Harmony School of Advancement
3171 N Sam Houston Pkwy W, Houston TX, 77038 * Tel: 281.741.8899 * Fax: 281.741.8006
FRIDAY MAIL
March 27th – April 2nd
No visitors will be accepted to school on Monday, March 30th and Wednesday April 1st
due to STAAR EOC assessments.
STAAR EOC
English I and English II assessments will be administered on March 31st and April
1strelatively. Test will start at 8am. Students will have 5 hours to complete the test, excluding the
lunch time. Several things you can do to help ensure a successful testing experience is that your
student arrives on time, fully rested and prepared to test. It is also important to make sure your
child eats a good dinner the night before, if not a good breakfast the morning of testing.
Similarly, encouraging your student to do his or her personal best can greatly improve selfconfidence levels leading to better performance.
Students will not be allowed to access their lockers on the floor where the testing rooms are.
They will be asked in the morning to take all the materials for all blocks from their locker.
Students can access their locker with the last bell at 3:30pm.
Lunch time will stay the same on Monday however, it will change on Wednesday. While testing
sophomores will go to 1st lunch, freshmen and non-testing sophomores will go to last lunch.
1st Lunch
2nd Lunch
3rd Lunch
Monday (English I testing)
Freshmen testing (10:50‐11:20)
Juniors and Seniors (11:35‐12:00)
Sophomores (12:05‐
12:30)
Wednesday (English II testing)
Sophomores testing (10:50 – 11:20)
Juniors and Seniors (11:30 – 12:00)
Freshmen& Non‐testing Sophomores (12:00‐12:30)
AP Exam payments:
If a student does not take the AP Exam, the credit earned for the satisfactory completion of the
course will not be weighted on GPA calculations.
All payments are due March 25, 2015. Payment will still be accepted by March 27th4:30pm.
Exams will be ordered on March 27th 5pm. After Friday, no test will be ordered for the students
who didn’t pay and the above policy will automatically apply. Contact Mrs. Maldar at
[email protected] if you have any questions.
Lottery will be held March 31st at HSE
HS-Advancement will hold the 2015-2016 school year lottery:
Tuesday March 31, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Harmony school of Excellence located at 7340 N. Gessner, Houston TX, 77040
Applicants will be randomly selected by computerized lottery for available spots in grades K-8.
Parents of applicants are welcome to attend.
Teacher Job Fair
Harmony Public Schools in Houston are hosting job fair on Saturday April 11 from 9 am to 1 pm
at Harmony School of Excellence located at 7340 N. Gessner Rd. Houston TX 77040.
To register for job fair please see our school website for more information.
http://hsadvancement.org/
Please make sure to stay connected and up-to-date with us on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/hsadvancement
Harmony students need you at the rally!!
WHAT: Charter Revolution Rally at the Capital
WHO: Parents, teachers, school leaders, alumni, community advocates & business leaders.
WHEN: April 29 2015, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
WHERE: South Steps of the Texas Capital
HOW: See your campuses front office for more information and to sign up or
RSVP http://hsadvancement.org
There will be free transportation and lunch provided.
SAT School for juniors
The SAT will be offered to juniors during the REGULAR SCHOOL DAY on Wednesday April
15th. Registration will take place during SAT Prep class and will be completed by April 1st.
Students not registered by April 1st must contact SAT campus coordinator Mrs. Aydin.
Talent Show!
Sign-ups are located on the first floor! Auditions are April 7, the show is April 24
Ask Ms. Giesemann or Ms. Z if you have any questions
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD
Make your summer count; going off to a summer study abroad can give a great opportunity in
College admission decisions.
Expose Yourself to the World!
There are many personal benefits of studying abroad, and ways to grow both professionally and
personally. In fact, choosing to study abroad can be one of the most enriching, fulfilling,
interesting and educationally stimulating experiences of your entire life. In our world today,
there are a variety of study abroad opportunities in almost every country. HSAdv Turkish
department is offering SUMMER STUDY ABROAD in TURKEY. For more information and
details please contact to Mr. Onel via email at [email protected]
Graduation Ceremony
Date & Time: Friday, May 29, 2015 at 6:30PM
Location:
Fallbrook Church
12512 Walters Road
Houston, TX 77014
Tickets available per student:10 tickets Cost per student: $90 Payment deadline dates: The
graduation fee can be paid in full by February 13, 2015 or in three installments of $30 each based
on the below schedule:
Payment 1: Was due on Friday, February 13, 2015
Payment 2: Friday, March 13, 2015
Payment 3: Friday, April 10, 2015
The above graduation fee includes the following items:
Cap & gown
Red and black cords
Recommended or Distinguished graduation cord (silver or gold)
Diploma cover and printing
Bio FORCE is a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
summer program of the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing that allows high school
students to learn about cutting-edge research, medical discoveries, and bio manufacturing. Bio
FORCE prepares students for college programs in engineering and science, and ultimately, to
pursue a career in the biotech or pharmaceutical industries. Through grant funding, Bio FORCE
is able to provide scholarships to Texas 9th, 10th and 11th grade students so they can participate
in one of three, 5-day, 4-night residential summer academies.
