Calendar
Dec 13 - Herndon Band Winter Concert, 7:00 pm, Auditorium
Dec 14 - HUMC Free Tutoring, 7:00-8:00 pm, Zoom
Dec 15 - Herndon Winter Orchestra Concert, 8:00 pm, Auditorium
Dec 16 - Orchestra Spirit Day, 7:00 am-9:00 pm, Chick-fil-A, North Point Village
Dec 19 - Jan 02 - Holiday, Winter Break
Jan 03 - Classes Resume
Jan 05 - AP & Electives Fair Preview, TA, School Wide
Jan 05 - Senior Class Meeting, 4th period, Auditorium
Jan 05 - AP & Electives Fair, All Lunches, Main Street
Jan 05 - Curriculum Night, 6:30 pm, Main Street & Auditorium
FCPS Calendar
Upcoming Events
Conducting Sleigh Ride - Auction at HHS Band Winter Concert
Calling all wannabe conductors! The Herndon Band is auctioning off the opportunity to conduct “Sleigh Ride” at our annual free winter concert on Tuesday, December 13th at 7pm at Herndon HS. Bring your checkbook and you could be the lucky winner and have a chance to shine on stage!
Herndon HS Winter Orchestra Concert
The Herndon HS Winter Orchestra Concert will be held on Thursday December 15th 8:00 p.m. at the Herndon HS Auditorium. Come and attend with family and friends!
Orchestra Spirit Day at Chick-fil-A
What - Herndon HS Orchestra Spirit Day
Where - Chick-fil-A, North Point Village, Reston
When - 7:00 am - 9:00 pm on Friday, December 16, 2022
Mention you are there to support HHS Orchestra, and 25% of the proceeds will go towards the school orchestra to offset expenses. Flyer.
You can: Drive through, Call ahead, or Use their CFA Mobile App (mention HHS Orchestra in special instructions), then pick up your yummy food!
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.
Winter Break
As a reminder, winter break will be held December 19 to January 2. To help make sure you and your children have a restful break, we have asked that no homework be assigned during this time. Teachers may assign long-range assignments in the weeks ahead of the break, allowing students to practice time management skills, but no assignments will be due immediately following the break. We look forward to welcoming students back in the new year. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. See the complete 2022-23 school year calendar.
Important Information
All Night Grad Party Upcoming Events:
12/15/22 - Thursday - 6:00-10:00 pm - Guest Bartending Night at Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697 Spring Street - We’ll have a 50/50 raffle and local celebrity guest bartenders (like Herndon Mayor Sheila Olem and Teachers & Grads from Herndon High School)!
1/8/23 - Sunday - 7:00-8:00 pm - ANG Party planning meeting - The Breeze, 781 Station Street - come help us plan to make this the best event possible for our kids!
1/26/23 - Thursday - 1:00-9:00 pm - Escape Room, 406 Elden Street - Book with promo code ANGescape23 and proceeds will go to our party.
2/5/23 (tentative) - Sunday - Community Casino Night - The Breeze, 781 Station Street - details coming soon.
3/21/23 - Tuesday - 11:00 am - 9:00 pm - Aslin Tap Room - proceeds all day and Guest Cicerones in the evening
https://herndonang.org/upcoming-events
HerndonANGparty@gmail.com
Help Herndon HS Families in Need
The PTSA is partnering with local Girl Scout Troop 3431 to help Herndon High families in need this holiday season.
Give back to our HHS community by signing up to donate grocery/food gift cards between $10 and $50. All donations are tax deductible. Donations can be mailed, dropped off at school, or sent via e-gift card to herndonptsa@gmail.com.
Details here:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0f4cafa72ba0fac07-hhsholiday
Herndon's Gift of Reading Donation Drive
The Herndon PTSA is proud to work with Educate Fairfax on Herndon's Gift of Reading Donation Drive. This Herndon pyramid-wide book drive will gift books to Hutchison and Herndon Elementary students - just in time for the holiday. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the best cause there is: the gift of reading! Click here: http://bit.ly/Herndonreads
Celebrate the HHS Teachers This Holiday Season
The HHS PTSA is collecting gift cards for the Holiday Raffle. 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! Click here for additional information or copy and paste the link listed below. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/7X9EYR593Z29?ref_=wl_share
Holiday Meals Program
Holiday meals are a special time when families come together. Can you help make the holidays special for a local family struggling with food insecurity? Since 2016, Food For Neighbors has been providing holiday meals to students in middle and high schools throughout Fairfax and Loudoun counties. For every $50 donated to the Food For Neighbors Holiday Meals Program, they will provide a $50 grocery store gift card for a local family to purchase a nutritious and delicious meal this season. To donate, visit FFN Holiday Meals Program.
Hunger is an unwelcome guest during the holidays and with your generosity, families throughout our community will experience the joy of gathering around a table together to enjoy a nice meal. Thank you for your generosity!
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.
From our Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
Mental Health, Coping & Addiction
One in four Americans suffers from a mental illness. Almost 3 in 5 people with mental illness will receive no treatment or medication. In 2019, an estimated 47.6 million adults (19% of the country) had a mental illness, but only 43% received any kind of mental health care (Johns Hopkins). There are many reasons why a person may turn to drugs or alcohol initially, including using these mind-altering substances as a coping mechanism for stress, difficult emotions, physical ailments, and other issues. Drugs and alcohol can provide a temporary respite from reality and everyday life. They can enhance pleasure and decrease inhibitions and anxiety. Drug use can be an unhealthy coping mechanism. Coping mechanisms are habits formed over time that serve to help a person manage situations or stress levels. Not all coping mechanisms are maladaptive or destructive; however, addiction is both.
Before using drugs as a coping strategy, here are some recommendations for a healthier mindset. The goal is to identify the “void” or issue and work towards healing. In the meantime, experts recommend diet and exercise as great places to start. See your Primary Care Physician and a therapist if needed. Quality sleep is also a major factor in a healthy mind. Surround yourself with good people and don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it.
For general questions about the FCPS Substance Abuse Prevention Program, please contact the Office of Student Safety & Wellness at: (571) 423-4270.
Resources:
Substance Use Disorder info
FCPS Social Work
For further Information & support:
Diana Vera
Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
Email: dpvera@fcps.edu
From Herndon High School Student Services
This school year our school presented the Signs of Suicide (SOS) program for ninth and eleventh graders on 11/4/22 and 12/7/22.
Through the program the students learned:
- that depression is treatable, so they are encouraged to seek help
- how to identify depression and potential suicide risk in themselves or a friend
- to ACT (Acknowledge, Care and Tell a trusted adult) if concerned about themselves or a friend
- who they can turn to at school for help, if they need it
Here are resources that were shared with the students:
We also encourage you to visit www.sossignsofsuicide.org/parent for information on warning signs for youth suicide, useful resources, and some of the key messages students learned. You can also view this parent video to learn more.
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