As our year winds down, we begin planning ahead to the 2025- 2026 school year. We already started a wait list of new students for next school year. If you know someone that wants to take advantage of Harbor Jr Sr High, Grays Harbor Academy, or our Open Doors/GED program- let them know to fill out an application NOW and get on the waitlist. Please let us know if you plan to leave the Harbor Learning Center to return to your “home school” next year. You also need to contact the school to which you are returning to and give them a heads up.

Summer School Information

Many students want to stay busy in the summertime. Summer School helps students stay engaged in learning and provides an opportunity to connect with peers while supervised.

Harbor Learning Center Options

For current 8th - 12th grade students, one summer session is offered at Harbor Junior/Senior High. You may email Amy Rasler at arasler@asd5.org or Principal Griebel at lgriebel@asd.org if you have any questions.

Harbor Jr/Sr High- IN PERSON

14 Days total days 8- 12 Noon (Classes are 8:30-11:30 with a light breakfast and lunch served)

June 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 AND July 1 and 2

Students continue to earn points for the classes they are currently enrolled in. There may also be an option for a project based activity. Several field trips are being planned as well.

Grays Harbor Academy- VIRTUAL ONLY Thursday, June 12 - Thursday, July 24, 2025.

Next year’s 9th grade-12th grade students can take one class through Edgenuity.

Open Doors (GED)-

Thursday June 12 - Wednesday July 2 Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM.

No school June 19

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Monday July 7 - Friday August 15th.

Other Summer Options

Twin Harbors Skill Center Options http://twinharbors.asd5.org

Registration opens online on May 5th

Optional Open House on May 5th at 6 PM at AHS

Email Lynn Green at lgreen@asd5.org or Kim Edwards at kedwards@asd5.org for any further information and/or questions

Session One June 16-July 3 from 8 AM- 3 PM

Automotive Technology, Construction Basics, Culinary Arts, Fire Science, Health Care Careers, Digipen Animation

Session Two July 7- July 21 from 8 AM - 3PM

Welding, Photography and Graphic Design

June 16-August 22

Cosmetology (Summer Session, for students who are already enrolled or previously filled out an application and were accepted, for more information about this session and how to enroll, email Kim Edwards at kedwards@asd5.org)

State testing and district testing

Testing continues! ALL of our HLC students- Harbor Jr/Sr High, Open Doors/GED, and GHA On line students MUST take our state assessment, the Smarter Balance. Grades 3-8 and Grade 10 take the Math and ELA state tests. Additionally, Grade 5, 8 and 11 take the state science test. Juniors and Seniors take the math and/or reading state tests if they need it for their graduation requirements. In May, students take the last of three I-Ready Reading and Math Assessments.

Day of Service May 23

This year will be our THIRD annual Day of Service. May 23rd is a weather make up day; the Friday before our Memorial Weekend three day weekend. Our ASB students are helping us plan the Day of Service this year. Our staff host a service activity and students choose which activity they want to help with. In the past we washed cars, painted over graffiti in the neighborhood, painted and spruced up the facility, picked up trash, etc. We end our service projects with a student/staff BBQ! Stay tuned for more information.

New statewide support system for young people! HearMeWA is Here to Help!

Let’s prioritize the safety and well-being of youth! Please help us spread the word about HearMeWA to youth, families, schools and youth-serving organizations. Youth up to age 25 can contact HearMeWA to report any safety or well-being concerns they may have. There are several ways to access the program:

● Submit a report using a tip form on their website

● Call 888-537-1634;

● Text "HearMeWA" to 738477;

● Use the mobile app, available for download on the Google Play Store or the iPhone App Store.

Aberdeen School District Seismic Grant

Our district continues to work with OSPI on our district’s Seismic Grant and the Harbor Learning Center is in Phase 2. We remain hopeful that our state will commit to continuing to fund the seismic work as the years progress. Harbor Learning Center is one of our four district school buildings identified for needed replacement and to be moved to a safer geographic area. This ensures our new building can better withstand an earthquake AND be out of the tsunami inundation zone. Lots of information on the progress is being shared at school board meetings and on our district website as to the plans for the Harbor Learning Center. Our district formed a building Design Advisory Committee comprised of district staff, HLC staff, a parent/guardian, and a student. Our architects visited our school and took staff and student feedback. A school team visited some new schools across the region on AND met with the architecture team about our facility dreams. We also surveyed families during Student Led Conferences. Need to know more? Don’t hesitate to reach out to our school for some information.

Yearbook

Our students continue to work on a school yearbook. If you have any school appropriate pictures with friends that you would like put in the yearbook please send to Ksturm@asd5.org.

ASB update

ASB students continue to look for ways to help the community. Students have agreed that volunteer work would be a monthly commitment. Each week, students are working hard at their networking skills to reach out to the community about what they can do for the others. This month, volunteers are building a relationship with McDermoth Elementary on how they could help kids. We have been planning the Day of Service AND are taking on the coordination of the 8th Grade Moving Up Assembly.

Who wants Candy? The ASB has started their candy store, and it’s been a great success. Movie theater style candy boxes are flying off the shelves. We’re selling them after the last bell for $2 a box. It’s been great seeing our ASB students learn more about marketing.

Counseling Office message- Kasi Turner kturner@asd5.org

SENIORS! If you have not already spoken with Kasi about your plans for after high school, please do so as soon as possible. Get information about financial aid, scholarships and applying to colleges. If you missed the parent/guardian meeting about caps, gowns, graduation day, etc. on April 23rd, please see Kasi to get the information. If you are ordering your cap and gown, it will need to be done as soon as possible. If you have signed up to walk in the ceremony at AHS (this had to be done earlier this year), be sure to contact AHS if you have any questions about caps and gowns.

It is important to check Skyward frequently. You can see current classes, completed classes, credits, graduation requirements, etc. Having trouble with Skyward? Check with me, the secretaries, or Amy Moyer in the computer lab Room 4.. Do you have questions about your student’s progress toward graduation? Give me a call or stop by.

Graduating Senior Information!

Reminder, if your graduating senior is interested in participating in the AHS Annual All Night Safe and Sober Party on Friday, June 6, the parent/guardian meetings are monthly at 6 PM at AHS in the Community Room. The remaining meeting is May 15th. To volunteer or get more information contact Tara Maynard (360) 591 5029. You can also email ahsgrad2025@gmail.com

You can also order a yard sign to celebrate your senior! We have copies of the order form at HLC. The signs are $40 with no photo or $50 with a photo. You email the photo to ahsgrad2025@gmail.com. You can pay by check to AHS Class of 2025 OR Venmo the money to one of the parents/guardians planning the event. (Info is on the order form!)

The Harbor Learning Center Graduation is Thursday, June 5th at 6 PM. After surveying our seniors, our plan is to have our HLC Graduation Ceremony at Stewart Field. By moving our ceremony to the field, we no longer have to limit the number of family/friends/guests that each student can invite. When we had the ceremony at HLC in the gym, each graduate could only invite a limited number of people due to fire code restrictions. Information about graduation night, ordering caps and gowns, etc. was given on the April 23rd parent/guardian night. If you were not able to attend please contact Kasi, our counselor, or Lisa, the principal. Remember, our ceremony includes GED graduates, Open Doors Diploma graduates, GHA graduates, and Harbor High graduates.

After School Program - Last Day May 22nd

The After School Program at Harbor Learning Center is excited to welcome more participants! Our dedicated staff members offer homework assistance, tutoring, and engaging activities to make learning fun. All Harbor Learning Center students— including those from Open Doors and Grays Harbor Academy—are invited to join us from 2:45 to 4:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. Feel free to come as often as you'd like—attendance is flexible! We look forward to seeing you there! For more details, contact Emma at ewimberley@asd5.org.

School Technology and Room 4:

Computer Lab & Library Guidelines: Remember to work quietly and be respectful to students and staff.

Laptop/Chromebook Support: If you need to leave your device in the computer lab (Room 4) for repair, please fill out the Computer Complaint Form and attach it to your device. This ensures that we know whose device it is and what the issue is. Please note that Chromebooks and laptops are intended for school use only. If you borrow one for a class or for the day, kindly return any borrowed devices and chargers to the lab by 2:30 p.m.

Do you want your Chromebook to work well? If so, sign out, turn off your Chromebook every night, and plug it in to charge so it's fully prepared for the next school day.

Book Check-Out: We have a great selection of books available! Feel free to check out a book and explore new adventures while reading over spring break.

We are almost at the end of the school year already! Students enrolled with Harbor Learning Center are all on their own pace with their studies. If you are a student who is taking advantage of this and finishing classes early, as soon as you are done please bring your device back to Amy in the computer lab or to the front office with your first and last name on a sticky note. Students attending summer school will need to return their devices on July 2nd. Ongoing GED students can keep their devices until they have completed the program. Any students not attending summer school must return their device by June 10th, 2025.

Open Doors/GED Program

Is your student struggling in a traditional learning environment? Did they turn 16 before September 1st, 2024? If so, and if your student is behind on credits, the GED/Open Doors Program could be the perfect solution!

As we enter the fourth year of the Open Doors / GED Program, we continue to refine and enhance the program to better serve our students. Students are placed in "flights" to ensure they receive the necessary support, academic interventions, and guidance to successfully pass the GED test. After passing the GED, students are encouraged to remain in the program and work towards earning their high school diploma!

This diploma pathway of the GED/Open Doors is a flexible program, allowing students an opportunity to meet graduation requirements and earn their diploma on their own terms. So far this school year, we’ve already celebrated 24 GED graduates—and we’re excited for more success stories! We also had an Open Doors milestone: one of our GED students passed all four tests in a single day!

If you have any questions, or want to discuss switching your student next school year, please feel free to contact Emma Wimberley at ewimberley@asd5.org.

Grays Harbor Academy Information

Can you believe we are almost done with the school year? It’s amazing how quickly time goes by!! Spring Break was that last extended opportunity to significantly catch up or get ahead in your classes before the end of the school year. We hope our students took advantage of that time.

Remember, we had a major change in our on line school that significantly impacted all of our current, and future, secondary students, grades 6-12:

We can no longer close out classes early at 80% completion. This has a way of messing up our ability to claim state education funds. However, if you are willing to complete another entire class from the beginning, we can drop a class at 80% completion and add in a new class. The new class would still need to be completed by the end of the semester.

The last day of classes for graduating seniors will be May 29. All work must be completed by May 29. This includes online classes, business communications in Canvas, your senior experiences, and senior boards. For students in grades K-11, the last day of classes is June 4. You will have until the end of that day to complete any assignments, tests, quizzes, projects, and finals, or to redo any past assignments for higher scores. All work really should be complete by May 29 or June 4, respectively, as no extensions will be given. When you have finished your second semester classes, you may return your computer to the school.

We are already looking ahead to summer school! The summer term will begin Thursday, June 12 and end Thursday, July 24. This gives you six weeks to complete a class. Since it is a third of a semester, you can expect about three hours of work per day in your class. Be watching for more information about summer school as we near the end of the school year.

For summer school, you are also welcome to take a class with the Twin Harbor Skills Center at Aberdeen High School. Online doesn’t have many CTE options, so this is an excellent opportunity to earn CTE credit (which is a graduation requirement). You can take classes like healthcare careers, construction, culinary arts, automotive, digipen animation, fire science (11th and 12th graders only), welding, and photography/graphic design. The summer term is only three weeks, but they are still full school days. Be watching for an informational brochure in the mail with an invitation to an open house. Enrollment is first come, first served so sign up early if you would like to take any of these courses. Skills Center classes are open to incoming 9th graders (current 8th graders) through 12th grade.

We have entered state testing season, yay!! All students in grades 3-8, and 10 must complete the ELA and math tests. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 must take the science test. For students in grades 11-12 who have not yet met the state proficiency standard(s), you must also test; however, you may only need to take one, or both, tests. If you are unsure if you need to test, please reach out to Kasi, the counselor, or me, Robert. The science test is available beginning in April; the ELA and math are available now and will be given through the end of the school year. Completing district and state testing is a requirement for all online students.

Grays Harbor Academy is still accepting applications and enrollment in grades K-12. The sooner students enroll, the better, because they will have a longer amount of time to complete their classes. Secondary students start classes from the very beginning, and we cannot waive any material. Late enrollments can cause much more work on the students’ part in order to finish classes on time. High school students who enroll late will be credit deficient and need to make up the credit prior to graduating. We will not accept any new applications for the 2024-2025 school year after May 19, 2025 unless it is a district placement.

If you are considering enrolling in Grays Harbor Academy, it is imperative to talk to us before considering this online option. We contract with an online school, Edgenuity. This online option is very different from the distance learning offered by schools during COVID. It is a 100% ONLINE school with ONLINE teachers and the expectations are VERY HIGH! It works best for students who are self motivated, self starters, who enjoy writing, and love working on a computer for over 5 hours a day. Students who struggle online are required to come to the HLC and receive support as part of an intervention. Students who do not make satisfactory progress online will be returned to in person school. It is possible to earn a high school diploma through Grays Harbor Academy and we have had several graduates over the years.

Grays Harbor Academy FAMILY PORTAL- HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS

To access the Family Portal, request access from one of your student’s teachers by providing your STUDENT’S FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. You will then receive an email with a LINK to the portal, and another with a randomly generated access code. Click the LINK, then enter the ACCESS CODE and your EMAIL ADDRESS, and create a PASSWORD.

After initial setup, you can log in with your email address and password at any time to review your student’s progress. Parents/guardians are always CC’ed on all communication between the online teachers and students.

