Students Represent the Herndon High School Work Awareness and Transition Program at the Division on Career Development and Transition Conference

Anthony R. and Victoria Q. represented the Herndon High School Work Awareness and Transition program at the Division on Career Development and Transition Conference on October 17^th 2024. Victoria and Anthony presented the school based enterprise “Brewing Independence” a coffee shop that services the faculty and staff at Herndon. Brewing Independence is run by students in the Work Awareness and Transition program. Students learn how to work and maintain the coffee shop at the school. 

Herndon Pyramid Performs a Concert Together This Fall

HHS Choir hosted a pyramid event for area Elementary schools and HMS on Monday October 28th. 

Choral students from Dranesville, Armstrong, Aldrin and Herndon Elementary schools and Herndon Middle came to Herndon High for an afternoon of rehearsal, team building, pizza dinner, and a performance/meet and greet of the Georgetown A cappella group, The Georgetown Chimes.

The Pyramid Concert was open to the public and began at 7 pm in the HHS Auditorium.  The Herndon Choral Boosters also sold CandyGrams/Flowers for performers to help fundraise for their program.

National Merit Scholarship

The mission of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is to recognize and honor the academically talented students of the United States. On October 30, 2024, Herndon High School Recognized Harold Kim as a National Merit Semi-finalist. As well as five Commended Students: Maitlyn B., Ellen L., John R., Andrew T., and Sean W..

GREEN Accredited by VDOE

Herndon High School is proud to announce that we are fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education, with scores in the GREEN for English, Math, and Science for the 2023-2024 school year. A special thank you to our extraordinary teachers who worked tirelessly to follow a new standards-based approach to instruction. We have truly come a long way! In addition to this academic achievement, Herndon High School’s Drop-Out rate is the lowest since 2015 and our Chronic Absenteeism numbers are the lowest ever! Lastly, while the College, Career, and Civic Readiness (CCCRI) category may be yellow on our school report, we have taken action this year to ensure we will be green in that category by the end of the year. We could not have done this without the support of our families and the hard work of each of our Hornet students. You can see the summary report below. 

Staff Awarded the Excellence Award by FCPS

Out very own Stephanie Stewart received an Excellence Award by FCPS for all of her amazing work with career mentoring. 
 

Stephanie is an incredible teacher and department chair who collaborates and forms partnerships with professionals in the community to enhance educational and career opportunities for Herndon High School students. These opportunities include apprenticeships, mentoring, career fairs, and school-wide lessons. Additionally, she has partnered with a local church to provide staff with treats and encouragement throughout the year. Stephanie and her students also manage a clothing closet for those in need. She serves as a vital link between the school and the surrounding community. 

Custodial Staff of the Year

Custodial Staff of the Year was presented to Herndon High School in recognition for their hard work and dedication to the wellbeing of our students and faculty. Their efforts help provide an environment that enables our students and staff to perform at their best. Congratulations to the best custodial team in FCPS!

Herndon is recognized as an AP Honor Roll school

The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for students to earn college credit, and maximizing college readiness. The AP School Honor Roll offers four levels of distinction: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. 

For a school to be recognized on the AP School Honor Roll in a given year, it must: 

• Meet each of the following criteria for their students in the most recent graduating class; these criteria are anchored in research-based relationships between AP and college outcomes: 
  • College Culture: 40% or more of the graduating cohort took at least 1 AP Exam during high school.
  • College Credit: 25% or more of the graduating cohort scored a 3 or higher on at least 1 AP Exam during high school.
  • College Optimization: 2% or more of the graduating cohort took 5 or more AP Exams during high school. At least 1 of those exams was taken in 9th or 10th grade, so that students are spreading their AP experience across grades rather than feeling disproportionate pressure in any single year. 
• Have full-time grade-12 enrollments. AP coordinators can update this information online in AP Registration and Ordering. Learn how.
• Be located within the United States (including U.S. territories) or Canada. 

Herndon Band Program - Winter Concert

Congratulations to the HHS Band program and Mr. Fisher for a fabulous concert last night! For those who might not have seen our winter band concert, it brings with it some wonderful traditions. For example, HHS alumni are invited to return and join our band on stage to play our annual Sleigh Ride song. Several former students, and even Mrs. Jacoby joined this year! 

Herndon Choir and Orchestra Performance

Congratulations to Ms. Waldrop and Ms. Devereux and the HHS choir and orchestra students. Their winter concert was a great success! It culminated in a combined performance of selections from the Messiah. The choir was a combination of students, teachers and the HUMC choir. A true community event! Well done!

Herndon Guitar Ensemble Performance

Congratulations to the HHS Guitar students under the direction of Chris Cunningham on a wonderful winter concert! Their performances were impressive and showed much musicality and hard work.

Herndon High School's Theatre Arts, "MacBeth Apocalypse" Incredible Performance

The play Macbeth is riddled with superstition, witchcraft, supernatural occurrences, and premonitions.  The people of Shakespeare’s time at the millennial transition between the 16^th and 17^th century were filled with fear and awe of all things supernatural. Indeed, the theatre was one of the greatest places to go to see a good ghost story unfold.  It is due to these superstitions and ill-fated lives of the protagonists within the story that staging a production of Macbeth comes with great concern.  Indeed, when not “speaking the speech”, we must be careful not to say the play’s title within the hallowed halls of a theater, lest you conjure the sorcery and spirits that are inside the very fabric and pages of the script.  This is a theatre tradition we must uphold if we are to continue to “tell a tale… full of sound and fury”.

Herndon High Homecoming Brings Together Community, Staff, Students and Alumni for an Unforgettable Celebration

Herndon's Homecoming includes a week of spirit days and activities. Activities include a pep rally, powderpuff game, bonfire, parade, football game and dance, which culminates the week of activities. Many alumni groups host their events during this time as well. The slideshow below captured the moments from this year's parade.