This week’s schedule
- Mon 1/22- Day 1
- Tues 1/23- Day 2
- Wed 1/24- Day 1
- Thur 1/25- Day 2
- Fri 1/26- Day 1
Calendar of Events
January
- Jan 22-26, 2024 Workkeys seniors
- January TBD Junior Classroom Guidance Lessons
- January 23-24, 2024 WRS Testing- completers in CTE courses- by period in the community room
- January 25-26, 2024 WRS Makeups- in community room
- January 27, 2024: HHS Drama Club Set Build in Auditorium (all day)
- January 31, 2024: Senior Breakfast in the North Cafeteria 8:30am - 10:00am
February-
- February 1-23 Counselor Individual Meetings continue with students for 24-25 course requests
- February 3 Club Picture Day (Aux Gym)
- February 3, 10, and 17 2024: HHS Drama Club Set Build in Auditorium (all day)
- February 5-8 Class Expectations Meetings through WT- Climate survey
- February 5-8 Sophomore/Freshmen At-Risk Meetings, KCR, APs and Counselors
- February 5-9 National School Counseling Week 2024
- February 6 100 Day Celebration- by pass
- February 6 CFA Performing Arts Symposium Day
- February 7 HBCU College and Career Fair, 9 am- 12 pm, St. Paul’s Baptist Church - Creighton Road
- February 7-10 IB English Oral Exams, 8:30-4, IB Office (NO DRILLS!)
- Feb 10 Winter Pep Rally (2nd Block)
- February 9, 2024 CFA Experience Day- 8th grade prospective students
- February 12 Senior Cap and Gown Pics, Community Room
- February 13-16 IB Spanish Oral Exams, IB Office, 8:30-4, NO DRILLS
- February 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2024: HCPS After-School Middle School Arts Program from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
- February 12-16, 2024 Workkeys testing
- February 13-14, 2024 WRS retakes
- February 15-16, 2024 WRS retakes make-ups
- February 15 (Day 1) Qtr 3 Class Meetings
- Blk 1- Seniors
- Blk 3- Freshmen
- February 16 (Day 2) Qtr 3 Class Meetings
- Blk 2- Juniors
- Blk 4- Sophomores
- February 15-17, 2024: HHS Drama Club Play 7:00 p.m. Auditorium
- February 19, 2024 Schools closed- wellness day
- February 20, 2024 Student holiday-teacher professional learning day
- February 22-23: IB French Oral Exams, IB Office, 8:30-4, NO DRILLS
- February 21-22, 2024 BSU Reserve the Auditorium for Rehearsals
- February 23, 2024 BSU Presents the Shades of Blackness Pageant (Auditorium)
- February 21- 23, 2024 Senior Q3 At-risk meetings KCR, AP, Counselor, Gooden (by Alpha)
- February 26-March 1, 2024 CFA Dance Spring Showcase Tech Rehearsals Auditorium all day
- February 26, 28, March 1, 5, 7, 2024 ACCESS TESTING
- February 26- March 29, 2024 VAAP’s Testing
- February 27 Annual Military Inspection, 9 am- 11am, Gym
- February 28 PLC Meetings
Class Meetings
We held Class Expectations Meetings to reiterated Behavior expectations and course requests for the 24-25 school year. Here’s access to the presentations.
9th, 10th, 11th Grade Expectations Presentation
Senior Parents, please check out the Senior Expectations presentation below to learn about senior items such as scholarship info, midyear grades, and diploma name verification.
12th Grade Expectations and Information Presentation Reviewing Expectations- January Seniors
Counseling Corner
Reminder: It's time to make course requests for the 24-25 school year by Monday, January 22nd at 8 pm. Log into PowerSchool on your computer, click on class registration, then choose/submit your classes.
Please review the courses that will be offered at Henrico High School next year. Note courses can be canceled if not enough students select the course.
FINAL 24-25 Course Offerings Henrico HS 10-12 Graders.docx
If students/parents fail to select courses by January 22nd at 8 pm, the student/parent portal window closes and their school counselor will have to select courses for them. Due to staffing and capacity, courses will not be changed after May 22nd unless there is an error in the schedule. Your school counselor will meet with you individually starting next week to review your class selections.
Need more information? These HCPS resources can help:
• Selecting courses in PowerSchool for 2024-25: https://drive.google.com/file/...
• HCPS Online Planning Guide 2024-25: https://academicplanningguide....
• Creating a new PowerSchool Parent Portal account: https://drive.google.com/file/...
• Adding a new student to an existing Parent Portal account: https://drive.google.com/file/...
SOL Tutoring has begun!!
If your student is currently enrolled in an SOL class, they can start reviewing for SOLs now! See the tutoring calendars attached. Any questions about tutoring can be directed to their content teachers.
English 10 Writing and 11 Reading
Senior News
Save the dates:
January 31, 2024, 8:30am - 10:00am
Senior Breakfast in the North Cafeteria
February 12, 2024:
Senior Cap & Gown Pictures
Students must sign up for an appointment in order to take the pictures. We will send the link out as soon as it is ready!
SCAN the QR code NOW for Diploma Name Verification- deadline January 31st.
Or fill out the link here as your child’s DIPLOMA NAME VERIFICATION is required. Deadline January 31st - Diploma Name VERIFICATION for CLASS of 2024
SENIORS- if you are interested in uploading a senior portrait from outside of HCPS to be used in the yearbook, you may use the following process:
Go to https://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/ (you may also use the Herff Jones eShare app)
Enter the school code 25338 into the box when prompted
Follow the steps provided to upload your photo(s). Select the Portrait option if it’s a senior portrait.
