
Registration is now open for Harrison County Schools' 2021 Summer School programs. For complete information, see https://www.harrison.kyschools.us/article/438376?org=hcs

Harrison County Schools' website has been updated with new COVID-19 mitigation efforts information. Click the link for the full story: https://www.harrison.kyschools.us/article/437392?org=hcs

Harrison County Public Schools SB128 “Supplemental Year of Instruction” Student Application: https://forms.gle/ovniDxXiMaCp4Cbs8

Eastside Elementary School has an immediate need for a substitute custodian. Please visit https://www.harrison.kyschools.us/teacher_pages#/teachers/24659/pages/12218 for details.

Harrison County Schools is excited to remind you that beginning Monday, March 15th, school will be in session for ALL in-person instruction students, four (4) days a week – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday is reserved for VIRTUAL instruction for all students and targeted student services. Students will take home Wednesday’s breakfast and lunch meals when they leave school on Tuesday.
Harrison Co. Schools will also be offering a drive-through meal service at the high school on Wednesday nights from 4-6 PM for full virtual students and children 18 and under that are not enrolled in school. If you have questions or concerns about this, please notify your school’s office.
Also, please remember that we “spring forward” this weekend by moving our clocks ahead one hour. Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 14th.
Regarding bus transportation Monday morning, please be aware that pick-up times may vary somewhat due to an increased number of students riding the bus. In many ways, it will be like the first day of school for Harrison County students.
More students attending school at the same time will mean more traffic congestion on the Hilltop and at all schools during drop-off and pick-up times. The time change will result in dark conditions at morning bus stops. Please be patient and mindful of the increased traffic flow and the safety of all students.
Thank you for your patience as we look forward to seeing more students in Harrison County Schools on March 15th!

2021-22 Harrison County Preschool Interest Form
Please complete this form to assist us in planning for the upcoming 2021-22 school year! It is important to note that we are in the planning stages for the upcoming school year and any information that you can provide is greatly appreciated. The goal is to have daily operations based on a Monday through Thursday morning and afternoon sessions. The data that gathered will be used to place children in classrooms based on home address and classroom availability If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Whitney Fowler, 859-234-7110 for further information.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScw2BszskcqYhMGaP7Hpxk7jQPUB1t1X1lsF8rHoEDG8Te7zQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&gxids=7628

2021-22 Harrison County Enrolling Kindergarten Survey
Please complete the survey for any Kindergarten student that will be enrolling in Harrison County Schools in August 2021. If you have more than one student, please complete a separate survey for each. Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKi91AhdxF61wW5OyhbkrJwd9zUDR3Nm-iYc0VsAhMr2zQ3w/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&gxids=7628

Harrison County Schools Superintendent Dr. Harry Burchett has sent home a letter to parents detailing the plan to return to four day per week in -person instruction. The letter can be found here: https://5il.co/qbmy

Harrison County Schools are moving to a four day per week, full in-person learning model beginning March 15, 2021! Please see the full press release at https://5il.co/q734.

Due to rising waters and flooded roads, previously scheduled in-person services for today, Monday, March 1 have been cancelled in the Harrison County School District. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students using the Google Classroom.

Please don't forget to fill out the End of Year and Summer Activity Survey at https://forms.gle/jgA1pgw92rNYQoiS8!

This message is a reminder that Harrison County Schools will be back with in-person learning tomorrow, Tuesday February 23 using our Hybrid Model. Buses will run at their regular time. Students who would normally attend on Monday and Tuesday will be in person tomorrow. Students scheduled for Thursday and Friday will come on those days. Wednesday’s are designated for those students learning virtually full time for the remainder of the year. If you have not yet taken our latest family survey about our summer opportunities for students please go to www.harrison.kyschools.us and complete it now.

Due to continued hazardous road conditions previously scheduled in-person services for tomorrow, Monday, February 22 have been cancelled in the Harrison County School District. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students using the Google Classroom. Warmer weather tomorrow and continued scraping in trouble spots should should provide for safe routes to school on Tuesday.

Due to continued inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, in-person services for Harrison County Schools have been cancelled through Friday, February 19. During this time the district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students using the Google Classroom. As we continue to gather input for how we will finish this current school year and also provide summer enrichment opportunities, please visit www.harrison.kyschools.us and take our end-of-year/summer activity survey, if you haven't done so already. We will still be functioning using the Hybrid Learning Model next week but the weather forecast looks much better and we look forward to having our students back in the classroom on their scheduled days.

