Hawk Pride News

The first grading ends today and Skyward will have student's first progress report available on Thursday of next week. Students' success is a group effort and the best way to stay informed as a parent is by checking your student's grade in Skyward regularly. If you need help getting your account set up, please call the main number on Tuesday.

Students will be receiving their Identification Cards on Tuesday of next week. Students will be required to wear these cards on a lanyard around their neck at all times on campus. In addition, these IDs will be required for attending games after school as a spectator, getting their lunch, and checking out library books. In the future, we hope to be able to use these IDs similar to how the elementary utilizes them to track bus rider routes. If a student loses their id, they will be able to replace it once for free. Every time a student needs a replace after the first, there will be a $5 charge to replace the ID.

We had a great first fire drill! Next week will conduct a Shelter In Place drill which is intended for extreme weather or environmental hazards that could impact students. IF you have any questions about safety drills, please contact Mrs. Day at mday@alvinisd.net

Communities In Schools here at GW Harby JH provides supportive services to not only the students, but also their families. Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. CIS offers our students and families services, which meet real needs and provide real opportunities. Our services include: Supportive Guidance, Academic Support, Enrichment Activities, Health/Human Services, Parent and Family Engagement, and College/Career readiness. We also provide lunch groups, which focus on a variety of topics. Everything from focusing on social skills, to encouragement, to building self esteem, and giving the students a safe place to socially interact with their peers and participate in a variety of activities. If you would like to enroll your student, please follow the button below and once you fill out this parental consent, you will receive an email from Adobe confirming your signature, which may go to your junk folder, and once you confirm your signature your student will be enrolled in our program. Johnnie La Quay - Site Coordinator jlaquay@alvinisd.net or jblaquay@cistxjv.org.

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.

We have partnered with the Downtown T-Shirt Factory again for our Harby Jr High Gear. The online store will close on Sept 25th, 2024. Picking up some Harby gear is a great way to show your Hawk Spirit all year long!