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New Facility UpdateHarrison Hills City Schools New PK-12 Construction continues to progress at the new PK-12 building for the new Harrison Hills school campus. The 217,000-square foot building, located on an open site just south of Cadiz on Route 9, features two gymnasiums, an auditorium, three classroom wings and centralized shared common areas. This fall, construction crews have completed a significant amount of site work surrounding the new PK-12 building. The asphalt paving of Liggett Land and Huskies Way, as well as the base asphalt paving on the majority of the building site are complete. All lighting pole bases and electrical conduit have been installed along the roadways. Concrete sidewalks are currently being poured along Liggett Lane and Huskies Way and that work will be completed by mid-December. The school building is making progress as well, with foundations completed in the main electrical area, kitchen, gymnasiums, locker rooms and administration area. Foundation work will continue in the two-story high school wing in the coming weeks. Masonry crews are currently constructing walls in the gym areas, kitchen and administrative area. The masonry bearing walls will support the future pre-cast structural concrete slabs and the future steel structure in the second story of the administrative area, gymnasium/locker rooms, and the kitchen/student dining area. Looking ahead to the winter months, you will see cranes placing structural steel beams in those select areas. Underground electrical, plumbing and HVAC installation and rough-ins continue as areas of foundation and walls are completed. It has been a great start to this multi-year construction project that will transform the district to a single campus school. Construction activities are on schedule for a grand opening for the 2019 school year. • Light pole base installation and electrical conduits are installed around the site • Concrete sidewalks along Liggett Lane and Huskies Way are currently underway and will complete in December • Foundations are complete in the main electrical room, kitchen, gymnasiums, locker rooms and administration areas, with progress continuing in the two-story high school wing • Masonry block at the gymnasium area continues • Electrical, plumbing and HVAC installation and rough-in work continues • Project continues on schedule for 2019-2020 school year opening District Office• Mrs. Snider attended the OMERESA training at Salt Fork where a presentation was given on Erate, IT services, and proposed state house bills. • The Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent met with a family concerning special education. • Mrs. Snider, Mr. Morgan and Mr. Ripley resolved a bus transportation issue. • Mr. Morgan collaborated with district principals regarding curriculum • Mr. Morgan held meetings for special education review purposes at Harrison Central and Harrison Career Center. • Mr. Morgan and Mr. Dunlap collaborated in preparation for fall state assessments. • Mr. Morgan visited Harrison North Elementary School for related services consultation. • Mr. Ripley, Mr. Eddy, Mr. Grabits and Mr. Foster met with a representative from 247 security for bus cameras. • Richardson electric repaired lighting outside of the John W. Stephenson Center. • Bus certification class was completed through Harrison Hills. 13 drivers (7 from Harrison Hills) participated in this class. • Mr. Ripley and Ms. Howes met with Teresa Koniski from the Harrison County Health Department regarding the purchase of a salad bar at Harrison Central. • Mr. Ripley has begun working on planning preliminary routes from our current PK-10 grade students for the Fall of 2019. • Mr. Ripley visited buildings throughout the district to meet with janitorial and food service faculty. • Mr. Morgan and Mrs. Snider collaborated with SHP regarding building design. • Mr. Morgan attended meetings at Harrison East Elementary School for special education • Mr. Morgan and Mr. Parker collaboratively planned with faculty at Harrison Central • Mr. Morgan attended the Student Success Council Meeting at the Jefferson County E.S.C. • Mr. Morgan collaborated with substitute faculty on planning and delivery of related services • Mr. Morgan continued planning for 2018-2019 through curricular visioning. • Treasurer attended the OME-RESA board of directors meeting at Salt Fork. • Mrs. Harding and Mr. Eddy have been in contact with Pay Schools to set up online payment of lunch fees beginning January 1, 2018. • The fiscal department has worked with Mr. Ripley and Mrs. Rocchi concerning grants they each received on behalf of the district. One for additional bike racks at the new facility and one for a project called “Bless Shoe”. Congratulations on receiving these grants. • Advance Lock and Security was in to address lock issues at the John W. Stephenson Center. |
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Harrison Central Jr/Sr High
• Students attended OMUN in Columbus and represented the countries of France, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Benin.
• Wrestling season kicked off this week at Claymont!
• Mrs. Taylor’s Christmas tree is festive and educational, decorated with bones that anatomy students made earlier in the year!
