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Veterans Day Celebration
You are invited to join us for this very special annual community event held at Heritage on Tuesday, November 11th. We are thankful for our veterans, and we look forward to honoring them. The event's prelude will begin at 9:15am and will conclude by 10:45am. Please join us outside after the ceremony for an honorary flyover at 11:00am.
Guest Speaker
SFC Jeremy Richardson
USAR Retired
SFC Richardson was born right here in the great state of Iowa and grew up in the small town called Martelle. SFC Richardson went to school and graduated from Anamosa High School in 1995. SFC Richardson took Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in the summer of 1989 while attending East Iowa Bible Camp that summer.
SFC Richardson began his Military enlistment in the United States Army reserves June of 1996 heading to basic training at Ft Jackson, South Carolina. After completion of basic training, he then completed his MOS training as a 63W (Light Wheeled Mechanic) at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. SFC Richardson has served as a Squad leader for the 389th Engineer Battalion, a Platoon Sergeant for the 960th Quartermaster Company, a Section Chief for the 308th Quartermaster Company and as a regional support NCO for the 8th Battalion ARCD.
SFC Richardson was Mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom I, and also for Operation Iraqi Freedom II, and served in a year-long deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom II from February 2004 till February of 2005.
SFC Richardson served a total of 21 years in the United States Army Reserves. He now lives in Solon, IA with his wife Michelle who is a teacher at Lakeview Elementary School. They have three children, Livian (11), Wyatt (9), and Emery (7). They attend Grace Community Church here in North Liberty where SFC Richardson serves on the SERT team (Security Emergency Response Team).
Feel free to spread the word to your friends and neighbors so that we can once again celebrate and honor the brave men and women that have served our country.
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Middle School StudCo Spirit Days
Get ready to show your spirit next week! We’ve got two fun dress-up days coming up:
Monday, November 10th – Camo Day!
Wear your favorite camouflage clothing and blend in with the fun! Let’s show veterans that we support them for what they do for us.
Tuesday, November 11th – Red, White, and Blue Day!
Dress your best in red, white, and blue to celebrate our patriotic spirit. This is a dressy day, so please wear neat, school-appropriate outfits—no silly accessories or headbands.
Let’s show our school pride and have a great time together!
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Winter Apparel Store Open
Heritage H.A.N.D.S. is excited to announce that our Winter Apparel Store is now open! Click the link below to place your order. All apparel orders are due by November 16!
Winter Apparel
If you would prefer your order to remain confidential (not placed in lockers), please email Laura Hanneman at heritagehands@hcs-nl.org. These orders will be packaged in paper sacks and held in the office with names clearly labeled.
Heritage Blankets coming soon!
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All School Thanksgiving Chapel & Pie
On Friday, November 21st, we'll be having our annual All School Thanksgiving Day Chapel. This is an opportunity for the entire school community to come together at the same time to give thanks through worship, eating, and fellowship. We look forward to spending time acknowledging together how God has blessed us as individuals, families, and a school.
NEW THIS YEAR: instead of lunch, we invite families to come for chapel at 1:30pm followed by a slice of pie and fellowship together. Bring a blanket and we'll sit on the floor and the bleachers. You are welcome to take your students home afterwards.
If you did not order a slice of pie on the November lunch order but would still like to do so, please contact the office and bring in $1/slice and we can add you up until Novembrer 14th. If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Wichhart or Erica Wallace in the office.
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Parent Teacher Conferences - November 24th & 25th
If you haven't signed up for a time for Parent Teacher Conferences for your students, please do so soon! Conferences are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 24th and 25th.You should have received an email with a signup genius for each of your child's teachers. If you did not receive that or you have questions regarding Parent Teacher conferences, feel free to contact Erica Wallace at wallacee@hcs-nl.com or your child's teacher.
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Grant Wood AEA Hearing Screening – November 14
Grant Wood AEA is scheduled to be at Heritage on Friday, November 14th beginning at 8:30am to conduct hearing screenings on all students in Kindergarten and 2nd grade, as well as anyone new to the school in 1st grade.
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H.A.N.D.S. Dine-Out
Join us for our next Dine-Out on Wednesday, November 12th at Cookie & Dreams from 4:00-8:00pm. A percentage of the sales goes back to Heritage H.A.N.D.S. for their awesome work of building community at the school! Hope to see you there!
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PRAYER WALK - Next Friday!
