Heritage High School

Home of the PrideWelcome!

Agenda Introductions• Mrs. Huckaby-Principal• Mrs. Cummings-Guidance Director• Mrs. Castro-President PTSO• Mrs. Maher-Parent Liaison• Ron Petrella-Athletic Director

• A Student’s Perspective Kayleen Galvan -senior Kyle Flinton -senior • Powerpoint Presentation Mrs. Cummings • The Lion’s Den-School Store www.lcps.org/hhs

A student’s perspective…Kayleen and Kyle• 1. Student Biography

-Heritage Resume

-College/Career Plans• 2. Biggest challenge 9th grade year• 3. Best part of 9th grade year• 4. What I will miss about Heritage• 5. Advice to parents• 6. Words of wisdom to 8th graders

Some AccomplishmentsClass of 2010

• 402 graduates• 86% entered a 4 year or 2 year college or

university after graduating, 8% entered other educational ed., 4% joined the military and 2% entered in the world of work

• $3.46 Million in scholarship money earned• 1 National Achievement Finalist-College Board• 27 LCPS Excellence in Education Honorees

with cumulative 4.0 GPA

Colleges and Universities accepting Heritage Graduates

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

• 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

Heritage AthleticsFall 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

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Spring Sports Teams• Baseball                           • Softball                           • Girls’ Soccer                     • Boys’ Soccer                     • Girls’ Lacrosse                   • Boys’ Lacrosse                   • Girls’ Tennis                     • Boys’ Tennis                     • Girls’ Track                      • Boys’ Track               

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 FormParent Consent Form

Emergency CardTraining Rules

LCPS Insurance Acknowledgement Form 

Freshman Year SuggestionsFrom NACAC-National Association for College

Admission Counseling

• Take challenging courses• Study hard and earn excellent

grades• Read, read, read…to strengthen

your vocabulary• Become involved in co-curricular

activities at Heritage

Freshman Year College Planning From NACAC-National Association for College

Admission Counseling

• 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 $$$$$$ for college• Get to know your high school counselor

Standard vs. Advanced Diplomas

• 4 English, 3 Social Studies,

3 Science 3 Math• Health & PE 2• Fine Arts or Career /Tech

or Foreign Language 2

• Finance/Economics 1 • Additional electives 4 +

• 22 total course credits

• 6 verified credits from

EOC/SOL testing

• 4 English, 4 Social Studies,

4 Science, 4 Math credits • Health & PE 2• Fine or Career/Tech 1• Foreign Language 3 or 4

• Finance/Economics 1• Additional electives 3 +

• 26 total course credits

• 9 verified credits from

EOC/SOL testing

Standard & Advanced Technical Diplomas

• 4 English, 3 Social Studies,

3 Science 3 Math courses • Health & PE 2• Fine Art or Foreign Language 1• Finance/Economics 1• Career /Technical Concentration 4

• Additional electives 1

• 22 total course credits • 6 verified credits from EOC/ SOL testing

• 4 English, 4 Social Studies,

4 Science 4 Math courses• Health & PE 2• Fine Art or Career Tech. 1• Finance/Economics 1• Career /Technical Concentration 3• Foreign Language 3 or 4

• 26 total course credits • 9 verified credits from

EOC/SOL testing

A new graduation requirement for the Class of 2015!

Economics & Personal Finance

-LCPS will offer a .5 semester course in each.

-Student may take this course at any time during 10, 11 or 12 grade.

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 1 Part 2– Geometry– Algebra II

• Social Studies– World History I– World History II– US/VA History

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

Four Year Plan For Advanced Studies Diploma

Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade12English 9 English 10 English 11 English 12

Math Math Math Math

Science Science Science Science

Pre-AP World AP World US/VA Hist. US/VA Gov.

Health/PE9 Health/PE10 (Finance/Econ) (Elective)

For. Lang. For. Lang. For. Lang. (For. Lang.)

Elective Elective Elective Elective

AP Courses1st opportunity to take-10th grade

Course-AP World HistoryWeight of 1.0 on gpa

Honor’s CoursesBegin in 9th grade

English 9H, Pre-AP WorldEarth Science H

Weight of .5 on gpa

• Biology• Physics• Chemistry• English• French• German• Latin• Spanish• Studio Art

• Statistics• AB Calculus• BC Calculus• Computer Science• World History• United States

History• US. Government• Psychology• Economics

Loudoun County AP Course Offerings

Registration Process

• Heritage counselors visit middle school to register 8th graders for courses in February and early March.

• 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.

• 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.

Middle School Credit Options

• Algebra I– Head start on verified credits

• Geometry – Head start on verified credits

• Foreign Languages– Beginning with Level I ……not Exploratory

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 Hall (remediation/enrich)

• B7 World History I • B8 H/PE 9

Other items..~Expunging~

high school credits

earned in Middle School

-Form comes home with final report card in mail

from Harper Park

-Complete and return to the Guidance department at

Heritage by deadline

-Course& grade deleted. GPA adjusted on high school record

by high school.

Summer School Options

-LCPS Summer School

-Online Academy w/ GMU

http://cmsweb1.lcps.org/50930510152734/site/default.asp?509Nav

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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 Governor’s Career and Technical Academy.

• Geospacial Course-JMU Dual Enrollment• Monroe Technology Center-10, 11&12 grade• Career Pathways through NVCC/GMU-12

grade

A few helpful web sites for college and career planning…

• CollegeBoard- www.collegeboard.com

• Naviance-Family Connections-call your son/daughter’s 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/ForStudents/

• NCAA-National Collegiate Athletic Association-for sports eligibility in college- www.ncaa.org/wps/portal

• Fastweb-for great financial aid and scholarship information- www.fastweb.com

Harper Park Visits Heritage in March!

• Tuesday, March 15• Times: 10 am -12 pm• Tour the school• Learn about Heritage

Sports, Clubs, Student Activities and more! Students will rotate through informational sessions during their visit.

Can’t wait to see you in August 2011!