Holland High

Cap and Gown Orders
HHS and HEC seniors, the final deadline to order your cap and gown is TODAY. Order forms and payments are no longer being collected at school; however, you can order and pay either by calling 1-800-JOSTENS (567-8367) or by going to www.jostens.com. If you order online, enter "Holland HS" in the search bar and our school information will come up. Please contact Mrs. Salazar at vsalazar@hollandpublicschools.org or Ms. Mawdsley-Sherwood at bmawdsle@hollandpublicschools.org with any questions.

Diploma Order
Class of 2019, it is time to order your diploma. Please make sure you check your school email and complete the DIPLOMA ORDER FORM - CLASS OF 2019 by Wednesday, December 19, 2019.

Ballet Folklorico Sol Azteca Fundraiser
The Ballet Folklorico Sol Azteca will have a Gala Fundraiser on December 20 from 7:00-8:00 pm at the HHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). Join them for a night of music and dance as Ballet Folklorico Sol Azteca performs to raise funds for the purchase of 6-8 new Nayarit Costumes. You'll also be able to purchase some delicious Mexican treats!

Ski and Snowboarders
The HHS Ski and Snowboard Club is selling discount passes for Bittersweet Resort in Otsego. The passes cost $17 and pay for themselves in savings the first time you use them. Please see Ms. Busscher in Room D-1409 for the forms. They make great Christmas presents for friends, family, and neighbors.

Senior All-Night Party
The Senior All-Night Party is now selling tickets. Tickets are $60, but they increase to $70 after May 1st. Scholarships are available. Registration and scholarship forms can be picked up and returned to Deanna Rose or Sue Hemmeke in the Student Success Office. Scholarship applications are due the day of graduation practice. Visit HollandSeniorParty.weebly.com for more information.

Students Live United
Want to have a great time and support a good cause? Come out to the Ottawa County United Way Students Live United Griffins hockey game on January 25. For more information, email braymo@griffinshockey.com. Hope to see you there!

School Bathrooms
Students, if you see toilets or faucets that are not working, please report it to your teacher. Your teacher will notify office staff so that the equipment can be repaired. Thank you.

Friday Sports Schedule
Wrestling JV Boys H 5:00 pm Holland Invitational HHS Dome
Basketball V Girls A 6:00 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School District Bus 4:45 pm Basketball V Boys A 7:30 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School District Bus 4:45 pm

Saturday Sports Schedule
Wrestling V Boys H 9:00 am Tim Horn Invitational HHS Dome
Swimming V Boys A 1:00 pm West Michigan Relays (East Kentwood) District Bus 10:15 am

Holland's Waterfront Development
Waterfront Holland is holding a Facilitated Visioning Event to establish a framework of principles and a vision that will guide the next steps in the process. We'd love to have students and parents there. Please register for the event at https://waterfrontholland.org/participate-submit-feedback/attend-an-event/https://waterfrontholland.org/participate-submit-feedback/attend-an-event/. The event will take place on Thursday, December 13th from 6:30 - 8:30 at the Holland Civic Center Upper North Hall.

Perfect Attendance Party
Did you know that over 70 students have perfect attendance this year? That means not a single tardy or absence all semester! If YOU are one of the perfect ones, you have earned a party. Congratulations. Next week you are invited to a movie & popcorn event in the PAC. Check your email for details. Even though you will miss a class or two, it will be marked as school related, and you have earned it :)

Holiday Collage Concert
The Holland High School Holiday Collage Concert will be on Monday, December 17 at 7:00 pm at the Jack Miller Center for the Arts on the campus of Hope College. All of the ensembles have been working very hard to prepare and they would love to share it with you! Thank you for your continuing support of the performing arts and GO, DUTCH!

Cap and Gown Orders
HHS and HEC seniors, the final deadline to order your cap and gown is Friday, December 14, 2018. Order forms and payments are no longer being collected at school; however, you can order and pay either by calling 1-800-JOSTENS (567-8367) or by going to www.jostens.com. If you order online, enter "Holland HS" in the search bar and our school information will come up. Please contact Mrs. Salazar at vsalazar@hollandpublicschools.org or Ms. Mawdsley-Sherwood at bmawdsle@holland publicschools.org with any questions.

School Bathrooms
Students: if you see toilets or faucets that are not working, please report it to your teacher. Your teacher will notify office staff so that the equipment can be repaired. Thank you.

