High School

Come and hear the HHS Choir students showcase their competition solos on March 5 @ 7PM, in the HHS PAC!

Culinary II Level students visited Plums Cooling Co to learn about coffee and it’s place in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry. We paired some latte with our own homemade cinnamon swirl quick bread. Delicious. Thanks Traci and @plumscookingco for their support.

Tiger perseverance: ↗ continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure. #TigersChoose 🐾

Congrats to the following DECA students who earned awards yesterday at State DECA. #TigerProud #CTE #DECA 🥇 1st Place - Community Giving Project - Megan Brown & Abby Carolan 🥇 1st Place - Independent Business Plan - Ava Serling, Paige Miller, & Sophia Schmaltz 🥇 1st Place - Business Solutions Project - Maggie Wipf, LilyAnna Petersen, & Lauren Williams 1st Place - Buying & Merchandising Operations - Brayr Rakowicz & Cody Brown 🥈 2nd Place - Sports And Entertainment Marketing - Colin Connors 2nd Place - Hospitality Services - Calli Connors & Ellie Williams Also Receiving Honors and a trip to International Conference: 🚩 Stock Market Game Top 25 Central Region: Ashlynn Clemen & Hannah Fisher 🚩 Gold Re-Certified School Based Enterprise: Harrisburg High School - submitting the project was Paige Miller, Colin Connors, and Connor Connors.

As we begin FFA Week we continue to celebrate #CTEMonth with a focus on Agriculture Education. Careers in animal care are rapidly growing at 16% higher than average - making work as a vet tech or kennel owner very lucrative! #CTE #Tigerswork

The Harrisburg Wrestling Team is State Bound!  We qualified 11 wrestlers for the State A Individual Tourney and have also qualified as a team for the State A Dual Tourney.  State is this Thursday-Saturday at the Premier Center.  🐾 #GoTigers 🚩 Bracket here: http://bit.ly/3c7vTAT 🚩Dauby’s has set up an online store via this link (http://bit.ly/2SXclYx). The link closes Tuesday at noon, and shirts will need to be picked up at Dauby’s on Wednesday.

Congratulations to the Harrisburg Educators Rising chapter for a great state conference on Friday. Members were able to explore the world of education and to hear from experts in the field. The future has never looked so bright knowing that HHS members want to pursue a career in teaching. #TigerProud #TigersWork #CTE #EducatorsRising Shout-out to the following members on their accomplishments on Friday - 🥇 Grace Anderson - STEM Lesson Planning - 1st Place 🥇 Crista Wiersma and Mariam Bart - Ethical Dilemma - 1st Place 🐾 2020-2021 State Officer Team - Grace Anderson (Secretary) and Crista Wiersma 🐾 2019-2020 State Officers (relinquishing their officer duties) - Kaylie Jucht and Haley Morton

Join the HHS Cheerleaders for Cheer Camp Saturday, February 22nd! 🐾 Grades K-5 🕘 9am - 10:30am @ HHS 🏀 Participants will perform at half time of the boys basketball game.

Our Mentor, Chef Nicholas from Avera visited Culinary Arts students today. Baking and Pastry Level 2 focused on Chocolate Profiteroles while Level 1 learners practiced their knife skills and searing / braising techniques preparing Glazed Cinnamon Pineapple. It was a great day of learning and exploring within the industry.

See the good. ☀️ #TigersChoose

Check out our construction program, with Mr. Konechne and Mr. Haynes leading the way, learners can earn dual-credit from STI, gain general construction skills, and explore this in-demand field with an 11% growth rate. #CTEmonth #buildingtrades

A BIG thank you to Chef Nick Skajewski for sharing his time and talent with @HarrisburgHigh culinary learners this morning. Stay tuned for more this afternoon! #prostart #CTEmonth @DebRombough

Congratulations, Mr. Seamer! Region 2 Assistant Principal of the Year! #TigerProud

Due to bad weather, there will be a two hour late start tomorrow, Thursday, February 13th. All after school activities will resume as usual. Stay warm, Tigers! ⛄️🐾

We make many choices every day in the way we treat others. Those choices define who we are as a person and how we impact our world. How will you lift others up today?🎈 #TigersChoose

👪 👨‍👧REGISTER NOW for the 2nd Annual Harrisburg Family EdCamp on Saturday, February 22 from 8a-12p at South Middle School. This FREE event is designed to support parents and strengthen families through sessions offered by the Harrisburg District Staff and community partners. 🎟 REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/2UL3EBJ 👉🏼 The Session Guide can be found here: https://5il.co/ctmn 🍩 BREAKFAST & CHILDCARE (ages 2 – 5th grade) are available to participants at no cost. 🎁 FABULOUS DOOR PRIZES will be available thanks to the generous donations of area businesses and organizations that value strong families.

Congrats to Hannah F. & Ashlyn C. for finishing 18th in the Central Region out of 1,016 entries for the DECA Stock Market Challenge. The girls Qualified for National DECA by earning a stock market return of 13.9%, or 5.6% above the S&P 500.

One of Harrisburg’s foreign exchange student spent the day educating Nutrition and Wellness students about Tunisian food and culture. What a wonderful learning day for HHS learners!

Educators Rising is transforming how America develops aspiring teachers. Starting with high school students, Educators Rising provides passionate young people with hands-on teaching experience, sustain their interest in the profession, and help them cultivate the skills they need to be successful educators. The result is a pipeline of accomplished teachers who are positioned to make a lasting difference — not only in the lives of their students, but also in the field of teaching more broadly. #CTE #EducatorsRising #TigerProud

Don't forget! 👉🏼 Parent/Teacher Conferences are this Thursday for High School only! 3:15 - 6:30. Doors open at 3:10!