Harding Newsletter

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Families of the Class of 2025,

Here are several reminders and important dates/times as we close out the final weeks of school:

• Seniors' Last Day is Friday, May 30th.

• On this day, seniors will receive their caps and gowns if they completed the order form back in the fall/winter. Also, 8 free graduation tickets will be given to all seniors. Extra graduation tickets will be available on this day for $10 per ticket. A form requesting extra graduation tickets was shared with students. Extra tickets will be awarded to students/families in the order they were received. There will be a carnival for seniors on the afternoon of Friday, May 30th hosted by Knight Crew.

• Graduation Rehearsal is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4 at 10a at Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

• Senior students will be transported by bus at 9:15a from Harding to Roy Wilkins. Students will rehearse for an hour and will be brought back to Harding around 11a. Students do not need to wear their caps and gowns, nor families need to be present. Make sure students arrive to Harding on Wednesday by 8:45a. Buses will leave promptly at 9:15a.

• Graduation is Wednesday, June 4 at 5:30p at Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

• Transportation options include driving to Roy Wilkins and paying for parking, or opting for a free ride via bus from Harding High School. Buses will leave Harding at 4:15p for the graduation ceremony. Doors open at 4:30p at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Be sure that graduates have their caps and gowns. Cap and gown decorations are prohibited, and students will not walk if there are any alterations. Tickets are required for admission. Children under 2 years old do not need a ticket for admission. There will be no admission after 6p. Family members with disabilities will be allowed switch their admission tickets for ADA tickets at the auditorium. Graduation will conclude around 6:45p. Students will receive their physical diplomas from their advisors after the ceremony. There will also be space for families to take photos afterwards.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. We are so proud of our seniors and look forward to celebrating this milestone together!

Respectfully,

Michael Houston

Michael.Houston@spps.org

School Counselors will be signing students who are credit deficiency for summer school. Lunch and transportation will be provided. Feel free to contact your student’s counselor at 651-793-4700 if you have any questions.

These are the summer school session dates:

Program Dates

Session 1 - In Person or Online

In Person: Como HS (Grades 10th-12th)

In Person: Johnson HS (9th Grades and 9th-12th English Lerner (EL) Language Development

• June 24 - July 25
• 8:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m.
• No School on Friday, July 4

Session 2 – Online Only but need to have been successful in Session 1.

• July 29 - August 14
• 8:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m.
• Available to students who attended Session 1

Please join me in congratulating Harding's Dakota Language program on their 3rd & 5th place finish at last Friday's 2025 SMSC Dakota Language Bowl!

Congratulations to Shaine Xiong on being named SPPS Counselor of the Year!

Congratulations to Harding Orchestra & Band students who had a fantastic concert in the Harding Auditorium on Tuesday evening, April 29! All four ensembles made great music together, and it was wonderful to be able to recognize and highlight all of our senior instrumentalists:

Hmoov Her, piano

Lorenzo Hernandez Rosario, percussion

Natalie Lee, clarinet

Rainie Lee, violin

Chris Romero Taures, flute

Chance Thor Saykao, alto saxophone

Isaac Vang, percussion

Baylie Vick, bass clarinet

Nouchee Yang, flute

We will miss you, seniors!!

Please help me congratulate your lady knights on their wins in the Badminton Conference Tournament!

Left to Right

Taylor Lee and Grace Kargbo 1st Place JV Doubles

Alexzandria Lewis 2nd Place JV Singles

Gaozhia Vue 3rd Place Varsity Singles

Gray Mo and Cindy Yang 2nd Place JV Doubles

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!

AVID 10 has worked closely with mentors throughout quarter 4. The students are emailing their mentors weekly to check in with skills needed to succeed and many other great topics to help them prepare for the next level. Many of the students got a chance to meet their mentor after weeks of emails going back and forth. We have been very fortunate to work with BestPrep in providing us the opportunity to work with our mentors from Deloitte, APEX Systems, and Comcast.

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

Yearbooks $55.00 Cash pick up or buy in room 1242

Extra 50 books have been purchased

Not to late....

Need a Student ID?

Student ID's will be made & replaced until May 30th 2025

ID's will not be able to be made during the summer

Stop by 1242 before school, after school or during advisory

• Never got your picture taken of one of the two picture days in the fall (1st ID free)
• New to Harding (1st ID free)
• Lost, Stolen or Misplaced ID ($2.00 to replace it)

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

Parents, Guardians & Student of current JUNIORS....

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

Our last Family Engagement Meeting is on May 21st 5:00-6:30. We will be discussing how we will use the feedback we received throughout the school year to make changes for next year.

We will have a light dinner from 5:00-5:30 and then the meeting will start at 5:30.

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