Sport News

Softball SignUps
Any girls interested in softball this spring, please stop in the Athletic Office to sign up.  

Holland High School Coed Varsity Wrestling finishes 2nd place at Zeeland East High School Quad

The Holland grapplers split on the night, losing to Zeeland East 41-22, and then bouncing back to beat Middleville 39-34. Getting two wins for Holland tonight was Jaeger Schippa and Javier Ramos. Emanuel Sanchez went 1-0. Up next for the Holland Grapplers is the Holland JV Invitational on Friday Night, and the Varsity is Home at the annual Tim Horn tournament on Saturday. #Hammerdown

Thursday Sports Schedule
Basketball FR Girls A 5:00 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School District Bus 4:00 pm Basketball FR Boys H 5:00 pm West Ottawa HS HHS Dome
Basketball JV Boys H 6:30 pm West Ottawa HS HHS Dome
Basketball JV Girls A 6:30 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School District Bus 4:00 pm

Friday Sports Schedule
Wrestling JV Boys H 5:00 pm Holland Invitational HHS Dome
Basketball V Girls A 6:00 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School District Bus 4:45 pm Basketball V Boys A 7:30 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School District Bus 4:45 pm

Saturday Sports Schedule
Wrestling V Boys H 9:00 am Tim Horn Invitational HHS Dome
Swimming V Boys A 1:00 pm West Michigan Relays (East Kentwood) District Bus 10:15 am

Fall 2018 School Climate & Culture Points of Pride
HHS/HEC/HVRT has been working hard to implement PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Support), a schoolwide system that includes proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and acknowledging appropriate student behaviors to create positive school environments. Because of this work, we’re proud to share the incredible impacts that this initiative has already had on our campus climate & culture.

2018 Fall discipline referrals by have been reduced by 47% when compared to Fall 2017!

• 85% of the student body has never received a discipline referral
• 91% of all discipline referrals involve minor discipline offenses.
• Seniors have shown incredible leadership, as they represent only 8.7% of all discipline referrals

We’d like to acknowledge the PBIS team for their leadership, and acknowledge school staff for embedding the expectations of our matrix into their classroom practices. We’d like to celebrate our student body for continuing to choose positive behaviors, both inside and outside of the classroom. This is the foundation from which you’ll achieve great success in college, career, and community. To our families, we’d like to acknowledge the work you do to develop wonderful young adults, individuals that we’re proud to work with every day. Thank you for supporting and reinforcing our behavior expectations at home.

We challenge our school community to keep improving. Keep in mind, many of our referrals are for minor infractions that could easily be fixed. Small changes in behavior could cause big positive impacts on our school community. Keep working hard. You got this!

Remember, at HHS/HEC/HVRT we value and celebrate the qualities that make us unique; include others and work together to achieve our goals; challenge ourselves and others to grow; dedicate our best effort, and stand up for what is right.

Toys for Tots
Want donuts? Tell your advisory to collect the most Toys for Tots! Our goal to beat this year
is 376 toys! All you have to do is bring your toys to the front office, put your advisory teacher’s name on the sheet and how many toys you brought, and keeping telling others to do so. You have until Dec. 15 to turn in your toys. Rotary believes you can do it and so do the kids.

Cap and Gown Orders
HHS and HEC seniors, the final deadline to order your cap and gown is Friday, December 14, 2018. Order forms and payments are no longer being collected at school; however, you can order and pay either by calling 1-800-JOSTENS (567-8367) or by going to www.jostens.com. If you order online, enter "Holland HS" in the search bar and our school information will come up. Please contact Mrs. Salazar at vsalazar@hollandpublicschools.org or Ms. Mawdsley-Sherwood at bmawdsle@hollandpublicschools.org with any questions.

Holiday Collage Concert
The Holland High School Holiday Collage Concert will be on Monday, December 17 at 7:00 pm at the Jack Miller Center for the Arts on the campus of Hope College. All of the ensembles have been working very hard to prepare and they would love to share it with you! Thank you for your continuing support of the performing arts and GO, DUTCH!

Sport News
Holland High School Boys Varsity Swimming beat Mona Shores High School 105-78. Great dual meet win tonight. 1st place finishes by Isaac Jekel, Tyler Vo, Caleb Steeby, Jacob Ruiter, Conrad Cassar, Caden Bruinsma. The team swam and dove very well for this early in the season and look forward to continuing to build every meet.

