Parents/Guardians of Eighth-Grade Students:
High school program applications will be opening up soon for interested 8th grade students. This message contains information about applications for Specialty Centers, ACE Centers, Maggie Walker Governor’s School, and CodeRVA. This general information presentation will be shared with 8th grade students in the coming weeks - High School Programs Overview 2025. Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Mizelle will be providing more information for students in the coming weeks through Advisory lessons, video tutorials and help sessions.
Application Help Google Form - students can use this form to sign up for help with an application - dates for Advisory help sessions are posted
Wednesday, November 5th - Specialists will visit QMS to offer application support to students from 8:30-11:00 AM, in the library.
QMS - Specialty Center and ACE Center Application Process - Information in One Place - quick access document for ACE Centers and Specialty Centers
Specialty Center Application Process -
The Specialty Center application opens up September 29th and closes November 14th. All 8th grade students will participate in a specialty center general information session during Advisory on either September 3rd or September 5th. Applications will be done through SchoolMint this year.
HCPS Website for Specialty Center Information
Information Sessions - 9/6 @ Highland Springs HS; 9/11 - Tucker HS
Step #1 to start the application process is for parents/guardians to create a SchoolMint account:
Visit the application portal: henricoschools.schoolmint.com
ACE Center Application Process -
Open House Date: October 28th @ Hermitage ACE Center, at 6:30 PM
The ACE Center application opens up September 29th and will close on November 14th. The application is a Google form.
List of All ACE Center Programs
Link to application information
Maggie Walker Governor’s School Application Process -
The Maggie Walker Governor’s School application opens up on October 1st (to qualified applicants) and closes on December 1st.
HCPS Governor's School Application Requirements and Timeline - this site houses all important information regarding the application process
CodeRVA Application Process -
The CodeRVA application opens through SchoolMint beginning January 5th and will close on February 20th.
CodeRVA is a Regional High School Program for students interested in pursuing computer science. An open house is scheduled for October 14th and December 9th from 6:00-8:00 PM at CodeRVA Regional HS (or through Zoom). Please refer to this website for more information: https://coderva.org/. Questions about CodeRVA can be sent to this email: info@coderva.org.
Please contact Mrs. Tyler or Mrs. Mizelle with questions regarding the application process.