- Sep 17-22 - Homecoming Spirit Week
- Sep 17 - Senior Meeting with Student Services, 4th period
- Sep 19 - 3 Hour Early Release
- Sep 19 - Free Tutoring, 700 pm, HUMC
- Oct 10 -
PSAT Day
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Mon, Sep 17 - Mismatched Monday
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Tue, Sep 18 - Super Tuesday
- Wed Sep 19 - Camo/Flannel Day
- Thu, Sep 20 - Throwback Thursday, Powderpuff Game @ 7:00 pm
- Fri, Sep 21 - Class Color/HHS Spirit Day
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Sat, Sep 22 - Homecoming Parade @ 9:30 am, Football Game @ 1:00 pm
Dance @ 8:00 pm
World
Languages Credit Exam - The 2018 Credit Exam
for World Languages will be administered November 6th, 7th and
8th. Twenty-nine languages will be included: American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic,
Bengali/Bangla, Chinese/Mandarin, Farsi/Persian, French, German, Greek, Hindi,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian,
Sanskrit/Samskritam, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog/Pilipino, Tamil, Telugu,
Tigrinia, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Registration
opens Monday, September 10, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. and closes on Wednesday,
October 10, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. Late registrations will not be accepted.
School
counselors will register students. Credit exam information can be accessed athttps://www.fcps.edu/academics/high-school-academics-9-12/world-languages/credit-exam-world-languages.
Senior Meetings - On September
17th during 4th period, the school counselors will be meeting with their
seniors to discuss post-secondary planning and the college application
process. It is imperative that your student be present for this important
meeting.
HHS Dance Team Fundraiser - The HHS Dance Team is running a 30 day
fundraiser with Glory Days Grill, ending on September 18th. All itemized receipts need to be placed in the HHS Dance Team box, located in
the front lobby of the Reston North Point Glory Days. 10% of total sales will go to the Dance Team. Additional information available here.
COLLEGE VISITS to the Career Center – Juniors and seniors must sign up in Naviance Student, and
print the confirmation as a pass. Teacher approval must be obtained in
advance.
Students should see Mrs. Peirce in the Career Center if they
have questions about signing up.
Date - Time - Visiting College/University
9/17/2018 - 8:30am - Winthrop
University
9/17/2018 - 1:30pm - Bryant
University
9/18/2018 - 8:30am - Richard
Bland College
9/19/2018 - 8:30am - University
of Lynchburg
9/19/2018 - 9:15am - American
University
9/19/2018 - 10:00am - University
of Maryland-College Park
9/19/2018 - 10:45am - York
College Pennsylvania
9/20/2018 - 8:30am - Gettysburg
College
9/20/2018 - 9:15am - Ferrum
College
9/20/2018 - 10:45am - University
of Louisville
Free Tutoring - Free tutoring with a focus on math, chemistry, and physics will start at Herndon United
Methodist Church (right across the street from the school) on September 12, 2018 and every Wednesday at 7:00pm-8:00pm.
We have a group of adult volunteer tutors who are available each Wednesday
on a first come, first served basis. Come to Herndon United Methodist Church,
right across the street from HHS.
For more information, call 703-707-6271 or
e-mail office@herndonumc.org or check out the flyer here.
PSAT Information - PSAT season is upon us! The PSAT will be held
at Herndon High School on Wednesday, October 10th. All 11th grade students will
take the PSAT/NMSQT during the school day; however, only students who have
registered and paid $20 will receive scores and be entered into the National
Merit Scholarship Qualifying Contest. Registration forms
will be mailed home this week. Registration and payment will also be available
through MySchoolBucks by the end of the week.
To learn more about the test and how your
student can best prepare, please visit:
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10
Please contact Megan
Bieleski (mbieleski@fcps.edu) with questions.
FINANCIAL AID NIGHT – for Students and Parents
What you need to know about College Financial Aid Process
Tuesday, October 9th at 6:30pm – HHS
Auditorium
A Spanish version will be held in the HHS Cafeteria at
6:30pm
Jack Zegeer, Director of Financial Aid, along with Cathy
Hall, both of Northern Virginia Community College will explain why filing FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is so important, the different types
of financial aid, how to apply for aid, tips, tools and resources.
Students should plan to attend with their parent.
Host a German Student - A group of German host students are visiting Herndon High
School from 10/12-10/26. We are in need a few more host families to accommodate
our visitors as they shadow a HHS student and explore the DC area. If you would
be interested in being a host family, please email Timothy Allen at TLALLEN1@fcps.edu . This is a great
opportunity to learn about another culture and help make the world a better
place!
2018 FCPS College Fair and College Night Events - Fairfax County Public Schools high school students and their families are encouraged to attend the 2018 College Fair on October 14 at Fair Oaks Mall (7:30 – 9:30 p.m.), and College Night on October 15 at Hayfield Secondary School (7:00 – 9:00 p.m.). College Fair and College Night provide opportunities for college-bound students and their families to gather information from a variety of schools. Approximately 300 colleges and universities are represented, including two- and four-year colleges and militaryacademies.
