Today, tomorrow and always, we are so thankful for your support and your continued pride for Hughes. Safe travels, good food and great health to everyone... and of course, GO BIG RED!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Do you know all the great things the Hughes Alumni Foundation does?
The Hughes Alumni Foundation is proud to provide the following for graduates, current students and the facility we have all called home:
- Assistance and guidance in planning reunions
- College scholarships for outstanding graduates
- Funding of yearbook creation and sales
- A school historian for Hughes
- Financial assistance to needy students for field trips andacademic necessities
- Restoration of Hughes' architecture and artwork
- Sponsorship of the student leadership group, Hughes Ambassadors
- Extracurricular activity support (social, academic andathletic)
- Teacher appreciation breakfasts
- And much, MUCH more!
None of this is possible without the constant support and participation of our proud grads... that means you, and we THANK YOU!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Graduate Lynetta Pitts Plays Basketball for University of Toledo
Former Hughes Volleyball and Basketball standout Lynetta Pitts has earned a walk-on spot on the University of Toledo's Women's Basketball Team.
Toledo played at the University of Cincinnati this past Sunday.
Lynetta's Bio...
http://www.utrockets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=89714&SPID=10722&DB_OEM_ID=18000&ATCLID=1613911&Q_SEASON=2008
Toledo played at the University of Cincinnati this past Sunday.
Lynetta's Bio...
http://www.utrockets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=89714&SPID=10722&DB_OEM_ID=18000&ATCLID=1613911&Q_SEASON=2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Hughes Needs a Softball Coach!
Hughes Center is looking for a head varsity softball coach!
If you are interested in applying, please let us know ASAP.
The deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 2, 2008.
We are also in need of 2 track assistant coaches............ Thanks!
Please contact:
Jolinda Miller
AD, Hughes High School
Cincinnati, OH
office: 513.363.7533
If you are interested in applying, please let us know ASAP.
The deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 2, 2008.
We are also in need of 2 track assistant coaches............ Thanks!
Please contact:
Jolinda Miller
AD, Hughes High School
Cincinnati, OH
office: 513.363.7533
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Never hurts to remind ourselves from time to time...
"Trust your passion, identify your dreams, and find the courage to share them with others, no matter how many times they call you a fool. If your vision has merit, no matter how impossible it may seem, someone will recognize it and help you make it come true. That's the practical power of a well-founded dream."
And
"...experience has taught me that when one dream comes true, others soon follow."
These quotes are from the book Make the Impossible Possible, by Bill Strickland, the MacArthur foundation Genius Award winner and CEO of Pittsburgh's Manchester Bidwell Training Center, a job training center and community arts program.
And
"...experience has taught me that when one dream comes true, others soon follow."
These quotes are from the book Make the Impossible Possible, by Bill Strickland, the MacArthur foundation Genius Award winner and CEO of Pittsburgh's Manchester Bidwell Training Center, a job training center and community arts program.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Hughes in the Enquirer...
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081112/NEWS0102/811120362/1055/NEWS
The following is taken from the above link:
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS - Hughes Center is being converted into Cincinnati's first STEM high school - a school devoted to science, technology, engineering and math - but the transition is not without controversy.
Next school year, a new Hughes Center will be open to freshmen, one of five new STEM high schools in Ohio.
Unlike traditional schools, STEM schools emphasize math and science courses while directing students toward career-oriented internships, mentoring and co-op opportunities in math, science or technology.
The new school will feature state-of-the-art labs and computers and employ problem-solving education, said Jamie Beirne, one of the teachers on the development team.
"The essence of what makes Hughes a great school will still be there," he said, "but we're trying to make it a 21st century learning environment."
Yet some Cincinnati school board members were resistant recently to a plan to eliminate a current Hughes program - its communications program - from the newly reorganized school.
Several board members said that the district can't afford to lose any effective high school programs.
"I've said explicitly that we have to keep effective programs," said Susan Cranley, a school board member. "Why are we going to dismantle what's working ... when we've got things in place that aren't working?"
Other board members also cautioned against imposing entrance requirements on future STEM students, making it like Walnut Hills High School.
"We did not want another exclusive school; the board is committed to that," said Eve Bolton, president of the board. "It's not that we're saying no to STEM; we're having issues with dismantling or disassociating ourselves (from) Hughes."
The old Hughes is being phased out. This year's is the last freshman class, and its current students will be the last graduates of its current programs. The first STEM freshmen will start class in fall 2009. Eighth-graders can begin enrolling Jan. 26.
Much about the STEM high school is undecided, but there are no plans for admissions restrictions, said Mary Ronan, interim superintendent. It will be like CPS' other "high schools of choice," she said, with open enrollment, on a first-come, first-served basis.
