10th Grade Parents' Breakfast

Our 10th grade parents’ breakfast was held on February 7th. The casual buffet style breakfast is always a nice break away from daily routine, and a great chance for parents, students and staff to converse in the teachers’ lounge while enjoying some Danish, muffins, fruit, coffee and tea! The 11th grade parents’ breakfast is scheduled for 7:40am on Thursday, March 8th. We hope to see all of our 11th grade parents then!

Congratulations HCSS Mathletes!

Hampden Charter School of Science’s Mathcounts team participated in the Connecticut Valley Chapter Mathcounts Competition at Western New England University on Saturday, February 4th.  As a new participant in the MATHCOUNTS competition, HCSS earned a trophy and a certificate.

The 9 students, Lawson Ibekilo (8th Grade), Desmond Berry (8th), Heather Lipscomb (6th), Isaac Chanthavongsa (6th), Jennifer Armida (8th),  Tyler Paul (7th), Keithzay Ruiz (7th), Victoria Younes (6th), and Brendan Curley (7th) dealt with three difficult rounds of questions in the “Sprint Round,” the “Target Round” and the “Team Round.” The students had a great experience, and are already looking forward to participating next year with all the 6th and 7th graders! Special thanks to our Mathcounts coaches: Mr. Polat, Ms. Perez and coordinator Mr. Keskin for attending the competition, and to Ms. Twitty and Ms. Ibic for their continued effort and support as coaches. The final Mathcounts competition for this school year will be on Saturday, March 17th at Princeton University.

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Science Fair in the Chicopee Register News!

Tornadoes, turbulence and tunnels could all be found at the 3rd Annual Hampden Charter School of Science Fair. Over 170 students displayed projects last Saturday on everything from global warming to why inexpensive ink pens should be avoided.

The school, located on Johnson Road, is dedicated to scientific discovery and knowledge. The students began their projects months ago, usually with a simple premise.

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HCSS Soloist performs at Falcon's Hockey Game!

9th grade singer Taylor Dunn blew the crowd away with her powerful "Star Spangled Banner" before the Falcon's Hockey Game on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Since the Springfield Falcons lost to the Norfolk Admirals with a score of 6-1, Taylor's voice was certainly one of the main highlights of the night!  Falcon's announcer Mike Kelly said "On behalf of the Springfield Falcons, we wanted to thank Taylor Dunn for a terrific rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" before the game on Saturday!" Great job representing Hampden Charter, Taylor! We will see you on "The X Factor!"

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