Husky Highlights Newsletter

Greetings Tuscarora Family,

Welcome to the second semester of the 2022-2023 school year. I am so very proud of our Tuscarora Huskies who worked so hard to stay on top of their studies and coursework throughout the second quarter. A special thanks to parents and teachers for your continuous motivation and encouragement of our students throughout this school year.

During the month of February we celebrate Black History Month. I would like to take this opportunity to extend gratitude and appreciation to our African American community members for your contributions to our society. Tuscarora will be honoring Black History Month with a celebratory event on Wednesday, February 22nd. Please stay tuned for more information.

The week of February 6-10, 2023 is National School Counseling Week. On behalf of the Tuscarora family, I want to thank our School Counseling team. We are truly grateful for the tremendous impact each of you have in supporting our students, families, and staff. Happy School Counseling Week!

This newsletter is packed with lots of exciting news, celebrations, and opportunities for our Huskies. Please be sure to stay connected with the Husky community.

The following highlights a few important reminders.

• For students who need a little more support to be successful with 2nd quarter, please take advantage of Credit Recovery opportunities. Please see your teachers or school counselor for more information about Credit Recovery.
• As we kick off the second semester, please utilize the multiple resources that are available to support students' academically. Tutor.com, various honor society members, and teachers are all available to provide additional support. Please effectively utilize the school day by accessing these supports during Tusky Time and Study Hall classes.
• Students will be connecting with their school counselors to plan for future course scheduling. Please stay on top of all updates from the School Counseling Office.

As always, please connect with me or my staff and let us know how we can support you.

Pamela Croft

Principal

Pamela.Croft@lcps.org

The first full week of February is National School Counseling Week. From February 6-10, please be sure to connect with the Tuscarora School Counseling team to express gratitude for the tremendous work they do each day.

Hey Husky Nation! As we begin to close our Winter SY 23 sports season We know that Spring 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.

Spring Sports Tryouts start February 20, 2023. 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 Spring Season:

Hello THS Families! We hope your new year is off to a great start!

Thanks to all who donated funds/ornaments/etc... to make the holidays special for our THS Staff!

Don't forget to become a member of the PTSO! Membership fees allow us to offer Senior scholarships and staff appreciation events.

For more information about PTSO membership, please visit thsptso.ptboard.com.

You can sign in as "guest" or use our school code: VC8NVN

On President's Day, Monday, February 20th, from 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M., THS students are invited to take a practice SAT and ACT at Sylvan Learning Center in Leesburg. For more information or to register, please visit this link.

This Spring, keep an eye out for information on SAT/ACT Bootcamps at Sylvan Learning Center and our Honey Baked Ham fundraiser!

Thank you for your continued support!

Heather Gonzalez

President, THS PTSO

THSPTSOLeesburg@gmail.com

Congratulations to the Spanish NHS students who won our holiday door decorating contest. Congratulations to all those who participated!

The SCA held a postponed Power Buff event the first week of January. Seniors took the W but we all won since were able to donate 803 pounds of food to Loudoun Hunger Relief! Thank you Huskies for your support!

Congratulations for Huskies, McKenna Fox and Abby Hardin, whose designs have been selected as the 2023 Earth Day Contest Design winners!

EarthDayShirts.com will be using McKenna's artwork and part of the phrase from Abby. Both students will be receiving a $500 gift card and 50 t-shirts with the design on them.

Congratulations!!

During the month of December Rho Kappa National Honors Society held a toy drive for the children at Fairfax Inova Children's Hospital who would be in the hospital over the holidays.

The drive was led by Rho Kappa officer Alexis Gryder who chose this drive to bring joy and happiness to the kids who would not be in their own bed during the holiday season. The drive raised over 200 toys for the children from donations through students and teachers. Five full boxes were donated with items ranging from books, coloring pages, crayons, stuffed animals, and over 50 toys for the children.

Rho Kappa would like to thank all the students, teachers, and parents who donated items to support this drive. A special shout out to Mrs. Lane’s Intro to AP World students who donated many toys to the drive.

