Harding Newsletter

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Harding High School will be without any power for the summer, due to mechanical updates. Some staff that work year-round will be located in the HUB Center part of the building. This entrance is on the northwest end of the building, 1526 Sixth Street E. There will be NO entry into the building through the main entrance on Third Street during the summer.

If student transcripts, records or diplomas are needed, please email Lisa Benjamin at Lisa.Benjamin@spps.org. If Lisa is not available, please call the district office at 651-632-3764.

Session 1 In person or Online

June 24- July 25 8:45- 2:45

Monday-Friday (No School July 4)

In person at:

Johnson High School for Grade 9 and ELL

or

Como High School for Grade 10, 11 and 12

Transportation will be provided if attending In Person Session 1. Students should be checking home mail and school email for bus pick up and drop off information.

Session 2 Only Online

July 29-August 14

Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12

Only students who have shown progress during Session 1 will be invited to participate in Session 2.

Harding Counselors signed up students for summer school. Communication and information about enrollment and transportation will be arriving at your home via Email, US Mail or phone call if your student is signed up for summer school. If you have questions, please contact your student's counselor.

Dear Saint Paul Public Schools Families,

We are proud to announce an updated way for families to sign up for and pay for SPPS athletics and activities.

On Monday, June 2nd, high school students can now register for athletics using Arbiter. All families will need to create a new account. The link for SPPS is:

https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/st-paul-public-school-district

If you have any questions, please reach out to your school’s Athletic Director otto.kraus@spps.org or Principal anthony.chlebecek@spps.org.

Thank you for supporting your child and Saint Paul Public Schools.

Fall sports registration opens on June 2nd!

All registrations are complete online. The registration website can be accessed here or scan the QR code below.

If you have any questions or need help, please stop by the Athletic Office - Rm 1126 or email Athletic Director Otto Kraus: otto.kraus@spps.org.

It is a new online registration system, so all families will need to create a new account before you can register for a sport. See the information above on how to create a new account.

Be sure you have an up-to-date sports physical on file or submit one with your online registration.

Fall Sports and Coach Contact Information

Football - Tim Daniels - timothy.daniels@spps.org

Girls’ Swimming - TBD

Girls’ Tennis - Michelle Zeng - michelle.zeng@spps.org

Boys’ & Girls’ Cross Country - Anna-Marie Allen - amlallen400@gmail.com

Girls’ Volleyball - Jamie Anderson - jamie.anderson@ci.stpaul.mn.us

Girls’ Soccer - Jerome Utecht - jerome.utecht@spps.org

Cheerleading - Wendy Williams - wendy.williams@spps.org

All fall sports begin on August 11th!

Sign up soon so you don’t miss important information about summer practice sessions and so you are ready at start of the season!

Congratulations to the Street Law students listed below who were selected by a team of attorneys and judges as winners of the 2025 Law Day contest. They submitted either an essay or artwork in response to the following prompt:

"The U.S. Constitution establishes relationships between the federal government and the states, between the branches of government themselves, and between the government and the people it governs. All of us have individual and shared rights and responsibilities within this system that are designed to bring us together as a united nation. We all have a role to play in striving for the common good, serving our communities, and using advocacy and civic engagement to address the issues that are important to us. Simply put, we are all in this together. How can we bridge differences and find common ground on the issues we face? What are some of the ways you could engage with your government and members of your community to bring people together?"

They and their families were invited to an Award Ceremony on May 22nd at the MN Court of Appeals in Saint Paul, presided over by the Chief Judge of the MN Court of Appeals.

ESSAY

Yareldy Sanchez Biviano- 11th grade- 2nd Place Winner

Alyssa Yang- 9th grade- Honorable Mention

ARTWORK

Iiayanna Yang, 11th grade- 1st Place Winner

Alina Yang-9th grade- 2nd Place Winner

Dexter Paasch-11th grade- 3rd Place Winner

Cassandra Thao-11th grade- Honorable Mention

Ethan Thao (11), Julio Lemus (10), Kpaw Sue (11)- Honorable Mention

We want to share some exciting news! Our new Wilder East Clinic opens May 1, 2025 on the East Side of St. Paul. This additional location will proudly provide compassionate, comprehensive care for you, your little ones, and your teens. We hope you'll come visit us at 445 Etna Street.

