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• Spirit Week
  Spirit Week is here! Attached to this week’s bulletin are the dress-up days for next week. The cost to participate is $1.00 for each day. If your class has 100% participation they will have an ice-cream sundae party at lunch! And you’re asking, “What is Spirit Week?” Do you remember the time you worked on a Homecoming float in college or when you had a project to complete with the help of a friend? Well, Spirit Week is similar to these. Our students have to plan and work together for a particular goal. Their goal is a completed wall decoration that supports The Heritage Crusaders and squashes the opposing basketball teams. We need you to come and support your students, and especially teachers, in this challenging but fun endeavor. Talk with your teachers to find out what you can do. Teachers are starting to compile ideas now. We will wrap up Spirit Week with a pep rally on Friday, November 14th at 1:15p.m. We will announce the winners of the wall competition and introduce the members of all the basketball teams and cheerleaders. Hope to see you there!
  
  
• Uniform Returns
  Volleyball Team...Please return your uniforms to Coach Thompson by Monday, November 11, 2008. All uniforms must be clean! Basketball uniforms will not be issued until volleyball uniforms are returned.
  Football Team...Football uniforms must be turned in Friday, November 7th, 2008. A letter went home on Wednesday with the details about uniform check-in. Basketball uniforms will not be issued unless football uniforms are returned. Coach Rick will be in the football locker room after school.
  
  
• Basketball News
  The 2008 Basketball Season kicks off with Spirit Week November 10-14. Kick offs will include our Varsity and JV teams first season opener on November 14 at 4:30. Our first game will be against North Georgia Christian Academy.
  Grades 1-6 (“C” Team) will begin their 2008 season practice on November 3 at 3:00 p.m.
  The Varsity and JV boy’s basketball teams will begin practice on October 27, time to be announced.
  JV and Varsity girl’s basketball teams will begin practice on November 3rd, time to be announced.
  
  
• Lady Crusaders Runner up at State ICSGA Volleyball Championship
  Early Saturday morning at 9:00a.m., HCS Lady Crusader’s battled 1st seed team of the East Region, Alleluia Community School of Augusta, Georgia. HCS came in cold, losing 15-25 and 20-25 to be pushed into the loser’s bracket. Heritage Ladies began their upward climb fighting the loser of the 2nd tournament match, East Region team Loganville Christian Academy, in game #3. Amber Ireland and Elissa Waldrop led the fight with their 100% good serving attempts, Miss Ireland sending 3 aces and Miss Waldrop adding 2 aces for her high total of 8 points served including game point on the 2nd set. Miss Ireland also had the highest total perfect passes for the match and the most kills (5) plus a tip for another point to bring the sets’ 2 wins for Heritage at 26-24 and 25-23.
  In game #5, Heritage was up against their own region #1 seed and old rival, Ballard Christian School. Miss Ireland again had flawless serving with 11 points scored, 6 of which were aces. Junior Jessie Thomas and Libero Dani Long, contributed 6 point serving and put up 11 great passes to the setter this match. Attacks were also strong from outside hitters Amber Ireland with 8 kills and 2 tips and Junior Amanda Torres also slamming down 8 kills to make several rally points bringing a big win in 3 sets for the Crusader team. Final scores for the sets were first a loss of 18-25 and then 2 wins, 25-19 and 15-12 for the deciding 3rd game of the match.
  Now the Heritage team has fought well to be back in the winner’s bracket to play the #1 seed of the East again, Alleluia Community School, in game #6. Again Miss Ireland, Miss Thomas, and Miss Sherman have successfully sent all their serves in with Miss Sherman totaling 6 points in the match while suffering with a painful wrist injury. This includes pulling our 3 aces and Miss Ireland serving with 2 aces. Libero Dani Long bumped up 12 perfect passes which allowed plays for 45 attempted attacks in the match, but Alleluia took the final match with scores of 25-18 and 25-11 leaving Heritage the State Runner-ups for the 2008 season.
  
  
• Elementary P.E. Equipment Needed
  If you would like to donate elementary P.E. equipment, this is a list of what we need. Kick balls Badminton Sets Tumble Mats Batting Tee Baseballs (soft kind) Gloves for baseball/softball Bats Cones Fitness Ball Frisbees Carpet Squares or dots For more information, contact Kim Armistead, Elementary P.E. teacher.