Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High

The Harper Bulletin

May 4 - May 8, 2026

On This Day in History

• Ulysses S Grant, born April 27, 1822, was the 18th President of the United States following his highly successful role as a war general in the second half of the Civil War. Grant was the first president to receive the nickname "Uncle Sam"

• Alice Waters (born April 28, 1944 is an American chef, restaurateur, activist, and author. She is the owner of Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, California restaurant famous for its organic, locally-grown ingredients and for pioneering California cuisine.

• On April 29, 1997, a worldwide treaty to ban chemical weapons went into effect.

• On April 30, 1902, Theodore Schultz, the American economist who won a Nobel Prize for his important studies of the human factor in the workplace, was born.

• On May 1, 1963, James Whittaker of Redmond, Washington, becomes the first American to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

 

Student News

CAASPP Testing Reminders:

If you do not have a first period. You need to arrive at school by 9:00am.

If you are enrolled in a traveling class, please check in at the office when you arrive.

The Testing block is from 9:08am to 10:55am.

Remember to bring their Chromebook and charger.

Bring something quiet to do when they finish your testing.

Math Club 

The next Harper Math Club meeting is on ...

MONDAY,  May 18th

After School from 3:30 to 4:30pm in room F38 (Mrs. Rocha's room)

Hosted by Davis Senior Math Club students

 

 DSHS Girls Water Polo

Come and join the Davis High Girls Water Polo Team! 

Girls Water Polo Important Dates - Mark your calendars! 

Davis High Sports Physical Clinic - Saturday, May 30th 8:30-12:00 pm (doors will close at 11:30 am) , 2030 Sutter Place, Suite 2000. $20 donation towards DSHS Athletics. Bring the form attached at this link. https://cdnsm5-ss18.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1997375/File/2022%20SPORTS%20PHYSICAL%20FORM-English.pdf

 

Informational Meeting for students and parents on Monday, June 15th at 6pm. The meeting will be held at Davis High School classroom A5.  If you can't make the meeting, we will email you the handouts about the season. 

All past players are requested to attend the meeting. If you are planning to play water polo in the fall, please be there and please fill out this Google Form. https://forms.gle/KUnmssqZQ17y5HRw5

Tryouts/Practice starts August 13th!

 

 

DSHS Athletics 

All current 8th and 9th Grade Students are you interested in Fall Sports at DSHS? Please take a look at the following information to learn more.

 

1. Our annual Sports Physical Clinic will take place on:

• Saturday, May 30th from 8:30-12:00 pm (doors will close at 11:30 am) 

• 2030 Sutter Place, Suite 2000 - Family Medicine Clinic

• $20 donation benefits DSHS Athletics 

• Please bring a Sports Physical Examination Form completed & signed by a parent/guardian in order to participate in the clinic(Form attached).

 

2. The 2026-2027 school year is now open for registration on Final Forms. 

• All Fall Sports are available to register for now

• ALL Sports will open May 1st to register.

• Remember you must select 2026-2027 when you log in. 

• Your information and physical (if still valid) will automatically roll over.

• You (Student and Parent) MUST sign all forms again and you will need to select the sports you are hoping to play.

 

As always, check the DSHS Athletics page for coach's contact information, tryout information and more! Click the Link: Athletics - Davis Senior High School 

Go Blue Devils!