Gina Watkiss was honored to be invited back for the second year in a row to judge the finals at the State Science & Engineering Fair at UGA on April 1. She judged in the Environmental Science category. 

Our Heritage Fund participation among current families has grown to 33%! 

Heritage is currently seeking foundation grants.  Foundations are more apt to contribute when constituents demonstrate a strong commitment to the School in the form of high participation in annual giving.  Foundations look at participation, not amount, so any amount is appreciated!  Our goal is for 100% of our families to donate to the Heritage Fund by the end of the fiscal year, June 30.  If you have not yet given, make your gift online now, or contact the front office at 770-253-9898, for a Heritage Fund gift form. 

As you drive onto campus, keep your eye on the Heritage Fund tree sign.  More and more of it will be painted green each week as more families contribute to the Fund.

Congratulations to the Pre-K class, with the highest percentage of participation to date (64%), and to the first grade, who is close behind at 57%!  The first class to reach 100% wins a pizza party.

Heritage Instrumental Music teacher, Doug Kees, visited the CEC this week to speak to Dr. Lyn Schenbeck's music classes (String Techniques and Commercial Vocal Styles) about careers in music.  This was his second time speaking to Dr. Schenbeck's students this year. 

Doug stressed the importance of personal character in the professional music world, pointing out that people would rather hire a lesser player who is punctual and well-mannered than a stronger player who is less reliable.  He also discussed the importance of being well-versed in many musical styles in order to gain the maximum number of opportunities at performance, as well as the necessity of a college degree in seeking employment.  Doug played a few songs to demonstrate different guitar styles.  He also explained and demonstrated improvisation, even enlisting one of the students from the audience to improvise.

After speaking with the students, Doug met with Mark Whitlock, CEO of the CEC, to discuss ways to augment the music program there.