Harbison Herald

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.

Congratulations to Kiera C.! She won 2nd place for grape jelly canning, 1st place for youth (ages 5-11) canning pickled product and 2nd place for youth (ages 5-11) hand built pottery. Her sister (a student at H.E. Corley) also won several ribbons.

Congratulations to Mrs. Klemz! She won first place ribbons for her Chocolate Chip Cookies and Creme de Menthe Brownies. Way to go!

Students and staff are invited to dress like a pirate on Friday, October 25th to celebrate National School Lunch Week (October 21st-25th). If your student eats a school lunch Monday through Thursday next week, they will be entered in a drawing on Friday for some pirate treasure giveaways.

Click on image for more information about each grade level and subject area.

October 21

Report Cards Go Home

October 22

1st Grade Field Trip

October 22

4K Field Trip

October 23

Fall Makeup Picture Day

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)

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

The person I am choosing is Jade Richards.

Jade goes above and beyond inside the classroom and out! Jade is always there for her coworkers and willing to help out in any way she can. In the classroom she always works hard to make learning fun for her students!

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.

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