June 21-25, 2015
Bio FORCE I - "Today's Medicine": The inaugural cohort of the Bio FORCE three-year series.
Applicants must be currently enrolled in the 9th grade, and must complete the 9th grade by June
5, 2015. Click here to apply now!
July 12-16, 2015
Bio FORCE II - "Tomorrow's Medicine": The second academy for returning cohorts (students
who participated in previous Bio FORCE academy) and selected new students. Applicants must
be currently enrolled in the 10th grade, and must complete the 10th grade by June 5, 2015. Click
here to apply now!
July 26-30, 2015
Bio FORCE III - "My Role in the Future of Medicine": The third and final academy for returning
cohorts (students who participated in previous Bio FORCE academies) and selected new
students. Applicants must be currently enrolled in the 11th grade, and must complete the 11th
grade by June 5, 2015.
Celebration of Success
Odyssey of the mind won 1st place at Regionals & they are moving on to State.
Congratulations to the Hawks very own Andrew J. who has advanced to Finalist standing in the
National Merit Scholarship Program of 2015 by demonstrating through distinguished
performance high potential for future academic accomplishment.
The Science and Engineering Fair of Houston 2015 was held on February 28th ,Saturday. There
were over 1,000 participants and more than 50 categories in Junior, Ninth, and Senior Divisions.
Sueda C. placed 1st in Mathematics with her project "Vascular Geometry in Tumors" and
advanced to compete in the state wide Exxon Mobil Science & Engineering Fair in March.
Congratulations!
On behalf of President Barack Obama, the Presidents Volunteer Service Award goes to
Aishwarya R. This award recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant
amount of their time to serve their communities and their country. HS Advancement is very
proud of your success. Congratulations!!!
Congratulations Muaaz A. Qualified for National Debate Tournament to participate at the
University of Kentucky in April.
Robotics TEAM
On Saturday February 21, 2015 six teams represented Harmony School of Advancement in
Houston FTC Regional Championship Tournament. All six teams made to the semifinals and
five of them made to the finals. In total they won seven trophies (Winning Alliance, Winning
Alliance, Winning Alliance, Finalist Alliance, Finalist Alliance, PTC Design Award, and
Motivate Award). Three teams (Mohawk Warriors Gold, Mohawk Warriors Orange, and
Mohawk Warriors Purple) are qualified to Super Regional
Science Olympiad
Our school Science Olympiad Team did a great job in the invitational competition last Saturday,
Jan. 17, at Langham Creek High School. Among 36 teams Lucinda B. and Brandon B. got 1st
place in the event of Air Trajectory, Adam L. and Muaaz A. got 1st place in the event of Green
Generation, Rohan B. and Muaaz A. got 2nd place in the event of Forensics, and Nina O. and
Mason C. got 2nd place in the event of Fermi Questions. Great job, Science Olympiad Team!
College Acceptances
Brian M. has been accepted to Cornell University
Andrew G. has been accepted to US Military Academy West Point.
Andrew J. has been accepted to Yale in the Engineering school. This is the first Ivy League
acceptance for this year.
Adam A. with Stanford (#4 Top College Overall+#2 Top Engineering Program)
Ryan G. with Georgia Tech (#35 Top College Overall + #4 Top Engineering Program)
Please congratulate Ray K. and Reggie M. for their acceptance to TSU. They are very excited
about it!
Tahmeed H. has been selected as one of the 560 Semifinalists for the 2015 Presidential Scholars
Program
Please, help us share the success and excitement for all of our acceptances, as every senior has
worked very hard to get into their dream colleges.
Summer Programs
Rice UniversityRice Summer
Business
Institute
Texas High
School
Aerospace
Scholars
Business
The Rice Summer Business Institute (RSBI) introduces
students to the world of business, economics, energy,
and finance.
Summer
http://business.rice.edu/rsbi/
STEM
NASA wants you to become the engineers, scientists,
researchers and innovators of tomorrow. The HAS project
offers a one-of-a-kind experience for Texas high school
students like you to jump start your future and explore the
possibilities of a Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) related major or career.
BlueStamp Engineering is a summer program for high school
students to build projects that they are truly passionate about.
It is a 6 week program that runs four hours per day and
operates in San Francisco, NYC, Houston, and Denver. BSE
also invites guest speakers from various engineering fields
and start-up entrepreneurs to provide inspiration for a career
in technology.