With the addition of more staff to support our students, we have changed some of the tasks/ responsibilities. We hope this helps direct you to the correct contact. As always, anyone can point you in the right direction.

Planning ahead, 2025-2026 School Year! If you know that your student will be leaving GHA and attending another school NEXT YEAR, please contact me, Robert, and let me know your plans! We will be contacting ALL GHA families in June to confirm the plans for the 25-26 school year.

BACK TO SCHOOL GHA FAMILY NIGHT: We are planning a back to school family night on August 21 from 5-7 at the Harbor Learning Center. We will provide dinner, and have an informative presentation to go over program rules and expectations, as well as changes and updates for the new school year.

Whom to contact

Robert Sutlovich Online Support Teacher
rsutlovich@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3303
Text or Call: (360) 581-1154
Parent meetings/communication, Student learning plans, Weekly check-ins, Monthly progress reports/Intervention Plans, Conferences, Applications/Enrollments/Drops, Schedules and Grades, District and State Testing

MTSS Paras

Doull, Aaron
adoull@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3327

Bennett, David
dbennett@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3328
Student help sessions, Printing for parents, Workbook disbursement, Tech Troubleshooting, i-Ready testing, Guided Note/Resource Printing

Kasi Turner Counselor
kturner@asd5.org
Call: 360-538-2186
Credits, Graduation plans

Amy Moyer
amoyer@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3304
Computer check-outs, Technology Support

Alison Cline, Special Education Teacher
acline@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3314
Imagine Edgenuity, Questions, IEP’s

HLC Main Office-

The HLC Office Service Window is open Monday- Friday from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM. You can also call the main office at (360) 538-2180. A secure drop box is available for after hours drop off of materials. Most “business” can be conducted through our HLC service window. Remember, the school office is closed on holidays and breaks.

HLC April 2025 Newsletter

Mar 19 2025 2:12 PM

Harbor Learning Center (HLC)

April Newsletter

April/May/June Calendar

April 7-11 Spring Break, NO SCHOOL

April 16 Early Release District-wide Collaboration at 12:45 PM

April 23rd GED/Open Doors/GHA/Harbor High Graduation meeting with students and families 5:30 PM

May 14 Early Release District-wide Collaboration at 12:45 PM

May 23 Day of Service

May 26 NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day Holiday

May 30 8th grade trip to AHS

May 29 Last work day for GHA, Open Doors, and HH graduating seniors

June 4 Last work/class day for all other GHA (K-11) students

June 5 HLC Graduation at Stewart Field at 6 PM

June 11 Last Day of School Early Release at 11:00 AM

June 12- July 2 Summer School at HLC

June 19 Holiday- No Summer School, HLC Office closed

June 12-July 24 GHA Summer School (one class limit)

Principal’s Message:

HLC has implemented our district’s Navigate360/ Visitor Management System. This system is a digital tool designed to enhance our ability to monitor and track visitors on campus. This system allows us to efficiently check in and check out visitors, issue visitor badges, and maintain accurate records of all individuals entering our school. We recommend arriving a few minutes earlier to scheduled meetings to accommodate the check-in process. If you are accessing our school office from the exterior service window in the parking lot, you will not need to use this new system. If you are coming into school and only staying at our secretary Amy’s office window, you will not need to use this new system.

Summer School Information Many students want to stay busy in the summertime. Summer School is a great way to stay engaged in learning and be around peers.

Harbor Learning Center Options

For current 8th - 12th grade students, one summer session is being offered at Harbor Junior/Senior High. You may email Principal Griebel at lgriebel@asd.org if you have any questions.

Harbor Jr/Sr High- IN PERSON

14 Days total days 8- 12 Noon (Classes are 8:30-11:30 with a light breakfast and lunch served)

June 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 AND July 1 and 2

Students continue to earn points for the classes they are currently enrolled in. There may also be an option for a project based activity.

Grays Harbor Academy- VIRTUAL ONLY Thursday, June 12 - Thursday, July 24, 2025.

Next year’s 9th grade-12th grade students can take one class through Edgenuity.

Open Doors (GED)-

Thursday June 12 - Wednesday July 2 Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM.

No school June 19

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Monday July 7 - Friday August 15th.

Other Summer Options

Twin Harbors Skill Center Options

Registration opens online on May 5th; Optional Open House on May 5th at 6 PM

Email Lynn Green at lgreen@asd5.org or Kim Edwards at kedwards@asd5.org for any further information and/or questions

Session One June 16-July 3 from 8 AM- 3 PM

Automotive Technology, Construction Basics, Culinary Arts, Fire Science, Health Care Careers, Digipen Animation

Session Two July 7- July 23. 8 AM - 3PM

Welding, Photography and Graphic Design

June 16-August 22

Cosmetology (Summer Session, for students who are already enrolled or previously filled out an application and were accepted, for more information about this session and how to enroll, email Kim Edwards at kedwards@asd5.org)

State testing

The testing season is here! ALL of our HLC students- Harbor Jr/Sr High, Open Doors/GED, and GHA On line students MUST take our state assessment, the Smarter Balance. Grades 3-8 and Grade 10 must take the Math and ELA state tests. Additionally, Grade 8 and 11 must take the state science test. Juniors and Seniors must take the math and/or reading state tests if they need it for their graduation requirements. State testing started March 3rd and continues.

Day of Service May 23

This will be our third annual Day of Service. May 23rd is a weather make up day before the Memorial Weekend 3 day weekend. Our ASB students are helping us plan the Day of Service this year. Our staff host a service activity and students choose which activity they want to help with. In the past we have washed cars, painted over graffiti in the neighborhood, painted and spruced up the facility, picked up trash, etc. We end our service projects with a BBQ ! Stay tuned for more information.

New statewide support system for young people! HearMeWA is Here to Help!

As we enter 2025, let’s prioritize the safety and well-being of youth! Please help us spread the word about HearMeWA to youth, families, schools and youth-serving organizations. Youth up to age 25 can contact HearMeWA to report any safety or well-being concerns they may have. There are several ways to access the program:

· Submit a report using a tip form on their website

· Call 888-537-1634;

· Text "HearMeWA" to 738477;

· Use the mobile app, available for download on the Google Play Store or the iPhone App Store.

Aberdeen School District Seismic Grant

Our district continues to work with OSPI on our district’s Seismic Grant. Harbor Learning Center is one of our four district school buildings identified for replacement and being moved to a safer geographic area. This ensures our new building can better withstand an earthquake AND be out of the tsunami inundation zone. Lots of information on the progress is being shared at school board meetings and on our district website as to the plans for the Harbor Learning Center. Our district formed a building Design Advisory Committee comprised of district staff, HLC staff, a parent/guardian, and a student. Our architects visited our school and took staff and student feedback. A school team visited some new schools across the region on AND met with the architecture team about our facility dreams. We also surveyed families during Student Led Conferences. Need to know more? Don’t hesitate to reach out to our school for some information.

Yearbook

Our students continue to work on a school yearbook. If you have any school appropriate pictures with friends that you would like put in the yearbook please send to Ksturm@asd5.org.

ASB update

ASB students continue to look for ways to help the community. Students have agreed that volunteer work would be a monthly commitment. Each week, students are working hard at their networking skills to reach out to the community about what they can do for the others. This month, volunteers are looking to reach out to McDermoth Elementary on how they could help kids.

Our 2nd silent auction was a great success. We had a large collection of plants, ranging from tomatoes to rhubarb. We raised a lot of money, and we’re thinking of ways on how we can improve next year. Maybe a “Green Dragon” club for students who want to learn more about growing plants.

Counseling Office message- Kasi Turner kturner@asd5.org

SENIORS! If you have not already spoken with Kasi about your plans for after high school, please do so as soon as possible. Get information about financial aid, scholarships and applying to colleges. There will be a parent meeting about caps, gowns, graduation day, etc. on April 23rd at 6:00, dinner will be served at 5:30. If you have signed up to walk in the ceremony at AHS (this had to be done earlier this year), be sure to contact AHS if you have any questions about caps and gowns.

It is important to check Skyward frequently. You can see current classes, completed classes, credits, graduation requirements, etc. Having trouble with Skyward? Check with me, the secretaries, or our new staff members (Amy M) in the computer lab. Do you have questions about your student’s progress toward graduation? Give me a call or stop by.

Graduating Senior Information!

Reminder, if your graduating senior is interested in participating in the AHS Annual All Night Safe and Sober Party on Friday, June 6, the remaining parent/guardian meetings are monthly at 6 PM at AHS in the Community Room. The remaining meetings are April 17, and May 15th. To volunteer or get more information contact Tara Maynard (360) 591 5029. You can also email ahsgrad2025@gmail.com

You can also order a yard sign to celebrate your senior! We have copies of the order form at HLC. The signs are $40 with no photo or $50 with a photo. You email the photo to ahsgrad2025@gmail.com. You can pay by check to AHS Class of 2025 OR Venmo the money to one of the parents/guardians planning the event. (Info is on the order form!)

The Harbor Learning Center Graduation is Thursday, June 5th at 6 PM. After surveying our seniors, our plan is to have our HLC Graduation Ceremony at Stewart Field. By moving our ceremony to the field, we no longer have to limit the number of family/friends/guests that each student can invite. When we had the ceremony at HLC in the gym, each graduate could only invite a limited number of people due to fire code restrictions. Lots of information about ordering caps and gowns, etc will be covered at the HLC Graduation Meeting on April 23rd. Remember, our ceremony includes GED graduates, Open Doors Diploma graduates, GHA graduates, and Harbor High graduates.

After School Program

The After School Program at Harbor Learning Center is excited to welcome more participants! Our dedicated staff offers homework assistance, tutoring, and engaging activities to make learning fun. All Harbor Learning Center students— including those from Open Doors and Grays Harbor Academy—are invited to join us from 2:45 to 4:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. Feel free to come as often as you'd like—attendance is flexible! We look forward to seeing you there! For more details, contact Emma at ewimberley@asd5.org.

School Technology and Room 4:

Computer Lab & Library Guidelines: Our computer lab and library offer a quiet and productive space for schoolwork. Staff members are available to assist you if needed. To ensure a focused environment, please remember to bring a note from your teacher before coming down to study. If you're not working on school-related tasks, you'll be asked to return to class. We aim to keep the room quiet for those who are working.

Laptop/Chromebook Support: If you need to leave your device in the computer lab (Room 4) for repair, please fill out the Computer Complaint Form and attach it to your device. This ensures that we know whose device it is and what the issue is. Please note that Chromebooks and laptops are intended for school use only. If you borrow one for a class or for the day, kindly return any borrowed devices and chargers to the lab by 2:30 p.m.

For optimal performance, remember to sign out, turn off your Chromebook every night, and plug it in to charge so it's fully prepared for the next school day.

Book Check-Out: We have a great selection of books available! Feel free to check out a book and explore new adventures while reading over spring break.

Open Doors/GED Program

Is your student struggling in a traditional learning environment? Did they turn 16 before September 1st, 2024? If so, and if your student is behind on credits, the GED / Open Doors Program could be the perfect solution!

As we enter the fourth year of the Open Doors / GED Program, we continue to refine and enhance the program to better serve our students. Students are placed in "flights" to ensure they receive the necessary support, academic interventions, and guidance to successfully pass the GED test. After passing the GED, students are encouraged to remain in the program and work towards earning their high school diploma!

This flexible program allows students to meet graduation requirements and earn their diploma on their own terms. So far this school year, we’ve already celebrated 22 GED graduates—and we’re excited for more success stories! We also had an Open Doors milestone: one of our GED students passed all four tests in a single day!

If you have any questions, or want to discuss switching your student next school year, please feel free to contact Emma Wimberley at ewimberley@asd5.org.

Grays Harbor Academy Information

Welcome to second semester!! Our second semester classes began on January 27, 2025 and are set to end on June 4, 2025. For graduating seniors, the end date is May 29, 2025. We just had our first GHA graduate of the year! Congratulations, Madison!

We have a couple of major changes that will impact all of our current, and future, secondary students, grades 6-12.

We recently had a visit with the state OSPI education folks, and we now must enroll all middle school students, grades 6-8, in PE/health AND art classes, in addition to their four core classes, making for a total of six classes. This will begin for all middle schoolers at the start of second semester.
We can no longer close out classes at 80% completion. This has a way of messing up our ability to claim state education funds.

We have entered state testing season, yay!! All students in grades 3-8, and 10 must complete the ELA and math tests. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 must take the science test. For students in grades 11-12 who have not yet met the state proficiency standard(s), you must also test; however, you may only need to take one, or both, tests. If you are unsure if you need to test, please reach out to Kasi, the counselor, or me, Robert. The science test is available beginning in April; the ELA and math are available now and will be given through the end of the school year. Completing district and state testing is a requirement for all online students.

Grays Harbor Academy is currently accepting applications and enrollment in grades K-12. The sooner students enroll, the better, because they will have a longer amount of time to complete their classes. Secondary students start classes from the very beginning, and we cannot waive any material. Late enrollments can cause much more work on the students’ part in order to finish classes on time. High school students who enroll late will be credit deficient and need to make up the credit prior to graduating.

If you are considering enrolling in Grays Harbor Academy, it is imperative to talk to us before considering this online option. We contract with an online school, Edgenuity. This online option is very different from the distance learning offered by schools during COVID. It is a 100% ONLINE school with ONLINE teachers and the expectations are VERY HIGH! It works best for students who are self motivated, self starters, who enjoy writing, and love working on a computer for over 5 hours a day. Students who struggle online are required to come to the HLC and receive support as part of an intervention. Students who do not make satisfactory progress online will be returned to in person school. It is possible to earn a high school diploma through Grays Harbor Academy and we have had several graduates over the years.

