Dear Hyde Park Families, The first quarter of the school year is already over, and we are gearing up for the end of 2016. Our performing arts department will kick off a great holiday season with many special concerts during December. Please mark your calendar and be sure to attend, as these are extraordinary opportunities to see our students shine. These concerts are quite a festive way to begin the holiday season!

Now that the weather has cooled down, please be sure students are dressed appropriately. Many students are dropped off and picked up, so they do not bother with warm clothes. However, because we have outdoor hallways, we want to make sure our students stay warm. At Hyde Park, our teachers continuously work hard to provide rigor, relevance, and strong

From our PRINCIPAL

P a n t h e r T r a c k s

HYDE PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

Volume 23 Number 2

Winter 2016-2017

Important Hyde Park

Middle School

Telephone Numbers:

Main Line: 799-4260

Principal’s Office

Ext. 4100

Assistant Principal’s Office

Ext.4200

Academy Office

Ext. 4044

Dean’s Office

Ext. 4500

Registrar

Ext. 4065

Attendance

Ext. 4035

Counselors:

6th …………….…Ext. 4302

7th …………….…Ext. 4301

8th ……………….Ext. 4303

Cafeteria

Ext. 4012

Custodians

Ext. 4014

Mission Statement:

The Hyde Park Middle

School community

supports and

empowers learners.

The Academy of Science

and Mathematics at

Hyde Park Middle School

nurtures and enhances

students’ scientific and

mathematical inquiry.

Please take an extra few minutes in the morning to make sure your child has their homework, lunch and everything else needed for the school day, so the classroom instructional time will not be interrupted. Report cards went home on November 17th. If your child is unhappy with their grades, please encourage them to set goals for this quarter and discuss these goals often. Also, please remember to utilize Campus Portal to regularly check your child’s academic progress. Thank you for your continued support and for being an active partner in your student’s education. Have a wonderful holiday season!

Sincerely,

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2017 Basketball Schedule GAMETIMES

BOYS GIRLS

TUESDAY 1/03/17 VS. TARKANIAN 4:15 5:30

THURSDAY 1/05/17 @ BECKER 4:15 3:00

MONDAY 1/09/17 BYE

WEDNESDAY 1/11/17 VS. FINDLAY 3:30 4:45

1/16/17 MLK TOURNAMENT 2 SCHOFILED MS TBA

1/17-1/20 SEMESTER EXAM WEEK NO GAMES OR PRACTICES

MONDAY 1/23/17 VS. LEAVITT 4:00 5:15

WEDNESDAY 1/25/17 @ CADWALLER 4:00 5:15

MONDAY 1/30/17 VS. SAVILLE 4:30 5:45

WEDNESDAY 2/01/17 @ ESCOBEDO 4:00 5:15

MONDAY 2/06/17 @ CRAM 3:00 4:15

WEDNESDAY 2/08/17 BYE

MONDAY 2/13/17 @ FINDLAY 5:15 4:00

WEDNESDAY 2/15/17 @ LEAVITT 5:15 4:00

TUESDAY 2/21/17 VS. CADAWALLER 5:15 4:00

THURSDAY 2/23/17 @ SAVILLE 5:15 4:00

MONDAY 2/27/17 VS. ESCOBEDO 5:15 4:00

WEDNESDAY 3/1/17 VS. CRAM 4:15 3:00

***ALL GAMES IN BOLD ARE HOME GAMES***

MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAY-OFFS GAMETIMES TBA

TUESDAY 3/7/17 REGION QUARTER FINALS

THURSDAY 3/9/17 REGION SEMI-FINALS

MONDAY 3/13/17 REGION CHAMPIONSHIP

WEDNESDAY 3/15/17 CCSD CHAMPIONSHIP @ SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

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Week of Respect

The HPMS Student Council and Counselors organized National Week of

Respect activities October 3-7. Students and staff wrote their own

examples of "How I Show Respect" on a star cut-out. The stars were

posted throughout the school on the lockers. Wednesday was "Mix it

Up day” at lunch. Students sat at tables by their birthday month to

encourage meeting new HPMS students. A few even found a birthday

Alliance for Academic Quiz Bowl Congratulations to the four Hyde Park Teams who competed in the first middle school level Alliance for Academic Quiz Bowl. All of the students represented Hyde Park well!!

