April 22, 2016 Dear CFA students and parents, Happy Friday!! We would like to start this CFA Newsletter with a HUGE SHOUT OUT and CONGRATULATIONS to our CFA Dance and Visual Arts Departments which held their spring showcases this past weekend! Congratulations to our fabulous CFA Dance Teachers, Vicki Fink and Theresa Niermeyer, and to our fabulous CFA Dancers! And thanks to the many CFA Alum who choreographed pieces for the Dance Showcase, including Kara Robertson, Anna Canova and Jamie Wolf! It was a great show and we’re really proud of our CFA Dance teachers and students! Congratulations also to our fabulous CFA Visual Arts Teachers, Mary Scurlock and Genevieve Dowdy, and to our fabulous CFA Visual Arts students! The gallery was just beautiful and we send a special thank you to the FCFA for the wonderful reception!

Also – for those of you who are interested in traveling to SPAIN

in the summer of 2017, please DON’T FORGET about the

INTEREST MEETING for all students and parents on Tuesday,

April 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the CFA Black Box Theatre. See the

attached flyer and scroll down for more information!

FCFA SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARD APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!! Applications are attached to this

Newsletter and will also be available in the CFA Office. ATTENTION ALL CFA SENIORS and CFA VISUAL ARTS SOPHOMORES/JUNIORS – the FCFA Scholarship and Award Information is attached! In case you don’t know, the FCFA offers the following scholarships/awards:

Lee G. Hanchey Scholarship – open to ANY graduating senior in ANY discipline – worth $1500.00 – ONLY ONE RECIPIENT.

FCFA Curriculum Area Scholarship – open to ANY graduating senior who is MAJORING or MINORING in their curriculum area in college/higher education. TWO RECIPIENTS from each of the four disciplines will be awarded $750.00 each.

William Patrick Gorman Award – open to ANY current SOPHOMORE or JUNIOR VISUAL ARTS student – worth $500.00 – ONLY ONE RECIPIENT.

SPECIAL THANKS to our FCFA Scholarship Coordinator, Jeff Mauro, who visited with ALL CFA SENIORS as well as with the CFA Level II and Level III Visual Arts classes on Thursday, April 7. Mr. Mauro distributed application forms and answered questions about the applications, so there is NO REASON for students NOT TO APPLY for these opportunities!! These are not difficult applications to complete, so we are encouraging you to apply!! Thanks

ALL FCFA SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO THE CFA OFFICE BY FRIDAY, APRIL 29 by 4:30 P.M.

NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!

FCFA SPRING SPIRIT WEAR SALE!!!

FCFA is excited to share our Spirit Wear Order Forms for spring! Once again, all

orders will be done electronically. See attached for order information and pictures of

all of the items for sale. You can also go directly to the online

link: https://www.agpestores.com/corporateimprints/groups.php Your order

code is: 2016

Spirit Wear orders are due TODAY April 22nd, and will be ready mid-May. Get

your gear today to support FCFA and CFA!

CFA NEWS

CFA trip to Europe – summer of 2017 – Interest Meeting

on April 26 @ 6:30 p.m.!! Students and parents – we hope you know that the CFA is committed to providing travel opportunities to enhance the students’ arts education outside the classroom. We organize trips to the Regional/National Dance Festival every year for our Dance students, and every year we take students to New York City (although we alternate the trips every year between the Visual Art and the Theatre/Musical Theatre curriculums.) Every four years, however, we organize a trip to Europe during the summer that is open to ANY CFA student in ANY CFA curriculum area. We are excited to announce that we are currently in the planning stages for our summer 2017 trip to Spain! The Europe trips are not inexpensive, but they are a worthwhile and unique experience. And – you will get to travel to Spain with Dr. Poxon, Mr. Ritter and Mr. Dye! It will be a FABULOUS TRIP! A few questions that folks have asked about the Spain trip:

Question: Can seniors who graduate in June 2017 go on the trip? Answer: ABSOLUTELY!

Question: Can new students joining the program in the fall of 2016 go on the trip? Answer: ABSOLUTELY!

Question: Can parents go on the trip? Answer: ABSOLUTLEY!

Question: Is there a monthly payment plan? Answer: YES! And – there is a payment option that allows you to keep paying for the trip AFTER you return (so – you don’t necessarily have to pay everything in advance.)

