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Dear Tuscarora Families,
The winter holidays are almost upon us. We have truly built a wonderful school community that supports student
learning and success. Parent attendance on our November conference day demonstrates the home/school partnership
that has been created and featured here at Tuscarora. For that, I share a heartfelt, “Thank you!”.
Students received first quarter report cards last month. We encourage parents to contact the classroom teacher and/or
school counselor with your questions or concerns. We also encourage parents to contact the school if access to
PHOENIX is still needed. Our after school remediation program, SLED, will begin soon for this school year. It meets
every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:15-6pm in our library. Teachers are available to assist students and an activity bus
is available for student transportation. I will notify you when SLED begins.
This fall and winter has seen outstanding accomplishments by our students! Our Girls’ Cross Country team has won its
fourth state championship in five years. The drama department just completed a rousing rendition of the play,
“Putnam County 25th annual Spelling Bee”, and we are looking forward to our choral, band, and orchestra, concerts
this month. We also welcome our winter sport events and we extend an invitation to you to come out and support our
students as they compete. Check our calendar for the dates of these activities.
DECA is currently having their annual “Angel Tree” drive, which can be found in the main foyer of the school. Our
teachers are taking part in helping our Head Start classroom students have a Happy Holiday through sponsoring stu-
dents in that classroom. You are always invited to help our students by sending canned food items to Tuscarora for the
shelves of the Loudoun Food Coalition, sponsored by our FCCLA.
Please email, call or stop in at any time to discuss any concerns that you have. Thank you in advance for your support.
Pamela Croft
Principal
TUSCARORA HIGH SCHOOL
December 2018 & January 2019 Husky Highlights
HUSKY HIGHLIGHTS
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
12/12 Strings Concert 12/13 Chorus Concert 12/21-1/1 Winter Break 1/2/17 Classes Resume 1/14 Martin Luther King Holiday
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Administration 1
School Counseling 2-3
Band/Arts 4
Athletics 5-8
Department news and PTSO 9-17
Key Dates 18
SPECIAL DATES OF INTEREST:
SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT NEWS
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AET and MATA Shadowing/Tour
January 9th
2019
The AET (Academy of Engineering and Technology) and MATA (Monroe Advanced Technology Academy) will be hosting Tuscarora HS for the Shadowing experience. This year students will get a tour of both programs, AET and MATA. This
trip is open to all current 9-11th graders. Please stop by the Career Center for permission forms and flyers. All permis-
sion forms are due by Thursday December 20th.
PSAT RESULTS
From December 10-,12 2018, students who provided their email address on their PSAT/NMSQT answer sheet will receive an email reminder from College Board explaining where and how to view their scores. Students can set up a free College Board account at any time.
Students who took the October PSAT/NMSQT need to create and connect their College Board and Khan Academy ac-counts. That way, when they get their PSAT/NMSQT scores on December 13, they can log in to Khan Academy and get a personalized SAT practice plan.
AP EXAM FEES
The Advanced Placement Agreement/Exam Form is due by December 7, 2018. If you have not turned in your form, please do so soon, so that we know how many tests to order from College Board. Forms can be picked up in the School Counseling Office.
Payment of $85.00 per exam is due February 15, 2019. Please make check payable to Tuscarora High School. One check may be submitted for multiple exams. You may also use a credit card to pay for AP exams via the LCPS Online School Payment Portal.
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the LCPS School Counseling webpage for up-to-date county wide scholarship postings. Students, please access Naviance for additional scholarship opportunities and see Mr, Newkirk for additional information.
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SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT NEWS
ASVAB
The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) is a comprehensive career exploration and planning program that includes multiple aptitude tests, an interest inventory, and various career planning tools designed to help students explore the world of work. Tests will take place throughout Loudoun County.
John Champe High School will be offering the test on January 25th from 8:30 AM– 12:00 PM
th at 9:30 am. If interested, you can register or get more information here.
2018-2019 SCHOOL COUNSELOR LIST
The Tuscarora School Counseling Department is honored to serve the student school community by providing academic,
social, personal and career development support throughout high school.
