Last Day of School
Friday, May 25th is the last day of school. Students will be dismissed at 1:00PM. Please make arrangements for all students - including Zenith - to be picked up promptly at 1:00PM.

Zenith
The last day for after school care provided by Zenith will be Thursday May, 24th. Zenith will be closed on Friday.

Locker Clean Up
All cubbies/lockers need to be completely cleaned out by Thursday May 23rd. Students will not be allowed to bring back packs on the last day of school.

Award Ceremony
Awards will be presented for perfect attendance, honor roll, distinguished honor roll, and citizenship on Friday, May 25th. Kindergarten, 5th, and 8th grade awards will be presented at graduation.

Award Ceremony Schedule:
* 1st and 2nd grade: Commons Area @ 8:30am
* 3rd and 4th grade: Cafeteria @ 8:30am
* 6th and 7th grade: Cafeteria @ 9:45am

Graduation Ceremony Schedule:
* Kindergarten – Thursday, May 24th 1:30pm (Commons Area)
* 5th grade – Wednesday, May 23rd at 1:15pm (Commons Area)
* 8th grade – Thursday, May 24th at 6:00pm (Central Office)

HSE will offer 2 weeks of fun summer classes this year; with the 2nd week having very limited classes. Registration starts this Thursday 5/10/12 at 7:30am and will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Make sure your forms are completely filled out. Placement and payment will occur at once so please bring your check book or credit card. No cash will be accepted. Due to this method of registration, please expect the registration process to take longer.

Carefully read over the 1 page Summer Camp information sheet as this contains valuable information about the camps.

• 2012 Summer Camp Program Policy
  
• 2012 Summer Camp Registration Form: PART 1
  
• 2012 Summer Camp Registration Form: PART 2

A segment of the May 13 television news show 60 Minutes included references to Harmony Public Schools (HPS) of Texas that may have left some inaccurate impressions. Please note the following facts about Harmony Public Schools, all of which were shared with 60 Minutes before the show was broadcast: Read more at Harmony Public Schools and 60 Minutes: Setting the Record Straight

We are excited to announce a group going to the Grand Canyon with Grand Classroom Adventures June 3rd to 7th, 2013 we are planning on a 5-day trip to Yosemite National Park. If you would like your student to join us in this chance of a lifetime please visit http://grandclassroom.com/trips/2013/hsehouston for more information.

We are taking 5th-8th grade students and parents are welcome to come for an extra fee since the focus is on the students.

Start planning for next summer and save up for a whole year to have an adventure like never before! For more information contact Virginia Arens varens@harmonytx.org

Raytheon Company celebrated Math Awareness Month by awarding Stephen P. , a middle school student from Spring, Texas, with a $1,000 scholarship to be used for a math, science or technology camp or program or saved for college.
Additionally, Stephen's school, Harmony School of Excellence in Houston, receives a matching grant from Raytheon. In total, Raytheon is awarding $300,000 this week to 150 students and schools across the country as part of its MathMovesU program, an initiative designed to engage middle school students in math and science.

We congratulate Stephen on the well job done!

U.S. News has announced the best high schools of the nation. The 2012 edition includes data on almost 22,000 public schools, 500 of which received gold medals.

Harmony Science Academy High School - Houston is ranked #309 in the nation, making the school one of the Gold Medalists. Harmony Science Academy is also ranked 24th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy is 89 percent. The student body makeup is 44 percent male and 56 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 86 percent.

Harmony Science Academy Dallas is ranked #554 in the nation, enabling the school to receive a Silver Medal. Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is ranked 50th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is 62 percent. The student body makeup is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 88 percent.

Harmony Science Academy North Austin received a Bronze Medal. At Harmony Science, the student body makeup is 47 percent male and 53 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 89 percent.

You can read more here.

The HSE Speech and Debate team competed in a middle school tournament at Alief Hastings High School on Saturday, April 28th. Our team was VERY successful and we want to congratulate our students on their success.

Pictured top left to right are the following team members: Tim I., Nundini R., Prerana A., Sheershika J., Taylor C., Melika S., Rachana K., Coach Kristy Abusaid, and Zeynep T..

Students placing in final rounds included: Yasamin R. (5th in Junior Poetry), Melika S. (2nd in Junior Prose and 1st in Impromptu Speaking), Daniel F. (2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking), Sheershika J. (2nd in Vocal Solo) and Rachana K. and Sheershika J. (1st in Dance).

Harmony Public Schools has received BBB rating again by Standard & Poor's in a report dated March 16th 2012. The report stated that the outlook of the Harmony Public Schools is stable. BBB rating is the highest possible rating for a charter school operator to receive. Dr. Soner Tarim, the Superintendent of Harmony Public Schools, said: "In the midst of national and global financial instability, Harmony Public Schools System has demonstrated its ability to remain financially stable through fiscally sound organization and management. Renewing our BBB rating along with a stable outlook will enable us to save thousands of dollars which can then be used to further advance the efforts of our students, teachers, and staff members".

Lanyards can be purchased from computer teachers or the front office for $4. Lanyards come with a plastic ID holder which is great for brag tags, holding a small schedule in, and your ID itself too!

To stay up to date on everything happening at Harmony Public Schools, go to www.facebook.com/HarmonyTexas and LIKE us.

Harmony School of Excellence 2010-2011 NCLB Report Card is available through the following link below. read more . . .

Attached you will find a copy of the State of Texas 2010-2011 School Report Card for Harmony School of Excellence. This is a report required by the Texas Legislature and prepared by the Texas Education Agency. It is to be sent to the parent or guardian of every child enrolled in the public schools. The report provides information concerning student performance as well as information concerning expenditures, average class size, and student/teacher ratios. read more . . .

Please review our campus' highly qualified teacher report for 2011-2012 school year click here.

HQ Parent Notification Letter … read more . . .

Two of Harmony School of Excellence Math Team members have earned places on the 2012 Mathworks team scheduled to compete in the Primary Math World Contest in Hong Kong(PMWC) in July. The students that have been selected are Stephen P. and Vivian L.

On Wednesday, November 23, Texas Mathworks announced the four top students who will represent Texas at the 2012 PMWC in Hong Kong. The PMWC is an international math competition for middle school students.

Mathworks administers the Mathworks Math Contest to help select the four team members, as well as identify promising applicants for the residential Junior Summer Math Camp (JSMC) held at Texas State University. The team members will be participants in the 2012 residential JSMC as part of their training, and then travel to Hong Kong for the PMWC. --

Harmony Public Schools have released 2011 College Acceptance Report and 2011 SAT Report.

The reports clearly prove that Harmony Public Schools continue to provide high-quality education to Texas children. As Harmony Public Schools, we will strive to take this success to the new levels.

To take a close look at the reports, please click on the names of the reports above.

From Superintendent Dr. Soner Tarim To the Harmony Public Schools Community: A disappointing article on charter schools in this week's New York Times attempts to put Harmony Public Schools in Texas in a context that is not accurate, necessitating this brief response. Many of us at Harmony Schools cooperated extensively with the Times on this story over the last several months, providing documents, interviews, tours and dozens of detailed responses to specific questions in good faith. But, as sometimes happens, the end result was not entirely what we had hoped. See the rest of Dr. Soner Tarim's response here: http://harmonytx.org/news/122/letter-to-stakeholders-on-ny-times-article/

It is the policy of the Harmony Science Academy Charter School to locate and identify any child who contacts or enrolls in the Charter School who may have a disability and be in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of the disability, in accordance with its procedures as reflected in the CHILD FIND legal framework of the Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process, located at: http://framework.esc18.net/. read more...