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Volume 22 Number 05 09/25/2015
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My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 1 John 2:1
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MISSION STATEMENT
Heritage School provides a distinctive classical Christ-centered education that prepares students for servant leadership and lives that glorify God.
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Prisons and Schools
One of my favorite blogs is written by Dr. Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders. Dr. Elmore addresses issues revolving around youth and culture with an eye towards developing young men and women who are prepared to lead versus simply exist. I’ve found his posts exceptionally insightful and meaningful over the years. It may be because he seems to see things as I do regarding....Continue Reading>>>
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Lost:
Gold Chain and Cross Pendant lost at the Junior High Football game on September 24. If found please turn into Rebecca Shipman or April Klepac. Thank you.
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ATTENTION PARENTS: PLEASE do not park in either of the circle drives in front of the school. These are fire lanes as well as drive through lanes and you are hindering the flow of traffic if you park your car there. Please use the provided parking spaces if you need to park and come into the school.
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Grammar School Headlines
Kindergartners--have enjoyed searching for the letters they have learned in books. We have spelled and read the words hog and log.
1st Graders--completed their study of The Creation Week in Science and enjoyed a field trip to Majik Theatre in San Antonio to see the play, "Flat Stanley," with Kindergarten and Second grade.
2nd Graders--finished learning all the lower case cursive letters and went to the play "Flat Stanley" with Kindergarten and First Grade.
3rd Graders--enjoyed studying insects that class members brought from home.
4th Graders--have learned about locating things on the earth using latitudes and longitudes. Today (Friday) we are going geocaching around Fredericksburg. It's a global treasure hunt and it's a lot of fun!
5th Graders--have enjoyed learning about Caravaggio and his artwork. We also have finished our first novel of the year, "Where the Red Fern Grows." (sniff sniff, tissue please) We have completed our literature study with a detailed book report and a nature study of ferns.
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4th Grade Heritage School Tea Party
In order to experience what it might have been like to live in colonial America and pay unfair taxes, last week the fourth grade at Heritage paid many "taxes" with pennies all week, such as a stamp tax, a backpack tax, and even a restroom tax. By the end of the week, most of the children had completely run out of pennies. On Friday our terrific room moms helped us hold a Boston Tea Party decorated in red, white, and blue. We had patriotic cookies and tea. Afterwards we dumped out our tea in protest of all those taxes, just like the colonists did. Ask a fourth grader how he or she feels about "taxation without representation"!
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Heritage School
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Friday, October 16, 2015
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; Psalm 103:17
Schedule of Events:
Thursday, October 15
11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Pep Rally
6:00 p.m. Heritage Eagles Varsity Volleyball Game
Friday, October 16
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Grandparents and Special Friends Day
11:30 a.m. Early Release
7:30 p.m. Flight Night - Heritage Eagles Varsity Football Game
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3rd Graders Challenge Heritage School...
Last Week to Collect!
Third graders gave a Heritage Hunger Buster skit in their chapel service inviting students to bring canned goods to school for the FBG Food Pantry.
Third graders will be collecting food donations for the month of September.
Hungry to Help! September is National Hunger Awareness Month. Heritage 3rd graders invite you to be “Hungry to Help” and halt the spread of hunger in Fredericksburg by bringing food to the school for our local Food Pantry Social Services. You may begin bringing the food now and throughout the month of September and place it in the boxes provided. Our school goal is to collect 1000 pounds! In order to do that, we need your help. Canned meat and soups are good things to bring as well as canned juice and instant cereals or nutrition bars. While you are buying, think about Box Top items so you earn bonus box top points in coupons for our school. You can find a long list of products on the Box Tops website. There are many that the Food Pantry could use – Bisquick, Gold Medal Flour, Cheerios, Total, Hamburger Helper, Progresso soups, Welch’s jellies, Cottonelle products and much more!
