Nov 16 - Class of 2023 Spirit Day, Chick-fil-A North Point

Nov 18 - Free Virtual Tutoring, HUMC

Nov 24 - Senior T-shirt Form Completion Date

Nov 25-27 - Holiday (Thanksgiving)

Nov 30 - Senior Dues First installment Deadline

PTSA Volunteers Opportunities

The Herndon High School PTSA is seeking volunteers for the following open roles:

•  2nd Vice President
• Website Administrator
• Fundraising Chair
• Senior Scholarship Chair
• Parent and Student Engagement Liaison

If you have any questions about these open positions or would like to learn more information please contact shareemannan@gmail.com.

Class of 2023 Mobile Order Spirit Day

Chick-Fil-A North Point Village

Monday, November 16, 2020 • 7:00am - 9:00pm

Come support The HHS Class of 2023 by placing a Mobile Pickup, Drive-thru, Curbside, or Delivery order. You get to enjoy a great meal and The HHS Class of 2023 will receive a donation of 25% of today's Mobile sales, just mention Spirit Day/Night in the special instructions when ordering. Additional information available here.

Free Virtual Tutoring

For the past 19 years, Herndon United Methodist Church has been offering free, in-person tutoring to HHS students.  We are excited to announce the start of Virtual TGFT [Thank God for Tutors] on November 18 with a brand new website:  herndonumc.org/tgft.
Our team of ten adult tutors are ready to help your students in chemistry, physics and all areas of math.

Please have students pre-register their name and subject choice via the Google form on the website.  We look forward to helping your students succeed!

Senior Class T-Shirt – Size Collection

All students will receive a Senior Class T-shirt as part of their Senior Dues. Please click the link, tinyurl.com/getshirt21, to add information about t-shirt size so that we can be sure to have your size available for pick-up.  Fill out this Google Form by November 24, 2020.   

Class of 2024 - Class Council

The Class of 2024 is looking for 9th graders to join its class council. The class council is a group open to all Class of 2024 students. Members will develop leadership skills, make new friends, and be a part of HHS school activities and service. Interested students can fill out the form here.

We are looking for students who are interested in planning, working, and being a behind-the-scenes person at class and school activities throughout high school.

Class Council members will not hold a specific office, but instead be members of a class executive council.  The executive council model follows a model of collaborative leadership in which students share the responsibility and leadership roles on the basis of the tasks to be completed. 

Approximate Time Commitment:

1. Fundraising (10-15 hours)
2. Building Class Community (10 hours)

If you have any questions please reach out to Ms. Ferguson (mferguson@fcps.edu) or Ms. Wright (tmwright@fcps.edu)

From the Library

• Our November student book club meeting will take place on Monday the 23^th at 3:00. There’s no required reading and no previous book club experience is required! This month, we are reading books outside of our “normal” genre comfort zone to discuss. This is an informal space to connect and to share what we’re reading. Students can learn more on the library’s Blackboard course or by joining Google class code 2apa3rv. Email the library if you have questions.
• Herndon HS students have access to thousands of books in physical format and in ebook format. If students would like to check out physical books, they can log into their Destiny accounts with their FCPS credentials, and place up to five books on hold. They will receive a confirmation email from the library team when the books are available. We offer contact-free curbside services on Monday afternoons between 12:00 and 3:00. Pickup outside those hours can be arranged as needed. We’ll even meet you at other Herndon-area schools to deliver if getting to Herndon HS during school hours is not possible! If you have library books from last year from any FCPS school, they can be returned at the same time.
• Did you know your student can meet virtually with a member of the library team every school day? Our virtual office hours on BBCU allow students to connect with us from 8:00 – 11:00 on Mondays, and before school, during Stingers and lunch, and after school on other school days.

Family Engagement Month

The Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education recognize November 2020 as Family Engagement Month. Research on family engagement suggests that when schools, families, and communities support each other, students of all backgrounds and ability levels achieve at the highest levels. The importance of parental and family support is highlighted during the month of November as we celebrate and strengthen family-school partnerships together. 

To support schools with best practices in November and year-round, the Office of Professional Learning and Family Engagement and the Virginia Department of Education have an array of resources to support equitable family engage-ment practices.

• FCPS Family Engagement Resources Website
• FCPS Parent Handouts and Tip Cards  (Resources Section)
• FCPS Parent Resource Center Workshops
• Compiled resources from the Office of Equity and Community Engagement at VDOE
• Culturally Responsive Family Engagement Tips (Education Development Center)

Food for Neighbors Holiday Meals

Hunger is an unwelcome guest during the holiday season. Since 2016, Food For Neighbors has been providing holiday meals to families in middle and high schools throughout Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Can you help make the holidays special for a local family struggling with food insecurity? For every $100 received, FFN can provide two grocery gift cards for families to purchase several nutritious and delicious meals this season. Holiday meals are a special time when families come together. With your generosity, students throughout our community will experience this joy during what has been a difficult year. Thank you for your generosity.  Here is a link to their website:https://www.foodforneighbors.org/home/holiday-meals/

Important Updates on Grab and Go Meals

Fairfax County Public Schools is offering no-cost nutritious meals to ALL students through June 30, 2021. Meals are available at school sites and along bus routes. Beginning Monday, November 9, grab and go bus delivery times and some bus stop locations will change. The updated bus schedule will be posted on November 6. 

Breakfast and lunch meals are offered Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). Breakfast and lunch are served at the same time. Breakfast and lunch are also offered at no cost to any student who attends in-person instruction at a school Monday-Friday. Meals for Saturday and Sunday are offered at sites and on bus routes every Friday.

More information is available online, or by calling the Office of Food and Nutrition Services at 703-813-4800.

Free and Reduced Price Meals

The application for Free or Reduced-Price Meals needs to be completed each school year for eligibility. If you applied last school year for your child(ren), please remember to submit a new application for this school year. The current eligibility status expired on October 20, 2020.

Apply for free and reduced-price meals by visiting My School Apps . Eligibility may also provide your child(ren) other important benefits. Financial assistance with school related fees requires the completion of section four of the application – Consent to Share Information. Be sure your child(ren) are approved for the 20-21 school year. 

The online application is available in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, Tagalog, French, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean. Follow the link above to the website and then click on the Language drop down menu on the top bar.  Paper applications are available to complete and submit in English upon request at FCPS food distribution sites. 

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