Peake Elementary School Kindergarten Student Ja’Marious Hadley was recognized in the October Arkadelphia Board of Education meeting with a Badger Pride Award. Ja’Marious was nominated for the Badger Pride by Ms. Snowden, Peake's Principal. His teacher, Dawn Forthman recommended JaMarious Hadley for the CKH Award for demonstrating the September Word of the Month, empathy. He witnessed a classmate having a hard time getting a notebook put away. Ja’Marious stepped in and showed his classmate a way to make it easier. Thank you Ja’Marious for being a CKH classmate and showing #BadgerPride
This week will be a short week of school with lots of activities. Every school will participate in Red Ribbon Week–check out the graphics in this post. Good luck to Lady Badger Volleyball and the Badger Pride Marching Band at Regionals! We look forward to seeing our families at Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday. There will be NO school for students on Thursday, Friday, and Monday (Oct. 28). Have a great week!
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Our district office, special education, child nutrition, and technology staff participated in Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness! They look great! Be sure to like and share to vote for the 2024 Arkadelphia Pink Out campus by noon.
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Congratulations to Peake Elementary School for winning this year's Pink Out Social Media Contest! We appreciate everyone who participated in raising Breast Cancer Awareness by wearing pink. A special thanks to Brookshire's for providing pink cupcakes for the winning school's teachers and support staff. Way to go Peake Elementary School!
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This is a reminder of some important dates on our school calendar starting next week. On Thursday, October 24th, our schools will host Parent Teacher Conferences from 2:00p.m. -7:00p.m. Families at Peake Elementary School will have an appointment time through their homeroom teacher. There will be NO school this year on Parent Teacher Conference Day.
There will be NO school for students on October 24 (Thursday), 25 (Friday), and 28 (Monday). Students will return to school after the break on Tuesday, October 29th.
Parents/Guardians, you should have received this information through email on Friday afternoon. If you did not receive the email, please contact your child's school to confirm you have the correct email address on record.
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This afternoon, the third-grade classes performed the first musical presentation of the year at the new Peake Elementary School building. The homeroom classes of Ms. Hesse, Wyatt, Cole, MaGee, and Resnick will perform "All American Me and You" again at 6:00 p.m. this evening.
Great job students!
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Tomorrow is Arkadelphia Pink Out Day! We want everyone to wear PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness. Our schools are competing for the Pink Out School 2024. We need your help to make that decision. Be looking for Peake Elementary School, Goza Middle School, and Arkadelphia High School Facebook Pink Day posts on Friday by 9:00 a.m. to like and share for your campus. Each school’s post will be shared on the Arkadelphia Public Schools Facebook (this) page. Every like and share on it counts too! Get ready to go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness this Friday!
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The AHS and Goza FBLA Chapters are hosting the UAMS Mammovan today. Women from across the community can come to have a mammogram done free through various insurance and programs available. FBLA donated $500 to the UAMS Mammovan through proceeds from their Breast Cancer Awareness fundraisers. FBLA is also hosting a Breast Cancer Survivor Luncheon on Thursday, October 31st at Dawson Co-op Building #7. If you are a breast cancer survivor, we invite you to sign up to attend this incredible event at https://forms.gle/PgytaGPkTvrMcQaU7
Happy National Boss Day to our Superintendent Nikki Thomas!
We are grateful for your passion and vision for our school district. Thank you for all you do!
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Congratulations to Arkadelphia Badger Senior Cash Cook for placing in the Top 10 during the 4A State Golf Tournament last week in Hot Springs! Cash finished 4th at the 4A-7 District Golf Tournament to qualify for the state tournament. He has been named to the 4A All-State Boys Golf Team. Congratulations Cash!
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The Arkadelphia Public Schools Board of Education met in a work session on Friday, October 11th. Henderson State University Chancellor Trey Berry began the work session with an inspirational challenge for the district leadership. Superintendent Nikki Thomas and the seven school board members reviewed the current strategic plan by identifying the progress and potential toward reaching each goal. The District is now looking to move forward with building a new Arkadelphia High School. Clayton Vaden of Lewis Architects Engineers, Dr. Charles Stein, Director of the Arkansas Division of Public School Academic Facilities, and Transportation, and Jason Holsclaw, Stephens, Inc., provided information and options for consideration as a new building project takes shape. Exciting things are happening!
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The Arkadelphia High School JROTC Program has a new Senior Army Instructor. We welcome Retired Colonel Robert Parsons this school year. Colonel Parson's hometown is El Paso, Texas; high school alma mater is Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and college alma mater is Brigham Young University. He enjoys reading and playing disc golf. We are happy to have Robert Parsons in the Arkadelphia Public School District!
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The Peake Elementary School September Students of the Month were treated to the first Pizza with Police this school year. We appreciate Patterson Federal Credit Union for providing the pizza and Dr. Jeanette Turner for the water and paper goods. A special thank you to Peake School Resource Officer Jimmy Shearin and the Arkadelphia Police Department for making this event happen for our students. Congratulations!
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October 14th-18th is National School Lunch Week. This year's theme is "School Lunch Piriates: Find Your Treasure." Healthy school lunches are important to a student's success. Check out this edition of the Arkadelphia Public Schools Chartwell Food Service Newsletter. There are some great things happening as we celebrate NSLW!
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Here's what is happening in Arkadelphia Schools this week.
Good luck to our tennis competitors tomorrow at the State Tournament!
Senior Recognitions for fall sports/band will start at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
Peake Book Fair starts on Friday!
Have a great week!
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The 2014 AHS 4A State Championship Baseball team will be recognized at Friday's game. Former players from that team are asked to gather with Coach Matros on the track. There will also be a tailgate at 6 p.m., in front of Goza. RSVP to Coach Brant Matros at 870-403-2914.
VOLLEYBALL SENIOR NIGHT! Tonight the Lady Badger Volleyball team takes on Waldron at home. Seniors will be recognized before the start of the Varsity game. There will be three games this evening starting with the 8th Grade Lady Badgers at 4:30 p.m. followed by the 9th Grade game, Senior Recognitions, and Varsity game.
Come celebrate our seniors and cheer on Lady Badger Volleyball!
October is National Principals Month, and we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the amazing principals who lead our schools. Their dedication, passion, and commitment shape the educational experiences of our students and foster positive school cultures.
Every day, our principals inspire teachers, staff, and students to strive for their best. They navigate challenges with grace and create environments where every student can thrive. This month, join us in recognizing and celebrating these remarkable leaders. We are grateful to have them in our school district.
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The Badger Tennis teams competed at the 4A-7 District Tournament on Monday. Our boys finished as Co-Champions! The girls finished in 3rd place at the District Tournament. Each competitor placing 1st-3rd place qualified to participate in the 4A State Tournament in Clarksville on October 14th.
Congratulations to Coach Melanie Bobo named Co-Coach of the Year and to the students on their performances!
Jared Campbell and Huston Hooten, 1st Place Boys Doubles
Ezra Campbell and Timothy Levar, 2nd Place Boys Doubles
Jaci Jones - 3rd Place Girls Singles
Rachael Womack - 4th Place Girls Singles
Annie Hardin and Sydney Greer, 2nd Place Girls Doubles
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