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Dear Harmony Schools Students, Parents and Guardians:

Reading opens the doorway to knowledge and discovery. This summer, students will read a book and prepare a short reading journal. For details on this option, please see the links below. Students will turn in this assignment at the beginning of the next school year for a grade.

Thank you,
Harmony Science Academy-Austin English Teachers

Students Entering 4th Grade Summer Reading

Students Entering 5th Grade Summer Reading

Students Entering 6th Grade Summer Reading

Students Entering 4th Grade

Students Entering 5th Grade

Students Entering 6th Grade

Students Entering 7th Grade

Students Entering 8th Grade

Parent Letter

Dear Parents,

HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - AUSTIN is arranging a wonderful academic program for this summer for current grades 6th -11th to prepare them for next year academic competitions and standard tests: such as Robotics, MathCounts, Science Fair, T Science Olympiad, and SAT.

Program will be on August 2-10 2010 in our school.

Base Fee for activities and snacks (such as Main Event, Movie, Picnic etc…): $50

There is a limited space in this program. First come, first serve. Student’s GPA, discipline records and teacher recommendations are the factors to be eligible to participate in the camp.

Deadlines:
Application and Deposit Payment Deadline:June 4th 2010
Rest of the cost Deadline: August 2nd 2010
Date of program: August 2 -10 2010

For more information and the application form, please click here.

Dear parents and students,

Attached you will find our high school course selection form for Fall 2010. Please take a moment to select courses of your preferance. Return the form to our office or Mr. Cizmeci.

For juniors and seniors, attached you will find explanation about dual credit courses that will be offered in our North Austin Campus. Please contact Mr. Cizmeci or Mr. Avsar for more information.

We were visited by Judge Evelyn McKee on May 17, 2010. She encouraged our Middle Schools students to get involved in civic matters, stay out of trouble, and stay focused on learning. After the presentation she toured the campus and talked with more students. Her time on campus ended with a lunch with teachers and administrators.

Thank you Judge McKee for visiting our campus!

On May 13, the mens soccer team competed against the Harmony School of Excellence. The team performed well and finished the game with a score of 2-0. Both goals were scored by Luis Ortiz, and shut out goalie was Marco Alvarez.
On Monday, May 17, the mens middle school soccer team competed in their last soccer game of the year! This game proved to be an interesting game with the Harmony Science Academy- North Austin. The men were equally matched and they fought a great game. The final score was 4-0. Goals were scored by Luis Ortiz with 3 goals, and Yovanny Castellanos with one goal. Shut out goalie was Marco Alvarez.
Even though the season was a short season, the Harmony Science Academy- Austin team had a perfect season, winning all their games. Congratulations to the players, and a big thank you to the teachers and parents for supporting the team!

William Martin, from Rice University, visited HSA on Friday, May 14,2010 .He had interviews with school administrators, teachers and students regarding his research about Harmony Schools.

William Martin is the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at the
Baker Institute and the Chavanne Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Rice University read more . . .

On May 12th, we were treated to a visit by published poet and journalist Abe Louise Young. She met with the high schoolers and shared some of her poems, as well as some poetry she has helped create with teens throughout America. Ms. Young travels extensively to share her writing and speaking gifts with students from diverse backgrounds. By sharing the stories of her life, she makes room for others to safely share their own. She has even worked with rival gang-members to help them find common ground - helping to forge bonds among groups of kids who have forgotten that many of their goals are the same - to love and be loved, to feel safe, and to become educated without the threat of violence.
Ms. Young spent time speaking to our students about her writing process, about getting published and about the realities of life as an author. Our students gave her a warm welcome and did some writing of their own.

On May 3, 2010, we visited the Presiding Judge Evelyn P.McKee in her office, Austin Municipal Court with a group of seniors. Students took advantage of getting information about the court from the presiding judge.
Also, it was very enjoyable, useful, and informative to witness a court case with a jury trial
For the pictures..

ReadiStep is a middle school assessment that students take in class. It consists of three multiple-choice tests in the areas of Critical Reading, Writing Skills and Mathematics.

It helps middle school students prepare for high school and college and will provide them with important insight into their academic progress. It also provides feedback in those skills where students excel and areas that may need improvement, as well as advice on how to develop those skills.

There is no preparation necessary; students try their best to answer all of the questions to the best of their ability.

Test date is Friday, May 14th. It will start at 8:30, after homeroom time.

Students will take this test according to these subjects and time bases.

