Non HCPS Students Speciality Center Testing Information
Current eighth grade students living in Henrico County who are not enrolled in a Henrico County middle school and are interested in applying for a Specialty Center for the 2012-2013 school year, must take the NWEA MAPS Reading and Math Tests. Students will also have to complete a one hour writing prompt. Interested students must register for both the NWEA and writing assessments.
NWEA Reading and Math
Saturday, January 7, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Hungary Creek Middle School
*Test take between 1 and 2 hours each and will be taken on a computer.
HCPS Writing Assessment
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Glen Allen High School OR Varina High Schools
*Students have 1 hr to complete the writing sample
The writing assessment will be handwritten.
*You must call Maria Wyman at (804) 652-3766 to register for both assessments.
Parent Organization Hosts International Dinner
The Friends of the Humanities Center parent organization hosted a pot luck international dinner featuring food and music from around the world.
Students and their families gathered to socialize and enjoy the culinary delights.
Level I, II, and III Students visit Smithsonian in DC
Students from Level I explore the National Museum of African Art guided by a musuem educator that related the art and artifacts to Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. Level III students visited the recently opened Newseum, connecting their study of the American humanities with journalism and communication.
Senior Project Showcase
As part of the Level IV humanities course Modernity and Global Cultures, students engage in a series of independent projects on the topics on Influence, Identity, Contribution, and Concern. Students are strongly encouraged to use technology and create a wide range of final products including audio pieces, music, film, sculpture, dance, essays, creative writing, visual art, animation, and installation art. Other students design a community service project or engage in a activity to promote a cause important to them. The showcase transforms the Center into a contemporary gallery space and features exmaples of student projects.
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