Haverhill High School
Newsletter
October 13-24, 2025 (2 week edition)
Upcoming Events
For all district related events please visit the District Calendar!
For Sports related events please visit the Haverhill Hillies Calendar!
2025-2026 – BUS Schedule and HHS Late Bus Schedule
Do you live too close to qualify for a school bus (within 2 miles), consider taking the free MEVA! Routes 15 and 16 will get you to school on time. They stop where you are along the route (as long as it’s safe to do so), and drop you off on Monument Street in front of the school! No more excuses, take the public transport! They are also going to stop at the end of the day and wait until 2:15 to depart, to give the kids time to get to their bus.
Route 15 (Loops with route 16)
Route 16 (Loops with route 15)
September student of the Month
Monday, October 13, 2025
- No School
SPIRIT WEEK!
- On Tuesday, it’s Pink Out! Wear pink to support breast cancer awareness!
- On Wednesday, it’s Class Colors! Freshmen wear red; sophomores wear blue; juniors wear white; and seniors wear black with your senior jeans.
- $100 to the class who has the most class colors!
- On Thursday, it’s Twin Day. Match outfits with a friend or even do a Rhyme Without Reason for those in the know.
- On Friday, it’s Fan Friday! Dress in something to display your fandom, whether it’s for a sports team, band, TV show, or whatever else comes to mind.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
- Senior Sun Rise and the Senior class drone picture has been moved to Friday, October 17 due to weather forecast!!
Early Release at 10:15am Early dismissal schedule below:
- Block A 7:25 – 8:48 am (Attendance & Announcements) (No Loop)
Transition - Block B 8:53 – 10:15 am
Junior & Senior Pep Rally!
Thursday, October 16, 2025
- Best Buddies will host our next meeting on October 16th from 2:15-3:30 in room A15. We will do our buddy pairing activities to be paired with your new best friend! All are welcome to join!
Friday, October 17, 2025
- New date for Senior Sunrise (for class of 2026 only)
- Homecoming Football Game – 7-10pm at Haverhill Stadium, 20 Nettleton Avenue
Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Homecoming Dance 6-9pm – Haverhill High School Cafeteria (tickets no longer available)
Thursday, October 23, 2025
- Early Release at 10:15am Early dismissal schedule below:
- Block B 7:25 – 8:48 am (Attendance & Announcements) (No Loop)
Transition - Block C 8:53 – 10:15 am
- Block B 7:25 – 8:48 am (Attendance & Announcements) (No Loop)
- PSAT Testing for ALL 10th Graders and 11th Graders who have opted in to take the test. Please check under the counseling section for more information.
- Student Council $5 MOVIE night under the stars!
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- HHS Term I Closes
Thursday, October 30, 2025
- HHS Term II Starts
SCHOOL COUNSELING
Last school year, the HHS School Counseling Department offered 4 different college campus trips to qualifying students. This year we are changing it up to offer two new schools! The upcoming visits are for students in Grades 10, 11 and 12:
- October 31, 2025- Rivier University, Nashua, NH
- November 13, 2025 Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Students who sign up will participate in a campus tour and attend an information session. Lunch and transportation is included. Please sign up only if you are genuinely interested in these colleges. The trip is free for students, but students will be responsible for completing any make-up work from classes missed while they are away.
To attend, students must complete the Google Form and submit a signed permission slip. Permission slips can be picked up in the Guidance Office. Submitting this form does not guarantee a spot. Counselors will review all submissions and notify selected students.
Eligibility will be based on:
- Good school and class attendance
- Positive behavior and discipline record
***Students who are interested should complete the Google Form and submit a signed permission slip. Permission slips are available in the Guidance Office.***
Half day on October 23, 2025 at HHS for PSAT
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Haverhill High School would like to notify families and students that on Thursday, October 23rd, HHS will have a half-day dismissal at 10:15 am to accommodate PSAT testing. ALL students will report to school at their normal time. Grade 10 students and any Grade 11 students who opted into testing will stay for the duration of the school day (with lunch at 10:15 am in the cafe). At 10:45 am PSAT students will report to their assigned rooms and be dismissed at their normal time of 2:05pm. Classes held on October 23rd will be B & C block. Loop classes will not be held.
Early College students – Drivers may leave at 10:15am and report to their NECC classes at 12:30pm. Students who take the bus will report to the Cafe for lunch and will take a bus at 11am to NECC. Students will be bused back to HHS at their normal time (1:50pm) and take their regularly scheduled bus home.
Special Education students in Ms. Labb, Mr. Hester’s, and/or Ms. Koocher’s classes will take their typical transportation and will be in school for the full day.
Thank you for your help and support as we work together to accommodate the students who are taking the PSAT exam.
CLASS of 2026
Pie a Teacher in the Face! If you’d like a chance to see Mr. Harvey, Ms. Paradis, Mr. Pettis, or Ms. Sabella get pied in the face at the Junior-Senior Pep Rally next week, please stop by M11 or M23 to buy a raffle ticket for $1, CASH ONLY. The teacher who raises the most money gets pied! Enter as many times as you’d like. SALES END TUESDAY, 10/14.
HHS FOOTBALL
HAVERHILL FOOTBALL is on a ROLL after back to back wins against Lawrence and Concord NH. This past Friday (10/10), the Hillies crushed the Concord Crimson Tide (42-35), during the 2nd home game of the season. Thank you Marilyn Caradonna for always capturing these games. You are the number one volunteer of HILLIE nation.
This Friday, the Hillies will play Everett High School at home during the Haverhill Homecoming Game! Let’s go Hillies!
CTE UPDATES
On Thursday, October 9, 2025 – CTE Biomedical Science and Healthcare Occupations students attended a presentation at UMass Lowell by renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Robert Cantu, who discussed brain injuries such as concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and their implications for keeping athletes safe. Students were able to speak one on one with Dr. Cantu and ask personalized questions, involving their own experiences as athletes with brain injuries like concussions. Dr. Cantu offered insight and resources for those doing their Senior Capstone project in the field of sports medicine or neurosurgery. In addition, students explored the plastic engineering lab, the 3D printing lab, the baseball research lab, and the innovative maker space opened to any university student who has a project or just a creative spark to fulfill. Students were highly impressed by the experience and will be a little more careful with their brains as they move forward. We are so grateful to Dr. Cantu as well as Jeff Gerson at the University of Massachusetts for a terrific experience.
MCJROTC UPDATES