Critical Reading: 45 Questions - 40 Minutes
Writing Skills:50 Questions - 40 Minutes
Mathematics A: 18 Questions - 20 Minutes ( They may use own calculators)
Mathematics B: 18 Questions - 20 Minutes (They may not use calculators)

For more information about ReadiStep you may visit
www.readistep.com or click here for English, Spanish

The middle school boys soccer team competed in their first game against the Austin Harmony schools. In game 1, against Harmony School of Science, the men dominated the first half. Going into halftime, the score was 3-0. The 2nd half of the game proved to be an interesting half. 3 more goals were scored by Harmony Science Academy, with one goal being scored, off a Penalty Kick, by Harmony School of Science. The end result was Harmony Science Academy - 6, Harmony School of Science - 1. Goals for HSA were scored by Ovanni Rodriguez with 3, Luis Ortiz with 2, and Yovanny Castellanos with 1. The next game will be held on Thursday, May 13 at 5pm. They will be playing Harmony School of Excellence.
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Harmony has arranged a camping trip to Bastrop. Camping trip to Bastrop Lake South Shore Park was awesome. Camping fire, barbecue, fishing and being with their friends were all fun. They had valuable time there. Thanks to Mr. Basturk ,Mr . Gezer and Mr. Doganay who have supervisioned them and spent their valuable time with their students.
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HSA recently completed a volleyball tournament including the different class sections playing against each other. The tournament was held within a 4 day time period. On the middle school side, the 8th graders came out on top, winning all of their matches. The 7th graders placed a respectable 2nd place. On the high school side, the 9th grade sections of A and B tied for 1st place, with 10A coming in 2nd place.
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International Science Fair Olympiad (ISWEEEP 2010) was held in Houston last week. More than 1,000 students from 70 countries and 43 states participated in this grand event. 460 projects competed in 3 different categories – Environment, Energy, and Engineering. Harmony Science Academy – Austin was represented by 4 projects done by Michael Johnston, Syed Kumail Hasan, Jorge Canada and Hassan Tahir. Our team did really well and won 5 special awards. 2 projects were selected as Honorable mention. One project was invited to participate in the 2010 MILSET AMLAT EXPO which will be held in San Luis, Brazil.

You can visit the
ISWEEEP website
and
School Photo Album

Special Awards:
1. Jorge Canada – Foundation of Pavement Preservation - Distinguished
Pavement Preservation Project Award

2. Michael Johnston – Martin Asphalt - Outstanding Construction
Materials Project Award

3. Syed Hasan – Halcrow Group - Outstanding Civil Engineering Award

4. Hassan Tahir – Foundation of Pavement Preservation- Distinguished Pavement Preservation Project Award

5. Syed Hasan - MILSET AMLAT & MILSET NORAM - MILSET Medal of Achievement and Invitation Letter to Participate in the 2010 MILSET AMLAT EXPO in San Luis, Brazil

Honorable Mention Awards: $200
1. Hassan Tahir
2. Michael Johnston

After a long stretch of school year and TAKS tests students were rewarded with Austin Parks and Pizza trip. It was fun for all students attended. They competed in go-karts, played arcade games, climbed 25 ft height wall, enjoyed at Laser-tag. Little shot got their adrenaline level high. We will have them go to field trips in upcoming days.
Click here to see the pictures from the Austin Park trip.

Dear Parents and Prospective High School Students,

Please be advised that our current students in grades 8-11 who will be transfering to the Pflugerville Campus for the 2010-11 school year must visit there by Friday, April 30th 2010, to complete their registration process.

If you fail to complete your registration by the above mentioned deadline, your re-enrollment may be denied.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

You now can pay online for your child(ren)'s lunch account.

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This past Friday, our high school students took part in University Interscholastic League competitions at Blinn College. For all our students it was a wonderful and encouraging event. Thanks to all of our coaches and students who invested time and energy in preparing for our first ever HS U.I.L. competition. Here are some of the results:…read more...

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-AUSTIN IS NUMBER ONE!

Harmony Science Academy has the honor of being ranked the number one middle school in Central Texas! The ranking is based on a recent report from Children At Risk. Area schools were assessed based on college readiness, TAKS scores, attendance, and class size. Local ABC new affiliate KVUE visited our school to determine what puts HSA at the top. Please visit the link below to view the complete video. Thank you to all of our administrators, staff, and especially students for all your excellent work! read more...

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D.A.T.E. Grant
From the TEA web site
In May 2006, the 79th Legislature passed House Bill 1, which included the District Awards for Teacher Excellence, commonly referred to as D.A.T.E.
(revised) read more . . .

Ashley got accepted into Columbia University, located in New York City, NY. Columbia is ranked No.8 among the best colleges by the U.S. News and World Report. Columbia University has also offered Ashley a full scholarship to cover tuition and fees, books, room and board, and incidentals. Ashley intends to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering with a concentration in cell and tissue engineering.

“I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone at Harmony Science Academy that has helped me reach this achievement, my father and stepmother, and my class for motivating me through the years.”

Ashley N. Agbasoga

Harmony Science Academy Austin hosted its 8th annual science fair on Saturday, January 17th, 2010. Families and friends filled the cafeteria to show support for the many students who put forth great effort to make this year’s fair a success. The categories of competition were Physics, Chemistry, Life Science and Environmental/Engineering/Earth.
In each category, five middle school students and five high school students were awarded trophies by a panel of judges, who spent the morning reviewing and discussing the projects.
We are proud of everyone who participated and we are so grateful to the families and friends who came to support our students’ great work. Congratulations!
Click here to see TOP RATED Projects

Photo Album Link to view Science Fair Award Ceremony

Harmony Excels at Creativity

Highly qualified Teacher public reporting for 2009-2010 read more . . .