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👪 👨‍👧REGISTER NOW for the 2nd Annual Harrisburg Family EdCamp on Saturday, February 22 from 8a-12p at South Middle School. This FREE event is designed to support parents and strengthen families through sessions offered by the Harrisburg District Staff and community partners. 🎟 REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/2UL3EBJ 👉🏼 The Session Guide can be found here: https://5il.co/ctmn 🍩 BREAKFAST & CHILDCARE (ages 2 – 5th grade) are available to participants at no cost. 🎁 FABULOUS DOOR PRIZES will be available thanks to the generous donations of area businesses and organizations that value strong families.

Enjoy the long weekend, Tigers! 🐾

🐾 The Harrisburg School District is seeking feedback related to the proposed elementary and middle school boundary changes. We value the feedback of everyone in the district. Please take the time to complete this short survey. http://bit.ly/HSDBOUNDARIES

Are you a student in grades 2-8? Do you like to dance, act, sing, or perform? Then sign up for the HHS Drama Club Drama Camp on February 29! Scholarships available. For more information/to sign-up: https://forms.gle/CAZxE9RHtqnXLfj46.

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100K+ #schoolcounselors provide students with academic, college/career and social/emotional development. Bottom line: school counselors are helping students win. This week we celebrate them. Happy #NSCW2020!

Join over 3,000 HSD mobile app users and download today from the App Store/Google Play. Search for "Harrisburg SD" 📱🐾⤵️ Don't forget to set up push notifications ⚠️ for your school and district page in app settings.

Join us for our third Chess Tournament on Saturday, February 1st from 9:00am – 1:00pm at North Middle School. All Harrisburg School District elementary and middle school students can participate. ♟♝♛♚ • No payment or entry fee required • Chess boards and sets will be provided • Food is not provided. Please send a snack with your student • Some of our players have peanut allergies, so please be mindful of the school’s policy on nuts and other allergens • Contact David Bergan to register: dbergan@gmail.com

Learners in Mrs. Haensel's PL Reading Class enjoyed a Starbooks Cafe book tasting today!

🗓 SAVE THE DATE for the 2nd Annual Harrisburg Family EdCamp on Saturday, February 22 from 8a-12p at South Middle School. This FREE event is designed to support parents and strengthen families through sessions offered by the Harrisburg District Staff and community partners. Sessions will center on a number of relevant topics for today’s families: providing safeguards for families in an increasingly digital world, understanding and supporting your child’s needs, managing life's demands with busy schedules, working through difficult behaviors at home, and many others! 🔴Breakfast and childcare (ages 2 – 5th grade) are available to participants at no cost AND we will have lots of fabulous door prizes thanks to the generous donations of area businesses and organizations that value strong families. Watch your email in early February for session information and how to register for this FREE event.

Congratulations to the Harrisburg School District Teacher of the Year, Tamra Huffman, and Classified Employee of the Year, Julie Aseltine. Thank you for your dedication to our learners and school district! #TigerProud 🐾

Congratulations to the Harrisburg School District Teacher of the Year, Tamra Huffman, and Classified Employee of the Year, Julie Aseltine. Thank you for your dedication to our learners and school district! #TigerProud 🐾

The January 22nd presentation to the school board on boundary changes and long-range planning is posted. https://www.harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/article/179099?org=district

⚠️ The Harrisburg Invitational Wrestling Tournament scheduled for Saturday, January 18 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. ⚠️ The Gymnastics Meet scheduled for Saturday, January 18 in Pierre has been postponed to Monday, January 20. Stay safe, Tigers. 🐾

🚩 A reminder there will be NO SCHOOL January 16th - 20. 🍎 K-8 Conferences will take place on January 16th. 🍎 Jr. K/Kindergarten Registration will also take place from 2-8pm at your respective elementary schools.

🚙Need a fun night out with the kids? Stop on over to Air Madness TONIGHT and mention HHS HOSA! All proceeds go to pediatric cancer research. #HOSA #TigersGive 🐯

Kindergarten Registration will be Thursday, January 16th from 2pm - 8pm at each respective HSD elementary school. Share with those you know who have tiny Tigers! 🚌🐾

Come to the HHS Drama Club, Drama Camp on February 29! It is for ANY student in grades 2-8. Scholarships available by contacting amanda.berg@k12.sd.us. Information/Sign-up: https://forms.gle/JJ86W62PQNcBRYr99

We'll see you back at school tomorrow, Thursday, January 2nd, Tigers! 🐾🚌

The Harrisburg School District wishes you a wonderful holiday break! ❄🌲❄🌲