The top place went to Hyde Park Team A: Kenneth Chung Jaiden Reddy

Devaansh Singh Vihaan Jain

The top scorers were:

Kenneth Chung 1st Jaiden Reddy 5th Jenna DeMaio 6th David Teklea 7th

Maxwell Hosafros 8th Caitlyn Coloma 9th

Devaansh Singh 10th

Hyde Park Cheer Team 2016-17

Jayden Jaster La Starra Rosser Isabella Tabora Sophia Degunya

Leher Bararia Alyssa Phiakeo

Mia Phiakeo Amy Lum

Alyssa Jackson Nicole Walker

Melissa S. Echevarria Lilianna Martinez

Isabel Salazar Madison White

Kaelyn Yarbrough Jada Washington

Cathy Ascencio Alyssa Ayala

Anaya McGrue Karla Aleman

Victoria Pineiro Jocelyn Loredo

Hyde Park Middle School

UPCOMING EVENTS December

1 Magnet Parent Information Meeting, 6:00 pm

6 Winter Orchestra Concert, 6:00 pm-LVA

9-10 Cyber Patriot Challenge

13 Winter Band Concert, 5:30 pm

14 Winter Dance, 1:00 pm

Winter Guitar Concert, 5:30 pm

15 Winter Choir Concert, 5:30 pm

17-1/2 Winter Break-no school

January

3 Classes Resume

10 Magnet Applications Due by 3:00 pm

13-14 Cyber Patriot Challenge

16 Martin Luther King Day-no school

18-20 Semester Exams, students released 11:30 am

21 Robotics Competition

25 PAC Meeting, 9:30am-Library

Student of the Month Luncheon, 11:15am-Library

February

7 Report Cards Distributed

8 8th Grade Panoramic Photo

3-4 Cyber Patriot Challenge

20 Presidents Day-no school

22 PAC Meeting, 9:30 am-Library

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Yearbooks

This year, buy your yearbook directly from Jostens and

save $15.

Go to Jostens.com, use your debit or credit card or set up a payment plan,

and pay only $35.

A limited number of yearbooks will be available to purchase at school in May

for $50.

Congratulations to the following student spellers

who had the highest scores in the District Semifi-

nal Spelling Bee. These students will advance

to the CCSD Finals Spelling Bee which will be

held at Vegas PBS on December 6, 2016.

7th Grade Samuel Goodman

8th Grade Sophia Adams

Choir Concerts

Caroling at McCarran Airport

Women’s Choir: Thursday Dec. 8 @ 10am

Winter Choir Concert

Thursday Dec. 15 @ 6:30pm in the Gym

Congratulations to the following students who

were selected to perform in these choirs:

CCSD/ACDA Middle School Honor Choir

Isabella Jaramillo Amy Lum Christian Abbo

CCSD Holiday Extravaganza Choir

Lindsey Schmidt Amna Younis Christian Abbo Charles Campbell

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IMPORTANT MAGNET DATES

DECEMBER 1, 2016 Hyde Park Parent Information

Meeting (6:00 PM)

JANUARY 10, 2017 ALL MAGNET APPLICATIONS

MUST BE RECEIVED BY

3:00PM.

February 28, 2017 Secondary Letters of Acceptance Mailed

CCSD MAGNET FAIRS

December 10, 2016 Rancho High School 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

HEART OF THE CITY

December 13, 2016 East LV Community Center

10:00AM 11:30AM

HOW TO APPLY

A. Apply online at http://magnetapp.ccsd.net.

OR

B. Complete a paper application. The completed application may be

sent to the following address, or you may drop off the applica-

tion at Hyde Park.

Hyde Park Academy

900 Hinson Street

Las Vegas, NV 89107

702-799-4260 Ext. 4205

CCSD Honor Orchestra

Please congratulate the following students for being selected to the CCSD Honor Orchestra. Ha Choe Jang Choe Eunice Choi Madeline Fitzpatrick Kirupa Gunaseelan Katelyn Lee Leanna Oliver Katherine Skouson Nathan Wang Ha (Daniel) Chong Tharani Gunaseelan Samuel Hwang Jayden Kim Andrea Michael Kaitlyn Wang Chloe Kim KJ Lee Young Choe Kelton Mcallister Cadence Woolstenhulme Jacob Gunnell Yi Jun Kim

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STUCO news

What do about 500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, apples,

water, granola bars, cards, and paper bags have in common? If

you said a massive amount of sack lunches, you’re correct! Last

month, Student Council hosted their annual PB&J-athon. The

PB&J-athon was a fun way for Student Council to give back to

the community. At the PB&J-athon, the Student Council made

about 500 sack lunches, all accompanied with a greeting card.

The sack lunches were all donated to the Las Vegas Rescue

Mis-

sion,

and

distributed to those less fortunate. A

big thanks to all the Student Council

members who helped make 500 peo-

ples’ day!

Halloween Dance: Recently, Student

Council held their most extravagant dance yet! With a turnout of over 200 students, the dance

was packed! From dancing to donuts, the Halloween Dance was full of fun activities! The Hyde Park

Cheer Team even made a special appearance, and performed for those attending the dance.

Also, the Student Council saw an abundance of amazing and creative costumes. A huge thank you

to all the students who attended the Halloween Dance!

Kindness Ambassadors Program: This year, Student Council was accepted in the Kindness

Am- bassadors Program. Student Coun-

cil is very excited to be part of such an

amaz- ing program. During the holidays,

Stu- dent Council will receive 103 toys,

from Hasbro, to donate to any charity

of their choice. Also, Student Council

will re- ceive a 50 dollar gift card to cover

ex- penses of service projects.

Stu- dent Council was one out of 100