HMS School Picture Schedule

School pictures are coming up in a few weeks!  All pictures are scheduled to take place during the school day.  There will be limited paper order forms in the front office.

2022-23 School Picture Schedule & Information:  

• Scherling Photography - Order Photos
•  Access Code: N49EY3
• Thursday, September 29^th
• Retakes are scheduled for Thursday, November 17^th

Immunization Requirements 

ND Century Code requires all learners be up to date with their immunizations no later than October 1 of every school year. Learners that are not up to date by October 1 will be excluded from school until they bring to school their completed immunization record or at least have an appointment scheduled to get the immunizations updated. There are two additional immunizations that are required for learners entering the 7^th grade (TDaP and MCV4, given after age 11) but there may be other situations where a learner requires updating in accordance with state code. Please connect with your school nurse to determine your site's level of compliance and the steps you can take to ensure learners won't be excluded come October 1.  

Horace High Extra-Curricular and Athletic Guidelines

SPORTSMANSHIP

SPECTATOR ATTENDANCE

Attendance

Our school hours are from 8:10am until 3:10pm. We expect students to be in school and on time every day that they are not sick or unable to attend for serious reasons. There are many positive benefits from regular school attendance. If a student is absent from school, we need a parent or guardian to call the school office at (701) 356-5910 before 9:00am. 

If your student is going to be leaving the school during the day, a parent or guardian must call the school or send a note with your student to give to the office. Your student must check out in the office when they leave and check back in when they return. Parents do not need to come into the school.  Students must be responsible for coming to the office without being called at checkout time. We do not like to call students out of classrooms; it is very disruptive to the class.

Appointment Reminder

Who do I notify if my student will be absent or late for school, or needs to leave early? Call the Office at 356-5910 by 9:00 a.m. (if you get a voicemail, leave us a message with your name, student’s name, and reason for absence or leaving early – it will be checked regularly), or email heritage@west-fargo.k12.nd.us

If I pick my student up early, do I have to call ahead? Do I have to come into the building to get them or can they just come out? Always call ahead of time when possible. We prefer you call in, rather than come into the office. Once your student has checked out in the front office, they can walk out when they see you have arrived.

When returning a student to school after an appointment, do I have to come in with them? No, you can call the office to report their appointment. Please send the student in and direct them to report to the front office. If they have been to a medical appointment, they should bring a note from the medical office whenever possible.

Fall Conferences

November 3^rd – Our educators may be setting up a few formal conferences in person. Your child’s educators will reach out to you if this is requested. 

November 7^th – Open house style conferences. 3:30pm – 6:30pm. Families and learners are welcome to come into Heritage Middle School to talk with their learners' educators, see some of the “shows” the learners have created, and check in on how things are going.  

Congratulations Hawks on a successful Hawk-a-Thon.

We raised $20,856.

Here are the winners of the swag bags.

7/8 GRADE WINTER ATHLETICS

Winter Activity Registration is now open.

Winter participation fees can be paid online through My School Bucks or cash/check brought into the HMS Office.

Monday, October 3, 2022
7-12 Grade Dance (Co-op with SHS)

Monday, October 24, 2022
7/8 Grade Girls Basketball

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Form and Fitness  Session I

Monday, November 7, 2022
7/8 Grade Wrestling

Monday, November 28, 2022
7-12 Grade Boys Swimming

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Boys Basketball

CLOSE UP Trip to Washington DC

Cheney, Liberty, and Heritage Middle Schools will once again be participating in the Close-Up Washington DC program next year April 2023. The program consists of travel, learning, and fun, all packed into one amazing week-long experience in Washington DC!  This is open to any 7^th & 8^th graders attending Cheney, Liberty, or Heritage Middle Schools this year.  There is a parent meeting to find out more information on Wednesday Sept. 21^st in the theater at LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6:00 pm.  Pick up information in the office if you can’t make the meeting!!!

CloseUP Form

Mrs. Jenni Hammami

6^th Grade Social Studies

WFMS Close Up Advisor

Cheney Middle School

Note from the Nurse

If your learner is not feeling well during the school day, we request that they stop down in the office and check in with the nurse before calling or texting a parent on their own to go home.

If your learner is needing or wanting to carry their own Tylenol, Ibuprofen, or other medication in their backpack, the school district requires that a form be filled out every year to do so.  Please contact your school nurse if you have any questions or if you need a copy of the form. 

Grab your Hawk gear now!

We will be wearing our Hawk gear every Friday and we are asking our community to join us and show Hawk Pride!