In about a day, the photos you’ve uploaded will then become available to the yearbook staff.
SENIOR PICS from an outside organization are due NO LATER than February 15th.
See Mr. Ryan Ten in room 913 with any questions.
News from HCPS
Henrico County Public Schools values your opinions
Several opportunities are approaching — including our annual survey of your views on your school and the school division.
Review the 2025-26 draft calendar now: HCPS is seeking input from students, staff, parents and community members about the 2025-26 school year calendar. Review this draft calendar and fill out a short survey by Jan. 31 to tell us what you think.
2024 Summer Academy Hybrid-Online Health & Physical Education information site: https://tinyurl.com/hcps-2024o...
Optional Q&A session provide an opportunity for families to explore the course framework and requirements, meet our coordinator, and learn more about the tentative Summer 2024 calendar:
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 at 7 p.m. (Microsoft Teams Meeting Link)
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 at 7 p.m. (Microsoft Teams Meeting Link)
The Lottery Application opens after the January 23rd Q&A session, and closes on February 16th. Application links are available on the information site, linked above.
Contact: Mark A. Brandenburger, M.Ed., AT-Ret, CSCS
Health, Physical & Driver Education Specialist, HCPS
Mobile: 804-640-8383 Twitter: @HCPS_HPE
mabrandenbur@henrico.k12.va.us
Black History Month Essay Contest
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s inaugural Black History Month Essay Contest launches TODAY! The competition aims to increase education and awareness of prominent figures in Black history.
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s Black History Month Essay Contest is open to middle and high school students (grades 6-12) residing in Virginia's 4th Congressional District. Students should submit their completed essays with name, school name, grade level, and home address to VA04_Projects@mail.house.gov no later than Monday, February 12th, 2024.
Winning essays will be entered into the congressional record and featured on Rep. McClellan’s website and social media platform!
Here is this year’s essay prompt:
High School – The first Black President of the United States, Barack Obama, once said, “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” How do you encourage yourself and your peers to become engaged as changemakers in your community as a student and future voter? (500-750 words)
You can find more information on the website here: https://mcclellan.house.gov/black-history-month-essay-contest. Please contact Maryn Campbell, maryn.campbell@mail.house.gov, 804-486-1840 with any questions or concerns.
Please RSVP HERE by 1/15
Previous Messages
School Climate Survey
Our school, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Department of Education, is conducting the Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions. We will survey students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12, as well as classroom instructors and staff, beginning in February 2024. The purpose of the student survey is to measure student support, student engagement, school discipline, and safety conditions in each school. This information will be used to guide educational practices that produce a safe and supportive school environment.
The student survey will be completed between February 5th and February 8th, 2024. The survey does not ask for your child’s name and all answers are anonymous. No one, including teachers and administrators, will know how your child answered the survey questions. You will not have access to your child’s survey answers. You may preview the questions asked in the student survey at this website: https://tinyurl.com/VaSchoolSurvey.
The survey will ask questions such as how students feel about their school, how students get along with one another and their teachers, how students feel about school rules, and their perceptions of their teachers’ willingness to help them. Please note that there are questions about topics that may be sensitive to some, including questions about bullying, mental health, and suicide. This is a great time to talk to your child about these important issues. For guidance and more resources on these topics, please see https://tinyurl.com/MentalHealthdcjs or https://tinyurl.com/VDOEstudentservices.
All students in your child’s grade level are eligible to participate in the survey. The survey is voluntary and you and/or your child can decide they prefer not to participate. No action will be taken against you, your child, or the school if your child does not participate. If you do not wish for your child to participate, please complete this Google Form by January 15, 2024.
The Virginia School Survey results are provided to the school around the end of the school year. You can find survey results for your school and division here: https://tinyurl.com/VaSchoolSurvey. The results are used by the school, the division, and the state to identify strengths and to address relevant needs to improve learning environments for your child as well as students across the state.
Thank you for your cooperation in this important study of Virginia’s schools.
Reviewing Expectations for the New Year
Student Parking
Student 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.
Student drivers parking cars at school without a valid 2023-2024 student parking sticker, will be towed at student/parent expense.
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.
Attendance Information (from Attendanceworks.org)
WHAT YOU CAN DO?
• Talk about the importance of showing up to school every day.
• Help your children maintain daily routines, such as finishing homework and getting a good night’s sleep.
• Try not to schedule dental and non-urgent related medical appointments during the school day. • Keep your student healthy but call in to the attendance office if they are sick and can’t come to school
• If your children must stay home because they are sick, make sure they have asked teachers for resources and materials to make up for the missed learning time in the classroom. Check Schoology!!
Attendance matters for Senior Exam Exemption
Discuss with your senior NOW! Plan for the year! Attendance and Grades matter!
Attendance matters for Warrior PRIDE Good Standing Status
Good Standing Status establishes common behavior expectations for our students. Good Standing Status takes into consideration grades, behavior and attendance.
To be considered in Good Standing, students must meet the following expectations at the end of Qtr 2:
Have no more the 8 absences (excused and unexcused)
Pass 6/8 classes or 80% of the classes on the student schedule
Zero out of school suspensions
What are the benefits of Good Standing?
Earning the next Warrior PRIDE card with incentives, Attendance at dances, fundraising events like our talent show, battle of the classes basketball and other fun events.
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 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.
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.
Warriors! The 3rd Qtr and Semester 2 have started. Let’s make it a great week for learning, remember to Show Your Warrior PRIDE, and never forget to BEHOLD! The Green and Gold!