School News

We've missed you!

-January 15 and February 18 are now full school days for students.
-January 24 is now the end to the first semester
-January 27 is now the beginning of the second semester

**Click above for additional updates, Cell Phone Policy, and HHS Expectations at Home**

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Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break.

RPS will communicate any information concerning winter weather and its impact on school directly. 

**Click above to see all updates and expectations semester end dates**
Please encourage your students to end the first semester well!
I hope everyone stays safe and we will see you soon,
Dr. Michael Massa
Principal, Huguenot High School
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Huguenot High School Families,
We have one week left before the holiday break. I want to emphasize the importance of our students coming to school every day, on time, rain or shine. We will be continuing our attendance raffles this week with all kinds of exciting prizes!

Click above for more info.!

Huguenot High School Families,
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Here are important updates:

****TESTING****
SOL testing starts Monday, Dec. 9, and ends on Thursday, Dec. 19. Schedule link  rmd.me/bEZpotYRgsK

****SENIOR NIGHT****
Senior night will occur this Tuesday, Dec. 10, from 5 to 6:30 PM.

 
****ATTENDANCE RAFFLE CONTINUES****
Our attendance raffle continues this week with daily prizes! All you have to do is be present at school to quality. 

****VIRGINIA CELL PHONE MANDATE COMING IN JANUARY****
This mandate begins the first day we return from winter break. 

****PTSA VIRTUAL MEETING DEC. 12, 6PM****
The PTSA will hold a virtual meeting on December 12 at 6PM.

****RPS SHINES
Nominations are now open for the 2025 RPS Shines Awards! You can learn more and make a nomination by visiting rmd.me/OcrJiHiOzF3 .

Dr. Michael Massa
Principal, Huguenot High School

RPS Update: Cell Phone-Free Classrooms — As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering a focused, engaging, and distraction-free learning environment, RPS will be implementing a cell phone-free policy in all classrooms beginning in January 2025, when we return from winter break. This policy is designed to support students in maximizing their academic potential and fully engaging with their peers and teachers during the school day. Please take a moment to review the attached RPS Acceptable Use Policy in both English & Spanish. We ask for your support in helping reinforce this policy and encourage open conversations about the benefits of minimizing distractions. Together, we can ensure that every RPS student has the best opportunity to thrive academically and socially. rmd.me/mGBYS1qQHli rmd.me/BWN1Dt3XCzw

Huguenot High School Families,
We are very excited to be hosting Eastern View High School for our first round of football playoffs this Friday evening at Huguenot High School. The link to purchase tickets for our playoff game was posted on our webstite yesterday. This is the link that goes directly to where you may purchase tickets: rmd.me/aL4DKDjWie1
Please remember that minors must be accompanied by adults who are 21 or over. The adult must stay at the game with the minor to provide them immediate transporation home after the game.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing our whole HHS community at the game Friday night!
Dr. Mike Massa
Huguenot High School, Principal

*Homecoming Spirit Week* 

Monday Oct. 21: 90s-2000s Day! 

Tuesday Oct .22: Celebrity Day!

Wednesday Oct. 23: Pink Out!

Thursday Oct. 24: Twin Day!

Friday Oct. 25: Jersey Day!

All outfits must meet SCORE policy.  

Homecoming pep rally this Friday, Oct. 25!

*Homecoming Dance Info.*

Get ready for our Masquerade Homecoming Dance this Saturday, October 26th, 2024, in the cafeteria from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM! Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here:https://gofan.co/app/school/VA7805 . Your access code for ordering a ticket is your student number. Please note, Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.

Students bringing a guest must submit the attached Guest Permission Form to their grade-level administrator by October 24th. Please see the requirements for guests on the form. No middle school students are allowed to attend the dance. 

Entrance for the event will be through Door 20 (Gymnasium).

**Testing** 

Seniors in need of the writing SOL will test on the mornings of Thursday (Oct. 24), and Friday (Oct. 25).  Please make sure to be to school on time (always), and be well rested as prep for testing. 

Students who are in the 10th and 11th grades and currently enrolled in English during this current semester will take the writing test the following week (week of Oct. 28). 

**Caregiver Conferences**

A reminder to mark your calendars for Caregiver Conferences from 4:30 to 6:30 on Thursday, November 7.  

**Five Day Weekend Approaching**

Please remember that RPS schools are closed Friday, Nov. 1 (Diwali) through Tuesday, Nov. 5 (wellness day, and election day). 

**Voters**

Students who are planning to vote, remember that Tuesday, November 5, is election day for local, state, and national elections.  Please begin to plan on the locations of your voting precincts, early voting locations, and begin to plan how you are going to travel to vote.  HHS will be sending out a survey later this week to assess the need for transportation for our students to and from voting precincts on election day.  

 

** Wear Blue Monday 10/7  for Bullying Prevention Month**

**PSAT DAY is Wednesday, Oct. 9th** Students will be in 1st period class for most of the morning. 
Juniors should get a good night sleep and prepare for testing in the morning.  

**SOL Testing Days**

Writing SOL assessment to 12th-grade term grad students is Thursday, October 24th, and Friday, October 25th promptly at 9:15 AM

Make-up Writing SOL assessments for 12th-grade term grad students will be Monday, October 28th, and Tuesday, October 29th. Testing will start promptly at 9:15 AM.

Writing SOLs for all 10th and 11th-grade students who are currently enrolled in English is Wednesday, October 30th, and Thursday, October 31st. Testing will start promptly at 9:15 AM.

Make-up Writing SOL assessments for all 10th & 11th-grade students currently enrolled in Englishwill be Wednesday, November 6th, and Thursday, November 7th. Testing will start promptly at 9:15 AM.

** Parking Passes**

Signage for students to sign up for parking passes will be placed in hallways by the end of the school day on Monday.  We will share more information during our mid-week communication. 

**Homecoming Reminder**

Homecoming week will be the week of Oct. 21 with the game on Friday, Oct. 25, and the dance will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26. 

**Caregiver Conferences** will take place on November 7, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Signup information will be coming.

**Late Bus Tickets** Students who ride a bus that arrives late are excused from a tardy to school. We will be issuing "tickets" to students getting off of late buses as they arrive. Students are to carry these tickets with them to breakfast and show it to the breakfast line to get access to food after 8:55 am, Students will then carry their late bust tickets to class and hand it to their teachers when coming into the classroom to be counted as "excused".

Students who do not ride the bus and arrive late to school will not have access to the breakfast line and will be counted tardy to school if not in class by 9:00 am. Excessive tardiness will result in student interventions and progressive discipline up to, and including after-school detentions and possible assignment to restorative day.