Please join us as we walk and pray for Heritage Christian School on Friday, November 14. We will meet outside the school at 7:45am to pray for students, families, staff, faculty, board, etc. as we walk around the school. Children are welcome to join, but they will be expected to stay with parents and participate (there will not be childcare provided for this event). If you are unable to be physically present but would like to walk and pray from where you are, please email Mrs. McDonald (mcdonaldn@hcs-nl.com) for prayer points. Thank you for joining us as we seek the Lord.
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Enrollment for 2026-2027
Enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year at Heritage Christian School is now open, and priority will be given to current families for the first month. This is open to any new students (PreK-8th) desiring to enroll at Heritage. If your child already attends Heritage, they are automatically enrolled for the next school year.
If you need to apply for a younger/new child, sign into your current FACTS Family Portal. From the left navigation menu select the following:
· Apply / Enroll
· Application
· Click to here to open Application
· Create a New Student Application
Please email Sarah Franje (franjes@hcs-nl.com) or call the office at 319-626-4777 if you have any questions
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Pray for the Nations
Please continue to pray for global workers Michael and Mary Pretorious and for our Compassion International sponsored child, Kossigan, from Togo. Students are welcome to contribute towards Kossigan’s sponsorship (through Compassion International) by giving money in their classrooms or the office. Thank you!
Please pray for:
· Protection (physical, spiritual, emotional, etc.)
· Boldness (to share Jesus authentically and powerfully)
· Peace (people of peace to help share the Good News)
· Assurance (that God is with them and is for them)
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Sports Update
Volleyball
On Monday, the Heritage volleyball team played Pathway. Both the JV and Varsity teams faced evenly matched Pathway teams, with many back and forth volleys The JV team worked to get three passes before sending the ball over, but there were a few too many errors on our side of the net, resulting in the Eagles falling in two sets 17-25 and 15-25. The Varsity match was an exciting one with some scrappy play from both sides. In set one, the score remained close throughout, but the Eagles were able to pull ahead to win 25-22. Set two, Heritage dug themselves in a hole early. The girls made a couple attempts to close the gap, but it wasn’t enough, losing set two 17-25. The final set found the score remaining even at the beginning. Pathway went on a bit of a run to pull ahead 11-7. Behind some strong serving of Bria Palmer (team high 5 ace serves on the night), the Eagles pulled the score even at 11-11. After a couple more back and forth points, the Eagles were able to win the set and match, 15-13.
The next day, Heritage traveled to Newhall to face Central Lutheran who is undefeated this season. The JV team faced a very skilled Central team and despite some back and forth play in the first set, the eagles fell in two sets 14-25. The Varsity team was not intimidated by Central unbeaten record and came ready to play. Behind several ace serves from Sofia Sanchez, the Eagles started with a 6-1 lead. Central climbed back into the game and the Eagles dropped the first set 17-25. The second set found the Eagles down 11-18; they worked together to close the gap, but it wasn’t quite enough and lost the second set 21-25. Despite the loss, the girls showed tremendous improvement in both their skills and confidence against a talented Central team.
The Eagles will close out the season with the conference tournament this weekend, Friday and Saturday.
Basketball/Cheer Schedule
5/6 JV Girls
Tuesday – Practice 3:30-4:45; PARENT MEETING AT 4:45.
Wednesday – Practice 3:30-4:45
Friday – Practice 3:30-4:45
5/6 JV Boys
Thursday – 5/6 JV Boys Practice 3:30-5:00
7/8 Varsity Boys
Wednesday –Practice 6-7:30; PARENT MEETING AT 6:00
Friday – Practice 6-7:30
5th-8th Cheerleading
Tuesday – Practice 5-6:30; PARENT MEETING AT 6:30
Thursday – Practice 5-6:30
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Upcoming Events
Parent Survey Window
Nov 4-17
Veterans Day Celebration
Tuesday, Nov. 11th
9:15-11:15am
Prayer Walk
November 14th
7:45am
Grant Wood AEA Hearing Screening
Friday, Nov. 14th
Kindergarten and 2nd grade
No School
Monday, Nov. 17th
Teacher In-Service
Picture Retakes
Thursday, November 20th
All School Thanksgiving Chapel & Pie
Friday, Nov. 21st
1:30-3:00pm
Report Cards go home
Friday, Nov. 21st
Parent Teacher Conferences
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 24th and 25th
No School
Thanksgiving Holiday
Wednesday - Friday, Nov. 26th - 28th
No School
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Heritage Christian School exists to serve Christ by partnering with parents to provide biblically faithful, academically excellent education. The vision of Heritage Christian School is to be a leader in developing passionate life long learners committed to Christ.
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