Heritage High School

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Heritage High School

• Home of the Pride
• Welcome!

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Welcome

• Mrs. Huckaby and Mrs. Cummings
• Performance-TWELVE
• Twelve Wonderful Energetic
• Loveable Vocal Entertainers
• Mrs. Hixon-Parent Liaison
• PTSO-President-Gayle Massey
• -Vice President-Carolyn Clement

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HHS Quick Facts

• Heritage is the second high school to open in the
  town of Leesburg, VA. and the 7th in the county.
• Heritage has a population of 1,745 including our
  PK Program
• Heritage students value academic success 101
  students made A honor roll and 611 made A/B honor
  roll for the 2nd 9 weeks.
• AP enrollment is up! 900 AP Exams will be
  administered in May 2008 to Heritage students
  enrolled in AP Courses. We only administered 38
  exams the year we opened.

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Pride Accomplishments

• The National Honor Society works actively with an
  orphanage in Kenya, Africa which serves as a home
  to children whose parents have died of HIV/AIDs.
• Several clubs participated in the American Cancer
  Society Relay for Life which is held at Heritage
  each June.
• Various groups participated in the Annual Walk
  for Water to raise money for water wells in
  Africa.
• Our Varsity Club works with Leesburg area
  elementary students throughout the year.
• Key Club is collecting items through the District
  Project Operation GI (Giving and Interacting) to
  send to troops in Afghanistan.
• The Heritage Singers have been invited for the
  last 2 years to sing in an orchestral concert
  with Longwood University.

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Other Accomplishments

• Class of 2007
• received over 1,000,000 in scholarship money
• 201 of the 315 graduates earned an Advanced
  Studies Diploma
• 90 entered a 4 year or 2 year college or
  university after graduating, 3 joined the
  military and 7 entered in the world of work
• Class of 2008
• 2 National Merit Finalists-National Merit
  Scholarship Program
• 1 National Achievement Finalist-National
  Achievement Scholarship Program
• 1 United States Presidential Scholar Candidate

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Colleges and Universities accepting Heritage
Graduates

• United States Naval Academy
• Drexel
• Carnegie Mellon
• William and Mary
• Georgetown
• Purdue
• UVA
• VA Tech
• Johnson and Wales

• Rutgers
• Temple
• Cornell
• University of Michigan
• Art Institute of Washington
• Hampton Sidney
• JMU
• MIT
• And many others!!!

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Standard vs. Advanced Diploma

• 4 English, 3 Social Studies, 3 Science and 3 Math
  credits
• Fine/Practical Art requirement
• Electives/Sequential
• electives
• Six verified credits
• 22 total credits

• 4 English, 4 Social Studies, 4 Science, and 4
  Math Credits
• 3 of 1 or 2 of 2 Foreign Languages
• Fine/Practical Art
• Requirement
• Electives
• Nine verified credits
• 24 total credits

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End of Course SOL Tests

• English 11 - 2 tests
• Reading/Literature
• Writing
• Science
• Earth Science
• Biology
• Chemistry

• Math
• Algebra I
• Algebra Part 2
• Geometry
• Algebra II
• Social Studies
• World History I
• World History II
• US/VA History

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Verified Credits

• Standard Diploma
• 2 English
• 1 Math
• 1 Science
• 1 Social Studies
• 1 Student Selected test
• Total 6 Verified Credits

• Adv. Studies Diploma
• 2 English
• 2 Math
• 2 Science
• 2 Social Studies
• 1 Student Selected test
• Total 9 Verified Credits

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Four Year Plan For Advanced Studies Diploma Grade
9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade12 English 9 English
10 English 11 English 12 Math Math Math Math Sc
ience Science
Science Science W. Hist. I W. Hist.
II US/VA Hist. US/VA Gov. Health/PE9 Health/PE10 (
Elective) (Elective) For. Lang. For. Lang. For.
Lang. (For. Lang.) Elective
Elective Elective
Elective
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Ninth Grade Course Requests

