Haverhill Public Schools

The Holiday Season can bring out the fun in our schools! Tilton Staff participated in an Underground Spirit Week. Students had to guess the mystery theme and the fourth grade pulled it off!

Mrs. Johnston’s CTE Biomedical Science classes had a fantastic experience at Mass General Hospital’s Learning Lab on Friday. An obstetrician, physician’s assistant, and a midwife discussed various careers in the medical field. The students also got to perform an ultrasound on their own arm, practice delivering a baby on a model, and simulate a live birth on a high fidelity mannequin. The students got to take home their own stethoscopes. What a fun and exciting day! Many thanks to Gabriella Hakim and all the professionals at MGH!

Brian Tejadas was named to the MVC Football All-Conference First Team. Congratulations Brian! We are #HillieProud

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At Haverhill Public Schools, we are blessed to have a supportive community that helps us stay on the cutting edge of Education and Sports! Today, the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Ernie DiBurro Recreation Center opened the doors to HHS’s newest facility. Haverhill High School is one of the only schools in our region that now has indoor tennis and pickleball courts! Special thank you to former Hillie Ernie DiBurro for his generous donation and our community, who came together to make it happen! #OnceHillieAlwaysAHillie

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Hillie High-Five to Jathian DeJesus and Stavy Baptiste earned MVC Second Team All-Conference honors and Brandon Piraino and Ethan Jalbert were named to the Third Team. Congratulations Hillies!

The halls were filled with music at Consentino Middle School this month. Consentino shared their talented Chorus, Beginner, Advanced, and Jazz Band with families during their 2024 Holiday Concert! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Holiday Concert! Your support made this celebration of music and joy extra special. We hope you left with your heart full of holiday cheer!

A melting pot of culture and cuisine was at Consentino Middle School this month. Staff, Students, and Families came out to showcase their heritage! The food, clothing, dances, and posters were AMAZING! Families even had a chance to check out tables from the YMCA, MakeIt Haverhill, HHS Career Technical Education, the Wit & Wisdom/Eureka Math curriculum, and more! Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success!

Budget Bites Workshop presentation on Eating Healthy on a Budget went smoothly. Parents and guardians interacted with each other and asked questions. Anna Perracchio, HPS Director of Food Services, provided a small cooking demonstration. Students who attended ranged from 2 to 14 years of age. They also participated in several different activities, including designing their own aprons. There were two raffles, one for adults and one for children. Everyone agreed the best part was sitting down and enjoying a meal together!

Shout out to Mrs Allard’s class at Tilton Elementary! They had the best attendance for November. Students and families had a fabulous brunch to make the occasion! Keep up the good work, Tigers!

Students from the Theatre Arts Pathway within the Fine & Performing Arts Academy collaborated with HC Media on Thursday, December 12th. Students in the Improvisation class wrote, rehearsed, and produced sketch-style comedy short films recorded at HC Media’s studio. Students worked from concept to final product, writing and revising their sketches, learning to set up a shot, and working with the green screen.

HC Media is helping the students with editing; we can’t wait to share the final product with you!

Students pictured: Lyric Ortiz, Tony Peralta, Zander Nadolski, Emma Serverius, Lincoln Bohanan, Sophia DeFrank, Ash Martin, and Max Boyer.

We are so proud of our two CTE students who presented their research projects during Parkland Medical Center’s ELO (Extended Learning Opportunity) Celebration Ceremony!  Saidatu Yussif, a Senior in the Healthcare Occupations program, and Elena Fairbrother, a Junior in the Biomedical Science program, did a great job explaining their research findings and sharing the highlights of their internship experience.  Thank you to the staff at Parkland Medical Center for providing these opportunities to local students!

This month, our Career Technical Education program at HHS unveiled its new Engineering/Manufacturing Lab. Students now have an organized space to build, design, and innovate. Our Career & Technical Education (CTE) Engineering/Manufacturing Lab offers hands-on experience in cutting-edge technologies, preparing you for careers like robotics, CAD design, 3D printing, and more! We are so fortunate at HPS to have the incredible support of our community partners. We are so excited to see the projects and successes that will soon follow!

