A segment of the May 13 television news show 60 Minutes included references to Harmony Public Schools (HPS) of Texas that may have left some inaccurate impressions. Please note the following facts about Harmony Public Schools, all of which were shared with 60 Minutes before the show was broadcast: Read more at Harmony Public Schools and 60 Minutes: Setting the Record Straight

Last Friday, our 3rd Annual HSA-Euless Talent Show was held. There were 19 acts, plus performances by the 6th grade Spanish class and Spanish II. The talent ranged from originial skits to a contortionist; from acoustic rock to traditional dance. All in all, it was a wonderful night for the students to exhibit their talents and feel appreciated for their efforts. There was a definite feeling of school spirit in the air as each student did their absolute best on stage and were cheered on by the audience. The grand prize winner was Leslie M. from 8th grade who won for her contortionist routine. Congratulations to all of our talented students.
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U.S. News has announced the best high schools of the nation. The 2012 edition includes data on almost 22,000 public schools, 500 of which received gold medals.

Harmony Science Academy High School - Houston is ranked #309 in the nation, making the school one of the Gold Medalists. Harmony Science Academy is also ranked 24th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy is 89 percent. The student body makeup is 44 percent male and 56 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 86 percent.

Harmony Science Academy Dallas is ranked #554 in the nation, enabling the school to receive a Silver Medal. Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is ranked 50th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is 62 percent. The student body makeup is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 88 percent.

Harmony Science Academy North Austin received a Bronze Medal. At Harmony Science, the student body makeup is 47 percent male and 53 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 89 percent.

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Last week, our music teacher and choir director Ms. Camp took the 7th grade and high school choir to the Sandy Lakes Amusement Park to compete in a choir competition. The students did an excellent job singing "Surfin' USA" and "One Day" and even took home a trophy. Congratulations to Ms. Camp and choir students! You sang beautifully!

On Monday HSA-Euless was named the 4th best school for at-risk middle school students in the greater Dallas area out of 328 schools by Children At Risk, a nonprofit organization that drives change for children through research, education and influencing public policy.


The winning schools were determined based on the availability of programs and support for students at-risk as well as overall achievement of students in this category.


In addition, our school ranked 15th in the state in the same category. Our school was honored at a press conference at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Dallas yesterday.

We are very proud of this accomplishment and will strive hard to make sure that all of our students are served well.

Harmony Public Schools has received BBB rating again by Standard & Poor's in a report dated March 16th 2012. The report stated that the outlook of the Harmony Public Schools is stable. BBB rating is the highest possible rating for a charter school operator to receive. Dr. Soner Tarim, the Superintendent of Harmony Public Schools, said: "In the midst of national and global financial instability, Harmony Public Schools System has demonstrated its ability to remain financially stable through fiscally sound organization and management. Renewing our BBB rating along with a stable outlook will enable us to save thousands of dollars which can then be used to further advance the efforts of our students, teachers, and staff members".

Why does Harmony recruit teachers from outside of the United States?

What ethical standards are in place at Harmony Public Schools?

• Recognize the basic dignities of all individuals with whom they interact in the performance of their duties;


• Represent accurately their academic and professional qualifications;


• Exercise due care to protect the mental and physical safety of students, colleagues, and subordinates;


• Understand and apply the knowledge and skills appropriate to assigned responsibilities;


• Keep in confidence legally confidential information they may obtain;


• Ensure that their actions, or those of another on their behalf, are not made with the specific intent of advancing private economic interests;


• Refrain from using their position or public property, or permitting another person to use an employee's position or public property, for partisan political or religious purposes; and,


• Avoid accepting anything of value offered by another for the purpose of influencing judgment.

Our PTO Spring Festival was held last Friday, April 13th at the campus. It featured a dunk tank where students got the chance to dunk their teachers and administrators, bounce houses, Book Fair open house, slime races, and more! An iPad 2 was raffled off and great food was served. We want to thank the PTO, student volunteers, and teachers who gave up their evening to make sure everyone had a great time!

