Harmony Newsletter

The main office summer hours are 9 AM to 2 PM. This means we will be answering the phone and "manning" the front entrance. Please stop by and say hello.

Outside those hours, an efficient way to reach us is through our website or through these 12-month staff members:

Principal: Eric Stewart (eric.stewart@lcps.org)

Assistant Principals: Kristen Hepner (Kristen.hepner@lcps.org) and Eric McGrady (eric.mcgrady@lcps.org) and Valarie DiCarlo (valarie.dicarlo@lcps.org)

Registrar: Jennifer Pelton (jennifer.pelton@lcps.org)

Financial Technician: Amy Duellman (amy.m.duellman@lcps.org)

Website: LINK

School Supplies: LINK

Sixth Grade Information: LINK

Aug 10 – Teachers First Day Back

Aug 12 – Harmony’s Open House (set up lockers) and Meet the Teachers events (both from 1:30 to 4:30).

Aug 17 – Students' First Day of School

Aug 19 - Dean Talks Begin in Resource

Sept 2 - Fall Pictures (details in future newsletters)

Sept 4 - Student Holiday

Sept 7 - Holiday

Sept 8 - 8th Grade "Special Programs" Assembly (reviews high school options)

Oct 12 - Holiday

Oct 15 - Picture Retakes

Oct 28 - End of Quarter

Contact names for questions are below:

• School Security Officer, (SSO), Josh Stillwell (joshua.stillwell@lcps.org)
• Dean and School Safety Contact, Justin Dailey (justin.dailey@lcps.org)
• Principal, Eric Stewart (eric.stewart@lcps.org)
• School Resource Office (SRO), Loudoun County Deputy Chris Salter (christopher.salter@loudoun.gov)
• School Phone is 540-751-2500 (then dial zero to reach the main office)

Open House / Back to School Night

Aug 12 – Harmony’s Open House (set up lockers) and Meet the Teachers events (both from 1:30 to 4:30).

Due to size and similar but later schedule at Woodgrove HS, we ask you follow this schedule:

1:30 to 2:30 (Last name starts with A to G)

2:30 to 3:30 (Last name starts with H to O)

3:30 to 4:30 (Last name starts with P to Z)

(We will close at 4:30 and this will allow parents with WHS students to head over there to meet their teachers)

This summer we are having school tours each Tuesday from June 30 to July 28, on the hour from 10 AM to 1 PM.

These are geared for rising 6th graders but could be for any grade and especially news students to Harmony. Please use the sign-up form below so we know how many to expect:

TOUR SIGN UP FORM

Pins are still available for Honor Roll from the fourth quarter last year. Just come in to school during summer hours to pick one up. Thanks and congratulations on making the "All A" or "All A and B" Honor Rolls.

The first Awards assemblies for Q1 THIS YEAR will be in November.

This fall, our deans will speak with each Resource class about school rules and expectations. This will take place between August 19 and August 26 and will include our three behavior themes of: honor and respect others, model responsibility, and to show safety. Sub topics include appropriate language, bus behavior, cafeteria expectations, locker area behavior, and how to report bullying.

Separate, but connected to their presentations will be a new LCPS presentation on Title IX: Educating the Future: Student Bystander Training.

THANK YOU to Dr. Tari of Northern Virginia Orthodontics and their $1,000 support of Harmony's student agenda sponsorship! (and thank you 7th grade dean, Mr. Jeff Jacobson, for setting this up)

This annual contribution is very much appreciated!!

The LCPS Title IX Office has set up opportunities to preview the Title IX Bystander Training video. They will be offering four virtual parent viewing sessions. The available dates and times are:

• Monday, July 20, 2026, from 3:00–3:30 p.m.
• Monday, July 20, 2026, from 4:00–4:30 p.m.
• Monday, July 27, 2026, from 12:00–12:30 p.m.
• Monday, July 27, 2026, from 12:30–1:00 p.m.