PLTW Biomedical Science and Engineering students collaborated virtually with industry professionals from Sanofi (a biotech company that develops and produces vaccines, medications, and treatments) and Phillips to tackle a real-world company problem during a virtual event hosted by the One8 Foundation.  Working in teams, students applied their PLTW skills, followed the design process, brainstormed and evaluated solutions with a design matrix, and presented their ideas.  Through valuable feedback from the industry professional along the way, students were able to hone the solutions they formulated.  The event concluded with a presentation from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office where students learned how ideas turn into products.

On Friday, December 13th, Mrs. Johnston’s CTE Biomedical Science class had a wonderful experience at Mass General Hospital. Students diagnosed anaphylaxis during a pediatric emergency simulation and were able to quickly administer an epi pen to their patient. They also were able to ultrasound their arms and necks and see the difference between arteries and veins on the scan. Finally, they learned about the career paths of an emergency room pediatrician, a physician’s assistant, and a registered nurse. It was a fun hands-on experience for all!  For more information about CTE Work-Based Learning opportunities, contact Lisa Hunt at lhunt@haverhill-ps.org.

The Holiday Concert for Tilton Elementary this month had a large turnout of family and friends! The show opened up with the Tilton Teachers and Administrators performing the “School Everyday” song! Check out the performance here!

It has been a great week of holiday celebrations with many concerts in the District. Tilton Elementary School Students and Families filled Hunking School for their Holiday Concert! The audience was treated to a selection of holiday classics from each grade! The staff and administrators opened the show with the “School Everyday” song. The evening ended with announcements of raffle winners! Thank you to everyone who contributed to making the evening a memorable event! Shout-out to our HHS Cheerleaders for helping the evening run smoothly!

Students at Bradford Elementary went on a special trip this month! The train pulled into Bradford Station and Train Conductor Peralta gave tickets to each student to ride the Polar Express! Instantly, they were all off on a magical ride to learn about the spirit of Christmas!

Winter Wellness Thursday at HHS- Counselors hosted a popular event at lunches, which was open to all students. Students participated in well-organized tables that offered affirmation bracelet making, glitter jars, art activities, and games. It is a great way to de-stress, enjoy each other’s company, and provide an opportunity for connections.

HHS CTE Healthcare Occupations Freshmen and Sophomores had the opportunity to visit Northern Essex Community College Lawrence Campus.  Students toured the Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Health and Technology Center and had hands-on experiences in the simulation labs for EMT training, Nursing and Medical Assisting, such as CPR training; suture removal and injections and taking vital signs and caring for realistic mannequins.  It was great to see the students so engaged!  Thank you to the NECC staff who took time out of their schedules to make this a wonderful learning experience for our students.

The Family Literacy Program celebrated the holidays with merriment! Children created their own Holiday Crumble Cookie with some yummy ingredients!  Their parents joined them later and made reindeer out of pine cones. At the end of the evening, every family left with brand new Scrabble games and some Launch passes to use over vacation.

Students at Consentino Middle School had the opportunity to learn while also having fun this month. 5th-grade students experimented with candy canes and liquids. Warm water, milk, oil, vinegar, and Coca-Cola were used to determine which liquids would dissolve candy canes and which liquids worked the fastest at dissolving the candy canes.

Walnut Square had the Holiday Spirit this month, especially the Holiday Pajama Spirit! Staff and students dressed in their finest pajamas during their Spirit Week to celebrate the season! Did you know that our Walnut Square Superstars broadcast the Walnut Square News? You can find their most recent edition here!

Students in 8th Grade at Hunking School took a field trip this week to see a Panto performance of “A Christmas Carol” and had a great time!

Students in Miss Jenny’s class at Moody School took the time this month to make Gingerbread houses! We love their creativity!