E-News 2/7/12

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SCHOOL NEWS:

JAZZ BAND PERFORMANCE

The HFA Silver Jazz Band will be the opening act at the Nashville Jazz Orchestra's performance featuring Grammy Award Winner Bob Mintzer. The event will be this Friday, February 10, at 8PM at the Blair School of Music's Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts. Please see the following link for more information: https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:28819.11601514445/rid:b002bf8024512ff71c5582e50f617f79

FASHION CHALLENGE FROM MLK

The Hume-Fogg High School SGA and Hume Fogg student body have been challenged to a fashion showdown by the MLK SGA members and the students at Martin Luther King Magnet High School. In conjunction with Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, MLK is sponsoring istyled.me -the Nashville High School Fashion Challenge. For complete information and to register for the challenge, go to the official site www.istyled.me If you have any questions, please contact Lisa O'Dell, Event Chairman at lisa_odell@yahoo.com or 292-8116.

SUMMER EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Travel Abroad and Hosting Opportunities with Sister Cities. Rising freshman through seniors are invited to participate in our summer exchanges to: 1. Mendoza, Argentina- June 1 - 14 2. Caen and Paris, France - June 1 - 15 3. Magdeburg, Germany - June 1 - 14 4. Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea - July 8 - 22 All trips are chaperoned. The cost to students traveling is a $250 application fee; the cost of airfare to the destination city as well as a recommended $200 for incidentals, entertainment, etc. The Sister Cities programs abroad help fund student tours, entry to museums, some meals and transportation, similar to what Sister Cities of Nashville offers visiting exchange students. Host families provide room and board. Sister Cities has some financial aid available. We have three groups of international students traveling to Nashville this spring from our sister cities partners. Students stay with host families for two weeks and attend the host student?s school for a maximum of 4 days. The remaining days are filled with tours of Nashville, hosted by Sister Cities representatives. We are seeking host families for these exchanges: 1. Gwangjin-gu, Metropolitan Seoul, South Korea - Feb. 11 - 24 2. Magdeburg, Germany - March 29 - April 12 3. Mendoza, Argentina - April 9 - 22 For host family and student exchange applications, please contact director@scnashville.org.

KROGER PARTNERSHIP

We continue our ongoing partnership with Kroger. Kroger will give Hume-Fogg 4% of every dollar you spend back to our school! These dollars are a very important part of funding all our educational programs. Many of you already have a Kroger card, but now would be an excellent time to get one and begin supporting your child's school without changing any of your shopping habits and no extra cost to you. Contact Laurie Ranta, 945.1879, lranta@mindspring.com or Jill Thurman, 832-6705, thurmanfamily@bellsouth.net to get your card. Your card may be used to purchase any items in the Grocery store, Pharmacy, Photo Lab and Gas Station. Just load your card with money before you pay for your items and use as needed. DON'T FORGET ....... If your card remains at a $0 balance for 90 days, it becomes inactive and a new one must be purchased from HFA.

INVEST

The Hume-Fogg PTO's Annual Giving Campaign $77,981.62 is the amount raised so far this school year, but we still need help getting to our goal of $100,000 honoring the 100 Year Celebration of our school! A new button has been added to the on-line donation page for gifts as an alumni or other friend of the school. If your business, graduated student or millionaire friend wants to support us, please send them to the same place you contributed on behalf of your student: <http://www.hfainvest.evrits.com/> If you're not a fan of on-line finance, even though our configuration is fast and completely secure, please deliver your check payable to HFA INVEST to the school's front office. Your support will be greatly appreciated and your donation is tax deductible! INVEST in excellence - TODAY!

