Arkadelphia Public Schools

On Friday, Col. John Kaminar of the Arkansas Department of Education DESE presented banners to Goza Principal Tisha Hunter, AHS Principal Callie Hunley, APSD Military Education Coordinator Jeremy Bell, and Superintendent Nikki Thomas in recognition of our district's two Purple Star Schools. The banners will be displayed at each of the two schools. The district received notice in March of the Purple Star School status. #BadgerPride

It has been a great day filled with orientations and open houses. Thank you to everyone who came to meet their teachers and to our school staff who worked so hard to prepare for this day. It was extra special seeing our K-2 students enter the new Peake Elementary School for the very first Open House. #BadgerPride #bekindatGoza

Some of our rising 5th/6th Grade Quiz Bowl Students joined our Back-to-School Celebration to take on adults in a round of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” The adults hung in there but the seven students pulled out the win! Thank you to the students and their families for coming and our willing adult participants. We also appreciate Quiz Master Steve Patterson and the adults who helped make it happen. Fun! #BadgerPride

Welcome back! Today was our Staff Back-to-School Breakfast held at HSU. We are just getting started sharing "thank yous" to many people and organizations who helped bring some good food, fun, and prizes to the event. A special thank you to Patterson Federal Credit Union for sponsoring our breakfast meal. #BadgerPride

This morning is our Back-to-School Celebration for all staff. Our offices will be closed as we join together to kick off a new school year. They will reopen after lunch. Thank you. #BadgerPride

16th Annual Back 2 School Roundup hosted by Men's United. Friday August 9th 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Peake Elementary 1609 Pine Street.

Arkadelphia Lady Badger Varsity Volleyball volunteered their time today in the community. The Lady Badgers spent time working at the Clark County Humane Society. Don't forget to support the Lady Badger Chicken Express Fundraiser tonight from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m. #BadgerPride

Please help support our students. Tonight pick up dinner and help the Badger Volleyball team. Go Badgers!!

We are just two days away from Open House! We look forward to seeing our students and their families on Thursday! #BadgerPride

This weekend is the Arkansas Sales Tax Holiday. For more information on the Arkadelphia Public Schools supply lists and items that are exempt from sales tax this weekend visit www.arkadelphiaschools.org/article/1674896

APSD is seeking Bus Monitors for the 24/25 school year this is a paid part-time position. Please apply online @ www.arkadelphiaschools.org

AHS and Goza Teachers who will be new to their campus this year participated in Echo Learning Management System Training on Wednesday. If you are a parent needing an Echo account to follow your student's progress this year, sign up at https://forms.gle/oVcJZHWTXWPdaR6E6

Please sign up! Arkadelphia FFA is hosting its first event on Tuesday, August 6th at 6:00 p.m. in the AHS Cafeteria. AHS and Goza Students participating in the FFA Program this upcoming year and their families are invited to attend the event. The cookout is also open to people and organizations who are excited to support this new program in Arkadelphia Public Schools. Please email robert.cox@arkadelphiaschools.org to RSVP #BadgerPride

Arkadelphia Public Schools Administrative Team attended the 2024 Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators Summer Conference this week. We are grateful for this team and look forward to a great school year with their leadership. #BadgerPride #AAEA

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We had a group of newer employees participate in Capturing Kids' Hearts Phase I Training at Dawson the past two days. They are excited to get started in the CKH Process in Arkadelphia Public Schools! #BadgerPride #CKH

Summer Band is now in Week 2! Preparations for the marching season are going smoothly with our new band directors. Thank you to TTAG Church for providing some relief from the heat this morning with popsicles during the break. #BadgerPride

A group of our PLC Leaders from throughout the district traveled to Austin, Texas last week. They participated in great training at the High-Impact Teams in a PLC at Work Institute. Our PLC teams keep moving forward! #BadgerPride

In the July Arkadelphia School Board meeting, a special presentation was made by Mr. Michael Ankton, Goza Middle School Social Studies Teacher and Clark County Justice of the Peace District 2. Mr. Ankton presented a Capitol Citation that was issued by Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston. The Citation recognizes the legacy of the late John Edward Peake, former Sloan School Principal in Arkadelphia. Peake Elementary School was built on land once owned by J. Ed. Peake and the school has borne his name for nearly a century. The Citation was given to the current Peake Elementary School Principal Mary Snowden and Assistant Principal Leah Clark. #BadgerPride

We are again sharing our 2024-2025 School Calendar. Our first day of school is Wednesday, August 14th. #BadgerPride