HCHS Parents and Stakeholders,
We hope you are having a wonderful summer! This email is going to the parent email lists for rising HCHS juniors and seniors. I will send a separate email to rising sophomore parents once I have access to their email group, but please feel free to share this information with anyone who will need it.
Early Schedule Release Dates:
IMPORTANT NOTE: For students who wish to pick up their schedules prior to the first day of school, a parent/guardian must first complete Online Registration (see information below).
Senior Early Schedule Pick-Up Day: Monday, July 17th from 9 am -12 noon
Junior Early Schedule Pick-Up Day: Friday, July 21st from 9am - 12 noon
Sophomore Early Schedule Pick-Up Day: Monday, July 24th from 9am - 12 noon
Location:
Please enter at the E Building entrance, across from the red football field house. Schedule distribution will be held in E building.
Notes regarding schedule pick-up:
**Online Registration must be completed by a parent/guardian in order for a student to pick up their schedule early. (See below)
**All debts owed to the school system must be paid for a student to pick up their schedule early.
**Schedules will not be given out early.
**Schedules will not be available on dates other than what is listed above.
**Students who are not able to pick up their schedules on the assigned day can come to the next pick-up day.
**Any schedules not picked up on July 17th, 21st, or 24th can be picked up during Open House on July 31st.
**Schedules not picked up on July 31st will be available on the first day of school, August 1st.
**Schedules will be activated on Student and Parent Vue by the first day of school.
**Schedule changes will be considered for rare circumstances only. The HCHS master schedule is made based on the 8,000-10,000 requests received (1,000 students X 8 classes + 2 alternates per student). To make changes at this point can only be done for human mistakes (which we do make at times!) or extenuating circumstances.
Online Registration:
Instead of a large pack of back-to-school paperwork to complete in August, Henry County Schools changed to an online registration process several years back. This is NOT the same as course selection. Instead, it is the process to update/confirm all information associated with your student and to electronically "sign" the normal back-to-school requirements. This process will take approximately 15-30 minutes.
**Before beginning, you must have a Parent Vue account. Most of you already have an account. If your child has ever attended a school in the Henry County School System, you will need to use your original Parent Vue account. For any questions, please contact our Attendance Secretary, Tracy Seaton at seatont@henryk12.net and she'll be glad to set up your account.
Note: From personal experience of some of our employee parents, it seems to be best to complete online registration from a desktop/laptop. If you use your phone, the dropdown menu on the school system website offers access to the full site, which is recommended to use.
Note: If you have an active ParentVue account, your easiest path is to go directly to your account (https://sis-psvue1.tnk12.gov/HCS/PXP2_OEN_Login.aspx?Logout=1) and complete online registration there. If you don't have this set up, you will need to follow the steps below.
To complete the online registration process, parents/guardians will need to follow these steps:
1. Go to the district website at henryk12.net.
2. Go to the “students and families” tab to see the drop-down menu.
3. Click on the “online registration” heading.
Once you are on the online registration page, you will have three options for registering your student. The options are current student or returning student, and new to the district student. “Current or returning student” is a student who attended at any Henry County School System school during the 2022-2023 school year. That will be most of you.
More information, including directions, tutorials, and links can be found on our district website using the following link:
https://www.henryk12.net/page/online-registration
Our office is open daily 8-2 and will be glad to assist in any way. Please let us know if we can help. We will also have a computer available for you to come use during this time.
HCHS Open House:
HCHS will host Open House on Monday, July 31st from 4:30-6 pm. During Open House, students and parents are welcome to attend a parent information session, walk the halls, pick up schedules if needed, find classes, meet teachers, and such. Parent Information Sessions will be held in the Theater at 4:45 and 5:30 pm and are open to all. During these sessions (which will be approximately 35 minutes), an overview of important school policies and procedures will be discussed. We hope you'll make plans to join us for Open House!
Class of 2024 Senior Pictures:
Senior pictures for the Class of 2024 will be taken the week of July 25th in E building. Information regarding senior picture appointment times has been mailed to the home of each senior by the photography company. If you did not receive yours, please contact the HCHS office and we can provide your child's appointment time.
Note: In order to have a photograph in the HCHS yearbook, a student must have their picture taken through our photography company.
Some information from the photography company through our yearbook sponsor...
Formal pictures (cap/gown and tux/drape) will be taken first for all students. This ensures that students are looking their best for those photos. You will receive multiple proofs of these shots to choose from when ordering pictures of your child. Please note that the yearbook uses a tux or drape photo with a BLUE background only. *For formal photos: it would also be beneficial for young ladies to wear a spaghetti strap tank and young men to wear a white tee shirt.*
Additional informal photos are optional for students (for an additional fee) and they must provide their own attire. This year Lifetouch is offering an "outside" option. There will be a separate photographer on site for these photos. The location for photos will be on school grounds, but is undecided at this time. The photographers will direct students to the location at the end of their session. Outside photos will be the last photos taken during your child's session.
If you have any other questions, feel free to send an email to Mrs. Dunn at dunnt@henryk12.net.
Another rising senior note...
**Each fall, a large number of girls typically wear a senior shirt on the first day of school (and several wear them under their gowns on Grad Walk days). You may have seen these on our Facebook posts and such. While these shirts are not a school purchase, this is the time of year they are typically ordered through private vendors so wanted to mention.
National Honor Society v The National Society of High School Scholars:
In several emails over the past year, I included the following information and wanted to include again, as we see mailings happening sometimes during the summer.
We've had a few folks ask about something they have received in the mail from the National Society of High School Scholars, and I thought it might be helpful to provide a few notes. This is not the HCHS chapter of the National Honor Society and is not something from or recognized by HCHS. I've had other principals make mention of this in a principal group I am in, and from what I can tell, addresses and names are likely accessed through ACT/AP/PSAT testing. There is a way to opt out when registering for those exams/programs, but sometimes it is easy to miss. Please note that academic regalia from this group is not approved at HCHS graduation and paying the fee for the recognition is not to a student's benefit that I am aware of. As a note, we do not share academic information with outside organizations without parent/guardian consent.
Dates to know...
July 21st: Meet the Patriots
July 31st: Open House (4:30-6 pm)
August 1st: First Day for students!
Please feel free to let us know of any questions. Enjoy the rest of your summer...and try to stay cool in this heat! 
Go Big Red!
Michele Webb, Ed.D.Principal
Henry County High School
315 South Wilson Street
Paris, TN 38242
731-642-5232
Website: http://hchs.henryk12.net/
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