Heritage High School Home of the Pride Welcome!

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

A student’s perspective… Kayleen and Kyle 1. Student Biography -Heritage Resume -College/Career Plans 2. Biggest challenge 9 th grade year 3. Best part of 9 th grade year 4. What I will miss about Heritage 5. Advice to parents 6. Words of wisdom to 8 th graders

Some Accomplishments Class of 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 Athletics Fall 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 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 Form Parent Consent Form Emergency Card Training Rules LCPS Insurance Acknowledgement Form

Freshman Year Suggestions From 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 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 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 Tests Exams are taken in May each year. English Writing is taken in March English 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 Grade12 English 9 English 10 English 11 English 12 Math Math 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

AP Courses 1 st opportunity to take-10 th grade Course-AP World History Weight of 1.0 on gpa Honor’s Courses Begin in 9 th grade English 9H, Pre-AP World Earth 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 8 th 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 8 th 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 /site/d efault.asp?509Nav=|& NodeID=1903

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- Naviance-Family Connections-call your son/daughter’s counselor at the high school for your registration code. NACAC-National Association for College Admission Counseling NCAA-National Collegiate Athletic Association-for sports eligibility in college- Fastweb-for great financial aid and scholarship information-

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!