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to HFA students Shalom Rottman-Yang and Jyotishka Biswas. Their Siemens team project won Regional Finalists status, and they were one of 5 teams that competed in Atlanta. In January, they published a paper on their research, about which their research mentor Dr. Jay Dickerson, Associate Professor of Physics and Chemistry at Vanderbilt stated: "Jyoti Biswas and Shalom Rottman-Yang have had their first-author article, entitled Freestanding Carbon Nanotube Films Fabricated By Post-Electrophoretic Deposition Electrochemical Separation, accepted by the Journal of the Electrochemical Society. This is an outstanding achievement for any student, let alone two high school students." These are accomplishments through the Vanderbilt School of Science and Math.
Also, congratulations to Shalom Rottman-Yang, Ben Rost, Joann Welch, and Fiona Sappenfield. They have been selected as candidates for the Presidential Scholar, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established by Executive Order of the President to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating seniors. Each year 3,000 candidates are identified based on having scored exceptionally well on the SAT or ACT. Detailed information on this prestigious program can be found at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html.

SPORTS NEWS:

LACROSSE:

\The Hume-Fogg Lacrosse team is now forming for the coming season. Coach Jared Brett will be leading the team this year. Lacrosse is an exciting game that has been growing in popularity in Nashville for years. We're looking for players who have experience AND those who may not, but have a burning desire to improve their skills or learn this exciting game. Please contact Steve Walsh (stevepwalsh@att.net or 473-8277) or Coach Jared Brett (jared.s.brett@gmail.com) with any questions.

TRACK:

If you are interested in running track, please see Coach Louis in room 310. Pre Season Conditioning has already started. You must have a physical and parent permission form BEFORE you can work out with the team.
This is our last week of Pre Season Conditioning. Next week we can begin full practices and event training.
Please be aware of the 5:00 ending time of practice. Our coaches have other family responsibilities and need to be able to leave practice in a timely manner.
Our weekly schedule is as follows:

Monday: Pre-Season Conditioning @ Rose Park Track 3:30-5:00
Tuesday: Weights @ HFA 3:30-5:00
Wednesday: Pre Season Conditioning @ Rose Park Track 3:30-5:00
Thursday: Weights @ HFA 3:30-5:00
Friday: Pre Season Conditioning @ Rose Park Track 3:30-5:00

The address for Rose Park Track is 1000 Edgehill Ave, Nashville, TN 37246.

BASEBALL Conditioning:

*Conditioning* - Monday through Thursday at either the Greer facility or Rose Park depending on the weather. Location will be e-mailed and posted on the website (www.humefoggbaseball.com). All returning and prospective players are encouraged to attend and must have physicals on file before participating. Contact Coach Ginsberg or Coach Wilson for more information.

Sports News Continued:

Boys Soccer:
Boys Soccer Practice / Tryouts begin Monday February 13th. Anyone who had not already signed up to play must meet with Mr. David Allen this week. You must have a physical and parents permission form BEFORE you can practice with the team.

Boys Tennis:
Boys Tennis Practice starts Monday February 13th. Anyone who had not already signed up to play must meet with Mr. Eric Gambill this week. You must have a physical and parents permission form BEFORE you can practice with the team.

Girls Tennis:
Girls Tennis Practice starts Monday February 13th. Anyone who had not already signed up to play must meet with Ms. Burgess this week. You must have a physical and parents permission form BEFORE you can practice with the team.The Girl’s Tennis Coach Nicole Burgess is excited about the upcoming season as the team finished district runner-up last season to CPA who ended up winning the state championship. The team returns region singles semi-finalist Elizabeth Clayton and others members of the top ten who are Caitlin Cox, Sarah Engelland, and Jenny Sai. The team looks to be strong again this season. The team plays all home matches at Centennial Sportsplex Tennis Center and the schedule will be posted soon. Come out and support the Lady Knights!

Softball:
Girls Fast-Pitch Softball will be starting up at on Monday February 13th. If anyone is interested in trying out for softball can come on that day, or see Mr. Caldwell in room 413 prior to that date. You must have a physical and parents permission form BEFORE you can practice with the team. 1st practice will be at the Looby Community Center on Rosa Parks Blvd.

Sports Results from Last Week:

Hockey

2/1 – Hume Fogg / Beech Lost to Mt. Juliet / Rossview (7-3).
Goals by Zach Williams (2) & Jacob Carr

2/3 – Hume Fogg / Beech played to a (3-3) Tie vs. Blackman on Friday night.
Devon Wallace, Jacob Carr and Kyle Lyons each scored a goal.