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Leadership Summer Camp is a week-long camp for Harmony students. The purpose of the week is to have fun while building leadership and teambuilding skills. Activities include sports competitions, ropes course, assemblies, talent shows, free recreation, leadership talks and discussions, study nature, and much more!

This is a great opportunity for our students to build strong relationship, develop teamwork and leadership attributes, and have a great time! We strongly encourage and recommend to all of our students to attending Summer Leadership Camp.

Camp Cater YMCA (Girls) 26 May- 1 June
Greene Family Camp (Boys) 27 May-2 June
Camp fee $320 (Deadline May 15th)
Early bird $300 (Deadline April 30th)

For more information contact to Mr.Akincioglu

HSA-Euless held its third kindle drawing on Friday, April 13th. The following students were the lucky winners:

KG-5
Joyce F. (3A)
Graciela S. (2B)
Nile P. (2A)

6th-8th
Lina S. (7C)
Andrew M. (8B)
Joshua V. (7B)

Joyce F. and Lina S. are now the proud owners of a Kindle. Our next Kindle drawing will be held in May.

Harmony Science Academy Euless high school visited 2012 National College Fair on Monday April 9th in Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. There were around 250 colleges from all over the US and also from other part of the world. Our students got valuable information from the college representatives.

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Harmony Science Academy Euless campus took a trip to UNT Dallas Campus on Tuesday April 3rd. Our 8th graders had a chance to learn about admissions, campus life, and new areas of interest they never knew about. After the Information session UNT admission officer took us for the campus tour. It was a good chance for our students to experience a college life for a day.
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Our 3rd annual Elementary Science Fair was held on Friday, March 30th. Each year, Kindergarten through3rd grade teachers show their students how to successfully conduct an experiment following the scientific method, and then ask the students to put what they have learned into action. Each student is required to choose a topic, ask a question, form a hypothesis, and then conduct an experiment to find out if their hypothesis was correct. Students then collect all the data and place on a tri-fold board to show off their work and amazing creative abilities.

This year, the projects the students produced were amazing. It was obvious that many spent the full 2 months collecting data and working on their presentation. The judging was done by elite high school science students. They choose their favorite projects by looking at the tri-fold board and asking many questions to the students.

The top winner in each grade level was awarded with a 1st place trophy. The 2nd and 3rd place winners in each grade level were awarded with a silver or bronze medal. These students did outstanding work, and should be well prepared when they are ready to compete in the 4th-10th grade Science Fair.

Thank you to all the students, judges, and parents for their hard work.

Congratulations to all the winners!
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Have your students been begging for your extra pennies? Dollars and other coins to sabotage their competition? Well, it all went to a very good cause. Thanks to the hard work of our high school students, including the founders of the Open Arms Coalition (an organization created by Haneen M. and Janay W.), and a very competitive school, a donation of $1300.00 was made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas. The money will be used to grant the wishes of children with terminal illnesses. Great job high schoolers and ladies -- you show the world that HSA has heart!
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HSA Euless is organizing an international Trip to Turkey, Canada and Mexico. The trip will be a cultural, social, and entertaining experience for the Harmony family. Join us in this rewarding.

Summer Break Parent Trips (June 2012)
COST for Turkey trip: $700 + international flight ticket
Cost for Mexico & Canada trips: $1,000 + international flight ticket
Application & Deposit Deadline: April 30, 2012

Summer Study Abroad (June 2012)
For Students 8th grade and up. A Month Long Language, Culture & History
Cost is only $1950
Application & Deposit Deadline: April 23, 2012

Harmony Science Academy –Euless held its second Kindle drawing on March 8, 2012. After much anticipation and excitement the following names were announced as the lucky winners:

K-5th
Haide A. (2B)
Ishan G.(3A)
Zainab K. (4B)

6th-8th
Bassam T. (6C)
Dianna (Monica) P. (6B)
Zain-Ul Abideen M. (8B)

Haide and Bassam are now the proud owners of a Kindle Touch!
Congratulations to the winners! Keep reading and it could be you next month!

"Can you build a rocket out of a pop bottle that can hit a target 150 feet away?"

