Harmony’s First Annual Science Fair Banquet will be held on Thursday, May 24th from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Tickets can be purchased from Ms. Cortez. She can be contacted at tcortez@harmonytx.org. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children. All Robotics Team Members, Sponsors, and Mentors are invited to attend for free. Please RSVP to Ms. Cortez by May 21st in order to have a count of those attending. Tickets MUST be presented at the banquet.

Are you the B.E.S.T. of Harmony?

Apply to be on the B.E.S.T. Robotics Team! All current 8th and 9th grade students are invited to apply. Please see Ms. Cortez for an application and return applications to her by Friday, 5/18/12. There will be an brief informational meeting in Ms. Cortez’s classroom on Thursday, 5/17/12 at 4:05pm. There are no skills are required, because all skills can be learned along the way. All that is required is enthusiasm and commitment!

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

Harmony Science Academy would like to say thank you to Patrick's Dry Cleaning for their help and support with our graduation ceremonies, both Kindergarten and High School.

Harmony Public Schools has approved the final calendar for 2012 2013 school year. Please click on read more . . . read more . . .

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.

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PTO would like to extend a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to ALL of our parents, teachers, volunteers and administrators that helped make our STAAR Carnival this past weekend a great success! Words cannot express our sincere gratitude for your unselfish acts of kindness and most importantly for your time! We would also like to personally THANK Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Porter for demonstrating their great sportsmanship as they volunteered and participated in our whipped cream pie throw! Thank you for being such wonderful gentlemen and standing in honor during this event! We had a great turnout and the greatest reward was witnessing the smiles and glows on the faces of our children as they enjoyed themselves throughout the carnival.

We would also like to take this opportunity to extend a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to some of our local businesses for their generous donations:

Palm Harbor Homes, donated a gift basket, Veronica’s Restaurant provided a dinner for two meal voucher, Dairy Queen provided free dipped cone coupons, Cotton Patch and Peter Piper Pizza provided Free Kids meal vouchers that were utilized as door prizes throughout the event.

We hope that everyone enjoyed the Carnival as much as we did! Once again, THANK YOU and we could not have done this without YOU!!!!

The 4th grade students, along with many helpful parents, visited Homestead Heritage outside of Waco on Tuesday. The students had a great time learning about a different way of life. They learned about woodworking, blacksmith, pottery, and weaving. They also viewed a live sheep dog demonstration. The students were respectful and well behaived on the trip.

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".

On Tuesday the 8th graders visited the Holocaust Museum in Dallas. After reading the Diary of Anne Frank, the students were able to see artifacts, pictures and read stories of the Holocaust. The students were fortunate to hear a speech from a Holocaust survivor. It is these types of trips that allow students to not only read and listen, but also experience their education. Words from a book come to life while viewing pictures on the wall of the museum.

On Friday the 3rd-12th grade students participated in a STAAR Pep Rally. The event was organized to give the students and teachers a time to relax and get excited for the upcoming week of tests. Each rally had entertainment, a guest speaker, and games. The 3rd-6th grade students learned the importance of math in the real world from Community Bank Trust Officer, Evan Klaras. Evan, also a local guitar player, joined Mr. Porter for a guitar and trombone jazz duo. During this assembly Miss Smith, Miss Labaj, Mrs. Fernandez, and Mrs. Cortez competed in a contest in which students from each grade wrapped them in toilet paper. The teachers then, without the use of their hands, had a whip cream pie eating contest. Congratulations to Mrs. Fernandez and the 5th grade for winning the contest. Finally, the 5th and 6th grade character ed classes shared a motivational video they prepared. The 7th-12th grade students were visited and encouraged by two Baylor Bear wide receivers. During this assembly, Miss Smith, Mr. Moore, Mr. Ocampo, and Mr. Celik competed in the toilet paper and pie eating contest. Miss Smith and the 8th grade won by default when she emptied her pie tin on Coach Meza's head. Thanks to all who participated. Good Luck on the STAAR/TAKS test this week!

On Thursday, April 19th, Mr. Camplin hosted his second annual HSA Waco Art Show and Competition. Many entries were made and they had a great turn out of parents and students. The results are:
K-3rd Division:
1st: Selbi S. (1st grade)
2nd: Vincent P. (Kinder)
3rd: Daria S. (1st grade)
4th-6th Division:
1st: Laly B (6th grade)
2nd: Madeleine L. (4th grade)
3rd: Andrew R. (4th grade)
7th-11th Division
1st: Elyse P. (11th grade)
2nd: Aaron M. (10th grade)
3rd: Karlie W. (10th grade)
Congratulations to all the students on their hard work. Your futures look very colorful!