Dual Credit enables a high school student to earn credit
towards high school graduation while simultaneously earning
college credit towards an associate's degree or workforce
program certificate. Dual Credit is approved and regulated by
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
The UMHB College of Nursing will be offering a summer
camp that will provide upper level high school students the
opportunity to experience nursing school and college life at
UMHB. The summer program will include four facets:
academics, spirit and traditions of UMHB, faith and learning,
and campus life.
UTSA Engineering is offering its Engineering Summer Camp
to entering freshmen through graduating seniors. Students
who attend have the opportunity to experience engineering
through hands-on workshops, engaging academic lectures,
research lab tours, and friendly competitions.
Summer
http://has.aerospacescholars.org
/
Summer
http://bluestampengineering.co
m/services-view/become-astudent/
Summer
http://www.hccs.edu/district/stu
dents/dualcredit/
Summer
https://undergrad.umhb.edu/nur
sing/explore-cru-nursingsummer-camp
Summer
http://engineering2.utsa.edu/ev
ents/engineering-summercamp/
BlueStamp
Engineering
Summer
Program
Engineering
Houston
Community
College- Dual
Credit
College Credit
University Mary
Harden Baylor-Explore Cru
Nursing Summer
Camp
Nursing
University of
Texas at San
Antonio—
Engineering
Summer Camps
University of
Texas at AustinFirst Bytes
Engineering
Computer
Science
First Bytes Summer Camp is a one-week residential
camp program for high school girls. It is designed to
dispel myths about computer science and intrigue
young women with the potential of computing and the
excitement of problem solving.
Summer
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/outre
ach/first-bytes
University of
Houston
Engineering
G.R.A.D.E. CAMP is a week-long day program designed
specifically for entering 8th to 12th grade girls who want to
find out what engineering is all about through "hands-on"
experience. G.R.A.D.E. CAMP emphasizes career exposure
rather than career choice, so you can come just to experience
something new.
Summer
http://www.egr.uh.edu/grade/ab
out
College Credit
Students study alongside Boston University
undergraduates, earning up to 8 college credits in six
weeks. The High School Honors Program offers more
than 100 undergraduate courses—such as international
relations, anthropology, and astronomy.
Summer
http://www.bu.edu/summer/hig
h-schoolprograms/honors/howtoapply.shtml
Science
The University of Houston Downtown’s (UHD) Scholars
Academy (SA) is an academically competitive program in the
College of Sciences and Technology (CST) that promotes
scholarship and student success for undergraduates majoring
in science, technology,
Summer
http://www.houstonisd.org/cms
/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/D
omain/16906/Student_Applicat
ion_Brochure
Boston
University-
University of
HoustonDowntown
Summer Programs
engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Consent%20forms%20_2-1414.pdf
https://summercollege.stanford.
edu/
College Credit
Stanford High School Summer College is where
exceptional students take Stanford undergraduate
courses and earn college credit during the summer
quarter.
Summer
Health Sciences
The BEAT Academy is a one week science educational
program for high school students interested in the health
sciences. Students will experience a unique, behind the scenes
view of medical and biomedical research including: • Gross
anatomy of the human body • Hands- on laboratory
experiments • UTHSCSA’s state of the art Sim-lab • Lectures
from research and medical faculty • Visits to research labs •
College prep seminars
Summer
http://uthscsa.edu/outreach/doc
s/BEAT-brochure.pdf
Investigative activities and problem-solving endeavors in
STEMQuest
SummerCampII fields such as biotechnology, bioengineering, nanotechnology
Summer
http://www.utmb.edu/oeo/stude
nts/ssc2.asp
University of
Houston—
College of
Business
BusinessEXPLORE
Entrepreneurship
Summer
http://www.bauer.uh.edu/prosp
ective/undergraduates/summercamp.php
University of
Houston—
College of
Business
BusinessEXPLORE Sales &
Marketing
Summer
http://www.bauer.uh.edu/prosp
ective/undergraduates/summercamp.php
Summer
http://www.bauer.uh.edu/prosp
ective/undergraduates/summercamp.php
Summer
http://www.clemson.edu/summ
er/summer-science/index.html
Summer
http://www.shsu.edu/academics
/criminaljustice/camps/camps.html
Stanford
University- High
School Summer
College
UT Health
Science Center
San Antonio--BEAT Academy
- Biomedical
Excellence and
Academic
Training
UTMB
University of
Houston-College
of Business
Clemson-CU
Summer
Scholars
Sam Houston
State University
BusinessEXPLORE Energy
& Sustainability
Summer Classes
Criminal
Justice
and health sciences stimulate increased knowledge and skills
in science, engineering, technology and math!