Holland High School Girls Varsity Basketball beat Godwin Heights 59-36
The Lady Dutch won their first game of the season 59-36 over Godwin Heights in the home opener. Holland jumped out to a 20-3 first quarter lead and never looked back. "Tonight we showed what we can do when we play as a team. We had contributions from everyone. When we play with this kind of confidence and work together, we can be dangerous," said Holland Coach Dan Telgenhof. Holland was led in scoring by Angel Smith with 16, while Faith White added 12. The story of the game, however, was Holland's ability to disrupt the Wolverines flow on offense. The Lady Dutch used strong closeouts and rebounding to put the game away. Sophie VanDyke had 12 rebounds and 3 blocks to go with her 6 points, while Anika Wehrmeyer added 7 points and 5 boards. Godwin Heights was led by R. Koppenhofer with 24 points. The Holland JV also beat Godwin Heights in the Dome. The Lady Dutch travel across town to West Ottawa later in the week. Freshmen and JV on Thursday and Varsity on Friday.

Wednesday Sports Schedule
Wrestling V Boys A 5:00 pm Zeeland East HS Quad District Bus 3:45 pm
Wrestling JV Boys A 5:00 pm Zeeland East HS Quad District Bus 3:45 pm 8:30 pm

Thursday Sports Schedule
Basketball FR Girls A 5:00 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School (District Bus 4:00 pm)
Basketball FR Boys H 5:00 pm West Ottawa HS HHS Dome
Basketball JV Boys H 6:30 pm West Ottawa HS HHS Dome
Basketball JV Girls A 6:30 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School (District Bus 4:00 pm)

Friday Sports Schedule
Wrestling JV Boys H 5:00 pm Holland Invitational HHS Dome
Basketball V Girls A 6:00 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School (District Bus 4:45 pm)
Basketball V Boys A 7:30 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School (District Bus 4:45 pm)

Saturday Sports Schedule
Wrestling V Boys H 9:00 am Tim Horn Invitational HHS Dome
Swimming V Boys A 1:00 pm West Michigan Relays (East Kentwood - District Bus 10:15 am)

Fall 2018 School Climate & Culture Points of Pride
HHS/HEC/HVRT has been working hard to implement PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Support), a schoolwide system that includes proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and acknowledging appropriate student behaviors to create positive school environments. Because of this work, we’re proud to share the incredible impacts that this initiative has already had on our campus climate & culture!

2018 Fall discipline referrals by have been reduced by 47% when compared to Fall 2017!

• 85% of the student body has never received a discipline referral
• 91% of all discipline referrals involve minor discipline offenses.
• Seniors have shown incredible leadership, as they represent only 8.7% of all discipline referrals

We’d like to acknowledge the PBIS team for their leadership, and acknowledge school staff for embedding the expectations of our matrix into their classroom practices! We’d like to celebrate our student body for continuing to choose positive behaviors, both inside and outside of the classroom! This is the foundation from which you’ll achieve great success in college, career, and community! To our families, we’d like to acknowledge the work you do to develop wonderful young adults, individuals that we’re proud to work with every day! Thank you for supporting and reinforcing our behavior expectations at home!

We challenge our school community to keep improving! Keep in mind, many of our referrals are for minor infractions that could easily be fixed! Small changes in behavior could cause big positive impacts on our school community! Keep working hard! You got this!

Remember, at HHS/HEC/HVRT we value and celebrate the qualities that make us unique; include others and work together to achieve our goals; challenge ourselves and others to grow; dedicate our best effort; and stand up for what is right!

Cap and Gown Orders
HHS and HEC seniors, the final deadline to order your cap and gown is Friday, December 14, 2018. Order forms and payments are no longer being collected at school; however, you can order and pay either by calling 1-800-JOSTENS (567-8367) or by going to www.jostens.com. If you order online, enter "Holland HS" in the search bar and our school information will come up. Please contact Mrs. Salazar at vsalazar@hollandpublicschools.org or Ms. Mawdsley-Sherwood at bmawdsle@hollandpublicschools.org with any questions.

Holiday Collage Concert
The Holland High School Holiday Collage Concert will be on Monday, December 17 at 7:00 pm at the Jack Miller Center for the Arts on the campus of Hope College. All of the ensembles have been working very hard to prepare and they would love to share it with you! Thank you for your continuing support of the performing arts and GO, DUTCH!