Grays Harbor Academy FAMILY PORTAL- HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS

To access the Family Portal, request access from one of your student’s teachers by providing your STUDENT’S FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. You will then receive an email with a LINK to the portal, and another with a randomly generated access code. Click the LINK, then enter the ACCESS CODE and your EMAIL ADDRESS, and create a PASSWORD.

After initial setup, you can log in with your email address and password at any time to review your student’s progress. Parents/guardians are always CC’ed on all communication between the online teachers and students.

With the addition of more staff to support our students, we have changed some of the tasks/ responsibilities. We hope this helps direct you to the correct contact. As always, anyone can point you in the right direction.

Planning ahead, 2025-2026 School Year! If you know that your student will be leaving GHA and attending another school NEXT YEAR, please contact me, Robert, and let me know your plans! We will be contacting ALL GHA families in June to confirm the plans for the 25-26 school year.

Robert Sutlovich Online Support Teacher
rsutlovich@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3303
Text or Call: (360) 581-1154
Parent meetings/communication, Student learning plans, Weekly check-ins, Monthly progress reports/Intervention Plans, Conferences, Applications/Enrollments/Drops, Schedules and Grades, District and State Testing

MTSS Paras

Doull, Aaron
adoull@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3327

Bennett, David
dbennett@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3328
Student help sessions, Printing for parents, Workbook disbursement, Tech Troubleshooting, i-Ready testing, Guided Note/Resource Printing

Kasi Turner Counselor
kturner@asd5.org
Call: 360-538-2186
Credits, Graduation plans

Amy Moyer
amoyer@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3304
Computer check-outs, Technology Support

Alison Cline, Special Education Teacher
acline@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3314
Imagine Edgenuity, Questions, IEP’s

HLC March 2025 Newsletter

Feb 20 2025 8:01 AM

Harbor Learning Center (HLC)

March Newsletter

March/April Calendar

March 3 State ELA and Math testing starts

March 5 Early Release District-wide Collaboration at 12:45 PM

March 7 Snug Harbor Basket Bingo!

March 13 and 14 NO CLASSES Due to Student Led Conferences

March 12 3-7:30 Student Led Conferences

March 13 Student Led Conferences 12:30-7:30

March 14 Student Led Conferences 9:30-11:30

March 21 Weather Make Up Day Early Release District-wide Collaboration at 12:45 PM

April 7-11 Spring Break

April 16 Early Release District-wide Collaboration at 12:45 PM

Principal’s Message:

Spring Student Led Conferences are coming! We can’t wait to see our parents and guardians! Please make sure you connect with your student’s advisory teacher to schedule your student’s conference. We do have a variety of times available. We love to listen to your student summarize their current progress and make plans for Summer School and/or next year.

NO STUDENT CLASSES on Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14

HLC SLC Times:

Wednesday, March 12 4-7:30 PM

Thursday, March 13 12:30-7:30 PM

Friday, March 14 9:30-11:30 AM

HLC has implemented our district’s Navigate360/ Visitor Management System. This system is a digital tool designed to enhance our ability to monitor and track visitors on campus. This system allows us to efficiently check in and check out visitors, issue visitor badges, and maintain accurate records of all individuals entering our school. We recommend arriving a few minutes earlier to scheduled meetings to accommodate the check-in process. If you are accessing our school office from the exterior service window in the parking lot, you will not need to use this new system. If you are coming into school and only staying at our secretary Amy’s office window, you will not need to use this new system.

State testing

The testing season is here! ALL of our HLC students- Harbor Jr/Sr High, Open Doors/GED, and GHA On line students MUST take our state assessment, the Smarter Balance. Grades 3-8 and Grade 10 must take the Math and ELA state tests. Additionally, Grade 5, 8 and 11 must take the state science test. Juniors and Seniors must take the math and/or reading state tests if they need it for their graduation requirements. State testing starts March 3rd!

Snug Harbor Basket Bingo

Our traditional yearly fundraising benefiting our Snug Harbor Day Care and Teen Parenting Program is on March 7th at Immanuel Baptist Church in Hoquiam. Doors open 5:45 PM Spaghetti Dinner is $5 and starts at 6 PM. Bingo starts at 6:30 and goes until 8 PM. Bingo Cards are $1 each. Lots of Silent auction items will be available as well. Join us for a fun evening for a good cause.

New statewide support system for young people! HearMeWA is Here to Help!

As we enter 2025, let’s prioritize the safety and well-being of youth! Please help us spread the word about HearMeWA to youth, families, schools and youth-serving organizations. Youth up to age 25 can contact HearMeWA to report any safety or well-being concerns they may have. There are several ways to access the program:

Submit a report using a tip form on their website
Call 888-537-1634;
Text "HearMeWA" to 738477;
Use the mobile app, available for download on the Google Play Store or the iPhone App Store.

Aberdeen School District Seismic Grant

Our district is working with OSPI on our district Seismic Grant. Harbor Learning Center is one of our school buildings identified for replacement and moved to a safer geographic area. This ensures it can better withstand an earthquake AND be out of the tsunami inundation zone. Lots of information on the progress is being shared at school board meetings and on our district website as to the plans for the Harbor Learning Center. Our district formed a Design Advisory Committee comprised of district staff, HLC staff, a parent/guardian, and a student. Our architects visited our school and took staff and student feedback February 10-12. A team visited some new schools across the region on February 13. Need to know more? Don’t hesitate to reach out to our school for some information.

Yearbook

Our students continue to work on a school yearbook. If you have any school appropriate pictures with friends that you would like put in the yearbook please send to Ksturm@asd5.org.

ASB update

ASB students continue to look for ways to help the community. Students have agreed that volunteer work would be a monthly commitment. Each week, students are working hard at their networking skills to reach out to the community about what they can do for the others. This month volunteers looked within the school for ways to help others. Most of the ASB went to Jeff, our custodian, to ask how they could pitch in to help clean the school. They cleaned windows and dusted around the school.

Earlier in the school year, ASB students raised money for yearbooks by creating a silent auction (Pumpkins) during fall conferences. Spring conferences are right around the corner, and students are thinking about a spring themed silent auction. We’re thinking of flower/garden starters. If you have any suggestions or anything you would like to donate (potting soil, plastic pots, or seeds) reach out to Cordell Trusty cotrusty@asd5.org

Counseling Office message- Kasi Turner kturner@asd5.org

SENIORS! If you have not already spoken with Kasi about your plans for after high school, please do so as soon as possible. Get information about financial aid, scholarships and applying to colleges. There will be a parent meeting about caps, gowns, graduation day, etc. in April. If you have signed up to walk in the ceremony at AHS (this had to be done earlier this year), be sure to contact AHS if you have any questions about caps and gowns.

It is important to check Skyward frequently. You can see current classes, completed classes, credits, graduation requirements, etc. Having trouble with Skyward? Check with me, the secretaries, or our new staff members (Amy M and Lydia G) in the computer lab. Do you have questions about your student’s progress toward graduation? Give me a call or stop by.

Graduating Senior Information!

Reminder, if your graduating senior is interested in participating in the AHS Annual All Night Safe and Sober Party on Friday, June 6, the remaining parent/guardian meetings are monthly at 6 PM at AHS in the Community Room. The remaining meetings are March 20, April 17, and May 15th. To volunteer or get more information contact Tara Maynard (360) 591 5029. You can also email ahsgrad2025@gmail.com

You can also order a yard sign to celebrate your senior! We have copies of the order form at HLC. The signs are $40 with no photo or $50 with a photo. You email the photo to ahsgrad2025@gmail.com. You can pay by check to AHS Class of 2025 OR Venmo the money to one of the parents/guardians planning the event. (Info is on the order form!)

The Harbor Learning Center Graduation is Thursday, June 5th. After surveying our seniors, our plan is to have our HLC Graduation Ceremony at Stewart Field. By moving our ceremony to the field, we no longer have to limit the number of family/friends/guests that each student can invite. When we have the ceremony at HLC in the gym, each graduate can only invite a limited number of people due to fire code restrictions.

After School Program

The After School Program at Harbor Learning Center would love more participants! Our staff provides homework help, tutoring, and we have fun activities. All Harbor Learning Center students, including Open Doors and Grays Harbor Academy, are invited 2:45-4:00 Monday through Thursday. You do NOT have to attend every day. We would love to see you! For more information, please email Emma at ewimberley@asd5.org

School Technology and Room 4:

Our computer lab/ library is a nice quiet place to do school work and we have staff available if you need help. Don’t forget to check out the books!

Laptop/Chromebook Support- If you need to leave your device in the computer lab (room 4) to get looked at please fill out the computer complaint form and tape it to the device. That way the school will know who’s device it is and what is wrong with it.

Gaggle Alerts- Students continue to set off “Gaggle Alerts”. This program monitors student technology use and alerts administration of technology use violations and safety concerns. Please remember, chromebooks/laptops are for school use only if you borrow one for a class or the day, please return any borrowed devices or charging cords to the lab by

2:30 p.m..

Safe and Supportive Campus Expectations

This year we are revisiting our Campus Wide Student Expectations. Students provided feedback for this through a student survey and an advisory lesson. Our theme is “That’s What Dragons Do!” New posters reminding everyone of the expectations are being created as well. We are lucky to have such great students here, but we all need reminders now and then about what Dragons are expected to do. We are focusing on using school appropriate language.

Our school is a choice school. Students and families CHOOSE to attend. We follow the same district policies and expectations as our other district schools. We continue to work with our students to follow these expectations which in turn supports a safe learning environment. We enforce our state, district, and school policies and expectations around Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying AND Gender Inclusive Schools. Many of our students chose our school knowing that it is a safe place to be themselves. We expect all of our students to be respectful of students’ gender and gender expression. That includes using a student’s preferred name AND not discussing other students’ gender or gender expression. It is important that our teens are always respectful of others and make it right when they forget to do so. We have limited bathrooms at our small school. We appreciate your student being patient and understanding while waiting in line. We also appreciate that your student does not linger unnecessarily in the bathroom since others are waiting. Get in and Get out! Maybe our new school will have more bathrooms!

Open Doors/GED Program

Is your student struggling in a traditional learning environment? Did they turn 16 before September 1st, 2024? If you answered yes to the last two questions and your student is behind in credits, the GED / Open Doors Program might be for them!

We are in year four of the Open Doors /GED Program and are still making changes to the program as we continue to grow. Students are assigned to flights in order to provide proper support for them. This ensures they can access academic interventions and receive guidance to pass the GED test. Once passing the GED test, students are welcome to stay enrolled in the Open Doors program and work towards receiving their High School Diploma as well! This program is a flexible way for our students to meet their high school graduation requirements and earn their diploma.

This school year, we have already had 20 GED graduates and are looking forward to more. We had an OPEN DOORS first as well- one of our GED students took and passed all four tests in one day! If you have any questions please reach out to Emma Wimberley at ewimberley@asd5.org.

Grays Harbor Academy Information

Welcome to second semester!! Our second semester classes began on January 27, 2025 and are set to end on June 4, 2025. For graduating seniors, the end date is May 29, 2025. The team and I have tried to get the student learning plans sent out well ahead of the start of the new semester.

We have a couple of major changes that will impact all of our current, and future, secondary students, grades 6-12.

We recently had a visit with the state OSPI education folks, and we now must enroll all middle school students, grades 6-8, in PE/health AND art classes, in addition to their four core classes, making for a total of six classes. This will begin for all middle schoolers at the start of second semester.
We can no longer close out classes at 80% completion. This has a way of messing up our ability to claim state education funds.

Grays Harbor Academy is currently accepting applications and enrollment in grades K-12. The sooner students enroll, the better, because they will have a longer amount of time to complete their classes. Secondary students start classes from the very beginning, and we cannot waive any material. Late enrollments can cause much more work on the students’ part in order to finish classes on time.

Part of being an online student is completing SBAC Testing. The test window opens in March and goes until June. The science test window opens after spring break. We will be making phone calls to schedule students to come into school for testing. Testing must be completed in-person and proctored. All online students in grades 3-8 and 10 must take the ELA and math sections. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 must take the science test. High school students must meet the ELA and math standard for graduation, so students who have not yet met that standard must also retake the ELA and/or math test, which would include 11th and 12th graders. If you are unsure if you have met the standard, please let Kasi or me know and we can look that up.

If you are considering enrolling in Grays Harbor Academy, it is imperative to talk to us before considering this online option. We contract with an online school, Edgenuity. This online option is very different from the distance learning offered by schools during COVID. It is a 100% ONLINE school with ONLINE teachers and the expectations are VERY HIGH! It works best for students who are self motivated, self starters, who enjoy writing, and love working on a computer for over 5 hours a day. Students who struggle online are required to come to the HLC and receive support as part of an intervention. Students who do not make satisfactory progress online will be returned to in person school. It is possible to earn a high school diploma through Grays Harbor Academy and we have had several graduates over the years.

Grays Harbor Academy FAMILY PORTAL- HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS

To access the Family Portal, request access from one of your student’s teachers by providing your STUDENT’S FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. You will then receive an email with a LINK to the portal, and another with a randomly generated access code. Click the LINK, then enter the ACCESS CODE and your EMAIL ADDRESS, and create a PASSWORD.

After initial setup, you can log in with your email address and password at any time to review your student’s progress. Parents/guardians are always CC’ed on all communication between the online teachers and students.

