May 8, 2026

Upcoming Spring Concerts

Thursday, May 14, 7-8pm - Band Concert. Students need to arrive no later than 6:45pm to warm up in the gym.

Dress Code

Students should dress up more than they would for a normal day of school or activity in an effort to create a professional mood for the concert. Students’ concert dress should also align with the school’s dress code guidelines listed in the Parent Student Handbook.

Heritage H.A.N.D.S. Dine Out Night

Mark your calendars for our last Heritage H.A.N.D.S. Dine out Night of the school year on Tuesday, May 19th at the Bluebird Cafe in North Liberty. 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!

BAKE SALE THANK YOU! 



THANK YOU for your generous support of the SECOND GRADE BAKE SALE! The second grade class raised $445.85 for Kossigan, which will be used to provide a generous birthday gift AND support his monthly needs for the next several months. Way to go second graders for identifying REAL WORK for REAL PEOPLE that have REAL NEEDS as you continue to SEEK FIRST the KINGDOM OF GOD! 

Teacher Appreciation Week

H.A.N.D.S (and the staff) would like to give a big thank you to all of you who helped celebrate our teachers this week! We feel well-fed, apppreciated, and blessed to partner with each of you. Thank you to the many local businesses who also showed support to our staff; we encourage you to support them in return!

Christian School Fair

You’re invited to share this opportunity with friends, neighbors, and others in your community who may be considering Christian education in Johnson County - Christian Schooling Fair on Tuesday, May 12th from 7:00–8:00 PM at Grace Community Church in North Liberty. Several local schools - Coram Deo, Faith Academy, Heritage, Hillcrest, and Pathway - will be represented. Leaders from each school will take part in a panel discussion on the state of Christian education in Johnson County, as well as how each school uniquely serves families in our community.

Thank you, Mrs. Jansen

After 28 years volunteering as director of the Heritage Band, Mrs. Jansen will be retiring at the end of this year. Throughout her time, she has inspired and impacted countless students—transforming uncertain first notes into beautiful music and helping pique their musical interests. Many students have gone on to play in high school, college, and beyond.

We invite all alumni, students, and families to help us celebrate her legacy by sending a card, note of thanks, or sharing a favorite memory. These will be collected in the office and presented to her at the final concert on Thursday, May 14 at 7:00 PM with a cake reception to follow

ESA (Education Savings Account) Update

All resident families in Iowa are eligible to apply for an Education Savings Account for students in TK-8th grade. The application period is now open and will close on June 30, 2026. The amount of the ESA is expected to be $8,148 this year. Refer to the Iowa Department of Education's website or contact Brenda Wichhart with questions.

Open Positions for the 2026-27 School Year

We're currently recruiting for the following open positions for the 2026-27 school year.

·        Upper Elementary Teaching Positions

·        Part-time Lower Elementary Aide Positions

·        Part-Time 5th-8th Grade Band Director

If you or someone you know may be interested, please visit the Employment page on our website and click on the position for a job description, complete the Application for Employment along with the Associated Questions and submit to Mr. Brian Goodbar

Sports Update

 We concluded the track season last Saturday, with the 3rd-8th grade track teams participating in the IDE conference track meet. The Eagles came away with fourteen 1st place finishes, six 2nd place finishes, one 3rd place finish, eleven 4th place finishes, sixth 5th place finishes, and five 6th place finishes. We had eight school records broken: Lorelei Humes in the 800 (3:02.3), Emma Van Otterloo in the 400 (1:11.17) and triple jump (29’10.5” – meet record), Vera Griffin in 1600 (7:11.6), Joey Greazel in the 5th/6th triple jump (24’2.5”), Benjamin Spann in the triple jump (23’3”), Keira Galvin in the 1600 (6:29), and girls distance medley of Bria Palmer, Zion Haveman, Annette McDonald, Keira Galvin (5:17.5). The boys team placed third with 143 points, and the girls team was 4th with 115 points. It was a highlight to see students demonstrate great sportsmanship towards other teams and many athletes improved their times and distances from previous meets.

Over the course of the season, a record 19 school records were broken, 11 of them broken by our 8th grade athletes. Thank you to our thirteen 8th grade athletes Elyse Anderson, John Barclift, Keira Galvin, Sammy Greazel, Elijah Gehrke, Zion Haveman, Addyson Humes, Noah Liu, Annette McDonald, Kielyn Penrod, Hudson Schroeder, Julia Stanton, Evan Vanderhorst for your leadership and sportsmanship to represent Heritage well and use your God given talent to make God’s name famous!

Sports Interest Form: Please complete this sports interest form by Monday, May 18, for each child who will be in 5th-8th grade for the 2026-2027 school year. 



Upcoming Events

H.A.N.D.S. Meeting

Wed, May 13

8:15pm

Spring Band Concert

Thurs, May 14

7:00pm

5th-8th Grade Band & Jubilate Trip

Fri, May 15 All Day

Fun Station

Heritage Night at the Kernels

Sat, May 16

H.A.N.D.S Dine-Out

Tue, May 19

Bluebird Cafe - North Liberty

8th Grade Graduation

Thurs, May 21

7:00pm

Last Day of School/Talent Show

Half Day - School Dismisses at 11:30am

Fri, May 22

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