This week’s schedule
- Mon 8/28- Day 2
- Tues 8/29- Day 1
- Wed 8/30- Day 2
- Thur 8/31- Day 1
- Fri 9/1- No School
Calendar of Events
- AUG 30, 2023 AAPPL Test for WL placement- Gooden- students who paid- in community room
- AUG 30, 2023 PSAT 11TH GRADERS DEADLINE TO PAY AND REGISTER
- September
- SEPT. 1 2023 Student and teacher holiday
- SEPT. 4, 2023 Schools closed - Labor Day
- September 5-8, 2023 Senior Q1 At-risk meetings KCR, AP, Counselor, Gooden (by Alpha)
- September 5 Action Plan Meetings- Equity
- September 5th - End of Year IB Seminars (Tuesday, grade 9; Wednesday, grade 10; Thursday, grade 11; Friday, grade 12)
- September 6-7 Senior Classroom Guidance (School Counseling)
- September 7 Back To School Night 4:30-7:30
- September 7 EL Back to School Night
- September 8-29 Senior Individual Meetings
- September 11-15, 2023 Summer SOL window- community room- Gooden
- September 13 Senior Parent Info Meeting- Virtual 6-7pm
- September 14, 2023 Club Fair- during lunch blocks (on the X, courtyard and N. Cafe)
- September 14, 2023 FCFA Ice Cream Social 7:00 p.m.
- September 15 IB Silver Tray Ceremony @ 12:00-1:00 pm Auditorium
- September 18-22, 2023 Workkeys testing window
- September 21 IB Parent Night - Auditorium (MYP 5:30-6:30, DP/CP 7-8)
- September 20, 2023 Faculty Meeting, Auditorium, 4:05 pm PSAT Training
- September 25, 2023 Student and teacher holiday- Yom Kippur
- September 26-27 Underclass Picture Day
- September 26 HCPS Specialty Center Information Session @ Henrico HS 7:00 p.m. (county-wide event)
- September 28 IB Junior Personal Project Achievement Ceremony 12:00-1:00 pm Auditorium
- September 29 Talent Show, Fundraiser, 3rd blk
- September 30, 2023: RPAA Lights Up Arts Workshops 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Community partnership with RPAA through Chris Moseley)
Student Forms
Important forms that need to be electronically signed on Power School include:
Code of Conduct
Student Health History
School Lab Safety Agreement
Compulsory Attendance
Media Denial Form
Home Internet Access
Please make sure your phone numbers and email addresses are correct.
It is also very important for you to update your custodial and non-custodial contact information, because this is where you put the people who are authorized to pick up your child from school. If the name of the person picking your child up is not in PowerSchool, you will be delayed.
The Henrico Schools website can be translated into Arabic, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese. Click on “Translate” in the upper right hand corner.
Visit HERE for instructions on how to set up an account.
Getting Started with ParentSquare
You will see messages coming to you from ParentSquare, our new tool for communication. ParentSquare translates English into several languages. You can respond in your native language, and the message will translate into English.
Here is some info about how you can sign up for ParentSquare.
Also, check out Setting your language preference in ParentSquare.
Weapons Scanner update
The weapons scanning process has improved greatly every day and that’s all thanks to the preparation of our students. Thank you so much for having conversations about how to make this process run smoothly. We went from ending at 9:28 am on Day 1 to 9:10 Day 2, 9:05 Day 3, and 9:00 on Day 4! Our Warriors are the best!
If we continue to have our laptops, eyeglass cases and big ring binders out prior to scanning, we will get through the process efficiently and effectively everyday.
Traffic Plan
Please continue to use the traffic plan below when dropping off or picking up:
Bus ramp
All buses have been instructed to drop off at two points on the bus ramp. Please discuss with your student the importance of being patient if buses need to wait in a short line to drop off students at the drop off point that will funnel them to the scanners.
Parent Drop Off Loop
All parents dropping students off by car must do so entering through Huntington Ave at the drop off loop near the Attendance Office. Students will be funneled to the scanners inside the doorway. There is no dropping off in any other location on campus.
Student Drivers
All student drivers must enter through the Attendance Office entrance and proceed through the scanners.
Main Office Entrance
All visitors must enter using the Main Office and through the scanners. The Main Office is NOT a student entrance.
PSATs
Click here to view the PSAT LETTER
Test date: October 11th-Mark your calendars: on Oct. 11, your high school will administer the PSAT.
9th and 10th grade students take the PSAT for free in preparation for the SATs during the 11th grade. There's no need to register.
11th grade students must register and can pay for one last practice on OCT 11 before the actual SATs their Junior year.
Junior year is the year to try to qualify for National Merit Scholarships!
Juniors can pay the registration fee $14.76 online or at school by Wednesday, August 30 2023. Late registrations will not be accepted and there are no refunds for missed tests. Juniors please select this link to register. https://tinyurl.com/HENPSATJunior
AUG 30 is the deadline for the PSAT 11TH GRADERS TO PAY
Any questions contact our testing coordinator Rebekah Gooden at rlgooden@henrico.k12.va.us
Students will take the PSAT using the new "Bluebook" online testing program. To prepare, install Bluebook on HCPS student computers. The College Board offers a variety of other ways to prepare for the PSAT.
ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) 2023-24
Do you know a language other than English and are already bilingual?
Are you proficient in speaking AND writing that language for a Seal of Biliteracy?
Are you interested in taking a proficiency test which could place you into a higher level language course?
