Harrison students from Forest Heights, Skyline Heights, and Harrison Middle School are competing in Spelling Bee competitions today at Harrison Schools Performing Arts Center (PAC). Participating students are the winners from classroom competitions last month. Good luck to all spellers!
Fifth graders at Harrison Middle School, under the direction of teacher Mary Bruffett, performed their Christmas Program today at the Harrison Schools Performing Arts Center (PAC). The program, titled "This Holiday" (by Teresa Jennings) included group songs, special singers, student instrument players, and speakers - a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday!
Check out these wonderful "melted snowman" artistic creations by students at Skyline Elementary. Great job, students!
Thank you to the Harrison Police Department, the HPD Frontline Foundation, and all community sponsors who made today's "Cops and Kids" Christmas shopping event possible for many of our students. We are so grateful!
Harrison Preschool is celebrating food service employee Denise Caudle today, who is retiring after 25 years with our district. Best of luck, Denise - and thank you for your years of service to our students!
Harrison Public Schools presents "Parents Night Out" this Saturday, December 7 for ages kindergarten (must be fully potty trained) through 6th grade. Location - Harrison Middle School Back Entrance. Time - 5-8 pm. Cost: $10 per student (after 1st two siblings - discounted rate of $5 per additional sibling. Hosted and supervised by Sam Fancler, Alicia Morris, and Staci Tucker. Must preregister! (See flyer below.)
Announcement from Arkansas Department of Education (Little Rock) - The Arkansas Council for Military Children will hold an online forum on Wednesday, January 28, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The forum is an opportunity for military families to discuss their needs and concerns with members of the Council. Military families can join the forum at any time during that period using the zoom link below.
Zoom link information is:
Announcement from Arkansas Department of Education
Meeting ID: 826 5887 9558
Passcode: 967781
Primary Contact Information
Name John Kaminar
Phone Number 501-683-5188
Email John.Kaminar@ade.arkansas.gov
The Christmas season is fast approaching. With this in mind, we would like to extend an invitation to our athletes, Athlete Advisory Council, district faculty and the whole Harrison Community to join the athletic department in helping some of our students in the Harrison School District experience a better Christmas.
Twenty plus years ago, Beta Upsilon Sorority started a Christmas Shopping Spree. Students were chosen from each campus to go on a $100 Shopping Spree at Wal-Mart. This past year we were able to take over 100 students and hope to help the same amount this year. We would like to increase that amount to $125.00 this year and still be able to take 100 students shopping.
This is how the program works: Students will be chosen by each schools’ administrators, nurses and other faculty. 7th/8th grade and high school students will be given a gift card to Wal-Mart to be used as they desire. Students K-6th grade will be taken by bus (with Santa driving) to Wal-Mart to shop alongside a JR or SR athlete. We will then finish the morning off with pizza and plenty of Mountain Dew at the Cash Center.
The number of students chosen this year will depend on the amount of donations received. If you or your group are interested in making a donation, please send your check to Harrison High School, c/o Kathy Williams, School Administrative Assistant, 925 Goblin Drive, Harrison, AR 72601. Checks can be made payable to the HHS Christmas Fund. No donation is too small. Please make your donation no later than December 6th.
Thank you and may God bless you and your family with a very Merry Christmas.
Chris Pratt
Parents' Night Out - December 7th
There will be no school November 25 - 29 for Thanksgiving break. Class will resume on Monday, December 2.
Happy Thanksgiving from Harrison Public Schools! Have a safe and happy holiday!
Parents and Guardians, if you have not received an email regarding your child's state assessment results, please contact your school office to update your email on file and request a copy of the access code and instructions.
Thank you!
Congratulations to Harrison High senior Geren Crockett, who signed a letter of intent today to play baseball at College of the Ozarks. Way to go, Geren! We are so proud of your success!
Congratulations to Harrison High senior Blane Walker, who signed a letter of intent today to play baseball at College of the Ozarks. Way to go, Blane! We are so proud of your success!
Congratulations to Harrison High senior Maddox Bell, who signed a letter of intent today to play basketball at Harding University. Way to go, Maddox! We are so proud of your success!
Harrison Middle School held its annual National Junior Honor Society induction ceremony yesterday evening in the Harrison Middle School cafeteria. Congratulations to all new Junior Honor Society inductees!
If your student participated in Atlas Summative Assessments during the 2023-24 school year, student scores will be available this week. Watch for an email from "DoNotReply@cambiumassessment.com", which will provide access instructions for the Family Portal. The email will be sent on Wednesday, November 20 by 5:00 p.m. Please note: the instructions will be delivered to the email address you have provided to the district.
To view summative results, you will need to change the school year before viewing . Click here for information and a video showing you the process:
https://www.harrisongoblins.org/page/assessment
Harrison Schools team members attended the "Trauma-Informed Schools Institute" virtual conference today. The two-day conference builds the capacity of educators to effectively implement and sustain district-wide support for all students. Team members pictured here are Brandy Urioste, district Family Support coach; Jana Mize, School-Based Mental Health professional, Stephanie Cecil, School-Based Mental Health professional; Deborah Sims, School-Based Mental Health professional; Kimberly Ricketts, Skyline Heights Counselor; and Jessyka Dove, Harrison Kindergarten Counselor.
There was an incident on property adjacent to Forest Heights Elementary School on Monday afternoon, November 11. Harrison police are currently investigating this incident and have affirmed that students and staff were not in danger due to the incident. Harrison Schools is cooperating fully with the police and cannot comment. Counselors will be available for students and staff at Forest Heights Elementary on Tuesday, November 12, as needed.
Thank you to all who have served. We are grateful.