Pre Registration: March 21 and 22 in the front lobby.

NO REGISTRATION ON COMPETITION DAY

We are extremely pleased to announce that Harmony Science Academy - Euless is expanding for the 2012-2013 school year.

We will be expanding by 24,000 sq. feet in the location of Empire Gymnastics.
The new section of our school will be for elementary students Kinder - 3rd grade.
The current section will be for the 4th - 11th grade.

Below is the list of how many classes per grade we will be having next year.

Kinder and 1st = 4 classes per grade

2nd and 3rd = 3 classes per grade

4th - 8th = 4 classes per grade

9th grade = 3 classes

10th and 11th grade = 1 class per grade

Harmony Science Academy – Euless is sharing this information about the district and your child's campus with you as part of its obligations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).

NCLB Report Cards for the state as a whole, all school districts and charter schools, and all campuses are also available on the Texas Education Agency's NCLB web site.

Report cards are attached to the Wednesday Mail. Also you may get them from our front office.

Information on these report cards includes:
Assessment results for the LEA and campuses in the aggregate and disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency, and economically disadvantaged showing two-year trend data (across the most recent previous two school years) for each subject and grade tested.

*** NCLB 2011 District Report

*** NCLB 2011 Campus Report

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On February 6, 2012, Harmony Science Academy- Euless held its first Kindle drawing! Mr. Hoffman, Social Studies Teacher and Announcer, did a great job of getting all the students excited while holding them in suspense as he drew six names.

The following students were the lucky winners for this month:

Samuel K. (5B)
Felicia U.(5A)
Joyce C.(1A)
Rishik P.(6A)
Ruth L.(8C)
Betsy P.(8C)

Samuel K. and Rishik P. became the proud owners of a brand new Kindle Touch!

Keep reading and it could be you next month!

Last Saturday our HSA-Euless Math Counts Team had a competition at Harmony School of Nature and Athletics. The competition was among the Dallas and Fort Worth Harmony Schools. We had two students win individual awards.

Rishik P. placed 2nd and Sharon P. placed 3rd. Our Math Counts team came in 3rd place.

Congratulations Tigers!!

Above is just one example of the wonderful posters created by our students promoting safety in the drop-off and pick-up line. We are impressed by our very talented students!

Thank you PTO for giving them this chance to shine.

Last Friday, Southlake Assistant City Manager Ben Thatcher presented a Visual Explorer activity to our CRLP group in order to teach strategic thinking and planning. Students chose one picture to represent their goal and another to represent how they would achieve their goal.

We thank Mr. Thatcher for his time and valuable knowledge that he was willing to share with our students!

After more than 15 rounds of competition, the 2012 HSA-Euless Middle School Spelling Bee was 8th grader Sharon P., followed by 6th graders Sumitra P. and Joel F. in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Sharon will advance to the Area 16 Spelling Bee at Trinity Valley School - Fort Worth in February. We are very proud of how hard our students worked. Congratulations S-H-A-R-O-N!

This past weekend, the HSA Science Olympiad Team attended the Westview Invitational Tournament in Austin. Team members Jennifer M. and Prawal S. took home a 4th place medal for Disease Detectives. Prawal S. and Jose S. earned a 3rd place medal for Compute This. Congratulations to all our team members and teachers on their outstanding effort! Our team is looking forward to the Regional Event which takes place in Stephenville, TX on February 25th.
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Twenty-seven students in 3rd through 5th grade competed to become the first ever HSA-Euless Elementary Spelling Bee champion. Laya K. took first place with Joyce F., Raisa M., Zainab K., and Nathan G. taking 2nd through 5th place respectively. We were very impressed with the effort that each student made to be prepared for the bee. Laya will represent HSA-Euless at the upcoming Area 16 Spelling Bee at Trinity Valley School in February. Go L-A-Y-A!
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Special Issue 2011

As Harmony Public Schools, we decided to share the most important highlights of 2011 with our Harmony community. You can also treat this Newsletter as end-of-year report.

