Husky Highlights Newsletter

Greetings Tuscarora Family,

This past month, the school community has been bursting with energy and school spirit. Between the Friday "Pink-outs" to raise awareness for breast cancer and wearing red on Wednesdays to "Boo Bullying", the entire Tuscarora community continues to model RISE (Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence).

During the month of November, we celebrate Native American Heritage month, honoring the culture, history, and contributions of the Native American peoples. We would like to express a special thanks to America's indigenous peoples in our community for your contributions to our community and our country. For more information about Native American Heritage month, please visit https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/ and the National Congress of American Indians.

On November 11th, we celebrate Veterans Day. We would like to acknowledge and thank the veterans on our staff and in our community. We are grateful to you and your families for your service to our country.

As we close out the first quarter and begin our second quarter of school, I encourage students and families to continue to connect with teachers and staff in support of your student's success. First quarter grades are expected to be accessible on StudentVue and ParentVue by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7th.

Parents are invited to discuss student progress during our Parent/Teacher conference day that is held on Tuesday, November 1st from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. No appointments are necessary.

In this newsletter, you will find information to keep you connected with the school and upcoming events. Please let us know how we can support you and help your student succeed.

Pamela Croft

Principal

Pamela.Croft@lcps.org

Many THANKS to the PTSO and volunteers for all your support and donations for Homecoming 2022. You helped make the event one to remember! Many THANKS!

Happy Fall Husky Nation!

While we are in the middle of our Fall SY 23 sports please realize that Winter 22-23 is just around the corner!

Online registration is now open for all SY 23 sport is open at www.huskyathletics.info

All physicals must be dated after May 1, 2022 and be on the VHSL Physical Form – VHSL Physical Form

Please complete all four pages thoroughly. Physicals missing signatures or information will be returned.

There is a new requirement this year – you will need to take the Sudden Cardiac course through NFHS (https://nfhslearn.com/courses/sudden-cardiac-arrest). Course is 10 min. Please create an account, take course, download or save a picture of certificate, you will need it for registration.

Returning Users: go to the website listed, sign in to your account, click ‘Register’ for returning students and ‘Add a New Student’ for new athletes in the family. Update your info and click Pay Later on the last page (there is no fee).

New Users: Please create an account, verify it, and follow the steps from above.

Winter Sports Tryouts start November 7, 2022. Please visit this link to contact individual sport coaches to inquire about out of season workout and tryout specifics. All Sport Coach List

TicketSpicket is our exclusive online ticket provider. Please follow this link to purchase tickets for all Tuscarora Athletic Events: TicketSpicket. This will be the primary ticket purchase moving forward. Family passes will again be offered in the fall.

Remember to search for the home venue to purchase tickets for Husky events. (Ex. If a game is at Heritage you will look for tickets by typing in Heritage on the school lookup)

Below is the coach contact information for the upcoming Winter Season:

Congratulations to Natalie Tikalsky, 11th grade, our winner of the 3rd Annual Tuscarora High School Hispanic Heritage Month Art Contest, for her stunning artwork representing traditional Mexican dance. Second place was awarded to Maria Arevalo Alvardo, 12th grade, for her painting of her hometown in El Salvador.

Congratulations to the following Orchestra students who performed the National Anthem at the School Board Meeting, on Tuesday 09/27! Will Anderson, Natalie Tikalsky, Tom Trudel, Miles Johnson, Diego Castillo Jimenez, Keyrin Andrade, and Stephany Montoya. Click here to watch their performance.

Congrats to our All County Singers. These students had to sight read in their audition. They represented Tuscarora at Light ridge on October 13th.

Chamber Choir: Tyler Steeprow, Ava Peach

Treble Choir: Sydney Nicklas, Alyce Snead, Carolyn Snead, Kayleen Quintero Hernandez, Alara Celebi

Bass Choir: Mac Maryn, Azia Sun

Marching Band places 1st & 3rd in state & regional competitions!

