EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, & DEADLINES

Oct 3 - Online Course of Study Due

Oct 4 - Moms Bunco Night

Oct 9 - Riley's Farm Gold Rush Registration Deadline

Oct 9 - Knott's Nov 4 Field Trip Registration Deadline

Oct 12 - Riley's Farm Gold Rush Adventure Field Trip

Oct 13 - School Board Meeting

Oct 16 - Knott's Nov 30 Field Trip Registration Deadline

Oct 18-21 - 6th Grade Camp

Oct 19 - San Diego Rescue Mission Service Day

Oct 21 - School Pictures Make-up Day

Oct 21 - Senior Social Pumpkin Carving & Chili Cook-off

Oct 22 - Teach Them Diligently Conference

Oct 25 - Basketball Parent Meeting

CLASS DAYS and ACADEMY

Oct 3 - Academies

Oct 6 - EC/CLMT/BON

Oct 10 - Academies

Oct 13 - DC/ESC

Oct 17 - Academies

Oct 20 - EC/CLMT/BON

Course of Study (COS)

Due Today

The Course of Study, or COS, is a list of the courses a student will complete during a school year including the course descriptions, book titles, and publishers. The COS must be submitted online through the Student Information System, SIS. Normally it is due by October 1, but due to technical issues with the site in the past couple of days, the deadline was extended to TODAY, October 3, 2022.

If you need assistance logging in to the Student Information System, please contact the school office. A $25 late fee will apply for submissions entered after the deadline. You can find step by step instructions on the Documents page located within the members section of our website. 

This is something that you only need to do once a year! If you change curriculum or courses throughout the year, there is no need to update your Course of Study!

The School Office Could Use Your Help

From time to time the office admin team could use volunteers to help with small administrative tasks. We have put together a live online sign-up portal that will run year-round. HCS parents and high school students with availability are invited to participate. High School students are eligible to receive credit for hours volunteered. Visit our iVolunteer online portal any time for a list of open tasks and sign up for them. 

Current Listings:

1 person to research California PSP's.

10 people to make phone calls to new HCS moms.

In response to requests, we have created a suggested schedule to stay on track with memorizing this year's passage according to the two deadlines. This schedule is provided merely as a resource for those who want it. It may also be found on the WORD web page here. 

2022-2023 WORD SCHEDULE

Eph. 4:17-32

To be finished by February 28, 2023 (to be included on the yearbook page, featured on the website, and received the WORD decal)

September 30 - vs 17-18

October 31 - vs. 19-21

November 30 - 22-24

December 31 - 25-27

January 31 - 28-30

February 28th - vs 31-32

To be finished by June 3rd (to be featured on the website and received the WORD decal)

September 30 vs. 17

October 31 vs. 18-19

November 30 vs. 20-21

December 31 vs. 22-23

January 31 vs. 24-25

February 28 vs. 26-27

March 31 vs. 28-29

April 30 vs. 30-31

June 3 vs. 32

School Pictures & IDs Are In

Your school photos and IDs will be available at class day. If you attend more than one class day, they will be available at your upcoming class day.

Photos will not be distributed at Academies. If you are full service, the photos are available to pick up at the office. Please contact the office if you would like them mailed to you for a shipping and handling fee.

Updated Parent/Student Handbook

As mentioned previously, we will be highlighting changes to the Parent/Student Handbook here for the next several weeks. The new handbook may be found in full on the website in the Members Only section under Documents. You can link directly to it from here. 

Two of the changes clarifies the High School Drop Off policy for Class Days as well as solidifies the Non-HCS Students at Class Day policy.  

High School Class Day Drop-off Policy: If you are fully enrolled and helping in two time slots at an HCS Class Day, you are allowed to register your high school student for one additional drop-off class at a different Class Day. The drop-off class can be a two-hour lab or two one-hour classes. Classes that qualify for drop off are at the discretion of the Class Day Lead. The parent is not required to volunteer at the drop-off Class Day site and does not need to remain on campus. However, students must be picked up promptly after their class has ended as they are not allowed to loiter on campus. There is a monthly fee for drop off class participation.  

Non-HCS Students at Class Day Policy: We understand that some families may not have all of their students enrolled in Class Day. We understand that other schools may have differing school breaks and childcare may not be available. We allow parents to bring their non-HCS students to class day in these periodic situations. However, regular attendance of non-HCS students is not permitted. The Class Day Lead must be apprised of these periodic needs and the student must wear a visitor’s name tag and remain with his/her parent at all times while on campus. Parents are still expected to fulfill their two-period service during these times.  

$20 School Credit

with TTD Registration Confirmation

This year, we will be canceling the Annual Heritage Conference event and encourage all members to attend the upcoming Teach Them Diligently (TTD) conference instead.  

From TTD, “This event will focus on educating, encouraging, and preparing parents to become the home educators God has called them to be. At this time of year, it’s easy to get mired in the day-to-day activities of homeschooling and life in general. We hope this day of refreshment will help to refocus you on the importance of your mission and build your excitement about the privilege of parenting and discipling your children as God called you to do.” There are some fantastic speakers lined up. Principal Vicki Stormoen will be there as well giving an abbreviated presentation of the Homeschooling 101 session presented at our annual Pillars of Homeschooling event. For more information about this conference, click here: TTD Live San Diego - Teach Them Diligently

Additionally, we are offering all HCS families a $20 school credit when you send in your registration confirmation. This credit is per family not per individual. To receive your school credit, simply forward your registration confirmation email to Tracy West at billing@hcssd.org.  

