Hidden Valley High School...October 2016, Volume XV, Issue 2 Hidden Valley High School 5000 Titan Trail Roanoke, VA 24018 [email protected] / 540.776.7320 PRINCIPAL’S NOTES: LORI

October 2016, Volume XV, Issue 2

Hidden Valley High School5000 Titan Trail

Roanoke, VA [email protected] / 540.776.7320

www.rcs.k12.va.us

PRINCIPAL’S NOTES:

LORI P. WIMBUSH Greetings Titan family,

As we come to the close of our first nine weeks, students are settling into academic routines and participating in a range of activities, both in and out of school. We are focusing on opportunities that help students make appropriate decisions. HVHS administration is asking parents to join us in educating students about the negative effects of alcohol and drug use and the seriousness of the consequences that are implemented when substances are used. Red Ribbon week will begin October 23rd. Our Prevention Club is gearing up for activities that raise awareness about destructive behaviors. We believe that through the opportunities and education we provide, and by advocating for our students to make good decisions, we can work collectively with our parents and community members to promote our children’s safety and well-being.

In continuing to engage our parents, families, and community members, and being new to the Titan family, I am excited to organize our coming fall Titan 21 Night. HVHS has established a wonderful tradition with these public exhibition nights. Fall Titan 21 Night will be on November 15th, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. I cannot wait to see what projects and innovations the students have in store for us, and I hope to see you all there!

As ever, we want parents to be engaged in your student’s education at the high school. Good communication between home and school leads to success for our students. One available opportunity for parent communications is to attend a parent-teacher conference on Tuesday, November 8th. We will continue with the SignUpGenius format to schedule appointments. Further information from our Counseling Department is contained in this newsletter. Please contact Ms. Dermott at [email protected] with any questions.

Fall months lead us into our final football games and close of fall-season sports. As our teams move into district and regional play, we encourage you to come out and support our teams. A big “Congratulations!” goes out to our Titan Golf team who’ve already snagged the Conference Championship and are on their way to States this week! Also this week, our Theogony Yearbook staff brought home another VHSL Trophy Class State Championship for the book Let’s Recap! Congratulations to Mrs. Carrie Honaker and her hard-working Theogony Yearbook staff!!

A big thank you to Ms. Maggie Hughes-Coffey, the Titan Council, parent volunteers, and all the faculty who helped organize and run a wonderful Homecoming this year. I saw lots of laughter and smiles among our students as they hula-hooped and twisted the night away. Congratulations to our newly crowned Homecoming Court and to Titan Football on their clutch win. I love being a member of the Titan family and want to thank everyone who has made my first few months amazing. These are truly exciting times for our school and our community!

GO TITANS!

EVENTS CALENDAR

OCTOBER 12 ~ Last Senior Picture

Opportunity [In-School]

13 ~ 2-Hour Early Dismissal [Teacher In-service]

15 ~ Last Day for Yearbook Guaranteed Senior Ads

20 ~ Underclass Picture Retakes [In-School]

25 ~ End of 1st Grading Period

25 ~ Fall Band Concert (7:00 pm)

26 ~ Schools Closed [Teacher Workday]

NOVEMBER 4 ~ Report Cards Sent Home

8 ~ Schools Closed [Election Day]

8 ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences

9 ~ Club Photos [In-School]

15 ~ Titan 21 Night (6:30 pm)

23 ~ 2-Hour Early Dismissal

24-25 ~ Schools Closed [Thanksgiving break]

30 ~ 2nd Grading Period Interim Midpoint

DECEMBER 8 ~ Choir Concert

(7:00 pm)

15 ~ Winter Band Concert (7:00 pm)

19-30 ~ Schools Closed [Winter Break]


THEOGONY YEARBOOK: 2017 Yearbooks Now On Sale. Yearbooks are on sale now for in-school or online purchase. Prices are: $65 for non-personalized and $70 for personalized. There is a $3.50 convenience charge if purchased online. Yearbooks will be delivered in the Spring. See Mrs. Carrie Honaker, Theogony adviser, for in-school purchase, or see the attached flyer for online purchase.

