Hawk Pride News 8th grade edition!

Alvin High School Counselors will be at Harby JH on February 11th & 13th to help your 8th grader create their high school 4-year plan. Don't miss this opportunity to explore exciting academic and extracurricular options, set clear goals for high school success, and ask questions and get personalized advice. The last day to sign up for a time slot is Friday, February 7th.

If parents/guardians cannot attend the meeting then students will meet with a AHS Counselor to create a plan and bring it home for your review and signature.

Please contact either HJH Counselors, Mrs. Tellez or Mrs. Abney, if you have any questions or concerns about this procedure. See you soon!

Dear Parents,

At the junior high level, it is important for students to begin exploring and learning about

various careers as they prepare to enter high school. Eighth-grade students will have the

opportunity to complete a career interest survey which will facilitate the student’s endorsement

selection. The junior high school counselors are in the process of preparing students with

information on opportunities available in high school.

To assist you and your child in the course selection process, Alvin ISD would like to provide you

with the following resources.

● Free career exploration and inventory resources:

o Big Future - bit.ly/aisd-bigfuture

o ACC Career Coach - bit.ly/ACC-CareerCoach

o Texas Career Check - bit.ly/aisd-txcc

● High School Endorsement information: https://bit.ly/aisd-endorsements25

● Alvin ISD Course Selection & Registration website: bit.ly/aisd-course-reg

Upcoming important dates regarding high school:

High School Counselors will visit the junior high feeder pattern campuses on designated dates

and will meet with students about graduation requirements and endorsements in February

2025. 8th grade parents/guardians will have the opportunity to participate in 4-year planning

meetings with their child and a high school counselor during designated dates.

Families will have access to review selections at the beginning of April and make any necessary

adjustments before submitting approval of 9th-grade selections in Skyward.

Thank you for the continued support, involvement, and guidance you provide to your child. You

are an integral part of their educational success.

Counseling Department

This year the 8th grade will be visiting the Moody Gardens Aquarium for their class field trip on February 21st, 2024. We will be collecting students fees using MySchoolBucks instead of cash. The cost per student to cover entry to Moody Gardens exhibit and the bus will be $12. Parents can sponsor another student if they chose. If more funds are raised than needed for the trip, the extra money will be used for future student focused events, such as Hawk Fest at the end of the year.

We are excited to offer Birthday Shout outs for the first time at Harby Jr High! For $15 your student will have their name on the marque and announcements for the week. Use the link or QR code to purchase your birthday shout out!

As os Monday, January 7, 2025 Students will be required to wear their Student ID when loading the school bus. If your student needs a replacement ID the cost is $5 and can be made in the front office.

Our Hawk PTO has been doing awesome things around campus! They can achieve even more with the support of caring parents like yourself. An act as small as selling concessions at a game goes a long way in helping our Hawks.

Looking to get involved? Please complete the following survey using the QR code:

Please find our 2023-2024 Hawk PTO Board

President- Jorge Yarbrough

Email: alvinhawkpto@gmail.com
Location: PO Box 2982 Alvin, TX 77512
Facebook: facebook.com/HarbyHawkPTO

This is the district newsletter shared with parents and families to inform and provide resources and times on social emotional learning, mental health awareness, and education! Check out all the awesome resources they have to offer!

Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, Alvin ISD will be using the Stopfinder app for students who utilize Alvin ISD transportation to and from school. The app allows parents and guardians to track their child’s school bus in real-time.

The app is secured and protected and also serves as a two-way communication tool, allowing parents to quickly and easily communicate with district transportation officials and receive real-time notifications. Notifications can be focused on specific users based on their child’s bus route. For example, if a road is closed, causing a bus to be late picking up or dropping off children, only parents and guardians of students on those specific routes will be notified.

The Alvin ISD Transportation Department will send invites 2 weeks prior to the start of school to family members of students who ride the bus to and from school.

The app can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play Store.

For more information on how Stopfinder works, take a look at this brief 30-second informational video. More information on Stopfinder is also available on their website.

If you are an eligible bus rider that is either new or has had a change of address, please reach out to your child's campus and ask the registrar to input a request for transportation for your student. These items should be completed no later than August 1st. Once the “verification” has been completed, the registrar will assist with ensuring your child is registered for bus transportation. If your child will be a bus rider, you will receive the route information and approximate pick up times through your skyward account and Stopfinder. Please be looking for an e-mail from Stopfinder in order to monitor your child's bus service information in late July or early August. Also, please monitor your student’s skyward account for transportation information as well. If you have any questions, please call 281-245-3101.