The Marching Huskies have been working hard throughout their season. As the smallest marching band, 15 members, in the state of Virginia, the members placed 3rd at the Woodgrove Classic and Loudoun Invitational (vs all LCPS bands). Additionally, the Marching Huskies placed 1st place at the Shenandoah Valley Marching Invitational earning best music, best percussion, best visual and best general effect. This advanced the Marching Huskies to compete in the finals. The Marching Huskies placed 8th out of 9 bands out of the entire competition.

Way to go Marching Huskies!

Congratulations to Tuscarora Performing Arts on being awarded the annual $5,000 Wolf Trap Education Grant for LCPS. We will be using the monies to workshop plays with a real playwright and publish them for local libraries. Our stories will be from various cultures that make up our Tuscarora.

Thanks to everyone who attended the Fall Chamber Concert on October 20! It was a wonderful night of music from our top groups. Congrats to Chamber Orchestra, Artist Guitar, Jazz Choir and Jazz Band for performing a month after school started! Plus, the FANtasia cheering section came out in full force!

Congratulations to the following Orchestra students who have made it into Senior and Junior Regional Orchestra!

Christopher Tally, Senior Regional Orchestra

Julia Johnson, Senior Regional Orchestra

Bailey Bushrod, Junior Regional Orchestra

The Senior and Junior Regional Orchestra even will take place on November 11 & 12, at Brooke Point HS. We are SO proud of our students for this outstanding achievement!

On Thursday, October 6th, Tri M students of all instruments and voices performed beautifully on stage in the THS Auditorium! Students who could not perform wrote a music essay. Thank you to our officers for an incredibly successful start of the year!

Tickets for Lord of the Flies - Nov 10, 11,12, 17,18,19 (Cappies).

All tickets sold electronically!

Purchase tickets here.

William Golding’s 1954 novel "Lord of the Flies" tells the story of a group of young boys who find themselves alone on a deserted island. They develop rules and a system of organization, but without any adults to serve as a civilizing impulse, the children eventually become violent and brutal. In the context of the novel, the tale of the boys' descent into chaos suggests that human nature is fundamentally savage. Recommended for ages 8th grade and up.

Poster Design by senior Jaidan Braddock

Looking for a way to get into the Holiday spirit? Come out to the FREE Holiday Music Concert Series featuring Tuscarora Music Ensembles. Here are the dates and times of our shows:

Choir on 12/6 @ 7pm

Strings on 12/8 @ 7pm

Guitar on 12/13 @ 7pm

Band on 12/15 @ 7pm

The weekend of Oct 22, 2022, Tuscarora Performing Arts students had the opportunity to work with NYU Tisch Professor of Voice, Jacob Carr. Students learned how to emote and act through a song in preparation for upcoming auditions. Tuscarora students, Dakotah Glaeser, Dillan Vanzego, Hana Malik, and Ava Peach, all participated in the seminar.

Every Tuesday morning, orchestra students from Tuscarora mentor middle school

musicians at Smart’s Mill MS!

Art 1 and 2 students spent the first half of quarter 1 working on self-portraits. Art 1 students used a mirror to draw themselves from life. Art 2 students created their own colorful scratchboards and used the concept of chiaroscuro to create dramatic images of themselves.

In Mrs. Toler’s Art Three Class students are learning to take their own reference photos. Students used studio lights to create high contrast interesting compositions of a skeleton. They are currently using those images to draw from and will then create white charcoal drawings on black paper. Finished pieces soon to come!

Rho Kappa National History Honor Society offers morning tutoring every Tuesday morning beginning at 8:30 in room 203. No need to sign up, just show up.

Congratulations to our Rho Kappa National History Honor Society Current Members and Inductees:

English classes had a great first quarter and are excited about the second quarter! In many classes during 2nd quarter, students will be reading a classic play from Shakespeare! Classes will also be reading an independent novel or a book club choice, and have assignments and essays to focus on improving their writing and communication skills.

On October 4th, the EL Department hosted an EL Parent Night for our families. It was a great night with a good turnout, where our families enjoyed a light dinner and received information about attendance policies, grading, tutoring, and family engagement opportunities within the school division. Our next EL Parent Night is scheduled for February. More information about this event will be coming in the next few months.