The THS Model U.N. club has a very busy 5 weeks ahead of us. First, students will attend the Frederick County (MD) Regional Model U.N. Conference on Saturday January 28, 2023, in Frederick, MD.

From February 3-5, 2023, the Model U.N. students will attend the AmeriMUNC Model United Nations Conference at American University in Washington, D.C..

Finally, from February 16-19, 2023. the THS Model U.N. students will attend the NAIMUN Model United Nations Conference, hosted by Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C..

Good luck to all our students in the THS Model U.N. club

Thank you to the students, staff, and parent for supporting a successful book fair again this year at Tuscarora. Your support and purchases allowed us to give away over $350 in books to students and over $150 in staff discounts to teachers!

The THS book fair is committed to helping families build in-home libraries and your support makes that possible. We look forward to next year!

The THS Social Science and Global Studies Department offers many different courses for the upcoming school year. Please reference the Social Science Elective Presentation for more information about courses your student may be interested in taking in the 2023-24 school year.

• Students enrolled in Algebra 1 and Geometry have completed the second administration of the MAP assessment. The data from the MAP assessment will inform students' mathematics growth.
• In the 2023-2024 school year, we will offer AP Precalculus. This course is available to any student who has completed Geometry and Algebra II or Algebra II/Trig.
• Kudos to mathematics teacher, Mrs. Chen, who completed her Master's degree! Way to go, Mrs. Chen!
• Students, please remember to access the many sources of support that are available to you. Teachers stay before/after school, are available during Tusky Time, and are available during Study Halls. Access SLED for additional academic support. Utilize the resources through Tutor.com anytime.

January 13-15, 2023, the Tuscarora Performing Arts Department attended the state Thespian festival and achieved the following:

• Mary Girard, our one act got superior ratings, high marks and overall BEST staging thanks to student director, Dillan Vanzego.

• Ms. Vanzego also received the Music Theatre Scholarship.

• Amanda Anthony received one of five BEST Actor awards and Ava Peach and D'andre Bullock received Outstanding Performance Awards.

• Joshua Chamberlain and Claudia Hunn received Superiors for sound and costume design respectively.

• Ava Peach received a Superior rating on her Music Theatre performance and is invited to attend the International Thespian Festival in June.

• And finally the tech team (Joshua Chamberlain, Will Anderson, Jordan Ayoub, and Jose Guerrero) earned 1st place in the state Tech Olympics.

Victoria Wyeth, the granddaughter of the famous American painter Andrew Wyeth gave Tuscarora Art classes a virtual lecture where art students had the opportunity to hear first-hand about her late grandfather as well as questions.

As a follow up activity students created spreads about Andrew Wyeth and his work in their visual journals.

Congratulations to Chris C., Sarah B., and Dexter W. for being selected to attend the Shenandoah Conservatory Honor Band! And Congrats to Chris C., Seth L., Sarah B., and Cat S. for earning a spot in the District XVI Concert Band!

On January 13, the Visual Art Department conducted a field trip to the Torpedo Factory, home to the nation’s largest collection of working-artists’ open studios under one roof. Students were able to explore the work of professional, local artists as well as see the working space of their teacher, Mrs. Hancher.

Orchestra students from Tuscarora HS and Smart’s Mill MS combined for our first Pizza & Pizzicato on Tuesday, January 24th! The students learned how to fiddle with National Scottish Fiddle Champion Seán Heely. The students, teachers, and Mr. Heely performed fiddle tunes in our concert at 7:00 PM

Here is the advanced student group performing Da Fustra, traditional Shetland tune!!

Tuscarora's Finest

• Thursday, February 2, 2023 7:00 P.M.

Trivia Night hosted by the Sophomore Class

• Wednesday, February 8, 2023 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Excellence in Education Awards

• Thursday, February 9, 2023 7:00 P.M.

Black History Month Event

• Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Holiday - Presidents' Day

• Monday, February 20, 2023

U-Nite Multicultural Showcase

• Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 7:00 P.M.

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
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