• Course request sheet with level recommendations
• Choice of two electives
• Study Period (Remediation/Enrichment period)
• Beginning of diploma quest
• Due back to middle school lead counselor in early
  March 2008

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Middle School Credit Options

• Algebra I or Algebra Part 1 or Part 2
• Head start on verified credits in Algebra I
• Geometry
• Head start on verified credits
• Foreign Languages
• Beginning level I and/or II but not Exploratory

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Block Scheduling

• 89 minute periods
• Different modes of instruction
• Alternate day schedule
• More flexibility of instructional time

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Typical 9th Grade Schedule

• A1 Geometry
• A2 Earth Science
• A3 Band
• A4 Spanish II
• Student would have completed Algebra 1 and
  Spanish 1 in 8th grade.

• B5 English 9
• B6 Study Period (remediation/enrich)
• B7 World History I
• B8 H/PE 9

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Schedule Change Priority List

• Too many courses or too few courses appear on the
  students schedule
• Mistakes that have the student enrolled in the
  wrong course
• Level Changes
• Electives or other preferences

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Loudoun County Policies

• Changes will not be made if it causes the class
  size to be disproportionate.
• Students will not be permitted to add a course
  after the third week of school.
• Requests from students or their parents for a
  change in teachers will not be allowed
• The principal will approve all schedule changes
  after the third week of school.
• Students are expected to be enrolled in seven
  credit subjects.

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SCHEDULE CHANGES

• Students may drop a course at any time up to the
  first week after the issuance of the first
  quarter report card.
• Dropping a subject is not permitted between one
  week after the first report card and the end of
  the first semester.
• A student may withdraw from a year-long course
  during the first two weeks of the second
  semester. Although partial credit is not given,
  the grades earned are included in the
  determination of GPA and class rank.

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Special Programs

• Academy of Science
• Advanced Placement Program
• Articulation Agreements with NVCC, Shenandoah
  University, VA Tech and JMU.
• Dual Enrollment at NVCC
• Monroe Technology Center
• Career Pathways through NVCC/GMU

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Freshman YearFrom NACAC-National Association for
College Admission Counseling

• Take challenging courses
• Study hard and get excellent grades
• Read, read, readto strengthen your vocabulary
• Become involved in co-curricular activities
• Browse through college literature or surf the web
  to learn about schools that may interest you
• Research career possibilities
• Know NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic
  Association) requirements if you want to play
  sports in college
• Begin saving money for college
• Get to know your high school counselor

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Heritage Athletics

• Fall Sports Teams
• Varsity Football
• JV Football
• Freshman Football
• Girls Volleyball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Cheerleading
• Winter Sports Teams       
• Cheerleading                       
• Wrestling                     
• Girl's Basketball             
• Boy's Basketball             
• Swimming                    
• Gymnastics

• Spring Sports Teams
• Baseball                           
• Softball                          
• Girl's Soccer                     
• Boy's Soccer                     
• Girl's Lacrosse                  
• Boy's Lacrosse                   
• Girl's Tennis                     
• Boy's Tennis                     
• Girl's Track                      
• Boy's Track               

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Tryouts and Required Forms

• Try out dates will be announced. Please consult
  the Heritage website for these dates. Before you
  tryout, they must turn in the completed forms
  listed below to the athletic department at
  Heritage. All forms can be downloaded from the
  Heritage High School website.       
• VHSL Physical Form
• Parent Consent Form
• Emergency Card
• Training Rules
• LCPS Insurance Acknowledgement Form
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Middle Schools Visit Heritage in June!!!!

• June 2-Smarts Mill
• June 3-Harper Park
• Times 915-1115 am
• Tour the school
• Learn about Heritage Sports, Clubs, Student
  Activities and more! Students will rotate through
  4 informational sessions during their visit.

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Cant wait to see you in September 2008!