HIll Country Middle School
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL KATHLEEN SULLIVAN
May 18, 2018
2018 Carnival
Last Friday our carnival was a success. Students enjoyed rides, a rock wall, trampolines, a palm leader, and more! There also was plenty of great food. A huge shout out to Canes, Mr. Gattis, Fancy Fluff, Golden Star Popcorn, Marble Slab, and Kona Ice. None of this would have been possible without the help of our Carnival Chair, Emily DeMaria. Her work along with all the parent volunteers made the day great fun for our students!
Latin Group News
Hill Country Middle School competed at the Texas State Junior Classical League convention in Garland, TX, April 13th-14th. Each Cougar in attendance participated, earning distinctions in the Latin Pentathlon and placing in their respective individual tests:
7th Grade
Sydney Jang
Pentathlon, cum laude
Greek Derivatives, 4th place
Caleb Dintzner
Pentathlon, cum laude
Latin Vocabulary, 8th place
Latin Derivatives, 9th place
8th Grade
Carter Wiese
Pentathlon, maximā cum laude
Latin Vocabulary, 8th place
Latin Literature, 6th place
Joseph Hummel
Pentathlon, summā cum laude
Mythology, 7th place
Greek Derivatives, 4th place
Hudson Huff
Pentathlon, magnā cum laude
Mottoes, 6th place
Reading Comprehension, 5th place
Justin Shim
Pentathlon, summā cum laude
Roman Life, 6th place
Latin Derivatives, 4th place
Luke Morgan
Pentathlon, summā cum laude
Roman History, 9th place
Additionally, seven of our students took the National Latin Exam back in March (thanks again to Mr. Green for proctoring). For their performances, 7th graders Caleb Dintzner and Matthew Lyons received certificates; Elisa Brunel, Olympe Jean, and Sydney Jang received not only the certificates, but also special ribbons for outstanding achievement, earning scores of 35/40, 36/40, and 38/40 respectively. 8th graders Carter Wiese and Justin Shim also took part, earning certificates and medals; Carter Wiese received a maximā cum laude distinction, and Justin Shim's score of 39/40 (keeping in mind that perfect scores are almost unheard of, and Mr. Finkelstein never earned one in six years of middle and high school Latin) earned him a gold medal and the summā cum laude distinction.
Young Writer's Camp
Registration for Young Writer's Camp is open, and Central Texas Writing Project is offering TWO opportunities for creative writers in grades 6-8:
The Writer's Canvas 6-8 -
Registration Form
Sing Me a Poem - Grades 5-6
Sing Me a Poem -Registration Form
Young Writer's Camp encourages students to develop their writing skills, to explore creative writing, and to produce originally crafted pieces in a fun and enriching environment. REGISTER TODAY! Contact Rhoni McClennahan rmcclennahan@eanesisd.net for more information.
AUTHOR VISIT for 8th graders May 23
See attached order form * buy a book & get it signed!
Click HERE for a video about the books
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BOOK FESTIVAL - THE 5 BOOK DIVE
THIS SATURDAY, MAY 19
20+ authors for middle school students!
FREE!
http://www.5bookdive.org/author-lineup.html
Cougar Scoreboard
To keep up with Cougar Athletes in action visit https://twitter.com/HCMS_Athletics
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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The Westlake Robotics team is excited to offer summer camps again this year!
Click here to register on the Eanes Community Education website.
Camp highlights:
* Counselors are Westlake High School Robotics team members!
* Camps available for grades 2-9
* Open to the community - Eanes, private school, home school, & other district students welcome!
* Eanes ISD teachers
* Supervised by Coach Norman Morgan
* Registration at Eanes Community Education
Please consider sharing this message with your friends, groups, neighbors, and community.
The team hopes to see you this summer!
2018 WESTLAKE ROBOTICS SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE
5/29 Stack Attack - VEX IQ, grades 3-5
6/4 Ringmaster - VEX IQ, grades 6-8
6/4 Motion Makers - Rockets, Balloons, Pneumatics & Hydraulics, grades 2-4
6/11 Sphero Robotic Ball/Robot Design Challenges, grades 3-5
6/11 Java Programming, grades 6-8
6/18 LEGO EV3 Robotics Challenge/Sphero Challenge, grades 3-5
6/25 Python Programming, grades 6-8
7/9 FLL Advanced Programming, grades 4-8
7/9 Swift Programming, grades 6-8
7/23 3D Design - SolidWorks, grades 6-9
To learn more about the award-winning Westlake High School Robotics team, FRC 2468 - Team Appreciate, please visit FRC2468.org. Team Appreciate recently competed at the 2018 FIRST Robotics World Championships! The team made it quarterfinals in their division and were one of three teams chosen as finalist for the prestigious overall Chairman's Award. Two other teams from the Westlake Robotics program also competed at Champs this year! They were FTC 9048, a Westlake Jr. Varsity team, and FLL 14398 Club Oreo from West Ridge Middle School.
To learn more about WESTA - the Westlake Eanes Science and Technology Association - a non-profit organization supporting robotics and STEM in Eanes ISD, please visit our website at http://westaaustin.org/ .
Westlake Robotics Eanes Summer Camps registration link: https://eanes.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassListingDisplay&int_category_id=68&int_sub_category_id=324
COUGAR CLUB NEWS
SCHOOL CALENDAR
HEALTHY STUDENTS
One way to support your teen in growing into a successful adult is to teach responsible decision making. In order for teens to learn the skill of making responsible decisions, the teen must have the opportunity to make a decision and experience the consequences of his/her own decision. Young people may make quick decisions that are “rash, egocentric and short-sighted” without fully exploring the impact of their decision. They may even make a poor choice that has painful consequences. As parents it is difficult to watch our children struggle with consequences; however, it is our role as caring parents to do so.
Teaching decision-making is a “complex process that takes years to master”. Read the article Raising Good Decision Makers by Dr. Jim Taylor to learn more about how to teach your teen the skill of decision-making.
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey and How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims are two books that address the importance of allowing children to experience the consequences of their actions.
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HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1300 Walsh Tarlton, Austin, Texas 78746