Due to continued hazardous road conditions, previously scheduled in-person services for tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 17 have been cancelled in the Harrison County School District. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students using Google Classroom.

The Harrison County Board of Education has a vacancy for the Division 1 board member seat. See the link for more information: https://5il.co/pgmp

Harrison County Schools will be offering meals on Wednesday, February 17th. You can pick up meals at the high school drive through from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., or at one of the following locations from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The locations are:
Berry Funeral Home
Dollar Store on US Hwy. 27 North
Indian Creek Christian Church Parking Lot
Renaker Fire Station
Eastside Elementary School
If you cannot get out of your home for any reason, we will deliver to those who we can: Provide us your address, number of children being fed, and a phone number by one of the following methods:
1. Email your request anytime between now and 10:00 a.m. tomorrow to mealdelivery@harrison.kyschools.us, or text your request to 859-954-1127.
2. On Wednesday morning, February 17th, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., call 859-234-7113.

Due to continued inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, in-person services for Harrison County Schools have been cancelled for tomorrow, Tuesday, February 16. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students using the Google Classroom. Because we are planning for a summer full of recovery opportunities for our students, we will continue to have virtual or remote learning on any day in the future when we are unable to have in-person services. We need your input for our summer activities so please visit www.harrison.kyschools.us and take our end of year summer activity survey.
In the event of widespread power outages preventing online remote learning we will notify you of alternate plans.

The Harrison County School District website has been updated with important dates for the rest of the 2020-21 school year. The list is available by clicking his links https://5il.co/plvk.

End of Year and Summer Activity Survey
https://forms.gle/jgA1pgw92rNYQoiS8

Due to continued inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, in-person services for Harrison County Schools have been cancelled for tomorrow, Friday, February 12. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students using the Google Classroom. Monday, February 15 is Presidents Day, one of the national holidays our school system recognizes and there will be no school on that day. Weather permitting, we plan for a return to our Hybrid Model on Tuesday, February 16.

Due to inclement weather and current hazardous road conditions, in-person services for Harrison County Schools have been cancelled for tomorrow, Thursday, February 11. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students using the Google Classroom.

Harrison County Schools will be offering bulk meal pick up for students in the full virtual program, and the Thursday/Friday in-person group, tonight at Harrison County High School and Northside Elementary School from 12:30-6 p.m.

Due to inclement weather and current hazardous road conditions, in-person services for Harrison County Schools have been cancelled for today, Tuesday, February 9. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students today using the Google Classroom.

Harrison County Schools is continuing to operate using the Hybrid Learning Model. If your child is registered for in-person learning they should report as they are scheduled with Group A reporting on Monday and Tuesday and Group B reporting on Thursday and Friday. In the event of inclement weather we will inform you of our schedule on each day or the night before if possible. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s school.

Tomorrow is Go Red for Women Day, so everyone is encouraged to wear red in support of women's heart disease awareness! If you share photos through social media, please use the #goredharrisoncounty.

Harrison County High School is having an old yearbook sale. They are $10 apiece or 2 for $15 (cash or checks made payable HCHS yearbook). You can come by the HCHS front office during school hours to purchase.
We have the following years available:
1998
1999
2001
2003
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

Due to continued winter weather and current hazardous conditions on some county roads, in-person services for Harrison County Schools are cancelled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 2. The district will continue to have remote/virtual learning for all students using Google Classroom.

Due to impending weather which is forecast to create hazardous road conditions across the region in the early morning hours and the current number of Covid quarantined school personnel making it difficult to have school, in-person services for Harrison County Schools have been cancelled for tomorrow, Monday, February 1. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students using the Google Classroom.

Due to continued hazardous roads across parts of the county making it unsafe for bus transportation, in-person Targeted Learning Services in Harrison County Schools have been cancelled for Friday, January 29. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students tomorrow using the Google Classroom.

As part of an initiative to ensure that all Kentucky families can obtain Internet service, the Governor's office has created an Internet speed test. The test is available at https://educationcabinet.ky.gov/Initiatives/Pages/KBI.aspx. A video explaining the test is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j4TO_oLLk4&feature=youtu.be.
Both links are also available under the Menu section of the district website at www.harrison.kyschools.us.

Due to inclement weather, previously scheduled Targeted Learning Services in Harrison County Schools have been cancelled for Thursday, January 28. The district will continue to have remote or virtual learning for all students tomorrow using the Google Classroom.