With the addition of more staff to support our students, we have changed some of the tasks/ responsibilities. We hope this helps direct you to the correct contact. As always, anyone can point you in the right direction.

Whom to contact

Robert Sutlovich Online Support Teacher
rsutlovich@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3303
Text or Call: (360) 581-1154
Parent meetings/communication, Student learning plans, Weekly check-ins, Monthly progress reports/Intervention Plans, Conferences, Applications/Enrollments/Drops, Schedules and Grades, District and State Testing

MTSS Paras

Doull, Aaron
adoull@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3327

Bennett, David
dbennett@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3328
Student help sessions, Printing for parents, Workbook disbursement, Tech Troubleshooting, i-Ready testing, Guided Note/Resource Printing

Kasi Turner Counselor
kturner@asd5.org
Call: 360-538-2186
Credits, Graduation plans

Amy Moyer
amoyer@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3304
Computer check-outs, Technology Support

Alison Cline, Special Education Teacher
acline@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3314
Imagine Edgenuity, Questions, IEP’s

HLC February 2025 Newsletter

Jan 29 2025 7:39 AM

Harbor Learning Center (HLC)

February/March Calendar

Feb 5 Early Release District-wide Collaboration at 12:45 PM

Feb 10-13 Architect Visit/Listening Sessions at HLC

Feb 17 No School Presidents’ Day

Feb 18 No School Staff Training Day

March 5 Early Release District-wide Collaboration at 12:45 PM

March 13 and 14 NO CLASSES Due to Student Led Conferences

March 21 Weather Make Up Day if needed

Principal’s Message:

In our district’s ongoing efforts to enhance campus security and streamline each school’s visitor management processes, our district is excited to announce the implementation of a new Visitor Management System, powered by Navigate360.

What is the Visitor Management System?

The Visitor Management System is a digital tool designed to enhance our ability to monitor and track visitors on campus. This system will allow us to efficiently check in and check out visitors, issue visitor badges, and maintain accurate records of all individuals entering our school.

Why is this important?

1. Enhanced Security: By digitally tracking visitors, we can quickly identify who is on campus in the event of an emergency, ensuring a more efficient and effective response.

2. Streamlined Check-In Process: The new system will reduce wait times and streamline the visitor check-in process, making it easier and quicker for you to enter our campus.

3. Accurate Records: The system will maintain detailed records of visitor activity, helping us monitor and manage campus access more effectively.

How will it work?

● Upon Arrival: Visitors will be greeted as usual by office staff who will guide them through the check-in process at a designated kiosk/tablet.

● Identification: Visitors will be asked to provide a valid ID, which will be scanned into the system.

● Visitor Badge: Once checked in, visitors will receive a badge that must be worn at all times while on campus.

● Check-Out: Upon leaving, visitors will check out through the system.

What do you need to do?

Starting FEBRUARY 3 please be prepared to use the new system when visiting our school. We recommend arriving a few minutes earlier to scheduled meetings to accommodate the check-in process. If you are accessing our school office from the exterior service window in the parking lot, you will not need to use this new system. If you are coming into school and only staying at Amy’s office window, you will not need to use this new system.

New statewide support system for young people! HearMeWA is Here to Help!

As we enter 2025, let’s prioritize the safety and well-being of youth! Please help us spread the word about HearMeWA to youth, families, schools and youth-serving organizations. Youth up to age 25 can contact HearMeWA to report any safety or well-being concerns they may have. There are several ways to access the program:

● Submit a report using a tip form on their website

● Call 888-537-1634;

● Text "HearMeWA" to 738477;

● Use the mobile app, available for download on the Google Play Store or the iPhone App Store.

Aberdeen School District Seismic Grant

Our district is working with OSPI on our district Seismic Grant. Harbor Learning Center is one of our school buildings identified as needing to be replaced and moved to a safer geographic area- where it can better withstand an earthquake AND be out of the tsunami inundation zone. Lots of information on the progress is being shared at school board meetings and on our district website as to the plans for the Harbor Learning Center. Our district formed a Design Advisory Committee comprised of district staff, HLC staff, a parent/guardian, and a student. We will be visiting some new schools across the region on February 6th AND meeting with the architecture team about our facility dreams. Need to know more? Don’t hesitate to reach out to our school for some information. The architects will also be visiting our school February 10-13 to listen to stakeholders about their hopes and dreams for our new building.

Yearbook- Last chance for a SENIOR page!

HLC Yearbook is excited to offer a special opportunity for HLC senior students to commemorate their time at Harbor Learning Center with a personalized full-page ad in the yearbook. Here's how you can make your senior's page special:

● Price: $20 for a full-page ad.

● What's Included:

○ Up to 6 Photos: You can submit up to six pictures to showcase memories, achievements, or favorite moments.

○ Special Message: Include a heartfelt message to your senior, whether it's from family, friends, or the senior themselves.

Guidelines:

● Photos must be school appropriate for inclusion in the yearbook.

● Photos should be high resolution for the best quality reproduction.

● NO Filters or Snapchat photos.

● The special message can be up to 150 words (or roughly one short paragraph).

● All content must be submitted by January 31, 2025

How to Submit:

● Email your photos and message to ksturm@asd5.org.

● Payments can be made by check (payable to HLC ASB) or cash and must be submitted by the January 31 deadline.

Interested in sponsoring ANOTHER senior? If interested, you can anonymously “sponsor” another senior student’s page. Just let us know if you would like to donate towards another senior’s page. You can select another senior OR let us choose one.

ASB update

ASB students continue to look for ways to help the community. Students have agreed that volunteer work would be a monthly commitment. Each week, students are working hard at their networking skills to reach out to the community about what they can do for the others. Before the winter break, over 15 students helped out at A J West Elementary by building a relationship with the students and staff there. Students broke into groups for various activities and helped staff with cleaning up prior to the final bell. Students were excited when they came back and stated how they would like to do more with the younger students in the future.

Counseling Office message- Kasi Turner kturner@asd5.org

SENIORS! If you have not already spoken with Kasi about your plans for after high school, please do so as soon as possible. Get information about financial aid, scholarships and applying to colleges.

It is important to check Skyward frequently. You can see current classes, completed classes, credits, graduation requirements, etc. Having trouble with Skyward? Check with me, the secretaries, or our new staff members (Amy M and Lydia G) in the computer lab. Do you have questions about your student’s progress toward graduation? Give me a call or stop by.

Graduating Senior Information!

Reminder, if your graduating senior is interested in participating in the AHS Annual All Night Safe and Sober Party on Friday, June 6, the remaining parent/guardian meetings are monthly at 6 PM at AHS in the Community Room. The remaining meetings are Feb 20, March 20, April 17, and May 15th. To volunteer or get more information, contact Mary Manio (360) 584 7141 or Tara Maynard (360) 591 5029. You can also email ahsgrad2025@gmail.com

You can also order a yard sign to celebrate your senior! We have copies of the order form at HLC. The signs are $40 with no photo or $50 with a photo. You email the photo to ahsgrad2025@gmail.com. You can pay by check to AHS Class of 2025 OR Venmo the money to one of the parents/guardians planning the event. (Info is on the order form!)

The Harbor Learning Center Graduation is Thursday, June 5th. After surveying our seniors, our plan is to have our HLC Graduation Ceremony at Stewart Field. By moving our ceremony to the field, we no longer have to limit the number of family/friends/guests that each student can invite. When we have the ceremony at HLC in the gym, each graduate can only invite a limited number of people due to fire code restrictions.

After School Program

The After School Program at Harbor Learning Center would love more participants! Our staff provides homework help, tutoring, and we have fun activities. All Harbor Learning Center students, including Open Doors and Grays Harbor Academy, are invited 2:45-4:00 Monday through Thursday. You do NOT have to attend every day. We would love to see you! For more information, please email Emma at ewimberley@asd5.org

School Technology and Room 4:

There is a confirmed rumor that reading books and answering a few questions about the book will earn you points in English! Just show the book to Mr. Dore and he will tell you how many points it is worth. Need help finding a book to read? Our library/lab has a good selection of YA books, a whole bookshelf of graphic novels, some novels in Spanish and a whole bookshelf of books donated by our Native Education liaison. Please check the books out. Amy Moyer is more than happy to help you find a book that will be interesting.

Laptop/Chromebook Support- If you need to leave your device in the computer lab (room 4) to get looked at please fill out the computer complaint form and tape it to the device. That way the school will know who’s device it is and what is wrong with it.

Gaggle Alerts- Students continue to set off “Gaggle Alerts”. This program monitors student technology use and alerts administration of technology use violations and safety concerns. Please remember, chromebooks/laptops are for school use only if you borrow one for a class or the day, please return any borrowed devices or charging cords to the lab by

2:30 p.m..

Safe and Supportive Campus Expectations

This year we are revisiting our Campus Wide Student Expectations. Students provided feedback for this through a student survey and an advisory lesson. Our theme is “That’s What Dragons Do!” New posters reminding everyone of the expectations are being created as well. We are lucky to have such great students here, but we all need reminders now and then about what Dragons are expected to do. We are focusing on using school appropriate language.

Our school is a choice school. Students and families CHOOSE to attend. We follow the same district policies and expectations as our other district schools. We continue to work with our students to follow these expectations which in turn supports a safe learning environment. We enforce our state, district, and school policies and expectations around Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying AND Gender Inclusive Schools. Many of our students chose our school knowing that it is a safe place to be themselves. We expect all of our students to be respectful of students’ gender and gender expression. That includes using a student’s preferred name AND not discussing other students’ gender or gender expression. It is important that our teens are always respectful of others and make it right when they forget to do so. We have limited bathrooms at our small school. We appreciate your student being patient and understanding while waiting in line. We also appreciate that your student does not linger unnecessarily in the bathroom since others are waiting. Get in and Get out! Maybe our new school will have more bathrooms!

Open Doors/GED Program

Is your student struggling in a traditional learning environment? Did they turn 16 before September 1st, 2024? If you answered yes to the last two questions and your student is behind in credits, the GED / Open Doors Program might be for them!

We are in year four of the Open Doors / GED Program and are still making changes to the program as we continue to grow. Students are assigned to flights in order to provide proper support for them. This ensures they can access academic interventions and receive guidance to pass the GED test. Once passing the GED test, students are welcome to stay enrolled in the Open Doors program and work towards receiving their High School Diploma as well! This program is a flexible way for our students to meet their high school graduation requirements and earn their diploma.

This school year, we have already had 15 GED graduates and are looking forward to more. We had an OPEN DOORS first as well- one of our GED students took and passed all four tests in one day! If you have any questions please reach out to Emma Wimberley at ewimberley@asd5.org.

Grays Harbor Academy Information

Welcome to second semester!! Our second semester classes began on January 27, 2025 and are set to end on June 4, 2025. For graduating seniors, the end date is May 29, 2025. The team and I have tried to get the student learning plans sent out well ahead of the start of the new semester.

We have a couple of major changes that will impact all of our current, and future, secondary students, grades 6-12.

We recently had a visit with the state OSPI education folks, and we now must enroll all middle school students, grades 6-8, in PE/health AND art classes, in addition to their four core classes, making for a total of six classes. This will begin for all middle schoolers at the start of second semester.
We can no longer close out classes at 80% completion. This has a way of messing up our ability to claim state education funds.

Grays Harbor Academy will be open for new enrollments when we start the new semester on January 27, 2025. The sooner students enroll, the better, because they will have a longer amount of time to complete their classes. Secondary students start classes from the very beginning, and we cannot waive any material. Late enrollments can cause much more work on the students’ part in order to finish classes on time.

If you are considering enrolling in Grays Harbor Academy, it is imperative to talk to us before considering this online option. We contract with an online school, Edgenuity. This online option is very different from the distance learning offered by schools during COVID. It is a 100% ONLINE school with ONLINE teachers and the expectations are VERY HIGH! It works best for students who are self motivated, self starters, who enjoy writing, and love working on a computer for over 5 hours a day. Students who struggle online are required to come to the HLC and receive support as part of an intervention. Students who do not make satisfactory progress online will be returned to in person school. It is possible to earn a high school diploma through Grays Harbor Academy and we have had several graduates over the years.

Grays Harbor Academy FAMILY PORTAL- HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS

To access the Family Portal, request access from one of your student’s teachers by providing your STUDENT’S FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. You will then receive an email with a LINK to the portal, and another with a randomly generated access code. Click the LINK, then enter the ACCESS CODE and your EMAIL ADDRESS, and create a PASSWORD.

After initial setup, you can log in with your email address and password at any time to review your student’s progress. Parents/guardians are always CC’ed on all communication between the online teachers and students.

With the addition of more staff to support our students, we have changed some of the tasks/ responsibilities. We hope this helps direct you to the correct contact. As always, anyone can point you in the right direction.