If you are interested in viewing these, please contact:

Angel Wiley-Smith | Deputy Title IX Coordinator, LCPS

Angela.Wiley@lcps.org

LCPS has released the hyperlinks for its Middle School Intramural Sports registration platform. This link will give you all needed information.

https://students.arbitersports.com/programs/harmony-intramural-sports-2026-2027

Sports Season Summary:

1. 5x5 Flag Football - Aug 31, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026
2. Cross Country Running - Aug 31, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026
3. Volleyball - Nov 10, 2026 to Jan 30, 2027
4. 3 on 3 Basketball - Feb 08, 2027 to Apr 10, 2027
5. 5 v 5 Soccer - Apr 13, 2027 to Jun 05, 2027

Contact: Josh Young: Harmony Intramural Coordinator / 540-751-2500 / joshua.young@lcps.org

A few new things are happening at school this summer...

1. LCPS is working to widen the entrance to the side parking lot (the one that goes to the gym). This will help lesson the sharp turn and make it easier to navigate heavy AM and PM traffic.

2. Our new "Legacy Wall" is up between the library and the courtyard. This picture display features any staff who worked at Harmony for 20 years or more. Some are retired but many are still here. Ms. Jennifer Heffron put this together using AI to create black and white pencil drawings of each staff member.

3. We will be getting a "landscaping update" this August 10-12. You will see new plants and bushes near the front of the building.

Each summer we love to see and share pictures of our community summer adventures. We are happy to review your family pictures for possible inclusion in this newsletter and perhaps even a frame in the school hallways during the year. (picture of principal Stewart with his 95 year-old mother and his son, Ben)

If you would like to participate, please send pictures and brief story (where traveled) to eric.stewart@lcps.org.

Austin Fontaine and the Fontaine Family traveled to Colorado and stood on the Summit of Pike's Peak at 14,115 ft above sea level!

They were also able to tour the United States Air Force Academy, visit Garden of the Gods, and feed giraffes at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Rising 7th grader Genevieve Pacheco and her brother Atticus Pacheco, a rising 9th grader at Woodgrove, took time from their busy summer schedules to make a positive difference in the lives of others last month.

The siblings joined their parents on a humanitarian trip to rural Nicaragua where they partnered with a local NGO to bring flush toilets and clean drinking water to impoverished communities in the Chinandega Department.

Genevieve and Atticus used shovels and pickaxes to help dig trenches for septic lines, sifted sand and hauled gravel for concrete used in the foundation of a new high school for the community, planted ginger and harvested turmeric with local farmers in the rich soils at the base of El Choco and San Cristobal Volcanoes, and improved their Spanish language skills by making friends with local children.

Josh Morrison (father of 9th grader Molly, and 7th grader Lila, and little borther Gavin, and husband to 6th grade English teacher Catherine) was deployed to Venezuela with Virginia Task Force 1/USA-1 to do search and rescue and assist the earthquake victims.

The picture is when they returned home to their warehouse in Fairfax County after being gone for 12 days! They were so happy to see him.

Here's a link to a YouTube clip from CBS Evening News where Mr. Morrison is interviewed while working in La Guira, Venezuela (seems to only open in certain browsers:)

https://youtu.be/_GQ5zjKuU70?si=pgB401hW5KY_3UbR

The team he was leading was responsible for the live rescue of a mother and her 9 month old baby 🥹

As a rising Senior at Woodgrove, we are cheering her on as she works to earn an appointment to the Air Force Academy for next year.

Dear Parents or Guardians of 7th Grade Students,

All 7th-grade students are required by Virginia Code 32.1-46 to have specific immunizations. Proof of immunization or other appropriate documentation must be provided to your student’s school before school starts in August. Schedule your student’s immunizations now to ensure a smooth start to the school year in August.

All 7th-Grade Students are Required to Receive the Following Immunizations:

• Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis): one dose at age 7 or older
• Meningococcal (MenACWY, Menactra, or Menveo): one dose at age 10 or older Note: MenB, Bexsero, and Trumenba are not substitutes for MenACWY. Please confirm with your provider that the correct vaccine is administered.

Encouraged Immunization:

• HPV (Human Papillomavirus): a two-dose vaccine recommended by the CDC, ideally starting at ages 11–12. This vaccine is optional, but strongly encouraged. LCPS does not require opt-out documentation for this vaccine.

The first day of school for the 2026/27 school year is Monday, August 17, 2026. Students without the appropriate documentation will not be able to start school on the first day of school.

Contact Nurse Mills with questions: kathleen.mills@lcps.org

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