On Saturday the UIL math and science teams traveled to Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX to compete in the regional meet. Results are as follow:
Renat: 11th place overall in science
Kenz: 13th place overall in science
Cristian: 16th place overall in science and 2nd place in chemistry as well as being an alternate to state
Ilshat: 6th place overall in science and alternate to state
Amir, Kenz, Cristian, and Ilshat also competed in Math. Thanks to the UIL coaches for their hardwork this year in preparing the students for these events.

On Wednesday, April 11th, the 5th grade students visited the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science. They had a great time visiting all the hands on exhibits and attending a special electricity program. Thanks to the students for their great behaivor and also to the parent volunteers.

On Thursday, April 12th, the 7th grade students visited the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin. They had a great time visiting the historical life size exhibits and attending an IMAX movie about Texas history. Thanks to the students for their great behaivor and also to the parent volunteers.

On Thursday our High School economics class hosted a leadership luncheon at the school. As part of a class project the senior economics class, with the help of Mr. Moore, organized a luncheon that invited community members, business leaders and parents to come and see the great things that are taking place at HSA. Once again, John Kelly, gave a great presentation on education and leadership. There was also entertainment provided by the Harmony Elementary Choir and also Pete and Mr. Ocampo. Thanks to George's for their catering services. Our seniors showed great potential as future leaders. Great job on organizing this event and representing Harmony well. The seniors should also be commended for getting Mr. Moore to wear a tie!!
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Harmony Science Academy- Waco’s FIRST Robotics team, Team 2950- The Devastators, competed and placed finalist (second place) at the FIRST FRC Dallas East Regional Robotics Competition that was held at the Dallas Convention Center on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31st. These students worked so hard for so long to make it to this point that Harmony Science Academy Waco is very proud to announce this accomplishment.

This year’s challenge was Rebound Rumble. Rebound Rumble is played by two competing Alliances on a flat, 27 x 54 foot field. Each Alliance consists of three robots. They compete to score as many basketballs into their hoops as they can during a 2 minute and 15 second match. The higher the hoop in which the basketball is scored, the ore points the Alliance receives.

The match begins with a 15-second Hybrid Period in which robots operate independently of driver inputs. During the Hybrid Period, one robot on each Alliance may be controlled using a Microsoft Kinect. Baskets scored during this period are worth extra points. For the remainder of the match, drivers control robots and try to maximize their Alliance score by scoring as many baskets as possible.

The match ends with robots attempting to balance on bridges located at the middle of the field. In Qualification Matches, a robot from each Alliance will also try to balance on the white CoopertitionTM bridge to score additional ranking points for each Alliance.

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K-3rd graders had a visit from the Southwest Dairy Mobile Educational truck today. They had a chance to learn about the importance of milk and the nutrients we receive. They also learned many facts about how a dairy farm works and the difference between a dairy cow and a beef cow. They even watched a live milking demonstration.

Last Thursday the choir sponsored a $1 Spirit Dress Day to raise money to benefit the Irwin Family. We had such great success that the school would like to have another $1 Spirit Dress Day. Friday, March 30th, students can participate in Spirit Dress Day for $1. The proceeds once again will go to help Mrs. Irwin and her family.

On a day when pressure is high at HSA with testing, the City of Waco did a great job keeping the water online for us after a water main ruptured behind the school early this morning. Harmony would like to thank the City of Waco for their hard work. Testing and class proceeded uninterrupted due to their efforts. Unlike the water pipe, the students stayed in control and did a great job on the first day of STAAR testing.

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CONGRATULATIONS! TO VICTOR, 5A. VICTOR IS THE FIRST STUDENT TO PASS OFF ALL 9 SONGS OF RECORDER KARATE AND RECEIVE HIS BLACK BELT. THIS IS AN ACHIEVEMENT THAT WAS NOT EXPECTED OF HIM UNTIL THE END OF THE SEMESTER. HE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO MORE CHALLENGING MUSIC AND ATTEMPT TO RECEIVE A SPECIAL GIFT AT THE END OF THE YEAR AWARDS ASSEMBLY. GREAT JOB VICTOR AND KEEP UP THE HARD WORK!

On Thursday, Kindergarten and 1st grade students attended a program that taught them how to properly care for their teeth. Each student received a take home bag with a tooth brush, toothpaste, and dental floss.

