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Volume 22 Number 21 02/11/2016
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Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped...
—Philippians 2:5-6
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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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Early Appointment!
It’s that time of year when all of our seniors are waiting to get that packet in the mail from the school of their choice, maybe dreams, telling them they have been accepted and that, yes, the university will take their money. It’s a stressful time – a lot more stressful than when many of us were waiting to hear. The competition is fierce for the top tier schools, >>Continue Reading
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U.S. Representative Lamar Smith, who nominated Sean to West Point, will be on campus Monday, February 22 at 2:00 pm, to congratulate Sean and share a few words with the upper school. The upper school will gather in Herzog Hall at 2:00pm and we encourage all who can to attend to come and support Sean.
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NEW DUAL CREDIT PARTNERSHIP IS ON !
The faculty and administration is very excited to announce that the registrar of Colorado Christian University has approved three Rhetoric School courses for CCU dual credit. Students currently enrolled in Rhetoric/Senior Thesis, British Literature, and American Literature can receive 3 hours of CCU college credit for each course completed with a grade of 'C' or better. Two more courses are slated for approval for next year bringing the total potential dual credits per Heritage grad to 15, the equivalent of one semester of college credit.
Mrs. Hierholzer and Mr. Turpin were the first to be approved to teach these initial three college level courses on the merits of their formal education level and otherwise excellent credentials. Mrs. Sauer managed a bit of back and forth communication concerning the documentation of the courses' content, pedagogy, and assessment rubrics. But ultimately, our courses passed muster on their own merits. Yes, just as we thought, Heritage has been teaching honors college prep courses all along!
We are awaiting final online access codes and instructions from CCU which will allow our seniors and juniors to register for these dual credits (for the courses they are already taking). The cost to each student will be just $200 per course, paid online with a parent's credit card. No separate application forms or fees are required by CCU. $3000 for a whole semester of transferable college credit is quite a bargain. God continues to bless Heritage School most abundantly.
For more information go to: http://www.ccu.edu/dualcreditprogram/students/
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Reminder: Monday is Presidents' Day.
Enjoy your long weekend!
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Surprise! It's Spring Fling!
Mark your calendars: Spring Fling is Friday, May 13th. That's right, you read that right! We will continue to have a Spring Fling field day each year, however the element of surprise is going away. We know that this slight change will only improve the event.
Matthew Franek is the Chairperson of the event this year. He is calling all interested volunteers to work different stations throughout the day. Please contact him directly if you are able to be here that day. matthewfranek@hotmail.com or 512-709-3424.
Stay tuned for further information.
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February Chapel Schedule
February 17
- Grammar School ~ Mrs. Brantley
- Upper School ~ Pastor Rob Holster
February 24
- Grammar School ~ Mrs. Ashley
- Upper School ~ Seniors
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Grammar School Village
Kindergartners--enjoyed creating 10 groups of ten, to count 100 soup cans, plastic cups, trail mix pieces, necklace rings, dot stickers, and shapes. Students also enjoyed creating stories about what they would do if given $100.
1st Graders--learned about the White House and studied "Honest Abe" in honor of his birthday.
2nd Graders--have been polishing our speech selections for our "In House" speech meet and started reading "Giant Treasury of Peter Rabbit".
3rd Graders--are learning about the Desert Habitat.
4th Graders--have begun our poetry unit and are working on rhythm, rhyme, and creating our own poems.
5th Graders--have been preparing for the Speech Meet which is this Friday. Fifth-grade selections include Poetry, Dramatic Bible Prose, Bible Memorization, Patriotic Oration, and Original Speeches.
