Students were able to sit on several trials in the juvenile courtroom of Judge Kelly Graul's. HSD Students learned that parents and students will be held accountable for truancy by fines and or punishment up to jail time. They were also able to visit the old jail and review history of different court cases.

HSD 6A Students made Texas Courthouse History. 6A students collected money and donated to preserve court documents. The documents that were preserved were of the famous Howard Hughes, Sr. Mr. Fransico, currator of Harris County Court Records expressed that HSD will be in court history for the next 300 years. Way to go 6A - making a place for themselves in Texas History.

A segment of the May 13 television news show 60 Minutes included references to Harmony Public Schools (HPS) of Texas that may have left some inaccurate impressions. Please note the following facts about Harmony Public Schools, all of which were shared with 60 Minutes before the show was broadcast: Read more at Harmony Public Schools and 60 Minutes: Setting the Record Straight

Kiana Bahrami took 2nd place in the Junior Division. Keep up the good work Kiana. You have made HSD and your parents very proud!!! Kiana was also invited to Society of Plastics Engineers, of South Texas for a dinner and was able to meet and greet engineers from all over Texas.

U.S. News has announced the best high schools of the nation. The 2012 edition includes data on almost 22,000 public schools, 500 of which received gold medals.

Harmony Science Academy High School - Houston is ranked #309 in the nation, making the school one of the Gold Medalists. Harmony Science Academy is also ranked 24th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy is 89 percent. The student body makeup is 44 percent male and 56 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 86 percent.

Harmony Science Academy Dallas is ranked #554 in the nation, enabling the school to receive a Silver Medal. Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is ranked 50th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is 62 percent. The student body makeup is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 88 percent.

Harmony Science Academy North Austin received a Bronze Medal. At Harmony Science, the student body makeup is 47 percent male and 53 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 89 percent.

You can read more here.

HSD participated in The International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering and Environment Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) 2012.
I-SWEEP Committee announced that our student, Fatima Khan, was a semifinal winner in the 3E Contest. Each semifinalist will receive a $100 check, a recognition certificate and an I-SWEEEP Tee-shirt.
Also, I-SWEEP Judging Committee recognized the following honorable mention winners: Alan Vigil, Deja Jackson, Ellington Shephard .
Thank you HSD parents,students and teachers….

Houston Chess Association Chess Tournament
Hosted by St. Peter The Apostle School
Saturday, May 5, 2012. Our own HSD student: Eathon Moon Puente won 1st Place. HSD congratulate Eathon and his family

Astros held an Essay Contest that asked the question "How Does Your School Help You Make the Right Choices."
Out of 1,941 essay from 25 schools our very own Juliette Juarez and Julianna Judge from 7B-7A were runners up in the contest. WAY TO GO JULIETTE and JULIANNA!!

Harmony Public Schools has received BBB rating again by Standard & Poor's in a report dated March 16th 2012. The report stated that the outlook of the Harmony Public Schools is stable. BBB rating is the highest possible rating for a charter school operator to receive. Dr. Soner Tarim, the Superintendent of Harmony Public Schools, said: "In the midst of national and global financial instability, Harmony Public Schools System has demonstrated its ability to remain financially stable through fiscally sound organization and management. Renewing our BBB rating along with a stable outlook will enable us to save thousands of dollars which can then be used to further advance the efforts of our students, teachers, and staff members".

HSD's 9th grade students were able to take a tour of Houston Baptist University. The students enjoyed the tour and were able to sit in a classroom and listen to Dr. Mohan Kuruzilla talk about the need for higher education. A special thank you goes out to Kari Martin ELA Teacher for helping set up this tour.

HSD entered a contest through the company " Graduation Source." Only four schools in the United States were picked for this contest and HSD was one of the four. We received 25 basketballs for winning. GO HSD - nice addition for our new basketball court and gym.

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Harmony Public Schools have released 2011 College Acceptance Report and 2011 SAT Report.

The reports clearly prove that Harmony Public Schools continue to provide high-quality education to Texas children. As Harmony Public Schools, we will strive to take this success to the new levels.

To take a close look at the reports, please click on the names of the reports above.

Harmony School of Discovery is an Exemplary School !

Harmony Public Schools are high performing K-12 College Preparatory public charter schools in Texas with strong focus on science, math and technology education to provide opportunities for underserved communities.

Texas Education Agency has published 2011 State Accountability Ratings for all Public and Charter Schools of Texas on July 29, 2011 at 1:00PM. Read more . . . read more . . .

From Superintendent Dr. Soner Tarim To the Harmony Public Schools Community: A disappointing article on charter schools in this week's New York Times attempts to put Harmony Public Schools in Texas in a context that is not accurate, necessitating this brief response. Many of us at Harmony Schools cooperated extensively with the Times on this story over the last several months, providing documents, interviews, tours and dozens of detailed responses to specific questions in good faith. But, as sometimes happens, the end result was not entirely what we had hoped. See the rest of Dr. Soner Tarim's response here: http://harmonytx.org/news/122/letter-to-stakeholders-on-ny-times-article/

Harmony School of Discovery 2008-2009 NCLB Report Card is available through the following link below.

Click here to see the NCLB Report Card .
Click here to see NCLB_2011_Campus_report card -.

It is the policy of the Harmony Science Academy Charter School to locate and identify any child who contacts or enrolls in the Charter School who may have a disability and be in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of the disability, in accordance with its procedures as reflected in the CHILD FIND legal framework of the Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process, located at: http://framework.esc18.net/. read more...