Wildcats and Families,

I hope that you and your family have enjoyed a wonderful summer. I hope that you were able to spend quality time with your family and loved ones.

The purpose of this newsletter is to provide information to families about the return to school. Please take a few minutes to review the newsletter. Pay special attention to the dates and the information about attendance, schedules, and orientation.

As we begin the school year, please encourage your student to become connected to the many different clubs, activities, and classes that can help prepare them for an outstanding career.

Please let me know if we can do anything to support your student. Thank you, in advance, for an outstanding beginning to the school year.

Thanks,

Paul Griep
Principal

Students and parents may come to Har-Ber High School on the dates listed below to pick up a Chromebook/charger, a copy of the schedule, and take a self-guided tour of the building. Students may also purchase a parking pass. Our PTSO will be selling Har-Ber gear. Below is a suggested schedule.

Students will pick up their schedule in the Rotunda. Chromebooks will be distributed in the Cafeteria.

August 10 - 10th Graders

• Suggested Pickup Times:

• A-G (Last Name) - 9:00-10:30

• H-O - 10:30-12:00

• P-Z - 1:00 -3:30

August 11 - 11th Graders

• Suggested Pickup Times:

• A-G (Last Name) - 9:00-10:30

• H-O - 10:30-12:00

• P-Z - 1:00 -3:30

August 12 - 12th Graders

• Suggested Pickup Times:

• A-G (Last Name) - 9:00-10:30

• H-O - 10:30-12:00

• P-Z - 1:00 -3:30

When students pick up their schedule, we are happy to address mistakes in the schedule (i.e missing a class needed for graduation, etc.). Our Counselors will be available. Please note that our master schedule is built based on student requests. Therefore, it is difficult to change a schedule because a student changes his/her mind about a class, they don’t have lunch with a friend, etc. .

Over the past two years, students have been able to eat free lunch and breakfast without the requirement to be approved for the discounted rate. This benefit was provided by the federal/state government, however it will not continue into the 2022-23 school year. The deadline to complete the application is September 26.

With that being said, it is important for families that are eligible for free/reduced meals to complete the short online application. It is linked below.

https://www.schoolcafe.com/

If you need assistance with the application, please contact our school. We are happy to help. Or, if you prefer a paper application, they are available in the office.

Students at Har-Ber High School are required to follow the attendance policy outlined by the Springdale School District. Please take a few minutes to review the attendance policy and to regularly check your student’s attendance into HAC. Students that have excessive absences will lose credit (even if passing a course). A summary of this policy is below.

Excessive Absences:

• Nine (9) or more absences in a semester will be considered excessive.

• Students who accumulate more than eight (8) absences in a class for the semester will not be eligible for credit in that class.

• Denial of credit may affect promotion and/or graduation of the individual student.

The following classification of absences will not count toward the eight (8) day limit in which credit for the course or promotion will be denied.

• Campus Activity: School sponsored field trips, assemblies, contests, or any other school activity as determined by the building principal.

• Medical: Student absences due to the directive of the student’s medical doctor/dental appointments. Doctor/Dental appointments must indicate the day and time the student was seen in the doctor/dental office. Appropriate documentation from doctor/dental office

must be submitted to the attendance office.

• Military: Student absences due to military deployment on leave from active duty of a parent or legal guardian.

• Legal: Student absences due to court or legal appointments. Court/legal appointments must indicate the day and time the student was seen at court or at the attorney’s office. Appropriate documentation from the court/legal office must be submitted to the attendance office.