Senior Ads – Deadline! The deadline for Senior Ads is October 15th. After October 15th, Senior Ads will be available only as space allows. Celebrate your Senior’s accomplishments and memorialize your personal message in their Yearbook for all time! Order form and Senior Ad examples attached in this newsletter.

Make the Yearbook – Send in Your Photos! Theogony staff are always looking for great photos or stories from parents, students or community members to capture the year. If you have any photos or a story to pass along, please contact Mrs. Carrie Honaker, Theogony adviser, at [email protected]. Please help Theogony record all those wonderful moments during the school year!

Yearbook Picture Dates. Senior Picture Retakes and Last Senior Picture Opportunity – October 12th Underclass Retakes – October 20th Club Photos – November 9th

Yearbook Questions? Needs? Contact Mrs. Honaker at [email protected].

HVHS VOLUNTEER FAIR – NOVEMBER 3RD. Have you ever wondered how to get involved in helping others? Have you wanted to make a difference but don’t know where to start? Are you sure you know all the different services and programs that are available in Roanoke?

Come to the volunteer fair, in the gym lobby, Thursday, November 3rd, during your lunch period.

By volunteering, you will gain valuable life experiences and skills, meet interesting people, and be able to show colleges how you have had an impact on your community.

For more information, see Mrs. Dermott.

Hidden Valley High School’s

Student Newspaper

TitanTimes.org

Get it online at the

Titan Times!

Order your 2017 HVHS Yearbook

online at: YearbookOrderCenter.com

(order no. 10257)

CONGRATULATIONS THEOGONY YEARBOOK STAFF ON ANOTHER VHSL TROPHY CLASS AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

FOR THE 2016 BOOK LET’S RECAP!!


COAT DRIVE FOR RESCUE MISSION

Happy Coats-giving! The Rescue Mission is having their annual coat drive during the month of October. The Rescue Mission is sponsoring a high school coat collection competition. Hidden Valley won the competition last year and we want to win it again this year, so please help us by cleaning out your closets and donating any used or new coats that you don’t use or need any longer. All coats can be dropped off at the front of the school or students can bring them to their first block classes.

ART DEPARTMENT FUNDRAISER 3-D Printed Art. The Hidden Valley Art Department is selling 3D-printed, original design Titan accessories! See the information and order form attached to this newsletter. Get your custom Titans earrings or key chain and support the arts at HV!

SENIOR NEWS! Graduation Materials Meeting. The Senior Class meeting for graduation orders will take place on Wednesday, November 2nd, at 10:00 am. Our Herff Jones representative will give all seniors that are present a packet of information and instructions for ordering.

Graduation Materials Orders. Orders for graduation items will be done through all Government classes on November 10th and 11th. Seniors are STRONGLY encouraged to place their orders at this time to avoid potential late fees when ordering after this date!


It’s Time to Defend our Title!

Join the Hidden Valley Dashers on Thanksgiving morning for a 5K Race and Family Walk (+Pets) Event! Enjoy music along the historic Downtown route.

Register online today at: DrumstickDash.net Make sure to register as part of the school group “Hidden Valley Dashers”!

Your shirt and other materials will be delivered to HVHS. Contact Mr. Hunt ([email protected]) for more details on the HV Dashers!

Last year the HV Dashers brought home the BIG prize – not only did we win the “Largest School Group” award (for another year running), but Hidden Valley also won the trophy for the LARGEST OVERALL GROUP!! Come out all, again this year, and let’s defend the title!

** Early Registration Open Now Through November 14th ** On-line registration for Runners closes at Midnight, Friday, November 18th

On-line registration continues for Walkers through Race Day

Runners – Burn Thanksgiving Day calories by racing early that morning – enjoy ChampionChip timing and computerized race results and be home before the Thanksgiving turkey is out of the oven!!!

Walkers – This event is sure to get you and your family into a thankful spirit as you enjoy live music and historic sites along the way and "Move Your Feet So Others Can Eat." Be home for turkey dinner with extra calories in the bank!!!

DASHAway – Not going to be in Roanoke on Thanksgiving Morning? - Then DASHAway!!!! You can still run or walk the 5k wherever you are, wearing your 2016 DASH tee shirt. "Moving your feet [wherever you are] so others can eat!!!"

