For Prospective FamiliesInterested in GradesJrK − 6th Grades*

Monday, February 11, 2013

Program begins at 5:30 p.m.

HA Elementary School SAB

*families interested in learning aboutGrades 7-12 or who cannot attend

open house, please contact: Beth Lucas

Director of Admissions662-327-1556 or blucas@HeritagePatriots.com

The Garrards - HA Alums - Provide the Finishing Artistic Touches!

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION MONEY USED

TO PURCHASE FURNISHINGS

Funds from the Box Tops received inour 2012 Spring and Fall collectiondrives were used to redecorate thereading corner of our elementaryschool library. In addition to the wallsbeing freshly painted, new and modernfurniture, curtains and a rug werepurchased to enhance the area.

We are most proud of the artistictouches provided by HA Alum BlaineGarrard (2008). His mother, JenniferGarrard a 1988 Alum co-chaired thisproject with HA Director ofDevelopment Jennifer Brady.

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Blaine was “commissioned†by hislittle brother Paxton (HA Class of 2023) to paint popular book characters suchas Dr. Seuss, Junie B. Jones, Arthur,the Diary of the Wimpy Kid, and FancyNancy.

ABOVE - HA Alum Jennifer Lollar Garrard (seated) is joined by her sons Paxton and Blaine prior to hanging the new library artworkpainted by Blaine. Looking on are (back row, l-r) HA Headmaster Dr. Greg Carlyle, HA Elementary Principal Mrs. Cindy Wamble, HAElementary Librarian Mrs. Anne Prevost and HA Director of Development Mrs. Jennifer Brady.

Registration for 2013-2014 - Registration informationwill be mailed home no later than Feb. 6th. Theregistration fee and contract will be due the week ofFeb. 26-28 as outlined in the registration packet. Parents will be asked to pay the $400 registration feeper child and to sign a contract for the coming year. Ifyou have a younger child who will be entering JrK orSrK this fall OR if your family will be moving out of theHA service area, please contact Londa LeBrun or BethLucas:llebrun@HeritagePatriots.comblucas@HeritagePatriots.com

The Patriot Cafe' - What’s for lunch? Click here tofind out. Want to add money to your child’s lunchaccount? You can send a check to the school (pleaseindicate in the memo line what the check is for!) or youcan transfer funds electronically by visitingmypaymentsplus.com. Contact Mrs. Dot Reichle atheritage-manager@mmihg.com if you have anyquestions!

Box Tops for Education - Please continue to collectBox Tops for Education! Also, ask family and friends tohelp save them, too! These labels make manyimprovements to our school possible! (See thephoto of the Elementary Library in this newsletter!)

If you are happy with the manygreat things happening at Heritage,please tell your friends & family! If you see things thatcan be improved, please tell US! Parents can be one of our verybest forms of ADVERTISING!  Help our school grow! SCHOOL MAILING LISTS - If you know of agrandparent, alumni, prospective parent or otherfriend of the school who would like to be added tothe newsletter mailing list, please send the addressto Beth Lucas at blucas@HeritagePatriots.com.

Calendar Information:Feb. 4 “Tuition & Trips†Raffle Drawing!$! Feb. 9 ACT at Heritage (bring current photo ID)Feb. 11 Elementary (JrK - 6th) Open House for

PROSPECTIVE parents; 5:30 p.m. Feb. 14 MAIS Spelling BeeFeb. 18 NO SCHOOL - President’s DayFeb. 21 PARENT MEETING for Cheer Tryouts

(girls entering 7th - 12th grades in 2013-14 will be eligible to tryout); 5:30 p.m., High School Library

Feb. 26-28 HA Registration for 2013-2014Feb. 28 - March 6 Nine Weeks Tests (Grades 7-12)March 2 Social Club Presentation (Senior girls)March 7 Cheerleader Tryouts for Girls entering

Grades 7-12March 7 MAIS District Teacher Meeting; ½ day

of school for JrK - 12th GradesMarch 8 Spring Break Begins - NO SCHOOLMarch 8 Registration Deadline for April 13 ACTMar. 11-15 HA Spring BreakMar. 18 PARENT MEETING for Dance Tryouts;

High School Library; Jr. High - 5:15 p.m. Varsity - 6:00 p.m.