Whom to contact

Robert Sutlovich Online Support Teacher
rsutlovich@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3303
Text or Call: (360) 581-1154
Parent meetings/communication, Student learning plans, Weekly check-ins, Monthly progress reports/Intervention Plans, Conferences, Applications/Enrollments/Drops, Schedules and Grades, District and State Testing

MTSS Paras

Doull, Aaron
adoull@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3327

Bennett, David
dbennett@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3328
Student help sessions, Printing for parents, Workbook disbursement, Tech Troubleshooting, i-Ready testing, Guided Note/Resource Printing

Kasi Turner Counselor
kturner@asd5.org
Call: 360-538-2186
Credits, Graduation plans

Amy Moyer
amoyer@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3304
Computer check-outs, Technology Support

Alison Cline, Special Education Teacher
acline@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3314
Imagine Edgenuity, Questions, IEP’s

HLC January 2024 Newsletter

Dec 13 2024 8:53 AM

Harbor Learning Center (HLC)

January/February Calendar

Dec 23- Jan 3 Winter Break

Jan 6 School Resumes

Jan 8 Early Release District-wide Collaboration at 12:45 PM

Jan 15 Family Night FAFSA for Seniors

Jan 20 No School MLK, Jr. Birthday Holiday

Jan 24 Early Release “Traditional end of the semester” 11:00 AM

Feb 5 Early Release District-wide Collaboration at 12:45 PM

Feb 17 No School Presidents’ Day

Feb 18 No School Staff Training Day

Principal’s Message:

How are students progressing towards graduation? How many high school credits do they have so far? How many points do they have in each current class? Skyward is a great resource to see how each student is progressing, and our school can also update you on progress. The end of January is a traditional “end of a school semester” and is an important time to reflect on how students are doing in this self paced environment. At the end of January,

9th Graders- To be “on track” need 3 credits, have earned 6 scales, completed 600 points worth of work

10th Graders- To be “on track” need 9 credits, have earned 18 scales, completed 1800 points worth of work

11th Graders- To be “on track” need 15 credits, have earned 30 scales, completed 3,000 points worth of work

12th Graders- To be “on track” need 21 credits, have earned 42 scales, completed 4200 points worth of work

Our self paced environment allows students to catch up if they are behind or even work ahead and graduate early! Self paced, however, means to HAVE a pace. Thanks for encouraging your students to turn in work, earn points, and complete their classes.

Aberdeen School District Seismic Grant

Our district is working with OSPI on our district Seismic Grant. Harbor Learning Center is one of our school buildings identified as needing to be replaced and moved to a safer geographic area- where it can better withstand an earthquake AND be out of the tsunami inundation zone. Lots of information on the progress is being shared at school board meetings and on our district website as to the plans for the Harbor Learning Center. Need to know more? Don’t hesitate to reach out to our school for some information.

Yearbook

HLC Yearbook is excited to offer a special opportunity for HLC senior students to commemorate their time at Harbor Learning Center with a personalized full-page ad in the yearbook. Here's how you can make your senior's page special:

Price: $20 for a full-page ad.
What's Included:
- Up to 6 Photos: You can submit up to six pictures to showcase memories, achievements, or favorite moments.
- Special Message: Include a heartfelt message to your senior, whether it's from family, friends, or the senior themselves.

Guidelines:

Photos must be school appropriate for inclusion in the yearbook.
Photos should be high resolution for the best quality reproduction.
NO Filters or Snapchat photos.
The special message can be up to 150 words (or roughly one short paragraph).
All content must be submitted by January 31, 2025

How to Submit:

Email your photos and message to ksturm@asd5.org.
Payments can be made by check (payable to HLC ASB) or cash and must be submitted by the January 31 deadline.

Interested in sponsoring ANOTHER senior? If interested, you can anonymously “sponsor” another senior student’s page. Just let us know if you would like to donate towards another senior’s page. You can select another senior OR let us choose one.

ASB update

ASB did another great job at looking for other ways to earn money. They collected over $100 during the most recent Hopkins Preschool Winterfest. They designed and painted festive ornaments with the help of the 3D Printing Club. These ASB students continue to learn how to plan and budget by finding new and innovative ways towards their goal of funding this year's yearbooks.

It’s not all about profits with ASB. Students have agreed that volunteer work would be a monthly commitment. Each week, students are working hard at their networking skills to reach out to the community about what they can do for the others. This month’s focus has been creating a connection with our youth.

Counseling Office message- Kasi Turner kturner@asd5.org

Attention Seniors!!! Are you planning to go to college after you graduate? FAFSA is open and ready for you to fill out your application. You will need to create an FAFSA ID first. Please see Kasi if you have not done this yet. We will have a family night on January 15th. We will start with dinner at 5:15 and then move into room 19 for a FAFSA presentation by the representatives from Grays Harbor College. They can help you fill out the FAFSA (as long as you have an FSA ID) and answer any questions you may have. Make sure you add this to your calendar!

It is important to check Skyward frequently. You can see current classes, completed classes, credits, graduation requirements, etc. Having trouble with Skyward? Check with me, the secretaries, or our new staff members (Amy M and Lydia G) in the computer lab. Do you have questions about your student’s progress toward graduation? Give me a call or stop by.

Graduating Senior Information!

Reminder, if your graduating senior is interested in participating in the AHS Annual All Night Safe and Sober Party on Friday, June 6, the remaining parent/guardian meetings are monthly at 6 PM at AHS in the Community Room. The remaining meetings are Jan 16, Feb 20, March 20, April 17, and May 15th. To volunteer or get more information, contact Mary Manio (360) 584 7141 or Tara Maynard (360) 591 5029. You can also email ahsgrad2025@gmail.com

You can also order a yard sign to celebrate your senior! We have copies of the order form at HLC. The signs are $40 with no photo or $50 with a photo. You email the photo to ahsgrad2025@gmail.com. You can pay by check to AHS Class of 2025 OR Venmo the money to one of the parents/guardians planning the event. (Info is on the order form!)

The Harbor Learning Center Graduation is Thursday, June 5th. After surveying our seniors, our plan is to have our HLC Graduation Ceremony at Stewart Field. By moving our ceremony to the field, we no longer have to limit the number of family/friends/guests that each student can invite. When we have the ceremony at HLC in the gym, each graduate can only invite a limited number of people due to fire code restrictions.

After School Program

The After School Program at Harbor Learning Center would love more participants! Our staff provides homework help, tutoring, and we have fun activities. All Harbor Learning Center students, including Open Doors and Grays Harbor Academy, are invited 2:45-4:00 Monday through Thursday. You do NOT have to attend every day. We would love to see you! For more information, please email Emma at ewimberley@asd5.org

School Technology and Room 4:

Laptop/Chromebook Support- If you need to leave your device in the computer lab (room 4) to get looked at please fill out the computer complaint form and tape it to the device. That way the school will know who’s device it is and what is wrong with it.

Gaggle Alerts- Students continue to set off “Gaggle Alerts”. This program monitors student technology use and alerts administration of technology use violations and safety concerns. Please remember, chromebooks/laptops are for school use only if you borrow one for a class or the day, please return any or charging cords to the lab by 2:30.

Our library continues to grow with high interest books for teens. Come in a check out a book or two!

Safe and Supportive Campus Expectations

This year we are revisiting our Campus Wide Student Expectations. Students provided feedback for this through a student survey and an advisory lesson. Our theme is “That’s What Dragons Do!” New posters reminding everyone of the expectations are being created as well. We are lucky to have such great students here, but we all need reminders now and then about what Dragons are expected to do.

Our school is a choice school. Students and families CHOOSE to attend. We follow the same district policies and expectations as our other district schools. We continue to work with our students to follow these expectations which in turn supports a safe learning environment. We enforce our state, district, and school policies and expectations around Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying AND Gender Inclusive Schools. Many of our students chose our school knowing that it is a safe place to be themselves. We expect all of our students to be respectful of students’ gender and gender expression. That includes using a student’s preferred name AND not discussing other students’ gender or gender expression. It is important that our teens are always respectful of others and make it right when they forget to do so. We have limited bathrooms at our small school. We appreciate your student being patient and understanding while waiting in line. We also appreciate that your student does not linger unnecessarily in the bathroom since others are waiting. Get in and Get out!

Open Doors/GED Program

Is your student struggling in a traditional learning environment? Did they turn 16 before September 1st, 2024? If you answered yes to the last two questions and your student is behind in credits, the GED / Open Doors Program might be for them!

We are in year four of the Open Doors / GED Program and are still making changes to the program as we continue to grow. Students are assigned to flights in order to provide proper support for them. This ensures they can access academic interventions and receive guidance to pass the GED test. Once passing the GED test, students are welcome to stay enrolled in the Open Doors program and work towards receiving their High School Diploma as well! This program is a flexible way for our students to meet their high school graduation requirements and earn their diploma.

This school year, we have already had 10 GED graduates and are looking forward to more. If you have any questions please reach out to Emma Wimberley at ewimberley@asd5.org.

Grays Harbor Academy Information

Our first semester classes will end on Friday, January 17, 2025; therefore we will not process any new enrollments until the end of January, unless an administrative placement is made. We anticipate enrolling students again after January 26. There is a lot of work to do to close out the first semester and begin the second semester. I will try to get second semester Student Learning Plans (SLPs) out by the second week of January.

At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, we had almost 100 K-12 students enrolled in our online program. It is imperative to talk to us before considering this online option. We contract with an online school, Edgenuity. This online option is very different from the distance learning offered by schools during COVID. It is a 100% ONLINE school with ONLINE teachers and the expectations are VERY HIGH! It works best for students who are self motivated, self starters, who enjoy writing, and love working on a computer for over 5 hours a day. Students who struggle online are required to come to the HLC and receive support as part of an intervention. Students who do not make satisfactory progress online will be returned to in person school. It is possible to earn a high school diploma through Grays Harbor Academy and we have had several graduates over the years. We are still enrolling students into our online school. Let us know if you are interested. Contact rsutlovich@asd5.org

Grays Harbor Academy FAMILY PORTAL- HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS

To access the Family Portal, request access from one of your student’s teachers by providing your STUDENT’S FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. You will then receive an email with a LINK to the portal, and another with a randomly generated access code. Click the LINK, then enter the ACCESS CODE and your EMAIL ADDRESS, and create a PASSWORD.

After initial setup, you can log in with your email address and password at any time to review your student’s progress. Parents/guardians are always CC’ed on all communication between the online teachers and students.

With the addition of more staff to support our students, we have changed some of the tasks/ responsibilities. We hope this helps direct you to the correct contact. As always, anyone can point you in the right direction.

Whom to contact

Robert Sutlovich Online Support Teacher
rsutlovich@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3303
Text or Call: (360) 581-1154
Parent meetings/communication, Student learning plans, Weekly check-ins, Monthly progress reports/Intervention Plans, Conferences, Applications/Enrollments/Drops, Schedules and Grades, District and State Testing

MTSS Paras

Doull, Aaron
adoull@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3327

Bennett, David
dbennett@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3328
Student help sessions, Printing for parents, Workbook disbursement, Tech Troubleshooting, i-Ready testing, Guided Note/Resource Printing

Kasi Turner Counselor
kturner@asd5.org
Call: 360-538-2186
Credits, Graduation plans

Amy Moyer
amoyer@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3304
Computer check-outs, Technology Support

Alison Cline, Special Education Teacher
acline@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3314
Imagine Edgenuity, Questions, IEP’s

HLC December 2024 Newsletter

Nov 27 2024 7:20 AM

Harbor Learning Center (HLC)

November/December/January Calendar

Nov 26 Rotary Thanksgiving Feast Noon to 1 PM

Nov 27, 28, and 29 No School Thanksgiving

December 2-20 Winter Wishes Activity

Dec 4 Early Release @ 12:45 PM for District wide Collaboration

Dec 20 Early Release @ 11:00 AM for Winter Break

Dec 23- Jan 3 Winter Break

Jan 6 School Resumes

Jan 8 Early Release @ 12:45 PM for District wide Collaboration

Jan 15 FAFSA Senior Night

Jan 20 MLK Jr. Birthday Holiday No School

Jan 24 Early Release Traditional end of the semester 11:00 AM

Principal’s Message: Advisory Fun and Winter Activities

Advisory Clubs and Activities- New to the HLC this year is Advisory Fun! We surveyed students, and then staff planned fun advisory activities. Students then chose which activity they wanted to participate in. Activities range from yoga, games, open gym, quiet studying, ASB meetings, crocheting and more! We are doing these activities on Wednesdays and Fridays. All the activities are popular, BUT 3D Printing seems to be the MOST popular one right now.

Winter/Holiday Activities- We plan lots of fun Holiday activities during the month of December. Winter Wishes is a new tradition at the Harbor Learning Center. Students make simple and reasonable wishes for themselves and/or other Dragons. Our school community spends the weeks leading up to Winter Break granting student wishes. Let us know if your family would like to participate by granting a student wish in some way. The day before Winter Break is our annual student pancake breakfast along with other fun holiday activities. Staff sponsor a holiday activity in their room and students sign up to participate in the activity. It’s a fun way to send off students before the two week break. Don’t forget students are released at 11:00 AM that day.

Yearbook

We are planning another yearbook this year created for our students by our students under the leadership of teacher, Kayla Sturm. Our goal is to produce the highest quality yearbook possible with students working on it as volunteers in their spare time. We want to offer the yearbook at the lowest cost possible or free so we are fundraising to off set the costs. We already had an amazing donation from the Aberdeen High School Class of 1969 for almost a $1,000. Our painted pumpkin donation event also raised over $400. We will continue to work towards donations throughout the year. Let us know if you are interested in donating!

ASB update

Our ASB students assisted with the annual Foodball. The students staged an advisory competition and the winning Advisory class was Mr. Howell’s. His advisory class got to pick a staff member to PIE in the face! Students were able to collect over 300 donations. This included canned food and money. All proceeds went to Coastal Harvest.

November 25th will be our first attempt with a winning advisory class throwing a pie at some teachers. The staff who volunteered are: Chris Howell, Cordell Trusty, Jesse Winter, Lisa Griebel, Stephanie Hoffman, Kasi Turner, Emma Wimberley, and Michelle Nipper.

