Harmony Newsletter

Feb 3 to 7 - National School Counseling Week

Feb 7 - Staff VS. Student Basketball Game (Last Block)

Feb 7 - Donuts with the Deans (8:50 AM)

Feb 11 - Harmony Football Team Recognized by the School Board (6 PM)

Feb 18 - 6th Grade Cornerstone Awards Night (7 PM) *

Feb 19 - 7th Grade Cornerstone Awards Night (7 PM) *

Feb 19 - 8th Grade Cornerstone Awards Night (8 PM) *

* (Feb 18 to 19 - These awards are also for Honor Roll Awards)

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We passed our Fire Marshall annual inspection. Congratulations all staff, parents, and students.

Please periodically review these "Safety Scenarios" with your children. Contact names are below for any questions.

• School Security Officer, (SSO), Josh Stillwell (joshua.stillwell@lcps.org)
• School Resource Office (SRO), Loudoun County Deputy Chris Salter (christopher.salter@loudoun.gov)
• 7th Grade Dean and School Safety Contact, Justin Dailey (justin.dailey@lcps.org)
• Principal, Eric Stewart (eric.stewart@lcps.org)

School Phone is 540-751-2500 (then dial zero to reach the main office)

The following sixth grade students were recently recognized in their Computer Applications class for increasing their typing speed >= 100% during the Fall semester:

Beau Barish, Tyson Daniels, Logan Dodge, Kenneth Fletcher, Joseph Goode, Ismerai Hernandez, Charlotte Krogh, Finn Markham, Lucas McDermott, Garrett McMillen, Quinn Mowery, Dylan Mumford, Joseph Paje, Charlie Salamon, Charlie Sall, Grace Sanchez, Logan Spooner, Finn Staley, Declan Washington, and Ella Woolwine.

Congratulations to all students!

With the semester ending, all 6th and 7th graders will be switching one class for the second semester.

All Art 6 students will begin taking Computer Applications. All Computer Applications students will move to Art 6.

All FACS 7 students will switch to TECH ED 7. All TECH 7 students will switch to FACS 7.

Week of:

Jan 31

Congratulations to KC Porta and Will Vannoy for earning a spot in the Loudoun County All-County Orchestra. They performed on Friday with the group and it was spectacular. Great job guys!

Basketball Intramural Sign Ups are live and can be found by using the QR code on the attached flyer or by using the following link: https://lcps-ar.rschooltoday.com/home. Games will be Wednesdays beginning the week of February 10th and continue through the week beginning March 17th , when the playoffs will determine our school Intramural champion.

Game times will be immediately after school and will finish at 5pm. If enrollment is high enough, a second day of the week may need to be added. Students on the Intramural Champion team will advance to play the other middle schools at Heritage High School on March 29th beginning at 9am. When registering your students, please remember to include their email on the registration. Email is our primary form of communication and is supplemented by the occasional morning announcement. Basketball Intramurals are student led and students are able to form their own teams. Although games are 3 vs. 3, as many as 5 students may be on a team.

All students included on their team must be registered with the Intramural. Team members who are not registered will be removed from the team’s roster. All registered students will receive an email about an information and team formation session to take place the 1st week of February. If you have any questions, please email at joshua.young@lcps.org. I’m looking forward to a great Intramural Basketball season.

Josh Young

Intramural Coordinator

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Results from our Chili Cook Off!

1st: Karen Grubbs

2nd: Steven Grubbs

3rd: Deb Hollingsworth

Challengers included Justin "Chorizo" Dailey, Karen "Crock Pot" Grubbs, Kim Blemle, Bryan "the Baker" Cornell, Eric McGrady, Annette Fincham, Taimi "The Rookie" Talboo, the ever present Phil Marshall, and School Security Officer Josh "Habanero" Stillwell.

You are cordially invited to participate in a fun evening promoting cultural diversity within our school and community. Harmony's Night Of Unity is scheduled for Wednesday February 5th, 2025. The event takes place from 5:00 to 7:00 pm with festivities that include food, music, dress, culture and countries.

Everyone attending is welcome to bring a dish to share with others. Please remember to present your recipe with the dish and list all ingredients due to food allergies. We look forward to seeing you at this special occasion!

If you are bringing a dish to share for the Night Of Unity (Feb 5) please plan to drop it off in the cafeteria and use the Main Entrance starting at 4:45 pm. Remember to include the recipe due to food allergies!

Below is the Google Form Invite for students and their families.

https://forms.gle/M9YKDvah7xG12vBN8

Info Contact - kelly.mccarthy@lcps.org

The deadline to order the Harmony Middle School yearbook is Friday, January 31. Extra copies are not guaranteed after this date. Visit www.yearbookordercenter.com and use order number 21667 to place an order.

If you aren’t sure whether you have ordered a yearbook already, please also go to the website above. Enter order number 21667, and look at the bottom left corner of the screen for “ALREADY PLACED AND ORDER?” Click on “FIND YOUR ORDER” and enter your email address(es) to see if you have already ordered a yearbook.

Questions? Contact Yearbook Adviser Jennifer Heffron at jennifer.heffron@lcps.org.

Dear Harmony Middle School,

We represent the leadership of Tomorrow’s Women in Science and Technology (TWIST), a student organization at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). Each year, we promote STEM through our annual flagship outreach event, Techstravaganza, and we would like to invite your school’s students to attend!

Techstravaganza is a free, public, hands-on STEM activity fair for elementary and middle school students in Northern Virginia. In previous years, we've hosted more than 4,500 students and 70 labs presenting STEM activities. Our exhibitors range from TJHSST clubs and our own TWIST volunteers to organizations like NASA SCaN, Art of Problem Solving, George Mason University, American Society of Naval Engineers, and the National Air and Space Museum.

This year, we will be holding the 21st annual Techstravaganza on Saturday, May 17, 2024 from 10 AM to 4 PM at TJHSST. Admission is free, food will be for sale, and we hope that you can spread the word in your school. Here is our registration link: https://tinyurl.com/techstrav25. More information about the event can be found on our website at tjpartnershipfund.org/techstravaganza/. Thank you so much, and please let us know if you have any questions!

Sincerely,

TWIST Coordinators

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

6560 Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA

Ms. Anastasia Kim was invited as a guest to be an Ambassador for The Ineos Events USA, Women's Expedition Clinic, in Moab, Utah. She will be driving cross country to attend and participate in 4 Days of Classes and Off-Roading Expeditions, courtesy of Voyager Outdoors, LTD. She has gained over $5000 in sponsorship and can't wait to learn more, be challenged, and hit the trails!