Hosted by the Bauer College Wolff Center for
Entrepreneurship (WCE), one of the top undergraduate
entrepreneurship programs in the nation, you will get a CEO's
perspective on starting a business from the ground up and
hands-on experiences - from elevator pitches to
implementation of your business ideas!
Sales and Marketing at UH Bauer is real world. It's about
getting to know people and learning how to use those
connections to advance your brand by successfully showing
value and standing out. What are you doing to distinguish
yourself now? You will have the opportunity to work on
teams, perfect your presentation skills, have fun and most of
all, you will get to explore what makes you stand out.
Will we run out of oil and what will replace it? Natural gas,
nuclear, solar, or wind? How do we run our cars, businesses,
and homes and still have a clean environment and avoid
dramatic climate changes? These are just a few of the
questions you will explore with the Program
Clemson University has offered an academic summer
experience for gifted middle and high school students.
In addition to challenging courses, we provide
opportunities for fun, friendship and a true Clemson
experience. This year’s program has even more to
offer with new classes for all students.
Are you a high school student age 15-17 interested in
criminal justice? Would you like to gain hands-on
experience in criminal justice? Would you like to meet
law enforcement agents, professors, and other students
Summer Programs
Johns Hopkins
Unversity-
Engineering
Engineering
Camp
Application
University of
Office of
Maryland—
Young Scholars
Program
Extended
Studies
NASA-National Space
Club
Scholarships
Summer
http://engineering.jhu.edu/ei/
Summer
http://promes.egr.uh.edu/camps
Summer
http://oes.umd.edu/young-
with an aptitude in math and science and an interest in
(or curiosity about) engineering. Students learn to think
and problem-solve like engineers and have the
opportunity to earn Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
credit.
Engineering
Innovation
STEP Forward
that share your interest? Would you like to tour the
prison, crime lab, or morgue? Would you like to
investigate a mock crime scene?
Engineering Innovation is an exciting college-level
summer program for motivated high school students
Engineering
The STEP Forward Camp is a one-week residential
engineering introduction program for rising 12th graders. The
program is limited to fifty students. Participants stay on the
University of Houston campus in a dormitory. UH
engineering students serve as camp mentors and counselors. •
The STEP Forward Camp curriculum includes: • An
introduction to the various disciplines of engineering ("What
do engineers do?") • Project-based learning (hands-on team
project competitions involving engineering design) • Site
visits to Houston-area engineering companies • Field trips •
Panel discussions by working engineers and current
engineering students • Fun at the campus sports and recreation
center
The Young Scholars Program invites high school students
from throughout the U.S. and the world to an exceptional pre-
scholars/young-scholarsprogram
college experience at the University of Maryland. Rising high
school sophomores, juniors, and seniors with outstanding
ability and promise pursue academic interests, discover career
opportunities, and earn three university credits.
The National Space Club Scholars Project is a summer intern
experience for up to 30 high school students to work with
space scientists and engineers. The purpose of this project is
to provide students with an opportunity to experience how
research and development organizations operate on a day-today basis in direct support of NASA's mission to inspire the
next generation of explorers. Participants are assigned to work
with a technical professional in a field related to the student's
stated interests and expertise.
Summer
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ed
ucation/programs/descriptions/
National_Space_Club_Scholars
.html#.VGesSPnF9KI
Summer Programs
Texas A&M
Ocean
University at
Galveston Sea
Camp
Mathworks
Honors
Summer
SCHOLARS
PROGRAM
Summer
http://www.tamug.edu/seacamp
/
campers ages 10-18. As a Sea Camper you will have access to
research vessels, oceanographic equipment, laboratory
facilities, and a professional staff enabling you to learn about
the ocean through hands-on experiences.
Math
The Mathworks Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC) is
an intensive multi-summer program for high school students.
The goal of the program is to develop talented students of all
socioeconomic backgrounds through immersive and in-depth
experiences in an unique learning environment. Students
develop important skills for future degrees and careers in
math, science, engineering, and many other fields.
Summer
http://www.txstate.edu/mathwo
rks/camps/hsmc.html
Scholars
The Clark Scholar Program is an intensive seven week
summer research program for highly qualified high school
Summer
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/honor
Math Camp
(HSMC)
WELCOME To
THE CLARK
Sea Camp is a week-long residential adventure exploring the
wonders of the marine and estuarine environments for
juniors and seniors. The Program at Texas Tech University
helps the Scholars to have a hands-on practical research
experience with outstanding and experienced faculty. The
Scholars will receive a $750 tax-free stipend and room and
board. The Program includes fun activities, weekly seminars
and field trips. This Program provides opportunities for
research in all academic areas in the university. (click on
Research for list of all research areas).
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iatedandhighschool/clarks/