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Class of 2011 Senior Retreat!

haweb — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:13:23 +0000

Class of 2011 Senior Retreat! Saturday, August 7th through Monday, August 9th at Bear Creek Lake in Hodges, AL! We will leave the school at 5:30pm on Saturday and return by 11:00 am on Monday morning. Get ready to have a great time in the great outdoors with all 56 of your classmates! Look for more information coming your way!

Cabins give you the comforts of home with a view of the lake

Heritage Sports Boosters 2010-2011 Information

haweb — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:04:44 +0000

Link to Membership Form can be found below the letter.

June 9, 2010

Dear Heritage Parents and Friends:

The Heritage Academy Sports Boosters would like to thank everyone for a very successful 2009-2010 school year. Without your help, we would not have been able to assist the various athletic-related activities of our school. In a few weeks, the 2010-2011 school year will begin, and the sports season will be underway. The HA Sports Boosters continually supports, promotes, and enhances the athletic program at Heritage through its various fund-raising efforts.

Where do we get our funds?

The main sources of income for the Sports Boosters are derived through membership sales, concession stand sales, Draw Down ticket sales, logo wear sales, and football program ad sales. Membership is our largest fund-raising effort.

Where does our money go?

During the year, we paid down the debt on the gym expansion by $46,000, purchased a new mower for field maintenance, and funded two college scholarships. We also assisted the dance team with national competition expenses.

Sports Boosters works closely with the Athletic Department and the Administration of the school to prioritize and fund long-range projects that have a lasting impact on the school. This past year, Sports Boosters completed the expansion of the High School gym. This project will be funded over an approximate five-year period with money raised from Sports Boosters activities, such as membership drives.

How can you help?

You can help by becoming a member of Sports Boosters for the 2010-2011 school year. We offer four levels of membership with various benefits as described on the attached membership form. To become a member, please complete the enclosed form indicating the type of membership you would like to purchase and return it along with a check for the appropriate amount to the address on the bottom of the form. You may also deliver it to the High School office. In order for your name as a member to appear in the 2010 Football Program, your form and payment must be received by July 24, 2009.

Please consider becoming a member to help ensure the continued support of the athletic programs at Heritage. Without your continued support, the improvements to the athletic programs of our school would be greatly diminished.

Sincerely,

Heritage Academy Sports Boosters Membership Committee

Kirk & Vicki Hardy, Chairpersons

Membership Form 10-11-2 PDF File

Varsity Cheerleaders at UCA Cheer Camp

haweb — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:02:16 +0000

The Heritage Academy Varsity Cheerleaders attended UCA Cheer Camp June 1 -4 at Mississippi State where they received first place in the home pom routine, first place in the overall Camp Champ Extreme Routine and second place in the overall Camp Champ Cheer Competition. The squad also received the “Traditions Award” which is a leadership award for on and off the field. The Heritage squad was invited to the 2011 Capital One Bowl. Recognized as All Americans were Lilla Flora, McKenzie Jones, Christibeth Nelson and Ashleigh Rhett. Alayne Curtis, Lilla Flora, McKenzie Jones, Christibeth Nelson, Bailey Rader and Ashleigh Rhett all received applications from UCA to work cheerleading summer camps.

Pictured are front row (l-r): Courtney McAlexander, Katie Hopper, Jessie Householder, and Shelby Foster; middle row, Katelyn Bickerstaff, Morgan House, Reade Heredia, Ashleigh Rhett, Chandler Jones, Alayne Curtis, and Cheer Coach Kelly Joplin. Back row, Welissa Rader (Cheer Sponsor), Bailey Rader, McKenzie Jones (Captain), Lilla Flora, Christibeth Nelson (Co-Captain), Megan Pole and Madison Rigdon.

Jr. High Cheerleaders at UCA Cheer Camp

haweb — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:00:28 +0000

The Heritage Academy Jr. High Cheerleaders for 2010-2011 attended UCA Cheer Camp on June 1-4 at Mississippi State. The squad competed in the Jr.High large division and received 1st Place in the Home Pom Routine, 1st Place in Cheer and 2nd Place in the Extreme Routine. Named as All-Star Cheerleaders were Hannah Hawkins, Eason Black, Kristen Phillips, Brennan Brown, Sarah Partain and Lizzie Sansing.