Once you go through these highlights of 2011, you will witness what our students, parents and staff have accomplished within a year at Harmony Public Schools. read more . . .

HSA-Euless held four different award ceremonies for students to celebrate their achievements during the first semester. Students received certificates in various categories including A Honor Roll, A/B Honor Roll, Outstanding Citizenship, and many others. We are very proud of all of our students. Thank you for working so hard last semester!

Each month a drawing will take place for students in grades K-5th and 6-8th to win a Kindle Touch or a gift card to a book store, by participating in the AR program.

In order to be eligible for the drawing, students need to select a book that is on their reading level (verified by their English Teacher) and pass the AR quiz with 85% or higher.

There is no limit to the amount of books that can be read or quizzes a student can take. Please understand that once a student wins the first place prize (Kindle) they are no longer eligible to win another Kindle, but they can still win the 2nd ($30 gift card) or 3rd place prize ($20 gift card).

Our first drawing will be on February 3rd.

Good Luck and have fun reading!

Crows, a hungry wolf, a lazy grasshopper and more filled the HSA gym on December 12 and December 13 as the second and third grades presented An Aesop Adventure by Christy Cary Miller & Sally Raymond. Cameras whirred and videotape rolled while proud parents recorded their child's performance. Students in Ms. Camp's music classes have rehearsed the musical all semester - an effort which included songs such as "The Lazy Bug Blues" and "Nobody Believes a Liar;" choreography, dramatic roles, costuming and makeup. The students did a wonderful job and the large crowds which attended each night were suitably impressed! Congratulations to all student performers for their hard work, and a big thank you to the parents for supporting your child's music education!

Attached you will find a copy of the State of Texas 2010-2011 School Report Card for Harmony Science Academy - Euless.

This is a report required by the Texas Legislature and prepared by the Texas Education Agency. It is to be sent to the parent or guardian of every child enrolled in the public schools.

The report provides information concerning student performance as well as information concerning expenditures, average class size, and student/teacher ratios. read more . . .

The 3rd Annual Harmony Science Academy - Euless Science and Engineering Fair was held this past weekend at the school. The students were able to present their projects, displays, and research papers to a panel of judges. Twenty-two awards were given from the three divisions and also included a special award from the American Physiological Society. The judges said that they were impressed with the projects this year and, especially, with the ability of the students to present their projects in a clear and concise manner. Thank you students and judges for all of their hard work!
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The HSA-Euless Band, Choir, and Song & Dance Troop performed a Patriotic Spectacular at 6:30 pm on Friday, December 2nd at the school. The program included a set of songs that honored America. Thank you so much students for all of your hard work, and thank you to Ms. Camp for putting together another wonderful event for our school!
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HSA-Euless Students visited DFW Airport to greet members of the military as they were returning from duty overseas. The students waved American flags, gave high fives, and made the soldiers feel special as they were coming through the terminal. All of the students were very excited to see the service members returning home and having the opportunity to welcome them home. Thank you to everyone who serves!
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The Harmony Science Academy PTO proudly presented the school with a check for $2800 to support growth and development of the school Library. The funds were raised as part of the annual Family Fall Festival held in October. A special thanks to all the families that came out and supported the festival and to all the volunteers and school faculty that made the event a success. We look forward to the Spring Festival and continuing to support the community and family that is Harmony Science Academy.

On Friday, December 2nd our high school students attended the first ever Fort Worth Harmony Cluster College Fair. Over 20 colleges were in attendance and the students enjoyed meeting college representatives. Hopefully, this experience and others at HSA-Euless will prepare our students for a bright future!
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Representative Kelly Hancock visited our school on Friday, November 18th. He sat down and spoke with three students who attended the PREP STEM program at SMU this summer. After that, Representative Hancock toured the school and visited a few classrooms. Finally, he spoke to the 9th and 10th graders about the different facets of government, how important it is to be involved in your community, and to follow your passion. Thank you for visiting our school!
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Today Hurst Mayor Richard Ward and City Manager Allan Weegar met with our principal, Murat Tunca, and other administrators at Hurst City Hall. We were able to tell Mayor Ward and City Manager Weegar a lot about our school and our students. We thank them for their hospitality!

