The World Wide Web is also accessible to all members of the HPA family as are various other applications. Every room in the Upper School residence halls has two ethernet connections, so students can connect to both the HPA network and the world through their own computers. All students are required to demonstrate proficiency with computer hardware and database, spreadsheet, and word-processing applications by completing the basic computer applications class. Students also are taught various applications and techniques through science and other curricular programs, where they learn to integrate multimedia technology into research projects, prepare and present reports, and work on school publications like the student newspaper, yearbook, and literary magazine. As they prepare to select a college for their further education, students have access through the Internet to colleges and universities throughout the country.
Students use interactive technology to electronically visit colleges and apply for admission.
Library Connectivity Information and technology in Dyer Library are focused on providing an electronic media environment that will enable students to become familiar with the kind of research technology that they may expect to encounter in their college years and beyond. An online card catalog and circulation process accessible from any campus terminal lists books and other materials in the library's collection. Access to the campus network and the Internet allow students and faculty to search libraries worldwide. The catalog system is accessible at any hour of the day from anywhere on campus.