You’re invited to Save the Date for an art show at the Heritage Commons during Homecoming Friday!
This show celebrates students exploring art as a tool for wellness and features artwork created by 4th- and 5th-grade students from across the Harrisburg School District.
Join us after the parade from 1–4 PM on Friday, September 25 to:
🎨 View student artwork
🌿 Cool off and relax
🖌️ Participate in art activities
💛 Learn more about how art can support our wellness
Your artist does NOT have to have artwork in the show to attend! Everyone is welcome to come enjoy, create, and explore the connection between art and wellness.
📍 Heritage Commons
📅 Friday, September 25
⏰ 1–4 PM
We hope to see you there! Make Art. Feel Better. Repeat. 🎨✨
Sign-up for a Make & Take Tiger Wear Art Camp during Tiger Bowl! Open to all K-5 students!!
Sign-up Link: https://www.wearetigernation.org/shop/index.php?p=10588
🐯 We can’t wait to welcome you to the Tiger family!
https://www.harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/page/register-a-new-student
Complete beginning-of-school paperwork:
✅ Update Registration
✅ Free/Reduced Lunch Forms
🚌 Sign up for Bus Transportation
-🏫 Sign up for your child’s elementary or middle school Open House on August 13th
📓 Free School Supplies and Snacks!
⚠️ *ELD Staff will be available to answer all your questions *
⚠️Interpreters and transportation to and from the event are available!
📧 Email: Cari.Olson@k12.sd.us to request an interpreter or transportation
July 27-30
MINDFUL ME ART ADVENTURE
Discover the joy of art and self-expression! Kids will create projects with a variety of drawing and collage materials about their lives, dreams, and families while practicing calming, mindful art techniques that help them feel focused and relaxed. This camp is a wonderful way to transition from summer to the school year, giving students tools to start the year feeling centered and confident.
BIG BOLD FLOWER PAINTING
In this colorful art lesson, upper elementary students will create cheerful flower paintings using bold colors, expressive brushstrokes, and textured details. They will explore blending, layering, and playful techniques to make vibrant flowers that showcase creativity and personal style.
🐯 Register Here: https://www.wearetigernation.org/shop/index.php?p=10237
Happy Independence Day, Tigers! 🐾 🇺🇸
At tonight’s board meeting, HSD recognized Ms. Brooklynn Gross, English teacher at Harrisburg High School, for being named a regional winner in the Presidential AI Challenge. Her project, Hot and Cold, uses AI to support real-world problem-solving in K-12 education and earned top regional honors in a national competition supported by the Office of the President and the U.S. Department of Education. She advances to the national finals in Washington, D.C., this June.
Ms. Gross is an HHS alum and has also earned national recognition as an educator, including selection in Disney’s 100 Teachers Celebration, work with FCCLA at the national level, and prior honors through Sigma Tau Delta and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library internship.
Journey Elementary staff presented to the School Board this evening on the intentional reading structures being implemented to strengthen literacy instruction for all learners. The presentation highlighted a comprehensive approach that includes guided reading and writing, interactive read-alouds, small-group instruction, word work, independent practice, and student book clubs — all designed to meet learner needs, respond to data, and build strong reading skills across all content areas. Staff also shared how these structures are creating engaging opportunities for students to grow as confident, capable readers while fostering a love of reading.