With the number of local COVID-19 cases continuing to decline, Harrison County Schools will return to a hybrid in-person learning model on Monday, February 1, 2021. For full details, see the press release at https://5il.co/oygd.

Due to the total number of staff either positive or quarantined and a local incident rate exceeding 100, the Harrison County School District will continue to operate using a Virtual Learning Mode next week, Jan. 25 - 29. For details, see the press release at https://5il.co/oukg.

Kentucky Safe Driver is still offering Alive at 25 classes, just on Zoom! Students can still register by going to www.kentuckysafedriver.com and clicking on “Alive at 25” under “Courses” or by calling our office at 502-699-2995.

The Kentucky Blood Center is hosting a blood drive on Saturday at the Harrison County Fairgrounds. Click the link for full details: https://5il.co/ojip

Harrison County Schools Superintendent Dr. Harry Burchett has released an update covering virtual/remote learning over the next two weeks. The update can be found at https://5il.co/of4t

Harrison County High School Fillies home Varsity/JV basketball games have been canceled for the following dates: Today, January 8, Monday, January 11 and Saturday, January 16. As of now, freshman games will be played.

Harrison County Schools Superintendent Dr. Harry Burchett has released a letter detailing information on the upcoming weeks. The letter can be found at https://5il.co/odmp

Harrison County Schools Superintendent Dr. Harry Burchett has released a letter detailing information on Winter Break, the return to learning in January and some other information. The letter can be found at https://5il.co/o2ql.

The last day for Harrison County Schools' meal service delivery and drive-through for 2020 will be this Wednesday, December 16. The program will resume on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

Harrison County High School boys basketball tryouts for football players are Monday, December 14th at 6 p.m. in the HCHS gym. Report to the gym doors beside the cafeteria by 5:45 p.m. Bring your own water bottle and work out clothes.

The Harrison County High School Site Based Decision Making Council will meet via Zoom at 4:00 p.m. today. If you wish to attend, use the link below so your attendance can be verified.
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78345448170?pwd=Rm9CdVZ3ZHdOTHgwd0hvWEdpRDFsZz09

Harrison County Middle School 2020-2021 Yearbooks will be sold ONLINE ONLY this school year. The theme of the yearbook will be a "Playlist of Our Life." Each yearbook will cost $20. Please go to ybpay.lifetouch.com and use HCMS's code: 12621121 to order a yearbook. The last day to purchase a yearbook online is Monday, March 15. Please email jaime.chapman@harrison.kyschools.us if you have any questions or pictures for the yearbook.

Beginning tomorrow, December 9, 2020, Harrison County Schools' drive through meal pickup will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Wednesday until further notice.

Christmas Angel pickups are available today until 4 p.m. and tomorrow from 8 a.m.-4p.m. at the Harrison County Community Education Center, located at 324 Webster Avenue.

Harrison County Public Schools will observe full-virtual learning through January 3, 2021. See the full article here:
https://www.harrison.kyschools.us/article/354895?org=hcs

Harrison County Schools meal delivery and drive through pickup services will both be on Tuesday this week. Starting next week, drive through will resume on Wednesdays from 3-5 p.m. and delivery will move to Wednesdays as well.

Harrison County Schools will transition to full-virtual learning starting November 16. See the link below for full details:
https://www.harrison.kyschools.us/article/346293?org=hcs

Christmas Angel adoptions have begun. If you are interested in adopting an angel, contact the Community Education Center at (859) 234-7160.

UPDATE: Harrison CountyThorobreds football will now play Shelby Valley on Friday, October 30, 2020. Tickets for the Fleming County game will be honored. Note that kickoff has been moved to 7:00 p.m.

Friday's Harrison County High School home football game against Fleming County has been canceled. If you purchased tickets, they can be refunded by bringing them to the front office at the school.

Harrison County Schools' Food Service is offering meals to all in-seat and virtual students.
Students on the "A" (Monday/Tuesday) schedule will be fed at school and receive a bag of 3 days worth of meals at the end of the day on Tuesday
Students on the "B" (Thursday/Friday) schedule will be fed at school and receive their 3-day bag on Friday.
Full virtual students and un-enrolled siblings under age 18 can receive 5 days of meals free of charge on Wednesdays via drive-through from 12-1 p.m. at Harrison County High School and Northside Elementary School. An evening drive-through is also available from 4-6 p.m. at HCHS every Wednesday.

