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Heritage Christian School Fundraising Committee
Do you have experience or a love planning/running events? We would love to have you as a part of our Fundraising Committee. Our next meeting is Monday, November 13 at 6:00 PM in the middle school math/science room. Email Angela Ruess at angelaruess@me.com to RSVP. We hope to see you then!
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"Everything except the TURKEY..." HCS Thanksgiving Canned/Boxed Food Drive
Help Heritage Christian School come together to provide "Everything except the TURKEY" for families in our community! Beginning Monday, November 6th, all students are encouraged to bring in Thanksgiving type canned or boxed food. Each class has been assigned a specific type of food to bring in! Food should be placed in the appropriate box in the HCS hallway anytime between Monday, November 6th, and Wednesday, November 15th. Mrs. VO’s 3rd graders will organize the food to be delivered to the North Liberty Food Pantry. Please check the flyer sent home in your child's Friday folder today for more details!
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Veterans Day Celebration
You are invited to join us for this very special annual community event held at Heritage on Friday, November 10th. We are thankful for our veterans, and we look forward to honoring them. The event's prelude will begin at 9:45am and will conclude by 11:15am. Please remember that this is a half day of school so students will be dismissed at 11:30.
Our guest speaker this year is retired Air Force Colonel Damien Pickart, who is the proud husband of our middle school language arts teacher, Mrs. Vanessa Pickart. Colonel Pickart enlisted in the Air Force in 1992, first serving as an enlisted jet mechanic on F-16s before earning his officer commission through the University of Iowa's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1997. He briefly flew before becoming a public relations officer, serving as a spokesperson and strategic communications advisor to senior leaders in the Air Force, Army and Navy, as well as the Secretary of Defense. He deployed to the Middle East six times, serving a total of four years in combat zones including multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his family moved ten times prior to his retirement in March 2023. Also joining Colonel Pickart at the celebration will be his son, Cadet First Class Alejandro Pickart, who is in his final year at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Alejandro was recently selected to become a pilot and will begin training after he is commissioned a Second Lieutenant next May.
Feel free to spread the word to your friends and neighbors so that we can once again celebrate and honor the brave men and women that have served our country.
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All School Thanksgiving Lunch
Friday, November 17th, will be our annual All School Thanksgiving Day Lunch. Again this year we'll have an opportunity for the entire school community to come together at the same time to give thanks through worship, eating, and fellowship. We look forward to spending time acknowledging together how God has blessed us as individuals, families, and a school.
Parents and grandparents, you are encouraged to arrive at school by 11:20am to join your child(ren) in the gymnasium for chapel, beginning at 11:30am. Following chapel, we will enjoy lunch "picnic-style" on the gym floor at 12:00pm. Recess will follow outside from 12:30-1:00pm.
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Parent Teacher Conferences - November 21-22
If you haven't signed up for a time for Parent Teacher Conferences for your students, please do so soon! Conferences are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 20th and 21st.You should have received an email with a signup genius for each of your child's teachers. If you did not receive that or you have questions regarding Parent Teacher conferences, feel free to contact Erica Wallace at wallacee@hcs-nl.com or your child's teacher.
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Missions - Miss Mysnyk & Anani
“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17
Please pray for:
· Protection (physical, spiritual, emotional, etc.)
· Boldness (to share Jesus authentically and powerfully)
· Peace (people of peace to help share the Good News)
· Assurance (that God is with them and is for them)
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Sports Update
Basketball and Cheerleading
This season Heritage is anticipating having a 5/6th grade boys team, a 5th - 8th grade girls’ basketball team and a 5th -8th grade cheerleading team. We will NOT have a 7/8th grade boys team this year due to a lack of interest.
We are currently in need of a head coach for our 5/6th grade boys basketball team. We have a father that is interested in serving as an assistant, but we are in need of someone that would be willing and able to take the reins as a head coach. If you are interested, please reach out to me and we can discuss the details (harshmanj@hcs-nl.com).
Steve Boldt will be serving as the head coach for our girls basketball team this season. This will be the fourth year for Steve coaching our girls basketball team. Steve does a great job with our athletes and teaching the game. He is in need of an assistant coach this season though. If you would be interested in helping out as an assistant and coaching alongside Steve, please reach out to me and we can discuss what the role entails (harshmanj@hcs-nl.com).
Susan Sanchez will once again be leading our cheerleading team. This will be her third year coaching the cheerleading squad at Heritage. She brings positive energy and excitement each day for the cheerleaders and it is reflected in the job they do cheering during the games. We are thankful to have Coach Sanchez working with our cheerleaders again.
Thank you to all our volunteer coaches for stepping up!
Volleyball Game Recap
Last Saturday the 7/8 girls volleyball team participated in Trinity Lutheran’s Net Fest Tournament. The girls had fun spending the day together, displayed Christ-like sportsmanship, and capped it off with a win in the championship game! The morning started with two wins in pool play, defeating Central Lutheran (21-8 and 21-15) and Trinity Lutheran B (25-7 and 25-1). In the semifinals the Eagles faced Bethel Lutheran and won 21-5 and 21-10. In the championship game, the girls faced Trinity Lutheran A and came away with the win (25-6 and 25-17) Grace Barnes led the team in serving with 20 ace serves.
On Monday, both Eagle teams once again faced Trinity Lutheran. In the 5/6 game, the girls started off strong, winning the first set 25-18. The second set found them facing tougher serves that were hard to handle and fell 23-25. In the deciding set, the Eagles served well and won the set and game 15-5. The 7/8 match saw a high caliber of volleyball from both teams with long volleys. The Eagles were able to pull away in both sets with their tough serves and won 25-19 and 25-12. Thank you to our large group of 8th grade girls who led our team on and off the court: Abigale Boldt, Claire Cannon, Grace Dalmasso, Amber Ellerie, Miriam McDonald, Avery Munson, Sydney Vrban. Congratulations to both teams on a fantastic season!
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Upcoming Events
Veterans Day Celebration
Fri, Nov 10
9:45-11:15am
School Dismisses at 11:30am
No School
Mon, Nov 13
Teacher In-Service
All School Thanksgiving Lunch & Chapel
Fri, Nov 17
11:30am
Report Cards Go Home
Fri, Nov 17
Parent Teacher Conferences
Mon & Tues, Nov 20 & 21
No School
Thanksgiving Holiday
Wed-Fri, Nov 22-24
No School
Current Family PreK Registration
Mon, Nov 27
Open PreK Registration Begins
Tues, Nov 28
Picture Retakes
Tues, Nov 28
8:15am
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Heritage Christian School exists to serve Christ by partnering with parents to provide biblically faithful, academically excellent education. The vision of Heritage Christian School is to be a leader in developing passionate life long learners committed to Christ.
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