Counseling Office message- Kasi Turner kturner@asd5.org

Attention Seniors!!! Are you planning to go to college after you graduate? FAFSA is open and ready for you to fill out your application. You will need to create an FAFSA ID first. Please see Kasi if you have not done this yet. We will have a family night on January 15th. We will start with dinner at 5:15 and then move into room 19 for a FAFSA presentation by the representatives from Grays Harbor College. They can help you fill out the FAFSA (as long as you have an FSA ID) and answer any questions you may have. Make sure you add this to your calendar!

It is important to check Skyward frequently. You can see current classes, completed classes, credits, graduation requirements, etc. Having trouble with Skyward? Check with me, the secretaries, or our new staff members (Amy M and Lydia G) in the computer lab. Do you have questions about your student’s progress toward graduation? Give me a call or stop by.

Graduating Senior Information!

Reminder, if your graduating senior is interested in participating in the AHS Annual All Night Safe and Sober Party on Friday, June 6, the remaining parent/guardian meetings are monthly at 6 PM at AHS in the Community Room. The remaining meetings are Dec 12, Jan 16, Feb 20, March 20, April 17, and May 15th. To volunteer or get more information, contact Mary Manio (360) 584 7141 or Tara Maynard (360) 591 5029. You can also email ahsgrad2025@gmail.com

You can also order a yard sign to celebrate your senior! We have copies of the order form at HLC. The signs are $40 with no photo or $50 with a photo. You email the photo to ahsgrad2025@gmail.com. You can pay by check to AHS Class of 2025 OR Venmo the money to one of the parents/guardians planning the event. (Info is on the order form!)

The Harbor Learning Center Graduation is Thursday, June 5th. After surveying our seniors, our plan is to have our HLC Graduation Ceremony at Stewart Field. By moving our ceremony to the field, we no longer have to limit the number of family/friends/guests that each student can invite. When we have the ceremony at HLC in the gym, each graduate can only invite a limited number of people due to fire code restrictions.

After School Program

We are still offering the After School Program at Harbor Jr/Sr High. Grays Harbor Academy online students and GED students can attend our After School Program. The After School Program started on September 30th and is from 2:45-4:00 Monday through Thursday. We offer homework help, state test tutoring, and fun activities. Our focus this year will be to create a community we can thrive in and prepare for success. For any questions, please feel free to reach out to Emma Wimberley at ewimberley@asd5.org. We will have information about family nights coming soon!

School Technology and Room 4:

Laptop/Chromebook Support- If you need to leave your device in the computer lab (room 4) to get looked at please fill out the computer complaint form and tape it to the device. That way the school will know who’s device it is and what is wrong with it.

Gaggle Alerts- Students continue to set off “Gaggle Alerts”. This program monitors student technology use and alerts administration of technology use violations and safety concerns. Please remember, chromebooks/laptops are for school use only.

Please remember to charge your devices and bring them to school. If you forgot we do have loaners but they are for in school use only. Please return any borrowed devices or cords to the lab by 2:30.

On a fun note, please come and check out the new Native Pride library books. It is pretty impressive. Thank you Misty from Native Education for all the great books. She also brought a large Tribal Nations map. Feel free to come explore the Native Pride section and or the other sections of our library. There is a whole section dedicated to graphic novels also.

Safe and Supportive Campus Expectations

Our school is a choice school. Students and families CHOOSE to attend. We follow the same district policies and expectations as our other district schools. We continue to work with our students to follow these expectations which in turn supports a safe learning environment. We enforce our state, district, and school policies and expectations around Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying AND Gender Inclusive Schools. Many of our students chose our school knowing that it is a safe place to be themselves. We expect all of our students to be respectful of students’ gender and gender expression. That includes using a student’s preferred name AND not discussing other students’ gender or gender expression. It is important that our teens are always respectful of others and make it right when they forget to do so. We have limited bathrooms at our small school. We appreciate your student being patient and understanding while waiting in line. We also appreciate that your student does not linger unnecessarily in the bathroom since others are waiting. Get in and Get out!

This year we are revisiting our Campus Wide Student Expectations. Students are provided feedback for this through a student survey. Once the expectations are updated, a school wide advisory lesson will refresh all students on what the school expectations are. Our theme is “That’s What Dragons Do!” New posters reminding everyone of the expectations are being created as well. We are lucky to have such great students here, but we all need reminders now and again about what Dragons are expected to do.

Open Doors/GED Program

Emma Wimberley (previously our MTSS/tech assistant in Room 4) replaced Tedd White as our GED/Open Doors Mentor. She is off to an amazing start with supporting our Open Doors students.

We are in year four of our Open Doors/GED program, and it is very successful! If your student is at least 16 years of age by September 1st and behind in credits, they might be eligible to enroll in our GED program.

There are changes to the GED Program for the 2024-25 school year as we continue to improve and grow our new program. Students are assigned to cohort groups (called flights) in order to better provide the needed teaching staff support. This ensures that students can access the academic interventions and guidance needed to pass the GED tests. There will also be additional Harbor Jr/Sr High staff assigned periods of the day to support our GED students and/or the Harbor High students hoping to change from In Person to GED. Additionally, we expanded our Open Doors Program to include the Open Doors Diploma Program. This Diploma Pathway includes a more flexible way for students in our Open Doors Program to meet our school district’s high school graduation requirements AND earn a high school diploma.

In the last three years over 100 students have earned their GED through our Open Doors program and many went on to earn a high school diploma. We’ve even had 9 GED graduates this year already! Need some GED information or currently working on the GED? You can contact Emma Wimberley ewimberley@asd5.org

Grays Harbor Academy Information

We are currently enrolling new high school students in three classes instead of the usual six. This will cause a credit deficiency and you would need to make up that credit in summer school or at some point later on in your high school career. Please consider this carefully when deciding to enroll in GHA. After December 9, the classes will drop down to two classes. Students enrolling late must start from the beginning and complete the entire class, as we cannot waive any course content. Regardless of grade, enrollment in Grays Harbor Academy is fairly open throughout the school year.

At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, we had almost 100 K-12 students enrolled in our online program. It is imperative to talk to us before considering this online option. We contract with an online school, Edgenuity. This online option is very different from the distance learning offered by schools during COVID. It is a 100% ONLINE school with ONLINE teachers and the expectations are VERY HIGH! It works best for students who are self motivated, self starters, who enjoy writing, and love working on a computer for over 5 hours a day. Students who struggle online are required to come to the HLC and receive support as part of an intervention. Students who do not make satisfactory progress online will be returned to in person school. It is possible to earn a high school diploma through Grays Harbor Academy and we have had several graduates over the years. We are still enrolling students into our online school. Let us know if you are interested. Contact rsutlovich@asd5.org

Grays Harbor Academy FAMILY PORTAL- HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS

To access the Family Portal, request access from one of your student’s teachers by providing your STUDENT’S FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. You will then receive an email with a LINK to the portal, and another with a randomly generated access code. Click the LINK, then enter the ACCESS CODE and your EMAIL ADDRESS, and create a PASSWORD.

After initial setup, you can log in with your email address and password at any time to review your student’s progress. Parents/guardians are always CC’ed on all communication between the online teachers and students.

With the addition of more staff to support our students, we have changed some of the tasks/ responsibilities. We hope this helps direct you to the correct contact. As always, anyone can point you in the right direction.

Whom to contact

Robert Sutlovich Online Support Teacher
rsutlovich@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3303
Text or Call: (360) 581-1154
Parent meetings/communication, Student learning plans, Weekly check-ins, Monthly progress reports/Intervention Plans, Conferences, Applications/Enrollments/Drops, Schedules and Grades, District and State Testing

MTSS Paras

Doull, Aaron
adoull@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3327

Bennett, David
dbennett@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3328
Student help sessions, Printing for parents, Workbook disbursement, Tech Troubleshooting, i-Ready testing, Guided Note/Resource Printing

Kasi Turner Counselor
kturner@asd5.org
Call: 360-538-2186
Credits, Graduation plans

Amy Moyer
amoyer@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3304
Computer check-outs, Technology Support

Alison Cline, Special Education Teacher
acline@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3314
Imagine Edgenuity, Questions, IEP’s

HLC November 2024 Newsletter

Oct 22 2024 10:36 AM

Harbor Learning Center (HLC)

October/November/December Calendar

Oct 23 Early Release @ 12:45 PM for District wide Collaboration

October 28-Nov 1 ASB Spirit Week

Oct 30 Picture Retakes

Nov 11 No School, Veterans Day

Nov 27, 28, and 29 No School Thanksgiving

Dec 4 Early Release @ 12:45 PM for District wide Collaboration

Dec 20 Early Release @ 11:00 AM for Winter Break

Dec 23- Jan 3 Winter Break

Jan 6 School Resumes

Principal’s Message:

Fall is here and before we know it comes the holidays. As the HLC gears up for the holiday season, we recognize this is a special time for students, staff, and families to come together, reflect on student progress, and share in the joy of the season. We'll be planning some festive activities and opportunities for students to give back and get creative, so keep an eye out for upcoming events. Let's make this holiday season full of warmth, kindness, and connection! We look forward to Turkey Grams, Winter Wishes, and other fun events planned by students for students.

Foodball Update

It’s time again for our area wide Foodball where students from Hoquiam and Aberdeen work together to raise money and collect food for needy families. There are so many events to participate in this year. Food ball starts Nov 1st and ends on Nov 11th. Some of the fun activities include a Dodgeball Tournament on Monday, Nov 4, at Aberdeen High School and Aberdeen’s Got Talent on Friday, Nov. 8th. There are lots of area restaurant takeovers as well. The HLC students will be participating by also doing a food drive during this time period.

HLC Staff Changes

Please join me in welcoming David Bennett. He is our new MTSS assistant with GHA, Grays Harbor Academy. David is available for in person tutoring and zoom tutoring sessions for our GHA students and some drop in Harbor Jr/Sr High students. His work day starts at 9:00 AM; and he is available after school Monday-Thursday until 4 PM for your GHA needs.

Yearbook

We are planning another yearbook this year created for our students by our students under the leadership of teacher, Kayla Sturm. Our goal is to produce the highest quality yearbook possible with students working on it as volunteers in their spare time. We want to offer the yearbook at the lowest cost possible or free so we are fundraising to off set the costs. We already had an amazing donation from the Aberdeen High School Class of 1969 for almost a $1,000. Our painted pumpkin donation event also raised over $400. We will continue to work towards donations throughout the year. Let us know if you are interested in donating!

ASB update

Our student-led ASB voted to support a dance for a student’s senior project. This Harvest/Halloween dance will take place at our school on October 26th at 7:30 PM.

Our counselor, Kasi Turner, gets a large THANK YOU from ASB for leading students towards a painting pumpkin silent donation/auction. The donation/auction took place during the two days of fall conferencing. We had more than twenty pumpkins painted up; and we raised more than a few hundred dollars. If you missed out on this donation/auction, don’t worry! There will be more student created auctions in the near future.

Counseling Office message- Kasi Turner kturner@asd5.org

All seniors should have gone over their graduation plans and shared them with their parents/guardian. If you did not see this, you are more than welcome to call me and we can discuss this information. The last day to choose to walk in the AHS ceremony is January 1st. Students cannot be added to the AHS list after that date. Coming up…The GHC k-12 Advocates will be coming to the school to work with 9th graders who have not yet enrolled in World Class Scholars and 12th graders who need to complete the FAFSA. Dates for both are not set yet so be sure to watch the calendar and read the newsletter.

It is important to check Skyward frequently. You can see current classes, completed classes, credits, graduation requirements, etc. Having trouble with Skyward? Check with me, the secretaries, or our new staff members (Amy M and Lydia G) in the computer lab. Do you have questions about your student’s progress toward graduation? Give me a call or stop by.

Graduating Senior Information!

Reminder, if your graduating senior is interested in participating in the AHS Annual All Night Safe and Sober Party on Friday, June 6, the remaining parent/guardian meetings are monthly at 6 PM at AHS in the Community Room. The remaining meetings are Nov 7, Dec 12, Jan 16, Feb 20, March 20, April 17, and May 15th. To volunteer or get more information, contact Mary Manio (360) 584 7141 or Tara Maynard (360) 591 5029. You can also email ahsgrad2025@gmail.com

You can also order a yard sign to celebrate your senior! We have copies of the order form at HLC. The signs are $40 with no photo or $50 with a photo. You email the photo to ahsgrad2025@gmail.com. You can pay by check to AHS Class of 2025 OR Venmo the money to one of the parents/guardians planning the event. (Info is on the order form!)

The Harbor Learning Center Graduation is Thursday, June 5th. After surveying our seniors, our plan is to have our HLC Graduation Ceremony at Stewart Field. By moving our ceremony to the field, we no longer have to limit the number of family/friends/guests that each student can invite. When we have the ceremony at HLC in the gym, each graduate can only invite a limited number of people due to fire code restrictions.

After School Program

We are still offering the After School Program at Harbor Jr/Sr High. Grays Harbor Academy online students and GED students can attend our After School Program. The After School Program started on September 30th and is from 2:45-4:00 Monday through Thursday. We offer homework help, state test tutoring, and fun activities. Our focus this year will be to create a community we can thrive in and prepare for success. For any questions, please feel free to reach out to Emma Wimberley at ewimberley@asd5.org

Technology message- Emma Wimberley and Amy Moyer

The Aberdeen School District is updating our computers this year! To ensure that computers are operating correctly, our district technology department will be pushing an update this month. Please make sure you are restarting your device every day. Additionally, if your device stops working after the update, please contact our new tech support staff member in Room 4, Amy Moyer, amoyer@asd5.org or give us a visit. It may be possible you are just missing a signature on some paperwork.

