If you are a NEW family to HCS, you must first enroll with the school, complete an initial interview with the Principal, and pay all school enrollment fees BEFORE you may register for Academy classes.

Please contact the HCS office for more information. 858-541-2254

For questions about Academy, please email Academy Lead, Tricia Brenner, at hcsacademy@hcssd.org

Monday Schedule for 2024-2025
1st period: 9:00 am - 10:25 am
2nd period: 10:30 am- 11:55 am
LUNCH 11:55 am-12:25 pm
3rd period: 12:35 pm-2:00 pm
4th period: 2:05 pm-3:30 pm

Class Drop Policy:
All classes are offered as annual classes. Should a student drop on or before the 2nd class meeting, a refund will be issued from the teacher minus the materials/lab fee and a fee for the class(es) attended. After the 2nd class, the full 1st-semester payment will be retained by the teacher. Once a student has taken any class in the 2nd semester, there will be no refund given for any portion of the class fee.

The final drop date to receive any portion of the 1st-semester fee is August 27, 2024

Admin fees are payable to HCS.
Class fees are payable directly to the teacher.

Registration for any class assumes agreement to all HCS Policies as stated in the below Academy Parent/Student Handbook.

HCS Academy will meet at New Life Presbyterian Church in La Mesa
5333 Lake Murray Blvd, La Mesa

8/14 - Academy Orientation
8/21 - First day of Academy
8/28
9/4 - LABOR DAY, NO CLASS
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
11/27
12/4
12/11 - 1st semester ends for Academy

12/18, 12/25, 1/1 - CHRISTMAS BREAK, NO CLASSES

1/8/2024 - 1st day of 2nd semester for Academy
1/15 - MLK DAY, NO CLASS
1/22
1/29
2/5
2/12
2/19 - PRESIDENT’S DAY - NO CLASS
2/26
3/4
3/11
3/18
3/25 - SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS
4/1
4/8
4/15
4/22
4/29
5/6
5/13 - Last day of Academy

August 12 - MANDATORY Academy Orientation Day
August 19 - First day of classes
August 26 (Last day to drop is Aug. 27th)
September 2, 2024 (Labor Day-No Academy)
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 7
October 14
October 21
October 28
November 4
November 11
November 18
November 25 - (Thanksgiving Break - No Academy)
December 2
December 9
December 16 - end of 1st-semester for Academy

December 23 and 30 and January 6 (Christmas Break-No Academy)

January 13, 2025
January 20 (MLK Jr. Day - No Academy)
January 27
February 3
February 10
February 17 (President’s Day - No Academy)
February 24
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14 (Spring Break - No Academy)
April 21
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19 - Last day of Academy, end of 2nd-semester for Academy

There is a NON-REFUNDABLE $75 per class Admin fee payable to HCS due within 30 days of class registration. You will be billed for this fee from the HCS office. Students whose Admin fee is outstanding after 30 days will be automatically removed from classes. You will need to re-register for those classes assuming there is still space available.

***Admin fees will not be refunded for any reason.***

As with all HCS services, parents will be required to sign up for volunteer hours. Each family must sign up for two volunteer slots per student enrolled in the Academy.

Important Dates to Note for the 2024-2025 School Year

March 15, 2024 - Re-enrollment and New Family Enrollment Opens
March 18 and April 1, 2024 - Open House for all Classes
April 15, 2024 - Meet and Greet - All Academy families strongly encouraged to attend
April 18, 2024 - Early registration for Lead Class Day or Academy teachers and all members of the HCS Leadership Team
April 19, 2024 - Registration for eligible existing HCS members
April 22, 2024 - Open Registration
August 12, 2024 - Mandatory Academy Orientation
August 19, 2024 - 1st day of classes
August 27, 2024 - last day to drop for any partial refund of the 1st-semester class fee
December 16, 2024 - end of 1st semester for Academy
January 13, 2025 - 1st day of 2nd semester for Academy - no refunds of the class fee after this date

Mandatory HCS Academy Orientation on August 12, 2024.

All parents and students should attend this orientation. Parents and students will walk through their schedule with each class lasting about 20 minutes. Parents and students will meet the teachers, hear an overview for the class, and address class policies and/or sign class contracts. Each of these class periods will end with an evacuation drill so all students know where and how to exit the building from all of their classes in the event of an emergency. Students will also learn and practice the new sign-in/sign-out system that will be in place next year.

Please make every effort to attend the orientation. The exact schedule with more details will be sent over the summer.