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
• Spirit Wear-in the lobby

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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 1,788 including our
  PK Program
• Heritage students value academic success 88
  students made A honor roll and 741 made A/B honor
  roll for the 1st 9 weeks.
• AP continues to grow. Approximately 980 AP Exams
  will be administered in May 2009 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).
• The Heritage Singers have been invited for the
  last 2 years to sing in an orchestral concert
  with Longwood University.
• Heritage participates in a German American
  Partnership Program called GAPP with a school in
  Soest, Germany called the Hannah-Arendt-Gesamtschu
  le. German students visit Heritage for 3 weeks
  each year. Heritage students also travel to
  Germany each summer for 3 weeks as part of the
  exchange

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Other Accomplishments

• Class of 2008
• 248 of the 367 graduates earned an Advanced
  Studies Diploma
• 91 entered a 4 year or 2 year college or
  university after graduating, 4 entered other
  educational ed., 2 joined the military and 3
  entered in the world of work
• Received almost 2,700,000 in scholarship money
• 2 National Merit Finalists-National Merit
  Scholarship Program
• 1 National Achievement Finalist-National
  Achievement Scholarship Program
• 1 United States Presidential Scholar Candidate
• 28 LCPS Excellence in Education Honorees for
  cumulative 4.0 GPA
• 8 4.0 honor Roll Medallion Recipients for
  Academic Excellence

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Colleges and Universities accepting Heritage
Graduates

• Rutgers
• Temple
• Cornell
• University of Michigan
• Art Institute of Washington
• Hampden-Sydney College
• The Peabody Institute of the
• John Hopkins University
• MIT
• Stanford
• Rose-Hulman Institute of
• Technology
• The University of Pennsylvania

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

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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                     
• Girls Basketball             
• Boys Basketball             
• Swimming                    
• Gymnastics

• Spring Sports Teams
• Baseball                           
• Softball                          
• Girls Soccer                     
• Boys Soccer                     
• Girls Lacrosse                  
• Boys Lacrosse                   
• Girls Tennis                     
• Boys Tennis                     
• Girls Track                      
• Boys 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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Freshman YearFrom NACAC-National Association for
College Admission Counseling

• Take challenging courses
• Study hard and earn 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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Block Scheduling

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

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Standard 22/6 vs. Advanced 24/9 Diploma

• Core-4 English, 3 Social Studies, 3 Science and 3
  Math courses
• Fine/Practical Art course
• Sequential Electives 2
• Additional electives
• 22 total course credits
  
• Plus Six verified credits from EOC/SOL testing

• Core-4 English, 4 Social Studies, 4 Science, and
  4 Math courses
• Fine/Practical Art course
• Additional electives
• Foreign Language 3 of 1 or 2 of 2
• 24 total course credits
• Plus Nine verified credits from EOC/SOL testing

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End of Course SOL TestsExams are taken in May
each year. English Writing is taken in March

• English 11 - 2 tests
• Reading/Literature
• Writing (March exam)
• 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 Science 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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Registration Process

• Heritage counselors visit middle school to
  register 8th graders for courses in February.
• Course Request Form -Due back to the middle
  school counselor in early March. Please review,
  make changes and sign off.
• Six Year Plan-Also due back to the middle school
  counselor with your signature. This process is
  under development.
• All students sign up to take 4 core courses, PE
  9, 2 electives, and study hall to fill the 8
  block schedule.
• Beginning of diploma quest.

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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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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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Special Programs

• LCPS Academy of Science
• Thomas Jefferson High School for
• Science and Technology
• Advanced Placement Program
• Dual Enrollment Agreements with NVCC, Shenandoah
  University, VA Tech and Loudoun Governors Career
  and Technical Academy.
• Geospacial Course-JMU Dual Enrollment
• Monroe Technology Center-1112 grade
• Career Pathways through NVCC/GMU-12 grade

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A few helpful web sites for college and career
planning

• CollegeBoard-www.collegeboard.com
• Naviance-Family Connections-call your
  son/daughters counselor at the high school for
  your registration code.
• http//connection.naviance.com/hhs
• NACAC-National Association for College Admission
  Counseling www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/ForStuden
  ts/
• NCAA-National Collegiate Athletic Association-for
  sports eligibility in college-www.ncaa.org/wps/por
  tal
• Fastweb-for great financial aid and scholarship
  information-www.fastweb.com

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Middle Schools Visit Heritage in March!

• March 23-Harper Park
• March 24-Smarts Mill
• Times 930-1130 am
• Tour the school
• Learn about Heritage Sports, Clubs, Student
  Activities and more! Students will rotate through
  informational sessions during their visit.

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Cant wait to see you in September 2009!