One more thing. If you need to leave your device in the lab to get looked at please fill out the computer complaint form and tape it to the device. That way I will know who’s device it is and what is wrong with it. Thank you- Amy

Safe and Supportive Campus Expectations

Our school is a choice school. Students and families CHOOSE to attend. We follow the same district policies and expectations as our other district schools. We continue to work with our students to follow these expectations which in turn supports a safe learning environment. We enforce our state, district, and school policies and expectations around Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying AND Gender Inclusive Schools. Many of our students chose our school knowing that it is a safe place to be themselves. We expect all of our students to be respectful of students’ gender and gender expression. That includes using a student’s preferred name AND not discussing other students’ gender or gender expression. It is important that our teens are always respectful of others and make it right when they forget to do so. We have limited bathrooms at our small school. We appreciate your student being patient and understanding while waiting in line. We also appreciate that your student does not linger unnecessarily in the bathroom since others are waiting. Get in and Get out!

Open Doors/GED Program

Emma Wimberley (previously our MTSS/tech assistant in Room 4) replaced Tedd White as our GED/Open Doors Mentor. She is off to an amazing start with supporting our Open Doors students.

We are in year four of our Open Doors/GED program, and it is very successful! If your student is at least 16 years of age by September 1st and behind in credits, they might be eligible to enroll in our GED program.

There are changes to the GED Program for the 2024-25 school year as we continue to improve and grow our new program. Students are assigned to cohort groups (called flights) in order to better provide the needed teaching staff support. This ensures that students can access the academic interventions and guidance needed to pass the GED tests. There will also be additional Harbor Jr/Sr High staff assigned periods of the day to support our GED students and/or the Harbor High students hoping to change from In Person to GED. Additionally, we expanded our Open Doors Program to include the Open Doors Diploma Program. This Diploma Pathway includes a more flexible way for students in our Open Doors Program to meet our school district’s high school graduation requirements AND earn a high school diploma.

In the last three years over 100 students have earned their GED through our Open Doors program and many went on to earn a high school diploma. We’ve even had 4 GED graduates this year already! Need some GED information or currently working on the GED? You can contact Emma Wimberley ewimberley@asd5.org

Grays Harbor Academy Information

We are currently enrolling new high school students in five classes instead of the usual six. This will cause a credit deficiency and you would need to make up that credit in summer school or at some point later on in your high school career. Please consider this carefully when deciding to enroll in GHA. After October 28, the classes will drop down to four classes. Students enrolling late must start from the beginning and complete the entire class, as we cannot waive any course content. Regardless of grade, enrollment in Grays Harbor Academy is fairly open throughout the school year.

At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, we had almost 100 K-12 students enrolled in our online program. It is imperative to talk to us before considering this online option. We contract with an online school, Edgenuity. This online option is very different from the distance learning offered by schools during COVID. It is a 100% ONLINE school with ONLINE teachers and the expectations are VERY HIGH! It works best for students who are self motivated, self starters, who enjoy writing, and love working on a computer for over 5 hours a day. Students who struggle online are required to come to the HLC and receive support as part of an intervention. Students who do not make satisfactory progress online will be returned to in person school. It is possible to earn a high school diploma through Grays Harbor Academy and we have had several graduates over the years. We are still enrolling students into our online school. Let us know if you are interested. Contact rsutlovich@asd5.org

Grays Harbor Academy FAMILY PORTAL- HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS

To access the Family Portal, request access from one of your student’s teachers by providing your STUDENT’S FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. You will then receive an email with a LINK to the portal, and another with a randomly generated access code. Click the LINK, then enter the ACCESS CODE and your EMAIL ADDRESS, and create a PASSWORD.

After initial setup, you can log in with your email address and password at any time to review your student’s progress. Parents/guardians are always CC’ed on all communication between the online teachers and students.

With the addition of more staff to support our students, we have changed some of the tasks/ responsibilities. We hope this helps direct you to the correct contact. As always, anyone can point you in the right direction.

Whom to contact

Robert Sutlovich Online Support Teacher
rsutlovich@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3303
Text or Call: (360) 581-1154
Parent meetings/communication, Student learning plans, Weekly check-ins, Monthly progress reports/Intervention Plans, Conferences, Applications/Enrollments/Drops, Schedules and Grades, District and State Testing

MTSS Paras

Doull, Aaron
adoull@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3327

Bennett, David
dbennett@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3328
Student help sessions, Printing for parents, Workbook disbursement, Tech Troubleshooting, i-Ready testing, Guided Note/Resource Printing

Kasi Turner Counselor
kturner@asd5.org
Call: 360-538-2186
Credits, Graduation plans

Amy Moyer
amoyer@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3304
Computer check-outs, Technology Support

Alison Cline, Special Education Teacher
acline@asd5.org
Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3314
Imagine Edgenuity, Questions, IEP’s

Great Shake Out

Oct 2 2024 8:45 AM

2024-2025

GREAT SHAKE OUT

DISTRICT WIDE

10/17/24

10:17 AM

Our students will participate in an earthquake drill followed by a tsunami drill.

Rain or Shine!

We will evacuate the building and walk to our evacuation site.

It is a one mile walk ONE WAY; It is a twenty minute walk ONE WAY.

We will be outside for up to an hour.

All students and staff participate.

Students should come dressed for the weather.

Students should wear shoes for the hike.

The office will be closed during the evacuation.

HLC October 2024 Newsletter

Sep 23 2024 12:06 PM

Harbor Learning Center (HLC)

September/October/November Calendar

Sept 25 Early Release @ 12:45 PM for District Wide Collaboration

September 30 First day of After School Program

October Conferences- see dates and time below

Oct 4 Early Release @ 11:00 AM for SLC prep

Oct 9 After School Program Family Night 5-7

Oct 10 and Oct 11 NO classes

Oct 17 Great Shake Out Drill @ 10:17 AM

Oct 23 Early Release @ 12:45 PM for District wide Collaboration

Oct 30 Picture Retakes

Nov 11 No School Veterans Day

Nov 27, 28, and 29 No School Thanksgiving

Principal’s Message: Student Led Conferences!

It’s almost time for our favorite fall activity- Harbor Junior Senior High Student Led Conferences! This gives all of our families the opportunity to meet individually with their student’s advisory teacher and drop in for quick visits with other teachers. Students prepare a short google slides presentation and talk about the progress they are making in their classes and progress toward graduation. Please contact your student’s advisory teacher to book/confirm your conference time. The changes to the calendar for SLC’s include:

Friday, October 4 Early Dismissal 11:00 AM (Conference Prep for Staff)

Wednesday, October 9

· Regular School Day 8:10-2:45

· Conferences from 4-7:30 PM

· Family Night 5-7 PM

Thursday, October 10

· NO CLASSES

· Conferences from 10:00 AM- 7:00 PM

Friday, October 11

· NO CLASSES/No Conferences

After School Program Family Night- Wednesday, October 9, 5-7 PM

All students and families are welcome to our first 24-25 family night on Wednesday, October 9, from 5-7 PM. We purposely scheduled a time during conferences when many families are already on campus. Stop by the cafeteria to meet the After School Program staff. We will have snacks, some fun activities, and information about the After School Program.

HLC Staff Changes

The retirement of our GED Mentor, Ted White, created a cascading change in staff assignments at the Harbor Learning Center. Emma Wimberley, our Room 4 MTSS Assistant, took over our GED Program. Amy Moyer, one of our Grays Harbor Academy MTSS Assistants, is now coordinating support out of our Room 4 Computer Lab/Library. We have hired a new SFSA, Student Family Support Assistant, to replace Crystal Martinez. Crystal is now supporting the Hopkins Preschool full time. Our new SFSA, Lydia Garcia, works out of Room 4 and will be assisting with Spanish interpreting, supporting EL students, working with families to remove barriers to school success, and tutoring small groups of students.

Great Shake Out October 17 at 10:17 AM

The Great Shake Out is coming 10:17 AM on 10/17/24! Our school district will participate in an earthquake drill followed by a tsunami evacuation/drill. Students should be ready for the weather and ready to hike up the hill. We had a lot of fun the last couple of years, and it is so important for students to know where to go in case of an emergency. This activity takes students off campus for up to an hour.

ASB update

ASB is back at the HLC for year two. Mr. Trusty is our new ASB Advisor. Our ASB leaders have already been busy! They hosted a get to know you activity with our middle school students. They also did an activity with our new to Harbor High 9-12 students accessing the student activity knowledge of Robert Sutlovich, our GHA Mentor Teacher. (Mr. Sutlovich is a Camp Bishop Leader and one of Aberdeen’s Outdoor School Leaders.) Additionally, ASB planned a successful spirit week. Stay tuned for more ASB-led fun student events.

Counseling Office message- Kasi Turner kturner@asd5.org

It has been a great start to the year! Remember that I am available to help in a variety of ways: *review credits and graduation requirements *listen if you need to vent * provide a space for students to refocus *help students problem solve *class scheduling *class meetings *guidance for after graduation *referrals to counseling *much, much more.

It is important to check Skyward frequently. You can see current classes, completed classes, credits, graduation requirements, etc. Having trouble with Skyward? Check with me, the secretaries, or our new staff members (Amy M and Lydia G) in the computer lab. Do you have questions about your student’s progress toward graduation? Give me a call or stop by.

Graduating Senior Information!

Reminder, if your graduating senior is interested in participating in the AHS Annual All Night Safe and Sober Party on Friday, June 6, the remaining parent/guardian meetings are monthly at 6 PM at AHS in the Community Room. The remaining meetings are Oct 10, Nov 7, Dec 12, Jan 16, Feb 20, March 20, April 17, and May 15th. To volunteer or get more information, contact Mary Manio (360) 584 7141 or Tara Maynard (360) 591 5029. You can also email ahsgrad2025@gmail.com

You can also order a yard sign to celebrate your senior! We have copies of the order form at HLC. The signs are $40 with no photo or $50 with a photo. You email the photo to ahsgrad2025@gmail.com. You can pay by check to AHS Class of 2025 OR Venmo the money to one of the parents/guardians planning the event. (Info is on the order form!)

After School Program

We are still offering the After School Program at Harbor Jr/Sr High. Grays Harbor Academy on-line students and GED students can attend our After School Program. The After School Program starts September 30th and is from 2:45-4:00 Monday through Thursday. We offer homework help, state test tutoring, and fun activities. Our focus this year will be to create a community we can thrive in and prepare for success. For any questions, please feel free to reach out to Emma Wimberley at ewimberley@asd5.org or Lisa Griebel at lgriebel@asd5.org

Technology message- Emma Wimberley and Amy Moyer

The Aberdeen School District is updating our computers this year! To ensure that computers are operating correctly, our district technology department will be pushing an update this month. Please make sure you are restarting your device every day. Additionally, if your device stops working after the update, please contact our new tech support staff member in Room 4, Amy Moyer, amoyer@asd5.org or give us a visit. It may be possible you are just missing a signature on some paperwork.

Safe and Supportive Campus Expectations

Our school is a choice school. Students and families CHOOSE to attend. We follow the same district policies and expectations as our other district schools. We continue to work with our students to follow these expectations which in turn supports a safe learning environment. We enforce our state, district, and school policies and expectations around Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying AND Gender Inclusive Schools. Many of our students chose our school knowing that it is a safe place to be themselves. We expect all of our students to be respectful of students’ gender and gender expression. That includes using a student’s preferred name AND not discussing other students’ gender or gender expression. It is important that our teens are always respectful of others and make it right when they forget to do so. We have limited bathrooms at our small school. We appreciate your student being patient and understanding while waiting in line. We also appreciate that your student does not linger unnecessarily in the bathroom since others are waiting. Get in and Get out!

Open Doors/GED Program

We were sad to see our GED Mentor, Ted White, retire at the start of the school year. He leaves big shoes to fill. We have hired Emma Wimberley (previously our MTSS/tech assistant in Room 4) to replace him. We are confident she will be a great support for our Open Doors students.

We are in year four of our Open Doors/GED program, and it is very successful! If your student is at least 16 years of age by September 1st and behind in credits, they might be eligible to enroll in our GED program.

There are changes to the GED Program for the 2024-25 school year as we continue to improve and grow our new program. Students will be assigned to cohort groups (called flights) in order to better provide the needed teaching staff support. This ensures that students can access the academic interventions and guidance needed to pass the GED tests. There will also be additional Harbor Jr/Sr High staff assigned periods of the day to support our GED students and/or the Harbor High students hoping to change from In Person to GED. Additionally, our staff plans to expand our Open Doors Program to include the Open Doors Diploma Program. Stay tuned for more information on what this looks like. This Diploma Pathway will include a more flexible way for students in our Open Doors Program to meet our school district’s high school graduation requirements AND earn a high school diploma.

In the last three years over 100 students have earned their GED through our Open Doors program and many went on to earn a high school diploma. Need some GED information or currently working on the GED? You can contact Emma Wimberley ewimberley@asd5.org

Grays Harbor Academy Information

We are well underway in the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year! We still have several applications for enrollment. Our enrollment in GHA is readily open throughout the semester; however, students who enroll late will still need to complete the entire courses from the beginning. With the exception of grades K-5, we cannot waive coursework for online students. Our first semester classes will end on Friday, January 17, 2025. Second semester classes will begin Monday, January 27, 2025.