Last Names Counselor Email
Director Mrs. Reed [email protected]
A-COF & AVID 1 & 2 Mrs. Mandina [email protected]
COG-HAC & AVID 3 & 4 Mr. Barr [email protected]
HAD-McA Mr. Han [email protected]
McB-SCHE Ms. Beardsley [email protected]
SCHI-Z Ms. Bissell [email protected]
Psychologist Mrs. Riley [email protected]
Social Worker Mrs. Goodwyn [email protected]
Career Center Mr. Newkirk [email protected]
Registrar/Admin. Assistant Mrs. Vocke [email protected]
Administrative Assistant Mrs. Amado [email protected]
MARCHING HUSKIES
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MARCHING HUSKIES
-Super rating at VBODA state assessment on Oct. 27 -VMBC
Group 1 state champions with best guard, percussion, music,
GE, and visual
CONCERT PROGRAMS
-Fine Arts holiday concert on Dec. 17 at 7pm in the THS audi-
torium
Athletic Department News
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2018 Fall Sports Update/Winter Warm-up
The fall season has wrapped up with the Tuscarora teams finishing strong. Winter Sports has just started or
will be swinging into action soon!
The Volleyball team ended a strong season with a 4th place finish in the district and advanced to Region play, losing Freedom in the Region semifinal.
The Competition Cheer squad placed third in both the District Competition and the Region to wrap up another amazing year!
The Husky Golf team’s Michael Brennan won the Class 5 Virginia High School League Championship at Mag-nolia Green in early October. Congratulations to Mi-chael, Coach Brennan and Coach Kaplan!
The Husky Football Team finished 8-3 with a hard fought game vs. Broad Run in the Region 5 Semifinal. Great job to the players and coaches! We will miss a senior class that graduated 27!
The Girls Cross Country had another banner year...meaning another VHSL State Championship! That was 4 of the last 5 years! Sammy Fellah also made states for the THS Boys Team.
The Field Hockey team was competitive in almost eve-ry game with one point losses and overtimes through-out the season. They look to return a great core next year.
Dec. 1 - Tusky Duals Wrestling Tournament
Dec. 2 - Rumble In The Tundra - Winter Sports Kickoff
Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. - LCPS Black out dates– No prac-tices or contests
Jan. 3 - Winter sports starts back up with Wrestling hosting John Champe
FALL SPORTS WRAP UP
Where to find up to date athletic information
Information for Winter Athletes and Parents
Contact our Winter Coaches
Boys Basketball Head Coach Al Smith
Girls Basketball Head Coach Michael Newkirk
Gymnastics Head Coach Abby Cheatham
Swimming Head Coach Kirsten Dunnigan
Winter Cheer Head Coach Tammy Carter
Wrestling Head Coach Andrew Bango
The $150 Athletic Participation Fee for all winter season ath-letes is due December 4. This payment can be made in the THS athletic office either by check or cash. If you would like to pay the fee via credit card, please visit the LCPS on-line payment portal which can be accessed through the link on our webpage at www.huskyathletics.info. On-line payments
Please visit our website at www.huskyathletics.info for team results, forms, schedules, announcements, and everything else husky sports related. You may also sign up for e-mail alerts about schedule changes and other announce-ments. Follow us on Twitter at @TuscaroraHusky
Important Dates
Winter Athletic Participation Fees
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Tuscarora High School Husky Athletic Booster Club
HU
SK
IES
!
Member Information: Parent / Guardian / Teacher / Coach (please circle one)
Last Name: ____________________________ First Name: _______________________________
Last Name: ____________________________ First Name: _______________________________
Address: ______________________________ __________________________________________
Street City/State/Zip
Home Phone: (______) _______ - _________ Cell Phone 1: (______) _______ - _________
Email 1: _______________________________ Cell Phone 2: (______) _______ - _________
Email 2: _______________________________
Student Name: _________________________ Grade: _______ Sport(s): _____________________
Membership Packages:
Basic Blue
$30 ($30 Deductible)
Gift: Window Decal
Lifetime Membership
$100 ($100 Deductible)
Gifts: Window Decal
Teachers/Coaches
$10 ($10 Deductible)
1 2 3
Family Pass Names
____________ ____________
____________ ____________
____________ ____________
Charitable Donations $_______
The Husky Family appreciates any
additional donations. Thank you!