• Mental health services for the whole family
• Culturally responsive, multilingual care
• A wide network of social support services
• Affordable care options tailored to you
• Parent education and family support groups
• New Metro Gold Line stop at Etna Street station

Not to late...Yearbooks $55.00 Cash pick up or buy in room 1242

Extra 50 books have been purchased

Picture Day for the 2025-2026 School Year

• Picture Day will be September 29th 2025

• Miss or Make up picture day is November 4th

• Retakes of student photos are ONLY for students who have ordered photos

• Students will not get retakes of photos if the do not like their picture and have not preordered photos

Over the summer, yearbook is looking to have you take your students senior picture for the yearbook

You should share the following information with whomever takes your photo for the yearbook:

• The yearbooks will only accept portrait style shots only (Google senior portraits, for example, if needed).

• No landscape style images accepted

• Images Minimum 2.5 horizontally X 3.5 Vertically

• Image resolution: 300 dpi.

• JPEG file ONLY (NO PNG, HECI, or Tiff's)

• Portraits need to be chest up

• No full body portraits excepted

• The Senior is the ONLY one in the image.

• Seniors' faces must be a full-faced shot (no side or partial profile).

• Must be able to see BOTH eyes

• Hijabs are allowed and acceptable

• Traditional cultural headwear is allowed (ie: Rooster's Comb Hat, Headdresses, Warbonnets, Turban, tudungs, and Kufi)

• No stocking caps, baseball hats or headbands, bandanas, sports bands or sweat bands

• No sunglasses

• No props

• No hands near the face

• No snapchat filters or other filters added to the image.

• No selfies

• No friends, children, significant others in the photo

• No candid pictures; pictures taken in the Harding school hallways or in the bathroom

• Must be a NEWER picture (taken over the summer to present)

For more information please read the Senior Letter or contact Teresa Holmes

Email with questions: teresa.holmes@spps.org

Phone: 651-744-3203

Room: 1242

Students have access to books and audiobooks all year long on their iPads through the Libby and MackinVia apps. Also check out the events available at the public library at https://sppl.org/summer-break/.

The Harding office phone number is 651-793-4700. School office hours are 8:00-3:30. If you need to reach a teacher or staff member directly, please contact them through email.

All staff email addresses are: firstname.lastname@spps.org and can be found on Harding’s online staff directory.

Please remember to email our Attendance Clerk at Gertraud.Kussmaul@spps.org or call the attendance hotline each day your student is absent from school. If your child is absent from school, it is necessary for a parent/guardian to call the Attendance Hotline at 651-744-3063. Please leave the following information:

-Student name

-Student number

-Day and date(s) of absences

-Reason for the absence

If you need to pick up your student early, before the end of the school day, please call the office at least 2 hours in advance of the departure time.

Shanie Xiong (A-Ha) shanie.xiong@spps.org or 651-744-1428

Teresa Savage (Hb-K & P-S) teresa.savage@spps.org or 651-744-3506

Marianna Sullivan (L-O) marianna.sullivan@spps.org or 651-744-1907

Mana Vue (T-V) mana.vue@spps.org or 651-744-3152

James Lo (W-Z) james.lo@spps.org or 651-744-3664

Dan Kennedy (American Indian Counselor) daniel.kennedy@spps.org or 651-744-1160

Jamie Shady (CCC) james.shady@spps.org or 651-744-3599

Katie Kovacovich (CCC) kkovacovich.ach@spps.org or 651-744-3599

Lisa Mills (Counseling Clerk) lisa.mills@spps.org or 651-744-3067

Anthony Chlebecek, Principal anthony.chlebecek@spps.org

Evelyn Nordquist, Assistant Principal (9th Grade) Evelyn.Nordquist@spps.org

Craig Guidry, Assistant Principal (10th Grade) Craig.Guidry@spps.org

Xong Moua, Assistant Principal (11th Grade) Xong.Moua@spps.org

Jayson Spence, Assistant Principal (12th Grade) Jayson.Spence@spps.org

Kelly Brown, Behavioral Intervention Specialist (9th Grade) kelly.brown@spps.org

Phoenix Cobb, Behavioral Intervention Specialist (10th Grade) phoenix.cobb@spps.org

Essa Adam, Behavioral Intervention Specialist (11th grade) essa.adam@spps.org

Steve Solaja, Behavioral Intervention Specialist (12th Grade) stephan.solaja@spps.org