A reminder that the Arkansas Tax Free Weekend is Saturday & Sunday, August 6-7.
The 2022-23 APSD school supply lists are available at local retailers and the following link: www.arkadelphiaschools.org/article/787713

There is NO federal waiver to provide free school breakfasts or lunches for all students this year. We encourage everyone to apply for free/reduced meals. See information on how to apply for free/reduced meals, pay online, & menus at www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/school-meal-information

The Arkadelphia Public School District is excited to introduce Tisha Hunter as the new Goza Middle School Assistant Principal. Ms. Hunter comes to us from the Hope School District. Please help us welcome Tisha to Arkadelphia!

Our teachers, new to the district, participated with other area educators in Capturing Kids’ Hearts phase training the past two days. Such a great training to get ready for our students to come back to school! #ckh




Help us welcome Coach Benson Jordan to the Arkadelphia Public School District! He is coming to us from Texarkana. We are happy to have Coach Jordan join our Badger Coaching and Goza Middle School Staff!

The Arkadelphia School District welcomes Mrs. Aubrey Morris this year! Mrs. Morris will be a teacher at Peake Elementary. She comes to us from the Benton area. We are excited to have her teaching in Arkadelphia!

There will be a Books for Badgers Special Event this Tuesday evening! Our Thursday routes in July are now complete, but Books for Badgers will be at Dairy Queen, Tuesday from 6p.m.-7p.m. Every child gets a free book and ice cream cone! We will see you there!




Congrats to AHS Badger Cheer on their NCA Camp performance this summer at HSU. The team earned first place in the Jam Competition. Anna Derby, Avery Garner, and Raygan Harris were selected for All American; Top Gun jumper, Isabel Rodgers and tumbler, Raygan Harris! Wonderful job!




Attention APSD Parents: If your child qualifies for free or reduced meals AND missed school last year due to COVID, you may qualify for additional P-EBT benefits.
YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TODAY AT https://forms.gle/3H6Sh6wFpvma2ULL7

If you have a child that will be new to the Arkadelphia Public School District in the 2022-23 school year, please register him/her at www.arkadelphiaschools.org under New Student Enrollment or www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/new-student-enrollment

We appreciate everyone who came to welcome our APSD Superintendent Nikki Thomas to her new position. A special thank you to Patterson Federal Credit Union & the Arkadelphia Alliance and Chamber of Commerce for making this a special event. The best is yet to come for Arkadelphia!
A reminder of the Meet & Greet for our new superintendent, Nikki Thomas, tomorrow from 4:30p.m. until 6:00p.m. at the Goza Middle School Cafeteria. We look forward to seeing everyone. Thank you to Patterson Federal Credit Union for your sponsorship of this event.

Books for Badgers will be back this Thursday, July 28! Check out the locations on and times on the graphic. Listen for the music and come out for a book and popsicle! We will see you Thursday!


The Arkadelphia School District welcomes Taylor Stamps as the new administrative assistant in the Perritt Primary School office. Ms. Stamps has already been working hard this summer in preparation for the new school year. Help us welcome Taylor to our district!
Save the date! Open House for Arkadelphia Public Schools is Thursday, August 11th from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Campuses will provide more information on schedules/teachers in the next few weeks. We look forward to seeing our students and families during this time!

We would like to welcome to Arkadelphia, Carlos Udave as Assistant Band Director. Mr. Udave joins us from Northwest Arkansas. A reminder you can meet our new band directors this evening from 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. at the Goza Middle School Cafeteria. We are happy to have Mr. Udave!
We are pleased to introduce Brandon Hanlon, our new Arkadelphia Head Band Director, and his wife, Lori, our new AHS/Goza Middle School Choir Director. You can meet the Hanlons tomorrow from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. at the Goza Middle School Cafeteria. Welcome Mr. & Mrs. Hanlon!

Help us welcome our new Band Directors!!
APSD Staff began this week in Capturing Kids’ Hearts Recharge with Laurie Martinez. Great time learning new strategies and sharing the good things happening in our schools! #embracetheprocess #ckh




The AHS ROTC Color guard presented colors for the opening ceremony at the 17th Annual Arkansas Safe Schools Conference in Little Rock this morning.