Add-on: $_____ Total Amount: $______
Checks Payable to: HABC
Send to: Tuscarora High School
GO
I have additional interest
in a corporate sponsorship.
Please contact me.
Add on to Any Package: Family Athletic Pass $225 Individual Pass $125
Athletic Passes are good for all regular season home games during the 2018-2019
JOIN the FUN! Please check at least one committee/activity in which you would like to help:
___Fundraising ___ Concessions ___Membership ___ Scholarships
___ Gate/Tickets ___ Sports Programs ___ Scoreboard ___ Special Events
Tuscarora High School Husky Athletic Booster Club (THSHABC) is a charitable organization defined by the IRS under
section 501(c) (3). As such, contributions made to THSABC are deductible up to the amount of the contribution unless
limited by values received. Those limiting values, if any, are listed under the level of contribution listed above. Thank
you for your support!
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ANNUAL ATHLETIC PASS
2018- 2019 If you attend all Tuscarora home games this year, you will spend over $400.00 per person on admissions. Annual passes can be a tremendous savings. To take advantage of this limited time offer opportunity, simply fill out the order form below, make check payable to Tuscarora High School and return to school either by mail or in person to the Athletic Department. For information, please call the Athletic Department at 571-252-1910. These passes are good for ALL REGULAR SEASON HOME GAMES ONLY at Tuscarora High School for the School year 2018-2019
Pass entitles admission for person whose name appears on it. It is non-transferable; any misuse of ticket may cause it to be revoked
with no refund. The “NO RE-ENTRY RULE” will be enforced.
ANNUAL PASSES CAN BE PICKED UP AT THE PASS GATE AT ANY HOME EVENT!
Application for Annual Passes:
FAMILY PLAN ONLY $225.00
ADULTS:
__________________________ #___________ _________________________ #________
Please Print Name (AD OFFICE ONLY) Please Print Name (AD OFFICE ONLY)
DEPENDENTS:
__________________________ #___________ _________________________ #________
Please Print Name (AD OFFICE ONLY) Please Print Name ( AD OFFICE ONLY)
__________________________ #___________ _________________________ #________
Please Print Name (AD OFFICE ONLY) Please Print Name (AD OFFICE ONLY)
__________________________ #___________ _________________________ #________
Please Print Name (AD OFFICE ONLY) Please Print Name (AD OFFICE ONLY)
ADULT/STUDENT ONLY PLAN ONLY $125.00
Adult/Student #
(Please Print Name) (AD OFFICE ONLY)
Please mail in or drop off this form with payment to Tuscarora High School Athletic Department.
Mailing address: Tuscarora High School, 801 N. King St. Leesburg, VA 20176
Checks should be made out to Tuscarora High School or THS
Thank you!
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The EL Department introduced it’s Newcomer EL students to Thanksgiving in the United States. Background information was introduced to the student’s along with the cultural as-pects of the celebration. As a culmination of the Thanksgiving unit the students met in the cafeteria where they worked in groups to make pumpkin pies from scratch!! The multi-content unit was incorporated to enlighten the students of all the different content areas used in everyday life.
Virtual Loudoun EL Teacher Traci Scanlon Crowe met with Tuscarora EL Teachers to intro-duce them to the various ways available to assist the EL student’s in graduating on time. Teachers will be recommending students to speak with Mrs. Scanlon Crowe to discuss expec-tations and to determine if the student is a candidate for Virtual Loudoun.
As you can see the EL Department has been extremely busy providing positive opportunities for our EL students to succeed and grow within and outside of the Tuscarora family! We look forward to working with other departments to promote our students even further.
