Information Sessions:

The county will host several information sessions at the beginning of the 2022-23  school year for parents and students to learn more about the different specialty center programs and the application process.

Information Sessions will be held and can be found on the HCPS website under Specialty Centers. Please join us Sept. 21 at Highland Springs High School from 10:00-2:00 and on Sept. 26 at JR Tucker High School from 6:00-8:30 for information about the centers. 

https://henricoschools.us/specialty-centers/

Open House: The Center for Spanish Language and Global Citizenship will hold OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, October 30 at 7:00 PM. We will begin in the NEW Tucker High School auditorium. You can enter through the bus loop doors.

Prospective students and parents are invited to hear from current students, faculty members and parents about the Center for Spanish Language and Global Citizenship. There will be a time of question and answer for students and parents as they make their decision to apply to the Center for Spanish Language and Global Citizenship.

Application

Applications for the 2025-2026 school year will be available on September 30, 2024. The application for the Center for Spanish Language and Global Citizenship can be found here on September 30, 2024.

Application deadline will be November 15, 2024 at 11:59PM

Students will be provided application status/acceptance on February 14, 2025

Entrance Exam

Students who are applying to the Center for Spanish Language and Global Citizenship are expected to complete an entrance exam in Spanish. The exam will take place on Saturday January 11, 2025 . The exam will be held on the campus at JR Tucker High School. The test will take approximately 90 minutes to complete. Students should bring a #2 pencil. It is a multiple choice exam that includes listening and reading comprehension, basic vocabulary and grammar along with 2 essays - one in Spanish, the other in English. There will be an informal speaking prompt. 

(In the case of weather cancellation, the make-up exam will be re-scheduled on Saturday January 18, 2024.  If there is a scheduling conflict please reach out to Suzie Hester to schedule a day and time to test.  shhester@henrico.k12.va.us 

Here are a few resources to help prepare. Review all notes and information from your current Spanish class.

• www.studyspanish.com

• https://conjuguemos.com/

• https://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/siteindex.php

• https://www.quia.com/pages/realidades.html