Mar. 18-22 Dance Team Clinic & Tryouts for girls entering 7th - 12th grades

Mar. 19-21 7th & 8th Grade Achievement TestsMarch 21 MAIS District Quiz Bowl March 22 Elem. School Achievement Test PracticeMarch 22 Spring Fling Fundraiser DanceMarch 23 Junior - Senior PromMar. 25-28 Elementary Achievement TestsMarch 27 MAIS ABC Test at Heritage;

No School for Grades 7-12; (Note: Elementary WILL have school)

March 28 Explore Test (8th Grade)March 29 Good Friday (NO SCHOOL)April 1 Possible “Tuition & Trips†prize "DayOff"April 5 − 8 FIRST Robotics CompetitionApril 12-14 HA Spring Musical April 13 ACT at HeritageMay 17 Graduation Ceremonies

1:00 6th Grade; High School SAB 7:00 SENIORS; MUW’s Whitfield Auditorium

Note: Recently added dates or changes are in RED.

KEY to Newsletter Abbreviations:JrK - Jr. Kindergarten SrK - Sr. Kindergarten EL - Elementary School HS - High SchoolAR - Accelerated Reading AM - Accelerated MathGATE - Gifted and Talented EducationSAB Student Activity BuildingMAIS - Mississippi Association of Independent Schools

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Esther McElhinney Selected as HA Star Teacher

Heritage Senior, Olivia Kesler, earned the prestigious honorof being named HA’s 2013 STAR Student. This honor isawarded to the senior with the highest ACT score in theirclass. Olivia is an academy honors student who excels inand out of the classroom.

The STAR student is then given the privilege of naming ateacher that has made an impact on his or her education.Olivia selected her calculus teacher, Mrs. EstherMcElhinney. Mrs. McElhinney teachers advanced mathcourses at Heritage and is always willing to go the extra mileto ensure her students are achieving at a high level ofsuccess.2013 Stars - Star Teacher Mrs. Esther McElhinney (left)with Star Student Olivia Kesler (right).

The Projects are Currently on Display in the Front Lobby of the School

This semester, the Visual Arts Classes at Heritage have been introduced to something new! This new and creativeidea is called “Tape Scupture†and it is a fun and enjoyable way for students to show their creativity. Theprocess has received plenty of attention due to the way Artist Mark Jenkins has chosen to display his work. Jenkins chooses to do full body shells whereas our Visual Art students did hand gestures. According to HA ArtTeacher, Mr. Cary Haycox, “The object of this assignment is more about communication through thesegestures.†HA Art students will soon be working on full body tape sculptures.

Artist: Madison Sears Artists: Alli Ridilla, Mary Gardner Artists: Blake Ballard, ThomasGlenn

Artists: Celia Gerard, Stella McShan Artist: Dylan Barker Artists: Ashley Lingle, Leah Boiardi

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Our Patriobotics team is ahead of schedule to finish production by Feb. 19th. In the last week they havesuccessfully controlled their robot both wirelessly by the joystick, and in the autonomous mode. This means thepre-planned computer code has been able to move about the robot while they are hands-off. This is a requirementfor the first 15 seconds of each round. They are about to begin construction on the chute for dumping frisbees intothe goal, and they have a prototype shooter that can shoot a frisbee nearly 60 feet! A huge thanks to their brilliantmentors for helping to guide our students through the process. Follow their progress on their facebook page:www.facebook.com/HAPatriobotics

Mrs. Sheri Robertson's Environmental Sciencestudents recently used their Apple MacBooks toresearch weather patterns and hurricanefrequencies. The objective of the project was to helpstudents better understand global climate changes. Another part of the unit will include a researchproject involving current events and political viewswith regard to this popular environmental/politicalissue.

Three Heritage Seniors, Mary Dade Ford, Shelby Foster, andMorgan House were selected to participate in The Dr. DonaldZacharias High School Leadership Conference hosted on theMississippi State campus. The conference invites top high schoolstudents from all over the Southeast to come together to shareideas and learn leadership values which they can implement attheir own schools.

This year's conference was held on January 26-27, 2013. Thetheme of the conference was "Lead Simply". The participantsspent the weekend breaking down the barriers of confusion andcomplication that sometimes makes leadership difficult.

WCBI: Leaving Heritage with a “Lott†of Memories- Senior Cade Lott was recognized as WCBI’sStudent Athlete of the Week. Click here to see the newsclip.

The annual Baseball Pancake Breakfast was once againa big hit! Thanks to everyone who supported our team!We had a great crowd and the boys made great servers!

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The names of enthusiastic students who sold at least 5 raffle tickets for the “Tuition & Trips†fundraiser wereentered into a chance to win $100 iTunes gift cards. Approximately 550 tickets were turned in on Friday, Jan. 25th. Students are encouraged to continue to sell raffle tickets through Friday, February 1st. Winners of the cash prizes

for top sellers and classroom rewards will be announced on Feb. 4th during half-time of the Varsity Girls HomeBasketball Game. Extra tickets are available at each school office. For more details on this fundraiser and the

raffle prizes, visitwww.HeritagePatriots.com/supportHA

MARY DOUGLASS KERBY (center) was the HighSchool iTunes card winner! She is pictured with HAHeadmaster Dr. Greg Carlyle and HA Director ofDevelopment Jennifer Brady.

