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Heritage Hill 1st Graders have been learning about Ruby Bridges this month as we celebrate Black History Month! First grade students can relate to Ruby's important life story, as she was also in first grade when she was one of 6 black children to be the first integrated into a white school in New Orleans in 1960. Her bravery in the face of racism and hate is inspiring. Ruby, now Ruby Bridges Hall, is married with 4 grown children. She still resides in New Orleans, LA & is the CEO of the Ruby Bridges Foundation, established in 1999 to promote the values of tolerance, respect, and appreciation of all differences. #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

Did you know that consistent attendance is one of the top predictive factors of student success in the classroom? 🏫 We are excited to honor our perfect attendance winners for January 2026 at Heritage Hill! Every month there is a raffle for students with perfect attendance. These students show up each day ready to learn with a positive attitude! Keep up the great work, Heritage Hill Little Vikings! 🅰️➕ We'd also like to give a shout out to Mrs. Christina for being so diligent about honoring our perfect attendance winners each month. 🎊

🎉 Congratulations to the Heritage Hill Little Vikes of the Week, Staff of the Week- Mrs. Hunter, and Class of the Week- Mrs. Dinh's 4th grade homeroom for the week of February 20th! Our Little Vikes of the week synergize, put first things first, seek first to understand and think win-win! Mrs. Dinh's homeroom had over 60 nominations for Little Vikes of the Week last week! Spotlighting our staff member of the week: Mrs Hunter! 👏 Mrs. Hunter was nominated for staff member of the week by students for: going above and beyond, is smart & fun, and is kind and helpful to all staff and students! Thank you for being a difference maker, Mrs. Hunter! ❤️🩶 #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

Heritage Hill 2nd graders are learning to dream big from important figures in Black American History, like Thurgood Marshall, Michael Jordan, Dorothy Height! They recently had a guest reader join them, Mr. Jones (husband of Mrs. Jones), who read "Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Excellence." The students have created a class quilt & are planning a living wax museum for March 12! #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

Black History Month coming to life at Heritage Hill! Such hardwork and sooo much fun last week in the Social Communication Classrooms! Students learned about West African instruments and created their own personal Djembe drums. On Thursday the students used their drums in the live Djembe demonstration with Ms. Price!!! Special thanks to Mrs. Price for volunteering her time to run the live demonstration. #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

Love in action! Tonight, Mrs. Lastra, Principal at Heritage Hill Elementary, prepared over 100 homemade quesadillas for the staff working parent teacher conferences, complete with homemade guacamole! 🥑 Thank you so much, Mrs. Lastra, for sharing your culture and heart with the HH staff! 🇲🇽 #AAGV

Congratulations to the Heritage Hill Little Vikes of the Week for last week, 2/14/2026! 🎉 This huge group of students were all nominated for their strong leadership skills throughout the building. Mrs. Hunter's 3rd grade class is the class of the week with the most nominations for Little Vikes of the Week! Ms. Sneed, special education para-professional is the Little Vikes Staff Member of the Week! The students nominated Alicia Sneed for staff of the week. Here are 3 reasons: 1. Welcomes students when they are new. 2. Is nice and amazing. 3. Helps students understand especially in small groups. Congratulations, Ms. Sneed! 🎉 #AAGV

It's National School Resource Officer Day & Heritage Hill is sending a huge shout out to our SRO, Springdale Police Officer Keenan Riordan! 👮‍♂️ You can often find Officer Riordan helping with arrival and dismissal, enjoying lunchtime with students and in the classroom teaching lessons on safety! He also plays a big part in our Passion Projects day and always supports special programs such as Blazing Vikings and the Veterans Day concert! 🎉 Thank you for all you do for the Heritage Hill community, Officer Riordan! We are so lucky to have you as our School Resource Officer! 🚨 🚓

Happy Valentine's Day from Heritage Hill Elementary! ❤️ #AAGV

🚧 Sharon Road will be closed at the Railroad Crossing Wednesday, 2/11 - Fridy, 2/13 for track repairs by Norfolk Southern. Please follow posted detours.

Heritage Hill kindergarteners are 100 days smarter!!! They had fun today celebrating their 100th day of school with all kinds of fun activities! 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣🎉 #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

Amazing day for Heritage Hill students with Cool Critters Outreach! This presentation brought hands on learning about a variety of animals to all students K-5, thanks for the fundraising efforts from Walk-A-Thon! #CoolCrittersOutreach #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

Souper Bowl Chili Cook-Off & red, white and blue day to support TEAM USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics at Heritage Hill today! 🌶️🥣🇺🇸 Congratulations to our chili cook off winners 🌶️ - Mrs. Eam: Superintendents Choice Award & Mrs. Sandifer: Staff Choice Award! 🏆 Special thanks to Superintendent Card for making a quick 10 minute stop over to taste test all of the yummy chilis & choosing a winner between monitoring road conditions and helping maintenance with sidewalks and parking lots! ❄️ Music Olympics also kicked off today with our own torch & flag parade in all grades moving to show different sections of form. #Olympics2026 #SouperBowl #ChiliCookOff #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

It's National School Counselors Week & Heritage Hill would like to give a huge shout out to our amazing counselor, Mrs. Robinson! Mrs. Robinson wears many hats- not just at Heritage Hill, but at Woodlawn and Glendale as well! From some small groups focused on social skills to grief, classroom lessons, and 1-1 work with students, Mrs. Robinson works tirelessly to improve the lives of our students! She is a true #DifferenceMaker! Thank you, Mrs. Robinson for all you do, we are blessed to have you as a Princeton Viking Leader! #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

Students in 1st grade at Heritage Hill are showing off the first Black History Month project of the year! Based on the award winning book "Beautiful Blackbird" by Ashley Bryan, students have created their own blackbirds using print ink in art class! #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

Heritage Hill 1st graders are 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ days smarter! Fun celebrations for the 100th day of school: counting snacks, counting in tens to 100, making hats, and reading sight words! #100thdayofschool #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

🎉Celebrating the Heritage Hill Little Vikes of the Week, Viking Staff Member of the Week- Ms. Elaine, and Little Vikes Class of the Week- Mrs. Jones' 2nd Grade! 🎉 We are proud of our Little Vikes of the Week for exhibiting the 7 habits of Leader in Me! 📝 Ms. Elaine was nominated by multiple students for the fun and engaging energy she brings to the classroom and staff! The intermediate students have very fond memories of their time spent in Kindergarten with her. Ms. Elaine is always willing to help her students and is a positive presence throughout the building at Heritage Hill! ❤️🩶 Congratulations to Mrs. Jones' 2nd grade class for having the most Little Vike nominations this week! Way to represent as Little Vike Leaders, 2nd grade! 🎊 #VikeLeadTheWay #AAGV

Mrs. Buchanan's class at Heritage Hill is making DIY Moon Sand for Fun STEM Friday!! Thank you Ms. Via for the idea!! What a great way to incorporate hands on learning in a fun and meaningful way! 🌙 #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

Thanks to the Cincinnati Observatory, Heritage Hill 5th graders learned how comets form and then made their own comet to model ice, dust, and the effects of the sun's heat. 💫 #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV

🔦Spotlight on Mrs. Yovanov's 1st grade classroom at Heritage Hill Elementary! 🔦Mrs. Yov is knocking her first year of teaching 1st grade out of the ballpark with fun class incentives like stuffie day for earning so many class smiley faces! And look how engaged her students are during Socratic seminar, Wit & Wisdom reading! Love the smiles, engagement and growth the students are making! Keep up the great work, Mrs. Yovanov & 1st grade students! 🎉 #DifferenceMaker #VikesLeadTheWay #AAGV