Spring Break is next week! Arkadelphia Public Schools will be closed March 19-23. School will resume on March 26.
The Arkadelphia Promise Scholarship application is available at arkadelphiapromise.com. Don't forget to apply. The deadline is March 28th. Director Jason Jones will be at the high school library on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after Spring Break to accept applications.
Arkadelphia Public Schools Badger Blast for March 12-16:
http://mailchi.mp/39b36573b439/arkadelphia-public-schools-badger-blast-march-12-16
The Arkadelphia Badger Robotics Team is in Little Rock today at the FIRST Arkansas Rock City Regional! Matches begin at: 9:50 a.m., 10:24 a.m., 11:26 a.m., 2:46 a.m., 3:56 a.m., and 4:52 a.m. Here is a link to the event's live stream, so you can watch the Badgers compete: https://frc-events.firstinspires.org/2018/ARLI
Goza Middle School's 7th and 8th grade bands and the Arkadelphia High School band will present a concert at Jones Auditorium at OBU tonight at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Arkadelphia Public Schools is accepting School Choice applications until the state deadline of May 1. For more information, contact the superintendent's office at 870-246-5564.
2018-19 Kindergarten Registration at Perritt Primary School opens today! Please bring your child’s birth record, current physical or well child checkup, shot record and social security card to Perritt Primary between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. any day this week to register.
February is Career and Technical Education Month.
Thank you for your support of Career and Technical Education. Together we build careers. Arkadelphia High School offers 14 Programs of Study to allow students to leave high school with knowledge and certifications for employability while they pursue higher education. For more information contact Dr. Virginia Anderson at 870.245.5564 or ask your child’s high school TAG advisor.
2018-19 Kindergarten Spring Round Up is NEXT WEEK!
The Arkadelphia Promise Scholarship application is available at arkadelphiapromise.com. Don't forget to apply. The deadline is March 28th.
The AHS Junior ROTC Annual Military Ball is on March 9. If you are interested in one of the sponsorship options, please contact Lieutenant Colonel Michael Shepherd.
Come out to Gildner AutoGroup tomorrow from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. to support the Arkadelphia Badgers. All proceeds will go to purchasing 4A State Champion rings. Thank you to all the local businesses and organizations that are sponsoring this event.
The Arkadelphia Board of Education will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in the Board room at the administration building.
We appreciate Congressman Bruce Westerman for coming and visiting with Arkadelphia High School's pre-engineering students this morning. Students were able to demonstrate several of their current projects, including their work on the FANUC robotic arm.
Recently, Mr. Bud McMillion obtained his certification to teach students material handling using FANUC robotic arms. FANUC is a global leader in factory automation solutions. Students completing the FANUC Certification program at Arkadelphia High School will be certified to operate FANUC Robots in the workplace. Local businesses that utilize FANUC robots include Danfoss and Allcare.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be tomorrow from 2 to 7 p.m. We hope you all have a great five-day weekend!
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.
Don't forget to drop off your donations for the Humane Society for the AAEOP fundraiser today!
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, Feb. 15 from 2-7:00 p.m. There will be no school for students on Feb. 15, Feb. 16, and Feb. 19.
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.
