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The Update The Update provides an open forum for student expression and is distributed monthly from Sept. to June to the 1400 students and staff of H.H.

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05/15/2026

our lovely seniors signing off… we love you guys! 💕

05/12/2026

This Friday the 2026 senior issue comes out!!

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05/04/2026

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Almost Friday! also almost time for another issue!
03/19/2026

Almost Friday! also almost time for another issue!

Anyone interested in working in the Charger Shoppe can do so once a week through Marketing A, where they’ll get an oppor...
02/27/2026

Anyone interested in working in the Charger Shoppe can do so once a week through Marketing A, where they’ll get an opportunity to utilize the skills garnered in that class. The Charger Shoppe is otherwise run by a group of students selected by the DHS business teacher, Mark Baczewski.

“I love marketing because it teaches us real life skills that we will use in our future career no matter what,” marketing student and sophomore Jilian Remacle said.

Marketing puts focus on handling finances, entrepreneurship, and investment, while teaching students simultaneously how to function not only in business but also in handling life’s responsibilities.
✍️ by Alex Stickel

Student Leadership (SL) may be limited to a student’s time in high school, but the skills learned are applicable to life...
02/27/2026

Student Leadership (SL) may be limited to a student’s time in high school, but the skills learned are applicable to life beyond graduation. In this course, students are able to go on field trips, participate in and organize school events, and lead peers. Fundraisers are a big portion of the events they help to coordinate, alongside spirit weeks and homecoming. Student Leadership aims to establish connections within the school, and demonstrate students’ kindness among the community.

“I think it enhances a lot of your empathy and understanding with other people because one of our main topics is vulnerability and finding the person you are on the inside,” SL student and sophomore Mari Yezak said.
✍️ by Alex Stickel

Two years ago, DHS social studies teacher Chelsea Berg helped found the Teachers of Tomorrow program. Any student with a...
02/27/2026

Two years ago, DHS social studies teacher Chelsea Berg helped found the Teachers of Tomorrow program. Any student with a reliable form of transportation and an interest in teaching can join. The first semester of this course is spent studying teaching strategies in class, while the second semester is spent harnessing these strategies outside of class. Students will be given the opportunity to spend three days a week with a teacher at a local elementary or middle school. Students then meet in class on Friday to discuss issues they came across during the week, or things they learned.

Teachers are usually assigned to students by Berg. However, if a student knows that they want to go into a specific area of teaching, such as music, then they’ll most likely be paired with a music teacher. These are observational periods, where students can watch the teachers in their class room and take notes on the teaching techniques implemented.

“Last year I had a couple of students who were going to music education, and so obviously those teachers [who] are music teachers are going to be more selective [of student teachers], because that’s a more unique environment,” Berg said.
✍️ by Alex Stickel

The fundamental skills of a journalist are acquired in the .2 level beginning journalism class. Students learn about the...
02/27/2026

The fundamental skills of a journalist are acquired in the .2 level beginning journalism class. Students learn about the First Amendment, tools used to design pages, AP Style and more. After beginning journalism, anyone who chooses to pursue journalism can take the .3 level class the next school year. There are two other classes run similarly: Video Communications (better known as Bolt Media) and Yearbook. These programs all have a student leader who runs the class. Seeing as these classes are student run, the advisor almost always only steps in when students aren’t able to work things out themselves. Being on any of the three media staffs entails meeting deadlines, interviewing and occupying various forms of creativity and expression.
✍️ by Alex Stickel

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