Happy Summer, Harbor Light Christian School Family!

I am pleased to share that while the students have been away from school for just over a month and a half this summer, the staff has been working diligently to prepare for their return in September. Katherine Johnson, our new director of elementary education, has been in the office setting plans to help prepare students and teachers for a successful year. Josh Ernst, our new athletic director, has been hard at work learning his new roles and has rolled out a newly updated Athletics website and Facebook page. It has been fun to witness adjustments and changes unfold throughout the summer!

Our facilities director, Alan Beyer, and his team, along with many volunteers at work bees, have worked hard to make some creative adjustments to ensure a quality learning environment for all students this coming year! We will have clear maps at the beginning of the year to help everyone find their way to the right classrooms!

A highlight of the major changes:

• Kindergarten is moving to the former science room, E-18. This will allow students to have lockers inside the classroom and a bathroom right off the classroom.

• Our elementary hallway (North wing) will be home to 1st through 5th-grade students, and 6th grade is moving to the former kindergarten room, W-1.

• High school students will have classes in the West hallway. Additionally, some smaller classes will meet in the former kitchen and teachers' lounge.

• The planned timeline to get students into the Solid Rock Center is January 2023. We will not start the year with students in the new space, but we have identified temporary spaces for each class. Science class will meet in the old teacher's lounge, Music class will meet in the Summit, and Art will meet in the balcony during non-lunch times.

• There is still much work to be completed before school starts: hallways will be painted, and we have new lockers on their way.

Please feel free to stop in and check the progress. I would be happy to show you around!

We are so excited to welcome five new teachers to classrooms this fall. Please check out their video below. We are still looking for the right people to fill our newly opened positions in 4th grade, Physical Education, and one section of high school English. Please see the links to the job postings below.

Finally, I want to remind you it is not too late to participate in our summer Bible challenge. There are similar challenges for elementary and middle and high school students. We are excited for you to dig into God’s word!

I am praying for rest, joy, and lots of memories being made over the next month and a half for each of your families. In His service,

Kelly Dutcher