Congratulations to Jaece R. who won second place in the Waco Founder Lions Club local drug prevention essay contest. Jaece and her parents were recognized at the February 1 club meeting at the Lions Den. Good job on representing yourself, your parents, and Harmony. We are proud of you.

Kindergarten students celebrated the 100th day of school on Wednesday. Teachers celebrated that there are only 76 days left! The students made shirts in celebration and were able to wear them.

Past Saturday, January 28th, our high school FTC Team #2927, participated at the qualifier tournament at UT Dallas. Team, Cold Steel, did a great job at the event by making it all the way to the finals and winning a close final match by 2-1. Now, they will be participating at Regional Championship at UT Arlington on March 5th. Best of luck for their upcoming events at Regional championship and another event at Central Texas College at Killeen on Feb 11th.

Mark you calendars! Harmony Science Academy Waco will hold their first graduation ceremony on Saturday May 26th. The ceremony will take place at Waco Hall on Baylor's campus and start at 6:30.

The Harmony's FIRST Lego League team – Viral Legend competed very well this past Saturday in the North Texas FLL Championship Tournament. They should be really proud of themselves for their performance and continued dedication to improve their team! They came in 7th out of 50 teams, but definitely plan on pushing their way to the top next year and go to FLL Word Festival.
Thanks to Mr. Love and Mr. Tran for project help and Mrs. Cortez for t-shirt design. Special thanks to Centeno, Adra, Olivares, Langford, Sindha and Pravel families for their support.

The team would really like to thank all of the mentors, sponsors, and administration that supported them through this entire process. Without these individuals and companies, the students would not have been able to do what they did and they are GREATLY appreciated.

On Tuesday HSA Waco celebrated student achievements from the fall semester. Many students received awards for perfect attendance, no dps points, and honor roll. We had 100 2nd-12th grade students make the A honor roll and 230 2nd -12th grade students make the A/B honor roll. Among the honors presented was the TEA Recognized District award for the 2010-2011 year.
Also, we celebrated Harmony Waco's first graduating class by naming those seniors that have been accepted to college.

(Christopher B.-Art Institute of Austin,
Taylor E.-Baylor,
Meagan G.-Baylor and UMHB,
Jasmine K.-Baylor and UMHB,
Gabriel L.-Houston Baptist and Oklahoma Baptist,
Joshua P.-Baylor,
Audry S.-Midwestern State Univ.)

Many of these students also received scholarships. Congratulations to all of our students and we look forward to celebrating the second semester in May.

It's the most wonderful time of year! The malls are crowded, houses are decorated, excitement is growing, and the kids are out of school. Students at Harmony celebrated the end of the first semester and Holiday season with parties. There were many volunteer parents and lots of cupcakes and cookies. Everyone had a great time. Friends were able to take a break from the books and just hang out. The faculty and staff of HSA wish all our families a safe and happy holiday season. We'll see you January!

HSA-Waco joins with Baylor University in congratulating Baylor quarterback, Robert Griffin III, on winning the Heisman Trophy. Students and staff dressed in green and gold to show their Baylor Bear spirit. Sic 'em Bears!

The Polar Express arrived right on time in the elementary hall on Thursday. Students lined the halls as if sitting on the Polar Express while Mrs. Pharris read the story. Afterwards they had hot chocolate and watched the movie. A great time was had by all.
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On Thursday afternoon, the teachers of HSA-Waco gathered for a time of great food, laughter, and relaxation after a successful first semester. It was a close race between Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Ermoian for "Best Holiday Outfit", but in the end Mrs. Ermoian was triumphant. There was also a gift exchange where things got heated when Mr. Altiyev stole Ms. Smith's scarf. We had a great time and would like to thank Ms. Cortez and the social committee for their efforts in organizing this event.
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Great Job! The K-3 Holiday program was on Thursday night. The students did a great job. They worked very hard and put on a great show. We have very talented students at Harmony. We had a great audience as well. Thanks to all who attended. A special thanks to the K-3 teachers and Coach Johnson for all their hard work and help. Harmony Science Academy Waco is very fortunate and proud to have Mr. Porter as their music teacher. Happy Holidays to all.
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SING!, HSA's elementary choir, gave their holiday performance at the end of the K-3 program on Thursday. They did a great job and provided a great ending to a great program. Thanks to the choir for their hard work and to the choir parents for their support and dedication.
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Congratulations to H.S.A. Waco's First Lego League Robotics Team—Viral Legend! During this past Saturday's competition, they won 1st Place in Robot Game (highest single match score among 31 teams) and 2nd Place overall Championship (robot game, robot design, team spirit, core value and project presentation). This has qualified them to move on to the North Texas Regional FLL Championship Tournament to be held on January 21, 2012. Team members include Marcos Ibanez, Michael Ibanez, Tarek Adra, Safiq Sindha, Edgar Olivares, Sara Langford, Elyse Pravel as mentor and coaches Mr. and Mrs. Yaman. Thanks to everyone involved and especially Ms. Cortez for help with t-shirt design and Mr. Love for project idea. Great Job Team!
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A visit was made to Waco's Police Chief Brent Stroman this week to inform him about the wonderful things we are doing here at Harmony Science Academy. We were proud to see that one of our year books was on display in his office, as we have visited him in the past as well. He continues to be supportive of our school, and is happy to offer any assistance. Chief Stroman may even pay a visit to our school to discuss leadership with our CRLP students. We will certainly look forward to his visit. HSA is proud of the work our police force does for our city, and are supportive of them as well. If you see police officers out in the community, be sure to say "thank you" to them for a job well-done.