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Heritage Athletics
Week Five
Scoreboard in review ( Sept 18 to Sept 25)
Sept 18 Junior High Football lost to FEAST 7-20
Sept 18 Varsity Football lost to FEAST 12-62
Sept 19 Hayle Mayer competed at Comfort Cross Country Meet placing 11th out of 62
Sept 24 Varsity Volleyball lost to **San Marcos Hill Country 1-3
Sept 24 8th Grade Girls Volleyball beat San Marcos Hill Country 2-0
Sept 24 Junior High Football beat San Antonio Castle Hills 53-25
Looking ahead on the Eagle Sports Calendar
Sept 25-26 Junior High Volleyball at San Marcos Tournament
Sept 25 Varsity Football at Medina ISD at 7:30 pm
Sept 26 Cross Country Team at Ingram High School 8:30 am
Sept 28 Varsity Volleyball vs Rainbow Hills FBC at 6 pm
Sept 29 Junior High Football vs Bulverde Bracken 5:30
Oct 1 Junior High Volleyball vs San Marcos Hill Country at FBC 8th Grade only 5:30 pm
Oct 1 Varsity Volleyball vs **San Marcos Hill Country at FBC 7:00 pm
Oct 2 Varsity Football vs Rochelle at 7:30 pm
**District Games
Heritage Calendar
Tami Given
Athletic Director
tami.given@heritage-school.net
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2015 - 2016 Student Council Officers
President- Parker Given
President Elect- Blake Ashley
Secretary-Dylan Sione
Treasurer-Rose Pedregon
Events Coordinator-Jamie Hoermann
Chaplain- Sean O’Leary
Missions Coordinator-Avery Klepac
Teacher Liaison-Mrs. Sultemeier
Upcoming Events:
Oct 10--Fall Dance 7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
"Dance for Pedro" a Napoleon Dynamite themed dance for 6-12 Graders $5 at the door admission.
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PSAT Schedule for Wednesday October 14
The NEW & improved PSAT is Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Get ready, get set and go into the exam fully aware of the new question formats and scoring parameters. No essay but fairly different question prompts.
Attention: Juniors are encouraged to sign up for one of the fourteen FREE, 90-minute Kaplan PSAT Cram Sessions at this link: kaptest.com/psatcram Topic covered are:
Overview: Summary of test format, structure, and scoring
Strategies: Learn 10 Top Score-Raising Tips
Plan: Detailed study schedule leading up to the test
Timeline: What to do after the PSAT, from the SAT & ACT to college applications
Comparisons: How the New PSAT relates to the New SAT- and why that matters
Heritage School October 3 at 10:30 a.m.
Online session space is limited and reserved for Juniors. But Freshman and Sophomores (and any particularly social Juniors) are welcome to join a Heritage group-viewing of a session Saturday morning, October 3 at 10:30 am, Herzog Hall Science Room. Please email Mrs. Sauer (jean.sauer@heritage-school.net) to save your seat.
SENIORS Check out Kaplan Test Prep’s 7 Secrets of Essay Success
Register for a free 30-minute webinar at story2.com/essaysuccess to learn:
1. What are admissions officers looking for?
2. What makes a great essay topic?
3. How do I structure my essay?
4. What about optional essays?
5. What about the supplements?
6. Are scholarship essays the same format?
7. How do I know if my essay is done?
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HSPA
Heritage School Parent Association
Our new HSPA Chair for the 2015-2016 school year is Elizabeth Harris. Thank you Elizabeth! HSPA Meetings are usually held the fourth Monday at 8:15 a.m. in the office of Matthew Skinner. (Exceptions are when the Administration Office is closed.) HSPA meeting dates:
September 28
October 19
November 23
December 14
January 25
February 22
March 21
April 25
May 23
HSPA Positions Open for 2015-16 School Year:
Chair: Elizabeth Harris
Chair Elect: _________________________
Treasurer: Kimberley Franek
Secretary: April Klepac
Upper School Liaison: Kelly Oosterbahn
Lower School Liaison: Kim Roberts (Matt)
Grandparents Day: Helana Pedregon Chair, Rhonda Hickey Co-Chair
Back to School Night Liaison: Shelly Gioffre, HSPA Liaison
Baking Committee: Andrea Gentry
Teacher Appreciation: Courtney Fritzsch
Spring Fling: _______________________________
Room Moms:
K: Jill Perry
1st: Shara Zgabay
2nd: Kim Roberts
3rd: Shelly Gioffre
4th: Karen Willingham
5th: Kim Roberts
6th: Meredith Plesko
7th: Christy Klokker
8th: Wendy Barnett
9th: Kelly Oosterbahn
10th: Martha Lucas
11th: Laurie Crenwelge
12th: April Klepac
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Lunchtime!
