Arkadelphia Public Schools

A reminder that Arkadelphia School District Open House will be held tomorrow from 4:30p.m. until 6:30p.m. at each of our campuses. We are excited to meet our students and their families! The first day of school for students is Wednesday, August 17.

The Arkadelphia Public School District welcomes Charlene Viator to the staff at Goza Middle School. Ms. Viator has 28 years of experience in education. We are so excited to have her teaching in the math department of Goza. Welcome Charlene to the Badger family!

We want to make sure families know about some great community back-to-school events happening this week for students. Get ready for school and have some fun! Thank you to our community for supporting students!

APSD is excited to welcome Kristin Cloninger to the Peake Elementary School staff this school year! She will be teaching social studies and language arts. Kristin is another Arkadelphia graduate joining our staff. Welcome home Mrs. Cloninger!

The Arkadelphia School District is happy to introduce Megan Atkinson as the new physics and math teacher at Arkadelphia High School. Help us officially welcome Mrs. Atkinson to the Badger family!

A reminder that the Arkansas Tax Free Weekend is Saturday & Sunday, August 6-7. The 2022-23 APSD school supply lists are available at local retailers and the following link: www.arkadelphiaschools.org/article/787713

The Arkadelphia School District welcomes back Joan Crowder to Goza Middle School and also Arkadelphia High School as the new Critical Reading teacher. Mrs. Crowder was previously in our district for 19 years. We are blessed to have her experience in the classroom!

Due to ongoing construction in the process of replacing the playing surface of AllCare Field at Badger Stadium, the annual BadgerFest and Meet the Badgers events held around the beginning of the school year will not be held as normal this August. We know that Meet the Badgers is an event that many look forward to and serves as the unofficial 'kickoff' to the school year. With the installation of the new playing surface still going on as we begin the school year, there is no access to the field and track to hold Meet the Badgers. We are looking at ways to recognize our teams and groups in other ways throughout the school year. Thank you for your understanding of the situation.

APSD would like to introduce Cheyenne Parker as our new second grade resource teacher at Perritt Primary School. Cheyenne says that she is excited to join the Badger family. Welcome to our school district Ms. Parker!

We are happy to welcome Kayla Hamlin to Peake Elementary School as a new fifth grade Language Arts and Social Studies teacher. She has worked in our ALE program and is now joining the Peake staff. Kayla is an Arkadelphia High School graduate. Once a Badger; always a Badger!

There is NO federal waiver to provide free school breakfasts or lunches for all students this year. We encourage everyone to apply for free/reduced meals. See information on how to apply for free/reduced meals, pay online, & menus at www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/school-meal-information

The Arkadelphia Public School District is excited to introduce Tisha Hunter as the new Goza Middle School Assistant Principal. Ms. Hunter comes to us from the Hope School District. Please help us welcome Tisha to Arkadelphia!

Our teachers, new to the district, participated with other area educators in Capturing Kids’ Hearts phase training the past two days. Such a great training to get ready for our students to come back to school! #ckh

The Arkadelphia School District welcomes Mrs. Aubrey Morris this year! Mrs. Morris will be a teacher at Peake Elementary. She comes to us from the Benton area. We are excited to have her teaching in Arkadelphia!

Help us welcome Coach Benson Jordan to the Arkadelphia Public School District! He is coming to us from Texarkana. We are happy to have Coach Jordan join our Badger Coaching and Goza Middle School Staff!

Congrats to AHS Badger Cheer on their NCA Camp performance this summer at HSU. The team earned first place in the Jam Competition. Anna Derby, Avery Garner, and Raygan Harris were selected for All American; Top Gun jumper, Isabel Rodgers and tumbler, Raygan Harris! Wonderful job!

There will be a Books for Badgers Special Event this Tuesday evening! Our Thursday routes in July are now complete, but Books for Badgers will be at Dairy Queen, Tuesday from 6p.m.-7p.m. Every child gets a free book and ice cream cone! We will see you there!

Attention APSD Parents: If your child qualifies for free or reduced meals AND missed school last year due to COVID, you may qualify for additional P-EBT benefits. YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE TODAY AT https://forms.gle/3H6Sh6wFpvma2ULL7

If you have a child that will be new to the Arkadelphia Public School District in the 2022-23 school year, please register him/her at www.arkadelphiaschools.org under New Student Enrollment or www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/new-student-enrollment

We appreciate everyone who came to welcome our APSD Superintendent Nikki Thomas to her new position. A special thank you to Patterson Federal Credit Union & the Arkadelphia Alliance and Chamber of Commerce for making this a special event. The best is yet to come for Arkadelphia!