If you answered Yes to these three questions, we have an option for you! The AAPPL proficiency test measures your fluency in a language other than English. The test costs $15.00 and is administered at your school in the fall and spring. You must pay for the test before you register. By reaching a high level of proficiency, you can earn credit for the language you already know. Contact Mrs. Kuzemchak in 501, your counselor or Mrs. Gooden (beside the library) if interested.
August 30th is the test day for placement this fall.
Here is the flyer: AAPPL Flyer
Here is the tiny url signup link www.tinyurl.com/HCPSaappl
Class Seminar Presentations
Senior August Seminar Meetings
Junior August Seminar Meetings
Freshmen and Sophomores August Seminar Meetings
Clinic Info
Reminders from your school nurses: Nurse Paul, and Nurse Davis.
*If your child is a self carry for an epipen or inhaler a medication/allergy action plan form for the current school year must be on file with the clinic.
*All health forms are in the main office. You can also locate forms on the Henrico High school website, under the site menu, and then under the clinic. Forms that are included under the clinic are: Allergy Action plan, Asthma Action Plan, Diabetic medical management plan, seizure plan, and all medication forms.
*If your child has medication that needs to be in the clinic, please have the appropriate forms filled out (2023–2024 year OTC medication form & 2023-2024 year prescription medication form). Please bring the filled-out forms with medication/diabetic supplies to the clinic as soon as possible from 8:30am- 3:45pm, Monday-Friday.
*If you are bringing over-the-counter medication to have in the clinic for your child, please make sure you bring an unopened bottle of this medication with the form.
*Over the counter drugs must be kept in the clinic with an over the counter form. Students are not permitted to carry OTC medications on them during school hours or on school property. If a student is found with medications on them they will be confiscated.
**It is Henrico County Policy that all medications/diabetic supplies should be dropped off and picked up by an Adult only. Students cannot pick up or drop off any medication to the clinic.
*For those 12th graders still in need of the Meningococcal ACYW Vaccine; Henrico County will be offering free vaccine clinics on Tuesday, August 29 at Tucker high school from 9 AM to 11 AM and at Glen Allen high school from 12 to 3 PM.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the clinic at 804-228-2700, option 3.
From the Attendance Office
Early Dismissals
For an easy Early Dismissal, send a note with your student in the morning. Not only will you be able to skip the Attendance Office line, you will be helping to reduce classroom disruptions.
Your note should have:
Date
Student Name
Time of Dismissal
Reason for Dismissal
Parent Signature
Parent Phone Number
Your student will receive a pass allowing him or her to leave class at the appointed time.
Please note that:
Dismissals from the Attendance Office end at 3:30pm. Please arrive prior to 3:30 to sign your student out.
Students who leave campus without pre-approval via note or signed out by an authorized person will be considered skipping.
Tardies Have Consequences
Did you know that if your student misses one minute of class per day, he or she will have missed 3 hours of instruction during the school year? That is why we encourage our students to arrive to school on time. Students who are consistently late to school will receive consequences as determined by administration.
Please help your student arrive to school and to all classes on time.
Attendance is Important
Excessive Unexcused Absences can violate the Virginia Compulsory Attendance Law. Please be sure to notify the school within 24 hours of your child’s absence by phone and provide a professional note if applicable. For more information, please see page 30 of the Student Code of Conduct.
Please be aware that absences due to being out of town must be pre-approved by an administrator to be excused. Notes received regarding absences due to personal reasons and family illness will be reviewed for approval.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Attendance Office at 228-2700 ext. 1.
Beginning of school reminders
Online Payment
Skip the fee payment lines and pay online at https://osp.osmsinc.com/HenricoVA/
Click on Fee Obligations and sign in or create an account.
Parking Passes
Drivers wishing to park in the student lot must fill out the Parking Pass form on Power School and pay the parking pass fee on OSP. After both these items are completed, students can go to Mr. Williams, Admin Intern, to receive a parking pass. This parking pass must be visible on the car. Failure to complete this process may result in towing of unauthorized vehicles. Thank you for your cooperation in this process.
Reminders of campus SAFETY expectations:
Unauthorized areas
Students must stay out of unauthorized areas during school hours. These include:
Azalea sidewalk- facing Azalea Ave
Athletic Areas- Football field, baseball ect.
All parking lots
Off campus- walking off campus without permission and returning may result in a student search
No Ordering Food
Students may not utilize 3rd party ordering companies like Uber eats or restaurant delivery systems. These parties are not vetted by HCPS or Henrico HS and pose a security concern when on campus. Students may not meet delivery drivers on campus or on the outskirts of campus for their own safety. As a reminder, all HHS students will receive free breakfast and lunch this year. We also have microwaves in every cafeteria to warm food brought from home. Finally, parents may drop off food for their students in the front office using the appropriate sign in protocols. Thank you for helping us keep our students and staff safe.
HHS Athletics/Activities
Henrico (capitaldistrictva.org)
Henrico High School Events and Tickets by GoFan
* 23-24 Warrior Gold Season Sports Pass $75.00 Admits ONE for All Regular Season Home Events
Senior Info Correction
Below are the corrected dates for the upcoming senior events
Warriors! We had a great first week filled with efficient scanning, laptop distributions, a vax clinic, teaching and learning, Class Seminars and lots of smiles. Let’s make this another great week for learning, remember to show your Warrior PRIDE, and never forget to BEHOLD! The Green and Gold!