Horizon Elementary

Congratulations to our December Tigers on Track nominees! The HOM (habit of mind) focus this month was listening/understanding with empathy. Through ACES class students learn and ...

Miss Lichty, Student teacher in Mrs. Kerkaert's Kindergarten Classroom, was the recipient of the Caitlyn Carmen Education Scholarship from USD. Caitlyn's mom and friend came to ta...

The combined bands of Freedom, Horizon, and Liberty held their debut concert last night in the High School PAC under the direction of Mrs. Jacobsen. Each band was featured in 2 so...

The 5th graders took us down memory lane highlighting songs from the 70's including Scooby Scooby Doo, Happy Days, Star Wars Theme with rhythms, Country Roads, YMCA, Lean on Me wi...

Horizon Elementary hosted its first World Culture and Community Day on November 22. Volunteers from a variety of backgrounds shared hands-on learning experiences about topic...

Congratulations to our November Tiger on Track! The Habit of Mind (HOM) focus was Taking a Responsible Risk. These learners were nominated by their classroom teachers as they wer...

We hosted a Veterans Day Lunch for the first time in three years today on 11.11.22. Student Council & Horizon welcomed 26 Veterans to a complimentary lunch. Our very own Mr. W...

Over the next few weeks, Harrisburg School District schools are accepting gift card donations for the Giving Tree to help Harrisburg families in need. Gift cards in $25 incremen...

Horizon Elementary honored two groups of award-winning learners this week! The first group was the October Tigers on Track, which included learners who were selected by a classro...

Harrisburg School Board members were honored by the Associated School Boards of South Dakota for their collective efforts to enhance their knowledge of school board work throughou...

Bryan Skavnak, Founder - Be the Nice Kid, visited several Harrisburg Elementary Schools this week including Horizon. He spent the entire day on Wednesday visiting classrooms, eati...

Thank you to our friends at Country Apple Orchard who gave all Horizon staff members an apple along with a pass to the Fall Festival . We appreciate your kindness and look forward...

We celebrated with a dance party in the gym to recognize all our learners' "Pawsitive" Behavior during the 1st quarter. Learners earn PAWS notes when they are spotted by staff de...

Congratulations to our Tigers on Track for the month of September. These learners were recognized for demonstrating the Habit of Mind (HOM)of Responding with Awe and Wonderment. T...

HARRISBURG, SD, September 27, 2022– On September 27, 2022, Harrisburg School District voters approved a $30 million bond. The voter-approved funds will provide for a new elementar...

Students from Studio 3N have been active picking up trash to clean up the school grounds and the adjoining park area during recess. They are interested in starting up a school clu...

Early Release We will have an early dismissal on Friday, September 16th prior to the Homecoming Parade. HHS at 11:30 11:36 at Middle Schools 11:47 at Elementary Schools ...

The 5th Grade Tray Monitors are back! They spent today getting trained in to help JK, Kindergarten and First Graders with the dumping protocols. Each week a new crew of 5th grader...

We welcomed 16 new staff including 5 student teachers this morning at the back to school assembly along with 51 new students in grades 1st - 5th grade. We also have 77 new JK/Kin...

Those of us who live in or around Harrisburg for any length of time have seen farm fields turn into foundations over the past two decades. If you aren't one of the original 558 re...