Rising 6th Grade Information (Current 5th Graders)
6th Grade Information for 2025-2026 School Year
Welcome rising 6th graders and parents! We are happy and excited to have you as part of our Harper Park Family next school year! If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your child's current counselor or teacher.
HPMS 6th Grade Team: Mr. Misik and Mrs. Harper will be the School Counselors for 6th grade next year and Mr. Braun will be the 6th grade Dean. If you need to reach out to any of them, please feel free to email:
Jude.Misik@lcps.org
Ashley.Harper@lcps.org
Scot.Braun@lcps.org
Important Dates and Events
Virtual Course Planner Information Session for Families, January 15th @ 6:00pm: Link for Session
Instrument Try Out Nights
Instrument try out nights are not mandatory, but are for students who are considering taking a Band or Strings instrument as their music class in 6th grade. Other choices for music are Chorus 6 and Music Lab 6-these do not require a 'try out night'. All Instrument Try Out Nights begin at 6:00pm at Harper Park on the following dates:
Cool Spring-January 14, 2025
Tolbert-January 15, 2025
Frances Hazel Reid, Balls Bluff, Frederick Douglass-January 21, 2025
***If you are not able to attend on the night your child's school is assigned, you are welcome to attend on a different night***
Rising 6th Parent Information Night: February 10, 2025- 6:00pm
5th Grade Visits to Harper Park
All 5th graders from our feeder elementary schools will take a field trip to Harper Park during the school day. The dates for these visits are:
Tolbert, Balls Bluff, Frances Hazel Reid-February 10, 2025
Cool Spring, Frederick Douglass-March 13, 2025
Course Selection Process
Parents will receive communication from the district confirming their child's courses for 6th grade. Elementary School Counselors will assist students with entering their choices in Course Planner. Should you need to discuss any of those course choices, please contact the 5th grade teacher who taught your child that subject.
View details about all courses offered in LCPS in the 2025-2026 Progam of Studies
***No course changes will be made after May 2, 2025***