• Middle school students had a practice Mock Trial at the Harrison County Courthouse. • STUDENTS OF THE MONTH for November…..7th grade – Nadia Tweedy, 8th grade – Makayla Dunkle, Math – Alex Barcroft, Science – Felicity Freese, English – Roger Haga, Social Studies – Payton Taylor, Fine Arts – Shelby Welch • Congratulations to Trevor Thompson for setting a new school bowling record at 278! • Mr. Parker met with Bob Hooker from the Bee Keeper’s Association to discuss a Bee Keeper’s Program for students. Mark Your CalendarDecember 11 Choir Concert @ 7pm in gymnasium December 12 Band Concert @ 7pm in gymnasium December 12 Bowling @ 4pm at J.R. Lanes December 13 Jr. High Boys Basketball @ 5:30pm in Cadiz December 14 Academic Challenge v. Edison @ 5pm December 16 Kirkland Wrestling Tournament @ 10am in gymnasium |
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Harrison East Elementary• After reading Raising Raisins, Mrs. Burgey’s 3rd grade reading classes decided to make ants on a log. Students brought in raisins, celery, and peanut butter to make the creative, healthy snacks. The students also worked with Mrs. Watson to create linking chains to illustrate their linking verb lesson
• Congratulations to some super 2nd grade readers! Pictured below are Katie Cumings, 75 points; Evie Richards, 100 points; Brycen Phillipson, 50 points; Cael Bryant, 75 points; Hunter Snyder, 125 points; Olin Wade, 100 points; Nathan McBurney,75 points; Sage Anthony, 75 points; McKynze Bryant, 75 points; Andrew Mattern, 75 points, Keah Rapp, 75 points; Emerson Wood, 75 points; Brylee Nichols, 75 points; Elliot Rhodes, 25 points; and `Aubrie Moss, 75 points. Good Job!
• Mrs. Wetherell’s 3rd grade math classes worked on area and perimeter this week. They built gingerbread houses to demonstrate their knowledge of the skills they had learned.
• The staff is being encouraged to help the Grinch melt his cold heart by posting compliments to fellow staff members or even to the students themselves. After just one week of positive hearts being posted, the Grinch’s heart has already doubled in size! Keep up the heart-growing positive words Harrison East!
• The staff and students at Harrison East worked together to collect almost 60 new toys for the Toys for Tots program sponsored by the Marine Corps Reserve.
• Seasonal art makes things “snow” much more festive this time of year!
Mark Your CalendarDecember 13 No PAWS Afterschool Program December 15 Winter Music Program (1PM) December 15-January 5 No PAWS Afterschool Program December 21 Last Day of School Prior to Christmas Break December 20-January 1 Christmas Break January 2 Classes Resume January 5 End of the 2nd Nine Weeks January 12 2nd Nine Weeks Report Cards Sent Home w/Students January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Classes January 15 No Paws Afterschool Program |
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Harrison North Elementary
• PTA had a cookie dough sale fundraiser. These are the top three sellers: Arlie Gribble sold 55 items, Cameron Thompson sold 45 items, and James Collins sold 43 items. Each of the three students was given a Toys-R-Us gift card.
• Harrison North has named November students of the month. They are front- Evelette Slocum- preschool, Middle Row (l to r)- Trenton Healey- 4th grade, Andrew Miller- 1st grade, Ciresten Parrish- 2nd grade, Ryker Burdette- kindergarten, Back Row (l to r)- Hunter Boals- 6th grade, Jamie Lynn Millsaps- 3rd grade, and Coral Citro- 5th grade.
• In fourth grade a few special awards were given out to students who are working hard in the AR program, reading books and taking quizzes. These students received the "Well on Their Way" award for their progress toward their goals. Pictured below: Johnathan Wissman, Austin Barker, Lane Gibbons, Jadzia Dingman, Mercedez Cooper, Sierra Moore, and Drew Burgess.
Not pictured is Emma Patterson, who was the only student in the first nine weeks to meet her AR goal. Emma will also meet her goal this nine weeks, and has the highest amount of AR points in the fourth grade at North. Way to go, Emma and congratulations to all of our award recipients. • Fourth grade students finished reading The Wild Robot in Mrs. Knight's class. As an end project, they each chose a character from the book and created an award based on that character's actions in the story. A Students' Choice Awards event was held in the classroom for students to give out their awards, which are now on display is the showcase down by the office.
Mark Your CalendarDecember 14 Winter Music Program (grades K, 2, 4, 6 perform) @ 1:45 p.m. in the Barr Memorial December 20 Winter Music Program Make up day if school would be canceled on December 14 December 21-January 1 No School; Christmas Break January 2 Classes Resume January 5 2nd nine weeks ends January 12 2nd nine weeks report cards sent home January 15 No School; Martin Luther King Jr. Day February 9 3rd nine weeks progress reports sent home February 16 Parent teacher conferences February 19 No School; President’s Day |
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