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Houston High Named Early Certified School by NASA
HSA Houston High has been named an EARLY certified school by the Educational Robotics Team at NASA!
On Saturday, September 24, 2011, HSA Houston High hosted their first robotics training for the elementary robotics program, EARLY robotics. It was very well attended not only by Harmony schools but by HISD schools as well. Until the Harmony training, EARLY Robotics was only in the Houston Metropolitan area. HSA became the first to expand this program to other cities in Texas and Oklahoma. The training was a huge success and the schools are very excited about the upcoming EARLY tournament to be hosted by HSA High on December 10, 2011. These are the schools that attended the training:
More at here...
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STEM Conference is Around the Corner
The STEM Education Conference organized by Harmony Public Schools is around the corner. The Conference will take place on November 14-15, 2011 at Harmony Public Schools Central Administration Building. You are all cordially invited to this distinguished event. You can also take a look at the news from Texas Charter School Association about the STEM Conference. More details can be found here.
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Harmony Student Wins District 4 Talent Show
For 30 years, Time Warner Cable and the City of San Antonio's Park and Recreation Department have been coming together to promote the talent show entitled "Our Part of Town". Beginning in 1980, this show, the brain-child of former San Antonio Mayor Henry G. Cisneros, has become a huge hit within the community. This year, Harmony Science Academy San Antonio is proud to announce that Thalia B., a 4th grader at the HSA San Antonio, participated in the City Council District 4 Competition where she competed against other vocalist, hip-hop dancers and bands.
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Luncheon with David Bradley
On Thursday, October 27th, HSA Beaumont parents, staff, and students held a luncheon to welcome Mr. David Bradley, State Board of Education member. Mr. Bradley spoke about the current conditions of public schools and the importance of parental choice in education. He stressed to students and parents that they have made a good choice in pursuing an education at Harmony Science Academy. He encouraged students to weigh their options carefully and think about their future before deciding on something after the graduation. Mr. Kaya and Mr. Duman presented Mr. Bradley with an award for his outstanding service to our school. Harmony would like to thank Mr. Bradley for his continued support of our schools and his constant commitment to education in Texas.
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Morning Talk with Rep. Jackson
On Thursday, October 27, Representative Jim Jackson spoke to a group of parents and students at Harmony School of Innovation Carrollton campus as part of the Harmony Morning Talk Series.
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HSA Forth Worth Olympiad Website
Follow Harmony Science Academy Forth Worth's Science Olympiad team on their newly launched website where you can find information about events, teams, calendar and the competitions. You can also check out the pictures.
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Rep. Lawrence Allen at Harmony
On Friday, October 8th, State Representative Lawrence Allen, Jr. was the keynote speaker at the luncheon held at the Harmony School of Ingenuity. After a tour of the school, Rep. Allen spoke to students, parents, and faculty about the importance of education with a particular focus on the CRLP program. Rep. Allen fostered the idea of a cooperative effort between teachers and parents in advocating for the success of students, emphasizing that education is essential for future success.
See more of this news here.
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Rep. Strama at Political Science Campus
Harmony School of Political Science and Communication students welcomed State Representative Mark Strama to to their new school on October 12, 2011.
Rep. Strama spoke to the students at a Social Studies class.
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Rep. Sheets' Visit to Dallas Campus
Texas State Representative Kenneth Sheets visited HSA Dallas on October 28, 2011. He had a school tour and later on he met with seniors, parents, and faculty members at the meeting room.
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Evening Art Classes 
Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology will be offering evening art classes to 2nd through 8th grade students and their parents. The students and parents do not have to be a Harmony's student or parent. Family and friends are more than welcome to enroll for these classes. Classes in piano, violin, ceramic, choir, painting & drawing, and woodcraft will be offered twice a week from 4:30PM - 6:00PM.
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Federal Grant Spurs Charter School Expansion in Austin Area
 Some of Texas' most in-demand charter schools will open new Austin campuses in coming years with the help of a federal grant aimed at extending the reach of high-performing charter schools. Harmony Public Schools and KIPP-Austin last week each received a sizable chunk of a $25 million expansion grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Austin American Statesman has more here.
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HPS Expand NW Houston Charter Campuses
 Across the state, enrollment at public charter schools-public schools that offer students an educational alternative to traditional school districts-is on the rise. In Northwest Houston, where there are five Harmony Public Schools, which are public charter schools specializing in math and science, charter enrollment is soaring. Harmony established all five campuses in the area within the last six years. The story continues here.
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Enjoying the First Volleyball Season
 The T-CAL state volleyball tournament in San Antonio is a nice reward for Harmony Science Academy's first season of volleyball, but it comes with a price. The players have a history project to write about the Alamo.
"It's super exciting," Lady Tigers head coach Kendra Martin said. "I am overjoyed really for the experience, for them to have it."
While the Lady Tigers have been making history of their own during their inaugural season, the sport is hardly new to their coach.
Story continues here.
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Samantha Joseph
Samantha Joseph graduated from Harmony Science Academy Houston. She is currently the Alumni Public Relations Manager. Ms. Joseph is the unsung hero of many alumni-related organizations.
When did your Harmony experience start?
My Harmony experience began in 2004, I was a seventh grader. Six years later, I graduated in 2010 and began working for Harmony Public Schools immediately after graduation.
What position are you assuming right now at Harmony?
I am the alumni public relations manager, and assistant alumni coordinator.
Read the rest of the interview here...
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Red Ribbon Week
As drug-free schools, Harmony Public Schools celebrated Red Ribbon Week with various activities within the campuses. In the week of October 24-28, Harmony campuses joined the celebration by decorating bulletin boards and create posters to show their commitment to stay drug-free. As part of the celebrations, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia paid a visit to School of Ingenuity and Officer Newman from the HPD visited the school with a trained canine who skillfully demonstrated the special skills he has been taught to help beat the war against drugs. Students also made a nice choreography by writing HARMONY DRUG FREE. More information could be found about Red Ribbon Week here.
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Fire and Police Dept. Appreciation
To thank the fire fighters and police officers for all of their hard work with the recent wildfires, 22 of Harmony School of Excellence - Houston 8th grade students and the school administration took cookies and thank you cards to the Magnolia Fire Station and Magnolia Police Station on September 27th. The students made 800 "thank you cards" during homeroom and our wonderful parents baked more than 1,200 delicious homemade cookies. The fire fighters and police officers were very grateful and excited to see Harmony students coming all the way down from North Houston to show their appreciation.
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Animal Shelter Visit
HSE Endeavor, along with Assistant Principal Ms. Malloy, visited the Montgomery County Animal Shelter on Oct. 7 and donated items for the animals displaced by the wildfires.
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Watch the 10th Year Anniversary video of Harmony Public Schools.
It is a must-see...
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Brain Teaser of the Month
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Two Numbers to Guess
Each month we ask a logic, math or science-related question in our newsletter and the first three respondents with the correct answer are awarded with a modest gift.
This Month's Question:
Please replace the letters with the numbers so that the mathematical operation can be correct. (Same letters represent the same numbers.)
1) GAMA + BETA + ALFA = DELTA
2) MOST
MOST
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TORZO
(z=4)
Send your answers to news@harmonytx.org
The Answer to the Last Issue:
The number pair was 2 and 9.
September Winner: Z. Bari (a 7th grader from HSS Sugarland. Congratulations.)
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Correction: In September issue, we made a mistake on the news entitled "Changing Faces". We wrote "Blue" instead of "Blue Star" for one of the sponsors of this organization. We apologize from Blue Star company and from our reades for any confusion and misunderstanding. |
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