Arkadelphia Public Schools

Arkadelphia Public Schools has open positions for the 24/25 School Year. Please apply online @ www.arkadelphiaschools.org

Today is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! We want everyone to join us in letting our amazing Arkadelphia Paraprofessionals know how much they are appreciated today and every day. We could not do school without them! Thank you for all you do! #BadgerPride

Arkadelphia Public Schools Board members enjoyed a great lunch today at Peake Elementary School. The Board was hosted by Principal Mary Snowden and student representatives from each grade level at Peake. The students all shared a creative essay they had written during Extension Class with one of the Peake Specialist Teachers. They were outstanding! #BadgerPride

It is National Assistant Principal Week! We are grateful for Arkadelphia High School Assistant Principal Trent Smith. He is always willing to use his talents to go the extra mile for our students and staff! Thank you for wanting the best for AHS! We appreciate you. #BadgerPride

If your child will be 5 years old on or before August 1, 2024, and you did NOT attend onsite Kindergarten Registration last week, you may now complete the Online Registration for the 2024-25 School Year. This includes families selecting school choice to be a Badger! If you have any questions, please contact Perritt Primary School at 246-2260. To register go to: https://www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/2024-25new-student-enrollment

One week from today is the Great North American Solar Eclipse! This is a reminder that there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, April 8th. Campuses will be closed to visitors. Students are being provided eclipse glasses by the school. We hope families take the opportunity to view this event together. #BadgerPride

There are so many great things happening in the Arkadelphia School District. Good luck to the Arkadelphia Band Winter Guard at state competition on Saturday. Everyone is welcome to their Family & Friends Show Friday at 6p.m. in the AHS Gym. Have a great week! #BadgerPride

2024-25 SCHOOL CALENDAR The Arkadelphia Public Schools 2024-25 school calendar has been approved. For PDF files of our school calendar go to www.arkadelphiaschools.org/documents/state-required-documents/calendars/2024-25-apsd-academic-calendar/596075 #BadgerPride

APSD has job openings for the 24/25 school year. Please apply online @www.arkadelphiaschools.org

March is Music in Our Schools Month, and we want to celebrate the incredible talent in the Arkadelphia School District Music Programs! Thank you to the instructors who lead the music programs in Arkadelphia Public Schools! It’s always a pleasure to see our students perform under your leadership. Perritt Primary School Choir Teacher Ansley Webb Peake Elementary School Choir Teacher Laura Cornelius Goza and Arkadelphia High School Choir Teacher Cody Kehemier Goza and Arkadelphia High School Band Directors Brandon and Lori Hanlon; Ryan Wilkerson #MusicInOurSchoolsMonth #BadgerPride

Peake Third Grade Teacher Micah Resnick was recognized at the March School Board meeting with a Badger Pride Award. Her class at Peake was crowned the Arkansas State Reading Champion in the 2024 READBowl as a result of reading the most minutes in the Big 3 Conference. The World Championship of Reading is a global reading competition put on by Read with Malcolm, a Youth Literacy Initiative of NFL Super Bowl Champion and children’s book author, Malcolm Mitchell. There were more than 280,000 students from all 50 states and 14 countries who participated this year. Congratulations to Mrs. Resnick and her class of awesome readers! #BadgerPride

Perritt Art Teacher Amy Taylor was recognized at the March School Board Meeting with a Badger Pride Award. She was nominated by Mrs. Kimberly Ellison. Mrs. Taylor’s dedication to our students shines through in all she does. Mrs. Ellison highlighted the exceptional work Mrs. Taylor did with her students preparing for the Art Show that was held in conjunction with the recent Perritt Chili Supper. She worked with students to create unique individual, class, and school art pieces for display and auction. We are so incredibly blessed to have such a caring and creative teacher who is always bringing out excellence! #BadgerPride

Save the Date! The Graduation Ceremony for the Arkadelphia Class of 2024 will be held on Saturday, May 18th at Henderson State University. #BadgerPride

For the first time AHS 10th Grade Students all have the opportunity today to take the ACT Exam on campus for free. All AHS Juniors will take the ACT Exam on Wednesday, April 3rd on campus. A great opportunity for our students!

Bennett Porchia, Carson Rollins, and Brooks King are Art Students of Mrs. Amy Taylor at Perritt Primary. Mrs. Taylor nominated these young men for a Badger Pride Award at the March School Board meeting for consistently coming into the art room, every day, to ask how they can be a help. Mrs. Taylor says, “they have a willingness to do whatever is needed from setting up art supplies to wiping down dirty tables!” We are proud of these young men and their demonstration of #BadgerPride

Day 1 of the 2024-25 Kindergarten Registration is in the books. If you have a child that will be 5 years old on or before August 1st, please plan to attend our Tuesday Kindergarten Registration in the Perritt Gymnasium from 9:00a.m. until 2:00p.m. We love meeting our Future Badgers! #BadgerPride

Prom 2024 Coming Soon! AHS Prom will be held on April 6th in the HSU Ballroom. Juniors and Seniors need to purchase their tickets by March 29th from Mrs. Reed. #BadgerPride

2024-25 Arkadelphia Kindergarten Registration begins today at 9:00am in the Perritt Primary Gymnasium. Be sure to bring the required documents listed on the graphic and your future kindergarten student. We can't wait to meet you! #BadgerPride

It is time to go back to school on Monday. We hope everyone had a great Spring Break. Monday and Tuesday will be our 2024-25 Kindergarten Registration in the Perritt Primary Gymnasium. We look forward to meeting all our future Badgers! Let's have a great week. #BadgerPride

Sydney Covington, AHS Senior, was presented a Badger Pride Award in the March School Board meeting. Sydney won the 4A-1A State Diving Championship this season. He also broke the current 4A-1A Men’s 1 Meter State Diving Record. He was nominated by Badger Swim/Dive Coaches Jennifer Hurst and Sallie Matthews. #BadgerPride