The Heritage School 08/19/2011
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France Trip Discount Extended to Aug. 25

The French Department is offering a trip to France and Switzerland during Spring Break.  The trip is open to all upper school students and their parents.  The discounted cost of $3,231 has been extended to August 25th, so ACT FAST!  The price includes everything except lunch on each day of the trip.  For more information, contact Alice Browning.

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Dear Heritage Families,

 

We are off to a great start, having broken several enrollment records this year!  We opened school with a record-breaking 434 students.  Our brand new Upper School classrooms are being put to good use with 168 high school students (the largest number of high school students in the history of the School), including our largest-ever Senior Class of 43.

 

Many heartfelt thanks to Tom Crymes and Lonnie Blackstone for getting the campus beautiful and ready to go in time for school to start, including the Upper School addition, a new parking lot next to the Student Life Center, refurbished Lower School buildings, and landscaping.  Both Tom and Lonnie are members of  the Heritage Board of Trustees and current parents.  What an amazing job they did! 

 

It is wonderful to have our smiling students back on our beautiful campus. Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year!

Introducing our New Faculty Members

Derrick ClayDerrick Clay - Physical Education, Football, and Track

Derrick was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and raised in Macon, GA.  He attended Northeast High School, where he was offered scholarships in football, basketball, and track.  He accepted a football scholarship to Georgia Southern, where he played linebacker.  He graduated with a degree in Child and Family Development and worked at Bulloch Academy for nine years, coaching middle school and varsity football, basketball, track, and
teaching physical education. 

 

Becky DurhamRebecca Durham - 7th Grade Science

Becky has returned to the Heritage faculty after taking a few years off to start a family.  She received a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State College, a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from Oglethorpe University, and a Master of Educational Leadership from the University of Georgia.  She taught in Atlanta for several years prior to joining Heritage the first time in 2004 as 7th grade science teacher. 

 

Jennifer HillJennifer Hill - Third Grade

Jenny is a graduate of Florida International University and is an experienced third and fourth grade teacher.  She has taught both in an independent school in Miami and in the public system in Florida and in Coweta County.  Jennifer and her husband, Todd, are residents of Sharpsburg and have two children. 

 

LaToya JohnsonLaToya Johnson - U.S. History

LaToya graduated from Georgia State University and is a native of Newnan.  For several years, she has been a popular substitute teacher at Heritage, with both the students and the faculty, and we are thrilled to have her join us on a permanent basis as an upper school U.S. History teacher.

 

Kevin PrisantKevin Prisant - 7th Grade Geography and Head Football Coach

Kevin earned his Master's in School Administration from the University of North Carolina.  He has been coaching for eight years and was most recently offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Randolph Southern. In addition to his strong coaching experience and weight training qualifications, he is well-educated and has a wide range of teaching experience in a variety of grade levels and a number of subjects. 

 

Elizabeth ZhaoElizabeth Zhao - Mandarin Chinese

Elizabeth received a Bachelor of Arts in English Education from Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China.  She has taught Chinese language and culture at Kennesaw State University and Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy, where she was awarded two Certificates of Appreciation for excellent teaching.  We are excited to have her join us and start the Heritage Mandarin Chinese program.

 

In addition to the above teachers, we are also pleased to announce two new members of our Athletic Department, Amber Arnold and Hollie Vann.  Amber is joining us as Athletic Trainer.  She most recently held the same position at Flint River.  Hollie is our new Varsity Girls' Basketball Coach. She graduated from LaGrange College where she played basketball and lacrosse.  She has coaching experience at the AAU level.

 

Introducing our New Board Members

Jim Naughton

Jim was born and raised in New York City.  After graduating from Manhattan College, Jim went to work for Milliken & Co., where he spent the next 22 years in a variety of leadership positions.  Jim has a Master of Business Administration from Fordham University and is married to Laura Richards of Carrollton, Georgia.  Jim and Laura have three daughters; Alice (4th grade), Fiona (2nd grade), and Maria (age 4). Alice and Fiona are Heritage students.


The Naughton family moved to Carrollton in the summer of 2009 after five years in London, England, and joined the Heritage family in August of 2009.

 

Jim is currently the Executive Director of the University of West Georgia Foundation. 

 

Barbara Osborne- Harris

Barbara Osborne-Harris was born in New York City. She earned an Associate in Arts degree from Queensborough Community College, a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education, and a Masters in Library Science from City University of New York.

 

Ms. Osborne-Harris began her career in Librarianship 25 years ago at Queens Borough Public Library and later with the Brooklyn Public Library, where she was responsible for the leadership of 58 branch libraries.  In 2003, Ms. Osborne-Harris relocated to Georgia and shortly thereafter accepted the challenge of leading library services in Coweta County, Georgia.

 

Libraries in Coweta County were members of a multi-county system when Ms. Osborne-Harris was appointed Coweta County Library Director.  Her professional expertise, coupled with extraordinary vision and interpersonal skills, facilitated the passing of a resolution establishing a single county system.  Ms. Osborne-Harris then led an $8,000,000 library construction project, building a 29,000 square foot state of the arts library facility in Coweta County.

 

Ms. Osborne-Harris resides in Newnan with her husband, Reggie.