Students may register to attend the event via this link: https://www.fcpscollegefairs.com/Registration/EventSelectForState?stateName=All.
Additionally, students who would like to support the event as a volunteer may register via x2vol or through this Google Form.
From the Library:
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Parent volunteers are so important! We’re
in tighter quarters this year with the renovation, and face extra
challenges with keeping shelves in order. If helping out in a busy,
vibrant library for an hour every week or two sounds appealing to you,
please contact us at hhs_library@fcps.edu.
No prior experience is required!
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Battle of the Books is back at Herndon High
School for a second year! Many of our students had a great experience with
this team event at Herndon Middle School, and we’re excited about
continuing the fun at the high school level. We’ll know soon which of our
amazing staff members will be coaching . Students who want more
information can stop by the library or email us at hhs_library@fcps.edu.
- Did you know that if your student has library
obligations that are $3.00 or greater, you can pay via MySchoolBucks?
Contact us at the above-referenced email address if you’d like to check
your student’s account.
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PTSA
Directory 2018-2019 School Year - Due to the recent
state privacy legislation that forbids schools from providing address and phone
information of students, HHS PTSA is providing a digital list of emails of
parents in place of the usual printed directory.
For HHS, it consists of student name/grade
level/parent guardian names & emails. If you wish to opt-out and not share
your information in this format, please contact Julie Saylor at jsaylor@verizon.net by Sept. 22nd
2018.
If you opt-out and your information
is not in the directory file, you will not be eligible to purchase it.
If you require
additional information on the recently enacted law, please review it at:http://www.fccpta.org/2018/07/16/changes-to-school-directory-information/
Thank you for
joining HHS PTSA and GO HORNETS!!
FCPS has adopted a new online
resource called Mathspace for math courses up through PreCalculus.
Students will be able to access the resource over the internet from anywhere.
There is also a mobile app that can be used on phones and tablets.
Students can log into their account through the FCPS Clever portal using their
regular FCPS network credentials. The resource link will be provided on 24-7
Learning (Blackboard). Parents may learn more about this resource through this video from
Instructional Services or by contacting their child’s math teacher.
Student Parking at Herndon High School - We have more great news to share
with our students and families about student parking on campus! Seniors,
if you received space 1-100 in our August lottery, you should have already
received your parking pass. If you received a number between 101-122, we
now have a space for you! Please review, print, and complete the attached
parking application/forms (form 1, 2, 3, and
4). Bring your completed packet (with parent
signatures), your driver’s license, check or money order (no cash) to the
cafeteria on Monday, August 10 during your lunch period and receive
your space! Reminder: students may not park on campus without
completing this process.
We will continue to review our
parking availability and add student parking when possible. Our side lot
has not yet opened and when it does, we will open the next senior / junior
application lottery process. More news will become available as we learn
more.
In
an effort to conserve paper and manpower, Herndon High School will open
“virtually” this year. The required and optional forms listed below
will help Herndon High School serve you and your family. Please remember
each form must be filled out for each individual child who is attending Herndon
HS for the 2018-19 school year.
Required Forms:
Optional Forms:
In addition to the required forms listed above,
you may complete the optional forms listed below depending on your choices for
your student.
Medication Authorization
Opt Out
Booklets with Forms - High School (grades 9 - 12)
Family Life Education (FLE) - Program descriptions and opt out forms.
Athletics
Health and Medical
Medicaid Expansion and Availability of State Health Insurance for
Children - The Virginia Department of
Education has provided information on the availability of the state’s health insurance for children
(FAMIS) and new insurance coverage for adults that will soon be available as a
result of Medicaid expansion.
Additionally, the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) has provided two flyers:
- "Ready, Set, Covered!" - Provides key information about the availability of this new initiative in English and Spanish.
- "Coming Soon: New Health Coverage for Adults Flyer" - Provides information on FAMIS. In English and Spanish.
Free and Reduced Meals - The free and reduced meals application for the
2018-2019 school year is now available. The free and reduced meals
application for the 2018-2019 school year includes an online application for
parents to submit the application electronically for faster processing.
- The online
free and reduced meals application will be available in the following
languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Filipino, French, Vietnamese,
- To change
the language of the application click on the Language link in the top
right of the screen.
- The online
application can be completed on mobile devices.
- If an email
address is provided, notification will be e-mailed regarding approval.
Lockers - Lockers will be very
limited during the 2018-19 school year due to renovation. All freshmen will be automatically be assigned a locker. Any 10th, 11th, and 12th grade student who requires a locker can request one using the following form here. Once the
request is received, a locker will be assigned to the student on an individual
basis.
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