Arkadelphia Public Schools

Congratulations to AHS Badger Baseball for winning the 4A South Regional Tournament over the weekend! The Badgers went undefeated in the 7-4A Conference during the regular season. They have a 1st round bye in the 4A State Tournament played later this week in Nashville.

It's going to be a great week in the Arkadelphia School District. Wednesday is School Nurse Day and we have the best! AP Tests continue this week. Badger Soccer and Baseball head to the 4A State Tournament! Don't just count the days; make the days count!

We 💙 Our Teachers! A BIG thank you to ALL the incredible parents, students, organizations, & businesses that helped us celebrate our teachers last week during Teacher Appreciation Week. It was amazing! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

We 💙 Our Teachers! A BIG thank you to ALL the incredible parents, students, organizations, & businesses that helped us celebrate our teachers last week during Teacher Appreciation Week. It was amazing! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

The 5th Grade Boys Basketball team from Peake Elementary School received Badger Pride Awards at the School Board meeting in April. On Saturday mornings during basketball season, they played conference teams at home and on the road. Congratulations on winning the conference championship! A special thank you to DaQuan Talley, Kelton Dixon, and all the coaches for giving their time to our young men.

Congratulations to April Grace for being named 2022-23 Peake Elementary School Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Grace teaches 5th Grade. She has been teaching for nine years. Thank you Mrs. Grace for your dedication to educating our students! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Kathy Crow teaches 3rd Grade at Peake Elementary School. Mrs. Crow has represented Peake as Teacher of the Year since May 2021. We appreciate the dedication that Mrs. Crow brings to education. Thank you for helping to make Peake a great place to be! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

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Congratulations to Amy Hornsby for being named 2022-23 Arkadelphia High School Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Hornsby teaches 9th-12th Grade art classes including Advanced Placement Art. Thank you Mrs. Hornsby for fulfilling your call to teach! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Arkadelphia High School Math Teacher Stefanie Davis recently provided professional development on Capturing Kids’ Hearts for the OBU Huckabee School of Education Middle School and Secondary Methods and Classroom Management class! Mrs. Davis emphasized the impact CKH has made for her and her students, especially the Social Anxiety Theory as schools navigate through a pandemic. Thank you Mrs. Davis for taking the opportunity to share your experiences with future educators! More good news for Stefanie-she had a Donors Choose project fully funded in just a few days allowing her to purchase new classroom content for computer science next year.

Arkadelphia High School Teacher Ashley Wesley was recognized at the 2022 Arkansas FBLA Leadership Conference for 15 years of service as an FBLA Advisor. Mrs. Wesley sponsors the Black History Month Committee which hosts Black History Month events at AHS. The committee visited the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis last Friday. Mrs. Wesley is the AHS Homecoming Coordinator. Thank you Mrs. Wesley for ALL you do for AHS--our students and our staff! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Paula Williams has represented Arkadelphia High School and Arkadelphia Public Schools as Teacher of the Year over the past school year. Mrs. Williams is an inspiration to all of us. We are so grateful to have her at AHS and in our school district. #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Congratulations to Regan Morehead for being named Goza Middle School Teacher of the Year! Ms. Morehead teaches 6th - 8th grade art at Goza. She has taught for 7 years. Thank you Ms. Morehead for your dedication to teaching! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

We honor Goza Middle School Sixth Grade Teacher Kaki Forthman who represented her campus as Teacher of the Year since May, 2021. She is a vital part of the Goza team. Mrs. Forthman, thank you for teaching with excellence! We appreciate you! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Perritt Primary students Georgia Neal, Thomas Tennyson, & Lucas Feller were recognized with a Badger Pride Award for their performance in the Clark County Spelling Bee! Lucas (not pictured) won 1st Place-1st Grade. Georgia won 2nd Place-2nd Grade. Thomas won 1st Place-2nd Grade.

Congratulations to Vanessa Rodgers for being named Perritt Primary School Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Rodgers teaches second grade at Perritt. She has taught for 18 years, all in Arkadelphia. Thank you Mrs. Rodgers for your dedication to teaching! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

We take this opportunity to recognize 2nd Grade Teacher Arnesha Talley. In May 2021, Mrs. Talley was named the Perritt Primary School Teacher of the Year. She is a wonderful teacher and co-worker to her Perritt family. Thank you for all you do! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Good luck to the Boys and Girls Badger Track and Field Team as they travel to Harrison today for the 4A State Track Meet. Last week, the girls finished in 3rd Place and boys in 4th Place at the 4A-7 District Meet. A combined 13 state qualifiers will compete in today's events.

💡This week is Teacher Appreciation Week📚 We are grateful for our Arkadelphia School District Teachers! Let a teacher know how much you appreciate them. Here’s to celebrating and recognizing our awesome teachers!

May has arrived and it is a busy week in the Arkadelphia School District. This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! We have Book Fairs at Peake and Perritt. Week 1 for Advanced Placement (AP) Exams at AHS. The track team heads to state and baseball heads to regionals!