October 3, 2024
CONVERT YOUR OHIO TAX DOLLARS TO HCA SCHOLARSHIPS!
The state of Ohio’s Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) tax credit authorizes donors who contribute to K-12 student scholarships through a certified SGO to receive a dollar-for-dollar reduction in their state taxes up to $750 per individual taxpayer ($1,500 per couple). Last year, families and friends of Heritage redirected over $300,000 tax dollars to HCA through this tax credit opportunity. If every HCA family participates this year, we have the potential to raise over $600,000! Learn more here.
ANNUAL DINNER
Tickets for the November 8 Annual Dinner are now on sale. This special evening features guest speaker, Paul McNulty, President of Grove City College. Follow the link below to purchase tickets by October 14. We would love for you to join us!
PICTURE DAYS
Pictures will be taken at Peninsula on October 16 and 17. Pepper Pike Upper and Lower School picture day will be October 28 and retakes will be held on December 5.
PEPPER PIKE COMMEMORATIVE ORNAMENT
As a thank you for your generous donation of $100 or more to our Annual Fund, you will receive the Pepper Pike Campus Commemorative Glass Ornament. Our Annual Fund supports student scholarships, equips classrooms, and provides for teacher training and retention. Donations are accepted through Tuesday, October 8. For more information, please view this flyer.
FALL FEST
Fall Fest has sold out! If you reserved tickets and can no longer use them, please email your campus coordinator so we can release them back into the system. If you still need tickets, keep checking the reservation link as it will work each time we get cancellations. PLEASE CARPOOL as you are able so that everyone can find parking. We are still in need of a few more volunteers to help ensure a successful evening.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest is coming up! View the flyer for details. Early Childhood and Study Center families can drop off pumpkins on Tuesday morning.
Moms & Muffins will be held for Peninsula Jr. Kindergarten students on Wednesday, October 16, and for 3’s and 4’s on Thursday, October 17. See the flyers to register! All Pepper Pike Moms & Muffins events will be held on October 16. More information coming soon in teacher newsletters!
Save the dates for our annual Christmas Concerts! Pepper Pike students will perform on Thursday, December 12 at Parkside Church and Peninsula students at Christ Community Chapel on Wednesday, December 18.
ADMISSIONS EVENTS FLYER
We greatly value your help spreading the word about what’s happening at Heritage. Please share this flyer with interested friends and families! There are also physical copies available for pick-up at both campuses.
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Conferences are coming up! Early Childhood-5th grade parents will register for conferences on Renweb. From your Family Portal, click on ‘Calendar,’ then ‘My Classrooms’ to view your teacher’s conference schedule and choose a 15-minute time slot. Parents of Upper School students will not necessarily have a conference. If you have a specific need to discuss with a teacher, or a teacher requests a conference with you, a meeting will be scheduled. More information to come!
ZOOM PRAYER MEETINGS
Please join us via zoom to pray with other Heritage parents, teachers, and administrators. Zoom prayer groups meet on Tuesdays at noon and Thursdays at 9 p.m.
Meeting ID: 814 4090 4034
Passcode: griffin
Meeting ID: 841 3066 5990
Passcode: griffin
HOT LUNCHES
Hot lunches are available weekly for all K-11th grade students. Chick-fil-A orders are due the Sunday before (served on Tuesday), and pizza orders are due the Monday before (served on Wednesday). Late orders cannot be accepted.
Peninsula and Pepper Pike Lower School families, please refer to the Orientation webpage for the lunch ordering procedures.
Upper School families, please use the following form.
ATTENDANCE REPORTING POLICY
Please note an important change to our Attendance Reporting Policy. For all attendance related communications including absences, tardies, mid-day appointments, bussing, carpooling, and early pick-ups, please do one of the following:
1) Call the appropriate Attendance Line and leave a message.
Peninsula (330)-548-1738, Ext 1, Ext 1
Pepper Pike (330)-548-1738, Ext 2, Ext 1
2) Send an email to the appropriate Attendance Email address.
All absences, tardies, and mid-day appointments should be communicated by 9:00 a.m. Any end of day pick-up changes should be communicated by 1:00 p.m. Please do not contact the Campus Coordinator by email or by phone regarding Attendance related issues. Please continue to share attendance information with your student’s teacher, nurse (when medical), and the Attendance Line or Email.
HCA APP
Download the HCA app to stay current on all the latest information from HCA.
PICK-UP REMINDER
If your student needs to reenter the school building during dismissal (ie, use the restroom, forgot a book), please pull out of the pick-up line and proceed to a parking spot to wait for your child.
PRAYING DADS & MOMS
We invite Heritage dads to join together for prayer on the second Friday of every month, beginning October 11 at 6:30am-7:30am in the library.
We invite Heritage moms to join together for prayer on the second Thursday of every month, from 8:30am-9:30am in the library, beginning October 10.
Please come and go as your schedule allows, and you are welcome to bring younger children with you.
LUNCH VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS
WEATHER REMINDER
Please send your children to school with rain/snow gear when the weather is inclement. We will take students outside for recess as much as possible.
LUNCH VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS
Volunteers are needed! As a lunch and recess monitor, alongside HCA staff, you will assist in opening lunch items for younger students and cleaning between and after lunch periods.
FIFTH GRADE PEPPER PIKE FIELD TRIP
We are excited for all HCA 5th graders to visit the Pepper Pike Upper School campus tomorrow! They will take a tour of the campus, participate in a House activity, eat Raising Canes for lunch with the 6th graders, and learn about the Upper School from a panel of students and teachers.
PSAT HELP
The PSAT will be given to 10th and 11th graders on October 29. Bess Lee, an HCA parent, will provide our students with test tips during Rhetoric Seminar the next two Fridays.
LUNCH VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS
We need your help with lunch and recess! Please consider volunteering to serve the HCA community during these times.
CHROMEBOOK & EMAIL POLICY FORMS
If you did not sign the Parent and Student Chromebook and Email policy forms or did not fill them out correctly, you will receive an email this week with the link. Please sign the forms using your name, rather than “yes” or “understood,” and complete them as soon as possible. Thank you!
Girls Middle School and Varsity Volleyball are currently in the Ohio Christian School Athletic Association State Tournament! Follow along with the playoff brackets on the OCSAA website!
BASKETBALL REGISTRATION OPEN
HCA Basketball will be offered to 6th through 11th grade girls and boys. For additional information and to register, please click the link below.
FALL SPORTS BANQUETS
The Cross Country Banquet is Wednesday, October 16th at 4:15pm in the chapel at Pepper Pike. The dress is casual and varsity letters will be awarded.
The Volleyball Banquet is Thursday, October 17th at 4:15pm in the chapel at Pepper Pike. The dress is casual and varsity letters will be awarded.
ATHLETICS WEBPAGE UPDATES
The Athletics Calendar and required Athletics Forms are now available through the Athletics tab on the HCA website.