JrK Student CAGE BRAGG (center) was theElementary School iTunes card winner! He is picturedwith HA Director of Development Jennifer Brady (left)and HA Elementary Principal Mrs. Cindy Wamble.

On Wednesday, Jan. 23rd our elementary school “Jump Rope for Heart†charitable fundraiser came to a bigfinale when PE Coach Jimmy Hicks took three pies to the face for the cause! The pie throwing celebration wrappedup an event that began 1st semester with asking friends and family to pledge donations. The next step was thejumping competition and the final step was celebrating our success! The top 2 fundraising students prepared andpresented the pies and the top 3 jumpers got to throw the pies! In photo # 1 (above) Dr. Greg Carlyle joins thestudents in warming up by doing the Hokey Pokey prior to jumping. In photo #3, winners are (l-r): Lexi Schmidli,winner of the 1st/2nd grade jump rope competition; Evans Rhett, 2nd place in fundraising ($285); Mary VirginiaFields, winner of the 5th/6th grade jump rope competition; Sarah Curtis, winner of the 3rd/4th grade jump ropecompetition; and Audrey Harrison, top fundraiser ($305). A total of $2,550 was raised by our students to help theAmerican Heart Association. Yes, it was a sweet ending for the American Heart Association and for Coach Hicks!

Thanks to our entire elementary school for working so hard to help others! Thanks to Coach Hicks and to Mrs.Ellen Brumley, our GATE teacher. She coordinated the Jump Rope for Heart event - a part of educating the wholechild! Great job, Mrs. Brumley!

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HA 6th Grade Student Clay Walters was the 2013 winner of theannual HA Elementary Geography Bee held on Jan. 16th. The beewas attended by students in the 4th - 6th grades and by parents ofthe finalists.

Clay was presented with a medal and the opportunity to advance tothe next level of competition - a 100 question written test.

Tyler Oness, a 4th grade student in Libby Springer's class, recentlycelebrated his 10th birthday by having a party and asking his guests tobring items for the Humane Society in lieu of gifts. PIctured beloware Tyler, second from left, and senior students (l-r) CourtneyMcAlexander, Morgan House, and Wesley Swedenburg, with the giftsto the Humane Society in honor of the Senior Project.

Thank you Tyler, for your generosity and selflessness!! We hope you had a GREAT birthday!

HA High School Seniors came and played the “Shutthe Box†Game that Mrs. Murphy’s Class received atChristmas. The educational game was a really fun way to help practice addition and subtraction facts!

Celebrating the 100th Day of School! We had a specialsnack and got these cool glasses! Math activities werealso incorporated!

Field trip Concludes Study of Plants & VegetablesOur 1st grade classes concluded their study of plants and vegetables at the Culinary Arts School on the MUW campus. The children discovered the "tops", "bottoms", "seeds" and "stems" ofvegetables that can be eaten. They aided in the cooking of carrot cake muffins, fried cauliflower, pastawith spinach cream sauce, cream of broccoli soup and ants on a log. After everything was prepared,the children tasted the fruits of their labor. The children and parents had a BLAST!! Thanks toShannon Lindell (Jack’s Mom) and her culinary students for such a wonderful experience!

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Jr. Kindergarteners…a busy day of learning!

Celebrating the 100th Day of School!We incorporated math skills and asnack into celebrating 1-0-0!

Using the i-Pod Touches to Learn- our new protective caseshelp us take care of our i-PodTouches and keep us on track, too!

Read to Me - HA Headmaster Dr. GregCarlyle and Elementary Principal Mrs.Cindy Wamble read to the JrK classesduring "Read to Me†time.

HA students in Grades 1-6 continue to get great reading “practice†with excellent comprehension scores!

Mrs. Kerry Henderson’s 1st Grade Class wasrecognized for having 96 average percent correct.

The 1st - 3rd Grade AR Student of the Week is 1stgrader LATHAN DUNBAR-KEYS! Lathan had a 99.3average percent correct.

Mrs. Belinda Spann’s 5th Grade Class wasrecognized for having 95.9 average percent correct.

The 4th - 6th Grade AR Student of the Week isKATE McELHINNEY. With 100% of her AR Goal alreadymet, she has a 95 average percent correct!

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grocery purchases will benefit Heritage and you will earn fuelpoints, too!

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