HHCA Help Guide

Providing an excellent experience for families remains a top priority for HHCA.

With this in mind, this guide was designed to

provide an overview of our organizational structure
list specific contacts for each department
answer a variety of questions

Start Here

Each category below includes helpful links and specific contacts with whom you can connect to answer department-related questions. For answers not outlined below you can email our front desk here.

Academics

Questions About Specific Classes:
Contact the mentor. Email addresses for all mentors can be found through the directory of your MyHHCA Account. Upon logging in, the directory is on the bar at the top in the right corner.

Questions About Specific Subject Areas:
Middle and Upper School departments are organized by subject areas for which Lead Mentors serve as advisors and experts to their peer mentors in each area. If you have a department or subject area related question, feel free to reach out to the Lead Mentor for that subject as outlined below:

K-2: Mrs. Susan Buck
3-5: Mrs. Joanna Cherry
Lower School Specials & Lower School Fine Arts: Mrs. Kelly Knight
Bible: Mr. Matt Lingafelt
PE: Mr. Jay Thein
English: Mrs. Kim Hardin
Science: Mr. Dan Harrington
World Language: Ms. Karen Kopitsky
Math: Mr. Andy Mousseau
Social Studies: Mr. Matt Smith

ACADEMICS K-12 ADMINISTRATIVE LEADER:
Dr. Melissa Crosby, Director of Teaching and Learning

ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER

Our Academic Resource Center (ARC) aims to help every student succeed and offers a variety of services for students K-12 who have diagnosed learning differences. Connect with one of our ARC Mentors as outlined below.

Lower School:

K-2: Mrs. Debbie Hammett
3-5: Mrs. Anne Poole

Middle School:

Mrs. Mary Beth Gourley

Upper School:

Mrs. Jennifer Hubbard

QUESTIONS?
Mrs. Debbie Hammett, Academic Resource Center Director

Admissions / Enrollment

HHCA has experienced historic growth in recent years with more inquiries and interest than ever. We welcomed more than 165 new students for the 22-23 school year!

Re-enrollment for current families who wish to save their space for the 2023-2024 school year opens December 1, 2022 with re-enrollment contracts due January 15, 2023.

If you are a new family or considering bringing a new student to HHCA for the 23-24 school year, now is the time to begin our two-phased application process.

KEY DATES FOR NEW APPLICANTS:

January 14: Priority Admissions Deadline (all checklist items for both admissions phases must be complete)
February 1: Decisions For Priority Admissions Candidates Released
February 7: Priority Admissions Candidates Due

KEY DATES FOR RE-ENROLLMENT:

December 1, 2022: Re-enrollment Contracts Extended
January 15, 2023: Deadline to Submit Re-Enrollment Contracts to Secure Space for Next Year

APPLY HERE

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

TUITION + FEES

APPLY FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE

SCHEDULE A TOUR

QUESTIONS?
Mrs. Dona Wood, Director of Admissions

Athletics

Business Office

Communications

Our communication team strives to provide families with everything they need to know, when they need to know it.

Important Pages:

Regular Communications:

HHCA News
This digital newsletter is sent via email and text every other Monday.

Principal Updates
Principal Updates for Lower and Middle/Upper School families are typically sent (via email and text) on alternating Mondays from HHCA News.

NOTE: If you are not receiving these important communications or need to update your information, please reach out to Mrs. Jessica Deuel.

Previously sent editions of “HHCA News” and all Principal Updates can be found here.

Official HHCA Social Media:

General:

Athletics:

Fine Arts:

Facebook

The Cage (student-led):

Instagram

Reach out to anyone on our communications team with any questions:

School Calendar + Social Media: Mrs. Jessica Deuel

School News + Website: Mrs. Jill McKay

COMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE LEADER:
Mrs. Dorothy Guscio, Director of Advancement

Giving

Fine Arts

Getting Involved

Plugging in can be an important aspect of the HHCA experience for parents who want to connect with others or have the desire to volunteer. We currently have three parent/volunteer led organizations with numerous opportunities to do both.