Move Your Feet So Others Can Eat!


COUNSELING NEWS:

Parent Teacher Conferences – November 8th. Parent Teacher Conference Day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8th, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. We will be using SignUpGenius as we did last year. You will receive an e-mail with links to register. The sign-up links will be closed Monday, November 7th, at 12:30 p.m. If you would like to schedule a conference after that time, you must call the school office.

College Reps. Attention Juniors and Seniors – College representatives will be visiting HVHS throughout the fall months. Please check our website for updates. See Ms. Dermott in the career center to sign up in order to attend.

Important Dates:

Fall SAT dates: 10/1/16 (at HVHS), 11/5/16 (CSHS, PHHS, WFHS), 12/3/16 (PHHS, WFHS)

Fall ACT dates: 9/10/16 (WFHS), 10/22/16 (CSHS, WFHS), 12/10/16 (HVHS, NCHS, WFHS)

PSAT will be 10/15/16 at HVHS; we will begin to take sign ups in the Counseling Office for the PSAT in early September

Dual Enrollment Tuition information will be given out in classes and will be posted on the HVHS website; payments will be due September 15th

Senior and Rising-Senior Reminders:

Be aware of college application deadline dates!

Finalize your list of colleges – fall weekend visits are a great time for you to narrow down the list of colleges to which you want to apply.

Application essay – Get someone else to proof your essay before submitting.

Request teachers and counselor recommendations – Complete the counselor questionnaire if you would like your school counselor to complete a letter for recommendation

Take the SAT and ACT – register at http://sat.collegeboard.org or http://www.act.org

Turn in your college application checklist to the counseling department two weeks prior to the application deadline or by December 1st if you have an application deadline prior to February 1st.

HVHS COUNSELING DEPARTMENT: School Counseling Coordinator ~ Margo Taylor [[email protected]]

School Counselor ~ Kelley McCall [[email protected]]

School Counselor ~ Tony Hughes [[email protected]]

Student Assistance Program Coordinator ~ Donna Clevenger [[email protected]]

School Counseling Secretary ~ Genia Nichols [[email protected]]

Career Center Manager ~ Leigh Ann Dermott [[email protected]]

Counseling Department Phone: 540.562.3900 Ext. 22010 / Counseling Department Fax: 540.776.7329


IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE INFORMATION The Commonwealth of Virginia requires public schools to maintain attendance records for all students. Compulsory attendance is required for children “who will have reached their fifth birthday on or before September 30 of any school year and who has not passed the eighteenth birthday” as noted in the Code of Virginia (§22.1-254).

Regular school attendance is critical to a student’s success in school; therefore, if a student does not attend school regularly, he/she may not be successful.

The information below will help us keep accurate attendance records for your child.

Tardy to School. All students should be in their classes or designated areas by 8:20 am. A student arriving late to school must report directly to the Attendance Office. The student should have a written note stating the cause of their tardiness. An “appointment” excuse should come directly from a doctor, dentist, court, etc. Since Roanoke County provides bus transportation to school, car issues are not an excused tardy. Students must arrive to school by 11:35am to participate in ANY afternoon school activities.

Tardy to Class. Attendance is taken at the beginning of each block. If your child arrives to any block after the tardy bell, he/she must report to the Attendance Office for a pass to class. If a student arrives unexcused, parents will get an email through our tardy sweep program.

Absences. We must account for all absences. Parents should call 562-3900, ext 22008 to notify the Attendance Office of their child’s absence. Please leave a message on voicemail, if necessary, stating the student’s name and reason for absence. The Attendance Office will attempt to contact by phone each absentee’s parent/guardian who has not notified the school. If no contact has been made, the absence will be marked as unexcused. Excused absences include doctor or dentist appointments, personal illness or illness in the family, death in the family, involuntary court appearance, or college visit. Please send appropriate documentation: note from doctor/dentist office, court, college, etc.

Priors. A “prior” is needed for planned absences from school for an extended period of time (family trips, surgery, and the like). A parent/guardian must send in a note at least one week prior to the absence stating the dates and reason for absence. The student will have each teacher sign the form and then return it to the Attendance Office for approval from Principal Wimbush. The student must make arrangements with each teacher concerning missed work. If the form is not returned to the attendance office, the absence will be considered unexcused.

