Coincidentally, our 'What's YOUR Favorite Book Character Parade" was held on October 31st. Students were encouraged to be creative when coming up with their original costume depicting the character from their favorite book... You MUST click on the title bar:  "A Great Time Was Had by ALL Who Participated in the HPPA Favorite Book Character Celebration" at the top of this article to view the photo gallery...

Thank You to all of our special Hmong Dancers and Performers; Mr. Sao Yang, and Mr. Veu Thor for managing and delivering such a Tantalizing Show (the dinner was Awesome too); to Mr. Rudy Ross, Assistant Principal; Debbie Husnick and Farrah Gidding, HPPA's School Secretaries; Nancy Spack, our Parent Liaison; Mrs. Thy-Dung Nguyen and Mrs. Mae Schunk, HPPA Literacy Coach and Curriculum Specialist; School Cafeteria department, Our Building Engineers, the young people who helped with arranging the dancers and working with others, to all of our students, families, teachers, and staff and of course, Dr. Henderson, our Principal for the wonderful experience!

Dear Hazel Park Preparatory Academy Families,

 It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 2011/2012 school year! I hope that the upcoming school year will be an exceptional experience in your child’s life. I cannot emphasize enough how honored I am to serve as your school’s leader. Our staff is some of the best that you will ever find in the teaching profession. I am excited about the new staff members joining our team and know that you will also be impressed with their talents and professional attributes.

Your participation within our community is critical to our success. Please make every effort to volunteer however you can. Get involved with HPPA’s Site Council, assist with reading in the FRED program, or join a committee. We value your hard work and dedication and realize that we cannot do the important job of educating your child without your help. With funding significantly reduced, we also need you to pitch in with fundraising efforts. This is truly a team effort!

Thank you for entrusting your child to us….it is my promise that we will do everything we can to make this year a fantastic experience for all!

With sincerest gratitude,

Dr. Delores Henderson

Remember that contrary to the voices, images, sounds, and messages that surround and bombard you,
your life is about:

HPPA wants children to get the best from their education and make every moment count! Therefore we teach students to think about their thinking. The acronym we use for think about your thinking is "HOTS", 'Higher Order Thinking Skills'. Click on the title to read more about this this and how you can practice this with your children at home...

About the photo below:

The Thinker is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin, whose first cast, of 1902, is now in the Musée Rodin in Paris; there are some twenty other original castings as well as various other versions, studies, and posthumous castings. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle.