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Herndon High School promotes academic excellence
by developing partnerships with business and community organizations.
 Northwest Federal Credit Union (NWFCU), a not-for-profit financial cooperative, began its partnership with Herndon High School in 2008. With assets exceeding $1.6 billion, NWFCU serves over 100,000 members nationwide. Pay less for your loans, cars, and home. Earn more on your money. Compare our rates. NWFCU offers student services, education loans, 3,800+ locations, 33,000+ free ATMs, and more. Education planning services are also available. Members of the Herndon High School PTSA and their families are invited to join NWFCU by opening a savings account with $5 or more. Join online today by selecting Herndon High School PTSA as your qualifying organization!
 Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation promotes and manages NWFCU’s charitable activities, and participates in financial literacy education and other programs that reflect the interests of our membership and the community as a whole. NWFCU Foundation offers scholarship opportunities to deserving students, provides volunteer opportunities and supports numerous events throughout the year. In addition to providing volunteers for school activities, NWFCU Foundation has made donations to the school for equipment purchases and professional development for the staff.
Building on the fact that Herndon High
School and Herndon United
Methodist Church are physical neighbors,
the two entered into formal partnership in September
2002. Adhering to Fairfax County Public Schools
guidelines for such partnerships, the two collaborate
in a variety of areas and have the betterment of the
student population and the support of local charities
as their mutual goals.
Partnership activities include, but are not limited
to the following~
HUMC provides
- Home-baked goods for
a number of HHS events
- Free tutoring for HHS students
on Wednesday nights
- Avenue for the award-winning
Dance Team and Step Team to practice in the HUMC gymnasium
- Provides opportunities for HHS groups to raise funds by serving as
sponsors of dinners at HUMC on Wednesday nights
- Encourages parishioners to register HHS as beneficiary of grocery-rebate
programs
HHS provides
- A variety of musical performances
at the church during the year (guitar, jazz band, and
vocal groups)
- SGA-initiated activities with HUMC preschool
children
- SAGA support of the church paper-recycling
program
A steering committee, comprised of representatives from
both organizations, meets three times a year, in an effort
to review partnership activities and discuss ways in
which the two can help one another during the academic
year. Contact the church for more information - office@herndonumc.org or (703) 707-6271. |
The Dulles
Regional
Chamber of Commerce* recently celebrated
its 16th year of partnership with Herndon High School. The highlight of the partnership is our annual
Ethics Day where students interact with business professionals
at the Fairfax County Government Center and debate major ethical
situations faced in the workplace.
Herndon High is proud to announce a partnership
with the Dulles
Hyatt*
that was signed by Fairfax County Public Schools Deputy Superintendent
Alan Leis ,then Herndon High School Principal Jan Leslie,
and Hyatt Dulles General Manager
Jim Deuel in May 2001. The
partnership will recognize student academic achievement with
incentives from the Dulles Hyatt, improve employee staff
development, strengthen student activity programs and highlight
student performance in sports and fine arts.
Herndon High School has a rich tradition of diversity
and community involvement. Our
business and community partnerships serve as a strong statement
to our commitment to academic excellence and public involvement.
For more information about our business partnerships,
please contact Jim Hannon - Jim.Hannon@fcps.edu or 703-810-2291.
* This web page contains links
to one or more pages that are outside the FCPS network. FCPS does
not control the content or relevancy of these pages.
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