Harbison Herald

Mark your calendars!

November 19th

Magnet & Choice Fair from 5:30pm-7pm (all schools/grades 4K-12)

at Center for the Arts at Irmo High School

January 14th

Magnet & Choice Fair from 5pm-6:30pm (all schools/grades 4K-12)

at The Center for Advanced Technical Studies

Visit www.lexrich5.org/choice for more information.

We want you to join our SIC! Our next meeting is November 19th at 8am. Please email Mrs. Locklair at jlocklair@lexrich5.org for the meeting link. Be a voice for our students, families & school community.

November 16-20

HWES Book Fair

American Education Week

November 17

iReady Inform Reading (K-5th grades)

Pajama Palooza 5:30pm (RSVP event)

November 18

PTO Meeting at 8am

November 19

All Pro Dad event at 7:15am (RSVP event)

D5 Magnet & Choice Fair at Irmo High School from 5:30pm-7:00pm

November 20

Interims Go Home

November 25-27

Thanksgiving Break - All schools & offices CLOSED

Mark your calendar for our upcoming iReady Inform testing for K-5th graders. Please make sure your student arrives on time.

November 17th - Reading

December 1st - Math

The HWES Book Fair will take place November 16th - 20th. On Tuesday, November 17th the book fair will be open during the Pajama Palooza event for family night. Parents can set up an e-wallet before the fair so students can shop cash free. Use this link to learn more about the fair and to set up your student's e-wallet - https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/harbisonwestelemschool

Join us for our December All Pro Dad event on Thursday, December 10th. This event is open to all dads, uncles, grandfathers & even moms! A light breakfast will be served.

Please RSVP by 11:59pm on Thursday, November 19th if you plan to attend - https://bit.ly/48dCvMv

All schools and offices will be closed November 25th - 27th for Thanksgiving break. Students and staff return on Monday, November 30th.

Our Hero Student Council is hosting a food drive from November 9th -20th.

Check out their flyer above!

Most needed items:

• Canned foods
• Whole Grains
• Fruit
• Soup
• Applesauce
• Peanut butter
• Tea
• Juice

Let's celebrate American Education Week with some spirit days!

November 16 - Wear school colors or HWES gear

November 17 - Wear pajamas

November 18 - Teachers dress like students & students dress like teachers

November 19 - Wear matching outfits with friend(s), teacher or staff

November 20 - Wear USC Gamecocks, Clemson Tigers or other college gear

Our magnet students are invited to participate in the Magnet Schools of America Poster contest. Interested students can submit an entry to Mrs. Wahrmund by December 14th. One school winner will be selected to represent the district level and the district winner will participate nationally. Visit this link for more information - https://magnet.edu/awards/student-poster-contest-2#1787069232608-a0e957d5-6b53

Basketball Club registration is open for 4th & 5th grade students. Permission slips were sent home last week with students. Cost is $15 per student (includes t-shirt) and deadline to register is November 19th. Payment will be made through RYCOR/Student Quick Pay after student selection. Students will be notified by November 24th.

4th Grade meets on Mondays until 3:45pm on:

December 7th & 14th

January 11th & 25th

February 1st, 8th & 18th

5th Grade meets on Thursdays until 3:45pm on:

December 3rd & 10th

January 7th, 14th & 21st

February 4th & 18th

*Please note this is different from the ICRC Bridge Basketball team. This club DOES NOT play at Seven Oaks. Students are able to sign up for both the afterschool club AND the bridge team at ICRC as they do not overlap.

If you would like your work to be in HWES’s very first literary magazine, The Hero’s Quill, read on!

How to Submit

• Writers: Type your writing on a Google Doc and email it to jmwahrmu@lexrich5.org.

• Artists & Photographers: Have your teacher place your work in Mrs. Wahrmund’s mailbox.

• Submission Limit: You may submit up to 3 works.

• Submission Form: Fill out the submission form online at https://forms.gle/BL8WHbNZvPhVwW3N7 and submit it along with your work. You can also email jmwahrmu@lexrich5.org to ask for the form.