NEW: THURSDAY LUNCH OPTION:
KELANI YOGURT to deliver lunches on Thursdays, beginning October 1. Turn order forms into April Klepac. DO NOT SEND ORDER FORMS TO KELANI YOGURT DIRECTLY. Deadline to order is Tuesday, September 29 at 8:00 a.m. Grammar School Students: your order form needs to be turned in on Monday, September 28 in order to make the deadline. PLEASE: DO NOT MAKE CHANGES FOR THE SEMESTER. Stop by Kelani Yogurt and try one of the sandwiches, wraps or salads prior to committing for the semester. The cost for the fall semester is $70 per student. Pay by cash, check (made payable to Kelani Yogurt) or by credit card at Kelani Yogurt click on 'Heritage School Lunch Program'. Be sure to pay for all 10 lunches for the fall semester. Again, do not submit orders to Kelani Yogurt directly. Kelani Yogurt Order Form
Opa's Monday: This semester (August - December) students may order monthly. Deadline: Monday prior to each month. No changes may be made mid-month. Beginning January 4th students will order for the entire semester. A new and improved order form is provided; you may also find the order form in the Opa’s box. Opa’s orders should be delivered to the school at not Opa’s. If you are unsure of which sandwich to try, stop by the Opa’s storefront in Hwy 87 and try it before you commit to it for the semester.
West End Wednesday: You may pick up an order form from the ‘West End Pizza Co. Box’ in the teacher workroom or go online to: http://www.westendpizzacompany.com/heritage-school.html and place your order. Payment may be made online or with a check placed in the box each Wednesday.
West End Pizza Fridays:
Here’s how it will work:
Pepperoni, Canadian Bacon, Sausage and Cheese pizza will be available.
Pizza (per person) will cost $140.00 for the school year
Please prepay, checks should be made payable to Heritage School.
Heritage is considering a Tuesday lunch option, until then students will need to bring a brown bag lunch on Tuesday. As soon as we have information we will communicate details.
Click here for Order Forms.
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2015-2016 SAT and ACT Test Dates and Deadlines
| SAT Date |
Registration Deadline |
Late Registration Deadline |
| Nov 7 |
Oct 9 |
Oct 27 |
| Dec 5 |
Nov 5 |
23 |
| Jan 23 |
Dec 28 |
Jan 12 |
| Mar 5 |
Feb 5 |
Feb 23 |
| May 7 |
Apr 8 |
Apr 26 |
| Jun 4 |
May 5 |
May 25 |
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Heritage Code: |
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| ACT Date |
Registration Deadline |
Late Registration Deadline |
| Oct 24 |
Sept 18 |
Sep 19–Oct 2 |
| Dec 12 |
Nov 6 |
Nov 7–20 |
| Feb 6 |
Jan 8 |
Jan 9–15 |
| Apr 9 |
Mar 4 |
Mar 5–18 |
| Jun 11 |
May 6 |
May 7–20 |
The ACT
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SCRIP
WHAT IS SCRIP? SCRIP cards are gift cards from retailers that Heritage purchases at a discount and resells to parents and friends at face value. With every SCRIP purchase, our school earns a 1%-60% rebate, depending on the store. Scrip cards can be purchased for a variety of items including groceries, gasoline, clothing, restaurants, and many more vendors.
HOW DOES IT WORK? Families order online each week. The school approves the order at the beginning of the week. Families send a check to school OR can pay online. The SCRIP cards are sent home with the student by the end of the week.
NEW TO SCRIP? Each family can set up an account on ShopWithSCRIP.com and purchases SCRIP cards online. When registering, use the enrollment code for Heritage School of 2L3L669314532.??
EXISTING ACCOUNTS? Current SCRIP users should sign on to www.ShopWithScrip.com and choose “Change Profile/Password” to update your account with your student’s 2014-2015 grade and teacher.
SCRIP will benefit the Heritage School 15th Graduating Class Expenses for the Class of 2016.
For more information please contact April Klepac 830-997-6597.
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Student Honors and Accolades
Please send photos and information of student honors and accolades to: april.klepac@heritage-school.net
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