Arkadelphia Public Schools

Mrs. Jillian King was recognized in the April Board of Education meeting with a Badger Pride Award. Mrs. King is the PTC Secretary at Perritt and was nominated by Mrs. Kimberly Ellison. Mrs. King has taken a proactive approach and genuine interest in supporting Perritt Staff Professional Development events. We recognize the hard work she does behind the scenes to enhance the sense of community at Perritt Primary. We are grateful to Jillian King for her leadership and the significant role she plays in the success of our school. #BadgerPride

We appreciate everyone who came last night to the APSD K-12 Student Art Exhibit Reception. We are so proud of our students and their artwork! Thank you to the incredible art teachers in our district for the hard work and inspiration they bring to school every day. The Impressionism-inspired art exhibit will continue through April 25th. The Arkadelphia Arts Center is open Tuesdays (4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.) and Thursdays (10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.). #BadgerPride

Arkadelphia Public Schools has openings for the 24/25 school year. Apply online @ www.arkadelphiaschools.org

Purple Up! for Military Kids Day - Friday, April 19 April is the Month of the Military Child, underscoring the important role military children play in the armed forces community. ADE has designated Friday, April 19 as Purple Up! Day to recognize military children and their families. More than 14,000 Arkansans served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Many serve on active duty while others serve in the reserve forces and the National Guard. More than 6,100 military children are enrolled in Arkansas public schools. Goza Middle School and Arkadelphia High School were recently named Purple Star Schools. Every campus is encouraged to wear purple this Friday to recognize the unique academic and social challenges children of military families face and the sacrifices they make because of their parent’s military service. #BadgerPride

School Choice applications are being accepted for the 2024-25 School Year! Through School Choice, your child can be a part of the many opportunities we offer even if you do not live in the district. Complete the application by May 1. www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/school-choice

Please join us TODAY for a reception in honor of the Arkadelphia Public Schools K-12 Student Impressionism Inspired Art Exhibit taking place at the Arkadelphia Arts Center, 625 Main St. The reception will be held today from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Come meet and support our creative artists! #BadgerPride

AHS Students Sydney Covington, Christian Hunter, and Trace Young attended the RYLA-Rotary Youth Leadership Academy, at the 4-H Center in Ferndale over the weekend. RYLA is an intensive leadership and teamwork training program for youth (rising 10th/11th graders) from South and East Arkansas. This program helps youth develop character, increase leadership skills, and learn about Rotary. #BadgerPride

It's a very important week for our schools. Peake, Goza, and AHS will be giving the ATLAS State Assessments. First Grade Spring NWEA Exams will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. 9th/10th Grade Students will start tomorrow with the ELA Assessment. Peake and Goza begin on Tuesday. We also hope everyone will make plans to visit the Arkadelphia Art Center to see the amazing work of our K-12 Art Students. There will be a reception 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m. on Tuesday. Have a great week! #BadgerPride

It was a great night at the Arkadelphia Alliance & Chamber Banquet on Thursday celebrating the amazing people, businesses, and organizations of our community! The Arkadelphia Public Schools delegation was looking good! Congrats again to our Teacher of the Year, Barbara Hesse!

Arkadelphia Public Schools has openings for the 24/25 school year. Apply online @ www.arkadelphiaschools.org. Click on job opportunities.

The Percy and Donna Malone Child Safety Center was out helping Thursday morning at Peake and Perritt car rider duty. Tomorrow is the Duck Derby Festival at the Lower Lake. The Nickelodeon Choir and Peake Choir will be singing! Don't forget to buy ducks for the Student Duck Sale Contest. The class that sells the most wins an ice cream party and let’s keep our superintendent from getting that pie in her face!! pdmcsc.org/race

2024-25 Kindergarten Registration is now open! If your child will be 5 years old on or before August 1, 2024, and you have NOT completed the Kindergarten Enrollment Application, please do so in order to receive school communications and student/teacher assignments for the 2024-25 School Year. This includes families selecting School Choice to be a Badger! To enroll online visit: www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/2024-25new-student-enrollment

Perritt Primary School has six sets of twins this year! This includes Kathy Crow, ESOL Interventionist, and her twin, Debbie Robertson, 2nd Grade Teacher, who coordinated a little photo shoot of the Perritt Twin Group. Double the cuteness! #BadgerPride

Next week, our students will be taking ATLAS end-of-year summative assessments that are used to assess all Arkansas Public School students in Grades 3-8 in English Language Arts (ELA), math, and science. Students will take end-of-year exams for ELA in Grades 9 and 10 and end-of-course exams for Algebra I, Geometry, and Biology. Check out the graphics for some important reminders as we look to next week. Everyone has been working hard and now it’s time to shine! #BadgerPride

Peake Librarian Griffin Pritchard read the book Eclipse last week with students during library time. The book was written by Andy Rash who was inspired by his experience of witnessing the 2017 Eclipse with his 7-year-old son. We hope everyone had an opportunity to watch yesterday’s eclipse with someone special. It was an amazing experience! #BadgerPride

Starting one week from today, the Arkadelphia Public Schools Art Department will host a student art exhibit at the Arkadelphia Art Center on Main Street. The show will feature K-12 Student Impressionism-inspired artwork. The Exhibit will run through April 25th. There will be a reception on Tuesday, April 16, from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to view the amazing student-created artwork! #BadgerPride

AHS is looking for a Instructional Facilitator for the 24/25 School Year. Apply oniline @ www.arkadelphiaschools.org

Here's what is happening this week in the Arkadelphia Public School District. Remember there is NO school on Monday, April 8th. We will see everyone back to school on Tuesday. Have a great week! #BadgerPride

Tomorrow is the Solar Eclipse over Arkadelphia! Goza Media Specialist Kathy created an Eclipse bulletin board for the school library. The sun is a yellow frisbee with lights she taped inside it and black felt covering the whole thing. When the lights are turned on within the frisbee it looks like an “eclipsed sun.”

The Arkadelphia Public School District is excited to recognize our Goza Middle School Administrative Team. In the February Arkadelphia School Board meeting, Mrs. Tisha Hunter was approved to become the Goza Middle School Principal. Mrs. Hunter joined the Arkadelphia Public School District in the 2022-23 School Year as the Goza Assistant Principal. She was recently serving as the Interim Principal at Goza. In the March School Board meeting, Mr. Brian Gibson was approved as the new Goza Assistant Principal. Mr. Gibson joined the school district in the 2021-22 School Year as an athletic coach. He stepped in as the Interim Dean of Students at Goza this semester. We are grateful to have Mrs. Hunter and Mr. Gibson leading the great students and staff at Goza Middle School! #BadgerPride