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Whistle Pik Gallery Highlights
Friday night, February 5th, the Whistle Pik Gallery on Main Street hosted young High School artists from Fredericksburg and Harper in their treasure-filled rooms. Pictured here are Dylan Sione with his altered book diptych Byzantine Ikon of an angel, Harleigh Klepac with her Ikon of St. George Fighting the Dragon, as well as Amy Lucas, Kate McComack-Morris, and Lilly Mills with their Ikons. The Heritage students are standing in front of Phil Bob Borman’s storm-filled sky oil painting. It was a night of sharing art with both new friends and old, surrounded by magnificent art from around the world, including Norman Rockwell and Porfirio Salinas originals. If you were unable to attend, the Heritage students’ art will continue to be on display at Whistle Pik until Monday morning, February 15th. The young artists are listed below:
The Artists
Sarah Andrews “At the Cafe with Norman” oils
Elliot Armes “Jesus Ikon” altered book diptych
Noelle Christensen “Jesus Ikon” altered book diptych
Cierra Crenwelge “Angel Ikon” altered book diptych
Dylan Eggleston “Angel Ikon” altered book diptych
Sam Garza “Jesus Ikon” altered book diptych
Jamie Hoermann “On the Bay with Cassatt” oils
Bryce Kitzmiller “St. Thomas Ikon” altered book diptych
Skylar Kitzmiller “In the Storm with Homer” oils
Avery Klepac “At the Cafe with Vincent” oils
Harleigh Klepac “St. George Ikon” altered book diptych
Amy Lucas “Noah’s Ark Ikon” altered book diptych
Kate McComack-Morris “St. George Ikon” altered book diptych
Lilly Mills “Angel Ikon” altered book diptych
Sean O’Leary “Hats Off to Magritte” oils
Rose Pedregon “In the Garden with Monet” oils
Lindsey Pressler “On the Trail with Bonheur” oils
Alec Sawtelle “In the City with Hopper” oils
Lane Sawtelle “Noah’s Ark Ikon” altered book diptych
Dylan Sione “Angel Ikon” altered book diptych
Hope Stephens “On the Balcony with Matisse” oils
True Stephens “Jesus Ikon” altered book diptych
Jonathan Tucker “At the Circus with Signac” oils
Sam Tucker “Jesus Ikon” altered book diptych
Jack Wynne-Smith “In the Sun with Hockney ” oils
Abbey Zschappel “Madonna and Child Ikon” altered book diptych
Heritage Rhetoric Art Educator: Suzanne Mc Comack
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Your Child's Safety is Important!
Heritage School has the safety of our students in mind as we post new signs on the playground. We welcome student activity at Heritage School. However, we ask that if your student would like to play on the playground after school hours, a parent or guardian must directly supervise their play. Thank you for your cooperation!
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Please note that Heritage School (Herzog Hall) closes daily at 4:00 p.m. All students must be picked up by 4:00 p.m. unless they are participating in an athletic practice. 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.
Seriously folks! PLEASE no parking in the fire lanes. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Heritage Athletics
Week 24
Scoreboard in review
Junior High Boys Basketball took 2nd place in CALSA Tournament
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball vs **Cornerstone W-40-30
Varsity Girls Basketball vs **Cornerstone San Angelo L-39-62
Varsity Boys Basketball at **Cornerstone San Angelo W-46-32
Junior High Girls Basketball vs **San Marcos Hill Country W-31-5
Junior High Boys Basketball vs **San Marcos Hill Country W-52-19
Varsity Girls Basketball vs **San Marcos Hill Country W-39-37
Varsity Boys Basketball vs **San Marcos Hill Country W-60-39
Looking ahead on the Eagle Sports Calendar
Feb 12 Varsity Boys Basketball @ **Lifegate (7:00)
Feb 12-13 Junior High Tournament @ FEAST
Feb 16 Junior High Tennis vs Ambleside @ Ladybird Park (3:00)
**District Games
Heritage Calendar
Tami Given
Athletic Director
tami.given@heritage-school.net
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From the desk of Coach Given:
Two of our logic students Josh Hoermann and Colin Fairchild deserve an honorable mention for performance in the CALSA Tournament. Hoermann dropped a shot to end a quarter from behind half court and Fairchild shot a game saving 3 pointer to take us ahead with less than 10 seconds to go in the game. Playing three consecutive basketball games our boys showed hupomone and arête.
Jinn Khuc and Taylor Watterson submitted the winning poster for the district basketball game.
Congratulations on the winning night against San Marcos Hill Country on Tuesday night. All four teams won.
Way to go Eagles!
Coach Given
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HSPA
Heritage School Parent Association
Our new HSPA Chair for the 2015-2016 school year is Elizabeth Harris. 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:
March 21
April 25
May 23
HSPA Positions Open for 2015-16 School Year:
Chair: Elizabeth Harris
Chair Elect: Kimberley Franek
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: Matthew Franek
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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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:
Logic School Dance: February 27
Spring Formal 9th-12th: May 14 at the Nimitz
Coats for Tots
Student Council is collecting Coats for Tots for the Hill Country Community Needs Council in Gillespie County. Donation boxes are located in Herzog Hall and the Grammar School.
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Photo Request!
Please consider sending photos on a thumb drive to April Klepac.
Upper School:
Volleyball
Football
Cross Country
Grammar School:
Field Trips
Class Events
Although a thumb drive is preferred, you may also send them to april.klepac@heritage-school.net
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Acceptance Letters
Class of 2016
Our 2016 Seniors have received acceptance letters from:
- A&M
- A&M-Galveston
- Abilene Christian
- Baylor
- Dallas Baptist
- Hardin-Simmons
- Santa Fe School of Art & Design
- Savannah College of Art & Design
- Texas State
- Texas Tech
- University of Alabama
- University of Arizona
- Colorado School of Mines
- Ohio State
- Georgia Tech
- St. John's College
- UT- San Antonio
- West Point
Sean O'Leary has received his appointment to West Point from Congressman Lamar Smith. Lindsey Pressler and Rose Pedregon are committed to going to Texas A&M Gig'em Gals!
