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.
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.
