Harrison County Board of Education

📅 Calendar Reminder

No school on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, for Veterans Day.

For more important dates and events, please visit our district calendar: https://www.harcoboe.net/page/calendar-highlights

Recommended Learning Tools to help your child at home!

• Khan Academy Kids offers free interactive games and step-by-step phonics and math lessons for young children.

• Teach Your Monster provides free phonics, reading, and mathematics games designed with academic experts.

• Starfall features phonics-based activities and simple math exercises for early learners from preschool to third grade.

• Duolingo ABC uses short, gamified lessons to help children ages 3 to 8 learn phonics and reading

Math Strategies to help your child at home!

• Bake together to practice counting, measuring, and basic fractions.

• Look for shapes and symmetry around the house or during walks.

• Avoid strict drilling and choose fun puzzles or games that include math concepts naturally

Reading strategies to help your child at home!

• Read together for 15 minutes daily and take turns reading lines or pages.

• Focus on letter sounds instead of just reciting the alphabet song.

• Clap out syllables in spoken words to build phonemic awareness and sound recognition.

• Ask simple questions about the story, such as what might happen next or why a character felt a certain way

Reminder: Schools will be closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day. Enjoy the long weekend, and we'll see everyone back on Tuesday!

Robert C. Byrd High School will have a 3-hour early dismissal on Friday, September 11, 2026.

This early dismissal is necessary to allow construction crews to safely install steel beams as part of the ongoing construction of the new cafeteria addition. The adjusted dismissal time will help ensure the safety of our students, staff, and construction personnel while this important work is completed.

Please note that this 3-hour early dismissal applies only to Robert C. Byrd High School. All other schools will operate on their regularly scheduled dismissal times.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we continue to make improvements to our school facilities.

REMINDER

• Friday, September 11, 2026

• 3-Hour Early Dismissal

• Robert C. Byrd High School Only

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

To help keep all students safe and properly supervised, Harrison County Schools asks families to follow these guidelines:

• At middle school sporting events, elementary students must be accompanied by an adult.

• At high school sporting events, both middle and elementary students must be accompanied by an adult.

• Thanks to the Levy, HCS students still get free admission to all regular-season Harrison County events.

Thank you for helping us make every game safe and enjoyable for our students and families!

📚 The 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 is Monday, August 31, 2026! We can’t wait to welcome our youngest learners! 🎉

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.Read more about Dr. Van Meter

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹!

We’re excited to begin another great year with our students, staff, and families!

Check out our 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 for important dates and events:
https://www.harcoboe.net/page/calendar-highlights

There will be no school in Harrison County on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, due to localized flooding. The start of the school year will be delayed one day.