Principal's Message
Parents/Guardians and Students,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year. During this summer break, your faculty
and staff are preparing diligently. The faculty continues to develop engaging and meaningful projects and
performance tasks. In 2023-24, HMA students shined: The National Academy Foundation once again
recognized both performing arts and engineering as “Distinguished Academies.” HMA was also
recognized by the State of California as a “Distinguish” School. Students also excelled at the Regional
MESA competition and HMA received superior ratings for string orchestra, band, choir and symphony.
The Academic Decathlon Team won the Tulare County crown and advanced to the state competition,
where it received the most medals than any other Tulare County team in history. HMA has continued to
provide students with opportunities maintaining our National Blue-Ribbon distinction by being named a
national Project Lead the Way distinguished school again in 2024 and recognized as a top 10% school
nationally by the U.S. News and World Report. I am confident we will rise to the same level of
accomplishment this coming school year. The incoming 9 th grade class will begin their journey, at
Harmony, with the expectation of continued academic excellence “college and career ready.” We are also
excited that our students will benefit from a well-rounded experience, which includes a strong activities
program. Whether it is clubs, ASB, link crew, or sports at Strathmore High School, we are confident
students will find many opportunities to connect to HMA.
Your faculty and staff at Harmony Magnet Academy are dedicated educators committed to your student’s
success. They continue to attend rigorous staff development workshops, which are designed to increase
their technical skills and teaching abilities. The Link-Learning model of instruction includes the
implementation of integrated projects and a systematic hands-on approach connecting students to the
curriculum in a meaningful way. This also is the method that allows us to maintain A-G (college)
curriculum at a much higher level. History has confirmed that HMA is maintaining fidelity to the model
by producing college and career qualified students’ year in and year out. As part of the 13-year
graduation summary; 44% of students attended a 4-year college or university; 48% 2-year college; all
others chose the military, technical school or employment. The graduating class of 2024 received nearly
$500,000 dollars in scholarship funding.
Harmony Magnet Academy’s success is a result of our campus community working together with parents,
advisory boards, and business partners ensuring our students have every opportunity to succeed. We must
take the time to celebrate our accomplishments but we must also understand that it is through hard work
and continued commitment, that we will achieve consistent success. Additionally, I would also
encourage you to become involved by joining the parent Harmony Magnet Academy Foundation, which
will be engaged in activities throughout the year in support of student programs. Parents may also enroll
in the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) program this fall gaining a deeper understanding of
high school procedures and college transition. The PIQE program will begin on Wednesday September
11, 2024.
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year. During this summer break, your faculty
and staff are preparing diligently. The faculty continues to develop engaging and meaningful projects and
performance tasks. In 2023-24, HMA students shined: The National Academy Foundation once again
recognized both performing arts and engineering as “Distinguished Academies.” HMA was also
recognized by the State of California as a “Distinguish” School. Students also excelled at the Regional
MESA competition and HMA received superior ratings for string orchestra, band, choir and symphony.
The Academic Decathlon Team won the Tulare County crown and advanced to the state competition,
where it received the most medals than any other Tulare County team in history. HMA has continued to
provide students with opportunities maintaining our National Blue-Ribbon distinction by being named a
national Project Lead the Way distinguished school again in 2024 and recognized as a top 10% school
nationally by the U.S. News and World Report. I am confident we will rise to the same level of
accomplishment this coming school year. The incoming 9 th grade class will begin their journey, at
Harmony, with the expectation of continued academic excellence “college and career ready.” We are also
excited that our students will benefit from a well-rounded experience, which includes a strong activities
program. Whether it is clubs, ASB, link crew, or sports at Strathmore High School, we are confident
students will find many opportunities to connect to HMA.
Your faculty and staff at Harmony Magnet Academy are dedicated educators committed to your student’s
success. They continue to attend rigorous staff development workshops, which are designed to increase
their technical skills and teaching abilities. The Link-Learning model of instruction includes the
implementation of integrated projects and a systematic hands-on approach connecting students to the
curriculum in a meaningful way. This also is the method that allows us to maintain A-G (college)
curriculum at a much higher level. History has confirmed that HMA is maintaining fidelity to the model
by producing college and career qualified students’ year in and year out. As part of the 13-year
graduation summary; 44% of students attended a 4-year college or university; 48% 2-year college; all
others chose the military, technical school or employment. The graduating class of 2024 received nearly
$500,000 dollars in scholarship funding.
Harmony Magnet Academy’s success is a result of our campus community working together with parents,
advisory boards, and business partners ensuring our students have every opportunity to succeed. We must
take the time to celebrate our accomplishments but we must also understand that it is through hard work
and continued commitment, that we will achieve consistent success. Additionally, I would also
encourage you to become involved by joining the parent Harmony Magnet Academy Foundation, which
will be engaged in activities throughout the year in support of student programs. Parents may also enroll
in the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) program this fall gaining a deeper understanding of
high school procedures and college transition. The PIQE program will begin on Wednesday September
11, 2024.
Fight On!
Jeff Brown
Jeff Brown