we receive the school's MCA results, we will let the parents and community know as soon as possible.
On Friday the students participated in their third lunch "mix it up day." I am aware that this is not what the students would prefer to be doing but this time, in my opinion, we had the most successful day. Instead of mixing up the students in grades 7-12, we mixed up two separate groups. We had a 7-9 and a 10-12 group. This allowed the students to interact with other students who were closer in age, and also eliminated some intimidation for the younger students who used to have to sit with senior high students.
Spring sport activities are off and running. Please call the high school office or check the high school web page for a listing of schedules and activities. If possible, go out and support both our junior and senior high Jaguars in their activities.
As we move into May, the school calendar gets very busy. Please check our website or call the office if you have questions about events or the happenings in the high school.
I want to close by congratulating some of our fine art students. We had a student make it to the state meet for SPEECH this past weekend. Please check the website this upcoming week to see how we did. We also had some of our choir students make it to state competition. Good luck students and thank you for all your hard work.
As always, if you have questions, comments, and or concerns, please let me know in the high school office.
Go Jags!
Mr. Masterson (320) 384-6132
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Spring Sports and Conferences
It is amazing that spring sports started yesterday. This week both girls softball as well as boys and girls track got started. Next Monday, March 20th, boy’s baseball and golf for boys and girls will start. If there are students who are interested in joining these activities please contact the high school office or Mr. Pat Riley.
A reminder to students and parents/ guardians there is no school for students on Monday March 19th. Another reminder that the end of quarter 3 is on March 28th. Students make sure you are getting your work in and making sure you are up to date on any missing work you may have had.
Conferences are not far away. You should be getting a letter home soon. Conferences are on April 3rd and April 5th. On April 3rd the conferences are from 5-9pm. On April 5th, the students have no school all day, and conferences run from 12:00-3:45pm. There is no school for students from April 5th - April 9th.
Spring is here; there are a lot of activities and events coming up. Please check the high school web page often as well as this blog for any updates. If there are questions or concerns, please let me know.
Mr. Masterson
(320) 384-6132
Monday, March 5, 2012
Snow Day Make Up
Due to our snow day last week, we are going to have a different schedule the first week of April.
On Thursday April 4th students and staff will have a normal day of school. Students will not have school from April 5th - April 9th. School will resume on April 10th.
Conferences will take place on April 3rd from 5pm until 9pm. Conferences will also take place on April 5th. Conferences on April 5th will run from 12pm until 3:45pm. All conferences will be in the high school gym.
If there are any questions on this, please let me know in the high school office.
Mr. Masterson
HFHS Principal
(320) 384-6132
On Thursday April 4th students and staff will have a normal day of school. Students will not have school from April 5th - April 9th. School will resume on April 10th.
Conferences will take place on April 3rd from 5pm until 9pm. Conferences will also take place on April 5th. Conferences on April 5th will run from 12pm until 3:45pm. All conferences will be in the high school gym.
If there are any questions on this, please let me know in the high school office.
Mr. Masterson
HFHS Principal
(320) 384-6132
Monday, February 13, 2012
February has a lot of events that are taking place. This week there is a boy's basketball game at home on Tuesday. On Friday there is another boys basketball game at home, the girl's basketball team is away on Friday. Also on Friday we have the traditional waffle supper supported by the Lions Club. The waffle supper begins at 4:00.
Congratulations to our Speech team. The Speech team placed second over the weekend at their Speech Meet. Way to go! They are proudly displaying the trophy they won as well.
We are continuing our Rachel's Challenge activities. Last week the grades competed against each other to see what grade could have the most acts of kindness. The grade with the most acts of kindness was our seniors; they had 1,108 acts of kindness. Total the school had over 5,000 recorded with an average of 736 acts of kindness each day during that week. Great job students.
As we look toward next week, reminder that there is no school on Monday, February 20th. On February 22nd and 23rd we have our Honors Breakfast. It is also amazing that mid-quarters for quarter three are not too far off. Mid-quarters will be due on Monday, February 27th.
If there are any questions regarding Rachel's Challenge, Honors Breakfast, or anything else, do not hesitate to call the high school office.
