Creating classroom norms with students develops a sense of belonging. And "when that sense of belonging is there, children throw themselves into the learning environment."

Magnetic slime, vision boards, collaborative airplanes, and totally engagement compliments of the students in Ms. Brayfield’s, Ms. Friedman’s, and Ms. Hale’s classes! #activelearning #wearethepride

Excited to join our Heritage High School Government students Morven Park for the Agenda Setters project. Authentic learning in action!! #wearethepride #lcps23

Congrats to our Golf team for a great team round. Early score looks to be a 311 and a potential top 4 finish! Congrats to Joe Johnson for shooting a 72!

Love, creation, power, and alignment… how about you?

So proud of Rocky!! Five years battling cancer and gets the long three as her senior night game winds down! And the team’s and crowd’s reaction makes this moment all the more remarkable! #wearethepride #proudprincipal

Heritage Unified Basketball getting ready for action! The PRIDE plays at 10 and 1:30 today in regional competition right here at Heritage! Thanks to Special Olympics Virginia volunteers and teams for making this event possible! #wearethepride

Great atmosphere for the second Unified PRIDE Game today! Thanks for strong support from our Heritage High School community! #wearethepride #inclusiveschools LCPS News

Let students know you are glad they are there! #DearTeacher

Wanna know what 440 musicians (K-12) singing and playing in unison looks and sounds like? Heritage Cluster Concert blew us all away tonight! One of our last events we had to get back after COVID and it was a great one! #wearethepride LCPS News #lcps23

Some Spirit Days when you’re a principal, you may not be sure what to wear… and some days, your Senior daughter points out that you could dress as Hobbit and Bop-It for Rhyme Without a Reason Day. #principalparent #shirevibes

This is amazing! HHSAthletics senior Rocky Elardo hasn't been able to play basketball since the 8th grade. Rocky has been battling Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer. But, on senior night, Rocky returned to the court for one last time. Break out the tissues!

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Life’s funny… one of my current students did something really amazing (like really amazing) for students at my former school (see the story below). We’re all connected… thanks for reminding us of that, Grace!

What’s that? Evalynn Bogusz being interviewed because she is the NEW VA STATE WINNER OF POETRY OUT LOUD! #wearethepride LCPS News

What kind of day is today? A Celebration for our First Responders! Prepping to welcome Purcellville Police Department Leesburg Police, VA Loudoun County Sheriff's Office 𝑳𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒏 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒆! LCPSPartner and Heritage High School #empower #enrich #engage LEF

Mikey was a student who exhibited some of the most extreme behaviors for a young student. He had already received three superintendent level suspensions before he completed third grade. Mikey had more days out of school than in school. The behaviors included many physical