Question: Can incoming/new CFA students go on the trip? Answer: ABSOLUTELY! Please join us at the interest meeting on April 26 to learn more!!

Please plan to join us to learn more about our Spain 2017 trip on TUESDAY, APRIL 26 @ 6:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre!!

We will be able to answer many, many more questions for you!

Center for the Arts Calendar of Events May 6 Musical Theatre Senior Showcase

7:00 p.m. HHS Auditorium, Free! May 13 Theatre Senior Showcase

7:30 p.m. HHS Auditorium, Free! May 17 CFA New Student Orientation

7:00 p.m. HHS Auditorium

May 27 Visual Arts Senior Showcase Art Works 7:00 p.m. Free! Art available for purchase. 320 Hull Street, Richmond, VA 23224 (291-1400)

June 3 Dance Senior Showcase Grace Street Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5, sold in advance in the CFA Office

June 4 Year End Awards Ceremony and Celebration Picnic, 11:00 a.m.

SPECIALTY CENTER FEES AND SENIOR FEES

We still a handful of students who have not paid the $20 Specialty Center

fee. These fees are used to purchase important supplies for our

program. THOSE WHO STILL OWE FEES HAVE RECEIVED A REMINDER ON

THEIR INTENT TO RETURN FORM. Payments may be made to Mrs. Pippert in

the CFA office (checks payable to Henrico High School).

**SENIORS – please make sure to pay all fees, library book fines, past

payments for trips, etc. Your account will be “flagged” if you have an

outstanding balance and you will not be permitted to attend the HHS Prom

or participate in the graduation ceremony at the Siegel Center in

June. Please, please, please make sure to get your money in before it’s too

late! Please see Dr. Poxon or Ms. Pippert if you have any questions about your

outstanding balances.**

HCPS Transportation to CFA:

Here is the information you have been waiting for! Our Transportation form will be on ZippSlip for the upcoming school year. If you have any questions please let me know or you can contact Alyson Beverly at Pupil Transportation (contact information is given below.) Transportation registration will be available on ZippSlip beginning May 15. Parents will have until June 9 to complete the registration to ensure transportation for the first day of school. Parents will login to ZippSlip (link below). This link is also located on the main HCPS website under Online Services. https://www.zippslip.com/ZippSlip/PermissionManager/VA/Henrico/Henrico%2bCounty

If you are a returning parent/guardian to ZippSlip:

Email – Enter email address you used for registration. This is your login.

Password – Enter password you created when you registered.

Respond to the packet titled “Pupil Transportation Registration Form”.

If you are a new parent/guardian to ZippSlip:

If you are not yet a user, click the green button “Not a User?” located beneath the login section.

There are several required fields which must be populated as a part of the registration process. Those are noted with a red asterisk.

As a part of the account setup process, you will need to enter the 11 digit Student ID # and Date of Birth(mm/dd/yyyy) for each of your children in Henrico County Public Schools.

Don’t forget to agree to the ZippSlip Terms and Conditions and then Submit Request.

Respond to the packet titled “Pupil Transportation Registration Form”.

Alyson Beverly Technical Support Specialist III Department of Pupil Transportation (804) 226-5570

CFA SPOTLIGHT

Congratulations to Mary Scurlock, CFA Visual Arts Level II and IV teacher, who was

selected as the Teacher of the Month. Way to go Ms. Scurlock!!

We are delighted to inform you that the following students from CFA have been INVITED to

attend the VPA Governor’s School this summer:

Zack Duke – INVITED for Visual Arts

Justin Holloway – INVITED for Dance

Julia Montgomery – INVITED for Dance

Zoe Flippen – INVITED for Theatre

Alyssa Shuster – INVITED for Theatre

Pernell Johnson – INVITED for Vocal Music

We are also excited that Raven Humphries has been listed as an ALTERNATE – so we are

keeping our fingers crossed that a spot opens for Raven! Only NINE students from the

entire HCPS population have been INVITED to attend the VPA Governor’s School this

year – and of those NINE, SIX are from the CFA program at HHS!! If Raven gets to

go, that will be SEVEN out of TEN!!

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Friends of Center for the Arts (FCFA) Corner Website: www.friendsofcfa.com Email: friendsofcfa@gmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CFA STUDENTS ON THE FABULOUS SHOWCASES!