Important Details & Guidelines

• Due Date: Tuesday, November 24 (the day before Thanksgiving break).

• Cover Eligibility: If you would like your artwork to be eligible for the cover, you must incorporate writing in some way, whether through photography or art. Bonus points if you include a hedgehog!

• Questions? If you have any questions, email jmwahrmu@lexrich5.org.

Do you pick your student up in our afternoon carline and wish you could be at the front of line? We are selling FAST PASS raffle tickets for a $1/ticket with no limit on amount purchased for each month. Every month beginning in October we will choose 6 winners to receive a "fast pass" to the front of the line for a month. To be eligible to win, you must a purchase ticket(s) for the current month's drawing. Tickets will be available in the car line and front office. Cash or check payable to HWES accepted.

Celebrate your hero's birthday with a message on our digital sign. Fill out the google form to reserve your spot.

• 🎈 Cost: $25 per birthday message
• 🎉Each message will say "Happy Birthday {name}"
• 📅 Messages displayed by noon on Monday through Sunday for week selected
• ⭐ Only 4 birthday message spots are available each week, so be sure to reserve early!
• 🗓️ Birthday messages will begin the week of October 5th
• 💰Payment MUST be received by the 1st day of the month in which the message will be displayed.
• 📢Requests are processed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once a week is full, it will be removed from the google form. If the week fills up before it is removed, you will receive notification.

TRI-DISTRICT ARTS CONSORTIUM

Nominations for Tri-DAC 2027

CONTACT:

Donna Wilson

Tri-District Arts Consortium

Richland School District Two

124 Risdon Way

Columbia, SC 29223

Email: director.tridac@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COLUMBIA--- Nominations are now being accepted for the 2027 Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Program. Middle school students who attend the public schools of Lexington One, Lexington Richland Five and Richland Two are eligible to attend. In addition, students residing in one of the three districts who are home-schooled or attend a state-supported charter school are also eligible to participate. This year Tri-DAC celebrates its 41st anniversary of providing students an outstanding and concentrated study in the arts.

The program is designed for artistically gifted and talented students who are currently in fifth through eighth grades. Students may audition in creative writing, dance, music (band, strings and vocal), theatre or visual art. The Summer Program will be hosted by the Palmetto Center for the Arts on the campus of Richland Northeast High School in Richland School District Two. The program will be held Monday through Friday, June 7 through June 25, 2027 from 9:00am until 3:15pm each day. Accepted students must commit to attending the entire three weeks of the program.

Arts teachers, language arts teachers, administrators and parents may nominate students. Nomination forms for all art areas, along with general information about the Tri-District Arts Consortium are available online in each school district and on our website at www.tridac.org.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, December 4, 2026. Applications will be sent to each student nominated. To nominate a student, fill out this Nomination Form.

Auditions for Creative Writing, Strings, Theatre and Visual Art students will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2027 at Richland Northeast High School. Auditions for the areas of Band, Dance, Vocal and Visual Art students will be held Saturday, March 6, 2027 at Richland Northeast High School. There will be no make-up auditions.

For more information, see our Landing Page. You can also contact Shirley Cope at sfcope@lexrich5.org or (803) 476-8129.

Join us for our next PTO meeting on Wednesday, November 18th at 8am. If you are signed up for PTO emails, you will receive a virtual link.

Attention 3rd, 4th & 5th grade parents, please mark your calendars for our state testing dates in May.

Did you know that Afternoon Safari is held here at Harbison West afterschool each day? The program operates each day afterschool until 6pm.

Benefits of attending Afternoon Safari:

• No bus ride to daycare for your student. It operates on the Harbison West Elementary campus.
• Snacks provided each day.
• Discounted rates for those who qualify
• Operates on early release days.

Download the registration packet today to sign up or pick one up in the front office! Completed forms must be dropped off at Seven Oaks Park located at 200 Leisure Lane, Columbia, SC.

Website: www.lexrich5.org/hwes
Location: 257 Crossbow Drive, Columbia, SC, USA

Phone: (803)476-3800
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