IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
IMPORTANT SCHOOL INFORMATION
HELPFUL LINKS
Our Mission Statement
Heritage Academy is dedicated to youth, their growth and development. The purpose of education is to build strong character. Strong character is reflected in strong families, strong communities and a strong nation.
While teaching the academic disciplines, Heritage Academy is dedicated to instilling into the minds and hearts of today’s youth a knowledge of and respect for the ideals and values of the great men and women of history, including those who founded the American nation.
As today’s rising generation gains an appreciation of these people of accomplishment, they will be ready to provide the selfless service to their fellow citizens and to their country which will be required in the coming years to assist in preserving America’s greatness. Heritage Academy exists to this end.
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We are excited to see our scholars back on campus. We are Building America’s Heroes Together. We want our staff, scholars, and parents to be united in providing your children with the best educational experience at Heritage. We plan to do that by loving them, teaching them, and holding them accountable.
The beginning of the year is a good time to review Heritage standards with your scholars. This will help avoid any confusion with expectations while at school. For families new to Heritage, you can find the information to review in your packet from orientation. However, our full handbook can be found on our website hamaricopa.com. We will enforce the cell phone policy of cell phones being turned off and in their backpack anytime they are in the building. They can still have it out at lunch time but it must be in their backpack any other time. We appreciate you talking with your scholar about this policy and for your understanding and cooperation.
Also, our driveline is being monitored closely again this year. Please review the driveline maps we will send out. As a reminder, no one can park on the street outside of our campus before the driveline. Parents must park in our “cell phone lot” until we let cars in at 3:20. Feel free to stay in the “cell phone lot” and have your scholars walk out to you, but please do not park in the church parking lot or the pool parking lot. Let’s be united in being good neighbors to our community by doing our part to follow these procedures to help things run as smoothly, but more importantly, as safely as possible. Our staff, city, and neighbors are excited about your cooperation.
Thank you for having your family at Heritage. We love our scholars and look forward to working with them all year. We have a lot of exciting things happening this year and look forward to sharing it with you.
DON’T FORGET
Please update your scholar’s grade level with MyHotLunchbox.
A MESSAGE FROM ATHLETICS
Our Fall JH sports classes are preparing to start. Our classes are very desirable and space is limited. Please note that these tryouts are for acceptance into the class, NOT for making a certain competitive team. Competitive team tryouts will happen after classes have begun and you will receive that update from the individual coaches.

Picture Day: Wednesday, July 31st
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Picture Day will be Wednesday, July 31st. All scholars will be required to be in Heritage uniform for pictures. Please make sure your scholar’s hair, facial hair, and uniform meets Heritage standards to ensure they will have their photo taken.
WASHINGTON D.C. AND PHILADELPHIA!
Did you know you can pay for trips and tours through ECA funds?
Family and friends can donate if they live in Arizona.
Click HERE on how to pay with ECA funds!
DRESS CODE REMINDERS
Course fees for all FIRST SEMESTER classes are DUE on 7/25. Invoices will be sent out on the second week of school. If you have an ECA credit, it will automatically be applied to your scholars balance.
Scholars with a fee balance on MONDAY, July 29th will be DROPPED from all fee-bearing classes and will not be enrolled back in for the remainder of the semester.
As a reminder, our course fees are for the class, not the sport. Even if your scholar is not playing on a competitive team, you are still responsible for paying the course fee as is listed on the course request form completed at registration.
MySchoolBucks is our payment system for course fees and to make purchases through the school store.
To create your account go to MySchoolBucks.com and follow these instructions:
- Click “Sign Up Free”
- Follow the step by step instructions to add our school and your scholars to your account. Our district is Heritage Academy Inc.
- Click on “School Store” on the top menu bar for a list of options.
- If you click on “Store Home” it will take you to where you can purchase items like a parking permit, pay your PTO dues, or rent your choir robes.
- If you click on “School Invoices” this is where your current course fees and end of year school balances from last year will be listed. You will be able to make a payment right through this system!
- We only accept online payments. No cash or checks will be accepted.
COMMON ISSUE:
No invoices? You must add your scholars to your account. Click the profile icon and select “My Students.” You may also need to add Heritage Academy as a new district if you another school on your account that uses myschoolbucks.
Thank you to NHS and NJHS scholars who are helping get the campus ready for the new school year!
Morning Driveline opens at 7:15 a.m. Please don’t drop your scholar(s) off before then.
Vehicles enter the property through the main (west) gate in single file and split into two lanes as they circle around the property. The speed limit on campus is 5 mph. See attached MAP. Teachers will be on duty helping to guide traffic. Be respectful of these individuals and follow their directions.
DO NOT drop scholars off at the front of the school, or anywhere else than the established drop-off area.
The drop-off area is configured with three lanes: a left, right, and center lane. The left and right lanes are for dropping off scholars, and the center lane is for exiting vehicle traffic only. Scholars MUST exit their vehicle ONLY on the side of the vehicle that is adjacent to the sidewalk on the left or right side of the drop-off lanes, and you should plan accordingly prior to entering the driveline. Failure to observe this critical safety protocol may result in disciplinary action for both scholar and driver. As vehicles exit the drop-off area, they merge back into single-file, continue around the northern end of the property and leave the property through the main gate.
Scholars who are parking their vehicle on campus for the day may only park in the designated areas in the northeastern corner of the property, and must have a parking permit prominently displayed in the front windshield. Short-term parking for visitors to campus is in the designated parking area adjacent to the main gate. Visitors that need to leave while the driveline is in progress must merge into the driveline and follow the driveline pattern to exit campus as described above.
**Afternoon Driveline opens at 3:20 p.m. Vehicles are NOT allowed to park and wait in the street outside of our gate prior to 3:20 p.m.
**Afternoon driveline does not open until 3:20 p.m. Vehicles that arrive earlier than 3:20 are not permitted to line up in the street outside of our gate prior to 3:20 p.m. and can park and wait in the gravel “Cell Phone” parking lot located on the west side of Our Lady of Grace Parrish until 3:20 p.m. Drivers of vehicles that disregard this protocol will be given a verbal warning and redirected to the gravel parking area. Persistent disregard of this protocol will result in a referral to the Maricopa Police Department.
COLLEGE CORNER
Click HERE for the presentation.
Click HERE for documents.
CLICK HERE to check the website of The College Funding Coach
Register for the FREE educational workshop HERE
Click HERE to create an account.

Heritage Academy offers advising to every scholar on campus. Mrs. Bocchinfuso will coach them along their college prep path, get them enrolled in college while in high school, and set up for future success!
Parents and scholars….. Do you have questions regarding college or high school planning?
Below is a list of topics that you may want to consider.
- High school course selection
- Early College Program – Dual enrollment, AP & CLEP
- Earning an Associates Degree at Heritage Academy
- ACT/SAT/PSAT (Which test and when?)
- Financial Aid (Scholarships, Grants, Loans & FAFSA)
To schedule your appointment with Michele Bocchinfuso, please visit: https://calendly.com/michele-bocc
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