Category: Awards - HAWK H.I.T. NEWS

HAWK H.I.T. NEWS

Hutchison Auto takes 2nd place at Ford/AAA State Auto Competition

4/20/2015

On Friday, April 17th, Denali Maggard and Cole Davis flew to Anchorage to compete in the Ford/AAA State Automotive Competition.

The Ford/AAA competition mimics a real shop environment where the students receive a car that is "bugged" with various problems that must be diagnosed and repaired in only 90 minutes.

Denali and Cole finished their vehicle in about 80 minutes for 2nd place, narrowly missing first place.

Both students also won the Team High Score for the written exam taken a month prior to the competition.

Both received tools, models, clothing and $5000-$7500 scholarships to UAA, Ohio State and Universal Technical Institute. It took 1 large suitcase, 2 large duffel-bags and a large box to bring home their prizes!

SkillsUSA State Champions

3/27/2015

Over spring break the Hutchison SkillsUSA team traveled to the state championships in Anchorage. The automotive team of Denali Maggard, Jacob Smith and Max Heineken won 1st, 3rd and 4th respectively. This is the 3rd year that Skills has taken home the Automotive title. Denali moves on to nationals which will be held in Louisville, Kentucky this June. Both Denali and Jacob came home with a large box of tools, Denali won a $15,000 scholarship to UTI (to go along with his $7500 from last year).

TV/Video Production also won 1st place this year, with Emma Daniels and James Cloyd now traveling to Louisville as well!

Yearbook Sales End Tuesday March 31

3/26/2015

Yearbook Sales End Tuesday March 31. You can purchase your yearbook online at:
Website: http://www.treering.com/validate
Passcode: 1013832518171320

You can also bring in $55 directly to school and pay Mr. Johnson or the yearbook ladies at the lunch table.

If you have questions contact Ben Johnson at:
benjamin.johnson@k12northstar.org

3 Arts AV Students win iDIDA Contest

3/26/2015

Three students recently won first place and $100 dollars in the state-side Alaska Society for Technology iDIDA contest. The winners were:

15' Val Swanguarin ~ Video (Tell Me A Story) "Super Hutch"
http://www.schooltube.com/video/36afbf53b1d04a199018/Hutchison%20Superheroes
Ben Johnson: We Were First (Flag Football Celebration)
http://www.schooltube.com/video/7156213c8c7e4166a8c4/We%20Were%20First
Ben Johnson: G.I.R.L. (Gaming In Real Life)
http://www.schooltube.com/video/fa7c5df0d1884600a584/Gaming%20In%20Real%20Life%20(G.I.R.L.)

Rachell Fine ~ Photo (Enhanced Digital Image) “Universe In Your Eyes”
Grace Moore ~ Photo (Alaska Life & Best of Show) “Alaska Boardwalk”
Ben Johnson ~ Photo (Enhanced Digital Image Adult) "My Teacher Face"
Grace Moore also won "Best of Show" meaning her photo was the best of all categories and age groups for 2015.

Arts AV Wins ASTE contest

3/5/2015

Three students won $100 each in the ASTE iDIDA contest.
- Val Swanguarin: iDIDA Movie Tell A Story Category for "Hutchison Commercial"

- Grace Moore: iDIDA Photo Life In Alaska Category for "Boardwalk"

- Jade Fine: iDIDA Photo Enhanced Image Category for "Universe in your eyes"

Acadeca State Competition Results

3/3/2015

The results form the Academic Decathlon state competition were amazing! We had 2 teams for the purpose of the competition, but we really have always felt like we were 1 team.

Students compete as individuals and then their scores are combined for the team score for the main competition.

Hutchison Team 1 placed 3rd overall in Division II with the following individual results:
Essay - Akashia Martinez 1st place Honors division
Tane Timling 3rd place Varsity division

Speech - Brian Forrest 2nd place Varsity division

We also won the "most improved" team award for our division and placed 2nd in the Super Quiz (a separate, timed competition where students work together in their divisions).

Academic Decathlon Regional Competition

2/4/2015

Here are the results from the regional competition for Academic Decathlon that took place Jan 23 and 24

Individual Competition

Language and Literature -
3rd place Scholastic Division - Cheyne Larson
1st place Scholastic Division - Christine Jackson

Science -
3rd place Varsity Division - Tane Timling

Interview -
3rd place Varsity Division - Brian Forrest
2nd place Varsity Division - Tane Timling

Speech -
3rd place Varsity Division - Brian Forrest
2nd place Varsity Division - Elijah McGinnity

Essay -
2nd place Varsity Division - Tane Timling
1st place Honors Division - Akashia Martinez

Team Competition

3rd place Hutchison High School (team #1)

Please congratulate all of the members of the Academic Decathlon Team and wish them luck in the state competition Feb 25-28.

Hutch Robotics Headed to State

1/27/2015

This last Saturday, our Hutchison Hawk's 3 teams competed at the regional championships. During the preliminary competitions, Hutch took the top three places. The Hutch robots performed quite well, where they took 2nd place in the finals. 2 of the 3 teams are headed to the state competition this February 20 and 21st in Anchorage. What is even more remarkable is that our robot kits arrived January 5th, giving the students roughly 18 days to design, build and program their robots. Many of the other teams had been building and practicing since early September. Good Job Guys!

Poetry Out Loud

11/22/2013

Results of thursdays Poetry Out Loud Competition. The top two finishers will complete in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's Poetry Out Loud competition in January. Congrats to finalist Braden Boyd #2, and Bailey Woods #1.

Hutchison Teacher Honored

11/12/2012

The Alaska Association for Career and Technical Education (AACTE) named Hutchison High School health occupations teacher, Jeanette Johnson, the Outstanding New CTE (Career and Technical Education) Teacher of the Year.

Jeanette engages students with her thoughtful and attentive teaching style as well as with her fascinating stories from her humanitarian deployment as an Army Captain Nurse in Pakistan. In addition to her success in the classroom, Jeannette played a key role in the establishment of a functional hospital lab where students may practice hospital activities such as checking vital signs and moving patients.

Congratulations on your well deserved award, Jeanette!