Calendar
Oct 03-08 - Homecoming Spirit Week
Oct 05 - Student and Teacher Holiday - Yom Kippur
Oct 05 - HUMC Free Tutoring, 7:00-8:00 pm, Zoom
Oct 10 - Student Holiday - Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Oct 12 - Asynchronous Day for 9th Graders, PSAT for 10th & 11th Graders, SAT for Participating 12th Graders
Oct 12 - 2 Hour Early Release
Oct 12 - Financial Aid Night - What You Need to Know About Paying for College!, 7:00-8:30 pm, Lecture Hall
FCPS Calendar
Upcoming Events
Homecoming Spirit Week
Homecoming Events 2022
Friday October 07
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Saturday, October 8th
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Pep Rally, 7th period
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Powerpuff, 6:00 pm, HHS Stadium
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Bonfire, 7:00 pm, HHS Front Field
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Parade, 8:00 am, Downtown Herndon
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Football Game, 1:00 pm, HHS Stadium
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Dance, 8:00 pm, HHS Cafeteria
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HUMC Free Tutoring Program
TGFT will remain virtual for the start of the 2022-23 school year, with sessions being held every Wednesday. Information regarding the program can be found on our website: herndonumc.org/tgft. As in the past, we offer assistance in all math subjects, chemistry, and physics. We want to help your students be successful this year! Additional information available here.
HHS PTSA Staff Appreciation
The HHS PTSA is collecting gift cards for staff appreciation! These gift cards will be part of monthly raffle drawings, teacher/staff/custodian/counselor/etc appreciation days, random-acts-of-kindness throughout the year, and more! If you purchase from the PTSA's amazon wish list below, the items will be mailed directly to the PTSA President's home. You can also drop off items to the main office in an envelope labeled "Herndon PTSA". Thanks for your contributions! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/7X9EYR593Z29?ref_=wl_share
PSAT/SAT Day
On October 12th, Herndon High School will be administering the PSAT to all 10th and 11th graders and the SAT to seniors who opted in. All freshmen and unregistered seniors will participate in asynchronous activities at home. High school academy courses are canceled on this date.
Financial Aid / Paying for College Night at Herndon HS
Herndon High School and South Lakes High School will jointly host FINANCIAL AID NIGHT - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PAYING FOR COLLEGE! Students and their families are invited to attend on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 7:00-8:30 pm. The event will be held in the Herndon High School Lecture Hall. Simultaneously, a Spanish version of the event will be presented in the HHS College/Career Center. Mr. Jack Zeeger, Financial Aid Manager at NVCC, and Ms. Monica Gomez, also of NVCC, are experts in the field and will provide answers to your questions no matter the college or university your child may attend. Topics covered will include: Understanding the FAFSA and VASA, how the financial aid process works, types of aid, and steps families need to take to secure financial aid. The event will begin promptly at 7pm. Please RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/2022FinancialAidNight
Make the Postsecondary Connection at Look to the Future Week (HS)
Fairfax County Public Schools high school students and their families are encouraged to participate in the week's events. The 2022 College Fair will be held on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at George Mason University’s Eagle Bank Arena from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. Approximately 250 colleges and universities will be represented, including two- and four-year colleges and US Service Academies. Following the fair, Virtual Postsecondary Week will be held on Monday, October 17 to Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 5:00 - 8:00 pm. Please encourage students to register for these events if they plan to attend. Both events will help students be better prepared for the next chapter of their educational journey.
English Version of Flier
Spanish Version of Flier
Important Information
Food for Neighbors
Would you like to help students in our area receive the healthy food they need to succeed in school? We’re partnering with Food For Neighbors to stock the food pantry in our school and supply supplemental weekend food to our students who struggle with food insecurity outside of school hours.
FFN is looking for Red Bag Donors to donate food 5 times per school year, volunteers to drive and pickup the food and sorters to help organize and pack the food on event days. It only takes a few minutes to sign up and can make a huge difference in the lives of local teens! Visit the website at www.foodforneighbors.org/get-involved to donate food and volunteer. Thanks for your support!
From the Library
Your student’s Destiny account is their gateway to a wide variety of reading material. FCPS’s library system allows students to put books on hold, renew their books, and checkout ebooks and e-audiobooks. And students can always find research support through their Library course on Schoology.
