Hawk Talk Newsletter
May 3rd, 2024 - Issue 37
Endeavors Commitment to Empowering Students Earns It PLTW Distinguished Middle & High School Status for 2023-2024
Attention Endeavor Families,
Our very own Harmony School of Endeavor - Austin has received recognition from @PLTWorg as a 2023-24 Distinguished School, which recognizes schools across the U.S. for their efforts to provide broad access to transformative learning experiences for students through PLTW programs. #PLTW #STEM #STEMeducation
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) equips PreK-12 students for a STEM-driven world with teacher-empowered curriculum in computer science, engineering, biomedical science, and more. For over 25 years, PLTW’s curriculum coupled with its best-in-class professional development has supported teachers in creating an environment to make every student STEM successful. As a national nonprofit organization, PLTW is proud to reach 2.5 million students in elementary, middle and high schools in all 50 states. With over 100,000 trained teachers nationwide, PLTW brings relevant, hands-on learning to classrooms across the country. For more information on Project Lead The Way, visit pltw.org.
Way To Go HAWKS!!!
Since 2018-2019, the Harmony School of Endeavor - Austin's Student Council discusses, debates, and decides to honor one member of our school staff who has dedicated themselves to our school in a way that warrants recognition by Student Council and our school community. The recipient of this award needed to have met the following criteria in order to have earned this honor.
The recipient of the honor must have been nominated by a member of the student body. The nomination of that individual would then need to be debated during a student council meeting citing why this individual should receive this award based on their dedication to the school, their ability to promote school spirit, their relationships they have cultivated with all students, and their overall contribution to our school as a whole.
This past March, Student Council debated the merits of several individuals, and concluded that this year’s recipient has surpassed each of the criteria outlined above. Since this individual joined our school their has been a marked change in how the students perceive this person’s role on campus. Their dedicated work ethic, promotion of a variety of new school spirit activities, and desire to grow school school & student relationships has not gone unnoticed.
Therefore, without further adieu. It is with great pride that we award the 2023-2024 True Endeavor Award to Mrs. Heather Olivo.
Attention Endeavor - Austin Parents/Guardians,
We now have a new credit card machine located in the front office to accept breakfast and lunch payments.
You can also use this machine for past due charges or to add money to your students account.
Earlier this week an email was sent to all parents whose students have an open owed balance on their cafeteria account.
Please feel free to come into the front office or call 512-284-9880 to make an over the phone payment.
Dear Parents, Students
Take advantage of the TSI testing opportunity available at ACC campuses, and it won't cost you a thing! Don't let this chance slip by if your child still need to pass.
Many ACC campuses offer testing on weekdays at various times.
TSI Assessment
FREE TSI & ESOL TESTING: APRIL 1st – AUGUST 31st! Please go to your nearest Testing Center to take advantage of this opportunity. No appointment needed. ACC application for admission required for new students to test for free.
The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Assessment is a state-required assessment test to determine college-readiness in reading, writing, and math. All entering students must take the TSI test before enrolling in classes unless you are exempt or “TSI-complete.”
Info website: https://admissions.austincc.edu/tsi-assessment/
Registration: https://admissions.austincc.edu/tsi-assessment/assessment-schedule/
Have a good day!
AIA Austin, the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects, has reached out to Harmony School of Endeavor-Austin with a career-building opportunity for our high school students.
DV3x2 is a free one-week summer program for high school students from June 25-28.
DV3x2 lets students explore AEC careers with short, hands-on visits to multiple architecture and engineering firms. Students can see first-hand what goes on in the design studios, visit construction sites, learn about the education and licensing process, and more.
The registration form is available here: https://bit.ly/2024DV3x2
AIA Austin has also to recommended NOMA's Project Pipeline summer camp July 12-13, which is an excellent companion program more focused on learning about the process of design. More info here: www.nomacentraltx.org/project-pipeline-1
Dear 4th Grade Parents,
We are excited to announce that a new initiative, Harmony Mathematics Academy (HMA), is coming to Harmony School of Endeavor- Austin next year for the students in the Gifted and Talented program and High achievers among rising 5th graders. This opportunity is intended to challenge our students through content acceleration and advancement, especially in Mathematics. We are planning to extend the program all the way up to 12th grade over the years.
The HMA program is for students who would like to excel in Mathematics at a fast pace. In order to ensure the success in this challenging program students will be selected based on their skills and achievements in Mathematics. Student selection criteria will include NWEA MAP scores, STAAR performance, teacher recommendation, and student interest. Students selected to participate in the program will be placed in one section as a cohort for an advanced curriculum beyond the grade level expectations.
If you are interested in this program please read through both attachments below and return them to the school as soon as possible.
Dear Hawk Families,
Now that the school year is in full effect, please keep in mind the following:
1) It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that when leaving through the back of the school that ALL VEHICLES TURN RIGHT ON LAKE CREEK. This is a safety concern for parents, students, and all passers-by. Turning left on to Lake Creek is very difficult during dismissal hours. It slows down the traffic flow in the school, and it can be dangerous given the volume of traffic on Lake Creek at that time. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALL VEHICLES exiting our campus to turn right and turn around at the Walmart parking lot, or turn left onto 620 and turn south on 183 if you need to head south. Those two options are safer for you while driving, and will help the school greatly.
• DROP OFF AND PICK UP ZONES AND PROCESS HAVE NOT CHANGED
FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR.
Zone 1 (Elementary Wing)
Morning PK- Kinder Drop Off 7am to 7:40am
Afternoon Elementary Pick Up 3:15 pm to 3:45pm
(At 3:45 Zone 1 Will Close and all students will be moved to Zone 2 for Pick-Up.)
Friday Pickup 1:10 pm to 1:40 pm
(At 1:40 Zone 1 Will Close and all students will be moved to Zone 2 for Pick-Up.)
Zone 2 (Cafeteria Side)
Morning 1st to 12 Grade Drop Off 7am to 7:40am
Afternoon Secondary and Siblings Pick Up 3:15 pm to 3:45pm
Friday Pickup 1:10 pm to 1:40 pm
