Looking for Books for Our Library

You don't have to spend much time around our Heritage students before you notice how many of them enjoy reading.  Our Academics Department has a nice little library, but there often aren't enough copies of the more popular titles to go around.  You may have had a hard time in your home sharing the latest Harry Potter or Twilight series book.  Imagine how that is with 150 or so students anxiously awaiting their turn to read it.

Many times, our staff have been very generous and donate their copies of the books once they are done reading them. Susanne in Academics has put together a list of the books the students are currently asking for. If you have a copy you're finished reading, please considering donating it to our library.


How to Origami

Shrimp  
by: Rachel Cohn

Uglies Series (pretties, specials) 
by:  Scott Westerfeld

Elantris 
by:  Stefen Fangmeier

Passion 
by:  Lauren Kate

Ripley’s Believe It or Not 2011

Guiness Book of World Records 2011 
by:  Craig Glenday

How to Train Your Dragon (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III) 
by:  Cressida Cowell

The Help (Movie Tie-In) 
by:  Kathryn Stockett

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (box of books) 
by:  Jeff Kinney

Donations can be dropped off at the main reception desk in the 

administration building or can be mailed to:

Heritage Schools, Inc.

Attn:  Development Office

5600 N. Heritage School Dr.

Provo, UT  84604

Adventures in the sun

Here at Heritage Schools, the students are constantly invited to prepare and participate in fun adventures. As summer is coming to a close, the camping adventures are coming to an end as well, but the students here at Heritage have been able to enjoy some good times in southern Utah.

Here is a little message from the Therapeutic Recreation Department at Heritage on their camping adventures:


On a beautiful summer morning, students from Heritage School loaded up in large, white limos and drove south. Yes, they were on their way to a great adventure in a wondrous National Park! OK, so the limos were big, white vans, but this really doesn’t change the fact that they went to Arches National Park and had the trip of a life time. The students from various homes on campus experienced camping, hiking, white-water rafting and exploring on a three-day, two-night adventure.

This is an annual event that the Recreation Therapy Department provides for students that are of a certain phase level. Our campsite is located in Arches National Park, which is just outside of Moab, Utah. A few of the activities included seeing some of the over 2000 arches in the park. We actually hiked to a few arches, including the world famous “Delicate Arch”, which is on Utah’s license plates.

Day two included fun on the Colorado River. We embarked on an All Day guided white water rafting trip. Later that day, amazing food was cooked over coals on the barbecue and in Dutch ovens.


Students were able to roast star burst candy for the first time and learned how to build a banana boat for dessert that night. Sleeping under the starts, witnessing the sunrise and observing wildlife were a few other highlights of the trip.









We offered a total of three trips this summer, providing an opportunity for all the eligible Students to experience something extraordinary in their life."

Free Parent Workshop - Help for Parents with Teens

A FREE Four Week Course on

"How to Comprehend and Cultivate Teenagers"

Taught by Jason Clawson, Mental Health Therapist

Week 1:  Developing Communication and Trust

Week 2:  Detecting Warning Signs of Substance Abuse

Week 3:  Learning and Understand Mental Health Challenges

Week 4:  Increasing Awareness of Social Media and Pornography

*Attend all four workshops or just those of your choice

Classes will be held every Thursday, beginning September 8, 2011, at 7:00 pm

Workshops provided by River Run Day Treament

located on Heritage Schools campus

Call 801-226-HOPE (4673) to register now.

Welcome back, Everest South!

Who better to comment on the ebb and flow of campus population than Keegan, one of our shift supervisors:

For a time, we had fewer students on campus and we had to close a few of our student homes at Heritage last year. In the last few weeks, we were able to reopen the last home that had been closed, allowing us to operate at our full capacity.

Everest South opened mid-July and has room for 10 girls. While Everest South was closed, the time was put to good use and the home underwent an "extreme make-over!"

Included in the updates were new bright paint, furniture, television, beds closets, vinyl lettering, and decorations. (The other student homes have undergone similar transformations over the last couple of years)

The students at Heritage have really responded to the upgrades to the homes on campus and they love the new bright colors on the walls and comfortable furniture that has been added to their living areas. We have focused on creating a more homelike environment, which can be difficult in this setting and when accommodating large numbers of students.




Our goal is to provide the best environment possible for the youth on our campus and I think the pictures reflect that!

Heritage is still in the running for a donation from Vivint

don't stop voting yet!

All charities who receive at least 5,000 votes  will be placed in a drawing for $25,000.

Vivint just contacted us to say how impressed they are with our supporters.  They are encouraging us to keep everyone voting even though we're not at the top. Why? Because every organization that receives at least 5,000 votes will be entered in a drawing, and two charities will be awarded $25,000!   Heritage is close to moving up another spot in the vote rankings.  Those daily votes are really adding up!  Keep voting each day and encourage friends, family, and coworkers to vote as well.  Let's get Heritage over the 5,000 vote mark by the time the contest ends on August 27th. To vote now, go to vivint.com/givesbackproject

An Exciting Finish to the Softball Season

 

The Heritage Sports Program includes an intramural league in which all students participate and a “Heritage Team” which includes a boys’ team and a girls’ team that compete against other schools and groups in the area. Heritage’s sports seasons include basketball (winter), softball (spring), soccer (summer), flag football (boys - fall), and volleyball (girls - fall). 

Girls Championship Game
Usually, the boys and girls championships are held on the same day, one after the other.  This time, lightning forced us to reschedule the games. The girls championship was held on Saturday, July 2.  Although they started with a commanding lead of 7-1, the combined teams of Sequoia West and Timpanogos North won the girls championship game by only a few points. It was fun to see the girls put forth their best, diving and sliding into the bases when all was on the line and the whole school was watching.

Boys Championship Game
The boys played on Thursday, July 7, and it was certainly the most exciting softball game in the program’s history. Again, the whole school came to watch, and we even had some of the kitchen staff and a few parents in attendance.Down by four points going into the top of the final inning, Brighton North scored eight runs and won by four points! We’re most proud of these two rival teams (Alta and Brighton North) for demonstrating sportsmanship, teamwork, and respect for each other.

Awards Banquet
The Heritage softball season concluded on Thursday, July 13, with the awards banquet. Individual awards for outstanding performance in various softball positions like “Best Catcher,” “Best Left Fielder,” etc. over 50 students.

Also distributed were the Heritage All-Star Awards, which went to those students who played on the boys or girls softball teams for the majority of the season, were at least in the Courage phase, and stayed off of academic probation. Academic All-Star Awards went to those players who met all the preceding requirements while also maintaining an average GPA of 3.5 or higher for the duration of the softball season.

The “Most Improved Team” award went to Denali, who started the season with little organization or chemistry but finished as a competitive, unified team. Some of the students who have been at Heritage longer than others remembered the success that Denali has had in the past and inspired their peers to work together, to remain positive, and to encourage each other. As a result, Denali made it to the semi-finals and barely missed the championship games by a couple of points.

Finally, the “Best Overall Team” award went to the teams that demonstrated excellence in sportsmanship and teamwork – and won the championship games. Congratulations, Brighton North and Sequoia West/Timpanogos North – and thanks to all of the students for a memorable softball season!

SOCCER
The soccer season is now in full swing, and it is inspiring to observe the students learn the lessons that sports offer. Of the many lessons that we observe, some of the most simple are the importance of having a leader (in this case a student and/or a staff who organize the team), the value of unity among a team, and the benefits of
preparation, practice and hard work.

To make a donation to the sports program, or for more information about Heritage School, please call 801-226-4600.