Teacher Appreciation Week – May 2 – 6 FCFA will sponsor a luncheon for all of the CFA and arts infused teachers at HHS on Tuesday, May 3rd. We are lucky to have so many fantastic teachers, and this

lunch is one way for us to show our appreciation for all that they do for our children! Please consider signing up to bring something in using the Sign-Up Genius link listed below. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4DA8AC2AA20-teacher SAVE THE DATE – Spring Picnic Our annual FCFA awards ceremony and picnic will be held on Saturday, May 30, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the HHS Auditorium. More information to come!

SPIRIT WEAR!!! It’s time for a new CFA t-shirt? FINAL DAY TO ORDER

FCFA is excited to share our Spirit Wear Order Forms for spring! Once again, all orders

will be done electronically. See attached for order information and pictures of all of the

items for sale. You can also go directly to the online

link: https://www.agpestores.com/corporateimprints/groups.php Your order code is:

2016

Join the Friends of the Center for the Arts (FCFA) – whether you can give a little or a lot please join FCFA and help us as we provide event assistance, teacher assistance and scholarships for the CFA Students. OUR GOAL = 100% Participating. Membership forms can be found on the FCFA website! FCFA is the Booster Club for CFA and we have the best FRIENDS (FCFA)! Visit our website for more information about events throughout the year at: http://www.friendsofcfa.com/ Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/FriendsofCFA?fref=ts

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HENRICO HIGH SCHOOL NEWS The April Scholarship Newsletter is attached! Please take a look – you can’t win if you don’t apply!

The number of Class Periods before SOL’s on May 17th needs to be posted as well as AP and IB assessment

dates. Please start the countdown to testing as we pump up our preparations to Rock the Test. Every teacher

needs to have this posted!!!

Here’s a visible timer: http://www.tickcounter.com/countdown/1463504400000/america-

new_york/dhms/139F0EE7F90F000000E7EFED/SOL_Tests_Begin?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=Countdown

&utm_campaign=widget *Special Note:

Math department is hosting a Math Boot camp April 18th and April 19th. Below is the information for the boot camp.

April 18th - Monday (Algebra 1)

1. 60 students

2. Periods 1 – 4 (9:00 am – 12:30pm)

3. Location: Library, Community Rooms 1 and 2

4. Teachers: Mr. Givens, Mrs. Kim Green, and Mrs. Randolph.

5. Tutors: We would like 2 -3 tutors to come and assist teachers.

April 19th – Tuesday (Geometry)

1. 60-65 students

2. Periods 1 and 3 (9:00am – 12:30)

3. Location: Library, Community Rooms 1 and 2

4. Teachers: Ms. Nelson, Mr. Givens(1st period only), Ms. Kristina Green, and Adrienne Coffey

5. Tutors: We would like 2 tutors to come and assist

TESTING RETAKES:

APRIL 19-22 WRITING 2nd ATTEMPTS 11th and 12th graders only!

April 25 WORKKEYS WRITING

April 26 TG READING 1st ATTEMPT SOL (If they fail, then they take Workkeys Reading the next day!)

April 27 WORKKEYS READING/MATH

April 28 TG MATH 1st ATTEMPT SOL

APRIL 29 TG HISTORY 1st ATTEMPT SOL

MAY 5 TG SCIENCE 1st ATTEMPT SOL

Important Dates to confirm: April 20th-Center Meetings IB

o 1:00-2:00 & CFA

o 1:30-3:00:

o 1 - Epson Brightlink Training in the library for interested teachers

April 20th- FACULTY MEETING 3:15-4:15

April 21st - Talent Show Auditions

April 27th- SOL Testing Meeting (All Staff Must Attend)

SAFETY AUDIT APRIL 27TH

Ever-Fi’s “My Money, My Future” Award Ceremony. Henrico High School Auditorium on April 27 at

10:47-12:22 (4th period). Business Classes and Pep Band. Dr. Kinlaw and other VIPs will be here!

April 23rd - Alumni Basketball Game at Highland Springs HS (HHS vs HSHS) starts 5pm.

April 26th – Spring Sport Pep rally (Tuesday 2:30)

AP Testing 1st week of May

May 5th Pay all Fees/Dues

May 20th- Senior Trip to Kings Dominion – cost: $55 Payment window April 11th – May 6th Trip time: 12

pm – 12 am: SOL testing is occurring. Need to get #students finalized then #staff to ensure SOL coverage.

