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!
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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
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
Save the Date! The Graduation Ceremony for the Arkadelphia Class of 2024 will be held on Saturday, May 18th at Henderson State University.
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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!
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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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AHS 10th Grade Student Jude Manning was recognized in the March Board meeting with a Badger Pride Award. Jude is part of a team mentorship program called “Beyond the Lens” taught by the professional photographer, Annie Leibovitz. Students were given the prompt, “We are…” and told to take a photo that depicts this phrase. Jude chose to portray “We are Escapist” in his digital self-portrait. His photo and artist statement were selected to be on display at Crystal Bridges Museum. Jude is a student in the Virtual Arkansas Digital Photography I class taught by Ashley White.
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AHS Junior Ryan Rogers was presented a Badger Pride at the Arkadelphia School Board meeting. Ryan won his 3rd Consecutive 4A Wrestling Championship. He was nominated by Coach Chris Kizer. Ryan has been invited to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Congratulations!
In the March Board of Education meeting, the Perritt Primary School Parent-Teacher Committee and the PTC President Hannah Seaton were presented with a Badger Pride Award. Mrs. Seaton and the PTC Committee were nominated by Mrs. Kimberly Ellison. Mrs. Ellison shares that Mrs. Seaton has displayed exceptional leadership qualities seamlessly blending grace and precision to ensure the success of the Perritt Chili Supper and Art Show with the community rallying behind it. She has done an outstanding job this year leading the PTC.
The PTC Committee has been instrumental in enhancing the educational experiences volunteering countless hours on campus, generously sponsoring various staff and student initiatives, and planning for future needs for teachers and classrooms in the new school. We are immensely thankful for the invaluable contributions of the Perritt PTC and for their support of the Perritt students and staff on an academic and personal level.
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Next week is 2024-25 Kindergarten Registration--March 25th and 26th.
We can't wait to see our 2024-25 Kindergarten students at Perritt Primary next Monday and Tuesday for Kindergarten Registration!
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Alice Kneebone was presented a Badger Pride Award in the March Arkadelphia School Board meeting. Alice was nominated by her Art Teacher Amy Hornsby. Alice was selected to display two digital works at the Windgate Museum located on the Hendrix University campus. There were 800 entries and 87 pieces were selected for the show. Only two students had two pieces accepted and Alice was one of them. The exhibition is centered around the Solar Eclipse expected in April.
Alice is a freshman at AHS. Her artwork is outstanding!
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We hope all our Badger Family have a great Spring Break!
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Lady Badgers Bret Allison McDill and Bre Currey received a Debra McMasters Memorial Scholarship at the D-Mac Softball Tournament in Hope today. Senior Players were asked to fill out a scholarship application and submit it to a tournament committee. The applications were reviewed and a select number were chosen to receive the scholarship.
Congratulations to these two seniors!
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Friday was a great day at Goza! Principal Tisha Hunter and the current Goza Middle School Staff welcomed the fifth-grade teachers for a preview of bringing our fifth-grade students to Goza in the 2024-25 School Year. The teachers got a tour of the planned fifth-grade wing and sat down with administrators and the sixth-grade teachers for a planning session.
What a great team at Goza Middle School!
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Sneak Peake - Our Future Looks Bright!
What a special day as the K-4 Staff from Perritt Primary and Peake Elementary Schools came together this morning for a powerful Capturing Kids’ Hearts Recharge that was filled with collaboration and relationship building led by our amazing CKH Strategist Jamiliya McBride. After a fantastic taco bar by Chartwells for lunch, the afternoon provided an opportunity for staff to take a tour of the new Peake Elementary School building. It’s looking great!
Thank you to EVERYONE who worked to make this day a fun, productive, and memorable day!
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APSD has the following job openings JH Boys Head Basketball/Asst Football Dance Team Coach, High School Social Studies Teacher High School OL Coach/Head Track Agriculture Science Teacher Maintenance Assistant (HVAC Repair) Bus Drivers Please apply online @ www.arkadelphiaschools.org
