March 20, 2025
HCA CARES: MEDICAL MISSION OUTREACH | March 10–21
SPRING BREAK | March 24–28
EARLY DISMISSAL | April 3
EASTER BREAK | April 18–21
SPRING CONCERTS | May 12
DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE WINNERS
Thank you to everyone who helped make our inaugural Daddy-Daughter dances a success! The winners of the Daddy-Daughter dates are:
Peninsula: Tyler and Sadie Buckwalter
Pepper Pike: Chris and Ella Kate Longinow
SPRING STANDARDIZED TESTING
Standardized testing is coming soon! We appreciate your support in ensuring that students are well-prepared and present for these important assessments. Please mark your calendars with the following dates:
IOWA Test: Grades 1–9 April 8–9
5th Grade State Science Test: April 23 (Peninsula) and April 30 (Pepper Pike)
CLT: Grades 7–11 April 15
8th Grade State Science Test: May 1
Acadience Benchmark: Grades K–5 May 5–9
GRANDPARENTS DAY SIGN-UP
We look forward to welcoming grandparents to both our campuses soon for special presentations and visits with their grandchildren! Peninsula Grandparents of Jr. Kindergarten, Academy, and Study Center students, please RSVP here for the session where your student will be presenting.
Wednesday, April 16
Session 1 Jr. Kindergarten & Academy: 9:00–11:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 17
Session 2 Academy: 9:00–11:00 a.m.
Session 3 Study Center: 1:00–2:20 p.m.
Pepper Pike Grandparents of Jr. Kindergarten through 11th grade students, please RSVP here for the session where your students will be presenting.
Thursday, April 17
Session 1 Kindergarten–11th Grade: 8:45–10:30 a.m.
Session 2 Jr. Kindergarten only: 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Session 3 Kindergarten–11th Grade: 12:30–2:00 p.m.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL UPDATE
Please note that the last day of school for Heritage will be a half-day on May 23, with dismissal at noon. The school calendar has been updated to reflect this change.
HCA CARES
HCA cares deeply about medical missions, and we are partnering with Medical Mission Outreach to help make a difference in lives around the world. Medical Missions Outreach works tirelessly in underdeveloped countries around the globe to offer quality, ethical medical care to those who need it most. They assemble and mobilize teams of medical professionals backed by non-medical volunteers to share the love of Christ using the tool of medicine.
If you wear glasses, try to imagine your life without them. Would you be able to work? Could you drive? Read your Bible? Life would be drastically different if you couldn’t see well. Every patient who attends their clinics not only receives a free vision screening and care but also hears about the God who loves them and longs for a personal relationship with them. It’s amazing to hear the gospel conversations that can start with a pair of glasses.
From March 10–21, both campuses will be collecting eyeglasses to show these people the incredible love of our caring God. Students can turn glasses into their classroom teacher. Let’s come together to show we care! To learn more about this important cause, please click here.
LOST & FOUND
Please remember that the Lost and Found will be emptied at the end of each month. Any uniform items will be transferred to the uniform exchange and all other items will be donated. Come check it out before spring break!
ONLINE PRAYER MEETINGS
Please join us in praying with other Heritage parents, teachers, and administrators. Tuesday’s group meets at noon on Zoom. Thursday’s group meets at 8:15 a.m. via Teams.
Meeting ID: 841 3066 5990 Meeting ID: 287 430 164 757
Passcode: griffin Passcode: 694Yu6MQ
HERITAGE APP
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PLAYGROUND USAGE
As the weather warms up, many families enjoy our playground after school. You are welcome to do so, however, please leave dogs at home as they are not permitted on the playground, field, or surrounding areas. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!
LUNCH & RECESS VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS
Please prayerfully consider helping with lunch and recess. If you are able to devote a portion of your day to volunteering, it would be greatly appreciated. In cases of extreme weather, we may have indoor recess and it’s always beneficial to have extra hands for helping and an additional set of eyes for observing. Thank you in advance for being willing to serve HCA in this way!
CHICK-FIL-A STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to our March Chick-fil-a students of the month!
Titus Ganley
Karys Lee
LUNCH & RECESS VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS
Please prayerfully consider helping with lunch and recess. If you are able to devote a portion of your day to volunteering, it would be greatly appreciated. In cases of extreme weather, we may have indoor recess and it’s always beneficial to have extra hands for helping, and an additional set of eyes for observing. Thank you in advance for being willing to serve HCA in this way!
9th–11th GRADE NEW YORK CITY TRIP | April 22–25
7th–8th GRADE PHILADELPHIA TRIP | April 23–25
6th GRADE FIELD TRIP | April 24–25
RHETORIC SPRING EVENT: WHIRLYBALL CLEVELAND 3:30–6:00 p.m. | May 16
SEMESTER EXAMS (NOTE CHANGE FROM ORIGINAL DATE) | May 20–21
The Track & Field season is underway. Stay tuned for upcoming meets!
SUMMER CAMPS
Summer camps registration is now open. Please click here to sign up! *Please note: The dates for the Folk Dance and Song Camp were incorrectly listed on the registration form. The correct dates are July 21-24.
SPRING CLUBS-
Spring club registration is now open. Please click here to sign up for a Pepper Pike club. For Peninsula clubs, please see the email sent on March 19.