Phyllis Spadafora's blog

The HGM Office bulletin boards are full of great information for students looking to get involved on and off campus. In addition to the huge variety of clubs on campus, there are ongoing programs in the community and summer opportunities galore. Our newest club, the Harry Potter Club, meets weekly and already has an active membership. The American Cancer Society chapter here at NoHo is planning a bowling event and everyone will be invited to participate. Details will be coming soon! Ultimate Frisbee, VAMS, Math, Chess, Foreign Films, Indian, Magnitude are just a few!

We congratulate students Gloria Koh, Janice Uhm and Joshua Lee as they participate as members of the Korean American Coalition Model United Nations Program this weekend at the UC Berkeley Conference. We look foward to hearing about their experiences!

When I stopped by rooms 171 and 172 this afternoon they were filled with sleepy students who have spent night after night at school, along with coach Mr. Maine, preparing for Science Olympiad and Oceans Bowl. Both events take place this Saturday and both teams hope to defend their regional titles. The dedication was clear in all of their faces. "We left at about 11 last night" said Jennie Zheng, fresh off of her third place finish as a B team member in last week's Science Bowl competition and now looking forward to SciOly on Saturday.

As we approach our WASC accreditation visit we find ourselves exceptionally busy in preparation. Our HGM parents will be sending representatives to meet with the committee on Sunday and the classroom observations will begin on Monday. We also congratulate our students who participated in DUKE Moot Court at Duke University last weekend. The teams and individuals did exceptionally well beating all other schools.

It was a heart-stopping series of events yesterday as we observed round after round of impossible science questions. In the end, the questions were not too impossible for our Science Bowl teams as they placed FIRST and THIRD in the LADWP Regional Science Bowl. In a double elimination round against formidable opponent Granada Hills, our A Team pulled out an amazing win. Captain Shaun along with teammates Kyle, Slater, Isaac and Harry will be heading to Washington D.C. to represent the region in the National Science Bowl.