Basketball

1/30 - The Hume-Fogg Blue Knights Boys Basketball team lost Monday's Conference game against the David Lipscomb High School Mustangs by a score of 70-59. High Scorer was Sabura Hudson with 25 points.

1/30 - The Hume-Fogg Blue Knights Girls Basketball team lost Monday's Conference game against the David Lipscomb High School Mustangs by a score of 59-21. High Scorer was Jamii Johnson with 11 points.

1/31 - The Hume-Fogg Blue Knights Boys Basketball team won Tuesday's Conference game against the Whites Creek Cobras by a score of 61-58. High Scorer was Sabura hudson with 22 points.

1/31 - The Hume-Fogg Blue Knights Girls Basketball team won Tuesday's Conference game against the Whites Creek Cobras by a score of 38-12. High Scorer was Jamii Johnson with 11 points.

2/3 - The Hume-Fogg Blue Knights Boys Basketball team lost Friday's Conference game against the East Literature Eagles by a score of 79-38. High Scorer was Sam Smith with 15 points.

2/3 - The Hume-Fogg Blue Knights Girls Basketball Team won Friday’s Conference game against the East Literature Eagles by a score of 49-35. High Scorer was Jamii Johnson with 15 points.

Sports Calendar:

Swimming – Boys and Girls

February 10-12 – TISCA State Championships @ Sportsplex

Six members of the team will represent the school at the upcoming Tennessee HS State meet on Friday Feb 10 and Saturday Feb 11. Good luck to the following swimmers:
Mallory Graves- 100 Fly
KC Gordon- 50 Free, 100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay
Quinn Cowan- 50 Free, 100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay
Cole Schott- 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay
John Franklin Crenshaw- 100 Back, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay
Nate Horner- 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay

Hockey – HFA/Beech Co-Op Team

Fri – 2/10 – vs. Ensworth / Brentwood Acad. @ Centennial Sportplex (Plex B) 7:05 pm

Wed – 2/15 – vs. Wison Central / Hillsboro @ Centennial Sportplex (Plex A) 8:10 pm

Wrestling

Fri – Sat – 2/10-2/11 – Regional Tournament @ Overton High

Thur – Fri – 2/16 – 2/17 – State Tournament @ Williamson County Agg. Center

BASKETBALL – Boys and Girls

Baseball:

2/24 @ MCGAVOCK (Scrimmage) 4:00 pm MCGAVOCK

3/1 HILLWOOD 4:00 pm ROSE PARK

3/6 @ EZELL-HARDING (Scrimmage) 4:00 pm EZELL-HARDING

3/9 FRA (Scrimmage) 5:00 pm ROSE PARK

Softball:

2-13 1st Day of Practice Looby 3:30

3-10 Beech Tournament Drake’s Creek TBA

3-13 East Literature Home 5:00

3-15 Stratford Home 5:00

3-16 / 3-17 Hendersonville Tournament Drake’s Creek TBA

Lacrosse:

2/28 - vs. Sumner County - 6:00 pm @ Hillsboro

3/1 - vs. JP II - 4:30 pm @ JP II

3/5 - vs. Greenwood High School - 6:00 pm @ Hillsboro

3/8 - vs. USN - 5:00 pm @ USN (Briley Pkwy/County Hospital Rd)

Boys Soccer:

Tue. Feb. 21 - Hunters Lane - Madison - V- 4:15 / JV- 5:45

Tue. Feb. 28 - Dickson County - Rose Park - V- 5:00 / JV- 6:45

Thu. Mar. 1 - Hillwood - Hillwood - JV- 4:30 / V- 6:00

Tue. Mar. 6 - LaVergne - West End - JV- 5:00 / V- 6:30

Boys & Girls Tennis:

Day/Date - Opponent Site Time Teams

Tues. March 6 - Goodpasture - Old Hickory - 3:30 pm - Girls (Scrimmage)

Thurs. March 8 - Ensworth (JV) - Sportsplex - 3:30 pm - B & G (Scrimmage)

Tues. March 13 - Harpeth Hall - Sportsplex - 3:30 pm - Girls

Thanks for supporting Hume-Fogg

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