October 2, 2026

No School - Monday, Oct 5th

A reminder we have a long weekend coming up. Monday, October 5th is an In-Service Day for the teachers.

H.A.N.D.S. 

A big THANK YOU to all of the volunteers and donors for making Donuts With Dads a success. We had a great turnout this morning! If you had your picture taken by the photographers, a print will be sent home in an upcoming Friday Folder, compliments of Heritage H.A.N.D.S. 

October Meeting 

Wednesday, October 14th @ 8:15

We will be organizing volunteers for Heritage’s Veterans Day program and staff meals for November conferences.

H.A.N.D.S. Dine Out Night - Oct 8

Join us at Reds Alehouse next Thursday, October 8 for our Heritage H.A.N.D.S. Dine Out Night. A percentage of the sales goes back to H.A.N.D.S. for their awesome work of building community at the school! Hope to see you there.

H.A.N.D.S. Family S’mores Night



Swing by Heritage Sunday Oct, 11th between 6:00-7:30pm for a night of socializing with other Heritage families. Whether you’ve been at Heritage for 5 weeks or 5 years, this is a great event to catch up with friends, both old and new. H.A.N.D.S. will have the fire roaring and provide the s'mores ingredients. Bring your own chairs and plan on an enjoyable evening!

We are in need of a few volunteers. If you are able to help, check out the signup genius below.

Family S'mores Night Sign-Up

Picture Days



Student portraits will be taken on Wednesday, October 14 (PK-2nd grades) & Thursday, October 15 (3rd-8th grades). If you wish to place an order for the school portraits you may either return the paper order form (coming home in Friday folders next week) on your students’ picture day or place an order online using the link listed below. While pictures will be available to purchase throughout the school year, after the 48-hour mark prices will increase, you will have to pay shipping, and you will need to contact the school office for your child’s student ID.

Halverson Picture Order Site

Heritage Website

Our website has been updated! We're still making a few adjustments but feel free to check it out at www.hcs-nl.com. If you subscribed to the Heritage calendar on our previous website, that has been changed. To add that again, you'll need to visit our website and click to add the new google calendar to your own calendar.

Veterans Day Celebration Photos



If your child(ren) is new to Heritage Christian School and he/she has a relative that is a veteran or currently enlisted in the United States Armed Forces, please send a picture (preferably electronic) to Erica Wallace at wallacee@hcs-nl.com. These pictures will be added to a slide show and to a wall recognizing the families that have sacrificed for the security and safety of our nation. Please send all photos by Friday, October 23. All hard copy photos will be returned. Pictures submitted in previous years do not need to be resubmitted as we have kept electronic copies of them.

Please include the following information with your photo:

·        Name

·        Branch of Service

·        Years of Service

·        Relationship to Heritage student

Volleyball Volunteers Needed



If you are a volleyball parent, love the game of volleyball, or just want to serve at Heritage, we are looking for volunteers to be line judges, run the scoreboard, and work concessions at our volleyball games. All the jobs are easy to learn and any training needed before the game can be provided. If you would like to volunteer, please use the sign-up genius link below. High school students can also volunteer in any of these roles for silver cord hours.

Volleyball sign-up

Basketball Coaches and Assistant Cheer Coach Needed



We are currently seeking coaches for the following positions:

• 5^th/6^th girls
• 5^th/6^th boys
• Assistant cheer coach (ideally who would like to be the head coach next year)

We are looking for individuals who would like to help us fulfill the following athletic goals:

1. Compete in a God-glorifying manner
2. Develop Christ-like character in student athletes
3. Develop and refine fundamental skills
4. Establish positive relationships.



Coaches at Heritage are volunteers and do not need a state certificate or license. We do ask that our coaches agree with our school’s statement of faith, pass our school’s volunteer background check, take a short concussion course, and agree to some coaching guidelines. Organizational and communication skills, along with background or experience in the sport of basketball help. If you are interested or know someone who might be a good fit for this role, please reach out to Sarah Franje (franjes@hcs-nl.com) by October 9. Sarah Franje will contact any interested persons after this date to set up a time to meet. 

Middle School Lock-in - Oct 16

The HCS middle school lock-in is set to take place on Friday, October 16. Middle school students should be coming home with information about the lock-in TODAY (hard copy packet). Here is the link to the information as well: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eALRXlLGJlkF4ihMSdWlC7j6DmQXisXu/edit. We are requesting assistance from parents to help the night go smoothly and be one of fun and fellowship. We are in need both of food/drinks and chaperones. We need chaperones to help with games till 2:00am and chaperones who are able to stay all night till 6:30am (or chaperone form 2:00-6:30am). Here is the link for you to sign-up to help with food or chaperoning: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62BA5F85-66147976-middle. We hope all middle school students will be able to come! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

All permission slips must be turned in to the office by Friday, October 9 .

Lock-In Committee

Jackson Ridder (ridderj@hcs-nl.com)

Matt Sheyko (sheykom@hcs-nl.com)

Nichole McDonald (mcdonaldn@hcs-nl.com) 

Sports Update

Cross Country Recap

On Monday, the cross-country team wrapped up their season at the IDE conference meet. The meet was hosted by Trinity Davenport, which is a challenging course with lots of hills and turns. Each Heritage runner improved their time from when they raced there at the beginning of the season. We had three top 10 finishers. Vera Griffin and Lydia Reed placed first and second running times of 16:11 and 16:21 respectively in the Varsity 2-mile girls race, while Levi Kallemeyn ran 14:07 and placed 8^th in the Varsity boys 2-mile race. Thank you to our three 8^th grade leaders of Levi Kallemeyn, Josh Stamp, and Lydia Reed. 

Soccer Recap

The soccer teams wrapped up their season on Saturday with the conference tournament. Despite both teams having only one sub, they played hard and worked together. The JV team found themselves playing in the consolation bracket with a loss the night before. They played LIS and started scoring quickly and often. They won 10-0. In the 5th place game, they faced Trinity Cedar Rapids and won 4-2. On the Varsity side, Heritage played the #1 seed and undefeated team of Trinity Davenport. Despite lots of stops and holding them off for much of the 1st half, the Eagles fell 0-3. In the 3rd place Varsity game, the Eagles faced INCA, who they had previously lost to in the regular season. This time, the shots were finding the back of the net and the Eagles won 7-2. It was a great day to see the teams demonstrate great sportsmanship and cheer on their teammates to success! Thank you to our 8th grade athletes Luther Anderson, Kaylin Jumper, Levi Kallemeyn, and Jaxson Mitchell for leading the Eagles these past four years!

Volleyball Schedule

Tuesday – JV/V Game vs. Valley Lutheran at Heritage @ 4:30pm

Wednesday – JV Practice 3:30-5:00

Thursday – Varsity Practice 3:30-5:00

Friday & Saturday – Varsity Tournament @ Trinity Lutheran Cedar Rapids

Fall Sports Calendar

Winter Sports Calendar

Upcoming Events

No School

Monday, Oct 5

Teacher In-Service

Dine-Out Night

Thursday, Oct 8

Reds Alehouse

Progress Reports go Home

Friday, Oct 9

S'mores Night

Sunday, Oct 11

6:00-7:30pm

No School

Monday Oct 12

Picture Days

Wed, Oct 14 - PreK-2nd

Thurs, Oct 15 -3rd-8th grade

Middle School Lock In

Friday, October 16

School Board Meeting

Thursday, October 29

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