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Early College Credit Registration Open for Spring
Central Texas College has opened its registration portal for Summer Classes. You should start the online application process at: http://www.ctcd.edu/students/prospective-students/how-to-enroll/texas-students/ Complete the one-time online application to CTC, track down your SAT scores and make an appointment with Kristy Kothe at the Hill Country University Center (254-616-3401) You must be a junior or senior to register and are limited to two courses per semester.
More independent souls may find the ONLINE early college offerings at LeTourneau University more suitable: http://www.letu.edu/_Admissions/dualcredit/ Although LETU online students do not have designated online class times, they do have weekly deadlines for graded work. LETU courses cost about $360 each.
Early college credit not only saves thousands of tuition dollars ($328/course at CTC compared to $950 at A&M and $3636 at Baylor), the gift of time and flexibility in your future college schedule can be more advantageous in pursuing a minor or double major. Also, the seniority attained by early college credit can make a huge difference at freshman registration. Of course, early college credits afford little advantage at all if your chosen major degree plan does not call for those courses or your target college does not accept the transfer. Mrs. Sauer can help you find that information and help you make a plan.
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Summer Academic Camps
Applications for 2016 college summer camp experiences are coming online already. Camp tuition would make a great gift! Check out:
Sam Houston State Pre-Law Academy June 5-11,2016 at www.sfasu/pre-lawacademy
University of Dallas Shakespeare in Italy, Latin in Rome or Arete (on campus in Dallas).
Early applications receive a 10% discount: www.udallas.edu/travel
Applications for The American Legion Boys State summer leadership camp in Austin opens Jan 4. This is one of the oldest and largest camp experiences in Texas: http://www.texasboysstate.com/what-is-boys-state.php The Girls State link is: http://www.boysandgirlsstate.org/girls.html
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2015-2016 SAT and ACT Test Dates and Deadlines
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Registration Deadline |
Late Registration Deadline |
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Feb 5 |
Feb 23 |
| May 7 |
Apr 8 |
Apr 26 |
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Heritage Code: |
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Registration Deadline |
Late Registration Deadline |
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Mar 4 |
Mar 5–18 |
| Jun 11 |
May 6 |
May 7–20 |
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2015-16 College Preview Events
UT-Austin: Feb 14, Mar 20
Texas State: Feb 13, April 16
Trinity U: Feb 13
Dallas Baptist: Feb 15
A&M: Feb 13, call Admissions for separate department open house dates
Baylor: April 16
LeTourneau Mar 18, April 23
LETU Engineering : Feb 11-12
LETU Aviation : Feb 18-19
Things Parents Should Look for When Visiting a College Campus>>>
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Checkout Chegg.com
This trend-setting company has moved well beyond textbook rentals. Their free online ACT/SAT test prep launches in November. Seniors! The Chegg scholarship search engine is one of the best: http://www.chegg.com/scholarships Every month Chegg gives away $1,000 to a high school student who best answers their monthly prompt. Apply now for this month's scholarship.
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SCRIP
Got Lands' End Uniforms? The 2016-17 school year marks the year for ONLY Land's End Uniforms. Lands' End rebate to the school is 16%. Cards are available in card and Scrip Now Forms. Save Up now.
Orders are placed every Monday afternoon with a Wednesday delivery.
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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Heritage Student and Alumni Honors and Accolades
Lane Pressler
Lane Pressler was selected by the Texas Section of the Society for Range Management to participate in the High School Forum, an SRM sponsored youth activity held jointly during the 69th Annual SRM annual meeting. This year’s meeting theme was “Rangelands and Wildlife”.
The SRM is an international organization that strives to promote public awareness of the importance of sound management and use of rangeland. High School delegates are chosen by each of the 21 individual sections throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, based on their high degree of interest in the range and natural resources field as well as on their exemplary dedication and effort to learn more about a particular area. Goals of the HSYF include providing insight for these students concerning the function and working of the Society and an opportunity to learn about range management and future careers through interaction with both professionals and current university students. As one of the more important activities, each delegate to the Forum competes in a paper presentation competition with the content covering a range-related topics. Lane presented his topic “What a Cow Patti Can Tell You” placing, 2nd at the 2016 meeting.
Heritage Alumni Students
Sydney Richburg and Sawyer Richburg were named on the Baylor University's Dean's Academic Honor Roll for the 2015 fall semester maintaining a gpa of 3.7 or above. Texas A&M University named Asher Oosterbaan on the Dean's Honor Roll as he acheived a 4.0. Alumni continue exemplify a Heritage student.
Please send photos and information of student honors and accolades to: april.klepac@heritage-school.net
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