She hopes for 300 ninth-graders.
But Hughes' communications professions program doesn't fit into the new STEM school, she said. The communications program was more journalism-oriented than technology-oriented, said Tim Kraus, president of the teachers union and a member of the STEM steering committee.
"We're trying to make this (school) as flexible as possible to meet the demands of 21st-century careers," he said. "We're trying to prepare kids for jobs that don't even exist right now."
Eileen Cooper Reed, a board member, said communications is worth saving.
"We still love STEM; it's the logistics we don't like," she said. "We want to protect good programs and make sure we don't displace programs."
Ronan said there may be a way to re-create the communications program at another high school some year soon. She mentioned the School for Creative and Performing Arts, which requires auditions for admission, but that hasn't been discussed with its local leaders, she said.
Hughes' 98-year-old building has been gutted for its two-year renovation. Hughes' existing classes are being held in a vocational building attached to it.
The new STEM classes will be held in the old Fairview German School building until the renovation is finished in 2010.
At the STEM school, freshmen and sophomores will take traditional high-school classes, but with field trips to university research labs, STEM-oriented businesses and area agencies. Juniors and seniors will concentrate courses in career "pathways" and participate in internships, job shadowing, summer jobs and mentoring in science and industry.
Some Hughes programs will be updated and folded into STEM programs, Ronan said. For instance, the teaching courses will focus on math and science education; the Zoo Academy may end up in engineering or science tracks.
Last year, Hughes was rated Effective, the third-highest rank on Ohio's school report cards. Its graduation rate was 90.5 percent in 2006-07, with 57 percent headed to college.
Beirne said the new school will serve the kinds of students Hughes now serves.
Last year, Hughes' student body was 89.7 percent black and 7.2 percent white. Nearly two-thirds qualified for free or reduced-price meals, and nearly a quarter had a disability.
CPS this year converted Taft Elementary into a STEM school. Its partners include the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State Community and Technical College, the Strive coalition and several major corporations.
What are your thoughts on the transition?
The following is taken from the above link:
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS - Hughes Center is being converted into Cincinnati's first STEM high school - a school devoted to science, technology, engineering and math - but the transition is not without controversy.
Next school year, a new Hughes Center will be open to freshmen, one of five new STEM high schools in Ohio.
Unlike traditional schools, STEM schools emphasize math and science courses while directing students toward career-oriented internships, mentoring and co-op opportunities in math, science or technology.
The new school will feature state-of-the-art labs and computers and employ problem-solving education, said Jamie Beirne, one of the teachers on the development team.
"The essence of what makes Hughes a great school will still be there," he said, "but we're trying to make it a 21st century learning environment."
Yet some Cincinnati school board members were resistant recently to a plan to eliminate a current Hughes program - its communications program - from the newly reorganized school.
Several board members said that the district can't afford to lose any effective high school programs.
"I've said explicitly that we have to keep effective programs," said Susan Cranley, a school board member. "Why are we going to dismantle what's working ... when we've got things in place that aren't working?"
Other board members also cautioned against imposing entrance requirements on future STEM students, making it like Walnut Hills High School.
"We did not want another exclusive school; the board is committed to that," said Eve Bolton, president of the board. "It's not that we're saying no to STEM; we're having issues with dismantling or disassociating ourselves (from) Hughes."
The old Hughes is being phased out. This year's is the last freshman class, and its current students will be the last graduates of its current programs. The first STEM freshmen will start class in fall 2009. Eighth-graders can begin enrolling Jan. 26.
Much about the STEM high school is undecided, but there are no plans for admissions restrictions, said Mary Ronan, interim superintendent. It will be like CPS' other "high schools of choice," she said, with open enrollment, on a first-come, first-served basis.
She hopes for 300 ninth-graders.
But Hughes' communications professions program doesn't fit into the new STEM school, she said. The communications program was more journalism-oriented than technology-oriented, said Tim Kraus, president of the teachers union and a member of the STEM steering committee.
"We're trying to make this (school) as flexible as possible to meet the demands of 21st-century careers," he said. "We're trying to prepare kids for jobs that don't even exist right now."
Eileen Cooper Reed, a board member, said communications is worth saving.
"We still love STEM; it's the logistics we don't like," she said. "We want to protect good programs and make sure we don't displace programs."
Ronan said there may be a way to re-create the communications program at another high school some year soon. She mentioned the School for Creative and Performing Arts, which requires auditions for admission, but that hasn't been discussed with its local leaders, she said.
Hughes' 98-year-old building has been gutted for its two-year renovation. Hughes' existing classes are being held in a vocational building attached to it.
The new STEM classes will be held in the old Fairview German School building until the renovation is finished in 2010.