Pictured are: front row (l-r) Hannah DeGrange, Swayze Harris, and Sloan Amos; middle row, Laura Stennett, Mary Gardner, Foster Wiygul, Allie Rhett, Carrie Westmoreland, Leah Howard and Lexi Bennett; and back row, Sarah Partain, Kristen Phillips (Captain), Eason Black, Kelly Joplin (Cheer Coach), Lizzie Sansing (Co-captain), Brennan Brown and Hannah Hawkins (Co-captain). Not pictured is Lisa DeGrange, Cheer Sponsor.

Back to School Calendar Dates

haweb — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:17:45 +0000

Here are some important dates to keep in mind when planning for your return to school this year.

July
14-15 Uniform Sale Onsite (11-6:30) HS Gym Lobby
15 Tuition Due
August
2 New Teacher Orientation 9 am
2 Mandatory Senior Parent Meeting in Libarary 5:30 pm
3-6 Teacher In-Service
6 Uniform Sale Onsite (11-6:30) HS Gym Lobby
6 7th Grade and New Student Orientation 1:00 HS SAB
6 Elementary New Student Orientation 2:30
7 Prayer Walk – Heritage HS & ES
9 1/2 Day of School (Grades 1-12 )
9 Parent Orientation (Grades 1-6 ) 8:30
10 First Full Day of Classes (Grades 1-12 )
10 Jr (5:30) & Sr (6:30) Kindergarten Parent Orientation
11 Jr & Sr Kindergarten Parent and Child Visit Day (Time assigned by teacher)
12 Meet the Patriots 6:00 in Gym
12-13 1/2 Day for Jr & Sr Kindergarten
16 First Full Day of Kindergarten
30 Open House (Grades 1-12)

To keep up to date remember to visit our website.

Heritage Elementary Summer Reading Grades 2-6 2010

haweb — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:12:30 +0000

Heritage Elementary Summer Reading List

Summer Reading

2010-2011

Grade Level	Book List
Rising Second Grade: Each student is to read four (4) title s of his or her choice	Airmail to the Moon by Tom Birdseye
	Best Wishes by Cynthia Rylant
	Big Anthony and the Magic Ring by Tomie dePaola
	Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting
	Little Beaver and the Echo by Amy McDonald
	Arthur’s Jelly Beans by Marc Brown
	Arthur’s Hiccups by Marc Brown
	Clifford to the Rescue by Norman Bridwell
	Clifford Visits the Hospital by Norman Bridwell
	Franklin is Bossy by Paulette Bourgeois
	Franklin and the Thunderstorm by Paulette Bourgeois
	Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
	Amelia Bedelia and the Baby by Peggy Parish
	Nate the Great and the Lost List by Marjorie Sharmat
	Magic Tree House Series: (Begin with #1 if you have not read and continue with sequential numbers.) by Mary Pope Osborne
	Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed by Barbara Park
	Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park
Rising Third Grade: Each student is to read Sarah Plain and Tall and one (1) mystery of his or her choice	Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
	A Thief at the National Zoo by Ron Roy
	A Spy in the White House by Ron Roy
	The Mystery of the Silent Nightingale by Elspeth Murphy
	The Mystery of the Book Fair by Elspeth Murphy
	The Panda Puzzle by Ron Roy
	The Canary Caper by Ron Roy
	The Boxcar Children Series: (Please read #1 before reading any of the others) by Gertrude Chandler Warner
	The Camp-Out Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
	The Mystery of the Hot-Air Balloon by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Rising Fourth Grade: Each student is required to read both books listed	A Dog Called Kitty by Bill Wallace
	The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
Rising Fifth Grade: Each Student is required to read the book listed	Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
Rising Sixth Grade: Each Student is required to read both books listed	Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
	Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

Heritage Academy Named Apple Distinguished School

haweb — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:30:59 +0000

Heritage Academy named Apple Distinguished School

Columbus, MS — March, 29, 2010 — Heritage Academy is pleased to announce that it has been named an Apple Distinguished School for its 1:1 (one-to-one) MacBook Program and integration of Apple technology throughout the campus. The Apple Distinguished School designation is reserved for schools that have implemented a 21st century vision of education using Apple technology.

Pictured (l-r) are: Heritage Academy Headmaster, Tommy Gunn; HA Academic Dean, Betsy Gunn; Apple Education Senior Account Executive Mark Williams; HA School Board Member Mark Bean; and HA Elementary Principal Yandell Harris.

