Spring at Hughes is always an interesting time of year...everyone has a bit of cabin fever after being cooped up inside for the winter months and it seems like life is just bursting forth into the atmosphere. This spring is no exception, though there is a lot more going on than normal.
The Seniors are bursting at the seams, overly ready for Prom and Graduation to get here and be over with...all together too eager to enter the real world....Little do they know that one day they most probably will wish they had not rushed it so much!
Really all the students are ready to move up the ladder...and everyone is getting more and more anxious for summer break. Don't we all remember those days!
This school year started off with a lot of change and energy with our new Principal, Dr. Virginia Rhodes, rejoining us. (Dr. Rhodes served as the Vice Principal once upon a time!) We also initiated a new program: STEM ("STEM" stands for Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) with this year's incoming Freshman class, and begun the "phase out" of "Hughes Center" and her various programs that have graced our classrooms for just over twenty years.
We are continuing our complete renovation of the Classical building and plans are still on schedule to move back into it for the beginning of school on August 17, 2010....complete with
The Hughes Alumni Foundation is planning several events to mark the momentus occasion, the largest of which is an ALL HUGHES REUNION WEEKEND on October 8 & 9, 2010. We are inviting all Hughes, West Night & Hughes Adult alumni and faculty to come back and tour the newly renovated Hughes during the school day on Friday, October 8, 2010. There will be a few smaller tours on Saturday morning for alumni and friends who are unable to take off of work on Friday. Saturday evening we will be having a dinner/dance at the Kingsgate Marriott. More information will be available soon!
Also, 2011 marks our 160th Anniversary as a school. We all should be proud to be a part of such an extensive legacy of education to have a school that has endured for so long, especially in this day and age of fleeting experiences. Sometimes I wonder (and marvel) at how many generations that Hughes must have and are serving. It is truly an honor to be a part of such a rich, historical school. We have been able to go with the flow and make the necessary changes to keep up with the educational trends and still have successful educational programs, with college-bound students.
Stay tuned for more to come...
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