Come celebrate Halloween with us one last time next week for the Fall One Act play on November 3 and 4 at 7:00 pm in the SLC.  Admission is free, but a canned item for the local food pantry will be appreciated.  The show is an amazing, scary ghost story (not recommended for children under 12) and lasts only 35 minutes. 

Renae Smith will be conducting hearing and vision screening tests next Friday, November 4, in the nurse's office for students in grades K, 2, and 4, as well as for any other students recommended by their teachers.  Students who wear glasses or contacts need to wear them for the test.  This is only a screening.  Students requiring further testing will be notified.

There will be a PE Night in the gym on Friday, November 4, from 5:00 - 9:30 pm, for students in EC through grade 5.  $25 in advance covers games, crafts, pizza, snacks, and drinks.  More information...

Purchase your 2011-2012 yearbook NOW for only $55, a savings of $20.  After November 1, the yearbook price increases to $75.  Yearbook order form

The Key Club and Middle School Student Council are sponsoring a Coat Drive. They are collecting gently used coats, sweaters, and sweatshirts to be donated to One Roof.  Collections will continue until the end of October.  All sizes are needed!  Collection baskets are located throughout the school. Contact Kari Thornton or Gina Watkiss for more information. 

There will be a Thanksgiving Q Sale on Tuesday, November 22.  Delicious barbeque and sweets will help with your Thanksgiving and game weekend needs, while supporting the Heritage football teams and cheerleading programs.  Order now.

To place an order for individual student pictures, please use this order form.

This week's e-News is being sent a day early in order to share with you several important reminders about Friday and Saturday.  The weekend schedule is listed below.  More details on some of these events can be found later in this issue of e-News. 

Friday, October 28 (tomorrow)

• ELC, Lower School, and Middle School students may dress in costumes.
• The Lower School October Assembly is at 8:40 am.  Please remember to send in cornbread mix for the food pantry.
• The ELC and Lower School Ghost Walk will occur after the assembly.
• The SGA Carnival will be held at 10:00 am, involving ELC, Lower School, and Upper School students.
• Also at 10:00 am, the Middle School will have a celebration and a pumpkin and costume contest.
• Ms. Avery's 2010-2011 class will have a pizza party at 11:45 am, to celebrate their success as the first class to reach 100% participation in last year's Heritage Fund campaign.  Congratulations to those students and their parents!
• Also at 11:45, the Cross Country runners will depart for the State Meet in Macon.
• The Middle School will hold a pep rally in the gym at 2:45 pm in support of the undefeated MS football team, who will play in the MAC championship game on Saturday.
• Admissions Open House Game Night will begin at 6:30 pm.  Bring a prospective family, and you and your guests will get free passes to the Varsity football game.
• Senior Night and Varsity Hawks football vs. Brookwood at 7:30 pm.  Wear red!  The French Club will collect dontations during their Red Out for Haiti.

Saturday, October 29

• The Cross Country State Meet willl take place at 10:00 am at Wesleyan College in Macon.  The Hawks were the 2010 State Champions and are looking to take first place again!
• The Middle School football team will defend their title in the MAC Championship game against Trinity Christian at home at 7:00 pm.

Ms. Kay's fourth grade filmed a video reminder about the School's monthly food pantry contributions. The Lower School October assembly will be held tomorrow at 8:40 am, and tomorrow's requested contribution is cornbread mix. Click the image below to enjoy this clever public service announcement, and please remember to send in your cornbread mix tomorrow!

Fourth Grade Food Pantry Public Service Announcement

The Heritage School will hold an Admissions Open House and Game Night for prospective new families tomorrow night, October 28, beginning at 6:30 pm.  No other group of people is better equipped to inform prospective parents of what The Heritage School has to offer their children than our current parents and their children. 

Accordingly, we would like to invite you to bring a guest family with you to the Varsity football game tomorrow.  Both your family and your guest family will enjoy free game passes for the Heritage football game against Brookwood.  Please bring your guest family by the admissions tent, which will be set up near the baseball parking lot, to register and pick up your free family game passes.  If you have questions, please contact Amy Riley in the Admissions Office at 678-423-5393.

Ms. Gina's CHAOS class recently conducted a fun experiment.  They explored the world of roller coasters, observing motion, speed, and forces. It was a great introduction to Physics! 

CHAOS stands for Chemistry and Other Sciences.  It is an Upper School class consisting of laboratory-based explorations in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, in which students conduct experiments and do readings not experienced in the traditional upper school curriculum.