1st Marking Period Newsletter
Whitney High North
205 Skiff Street Hamden, CT 06517
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203-407-4500
Upcoming Events
Automotive with Mr. Frost and Ms. Jimenez
The ACES automotive Department functions as a
professional Automotive Repair shop. Students were
introduced to a variety of Industry Practices. Students began
to develop portfolios which include reading assignments,
Industry Safety Rules and Regulations, Log Sheets, and task
sheets for specific repairs and procedures in the shop.
Automotive students collaborated on projects with other
teams and classes to enhance their professional growth and
networking skills. Our students have accomplished a lot this
first marking period and we look forward to a great year
ahead.
Physical Education with Mr. Weed and Mr. Wallace
It was a great start of the year in Physical Education
class! We started the year out with a flag football unit. We
were able to take advantage of the nice weather and
spend the majority of our classes outside during the unit.
After flag football, we transitioned to our yearly physical
fitness testing. Many students did wonderful in the different
aspects of the test, but all students should now know their
area of fitness that might need improvement. We finished
the marking period off with a unit on badminton. This was a
new unit to many of the students, but they swiftly learned the
tactics and skills of the sport. I look forward to another great
quarter.
December 4
Mockingjay Movie
December 8
Gold Card Trip
December 22
Holiday Luncheon
Important
Announcement
The entire school community
participated in reading The
Hunger Games, Catching Fire
and Mockingjay by Suzanne
Collins.
We are excited to see the
words and character come
alive on screen on December
4th! All students will be
included as long as their
behaviors remain positive the
week of the trip!
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Graphic Arts & Design with Mrs. Raffaele and Mr.
Holloman
In 1st quarter Graphics, students have been
learning/brushing up on their Adobe Photoshop skills, as
well as being introduced to Adobe Illustrator, which is a
vector graphics program. Students have also been
learning some fine arts skills as well, such as pastel
drawing and image transfer onto canvas with an acrylic
gel medium. Many of the artworks are being displayed
in the school’s large conference room and hallway
display cases. Students ended the quarter making
crafts and pin-back buttons to sell at the upcoming
Holiday fair at Village School.
Culinary Arts at the Gallery Café with Mr. Arnold
and Ms. Manson
In the Community
Our Town by Thorton
Wilder
All students at Whitney High North
read the play Our Town by Hamden
native, Thorton Wilder. Students
Students in the Vocational Foodservice and Fishing were able to engage with the text
Elective classes enjoyed the Fall season. Students picked through an interactive workshop
apples at Noroton Brothers Farm in Cheshire, and
presented by Long Wharf Theater.
prepared fresh pies. They also fished for Snapper Blues
Selected students attended the play
from the West Haven Beach and fished Williams
on October 20th.
Reservoir in Wallingford, among other places. Weekly
students prepare lunch and ACES caterings that they
EMILY: Do human beings ever realize life
help plan, shop, prepare, serve and cleanup for. A
while they live it -- every, every minute?
group of students enjoyed a trip to The Culinary Institute
STAGE MANAGER: No. The saints and
of America, in Hyde Park, New York. They enjoyed a
poets maybe. They do some.
three course lunch in The Bocuse Restaurant,
http://www.bocuserestaurant.com/ , and the scenery of
the Hudson Valley.
Academic Updates
Science Department
Whitney High School North’s Science classes are
integrated and include Earth, Physical, and Life Sciences as
well as Health. This quarter students have been learning about
Genetically Modified foods including the history, benefits, and
potential risks of GMO’s. Students will be writing an
argumentative essay on this issue in which they will need to
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take a stance, gather supporting evidence, present a counterargument, and write a conclusion. In
conjunction with this topic students have been learning a great deal about nutrition and starvation
as the Health aspect of this class. The Science Department has organized a field trip to the CT
Science Center, located in Hartford, which took place on Thursday, November 20th. The Connecticut
Science Center provides engaging ways for students to investigate science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM), all within the Connecticut Science Framework standards. The Picture
of Health exhibit, where students will learn about the inner workings of the human body to discover
how much of human health and well-being is a matter of choice will be one of the main
attractions. The traveling exhibit, sponsored by Saint Francis Care, will allow students to gain an
understanding of the mysterious ways in which our bodies keep us healthy will be the other main
attraction. Students will have the opportunity to visit the rest of the museum as well. We look forward
to an exciting second quarter filled with learning through investigations, experiments, and the use of
technology. Please feel free to
contact us should you have any
questions.
Shannon Breaux: Yellow Team
sbreaux@aces.org
Carissa Lockett: Green Team
clockett@aces.org
Kelli Plattsmier: Blue Team
kchubet@aces.org
Did you know that there are 15 Gold Card students at Whitney High North this marking
period?
Gold card students earn their way to the top by exhibiting positive and respectful behaviors.
As a result they are given privileges that other students have not yet earned. This year they
have been treated to three special outings, such as apple picking and bowling. Also, these
students have been given WHN water bottles to carry throughout the school and on trips.
Keep up the Outstanding Work!
Did you know that approximately 20 of our students are actively working in the community
while earning their high school diploma?
These students have an opportunity to learn real world skills and a paycheck! Some of the
job sites include; Town Fair Tire, TJ MAXX, YMCA and the JCC, as well as other placements
within other ACES schools and facilities.
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