Ben Thatcher, Assistant City Manager of Southlake, visited with Mr. Tunca and other administrators at the city hall of Southlake. During the meeting, we discussed all of the great things that are going on our campus and also learned more about Southlake. It was a very nice visit. We thank Mr. Thatcher for his hospitality!

This weekend, twenty four CRLP students visited the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. The trip included a tour of the campus, a question and answer session with a representative of the school, lunch on campus, and a trip to the college bookstore. On the way home, students were welcomed by the HSA-Austin North campus and its principal, Mr. Altindag, who answered questions about the school. All in all, our students really enjoyed being "Longhorns" for a day and learning all about the educational opportunities that the school provides.
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On October 28, HSA-Euless hosted a Community Service luncheon in honor of those who selflessly serve our community. Guests included Euless City Manager Gary McKamie and Assistant City Manager Loretta Getchell as well as Kiwanis Secretary Tricia Raich. The program included a poem read by sophomore Miatta Morgan, an update of the recent CPR project by CPR Director Wes Higdon, and an informational speech about the United Way of Tarrant County by Director Faye Beaulieu. It was a wonderful time of thanks and fellowship. Thank you for all who were able to attend!

HSA Euless CRLP high school students had a college trip over the weekend to Houston. They visited Rice University and North American College on Saturday, November 5th. They were presented information about school admission procedures and scholarship opportunities by Rice and North American College admissions office. Also they took a campus tour. It was an inspiring and fun trip for our students.
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Harmony Science Academy - EULESS was recently notified by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) that our campus had been awarded 8 Gold Performance Acknowledgements (GPA) for academic achievement during the 2010-2011 school year.


The TEA Gold Performance Acknowledgements recognize districts and campuses for high academic performance on various indicators.


As a whole, our campus earned GPAs in every category including:

Commended Reading/English Language Arts (ELA)
Commended Writing
Commended Social Studies
Commended Mathematics
Commended Science
Comparable Improvement in Math
Comparable Improvement in Reading
Attendance

We would like to thank to our extraordinary faculty, awesome students and valuable parents for this amazing success.

Also you may find our campus' 2011 ACCOUNTABILITY DATA TABLES here and AEIS report here.

In addition GPA 2011 manual can be reached here.

Twenty-five students from the Harmony Science Academy - Euless campus participated in the Community Powered Revitalization Project in Euless and volunteered with the 6Stones Missions network. The students were able to give back to the community by supporting the volunteers who refurbished eight houses in the Euless area through help with clean up as well as serving in the 6Stones community garden. Thank you students for all of your hard work!

Please CLICK HERE to fully read the Press Release.
Reference to U.S. Department of Education.

Harmony Public Schools have released 2011 College Acceptance Report and 2011 SAT Report.

The reports clearly prove that Harmony Public Schools continue to provide high-quality education to Texas children. As Harmony Public Schools, we will strive to take this success to the new levels.

To take a close look at the reports, please click on the names of the reports above.

HSA Euless is rated exemplary again for 2010-2011 education year. We would like to congratulate all parents, students and teachers for a great job done.

From Superintendent Dr. Soner Tarim To the Harmony Public Schools Community: A disappointing article on charter schools in this week's New York Times attempts to put Harmony Public Schools in Texas in a context that is not accurate, necessitating this brief response. Many of us at Harmony Schools cooperated extensively with the Times on this story over the last several months, providing documents, interviews, tours and dozens of detailed responses to specific questions in good faith. But, as sometimes happens, the end result was not entirely what we had hoped. See the rest of Dr. Soner Tarim's response here: http://harmonytx.org/news/122/letter-to-stakeholders-on-ny-times-article/

It is the policy of the Harmony Science Academy Charter School to locate and identify any child who contacts or enrolls in the Charter School who may have a disability and be in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of the disability, in accordance with its procedures as reflected in the CHILD FIND legal framework of the Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process, located at: http://framework.esc18.net/. read more...