The online signup for the Christmas Angel program is at the link below. If you wish to participate, please sign up by Thursday, October 15, 2020.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzotcDubQBkE5FbNDbuyMA4Bf6mjh69-Y6FibNcxtCd2faLg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&gxids=7628

Harrison County High School students returning to in-seat instruction may bring their own devices, including smartphones, laptops, personal Chromebooks or school issued Chromebooks. For those students who cannot bring a device, HCHS classrooms with be equipped with some Chromebooks for students to use during the school day. In-seat instruction will continue to utilize Google Classroom.

Harrison County High School will be open Monday, October 5 through Friday, October 9, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for any incoming freshmen or new students, along with a parent or guardian, to come walk through the building. Enter through the front door to check in. Everyone must be masked and follow social distancing guidelines.

2020 Christmas Angel Program
Due to COVID-19, Christmas Angel sign-ups will be online. Sign- ups will begin October 12th, 2020 and end October 15th, 2020. No applications will be accepted after this date. To be eligible for the Angel Program, please see the guidelines listed below.
• Students must be full-time and enrolled in Harrison County Schools, Pre-K through 12th grade.
• The child must meet Free Income guidelines.
• Your child must have no outstanding fees or fines (for example: fund raiser money must be turned in).
• All required paperwork must be turned in. This would include, but not limited to health records, registration forms, acceptable use policy of computer, etc.
• Preschool students must have the following: current vision screening, dental screening, immunizations, physical, birth certificate, verification of income and have attended two parent involvement activities (home visits, readiness activities, parent/teacher conferences )
• Your child must be enrolled in Harrison County Schools by October 1, 2020 and must still be enrolled at the time of service. ( Virtual and Hybrid)
If you have any questions regarding Christmas Angels, please contact the Community Education Center. 859-234-7160.

Drive up Internet access is now available at all Harrison County School buildings. Individual locations vary depending on the building ad are as follows:
All four elementary schools - one access point covering the main parking lots.
Harrison County Middle School - two access points covering the front and rear parking lots.
Harrison County High School - two access points covering the student and staff parking lots. The Community Education Center also has an access point covering the high school staff lot, which is adjacent to New Lair Road.
Harrison County Area Technology Center - one access point covering the student parking lots.
For other Internet access locations, see the Community Partnership list located here.:
https://www.harrison.kyschools.us/o/hcs/page/community-internet-access-locations

In order to facilitate the virtual learning initiative, several local businesses and organizations have partnered with Harrison County Schools to provide Internet access to students who don't have reliable service at home. To see the list of partners, click the link below. Be sure to check the list frequently as there may be additions in the future.
https://www.harrison.kyschools.us/o/hcs/page/community-internet-access-locations

Harrison County Schools have placed important documents on this website in regard to the Healthy at Harrison County Public Schools initiative. These documents cover many aspects of the COVID-19 protocols, including athletics and the return to classes. Please take a moment to click the link below and see the documents.
https://www.harrison.kyschools.us/o/hcs/browse/168445

Attention HCMS Students! The H.C.M.S. 2019-2020 School Yearbooks are now at Harrison County Middle School to be picked up! We will be having pick-ups available from Monday, September 14th to Friday, September 18th from 8:00am-3:00pm in the front foyer of HCMS. Please have a parent/guardian pick up your student's yearbook. There are no extra copies of the yearbook available at this time. If you have any questions, please contact Jaime Chapman via email at jaime.chapman@harrison.kyschools.us

Harrison County Schools now have two technology help desk numbers. They are 859-588-8077 and 859-588-8099.

Harrison County Public Schools has listened to public feedback and has decided to offer lunchtime and evening drive through pick up of meals. From 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Harrison County High School and Northside Elementary School will offer drive-through meal pickups Monday through Friday. HCHS lunchtime meal pickup will be outside the cafeteria doors by the greenhouse. Northside's pickup will be under the awning around the traffic circle. Evening drive-through service will be held at HCHS in the teacher parking lot outside the auditorium foyer from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., also Monday through Friday.
If you are currently signed up for meal delivery but would prefer to switch to pick up, please call 234-7113, or email mealdelivery@harrison.kyschools.us to make this change.