Great Job! Harmony Science Academy-Waco students, parents and staff. We collected 2,781 pounds to donate to Channel 10's Food For Families food drive. Student Council, through several fundraisers, was able to donate $500 to Caritas. Mrs. Pharris' Kindergarten class wins free dress for a week by collecting the most cans at 150. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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The 4th grade class was able to visit the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday. They split up into three groups and took turns visiting the exhibits and learning about exercise, health, and drug awarness. The students had a great time. Thanks to all the parents that helped.
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Mark Hines, a civil engineer with the City of Waco, visited the 9th-11th grades on Thursday. The students learned about a career as a civil engineer. Some of the topics that Hines discussed were what a civil engineer designs, what education they need, and how civil engineering compares to other types of engineering. It was very informational and we thank Mark for taking the time to visit.

We had a great turnout on Tuesday for the Family Thanksgiving Dinner. Thanks to everyone who brought food, drinks, and dessert. Also thanks to the social committee for their efforts organizing this event. We are very thankful for our Harmony families and wish all of you a great week off next week.

This past Sunday HSA held a car show benefit for the family of 2nd grade student, Cameron Halvorson. Cameron is battling cancer and will be going for more treament next Monday. We were able to raise more than $600 for Cameron, but are still taking donations until Friday. We had a lot of support from the staff, students and parents of Harmony. Thanks also to Albert Lara and Passionate Car Club for bringing some great cars.
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The 4th-12th grade attended a great Veterans Day assembly today. We had many student participants including the Boy Scouts, choir, Pete A, Lacey M., and Waahid M. Todays guest speaker was John Kelley, U.S. Army Retired. He gave an outstanding speech that motivated the students to be successful in school and as adults. Thanks to the Social Studies Departmet, Mr. Moore, Mr. Ocampo, Mrs. Holt, and Mr. Meyers for their hard work to organize this program. We raised $300 for the Wound Warrior Project. Great Job HSA!

K-2 and 4th and 5th grades attended a fire safety program on Monday. Each grade learned about a different aspect to fire safety: stop, drop, and roll, don't play with matches, and having an exit plan at home. After the program inside the classes were able to go outside and see a fire truck. Thanks to Jeff Wilhelm, Waco Fire Department, and Station No. 2 for providing a great program today.

On November 1st, HSA-Waco received a visit from distinguished guest, Senator Birdwell, of the Texas State Senate. He toured our school which included student demonstrations in the science lab, robotics, and math classes. In addition, he was able to talk with some parents and students as well as HSA administrators about Harmony Public Schools' mission and its success through the years. Senator Birdwell was impressed with the quality of education being offered, and wished us continued success.

The Harmony – Waco Power Surge Robotics team competed very well this past Saturday in the B.E.S.T. Robotics Competition. The team's Engineering Notebook carried us into the Wild Card match, and the team put up a really good fight. The Notebook ranked 4 out of 30 teams and the team won Best T-shirt Design for the competition. The team really pushed themselves and really gained a lot of great knowledge in their first attempt at a Robotics competition (they're all freshmen). The team is really pumped for next year, now that they know exactly what is being looked for and what to do. The students have already begun discussing ideas to implement and begin working on for next year. They should be really proud of themselves for their performance and continued dedication to improve their team! They came in 10th overall out of 30 teams, but definitely plan on pushing their way to the top next year!

The team would really like to thank all of the mentors, sponsors, and administration that supported them through this entire process. Without these individuals and companies, the students would not have been able to do what they did and they are GREATLY appreciated. read more . . .