At the STEM school, freshmen and sophomores will take traditional high-school classes, but with field trips to university research labs, STEM-oriented businesses and area agencies. Juniors and seniors will concentrate courses in career "pathways" and participate in internships, job shadowing, summer jobs and mentoring in science and industry.
Some Hughes programs will be updated and folded into STEM programs, Ronan said. For instance, the teaching courses will focus on math and science education; the Zoo Academy may end up in engineering or science tracks.
Last year, Hughes was rated Effective, the third-highest rank on Ohio's school report cards. Its graduation rate was 90.5 percent in 2006-07, with 57 percent headed to college.
Beirne said the new school will serve the kinds of students Hughes now serves.
Last year, Hughes' student body was 89.7 percent black and 7.2 percent white. Nearly two-thirds qualified for free or reduced-price meals, and nearly a quarter had a disability.
CPS this year converted Taft Elementary into a STEM school. Its partners include the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State Community and Technical College, the Strive coalition and several major corporations.
What are your thoughts on the transition?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Dreams That Money Can Buy
By Liz Hiles, ‘94
Director, Hughes Alumni Foundation
Director, Hughes Alumni Foundation
It is truly amazing what I learn about our dear alma mater on a regular basis. Occasionally I search the web to find out what is out there about Hughes. On one such occasion, I found about 1920 alum Libby Holman.
Her life was so interesting that I became very curious about her. “Get the yearbook!” I thought…
So out comes the 1920 yearbook…I turn to the seniors…all the young ladies look so similar, the neat wavy hairstyles and the pearls. “H’s….where are the H’s…ahh! There she is!”
Her life was so interesting that I became very curious about her. “Get the yearbook!” I thought…
So out comes the 1920 yearbook…I turn to the seniors…all the young ladies look so similar, the neat wavy hairstyles and the pearls. “H’s….where are the H’s…ahh! There she is!”
There in the annual is Libby’s picture. I would really love to know who wrote the description of Libby in that book and why…it is really prophetic! Who really knows that a classmate will be famous before they even graduate?! Then my eyes zero in to some handwriting just above Libby’s entry at the top of the page…
…There it is…scrawled in the obviously old-fashioned ink is her signature! We have an authentically signed yearbook! WOW!
From there, I search Amazon.com since I know from the internet entries I found that Libby was deceased. I find a biography about her life by Jon Bradshaw. Libby was really many things: actress, torch singer, civil rights activist, wife, mother, friend. And yet, it is obvious from all accounts that I’ve come across…she was your average, every day eccentric, who-even in her death-was controversial.
I don’t want to give it all away, but I encourage you all to pick up a book or do an online search and learn a little about Libby and the life she lived. She had a fabulously interesting life and to think that it all started here fascinates me…and it gives me great hope for our current students because I just know that they too will be able to achieve their dreams.
Do YOU know of any alums who have done great, fascinating things? Please write to us about them! Share what you know and what you recall of their time at Hughes.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
And Unyielding Hope!
Congratulations to our new President, Barack Obama!
my favorite part....
"…the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope."
Monday, November 3, 2008
Memories from the Class of 1965... drama and dancing!
by Dr. Robert M. Walls, Class of 1965
One of my favorite memories is the plays that we presented in 1963-65. From "Time Out For Ginger" to the musical "Annie Get Your Gun." They were great fun and played, I believe, to packed houses every show. The 1964 and 1965 Proms were also very memorable for their decorations and music.
The Class of 1965 was a great class where friendships were close - Roger Smallwood, Roger Horsley, Jack Totten, Dwight Slaven, Tom Schnell, James Battle, Bill Hoover, Larry Miller, George Wilder and Tony Hodge being some of my friends at Hughes. I remember our times at the soda shop accrooss the street after school.
Looking forward to visiting Hughes in 2009.
Dr. Robert M. Walls is the Principal at Campbell Elementary School in Campbell, Ohio, and an Associate Professor at Kent State University
One of my favorite memories is the plays that we presented in 1963-65. From "Time Out For Ginger" to the musical "Annie Get Your Gun." They were great fun and played, I believe, to packed houses every show. The 1964 and 1965 Proms were also very memorable for their decorations and music.
The Class of 1965 was a great class where friendships were close - Roger Smallwood, Roger Horsley, Jack Totten, Dwight Slaven, Tom Schnell, James Battle, Bill Hoover, Larry Miller, George Wilder and Tony Hodge being some of my friends at Hughes. I remember our times at the soda shop accrooss the street after school.
Looking forward to visiting Hughes in 2009.
Dr. Robert M. Walls is the Principal at Campbell Elementary School in Campbell, Ohio, and an Associate Professor at Kent State University
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