The garden club is looking for a donation of 10 shipping pallets in order to build a composting bin.  Parents who can donate these, please contact Lory Pendergrast by email or phone: 678-423-5834.  

The Heritage Singers have been selected to participate at Disney's Magic Music Days. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Singers have auditioned and been chosen! 

Parents, please make a note that re-enrollment contract packets for the 2012-2013 academic year will be mailed on Friday, February 3.  To ensure that your child secures a seat in the next grade, signed contracts and deposits are due back on Friday, February 17. 

Filmfest 18 will be held at The Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, January 28.  Doors will open at 6:00 pm.  The Heritage instrumental group, The Talons, will perform from 6:00 until 6:45.  The Filmfest program will begin at 6:45.  Eight original, student-made films will premiere:  

"Thank You for Everything"  by K. Edwards
Good guys and bad guys in suits with guns

"Everything's Better in Slow Motion"  by R. Jackson
A comedy in three acts

"The Girl Next Door"  by A. Pandya
A love triangle gone wrong

"Desk of the Dead"  by J. Cullen-Dean and G. Pulsipher
A zombie apocalypse at The Heritage School

"Stop Sign"  by M. Jones
One man, one car, and a stop sign

"Dreamscape"  by C. Stechmann
A beautiful journey that asks you to "enter the dream"

"Medford" by J. Cullen Dean
Facebook stalking to the extreme

"World War II:  The Lost Story"  by D. Breyne
If you're a fan of Halo, you'll love this one

The films are PG-13.  Tickets will be available at the door for $5. Refreshments will be sold by the Outing Club, and Filmfest 18 t-shirts will be available in the lobby.  Filmfest proceeds will go towards the purchase of computers and software for Video Class and future Filmfest events.  A portion of the proceeds will go to the Coweta County Food Pantry.

Heritage is participating in the fourth annual Teens for Jeans campaign. Along with more than 8,500 other schools across the nation, Heritage is collecting used jeans and khakis for teens in need. For every pair of pants donated, the clothing store, Aeropostale, will donate a new pair of Aeropostale jeans to the organization, matching donations one-for-one. Donations will be accepted until Wednesday, February 15, when they will be taken to the local Aeropostale store by Key Club members.

There will be collection boxes in the SLC, ELC, Upper School Building, Front Office, and Chemistry Lab. Students who participate in the campaign will also receive a 25% off coupon to Aeropostale stores, one for each pair of pants donated. Jeans and khakis of any size and for any age will be accepted, including skirts and shorts. Help Heritage clothe the almost two million homeless teenagers in America and donate today!

Take a look at the fourth grade's public service announcement used this week to remind Lower School students to bring their cans of soup to the Assembly this morning.  Enjoy!

Make plans now to travel to Rome, Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii, Naples, and the beautiful Isle of Capri next year with the Latin department of The Heritage School and Casterbridge Educational Tours. The approximate cost of the trip is $3500 and includes airfare, ground transportation, accommodations, breakfast & dinner, tour guides, and more. 

Students may earn up to three hours of college credit through the University of Virginia (additional fees apply).  The basic itinerary is listed below.  Please contact Kim Tiernan with any questions:  ktiernan@heritagehawks.org. 

Day 1-Travel to Italy
Day 2-Rome
Day 3-Mt.Vesuvius-Pompeii
Day 4-Isle of Capri
Day 5-Herculaneum-Naples
Day 6-Rome-City of Caesars
Day 7-Rome-City of Popes
Day 9-Return home

Please plan to attend a parent meeting January 30, at 6:00 pm, in the SLC.  This meeting will be about the 2012 Washington, DC, trip in October and the upcoming sea-kayaking trip in March. These are two very exciting opportunities for your student. Washington trip information will be given out at the meeting. Fund-raising opportunities will be discussed. 

Please email Gail Jones (gjones@heritagehawks.org) TODAY to confirm your child's space for the sea-kayaking trip.  Download the flyer for more information about the trip.