HSA, along with Passionate Ride Car Club, will host a Car Show benefit for 2nd grader Cameron Halvorson on Sunday, November 13th. Registration is from 11:00-12:00 and show is from 1:00-5:00. Some clubs and departments will be selling concession or providing games and activities. Registration fees for cars is $15 and $10 for bikes.

The 9-12 grade students attended a career day presentation with channel 10 weatherman, Rusty Garrett. The students enjoyed learning about his career. Rusty was very impressed with not only the students, but also the school. He said he could tell by the student's questions that there are "brilliant science minds" at work here at Harmony.

The 9th grade students visited the Waco Engineering Fair at the Waco Convention Center on Tuesday. They had many oppurtunities to meet with different kinds of engineers and ask them question about math, science, and their jobs. Freddie Bohn and Brandon Keeton were able to participate in a flight simulator sponspored by Lockheed Martin.

HSA's first Homecoming week was a success. Due to the students participation the theme days raised money for several organizations around the school. Thanks for showing your spirit. The Tiger football team fought a hard battle on Saturday. Great effort!

CONGRATULATIONS to Victoria Hernandez and her family on becoming HSA's first homecoming queen on Saturday. Victoria plans to attend MCC in the fall and study pediatric nursing. Also congratulations to Taylor Else, Meagan Garcia, Jasmine Kirk, and Audry Stevens for participating in the first homecoming court. The five senior girls were very successful in raising money for the senior class. We look forward to next year and having the 2012 Senior class "Come Home."

Dear Students and Families:

We encourage you to visit the Channel 25 KXXV website at http://www.kxxv.com to nominate your favorite teacher. Once on the News 25 website, you will see the Educators Credit Union Student Choice Award icon and it says "click here." From there you just have to submit the student's name, teacher's name and a brief statement of why you are nominating that teacher. It's that simple!

We feel this would be a great way to honor that special teacher. Winners are announced weekly on that station which includes a short news clip of the teacher and nominating student.

An added bonus is that our school gets a mention as well. More importanly, we do have wonderful teachers here at HSA-Waco, and we would like them to receive some public recognition for the excellent job they do.

Thank you for taking the time to nominate a teacher!

The 5th grade field trip was a great success. We visited the Inner Space Caverns in Georgetown. We learned how they were discovered, how old they are, and the names of the formations. Thanks to all the parents that went-You were a great help. Stay tuned for pictures.

Pete A., 12th grade, was sworn into Waco's Youth Council this past week. Congratulations to Pete for this achievement.

On Tuesday 6th and 7th grade students learned ways to be successful in school and life during "Why Try?" presentation. Thanks to Nancy Gage and Starry Counseling Center for their program.

Harmony Science Academy's high school robotics team participated in the HOT Fair parade. Many parents and students also walked in the parade shaking hands and passing out candy. Crowd enjoyed seeing robot at the parade.

Two Harmony Science Academy High Schools (Dallas and Austin) were ranked among the top public high schools in the nation, according to a recent analysis by the Newsweek.

Newsweek announced  Best High Schools in America list yesterday. The magazine has been ranking the nation's top 500 public high schools for more than a decade. The rankings are based on graduation rates, college enrollments upon graduation, the percentage of students who take tests for advanced placement courses, and the average college entrance exam scores, among other criteria.

This year, Newsweek studied more than 1,000 top schools to determine the best of the best: the ones producing kids ready for college and life. Harmony Public Schools is proud to have two schools among the top 500 schools in the nation!

In addition to the Best High Schools in America list, Newsweek created an additional list of high-performing schools, labeling them as the "TOP TEN MIRACLE SCHOOLS".  And two of those six are Harmony Schools!
The Austin-American Statesman is proudly sharing the success of these Texas schools with their readers as well. The Harmony Science Academy - North Austin came in at 144 and the Harmony Science Academy - Dallas landed at 165 on the list of 500 schools.
We are so proud of our students, parents, teachers and administrators who dedicate themselves to a standard of excellence each day. Thank you for your continue support of education and educators in Texas.

Harmony Science Academy's Senior class will be selling Paw Prints to be painted on the driveway for $100 each! Each print will include your name or business. If you are interested in purchasing a paw print and helping out the seniors, please contact Ms. Klinke in room 145 or at kklinke@harmonytx.org

Starting October 20th, Chuck E. Cheese in Waco will have Harmony Night the first Thursday of every month. We invite everyone to take their families to Chuck E. Cheese as 15% of total sales that day go to HSA High School students. This fundraiser will last through the end of the year.

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...