Early Dismissals. If your child needs to be dismissed during the school day, please have the student bring a note to the Attendance Office before first block. This is the preferred way for early dismissals and the least disruptive for classrooms and teaching time. We recognize that last minute doctor or dental appointments come up occasionally; however, please understand it may take time to release the student if they did not bring a note in prior to the school day start and you need to call or come in for student pickup. Your student will not be released from class until they receive a note from Attendance stating the specified time and reason for dismissal. A text from a parent to their student does not dismiss the student from class. An “appointment” excuse should come directly from the doctor/dentist, court, etc. Calls may be made home to verify an early dismissal note.

Emergency Information. Please fill out the emergency information form. It is available online or at the school. It is crucial that we have emergency contact information on hand. If you plan to be out of town without your child please send a note containing emergency contacts.


MY SCHOOL BUCKS ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM Roanoke County Schools Online Payments. Roanoke County Public Schools is excited to announce MySchoolBucks. This online service allows you to pay for school fees and purchases online using a credit or debit card.

If you are already using MySchoolBucks to pay for school meals, your account is already set-up and ready to go! Just login and click on the new link to the Store.

Go to www.myschoolbucks.com to sign in or create an account

Add your student using their name, student ID, or date of birth

Hover over “School Store” at the top of the page and select “Browse All Items”

Choose the School Fee and add it to your cart

Checkout with your VISA, MasterCard, or Discover credit or debit card

A program fee applies; you will have the opportunity to review any nonrefundable fees, and cancel if you choose, before you are charged

If you have any questions, please visit www.myschoolbucks.com and click “Help,” or call MySchoolBucks Customer Support at 1-855-832-5226.

Roanoke County Public Schools does not discriminate with regard to race, color, age, national origin, sex, or handicapping condition in an educational and/or employment policy or practice. Questions and/or complaints should be addressed to the Assistant Superintendent of Administration/Title IX Coordinator at (540) 562-3900 ext. 10121 or the Director of Pupil Personnel Services/504 Coordinator at (540) 562-3900 ext. 10181.

We accept checks with your:

FULL NAMESTREET ADDRESS (No PO Box)HOME PHONE # (w/Area Code)SECONDARY PHONE # (w/Area Code)DRIVER’S LICENSE # (w/State)

If your check is dishonored by a bank, a service fee will be assessed in accordance to state law and federal guidelines. In providing a check as payment, you authorize electronic representment if your check should return unpaid. Also, you authorize service charges and processing fees, as determined by law, to be debited (at our option) from the same account via paper draft or electronic funds transfer.

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Hidden Valley High School

Tardy Sweep

2016-17

HVHS Students and Parents:

It is important for students and parents to be aware of the Tardy Sweep Policy for HVHS. It is critically important to remember that HVHS students are expected to arrive on time to school and to all classes each day. Late arrivals disrupt the learning atmosphere for all students in a classroom. Each day between all blocks the HVHS staff and administration will be conducting tardy sweeps. Students who are in violation of the tardy policy will be subject to consequences, which will be consistently and equitably enforced. The sweep will be conducted at the tardy bell to each class. Any student out of class, without a valid pass from a teacher, will immediately be directed to an administrator or staff member. The administrator or staff member will immediately assign a consequence and the parent will receive an email detailing the consequence assigned. The chart below details the consequences.

Number of late arrivals or tardy to class Consequences

1st and 2nd Tardy Warning

3rd and 4th Tardy One-Hour Detention (before/after school) Must be served within 5 school days

Parent will be notified by email

5th and 6th Tardy Two-Hour Detention (before/after school) Must be served within 5 school days

Parent will be notified by email

7th and 8th Tardy Saturday School Assignment

Parent will be notified by administration

9th Tardy Parent Conference will be scheduled by an administrator

10th and more Administrator will contact the parent and a referral will be made to the School Social Worker


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Hidden Valley High School...October 2016, Volume XV, Issue 2 Hidden Valley High School 5000 Titan Trail Roanoke, VA 24018 [email protected] / 540.776.7320 PRINCIPAL’S NOTES: LORI