Haddam Killingworth High School March 2016 From the Principal… March is always a busy month at Haddam Killingworth High School! Our state testing day, March 2 nd , went smoothly with juniors completing the required and recently redesigned SAT while sophomores completed the science CAPT, and freshmen engaged in CAPT-aligned learning activities. HKHS earns “High School of Distinction” designation from the State of Connecticut Earlier this month, the state released its first official version of their new accountability report for all schools and districts in the state. This report, which communicates measures of school performance in the 2014-15 academic year is called the Next Generation Accountability Report. We are very pleased to share that Haddam Killingworth High School has been named a School of Distinction by the State of Connecticut for its overall performance! This designation reflects HKHS’ strong performance relative to other high schools in the state and is proudly added to our list of celebrations including the Newsweek One of America’s Top High Schools award (received this year and last year) and our being named to the AP Honor Roll for the past three years. Moody’s Math Challenge February 28, 2016 “Share and (Car) Share Alike”…That was the focus of the big question posed to 10 of our juniors and seniors during this year’s Moody’s Mega Math Challenge. After arriving at the high school at 7:00am Sunday, February 28, our junior and senior teams downloaded the challenge problem and got right to work. They spent the next 14 hours gathering data and information regarding the topic, making assumptions, and devising mathematical models to provide insight about the issue before submitting their solutions. By 9:00 pm, both teams had submitted solution papers that reflected their hard work, perseverance, and dedication to the development of a solution that came about as a result of their diverse academic strengths and collaboration. The Moody's Mega Math Challenge problem is an open-ended, applied math modeling problem focused on a real-world issue. Moody's and SIAM (the sponsoring organizations) provide this opportunity because they are interested in improving the number of young adults going into applied mathematics, finance, and economics (among other subjects). This year, approximately 5,000 high school students from the US participated in the Challenge – using their math modeling prowess to solve a relevant, real-life problem with the hope of winning a portion of the $125,000 in scholarships that will be awarded by The Moody’s Foundation. Even teams that don’t win will have gained a wealth of experience just by competing in the tenth annual Moody's Mega Math (M3) Challenge.
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Haddam Killingworth High
School
March 2016
From the Principal…
March is always a busy month at Haddam Killingworth High School! Our state testing day, March 2nd
, went
smoothly with juniors completing the required and recently redesigned SAT while sophomores completed the
science CAPT, and freshmen engaged in CAPT-aligned learning activities.
HKHS earns “High School of Distinction” designation from the State
of Connecticut
Earlier this month, the state released its first official version of their new accountability report for all schools
and districts in the state. This report, which communicates measures of school performance in the 2014-15
academic year is called the Next Generation Accountability Report. We are very pleased to share that Haddam
Killingworth High School has been named a School of Distinction by the State of Connecticut for its overall
performance! This designation reflects HKHS’ strong performance relative to other high schools in the state and
is proudly added to our list of celebrations including the Newsweek One of America’s Top High Schools award
(received this year and last year) and our being named to the AP Honor Roll for the past three years.
Moody’s Math Challenge February 28, 2016
“Share and (Car) Share Alike”…That was the focus of the big question posed to 10 of our juniors and seniors
during this year’s Moody’s Mega Math Challenge. After arriving at the high school at 7:00am Sunday,
February 28, our junior and senior teams downloaded the challenge problem and got right to work. They spent
the next 14 hours gathering data and information regarding the topic, making assumptions, and devising
mathematical models to provide insight about the issue before submitting their solutions. By 9:00 pm, both
teams had submitted solution papers that reflected their hard work, perseverance, and dedication to the
development of a solution that came about as a result of their diverse academic strengths and collaboration.
The Moody's Mega Math Challenge problem is an open-ended, applied math modeling problem focused on a
real-world issue. Moody's and SIAM (the sponsoring organizations) provide this opportunity because they are
interested in improving the number of young adults going into applied mathematics, finance, and economics
(among other subjects). This year, approximately 5,000 high school students from the US participated in the
Challenge – using their math modeling prowess to solve a relevant, real-life problem with the hope of winning a
portion of the $125,000 in scholarships that will be awarded by The Moody’s Foundation. Even teams that
don’t win will have gained a wealth of experience just by competing in the tenth annual Moody's Mega Math
(M3) Challenge.
This year’s full problem is provided below. If you are interested in reading more about this event, go to
http://m3challenge.siam.org
From left to right: Senior
Team: Kyle Sullivan,
Natalie Blodgett, Cameron
Garrelts, Anaka Maher, Joey
Bosco, Junior Team:
Caitlyn VonFeldt, Sarah
Winner, Julia Duffield,
Greta Nystrom, Mary
Pizzuto
News from the Fine Arts Department
Music: Three students from the HKHS Music Department were accepted into the Southern Region Music
Festival which took place at Middletown High School on January 8th and 9th. Choral Students Aubrey Laudano
and Lizzie McManus enjoyed singing with over 100 peers from neighboring high schools while studying with
Dr. Kevin Issacs from WCSU. Brooke Catalano, B-Flat Clarinet, performed in the concert band under the
direction of James E. Jackson, Conductor of the Hartt School Symphony Band at the University of Hartford.
Our students’ scores were high enough to qualify for an audition for the All State Music Festival.
Congratulations to our students for their personal determination to prepare for these prestigious events!
On February 6th students from the HKHS Jazz Band and Select Choirs travelled to the Berklee High School
Jazz Festival in Boston, MA to compete and attend performances from high schools across the United States.
Students performed very well and enjoyed a day of learning, music making, and camaraderie. Feedback and