During the month of November, the EL Department will be teaching our newcomer students about family traditions as well as Thanksgiving traditions, and students will engage in a hands on Pumpkin Pie making activity!!

Students are closing out the first quarter on a strong note. If your student is in need of a peer tutor, please reach out to Mrs. Schlitzer (Tracey.Schlitzer@lcps.org) or Mrs. Domingue (Megan.Domingue@lcps.org).

All ALGEBRA 1 and GEOMETRY students will take the second administration of the MAP test second quarter. The testing window is scheduled for January 2, - January 20, 2023.

As we enter the second quarter, please utilize Tutor.com if your student needs any assistance.

The AP Exam Registration deadline is quickly approaching on Friday, November 4, 2022 at 5:00PM.

If you have not done so already, please confirm with your student that they have registered for any AP exams they are planning on taking. Exam registrations can be confirmed in your student’s College Board account at AP Students | College Board.

If your student has not yet registered for an exam that they are planning to take, registration must be completed before November 4, 2022 at 5:00PM. Directions for how to do this can be found here.

Please note the fees related to late registrations and cancellations:

• Any AP exams added between November 15, 2022 and March 15, 2023, if accepted, will incur a $40 late registration fee per exam. Late registrations will not be accepted after March 15, 2023.

• Any AP exam that is canceled between November 16, 2022 and March 15, 2023 will incur a $40 cancellation fee.

• Any AP exam that is registered for, but unused, will incur a $40 unused fee.

LCPS is not covering the above fees associated with AP testing. They are the responsibility of the student/parent. We recognize that the registration and payment processes can be confusing, so please reach out to your student’s School Testing Coordinator, sommer.crawford@lcps.org, if you have any questions. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Assessment Services with any general process questions

Tusky PEER Program runs its Anti-Bullying Campaign at both THS and Smarts Mill MS. THS PEERs traveled to Smarts Mill and shared the anti-bullying initiative with the middle schoolers completing the anti-bullying pledge to receive a Boo Bullying Bracelet on October 7th.

PEER followed up the week of October 14th with the middle schoolers signing a Boo Bullying banner; each banner was then hung in their respective houses. For the students who completed the anti-bullying pledge, two students per grade were selected at random to receive a Boo Bullying T-shirt, which was the finale for this month's campaign at Smarts.

It’s time to preorder your 2023 yearbook! Order by visiting www.yearbookordercenter.com and enter our school code: 13699

2023 SENIOR BABY ADS - make sure to order your senior baby ads for the class of 2023 also by visiting www.yearbookordercenter.com and clicking on “start an ad.” You will then be prompted to design your ad for your senior. All ad space is sold on a first-come, first-serve basis so be sure to order soon. Deadline for all orders is December 31st.

Email Toni Kelley at toni.kelley@lcps.org with any questions.

Make ups and Retakes for school pictures for grades 9-11 will be on November 16th.

Students will be sent a sign up to select their appointment time.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

• Tuesday, November 1, 2022; 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - no appointments necessary

AP Exam Registration Deadline

• Friday, November 4, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

Holiday - Election Day

• Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Veterans Day

• Friday, November 11, 2022

Fall Play - Lord of the Flies

• Thursday - Saturday, November 10, 11, 12
• Thursday - Saturday, November 17, 18, 19 (Cappies)

Make Up Picture Day

• Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Holiday - Thanksgiving

• Wednesday, November 23 - Friday, November 25

Holiday Concerts:

• Tuesday, December 6, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. (Choir)
• Thursday, December 8, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. (Strings)
• Tuesday, December 13, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. (Guitar)
• Thursday, December 15, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. (Band)

Winter Break

• Monday, December 19, 2022 - Monday, January 2, 2023

Empowering all students to make meaningful contributions to the world. At Tuscarora, we RISE!

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Location: 801 North King Street, Leesburg, VA, USA
Phone: (571)252-1900
Twitter: @TuscaroraHS