Heritage High School Community News
Volume 2: Academic and Extracurricular Activities
Heritage High School Community
One of the goals of the Heritage High School community is to provide clear and consistent communication regarding important policies, procedures, and beliefs. This newsletter is the second of four you will receive during the 2016 - 2017 school year.
2017 - 2018 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COURSE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
MIDDLE SCHOOL CALENDAR INFORMATION:
MAUS MIDDLE SCHOOL:
January 23rd: Rising Freshmen Night
January 26th: HIgh School counselors meet with 8th graders individually for course selections.
January 30th - February 10th: Counselors visiting 5th grade students for course registration
February 2nd: 5th graders field trip to visit Maus
February 7th: Incoming 7th grade registration in class
February 9th: Incoming 8th grade registration in class
February 9th @ 6:00PM in the MMS Cafeteria: Rising 6th Grade Night (Parents only)
February 17th: Last day to turn in registration cards for Maus
April 13th: Last day to make changes to course requests for 9th grade
ROACH MIDDLE SCHOOL:
January 23rd: Rising Freshmen Night
January 26th: Counselors working with 6th graders for 2017 - 18 registration
January 27th: Counselors working with 7th graders for 2017 - 18 registration
January 30th and 31st: Counselors visiting 5th grade students for course registration
February 2nd: Current 5th graders that will attend Roach travel to RMS for the Elective Showcase.
February 3rd: Registration help session for current 6th and 7th grade parents. A sign-up will be available later in January - more information to come!
February 4th: Meet the Instrument Day from 9:00AM - 3:00PM. Both students and parents have the opportunity to come try out our band and orchestra instruments.
February 9th: Rising 6th Grade Parent Night at RMS starting at 6:00PM in the Cafeteria (parents only)
February 10th: Elementary and Middle School course cards are due back to school.
February 13th: Last day to make changes to course requests for next year.
Click HERE for the Academic Resource for Incoming Freshmen page. Please note the "Important Dates for Current 8th Graders" pertain only to Roach Middle School students.
Click HERE for a list of Elective Course options for Middle School.
IMPACT OF STAAR/EOC ON UPCOMING COURSE SELECTION
Texas mandates state testing for students, and FISD wants to support students struggling in tested areas. The middle and high schools offer courses (in place of an elective) to remediate in these areas:
MAUS AND ROACH MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Students who do not perform at the satisfactory level will have an opportunity for remediation through math/reading lab, advisory and/or tutorials.
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL:
Students who do not perform at the satisfactory level will have an opportunity for remediation through READ180, Practical Writing, and activity period tutorials.
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
- fewer unexcused absences
- a higher GPA
- a higher expectation to earn a bachelor's degree
compared to those students who are not active participants.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: WORKSHOP MODEL AND HOW WE DIFFERENTIATE
Click on the links below for more information specific to each subject area.
IS MY STUDENT GT?
While teachers differentiate instruction for various student needs (including GT), hIgh schools now offer specific GT classes including GT Humanities for 9th and 10th grade students.
Click HERE for the 2016 - 2017 GT testing calendar.
NO PASS, NO PLAY
Basics of No Pass, No Play
- Must be passing all courses (except identified advanced classes).
- Students lose eligibility for a three-week period, which is defined as 15 class days. Exception: one but only one of the three school weeks may consist of only three or four class days, provided the school has been dismissed for a scheduled holiday period. Two class days does not constitute a school week. Exception: Thanksgiving if schools are on holiday Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
- School week begins at 12:01 a.m. on the first instructional day of the calendar week and ends at the close of instruction on the last instructional day of the calendar week (excluding holidays).
- Ineligible students must wait seven (7) calendar days after a three-week evaluation period and the grading period to regain eligibility.
- Students may regain eligibility an unlimited number of times throughout the school year. Passing means a minimum grade of 70 on all courses (except identified advanced classes).
- Note: Spring break can't be part of the 3-week evaluation process. All students are eligible during spring break.
More information regarding the participation in extracurricular activities can be found on the campus websites:
MAUS MIDDLE SCHOOL (PAGE 1)
ROACH MIDDLE SCHOOL (PAGE 14)