Change in the regular schedule: Lower School Extended Care (until 3:45) and Middle School Study Hall will be held in the Media Center, rather than the SLC, on Tuesday, February 7. All other after school days will be in the SLC as usual.

Distinguished Alumna and award winning artist, Millie Thomasson Gosch '76, will be speaking Monday, February 6, at The Carnegie Library in downtown Newnan.  The presentation will begin at 2:30 pm.  Millie will demonstrate her impressionist style of painting, and share the story of her journey through the Arts. More information about Millie's work is available at www.milliegosch.com.  

If you have news highlighting the talents and accomplishments of alumni of The Heritage School, please forward it to Tina Abbott  or Jennifer Thomasson.

Heritage is collecting used jeans and khakis, including skirts and shorts, of all sizes and for any age. The clothing store, Aeropostale, will match all donations one for one. Students who participate in the campaign will receive a 25% off coupon to Aeropostale stores, one for each pair of pants donated. There are collection boxes in the SLC, ELC, Upper School Building, Front Office, and Chemistry Lab. Donations will be accepted until Wednesday, February 15. Donate today and help Heritage clothe the almost two million homeless teenagers in America!

We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Thomasson has been named the Director of Development for our school.  In her role, Jennifer will manage all aspects of the development activities for Heritage including The Heritage Fund, the Across the Generations capital campaign, the SSO scholarship fund, and all other fund raising endeavors.

Jennifer is a graduate of Emory University and has worked in several aspects of development over the past 15 years, including both annual and capital campaigns.  Jennifer served as CEO of MyrtleTech from 2005 to 2010, and she currently serves on the Piedmont Healthcare Foundation Board in Atlanta.  Jennifer and her husband, Jim, have two children, JJ, a 2011 graduate of The Heritage School, and Cheney, currently a Heritage Junior. 

Please join us in welcoming Jennifer as our new Director of Development.

Judith Griffith
Head of School

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

Due to technical difficulties with the projection system at The Centre for the Performing Arts, the film, "Dreamscape," was not viewable to the audience at Filmfest 18.  It is available on the Heritage website. 

"Dreamscape" was created by Cara Stechmann, a junior.  This project won awards for Best Picture, Best Soundtrack, and Most Original at Filmfest 18.

Dreamscape

Make plans now to travel to Rome, Mt. Vesuvius, 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.  The cost 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