“Heritage is honored to have been selected as an Apple Distinguished School. I am continually amazed by the work of our students and teachers. Both students and teachers have fully embraced the one-to-one MacBook Program and learning experience,” says Tommy C. Gunn, Headmaster. The selection of Heritage Academy as an Apple Distinguished School highlights its successes in enhancing and extending teaching and learning with thoughtful and innovative implementations of technology.

The use of Apple technology begins in the elementary school at Heritage Academy. Elementary teachers and students enjoy the use of two mobile carts that can store, charge and transport up to 30 MacBooks to any classroom for use in grades K4-6. Sixth grade students have the additional convenience of four iMac desktop computers in each of their classrooms, and six iMacs are available for students in the Pathfinders program.

Heritage Academy issues a MacBook to every teacher and to each student in grades 9-12 as part of a 1:1 one-to-one learning program that capitalizes upon equal access to technology for all teachers and students. Heritage students in seventh and eighth grades make use of a computer lab with MacBook workstations and mobile carts containing 20 MacBooks that teachers transport to their classrooms for use by the students. All MacBooks access the Internet via a wireless network that covers the entire Heritage campus.

Students enjoy creating Keynote presentations, websites with iWeb websites, and iMovie videos that are used to share the information they have learned in class. The 21st Century classroom emphasizes the create-distribute-access-collaborate model for learning through the use of technology. Heritage students enjoy being ahead of the curve in this area.

Heritage Academy is a private, nonsectarian, and nondiscriminatory college preparatory school for students grades K4-12 in Columbus, MS. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Mississippi Association Independent of Schools (MAIS), and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), Heritage Academy pursues the attainment of sound educational objectives in its efforts to provide quality education to the students it serves. More information about Heritage Academy is available on the web at www.HeritagePatriots.com

Apple Distinguished School – Heritage Academy was recently presented with a framed certificate and a banner to hang in the school recognizing that we have been named as an Apple Distinguished School for 2010. Heritage is one of 54 schools nation-wide to be selected for this honor this year and is the only school in Mississippi, public or private, to ever be named to this prestigious honor.

Washington, DC trip for students in grades 7-12

haweb — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:21:51 +0000

A trip to Washington, DC is being offered to students in grades 7-12.

An information packet may be picked up in the high school office or interested parties may e-mail dshelton@heritagepatriots.com.

The trip is scheduled for April 7-11, 2011.

Fourth Graders study body systems and iChat with doctor in Tennessee

haweb — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:50:05 +0000

After their study of six major human body systems, Heritage fourth graders went to the expert with their questions. Students participated in a live video chat using Apple’s iChat video conferencing software on a school issued MacBook. Dr. Jeff Jenkins, Family Practice physician of White House, Tennessee, responded as students asked him about their wonderings. Dr. Jenkins explained to the students why we hiccup, gave them an idea of the actual size of their lungs, discussed what happens to our body when we sneeze, and answered many of their other inquiries.

Sixth Grade Graduation Awards

haweb — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:39:44 +0000

Several Sixth Graders received awards at the Heritage Elementary Sixth Grade Graduation held on May 14.

Pictured with Principal Yandell Harris are Anna LeBrun and Ethyn Loreno.

Winners of the Heritage Elementary School “Principal’s Award” were recognized recently at 6th grade graduation ceremonies. Pictured with Principal Yandell Harris are Anna LeBrun and Ethyn Loreno.

Heritage Academy Elementary Principal Yandell Harris, James Hazard, George Hazard and Thomas Cooper.

Thomas Cooper was recognized as the winner of the Fran Hazard Memorial Award at Heritage Elementary 6th grade Graduation ceremonies held recently. Pictured are Heritage Academy Elementary Principal Yandell Harris, James Hazard, George Hazard and Thomas Cooper.

Mindy Miller Wolfe and Katlin Russell, Shirley Miller Memorial Award

The first recipient of the Shirley Miller Memorial Award at Heritage Academy Elementary School is 6th grade student Katlin Russell (right). At left is Mindy Miller Wolfe who presented the award at 6th grade graduation ceremonies held recently.

Harper Hudnall and Swayze Harris, Good Citizen Awards

Each year, two “Good Citizen” awards are presented at 6th grade graduation. Winners this year are Harper Hudnall (left) and Swayze Harris (right).

The Kim Keys Dickey Award was presented to 6th grade student Hannah DeGrange at graduation ceremonies held recently. Presenting the award were Matt Dickey and Brad Dickey.