GO HAWKS

Heritage Hawks - Horace, North Dakota - Sideline Store - BSN Sports

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Appointment Reminder

When students are leaving for an appointment during the school day they need to come to the office and check out.

Where/how do I drop an item off for a student? 

Please only drop off necessary items when needed. All items should be dropped off in the main office, clearly labeled with the student’s first and last name (except for medications, which should go to the Nurse). Any floral or balloon deliveries will be held in the main office until the end of the day, when the student will be informed of the delivery and may come pick it up. Singing telegrams or similar deliveries are disruptive to the classroom learning environment and will not be accepted.  We do not accept outside food orders/deliveries. Students may elect to bring in their own sack lunch or they have the option to eat school lunch.

Parent Portal/PowerSchool Parent Access                    

1. You will need the access ID(s) and password(s) emailed by your child's school. Contact the school if you misplaced the information.
2. Create your single sign-on account. Use a web browser to navigate to the PowerSchool login. Log in and select the CREATE ACCOUNT tab and the CREATE ACCOUNT button. Follow the questions to enter your first name, your last name, your email address, your desired username, and your chosen password.
3. Select the LINK STUDENTS TO ACCOUNT tab and follow the questions to enter your child's name, the associated access ID for the child, the associated password, and the relationship you have to the child. Repeat these steps to add additional children to your single sign-on account.

iPad Breakage or Damage

Students are responsible for the general care of the device they have been issued by the school.

All students will initially receive an iPad device at no cost

• $25 fee for the first incident if accidental damage occurs
• $75 fee for the second incident if accidental damage occurs

Full repair or replacement cost of a device lost, damaged intentionally, or due to negligence:

• Device - $300
• Charging Brick - $20
• Charging Cable - $20
• Logictech Pen - $50
• Case - $40

Please pay for your student’s fees on MySchoolBucks

7/8 Grade Boys Soccer

As a young program, we will again be fielding a “WF Middle School” team, co-oping with Cheney Middle School and Liberty Middle School.  With growing interest and athlete numbers, this may look different in the next few years, but for the 2022 season, it will be very similar to last year.  We have already discussed the possibility of having to split into two teams based on how many students ultimately sign up to participate.  If that were to happen, the teams would be split EVENLY. 

There are tradeoffs to this model that impact our students and families.  Practices are going to be held daily at Liberty Middle School as it is the central location, meaning we must transport students each day to practice after school gets out.  Additionally, parents are required to pick their child up after practice ends – no transportation is provided back to Heritage.  We are working with our bus barn to ensure that there is a driver who could transport our students to practice each day.  Being completely transparent, we aren’t sure we can even secure a bus due to the lack of bus drivers.  As a school, a team, we may need to be creative and work together to create some sort of ‘ride share’ model that ensures all our kids get to practice and that we aren’t losing players due to not having a ride.  Securing the bus is our top priority and we will update you as soon as possible.

A few other important pieces of information to know ahead of the season.

• Practices will run from 4:30-6:00, starting Monday, August 22. 
• Aug. 22 is our Back to School Night. With that in mind, it is up to you which event your athlete should attend.
• Practices will be held at Liberty Middle School
• There will be no busing to Liberty on Aug. 22 -24. (Activity bus transportation information is TBD starting Aug. 25 going forward).
• Jerseys will be Liberty Middle School jerseys.
• The only larger school districts that have a middle school boys’ soccer program is Grand Forks and East Grand Forks and we will play both schools home and away.
• We will look to supplement the schedule with smaller local schools (mostly Minnesota).
• Players must have participated in 9 practices before they are allowed to play in a game. 
• On August 24^th there will be concussion/impact testing @ Liberty
• August 30^th is picture day (we will make sure we get a picture to add to our Heritage yearbook this year!)

Just a reminder, for your student to start practising, the following items must be taken care of:

• Online Registration completed (Activities Registration (k12.nd.us))
• Updated Sports Physical (dated after 4/15/22) uploaded to the Online Registration account or turned into Heritage Office.  If this has not yet been done through your Primary Care Doctor, I do know that most Walk-in Clinics will complete these for around $30-40 cash.
• $40 Participation fee paid online through My School Bucks or cash/check turned into the Heritage Office. 

Please reach out with any questions or feedback.  We want to do our best to give your child the best possible experience and to prepare them for high school athletics.  We are looking forward to the school year starting and our kids on the field.

Activity Passes

If you have purchased an Activity Pass, you can pick it up in the Office. An Activity Pass admits you to Varsity home games in the WFPS District. Tournaments are not included. If you wish to purchase activity pass you may pay using MYSCHOOLBUCKS. Price is $30.