HCHS seniors - you have received an email about the ACT. You missed the test in March, so you have to make it up on September 22. You also need to complete the non-tested portion of the ACT again (we did that after the last CERT test). Complete the form emailed to you by Friday, September 11! Make sure you are using your school Gmail as your primary account so you can complete the form. Here's a link to the form again, to make life easier for you!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiSDRm8bd8tEVrSA-aNOhpCr5vvzeIMgZTat8QGUnYQosBdQ/viewform?pli=1

Staying healthy is an important part of education. If your child doesn’t have health insurance, you may qualify for KCHIP, Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program. It provides comprehensive coverage at no cost. There are many students across the district who qualify but are not signed up. To find out more, go to benefind.ky.gov or call (855) 306-8959 – because every child needs health insurance. Click the link to see a video with more information.
https://vimeo.com/doeanderson/review/451271526/3808976739

Harrison County Schools will begin its meal delivery program this Friday, Sept. 4th. This delivery will provide meals for Tuesday, Sept. 8th's beginning of virtual learning. The delivery will contain both a "heat and serve" breakfast and lunches. Deliveries will be daily between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m. and will provide the next days food. If you normally board the bus at a bus stop, please be waiting at this location to receive meals, as it is not safe to stop a bus on a busy road.
If you have not signed up for meals, please visit our Facebook page, or our school webpage and fill out the meal request form. You may also call your student's school and they can enter the form for you if you do not have internet access. The USDA recently gave us permission to serve any child under the age of 18, not just enrolled children. If you need to add any of these children to your delivery list, you may do the same above.

Welcome to Harrison County Middle School 7th Grade! This is a collective group picture of your enthusiastic and excited 7th grade teachers at HCMS! We are ready to meet all of our students TODAY at “Meet the Teacher” Virtual Google Classroom Training Sessions! We are looking forward to a fun, unique, and healthy school year!
(In Picture from left to right) Jean Jones-Science, Jaime Chapman-Science, Whitney Criswell- Social Studies, Jenny Hyatt- Social Studies, Caroline Ford- Special Education, Carla Fuller- Language Arts, Roni Long- Math, Melinda Persinger- Math, Miranda Fleming- Math, Taylor Hill- Special Education)

AT&T and Spectrum Communications are offering Internet access promotions for qualified participants. Please check the links below for information.
https://www.att.com/internet/access/
https://www.spectrum.com/browse/content/spectrum-internet-assist.html

Tune in to Facebook Live with Harrison County Schools Superintendent Dr. Harry Burchett and the Harrison County Leadership "Healthy at Harrison County Public Schools: The Current District Picture" team.
Learn where we are headed on September 8th...
Facebook LIVE on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 6 p.m. EST
The webcast will run from the Harrison County Schools Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/hcschoolsky

The Mountain Comprehensive Care Center is presenting a webinar (Zoom meeting) for parents and caregivers on Monday, August 24, 2020 at noon. This is to offer mental health support information to families gearing up for the return to online learning. Please invite your family, the families you care for, and coworkers to the webinar. Register at the link below before the meeting to receive information on how to view this webinar.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvc--urDkjEtbiHQ_mqkwyVwBa9qXjwetS

As we transition to the start of the 2020-2021 school year, Harrison Co. Public Schools are pleased to offer meal delivery to ALL enrolled students. The USDA is requiring a formal request in order to deliver meals to households. If you would like for your students to receive free meals on virtual learning days please fill out the form below. We will not be permitted to provide meals without this consent
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAvCDTB7qsQ0clHGW34UCPr2_3GhMhLud15eM_0Id5l2cGIw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Harrison Co. Public Schools will suspend its meal delivery service after the week of August 3rd through the 7th for two weeks. This time is needed to reconfigure kitchens, train staff, and update equipment, and reassess inventory and supplies. We will resume meal delivery on Monday, August 24th regardless of whether students are in the seat or virtual to start the year. We look forward to feeding your children again.

Parents please review this important information below regarding returning to school. If you have any questions submit them to: questions@harrison.kyschools.us
Harrison County Schools Re-Opening Plan: https://5il.co/ilnh
Harrison County Pre-School Reopening Plan: https://5il.co/ilng
Once you have reviewed the plans above please fill out the survey below to inform us which learning option you prefer for your child at this time.
https://forms.gle/Cgj8m8JsHFeQNhS47

Parent information for Navigating Back-To-School in Harrison County during this pandemic. https://5il.co/ikzt

School Information for Students, Parents, and Guardians:
https://5il.co/i9gz

Students are going back to school following the holiday break. Remember: STOP means STOP! Watch the proper way to stop for a school bus, and what NOT to do. Learn more at https://www.NHTSA.gov/SchoolBus