May 24th – PTA and Chorus Spring Show 6PM

May 27th – Talent Show (Senior class) – 6th pd

May 27th -IB Celebration

June 2nd – Senior Awards Ceremony – 1st pd

June 2nd- Senior Screamer Re-match fundraiser 2:30 Gym

June 3rd - Last instructional day for Seniors

June 3rd - Alumni Basketball Game at Henrico HS (John Marshall vs HHS) starts 6pm.

Underclassmen Award Ceremonies June 7th in 3 locations (Gym, auditorium, and North café) 9:30-10:30.

June 10th – SOL Celebration and/or 3.0 plus

June 6 – 10th – Senior Exam Week/Expedited RETAKE WEEK

June 10th - 1st mandatory Graduation Practice/Picture

June 11th - Golf Tournament at the Crossings Golf Course 7:00 - 1:00

June 13th - 2nd Mandatory Graduation Practice/Picnic

June 14th – Graduation 11am (bus departure time TBD)

AM-PM-Transition-SUPERVISION:

This is a reminder that during transition ALL staff should be at their doors supervising the walkways. As we prepare

for our safety audit this month, and with the new buildings opening (yeah!), we need to be consistent and follow this

protocol with fidelity. The rule of thumb is “One foot in, one foot out” of your classroom. This way you can monitor

what is going on inside of class and also see what is going on outside. If you are transitioning to your planning period,

you do not have to stand at your door, but please support all staff by monitoring the campus as you travel to prepare for

your next classes. We also need everyone on campus before 8:30am to be at your door by 8:35am. I will be sending

reminders to individual staff this week. Thanks!

Meetings this Month: April 20th-Center Meetings IB 1:00-2:00 & CFA 1:30-3:00

April 20th- FACULTY MEETING 3:15-4:15

April 27th- SOL Testing Meeting (All Staff Must Attend) Auditorium

Please support your Warriors:

“As you are aware, last year Henrico High School presented fourteen $250 scholarships to well deserving college

bound seniors. This year, we would like to provide twenty eight $500 scholarships. The name of our scholarship is

“Building the Dream – In Memory of Mr. Sheridan DeShawn Fuller”. Our team has been raising funds through

community donations and doughnut sales. Currently we are running a “Change for Change” fundraiser which collects

loose change donations. If the “Change for Change” fundraiser raises $250 then our wonderful math teacher Mr.

Givens will sing a song on the morning announcements. If we raise $500, then our Physics teacher Mr. Parvaiz will

get a Mohawk. And if we raise $750 then I will also get a Mohawk. So please send your loose change donations

through your son or daughter. The donations can be submitted to Mr. Parvaiz in Building 90, classroom 98. Thank

you for helping us build the Warrior Dream one brick at a time.” See attached docs for Golf outing!!!

Timeliness:

During the next month, we will be addressing tardies to school with groups of about 50 students each week. We hope

this helps eliminate some of the tardies 1st and 2nd period teachers experience. Students will be called in as a group to

explain the policy and the consequence. They will have the option of attending the upcoming Saturday

tutoring/detention OR having in school suspension. We hope that they choose Saturday tutoring and that this helps

with your numbers as well Please help us when we call for these students by sending them immediately.

*Saturday School Dates: Warriors Will ROCK the SOL Tests! This past Saturday we had over 80 students!!!

April 23 Kroll/ Hill

April 30 Draper/Marshall

May 7 Butler/Hardy

May 14th Mason/Greene/Vance

May 21st

June 4th This is the Saturday before the Expedited Retakes

LOCK Ins: MATH April 19, April 26, History Lock In May 2nd 4PM -6:00PM,

May 3, SCIENCE May 12th

*May 17-27 SOL Test Window for all students-SEE ATTACHED!

*Please visit the Henrico HS website (http://blogs.henrico.k12.va.us/henrico/) for additional information,

scholarship newsletter, exciting news, events, and weekly highlights featured in the Monroe Message!

*The Henrico High School Calendar of SPORTING Events and Activities is located: www.capitaldistrictva.org

Thank you, and remember to

Behold the Green and Gold!

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STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteer with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra

In terms of student volunteers, we have 2 opportunities for students to earn community service points with RSO in May. We are holding 2 community festivals: May 6—8 and 21-22. Here is a link to Hands on Greater Richmond for students to sign up: http://www.handsonrva.org/richmondsymphony

************************************************************************************* Happy Friday! Have a great weekend! Best, Dr. P