Students all around the Aberdeen School District will be doing i-Ready testing this year, and Grays Harbor Academy is no exception. We will test in mid-September. I-Ready gives excellent data and provides many opportunities for supplemental learning and perfecting basic skills. Lessons and activities are targeted at each student’s level and areas of improvement. Students in grades K-10 should practice i-Ready skills and lessons daily. It is awesome to see the progress that students make throughout the year!! Any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Beginning on September 16th, Grays Harbor Academy students will be taking the Panorama survey. Robert will send this out a link to the students’ school email addresses. Please take some time to get this completed.

At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, we had almost 100 K-12 students enrolled in this online option. It is important to talk to us before considering this online option. We contract with an online school, Edgenuity. This online option is very different from the distance learning offered by our home schools during COVID. It is a 100% ONLINE school with ONLINE teachers and the expectations are VERY HIGH! It works best for students who are self motivated, self starters, who enjoy writing, and love working on a computer for over 5 hours a day. Students who struggle online are required to come to the HLC and receive support as part of an intervention. Students who do not make satisfactory progress online will be returned to in person school. It is possible to earn a high school diploma through Grays Harbor Academy and we have had several graduates over the years. We are still enrolling students into our online school. Let us know if you are interested. Contact rsutlovich@asd5.org

Grays Harbor Academy FAMILY PORTAL- HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS

To access the Family Portal, request access from one of your student’s teachers by providing your STUDENT’S FIRST AND LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. You will then receive an email with a LINK to the portal, and another with a randomly generated access code. Click the LINK, then enter the ACCESS CODE and your EMAIL ADDRESS, and create a PASSWORD.

After initial setup, you can log in with your email address and password at any time to review your student’s progress.

With the addition of more staff to support our students, we have changed some of the tasks/ responsibilities. We hope this helps direct you to the correct contact. As always, anyone can point you in the right direction.

Who to contact

Robert Sutlovich Online Support Teacher

rsutlovich@asd5.org

Call: (360) 538-2180, ext 3303

Text or Call: (360) 581-1154

Assists on the following: (Parent meetings/communication, Student learning plans, Weekly check-ins, Monthly progress reports/Intervention Plans, Conferences, Applications/Enrollments/Drops, Schedules and Grades)

MTSS Paras

Doull, Aaron

adoull@asd5.org

(360) 538-2180, ext 3327

Moyer, Amy

amoyer@asd5.org

(360) 538-2180, ext 3328

Assists on the following: (Student help sessions, Printing for parents, Workbook disbursement, Tech Troubleshooting, i-Ready testing, Guided Note/Resource Printing)

Kasi Turner Counselor

kturner@asd5.org

360-538-2186

Assists on the following: (Credits, Graduation plans

Amy Moyer

amoyer@asd5.org

Assists on the following: (Computer check-outs, Technology Support)

Alison Cline, Special Education Teacher

acline@asd5.org

(360) 538-2180, ext 3314

Assists on the following: (Imagine Edgenuity, Questions, IEP’s)

HLC Spirit Week!

Sep 11 2024 10:25 AM

HLC Spirit Week is Sept 16-20

Monday PJ Day

Tuesday Blackout Day (wear all black)

Wednesday Hawaiian Day

Thursday Grade Level Colors

7- yellow

8- Blue

9- orange

10- green

11- purple

12- pink

Staff- RED

Friday- School Spirit Day (Wear Dragons, Purple, or Teal)

School Pictures are Ready!

Sep 11 2024 10:18 AM

Good news!

School pictures taken at HARBOR LEARNING CENTER on 08/30/2024 are now available for parents to view and order online. Please help spread the word by copying and pasting this info onto your school’s website, social media, emails from teachers or administrators to parents, your school’s newsletter, etc.

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School Pictures are Ready!

View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login

HARBOR LEARNING CENTER
Event Code: FE276424
Also Needed: Skyward Student ID

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Also, if your school signed up for it, an email from JostensPIX will be sent within 24 hours to parents with a link to the JostensPIX website.

Thank you.

JostensPIX

2024/25 Back to School Newsletter, Aug 2024

Aug 20 2024 11:50 AM

Harbor Learning Center (HLC)

Welcome to the 24-25 School Year!

August/Sept Calendar

August/September Calendar
August 14 HLC Office Opens
August 28 First Day of School- Orientation only, Chromebook Pick Up, and meet your teachers
August 29 Classes begin at 8:10 AM!
August 30 School Photos
September 2 Labor Day- NO SCHOOL
September 25 Early Dismissal for District-wide Collaboration

We are so excited for our FOURTH YEAR as the Harbor Learning Center, HLC. This campus is a busy learning center for ages 0-21! This Hopkins Building contains:

Aberdeen Schools’ Therapy Office
Promise Private Day Care and Preschool
Aberdeen School District’s Hopkins Preschool
Snug Harbor Day Care (Aberdeen School District’s Teen Parenting Program and ASD Employee Daycare)
Grays Harbor Academy (Aberdeen School District’s OnLine/Virtual K-12 School)
Open Doors/GED + Diploma Program
Harbor Junior/Senior High School

Harbor Junior/Senior High Grade 7 and 8- Year Four!

Our mission is to provide a smaller, more personalized/individualized learning environment for a few of our district's 7th and 8th graders. Our district's junior high, Miller Junior High, is an amazing, vibrant school! However, its large size (500 - 600 students) promotes an active and energetic place that might not be the optimum learning environment for a few of our district's youth. Let us know if someone in your family is interested in applying for the junior high component of Harbor Junior Senior High. Our middle school students are together in the same classes, but they have 6 different teachers. They travel from room to room like our high school students do. Some of our 8th grade students take classes with high school students which gives them the opportunity to start earning high school credit. Our middle school students also have the same lunch period as the high school students.

ASB (Associated Student Body) Activities!

ASB is back at the HLC for year two. Mr. Trusty is our ASB Advisor. Congratulations to our 24-25 ASB officers and class representatives : Officers: Co Presidents- Isabella Davidson and Jaelynne Leach; Vice President- Angel Covault; Treasurer- Mikyla Gunter; and Secretary- Kevin Estes. Class Representatives: 12th Grade Reps- Audon Allen and Phoebe Zwart; 11th Grade Rep- Emma Martin; 10th Grade Reps- Chiara Malvini and Adrien Tripp; 9th Grade Reps- Jorja Moff and Dom Wood; 8th grade Reps- Jesse Bolin and Makayla Howard. We look forward to the activities our student leaders are planning for the year.

Staff changes for 2024-2025

We were sad to see three of our teaching staff retire and said good-bye at the end of the 2023-24 school year to Katie Hirschfeld, Tammy Heth, and Mark Borgens. We are excited and fortunate to welcome two experienced teachers from AHS: Jesse Winter/Math and Jason Dore/ELA. Amy Moyer joined as an MTSS Assistant with our Grays Harbor Academy. We hired Stephanie Hoffman as a CTE/Student Store teacher. Brandi Creviston will support our English Learners. Alison Cline is our new IEP case manager for GHA students, Open Doors students, and our Harbor Jr/Sr High middle school students.

2024-2025 School Supplies

Our district expects students to provide their own school supplies. HLC does not require many individual student supplies, and we provide classroom supplies to students if needed to successfully complete an assignment. IF you are school supply shopping, you might look for: Backpack (we do not have school lockers), Paper, Pencils, Blue/Black Pens, Highlighter, Markers, Colored Pencils, and a Binder (something to keep your student’s papers/contracts organized).

2024-2025 Bell Schedule

Our bell schedule is the same as last year. You will find it at the end of this newsletter. We have 7 class periods including advisory. All students are in the same thirty minute lunch period.

2024-25 Communication

There are many ways to get information about the Harbor Learning Center. Check out our school website! Our school district website has changed/is changing so let’s enjoy the new and improved format. It includes a school calendar that stays updated. HLC sends out electronic monthly newsletters. We use our auto dialer to remind families of changes to the schedule like for early release days. Students’ progress in classes can be viewed on Skyward. Feel free to call or email your student’s teachers. Let’s stay in contact to better support your student.

Student Meals

Our school serves free breakfast and free lunch to all of our Harbor Jr/Sr High students. Students attending our After School Program will also be getting a snack.

Safe and Supportive Campus Expectations

Our school is a choice school. Students and families CHOOSE to attend. We follow the same district policies and expectations as our other district schools. We continue to work with our students to follow these expectations which in turn supports a safe learning environment. We enforce our state, district, and school policies and expectations around Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying AND Gender Inclusive Schools. Many of our students chose our school knowing that it is a safe place to just be themselves. We expect all of our students to be respectful of students’ gender and gender expression. That includes using a student’s preferred name AND not discussing other students’ gender or gender expression. It is important that our teens are always respectful of others and make it right when they forget to do so. We have limited bathrooms at our small school. We appreciate your student being patient and understanding while waiting in line. We also appreciate that your student does not linger unnecessarily in the bathroom since others are waiting. Get in and Get out!

On-line Updating of Student Information

All families in the Aberdeen School District are expected to use Skyward before school starts to update their student’s information and fill out required back to school paperwork. Let us help you get it done!

Wednesday, August 28: HLC Orientation

The Harbor Learning Center starts on August 28 with Orientation from 8 AM to 1:30 PM. We encourage families to attend with their students. This orientation will take at least an hour. Orientation includes:

Check out a district chromebook/laptop
Check your class schedule and make sure it is correct
Learn about school breakfast and lunch (All students receive free breakfast and lunch!)
Review campus/school expectations
Meet your teachers and other staff members
Conference with your advisory teacher and review your progress towards graduation
Complete, if needed, the online Back to School Paperwork
Get any and all questions about the year answered!

Open Doors/GED Program

We are in year four of our Open Doors/GED program, and it is very successful! If your student is at least 16 years of age by September 1st and behind in credits, they might be eligible to enroll in our GED program.

There are changes to the GED Program for the 2024-25 school year as we continue to improve and grow this new program. Students will be assigned to cohort groups (called flights) in order to better provide much needed teaching staff support. This ensures that students can access the academic interventions and guidance needed to pass the GED tests. There will be additional Harbor Jr/Sr High staff assigned periods of the day to support our GED students and the Harbor High students hoping to change from In Person/Harbor High classes to GED. Additionally, our staff will expand our Open Doors Program to include the Open Doors Diploma Program. Stay tuned for more information on what this looks like, but it will include a more flexible way for students in our Open Doors Program to meet our school district’s high school graduation requirements and earn a high school diploma. In the last three years over 100 students have earned their GED through our Open Doors program and many went on to earn a high school diploma at Harbor High or other schools. Need some GED information or currently working on the GED? You can contact Mr. White, our GED Mentor, at twhite@asd5.org

Grays Harbor Academy, GHA

We host our district’s online school, GHA. At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, we had almost 100 K-12 students enrolled in this online option. It is important to talk to us before considering this online option. We contract with an online school, Edgenuity. This online option is very different from the distance learning offered by our home schools during COVID. It is a 100% ONLINE school with ONLINE teachers who do not work for the Aberdeen School District and the expectations are VERY HIGH! It works best for students who are self motivated, self starters, and love working on a computer for over 5 hours a day. Students who struggle online are required to come to the HLC and receive support as part of an intervention. Students who do not make progress online will be returned to an in person school. It is possible to earn a high school diploma through Grays Harbor Academy, and we have had several graduates over the years. We are still enrolling students into our online school. Let us know if you are interested. Contact rsutlovich@asd5.org

HLC Main Office- Reopens August 14!

The HLC Office Service Window is open Monday- Friday from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM. You can also call the main office at (360) 538-2180. A secure drop box is available for after hours drop off of materials. Most “business” can be conducted through our HLC service window.

SENIOR CLASS ALL-NIGHT PARTY

Would your graduating senior like to participate in the AHS Annual All-Night Safe and Sober Party?

To be included, join the fundraising and volunteer efforts!! Parent Meetings will be held in the Aberdeen High School Community Room at 6:00 p.m. on the following Thursday’s: August 8th, August 22nd, September 12th, October 10th, November 7th, December 12th, January 16th, February 20th, March 20th, April 17th and May 15th. To volunteer and/or for more information please contact Mary Mainio (360) 584-7141, or Tara Maynard (360-591-5029) at ahsgrad2025@gmail.com.

HLC Picture Day Friday August 30th!

Aug 19 2024 12:53 PM

Picture Day is Coming!

Bring your smile, view & order later. Please don't wear green!

shop.jostenspix.com

Picture Day is Coming, bring your smile now, view & order later. Please don't wear green!

FlashAlert - Sign Up Info

Aug 1 2024 7:07 AM

Sign up with FlashAlert to receive notifications about school closures or emergency information.

To create a FlashAlert account:

Go to www.flashalert.net
On the map, click the Seattle/Washington state button
Choose "Grays Harbor Schools"
Then choose "Aberdeen"
You should see a window for "new subscribers"
Enter your e-mail address and follow the prompts to set up your account.

If you are a current FlashAlert subscriber, you must renew your subscription each year.

First Day of School Aug 28th

Aug 1 2024 7:07 AM

Welcome back Students!

The first day of school for 2024-2025 will be August 28th, 2024

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MTSS Paras

Harbor Learning Center (HLC)

Welcome to the 24-25 School Year!

August/Sept Calendar

Harbor Junior/Senior High Grade 7 and 8- Year Four!

ASB (Associated Student Body) Activities!

Staff changes for 2024-2025

2024-2025 School Supplies

2024-2025 Bell Schedule

2024-25 Communication

Student Meals

Safe and Supportive Campus Expectations

On-line Updating of Student Information

Wednesday, August 28: HLC Orientation

Open Doors/GED Program

Grays Harbor Academy, GHA

HLC Main Office- Reopens August 14!

SENIOR CLASS ALL-NIGHT PARTY

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