Upland, CA.
The Talon
Sept. 2005 - Jan. 2006
Principal's Message
Mrs. Dawson
Welcome to Hillside High School! Hillside is a fully accredited continuation high school that serves the Upland Unified School District. The school offers a regular school day program plus independent study, regional occupation program (ROP), and adult education. Students are provided an alternative program which is flexible, learner-centered, standards aligned, and outcome based. Students are given every opportunity to achieve their academic goals. Expectations are consistently high because of the schools commitment to excellence. The entire staff firmly believes that all Hillside students have the ability to reach their maximum potential.
Mary Ellen Dawson
Extra Extra....Read all about it!
Hillside students have a presence on the World Wide Web. Mr. Connor's computer class students have each created their own web page. As the students progresss throught the class they add their assignments to their index page for viewing by the entire world. Check it out at the following website. http://www.hillsidehigh.org/tech/tech_student_page.htm
Christmas Card Constest Winners!
Winners of Mrs. Master's anual Christmas Card contest are announced.
Hillside High has some new staff members!!
We would like to welcome our new principal Mrs. Maryellen Dawson, Councelor Mrs. Kathy Hines, english teacher Ms. Kendall Broadway, and computer teacher Mr. Roger Connor.
Mrs. Maryellen Dawson
Mrs. Cathy Hynes
(photo by Mike Blackwood)
Ms. Kendall Broadway
Check out the next issue to learn more about Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Hynes and Ms. Broadway.
Moc Election held:
In conjunction with the CA. special election held on Nov 5th the students at Hillside High participated in a mock election run by Government teacher Brad Smith. The Daily Bulletin Newspaper interviewed students on the election day and printed a story that appeared in their paper . To see a copy of the news article see the bulletin board in front of Ms. E's office.
A note from the Editor:
This edition of the Talon has been created as the first
online student newspaper of Hillside High School. Hillside
High School is an alternative high school located in the
city of Upland, California. The Talon is entirely run by
students. The Talon will be accessible to readers at all
times. A Talon staff is being developed to report on
whatever happens, as it happens on campus and in our
community. Stories will be written and posted as quickly as
possible without detracting from writing quality or
adherence to journalistic standards.
A Brief History of the Talon.
From what we know the Talon was formerly a newspaper called "The Hawk Talk" and has been around since Hillside High was created some 20 years ago. The Hawk Talks name was changed five years ago to the Talon.. This online version of the Talon is the vision of Mr. Connor who just this October (2005) came to Hillside as the technology teacher. Mr. Connor developed and maintained Upland Junior High's webpage from1998 to 2005, and now wants Hillside High to have a presence on the World Wide Web. As we expands our staff we will increase our mission. This year we are eagerly working on format and content of the site and posting of archived issues. We intend for this online paper to provide a forum for student expression. We also hope to cover major events as they happen, create a variety of articles covering a range of events from movie reviews to information about school and community events.
Up next: Watch for our interactive
polls in the next issue.
Hillside High Top Ten:
An unscientific survey was given to approx. 90 Hillside High
students on October 17. The students were ask to provide
some of their favorite things they have seen recently. The
Hillside High Top Ten will become a quarterly report of
students interests. Here are some of the unofficial results
for the October 05 survey.
Top Movie:
- The Longest Yard - 5
- The Exerocism of Emily Rose - 5
- The Fog - 4
- Corpse Bride - 3
- Amytyville Horrer - 3