Tuesday Sports Schedule

• Basketball JV Girls H 5:30 pm Godwin Heights HS HHS Dome
• Swimming V Boys H 6:30 pm Mona Shores HS Holland Community Aquatic Center
• Basketball V Girls H 7:00 pm Godwin Heights HS HHS Dome
• Cheerleading V Girls H 7:00 pm Godwin Heights HS Girls

Wednesday Sports Schedule

• Wrestling V Boys A 5:00 pm Zeeland East HS Quad District Bus 3:45 pm
• Wrestling JV Boys A 5:00 pm Zeeland East HS Quad District Bus 3:45 PM 8:30 pm

Thursday Sports Schedule

• Basketball FR Girls A 5:00 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School (District Bus 4:00 pm)
• Basketball FR Boys H 5:00 pm West Ottawa HS HHS Dome
• Basketball JV Boys H 6:30 pm West Ottawa HS HHS Dome
• Basketball JV Girls A 6:30 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School (District Bus 4:00 pm)

Friday Sports Schedule

• Wrestling JV Boys H 5:00 pm Holland Invitational HHS Dome
• Basketball V Girls A 6:00 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School (District Bus 4:45 pm)
• Basketball V Boys A 7:30 pm West Ottawa HS West Ottawa High School (District Bus 4:45 pm)

Saturday Sports Schedule

• Wrestling V Boys H 9:00 am Tim Horn Invitational HHS Dome
• Swimming V Boys A 1:00 pm West Michigan Relays (East Kentwood - District Bus 10:15 am)

Information
November Attendance Contest: Congratulations to Mrs. Benson's 6th Hour Honors Biology class for winning the November Attendance Challenge! We recognize and applaud your commitment. Enjoy your reward! Jealous? Stay tuned for the next challenge. Be on time, be present, be DUTCH proud.

Cap and Gown Orders
HHS and HEC seniors, the final deadline to order your cap and gown is Friday, December 14, 2018. Order forms and payments are no longer being collected at school; however, you can order and pay either by calling 1-800-JOSTENS (567-8367) or by going to www.jostens.com. If you order online, enter "Holland HS" in the search bar and our school information will come up. Please contact Mrs. Salazar at vsalazar@hollandpublicschools.org or Ms. Mawdsley-Sherwood at bmawdsle@hollandpublicschools.org with any questions.

Holiday Collage Concert
The Holland High School Holiday Collage Concert will be on Monday, December 17 at 7:00 pm at the Jack Miller Center for the Arts on the campus of Hope College. All of the ensembles have been working very hard to prepare and they would love to share it with you! Thank you for your continuing support of the performing arts and GO, DUTCH!

Sports News
Holland High School Coed Varsity Wrestling finishes 1st place at Forest Hills Eastern Invitational.

The Holland High Wrestling team went 5-0 to win the Forest Hills Eastern Invitational.
Round 1 - Holland 58 - Forest Hills Eastern 21
Round 2 - Holland 46 - Spring Lake 26
Round 3 - Holland 48 - Northview 35
Round 4 - Holland 78 - Muskegon 5
Round 5 - Holland 60 - Holton 22
Going Undefeated on the day were Javier Ramos and Easton Mendoza. Going 4-1 on the day was Eric Sarimento, Jaeger Schippa, Mazen Soofi, Isaiah Bernal, and John Gordon. Eli Brown was 3-1 on the day. Holland improves their record to 7-0 on the season. Up next is the OK Green opener, this Wednesday at Zeeland East. #Hammerdown

Holland High School Girls Varsity Basketball falls to Sparta High School 58-29
The Lady Dutch opened their season on the road at Sparta. After a strong start, Holland was unable to contain the Spartans three-point attack. 5 different players hit threes for Sparta and Holland was unable to match their hot outside shooting. "Even though we didn't come out with the win, I'm very excited with how we continued to compete throughout the contest. We continued to battle and now have a lot on film to work with in terms of improvement. I am confident we will build on our strengths and continue to improve throughout this season," said Holland Coach Telgenhof. Leading the Lady Dutch in points was Angel Smith with 11. Kim Mister chipped in 6, while both Faith White and Sophie VanDyke added 5. Holland has its first home game on Tuesday night against Godwin Heights.

Holland High School Boys Varsity Basketball falls to Cedar Springs High School 50-44
Holland lost to Cedar Springs Friday night 50-44. Holland was led by DeQuez Williams with 13 and Anders Rasmussen with 10. Holland will travel to West Ottawa on December 14.