December/January 2017-18 Library Newsletter
From the Stacks
Happy Winter, Huskies! As cold weather sets in, stock up on reading materials for those long winter nights! Check out our display of new books in the library. Be sure to return your overdue books and clear your record first, then come by the library before the winter break and check out some new titles! All students who clear their record of overdues before the break will receive a sweet treat! Library Activities November was Picture Book Month! Did you know that picture books are not just for kids? Pic-ture Book Month is an international literacy initiative that has been celebrating the print picture book during the month of November since 2009. THS library shared picture books and connected them with curriculum-centered maker kits. A favor-ite was a paired reading of Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing by April Jones Prince and/or Twenty-One Elephants by Phil Bidner. Each tells the story of the “testing” of the safety and sound-ness of the Brooklyn Bridge after it was built by marching 21 of P.T. Barnum’s elephants across it. Students were invited to read the stories and challenged to build their own structures using Keva Blocks. Some of their structures are pictured below!
December/January Newsletter Tuscarora Library
1Book 1Community Author Event is December 15 at THS!!!
Sponsored by the Loudoun County Public Library, 1book 1community is a countywide reading pro-gram that promotes community dialogue and understanding through the shared experience of read-ing and discussing the same book. This year’s 1Book 1Community title is All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Check out the display in the library and make sure to come to Tuscarora to meet the authors on Saturday, Wednesday, December 15 at 2pm. Pick up your free copy of the book in the school library or any public library branch and join in on the discussion. Genrefication Do you like mysteries? Are you a fan of fantasy? If so, you know that finding the right book on the library shelves can sometimes be difficult, since our organization system goes by authors’ names and not by genre. To facilitate browsing, we have instituted a color-coded system that will help you identify books by their genre. Look for the chart with the colored dots and find the corresponding color on the spines of the books of your favorite genre! Happy browsing! Circulation statistics Our library is well used by our students! In October we checked out 491 items to our students and processed many inter-library loans from other schools. Way to read, Huskies! Root of the Week Competition Congratulations to our Root of the Week competition winners: November 13--Braden Kinloch, 9
th grade; Root Game Winner--Marco Cevenini, 9
th grade
November 27-- Sophia Hyam, 11th grade; Root Game Winner--Emy Meza, 11
th grade
Information Please be sure to check the library web page for current information and upcoming events! Follow us on Twitter @TuskyHSLibrary and Facebook! Library Hours This year, the library is open at 8:15 every morning. We close at 5pm Monday through Thursday, and 4pm on Fridays.
December/January Newsletter Tuscarora Library
Circulation statistics Our library is well used by our students! In October and November we checked out 1,801 items to our students and processed 96 inter-library loans from other schools. Way to read, Huskies! Root of the Week Competition Congratulations to our Root of the Week competition winners: November 6: Micaela Wortman, 12
th grade
November 27: Parker Bednoski, 12th grade
Virginia Readers’ Choice Twitter Chats This year, join in the discussion of Virginia Readers’ Choice titles via Twitter! We will discuss a dif-ferent book every few weeks, and vote on our favorite by Twitter Poll next April. The 2017-2018 Vir-ginia Readers’ Choice Twitter Chats scheduled are: September 15: The Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by
Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik #THSVRCNotorious October 2: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Septys #THSVRCSalt October 23: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli #THSVRCSimon November 13: Out of the Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez #THSVRCDarkness December 4: More Happy than Not by Adam Silvera #THSVRCHappy December 22: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir #THSVRCEmber January 8: Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy #THSVRCDumplin January 29: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon #THSVRCEverything February 19: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brandan Kiely #THSVRCBoys March 12: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven #THSVRCBright April 2-April 6: Vote for your favorite via our Twitter Poll! #THSVRCVote Information Please be sure to check the library web page for current information and upcoming events! Follow us on Twitter @TuskyHSLibrary and Facebook!
12/12 Strings Concert 12/13 Chorus Concert 12/21-1/1 Winter Break 1/2/19 Classes Resume 1/21 Martin Luther King Holiday
December/January Calendar Dates
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