Mr. Masterson
Congratulations to our Speech team. The Speech team placed second over the weekend at their Speech Meet. Way to go! They are proudly displaying the trophy they won as well.
We are continuing our Rachel's Challenge activities. Last week the grades competed against each other to see what grade could have the most acts of kindness. The grade with the most acts of kindness was our seniors; they had 1,108 acts of kindness. Total the school had over 5,000 recorded with an average of 736 acts of kindness each day during that week. Great job students.
As we look toward next week, reminder that there is no school on Monday, February 20th. On February 22nd and 23rd we have our Honors Breakfast. It is also amazing that mid-quarters for quarter three are not too far off. Mid-quarters will be due on Monday, February 27th.
If there are any questions regarding Rachel's Challenge, Honors Breakfast, or anything else, do not hesitate to call the high school office.
Mr. Masterson
Friday, February 3, 2012
Snow Week
It is hard to believe that Friday of snow week is here. This has been a busy week. Congratulations to the Hood Rats who not only won the Dodge Ball tournament on Monday evening, but also beat the staff today (Friday) at the pep assembly.
On Tuesday we had our traditional Rent-a-Friend pep assembly. The students had a lot of fun and the seniors served their Rent-a-Friend responsibilities on Wednesday.
Thursday we had our kick off to Rachel's Challenge. The students learned about the challenges we are going start. We are going to have a grade level competition to see who can have the most acts of kindness. We are, once a month, going to have the students assigned to a random lunch table, to sit with people they may not know, or talk to. We are also creating T-shirts in the honor of Brian Flagstad. Proceeds from these shirts will go to the Friend of Rachel club to help us reach the larger community with our acts of kindness.
Today is activity day. We had a pep fest this morning, and the students will be seeing a movie this afternoon. The 7-9th grade students will stay at the high school in the FAC and the 10-12th grade students will see a movie at Grand Cinema. The week will close with the snow week dance from 9pm-12am tonight.
It has been a great week. Thank you to the students for your excitement and leadership.
Mr. Masterson
On Tuesday we had our traditional Rent-a-Friend pep assembly. The students had a lot of fun and the seniors served their Rent-a-Friend responsibilities on Wednesday.
Thursday we had our kick off to Rachel's Challenge. The students learned about the challenges we are going start. We are going to have a grade level competition to see who can have the most acts of kindness. We are, once a month, going to have the students assigned to a random lunch table, to sit with people they may not know, or talk to. We are also creating T-shirts in the honor of Brian Flagstad. Proceeds from these shirts will go to the Friend of Rachel club to help us reach the larger community with our acts of kindness.
Today is activity day. We had a pep fest this morning, and the students will be seeing a movie this afternoon. The 7-9th grade students will stay at the high school in the FAC and the 10-12th grade students will see a movie at Grand Cinema. The week will close with the snow week dance from 9pm-12am tonight.
It has been a great week. Thank you to the students for your excitement and leadership.
Mr. Masterson
Monday, January 30, 2012
Rachel's Challenge
It has been two weeks since the students and staff saw Rachel's Challenge. It was a powerful presentation, and one that is going to have the students lead a positive movement of change. During the two days Rachel's Challenge was here, a leadership group of students was formed. There are about 40 students on this committee and this group is the group that is going to lead the rest of the students to having positive change.
This week is Snow Week. On Thursday of this week the students are going to be introduced to the ideas that the leadership group has come up with. In the big picture, this groups not only hopes to have a positive impact on Hinckley-Finlayson high school, but also the community as well.
If you have any thoughts or challenges that you would like the leadership group to consider, please call me in the high school office.
Go Jags!
Mr. Masterson
(320) 384-6132
This week is Snow Week. On Thursday of this week the students are going to be introduced to the ideas that the leadership group has come up with. In the big picture, this groups not only hopes to have a positive impact on Hinckley-Finlayson high school, but also the community as well.
If you have any thoughts or challenges that you would like the leadership group to consider, please call me in the high school office.
Go Jags!
Mr. Masterson
(320) 384-6132
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