AHS students/parents:
Starting on the morning of Tuesday, February 13, Badger Drive will be closed for construction from access at W.P. Malone. The student and parent rider entrance will be open, but the remainder of the drive from the access to W.P. Malone will be closed for construction.
All students, parents and faculty will need to utilize High School Drive from Hwy. 8 to access the high school. We will keep this access road closed for the remainder of the week.
Thank you for your understanding. Please spread the word to parents in the community.
Have you thanked your school counselor this week?
This week is National School Counseling Week, and we have some pretty outstanding counselors at Arkadelphia Public Schools! Be sure to show them your appreciation this week.

Arkadelphia High School will be hosting a Financial Aid Night on February 15 in the AHS Little Theatre from 2 to 6 p.m. There will be a special guest speaker from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
FAFSA assistance will be available from 2 to 6 p.m. Please bring your tax information for FAFSA assistance.
This is a great opportunity for parents and students to get their questions answered and receive help finding financial aid. Students and parents from surrounding schools are welcome to attend this event.
PERRITT PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILI SUPPER IS TONIGHT!
If you see local primary students and teachers wearing chef hats and aprons, don’t be alarmed! Louisa E. Perritt Primary School will host its annual Chili Supper TONIGHT from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 and are available in the school office. The chili supper will be located in the cafeteria. Perritt Primary School’s Nickelodeon Choir will be performing at the event, and there will be an art auction. Carryout and drive-through will be available.

Registration for Arkadelphia Youth Baseball will be on Feb. 13, Feb. 20, and Feb. 22 at Arkadelphia Parks and Recreation. You may register online. Boys 4 to 14 years old may sign up.

It's time to register for spring softball at Arkadelphia Parks and Recreation! Girls 4 to 14 years old are eligible to play. See flyer for info. on how to register.

Arkadelphia Parks and Recreation is hosting the annual Daddy-Daughter Dance on Feb. 11 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. See flyer for more information.
Great Kindness Week begins next week on January 29-February 2. We want to encourage the Arkadelphia community to get involved by sharing your kind acts and words with us.

Elizabeth Hill & Kimberly Ellison presented the progress of Central’s extended learning program to the Board. In addition to STEM learning, the program integrates a literacy component as well.

Members of the AAEOP are collecting donations for the Clark County Humane Society. You may drop off any donations to the APSD administration building.

The week of Jan. 29-Feb. 2 is the Great Kindness Week. All of our students will be working extra hard on doing random acts of kindness all week. We are hoping to get the community involved as well!

We are making progress on the new Goza Middle School (even in the snow)!

Arkadelphia Public Schools will be open tomorrow, January 19. We look forward to seeing teachers and students back on campus!
The January School Board meeting has been rescheduled for January 23 at 6 p.m.

Due to the conditions of some rural bus routes and freezing temperatures, Arkadelphia Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 18. This will be counted as AMI Day #3.
Due to the conditions of rural bus routes and freezing temperature, Arkadelphia Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. This will be counted as Alternative Method Instructions Day 2.
Reminder: Due to inclement weather, Arkadelphia Public Schools will not be in session on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Students, please refer to your Alternative Method Instructions from your teacher.
Goza Middle School is hosting "Bring Your Parent to School Day" on Thursday, January 11. You are invited to come observe your child's classes and enjoy either breakfast or lunch with them.

Perritt Primary School's Chili Supper is on February 5. Please make this change on your district activity calendar. We don't want you to miss it!

Central students raised over $100 and collected items to give to the Humane Society of Clark County, Arkadelphia. They presented their donations to Dr. Virginia Anderson.

