Heritage Toy & Food Drive-We are still collecting change and food! We have reached our first two goals for food collection and halfway to our change war goal! This week we are asking for canned veggies! Thank you in advance for all your help and support! #heritagehawks
RCCSEC just informed member districts including Heritage CUSD #8 that today will be the last day of in person instruction for Spectrum Pre-K students who go to St. Joe. Beginning Monday 11/16 to 1/4/2021, Spectrum transitions to remote instruction.
Heritage School District is awaiting a meeting today with area Superintendents with Champaign Urbana Public Health District and director Julie Pryde. Yesterday, due to higher numbers of COVID cases, probable cases, hospitalizations, and people in quarantine in Champaign County, area schools were directed to consider going to a full remote instruction model and the suspend in person learning until January 5, 2021. Heritage School District is seeking to keep in person learning into next week prior to Thanksgiving Break and this will be discussed more with the Heritage School Board at our regular meeting Monday night. More information will be forthcoming. In person learning will continue until further announcements through our web site, phone app, and social media platforms.
Heritage Parents/Stakeholders-Champaign Urbana Public Health Dept has a 4pm press conference today. We will plan to discuss this info with our school board, administrators, teachers & staff. We plan for regular school day tomorrow 8am-12pm at this time pending further information
Heritage High School
News-Gazette HS Confidential https://bit.ly/2GCZQhu
Fall Festival was put on by student council in place of Homecoming. The week included dress-up days and competition between classes. Jackson Tatar and Audrey Hancock were voted Fall Festive King and Queen. Pictured: Maddy Mahaffey and Alyson Davis, representing the junior class, ready to compete in a scavenger hunt that played out on News-Gazette Snapchat.
— Anna Sanders
A reminder that Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. By the new State of Illinois law, this is a school holiday, so NO SCHOOL Tuesday, 11/3/2020. School will resume for all K-12 students Wednesday, 11/4/2020
Heritage Schools Upcoming Dates:
Halloween Parade & HS Concert https://bit.ly/35J0OBi
Election Day No School Reminder https://bit.ly/2THBqGg
November Menus & Calendar in Daily Announcements https://bit.ly/3kIipjd
No Spectrum PreK In Person Next Week https://bit.ly/35ShbLM
There will be NO SCHOOL for Spectrum St. Joseph including Heritage & PVO students the week of November 2 due to the following;
Monday Remote Learning Planning Day
Tuesday Election Day, now an official holiday
Wednesday Remote Learning Day & Conferences
Thursday Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday Parent/Teacher Conferences
A reminder that Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. Per a new State of Illinois Law this year passed by the Illinois legislature in May 2020, this is a school holiday, so NO SCHOOL Tuesday, 11/3/2020.
Heritage Self-Certification Form: https://5il.co/lt0q
With the first district case, reminding everyone about the daily sheets and masks are required on buses, in school buildings, & a safe choice anywhere on school grounds as flu & strep throat join COVID as concerns.
Download pdf version here: https://5il.co/mdxv
Thursday October 22, 2020
To the Parents, Guardians, Stakeholders of Heritage Schools:
The Heritage District was informed by county public health today that an individual in the school district has tested positive for COVID-19.
The county health department in which the individual resides officially informed the district and has instructed us on the steps to be undertaken by the district. That includes informing our public through this letter posted on our school web site, www.heritage8.org, and our social media platforms Twitter and Facebook.
Heritage employees were informed verbally this afternoon at both school sites.
Contract tracing has already begun with the individual and will be undertaken by the county health department. The district will assist immediately with any requested supporting information. I have been impressed with quick and concise communication that has taken place with the individual and the county upon the report of the positive result today.
The district was instructed not to breach the privacy of the individual and we will abide by the public health directive. Further communication will come at the direction of county health.
A reminder we do not have school on Friday, October 23 for the conclusion of Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Sincerely,
Tom Davis, Heritage #8 Superintendent
Thank you to Fred Kroner for the article for SJO Daily highlighting the latest at Heritage!
Heritage School District finishes first quarter without COVID-19 case
http://www.sjodaily.com/2020/10/19/heritage-school-district-finishes-first-quarter-without-covid-19-case/
IESA Casey Cross Country Sectionals, congratulations to our boys and girls teams both finishing in 3rd place!! Hunter Montgomery, Boys Champion; Kiara Jones, Girls Champion; and Kamryn Soard, 10th place!
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The volleyball team is raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness month differently this year. Instead of preparing and decorating for the Volley for a Cure match at a sold-out (and pink) gym, players and coaches have donated gift baskets to be raffled. The deadline to purchase tickets is Oct. 26 with winners announced Oct. 27. Pictured, left to right: (top) Kiley Knoll, Destanee Morgan, Adena Paul, Torie Rothermel, Bri Struck and Brynna Wyant; (bottom) Kourtney Bradd, Riley Miller, Trinity Tatman, Savannah Gilliland, Mary Roland, Anna Sanders and Alex Hudson.
— Anna Sanders
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/education/2020-21-high-school-confidential-week-4/article_3a1b6f03-5566-5e4c-8c50-92bec59d5491.html
Heritage High School parent/teacher conferences will be held on October 20 and October 21 from 1pm-6pm via phone call or zoom meeting. If you would like to set up a time to speak with a teacher, please contact the HS office at 217-834-3393. No school Friday October 23rd.
Heritage Elementary/Junior High Parent-Teacher Conferences are every day next week Monday, October 19-Thursday, 22nd. Teachers will be contacting parents to set up. We will use a variety of methods to facilitate communication on student progress, so whatever is convenient & safe for parents and staff is encouraged. No school Friday October 23rd.
Monday Oct 19- Thursday Oct 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday October 23rd – No School
Important Heritage District Dates
Friday, October 9th – No School – Teacher’s Institute Day
Monday, October 12th – No School – Columbus Day
Monday, Oct 19- Thursday, Oct 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 23rd – No School – Parent Teacher Conferences
Heritage vs. Villa Grove This Week!
Prove your school has the best fans! - WIXY.comWIXY.com https://wixy.com/showdown/
You can vote once a day! Go Hawks!