Moms Bunco Night

In Honor of New HCS Moms

October 4, 2022

6:00pm - 8:30 pm

Del Cerro Baptist Church

5512 Pennsylvania Ln, La Mesa, CA 91942

Calling all HCS moms! Let's get together for a rousing night of Bunco and meet some of our new HCS Moms. New Moms, this night is for YOU! We will have a brief time of introducing the new moms and then settle in for some food, fellowship, and fun. Prizes will be awarded in five different categories. Coffee and light refreshments provided. Don't miss out on the fun. 

Veteran HCS moms: Bring an appetizer, snack, or dessert item to share if you feel so inclined.

New moms: Do not bring anything, just enjoy an evening in your honor.

Please RSVP for planning purposes no later than October 2nd. Register on HSL.

Riley's Farm Gold Rush Adventures

October 12, 2022

9:30 am - 1:45 pm

Register by 10/9/22

San Diego Air & Space Museum

October 26, 2022

9:45 am

Register by 10/24/22

Bates Nut Farm

October 28, 2022

8:45 am - 12:00 pm

Register by 10/24/22

Visit the Field Trips web page for our field trips policy and to register for currently open field trips listed above plus Knott's Berry Farm, Sea World and The Nutcracker ballet.

Are You Ready for Basketball Season?

We are very excited to announce that we have a full committee for basketball and are excited to move forward with this up and coming basketball season! We want to thank the parents who have stepped up to make this happen.

More great news! We are anticipating adding the grades K-3rd back into the program. It will require a minimum of 10 players in that group to make it happen. We have a new dad to the program who has offered to coach this age group and he would like to have another person jump in to help. As always, the club can use more willing people to step up and coach, as many of our coaches do not have an assistant. Please let us know if you are considering it.

The mandatory Basketball Parent meeting will be on Tuesday, October 25th at 6:30 pm. It will take place at Grace Brethren Church. 3455 Atlas Street, San Diego, CA 92111. Keep your eyes open for the announcement of the fees and the registration. Now that the committee is in place, more info will be coming out soon!

If you are interested in having your student(s) join basketball and would like to be added to the basketball email list to receive the information directly, email us at basketball@hcssd.org.

Senior Event!

Pumpkin Carving

& Chili Cook-off

Friday, October 21, 5-9 pm

The Lawton's Home

See address when you register on HSL or RSVP to

Mrs. Byous 619-248-9332

Mrs. Lawton 619-990-8723

GradNite 2023

Save the date! GradNite is scheduled for June 2, 2023 at Six Flags Magic Mountain. More Details to come soon. 

Senior parents interested in serving as chaperones for this event, please contact Vikki Grieshaber at events@hcssd.org for an application.

Class of 2023 Senior Banquet

The end of year senior banquet is a loved tradition at HCS for our seniors and their parents. In order for it to happen we need senior parents to form the planning committee. If interested, please email Vikki Grieshaber at events@hcssd.org for an application. 

2023 High School Formal

Save the date for our annual high school formal on April 13, 2023 at Marina Village. More details will be posted as the planning committee puts it together. 

High school parents, if you are interested in serving on this planning committee contact Vikki Grieshaber at events@hcssd.org for an application.

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SAT Test Date: November 5

Register by Oct. 7

Late Registration Deadline: October 25

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Register by Nov. 3

Late Registration Deadline: November 22

If you're a fee waiver–eligible student, there's no late registration fee.

Meet the Honor Society Parent Committee

The Honor Society focuses on developing Christian servant-leadership through learning and service during the high school years. The HCS Honor Society is proud to be the Xi Iota Chapter of the Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society.

Be sure to thank these parents when you see them around for their efforts in providing this academic opportunity for our families.

Co-Advisor

Dana Belcher

Co-Advisor

Kendra Strouse

Co-Advisor

Brandyn Jennings

Everyone on our volunteer leadership team has wonderful and unique strengths. We encourage you to visit our Volunteer Spotlight webpage to read about each individual.

Kyla Speaks was a PE teacher before she became an independent homeschool mom. She has offered a free PE class for homeschool students for years now. This year she has joined up with Christian Sports International (CSI) to help her provide a location, equipment, and insurance to conduct her classes. There is now a small fee for her sport camps. See online registration form here for details about the classes. Above image shows proposed schedule of sport camps for this year. 

Van Leuven Family on K-PRAISE Radio

Another group interview with children by an HCS family, the Van Leuvens, aired Thursday, September 29, on its church’s (Puritan Reformed Presbyterian Church) Monday through Saturday K-PRAISE radio program, “Man’s Chief End.”  This time, the younger three Van Leuven children with Mommy (Fernanda) joined Dad (Pastor Grant) for a fun Bible study introducing the next series of messages to run about “God’s Names.” You can listen to the posted podcast of the program here.

As part of the discussion, they talked about how “El”, God’s name meaning “strength,” is in each of the participating kids' middle names, including Giulianna Elisabeth due February 1 (and attending the interview in Mommy’s womb), and they sang Psalm 117 together proclaiming the magnifying of God’s name by His people.  As well, Dad allowed a little bit of beat boxing on the mics by Isaac and especially Gabriel (who seemed to be vying for the live afternoon talk show host's job) to make it into the program.  All shows can later be heard in posted podcasts website here, (as well as on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Spotify). See also this website. To hear the other earlier family interview and singing on August 29 with the eldest four children that introduced a series of messages on Psalm 23 (The Lord is My Shepherd--that makes us the sheep!), click here.

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