What have you been doing to pass the time during quarantine? 

I have been studying for the SAT, playing the Sims 4, and practicing for All-State

What are you doing to make the best out of your senior year? 

Try and talk to my friends throughout the day to keep in touch and at least have some sense of normalcy.

How are you staying in touch with your classmates? 

Usually through lunch time zoom calls or group chat texts

How has virtual learning changed the way you study? 

I have been studying more because there is more of a definite time line of everything and I can do everything on my own pace.

How have you prepared for the challenges you are facing this school year? 

I have prepared by making sure I have a decent workplace so I can concentrate and have my own space to do school work.

Describe your workplace at home. 

I have my desk next to my window for lighting for zoom calls. I have laptop on top of my desk and I have my iPad on the side, next to my laptop to do math homework and also draw for art class. I have a small bookshelf next to me with all of my supplies, close enough to not get out of frame for anything.

What song has kept you motivated throughout quarantine? Why? 

TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME by The 1975 because it is an upbeat song and having upbeat songs to listen to gets me motivated to do things, rather than just sit down all day.

What are your hopes for after you graduate from high school? 

I hope to go to a four-year college, hopefully either in Texas or California. I plan to go into either biology or mathematics/physics.

What advice would you give to incoming freshmen? 

One piece of advice that I would give to the incoming freshmen is “dont slack off”. Having slacked off in freshmen year really affected my rank and GPA, so knowing what I know now, slacking off is not the best thing to do, and that advice would carry into college.

What are your top three university choices? 

My first two universities are tied. They are either the University of Texas at El Paso or the California State University at Fullerton. My third choice would be Texas Tech in Lubbock.

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What have you been doing to pass the time during quarantine? 

I’ve enjoyed getting back into reading, specifically starting and finishing the Harry Potter series for the first time. I also went hiking quite a bit to stay active and find acceptable ways to leave the house.

What are you doing to make the best out of your senior year? 

I’m trying to look at the positives and acknowledge that online learning is what’s best and safest for everyone at the moment. It gives me the opportunity to sleep in quite a bit which I appreciate, eat more frugally during class, and hang out with my dogs during the breaks.

How has virtual learning changed the way you study? 

Having to do everything online has forced me to not do my assignments in the bed but actually sit at a desk, which leads me to be more productive.

How have you prepared for the challenges you are facing this school year? 

I’ve started working out at home which puts me in a good mood because I feel i’m doing something for myself and my mental health, which improves my motivation and drive at school.

Describe your workplace at home. 

I have a desk in my room and downstairs so I can move locations when I feel I need a change of scenery or am feeling claustrophobic.

What song has kept you motivated throughout quarantine? Why? 

Golden by Harry Styles is everything I love in a song and keeps me going on a daily basis.

What are your hopes for after you graduate from high school? 

I hope to receive my bachelors degree in something related to the medical field/sciences, but at the moment am unsure of specifically what. I am planning on staying in Texas and applying for UT Austin, Baylor University, and UT El Paso.

What advice would you give to incoming freshmen? 

Work your absolute hardest, join as many clubs and organizations as possible, because at the end it all pays off if higher education is your goal. Also, don’t forget to make lifelong friends, have fun, laugh, and make the absolute most out of your high school experience.

What are your top three university choices? 

Baylor University, UT Austin, UT El Paso

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Stage 2 Clarification
Clarificacion de Etapa 2

Dear Harmony Families,

Creating a safe and academically-focused learning environment for our students and staff members is the top priority at Harmony Public Schools. After careful consideration, today we are announcing an extension of remote learning for your campus.

This extension will extend through at least Monday, September 14 and perhaps longer as Harmony continues to weigh guidelines from the Texas Education Agency and guidance from local and state health officials.

During this extension, campus and district leaders will continue to further evaluate the current and potential future impact of COVID-19 in our communities, as well as make final campus preparations based upon needs determined during our Learning Location selection period, which took place the past two weeks.

We understand that this extension may be a hardship for some families who opted to return to campus when possible. We assure you our campus and district staff are working tirelessly to make sure our campuses are ready for students as soon as in-person learning can safely and responsibly begin.

As a reminder, once students and staff return to campus, they will find a number of improvements and new wellness protocols designed to increase student and staff safety while retaining a fun, collaborative, and academically-focused campus culture.

Among these safety enhancements are:

• Temperature screenings for students and staff.
• Requiring all students and employees to wear a mask when on campus or in other group settings. (Students may bring their own mask, or the school will provide them.)
• Limiting average class sizes to allow for social distancing. (Exact class size will be dependent on number of students attending in-person versus online-only.)
• Spacing desks at least six feet apart to maintain proper social distancing and/or installing partitions where students cannot be kept six feet apart.
• Severely limiting classroom rotations/switches to prevent the spread of germs across campus and to limit person-to-person exchanges.
• Staggered drop off and pickup times to limit person-to-person exchanges.
• Modified drop off and pickup procedures (ex. Students going directly to class after drop off and/or waiting in classroom at the end of the day until parent arrives for pickup).
• Requesting all students wash hands frequently.
• Detailed nightly cleaning by contracted company.
• Required Coronavirus Awareness & Prevention trainings for all employees.

Additional details on these and other safety protocols can be found in Harmony Public Schools Back to School Playbook.

We are excited to open our doors to our students and staff hopefully very soon. Thank you for your ongoing support and feedback throughout the reopening process.

Sincerely,

Harmony Public Schools