NEWSLETTER
Heritage Covenant Schools Newsletters
JANUARY 2012
TESTING INFOSTANFORD TESTING—3-8
Heritage Covenant will administer the Stanford Achievement Test to students in grades 3 thru 8 on Monday thru Wednesday, the 19th, 20th, & 21st of March at the Peoples Church in Franklin.
The test lasts all three days.
It is highly recommended that parent/teachers take the opportunity to have their children tested, but the final decision is yours.
STANFORD TESTING—9-11
Those high schoolers who have taken the ACT have already fulfilled our testing requirement, so are not involved in the Stanford testing. All other high schoolers are expected to take the Stanford. Grades 9 thru 11 test for only two days: 19th & 20th (M & Tu) March in Franklin.
The high school test extends over both days.
TESTING SCHEDULE
First Day — 9:30 - Noon
Second Day — 9:00 - Noon
Third Day — 9:00 - Noon (grades 3-8 only)
TESTING RESERVATIONS
A written reservation must be made for every student being tested. Fill out the form printed on reverse and mail it to the HCS office by Friday, 9 March. E-mail & faxed reservations are acceptable.
Each student making a reservation will receive a confirmation slip that a place has been reserved for them. Students without a reservation will not be admitted to the testing.
TESTING GUIDELINES
1. Make sure the student has had a good night’s rest and a healthy breakfast in preparation for the testing.
2. Each student needs to bring two No.2 pencils.
3. There will be periodic breaks to allow a visit to the restroom and a snack break. Please provide your student with a fruit drink, fruit or other healthy snack. There are no vending machines on the testing floor and students will not be allowed to leave the testing floor under any circumstances.
TESTING PROCEDURES
1. On the day of the test, please arrive about 15 minutes early (do not enter the building more than 30 minutes early). Signs will direct you as to where to enter and where to wait. Rev. Jones will meet with everyone together, make any announcements, take questions, then pray with everyone before the students go to the testing rooms.
2. Please respect the property of the Church. Parents are not to stay on the property during the testing time. This helps prevent any confusion concerning security for our students or for the children involved in the church’s ministries.
3. Please refer to the Dress Code policy in the HCS Handbook. Gentlemen do not wear hats inside a building!
4. No smoking is ever allowed on the church property.
5. Students who violate the Dress or Conduct policy (refer page 8 of HCS Handbook) will be expelled from testing. They may also be dismissed from Heritage Covenant.
The Peoples Church (First Baptist) is located on Hwy 96 approximately one mile west of Interstate 65.
Southern History
The Fourth Edition of A History of the Southern People is ready.
The course will consist of sixteen lectures live; or at home by CD or MP3. Also provided are all reading materials, course notebook, and testing.
The live classes will last two and a quarter hours (two one-hour lectures with fifteen minute break) — Tuesdays, February 7, 14, & 28; March 6, 13, & 27; April 3 & 10. The lectures will be given at the HCS classroom in Lobelville.
For those who wish to take the course at home, CD’s and notes of lectures will be mailed the next day after they are provided in class.
Cost: $125 in class or $140 at home by mail.
Options: at home $15 will be refunded if CDs are returned in good order at end of course; or if student prefers to download MP3 files online without CDs, cost is same as in class.
Call HCS office now to register. 931 593-2881
SENIORS
The HCS Commencement will be held 1pm, 12 May at New Hope Church in Brentwood.
Letters outlining what needs to be done have been mailed at the same time as this newsletter. The first thing to be done is ordering a cap & gown.
If you plan to graduate and have not received a letter, call the HCS office immediately.
HCS CALENDAR-3rd Qtr 11-12
13 January—Second Quarter Reports Due
16 January—Lee/Jackson Day Holiday
20 February—Presidents Day
2 March—Third Quarter Ends
LATIN
If you are interested in an excellent opportunity to learn Latin, contact Dwayne Thomas. He has developed a wonderful method of teaching Latin. Go to his website, www.visuallatin.com or contact him by email: info@visuallatin.com.
TESTING PROCTORS
We need a limited number of proctors. If you are interested in helping with the Stanford testing, please contact Rev. Jones at the HCS office.
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ADDITIONAL HELPFUL NOTES
HINT on CONTACTING HCS
Some of you have Rev. Jones' cell phone number. The only time it should be used is when he is in Nashville for an appointment (for directions or to let him know you are running rate, etc.) DO NOT LEAVE A MESSAGE ON THE CELL PHONE. He will not get it.
The cell phone does not work either at the HCS office or at his home, Solitude.
The best way to reach Rev. Jones is with the school phone numbers or e-mail. All phone messages should be left at the HCS number.
HCS OFFICE ADDRESSES
The HCS mailing address: P.O.Box 612, Lobelville, TN 37097.
Office telephone # - 931 593-2881
Office FAX # - 931 593-2889
The HCS office is located at 116 S. Main Street in Lobelville. Rev. Jones also meets parents and students in Nashville, Franklin and Columbia.
Office toll-free # - 877 239-2505
DO NOT mail anything to the physical address—there is no delivery there.