Welcome Letter from Principal Wilson
2023 - 2024 School Year
September 1, 2023
Welcome Back HHSLT Families,
I hope you enjoyed your summer vacation! We are excited to see you all again as we start the 2023-2024 school year. The first day of school for students will be Thursday, September 7, 2023. It will be a regular school day; period 1 classes will begin at 8:20am and the school day will end at 2:40pm for most students. Metrocards will be issued to eligible students on September 7, 2022 at the conclusion of the students regularly scheduled classes.
This year we are excited to announce that our school was accepted to participate in Cornell University’s NYC First STEM Center at Roosevelt Island. Students who are enrolled in the Robotics class will be going to Roosevelt Island for three hours, once per week from periods 5 through 9, for the 2023-2024 school year. The Roosevelt Island STEM Center offers a range of programs and workshops, including computer science, digital and non-digital fabrication, mechanical engineering, electronics, and sensors. Resources include 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers, miter saws, drill presses, metal saws, and a host of other tools. Students participating in this program will earn two credits in a college preparatory class.
Every school day matters at Hudson! We are looking forward to seeing your child in school every day, on time, so that they can be academically successful. School attendance will determine students’ ability to participate in senior activities, sports, and additional trips. We will continue our “Presence = Presents” program with the goal of achieving a 90% overall attendance. On Friday, November 3, 2023, we will be offering a complimentary day at Chelsea Piers for the first 100 students with attendance rates over 90% (from September 7 - October 27, 2023) who return their parental consent form. The day at Chelsea Piers is designed to promote community building, fun, health, and wellness. The activities will include baseball, soccer, bowling, basketball, gymnastics, bowling, rock climbing, and lunch.
Students and families use Jupiter to access attendance, gradebook, and anecdotals. Jupiter will be updated on Thursday, September 7, 2023.
Our School Has An APP! Please check out the HHSLT app. Staff and students can now access progress to graduation tracking information, digital forms, staff supply requests, and much more all in one place!
Once each month there will be a virtual thirty-minute coffee with the Principal to provide parents/gudardians with an opportunity to receive updates and share ideas on how we can continue to improve our school community. Please join us for the next event on Friday, September 22, 2023 from 8:00am - 8:30am. There will also be monthly student luncehons during period 4 on the same date with Principal Wilson in his office for the first 10 students who sign up. Your Voices Matter!
We, at Hudson High School of Learning Technologies, believe that all students can achieve mastery and success when they consistently engage in learning experiences that are standards-driven, culturally relevant, that center, respond to, and celebrate them and that require the gathering of information, discussion of ideas, and creating well-developed written responses, which is embodied in our 2023-2024 instructional focus: Gather, Discuss, Write!
More information regarding upcoming events can be found below.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Date |
Day of the Week |
Event |
September 7, 2023 |
Thursday |
First day of school, please arrive by 8:10am. |
September 11, 2023 |
Monday |
Senior Town Hall |
September 18, 2023 |
Monday |
SMILE Dental Clinic at HHSLT |
September 22, 2023 |
Friday |
-Virtual Coffee with Principal Wilson (8:30am-9:00am) |
September 25, 2023 |
Monday |
Yom Kippur, schools closed. |
September 28, 2023 |
Thursday |
Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools. All Parent Teacher Conferences will be conducted remotely during the 2023-24 school year. |
October 9, 2023 |
Monday |
Italian Heritage / Indigenous Peoples' Day, schools closed. |
October 10-13, 2023 |
Tuesday-Friday |
HHSLT Homecoming Week |
November 3, 2023 |
Friday |
Presence=Presents |
November 7, 2023 |
Thursday |
Election Day, students do not attend school. |
November 16, 2023 |
Thursday |
Afternoon and evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools. All Parent Teacher Conferences will be conducted remotely during the 2023-24 school year. |
November 17, 2023 |
Friday |
Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early. All Parent Teacher Conferences will be conducted remotely during the 2023-24 school year. |
This school year is going to be great. Together, let’s make it happen! In the words of the legendary painter Vincent Van Gogh, “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.”
Sincerely,
Michael Wilson
Principal