Are you looking for ways to be involved? The library appreciates parent volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering one or two hours per week, please contact us. No previous library experience is required—we will provide training on shelving returned books, processing new books, and other tasks.
You can reach the HHS Library Team at hhs_library@fcps.edu.
Families, We Need Your Consent for Select Digital Resources
At Herndon High School, our teachers will use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. You can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent here: https://herndonhs.fcps.edu/adopteddigitalresources. Additionally, you can find more information about approved digital resources in FCPS here: https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/digital-resources.
Included on this page is also a link to a form where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. This page also provides more information about how FCPS carefully reviews digital resources for approval and why we must request your consent before using certain tools. We encourage you to complete the parental consent for digital resources form as soon as possible, as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to our School Based Technology Specialist, Mrs Smith (liz.smith@fcps.edu), if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year. This form needs to be signed at the start of each school year.
All Night Grad Planning Volunteers Needed!
Looking for parents from ALL grades to join the All Night Grad Planning Committee! It’s a highlight of the year for the Seniors from HHS - start getting involved now! Email herndonpsta@gmail.com with questions and interest.
Senior Dues
Attention Class of 2023! It has taken you a lot of work and effort to get to this place- GRADUATION is around the corner. There will be many events and adventures throughout the year to celebrate.
This year, Senior Dues will be $60 per student. You can pay through your MySchoolBucks account, or by check or cash. If you chose the latter, please bring your check ( made out to Herndon HS Class of 23) or cash to the main office. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Cronin at school or pscronin@fcps.edu.
Schedule Change Process
Herndon school counselors spend considerable time assisting students with their selection of appropriate courses. Since all decisions regarding staffing, instructional supplies, etc. are made based on those selections, change requests will be accommodated only under limited circumstances. The following schedule change process will be in place for the 2022-23 school year.
- September 12-23, 2022 - No movement
- After September 26, 2022 - No elective course changes are permitted. Schedule change requests for core courses are reviewed if the Schedule Change Request Form is completed by the student and parent/guardian. Students should discuss the request with and receive the form from their school counselor. Communication with teacher must be made prior to the request and documented on this form. Additionally, approval must be given by the subject administrator of the course and room is available in the requested course. The current teacher is provided the opportunity to discuss the reality of the course with the student and parent/guardian, so they do not make a decision based on inaccurate first impressions. Schedule change requests can be made to the school counselor for the following reasons:
- A student would like to challenge themselves academically and go up a level (from regular to honors) in a core course.
- A student is experiencing academic difficulty in a core course and would like to go down a level (from AP to honors).
Parent Information Phone Lines
FCPS language lines are available in eight different languages to assist parents who do not speak English as their first language.
A school system employee will respond to your call in your preferred language within 24 hours, Monday through Friday. The caller will provide you with the requested information, arrange for you to speak with the appropriate school employee, or connect you with the resource that you are looking to find.
To use the parent information phone lines please call:
- Amharic: 571-423-4957
- Arabic: 571-423-4952
- Chinese: 571-423-4953
- Farsi: 571-423-4954
- Korean: 571-423-4951
- Spanish: 571-423-4950
- Urdu: 571-423-4955
- Vietnamese: 571-423-4956
Click HERE to be directed to the FCPS Parent Information Phone Lines site.
Anonymous Tip Line Puts Safety First
If you or your child have concerns or information relating to feeling unsafe in any way at school, we encourage you to reach out to a member of the security or administrative team so that we may quickly address the issue. Students and parents may also utilize the FCPS Office of Safety and Security safety tip line, that you can access anonymously online, by text (888-777; Keyword TIP FCPS), or by phone (571-423-2020).
If your tip is an emergency and immediate assistance is necessary, please dial 911.
Students, staff, and community members should report school safety issues such as threats, unsafe or dangerous situations, illegal drug activity, theft, gang activity, the existence of weapons, vandalism, and concerns about student wellness. Tip line users may identify themselves or remain anonymous.
Concerns that do not impact the safety of our schools—concerns or information about programs, regulations, or policies—can be sent to the FCPS ombudsman online, at 571-423-4014, or ombudsman@fcps.edu.
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