Parent Teacher Fellowship (PTF)

All parents are members of our Parent Fellowship organization, known as PTF. Monthly meetings feature guest speakers, important school updates, fellowship, devotion, and more. Additionally, each grade has an assigned PTF Grade Rep who serves as a communicator throughout the year.

PTF STAFF CONTACT:
Mrs. Dorothy Guscio, Director of Advancement

Athletics Booster Club

Our Athletics Booster Club also offers a great way to plug in to Eagle Nation. In addition to annual memberships, volunteers support HHCA athletics in various capacities throughout the year.

ATHLETICS BOOSTER CLUB STAFF CONTACT:
Coach Jason Grunkemeyer, Athletics Director

Fine Arts Booster Club

Those passionate about the arts can also connect with others through our school's robust, growing Fine Arts Booster Club. Director of Fine Arts James Berry hosts quarterly meetings where fine arts supporters can connect with one another while learning more about events and program initiatives.

FINE ARTS BOOSTER CLUB STAFF CONTACT:
Mr. James Berry, Director of Fine Arts

GUIDANCE

Our comprehensive Guidance Program is comprised of counseling professionals and experts who serve all students (K-12) in collaboration with parents and mentors. You can meet the guidance team and find a variety of helpful information and resources here.

Lower School Counselor (K-5):
Ms. Mikaela Collich

Middle School Counselor (6-8):
Mrs. Ashleigh Hames

Guidance Counselor (8th graders taking US courses-10th grade):
Mrs. Megan Robbins

College and Career Advisor (11 & 12):
Mrs. Mary Delle Robinson

Middle & Upper School Registrar (6-12):
Mrs. Bridget Short

Lower School Registrar (K-5):
Mrs. Jordan Ingolia

QUESTIONS?
Mrs. Megan Robbins, Director of Guidance

Health & Wellness

Our school nurse, Rachel Lucania, is an integral part of an entire Health & Safety Team of experts that monitors medical updates and guides policies, protocols, and planning.

Learn about Magnus, our online student health information portal which keeps student health records and forms, and connect with Nurse Lucania here.

QUESTIONS?
Rachel Lucania, RN, HHCA School Nurse

Safety & Security

The safety and security of our students is top priority. We make exceptional efforts daily to ensure your children are safe, secure, and protected.

Our Director of Security, Mr. Steve Bryant, is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you have any questions or concerns regarding campus security, we encourage you to contact him at (859) 494-7900 or by email here.

Learn more about campus security measures here.

CAMPUS SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE LEADER:
Mr. Steve Bryant, Director of Security

Spiritual Life

At HHCA, our Christian values and mindset guide everything we do. Our Spiritual Life team is designed to lead this integral aspect of the HHCA experience. Reach out to any of our Spiritual Life mentors with questions or to learn more about how we live out our vision To Know Christ and Make Him Known.

Lower School Spiritual Life Mentor:
Mrs. Shira Thompson

Middle/Upper School Spiritual Life Mentors:

SPIRITUAL LIFE ADMINISTRATIVE LEADER:
Mr. Jason Suddeth, Director of Spiritual Life

Student Policies & Discipline

Tech | Devices, Passwords, and School Accounts

HHCA mentors and parents use two primary password-protected accounts to monitor student progress throughout the school year.

MyHHCA

MyHHCA is our school's Student Information System (SIS) in which all student and family information is housed. Mentor information, class schedules, and more can be found within MyHHCA.

Report cards are posted in student and parent accounts quarterly.

MyHHCA Account Questions:
Mrs. Bridget Short, Registrar

Echo

Echo is a learning management system designed specifically for project-based learning. It is an innovative grade book system used by mentors and students throughout the year. General assignments and course/project information are stored in Echo, which students and mentors access on a regular basis.

Click here for the echo help guide

Click here to login to your echo parent account

Click here to login to the echo student account

QUESTIONS?
Echo, School Device, & Student Email Accounts
Mrs. Tabatha Dewitt, Director of Technology