Seniors...don't forget you need to request your final transcript to be sent to your college. (End 6/11)

Hey you jazzers out there…the Music Department’s annual Jazz Cabaret is this week! Featuring performances by both Jazz Bands, you’ll hear swing, bebop and cool jazz and free food! It all happens this Thursday, May 27th at 7 p.m. in the Student Center. There is a $5 donation at the door. Be there or be square! (End 5/26)

Please empty out your lockers and leave the lock on to avoid charges. Lockers must be cleaned out by June 17th. Items left behind will be disposed of or donated to the needy.

This is just a reminder to all Cross Country athletes that we are in off season practice. We’re meeting at the field by the gym at 3 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. See you there tomorrow! If you have any questions, stop by Coach Shackelford’s room, A30.

Hey Oilers…do you want to see your teachers get owned by your seniors? Come out to the HB staff vs. HB seniors basketball game today at 1 p.m. in our gym.

Are you interested in government and want some leadership experience? Join the Youth Board and get a voice in city council. Pick up an application today in the Activities Office. Deadline has been extended until the end of May. (End 5/28)

DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! Come see APA dance kids do it all June 3rd and 4th in CREATIVE FORCES in our own HBHS auditorium at 7p.m. They designed the lighting, they did the choreography and they do the dancing. Get your tickets from the APA office located near the pool darling in P3. Remember…Creative Forces happens Thursday, June 3rd and Friday, June 4th in the auditorium at 7p.m. Tickets will also be available the night of the shows. (End 6/4)

Intrigue, suspense, dancing girls, a fancy super, heroes and villains…yes, it is time for APA's big finale, the 14th annual Academy Awards. Get your tickets now from the APA office before they run out. James Bond and Gold Finger just bought a bunch of tickets. We are keeping an eye on Gold Finger to make sure he doesn't sell them on e-bay. It all starts with the fancy supper at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 12th Be there or look at the pictures without you in them on Face Book the next day. Brought to you by none other than APA Student Council. APA Student Council says, “Eat your VEGETABLES!” (End 6/13)

Seniors: GRAD NIGHT is fast approaching! The date is Wednesday, June 16, 2010. This event will be legit with non-stop entertainment, food, games, dancing and PRIZES!! Come party with your Oiler friends for the last high school event of your life!! Tickets are NOW $150.00. Download permission forms at www.hboilers.com by clicking on the Activities link then Senior Info. Or pick up a form in Portable 5. Look for the Grad Nite volunteers selling tickets in front of the financial office on Fridays, starting May 21st during Tutorial. (End 6/1)

Attention Students…If you think you have perfect attendance, please check the parent portal for verification. If there is an error-print it out at home and bring to your teacher for clearance. Bring sign copy to attendance to remove from your record. Perfect Attendance Awards will be held June 3rd at 11:30 in the student center. (End 6/3)

Seniors…many of you have not picked up your graduation announcements. Please come in to the Activities Office, E3, during tutorial, break, lunch or after 2:38 ASAP.

Attention “Class of 2011 and 2012…If you are interested in applying for a Parking Permit in the Fall for the school year 2010 – 2011, you must have all assigned Saturday Schools and any detention hours served by June 12, 2010. Any unserved Saturdays or detention hours will prevent you from getting a parking permit in the fall. Please clear up all your hours and check the Student/Parent Portal weekly to check your Attendance. If you have any questions, please come to the Supervision office during tutorial, lunch or after 2:00 pm. (End 6/6)
“Campaign Against Violence”…why are all these t-shirts hanging up? As you are aware, there are t-shirts hanging up around campus. This project was made by the Bridges students to bring attention to acts of violence that occur nationwide. Statistics taken from the National School Safety Center and were collected and painted on over 400 t-shirts. Shirts are color coded to reflect the cause of death, which included bullying, hate crimes, gang violence, interpersonal disputes, suicide and unknown. Each t-shirt represents one student or teacher who died from violence while at school. The Campaign Against Violence T-shirt Project serves as a visual reminder of students and teachers who died as a result of campus violence and began a dialog for a safer community. What is school violence? The vast majority of schools in the United States are safe places and in recent years they have become even safer. Safe schools are essential to young people’s ability to learn and develop healthy relationships. The overall rates of violence in schools have fallen and students feel safer in schools today than they have for several years. In fact, students are much less likely to come to harm at school than away from school. However, some schools do have serious crime and violence problems and many students, t4eachers and parents continue to have grave concerns about safety in schools. Here are some statistics: More than one in three students (39% of middle and 36% of high school) said they don’t feel safe at school. 43% of high school and 37% of middle school boys believed it is OK to hit or threaten a person who makes them angry; nearly one in five (19%) of girls agreed. An even higher percentage actually resorted to violence. 75% of all boys and over 60% of girls surveyed said they hit someone in the past 12 months because they were angry. 60% of high school and 31% of middle school boys said they could get a gun if they wanted to. (End 5/28)

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducated the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. And you cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore” ‘ Cesar Chavez.

“I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve.” – Nelson Mandela

Hear more words of wisdom at the Spoken Word Poetry Reading and Human Rights Awareness Concert hosted by Amnesty International, Operation Save Darfur and Bridges on Friday, May 28th at 7 p.m. in the Student Center.