Harbison Herald

Please be advised there will NOT be a newsletter next week, October 31st. The next Harbison Herald will be sent home on Thursday, November 7th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Per our student/parent handbook: A written note, medical excuse or electronic excuse form must be submitted for each absence.

Save time and gas by submitting your excuses online using this link - Online Excuse Form. You can upload medical excuses on this form, so no need to make a special trip to school. A link to this form is also at the bottom of each school letter and at the top of our website homepage.

If you prefer, medical excuses may also be faxed to the school at 803-476-3820.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Program. Middle school students who attend the public schools of Lexington One, Lexington-Richland Five and Richland Two are eligible to participate. This year Tri-DAC celebrates its 40th anniversary of providing students an outstanding and concentrated study in the arts.

To nominate a Lexington-Richland School District Five student click the following link nomination form.

The program is designed for artistically gifted and talented students who are rising sixth through ninth graders in the summer before the 2025-2026 school year. Students may audition in creative writing, dance, music (strings, vocal and wind/percussion), theatre or visual art.

The Summer Program will be held by the Palmetto Center for the Arts on the campus of Richland Northeast High School in Richland District Two June 9 through June 27, 2025 from 9:00 am until 3:15 pm each day, Monday through Friday. The cost for the three weeks is $475.00.

Arts teachers, classroom teachers, administrators and parents may nominate students. Nomination forms for all art areas, along with general information about the Tri-District Arts Consortium are available online in each school district and on the Tri-DAC website at tridac.org.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, December 6, 2024. Applications will be sent to each student nominated. Spaces for qualified students from each district are limited.

Auditions for Strings, Visual Art and Vocal students will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Richland Northeast High School. Auditions for the areas of Band, Creative Writing, Dance, Theatre and Visual Art students will be held Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Richland Northeast High School. There will be no make-up auditions.

Students and staff are invited to dress like a pirate on Friday, October 25th to celebrate National School Lunch Week.

If your student ate a school lunch Monday through Thursday this week, they will be entered in a drawing tomorrow for some pirate treasure giveaways.

October 30

PTO Trick or Treat Trail 5:30PM-6:30PM (FREE - must register to attend - see graphic below)

October 31

Early Release Day at 11:40am for 4K-5th graders (3K DOES NOT attend)

November 3

Daylight Saving Time - Turn clocks BACK one hour

November 4

PTO Spirit Night at Flight Adventure Park 4pm-8pm (see graphic below)

November 5

All schools & offices CLOSED for Election Day - NO SCHOOL

November 6

5th Grade & Preschool Positive Pals Field Trip

November 7

Veterans Day Program at 1:30pm

November 12

PTO Meeting at 7:30am

Hero Families,

Registration for the 2024 Trick or Treat Trail is now open!!!

It's FREE for students and their families but you MUST register to attend.

An adult (18 and older) MUST ACCOMPANY your goblin or ghoul for the entire event.

Additional details are on the registration form - https://forms.gle/XVKaFzMPv3i76UUi8

A few HWES teachers have signed up to host a table. If you would like to help them out by donating a bag of candy, please label it "PTO" and send it in with your student, or leave it at the front office.

Questions - hwespto@hwespto.org

As a recipient of the Stronger Connection grant, District Five is able to partner with an organization called The Cook Center. The Cook Center is a non-profit organization that focuses on supporting children, families, and school by offering resources, training, and support. The support is offered through online coaching sessions with family, professional development with staff, monthly mental health parent workshops, and online resources for all. This site was developed by licensed therapists that provides trusted and specialized courses, professional support, and a safe community for parents to learn how to support their child. Parents can also get answers to mental health questions, especially anxiety, depression, self-worth, grief and loss, suicide ideation, self-harm, bullying, family strife and other mental health concerns.

Our Children. Their Future. Your Choice.
The 2024 Bond Referendum is on the ballot this November.
Visit www.lexrich5.org/bond to learn how the Bond Referendum impacts our school and community.

Harbison West Elementary

• Rezoning: Not impacted

• Referendum Projects:

  • Secure Entrance Upgrades

  • Enhanced Security Camera System

  • Renovations and repairs

  • The creation of individual classrooms at Harbison West Elementary designed to provide a modern learning environment for students and faculty

Website: www.lexrich5.org/hwes
Location: 257 Crossbow Drive, Columbia, SC, USA

Phone: (803)476-3800
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HarbisonWestElem

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