Arkadelphia Public Schools

APSD will present their CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) Report at the board meeting on Tuesday June 18, 2024 at 6pm in the upstaris conference room of Dawson Building #4. The public is invited to attend.

At the end of this month, members from the Arkadelphia High School and Goza Middle School chapters of FBLA will be competing at the FBLA National Leadership Conference! We'd like to take the time to introduce the competitors before they head off to Orlando, FL to represent Arkadelphia and the entire state of Arkansas. We wish each of them the best of luck as they compete amongst 16,000+ members for their place on the national stage! #BadgerPride

We are super grateful for our Food Service Director Joanna Spradlin, Chartwells Manager Brittany Green, and her team and the work they did preparing the first Friday supply of Free Summer Bulk Meals for children. Families can still sign up for this coming Friday at the link below. We do want to stress that if you sign up, please make every effort to pick up your boxes so that your name can remain on the list for the rest of the summer. Pick-up will be every Friday until July 26th (except for July 3 during that holiday week). Thank you. www.arkadelphiaschools.org/o/aps/page/freesummermeals

The Arkadelphia Public School District offices and buildings will observe summer hours until August 5th. This means office hours are extended on Monday-Thursday. All offices are closed on Friday. Offices will also be closed on July 4th for Independence Day. #BadgerPride

APSD has open positions for the 2024-2025 School Year. Apply online @www.arkadelphiaschools.org

AHS Virtual Arkansas Student Jaci Jones was recognized at the May Arkadelphia School Board meeting with a Badger Pride Award. Jaci is a student in Ashley White’s Digital Photography 2 course and competed at the Arkansas SkillsUSA Skills and Leadership Conference this spring. Jaci won the Gold Medal in the Photography Event. She now has the opportunity to compete at the National SkillsUSA Conference this month in Atlanta. Congratulations Jaci and good luck at Nationals! #BadgerPride

Plan to substitute for the 2024-2025 school year? @Kelly Education - Arkansas is hiring substitutes for our school district - don't wait, #BeatTheRush and #ApplyNow! Text #BeatTheRush to (504) 579-8077 Click: https://bit.ly/3zpxobz

The following Goza Middle School FBLA members were recognized at the May Arkadelphia School Board meeting for their performance at the Arkansas FBLA Middle-Level State Leadership Conference and qualified for the 2024 FBLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando: Jadyn Thompson, 1st Place Elevator Speech; Spirit Golden, 2nd Place FBLA Mission & Pledge; Tiana Berry, 3rd Place Exploring Business Issues; Jack Copeland, 3rd Place Exploring Computer Science; Abigail Crocker, 3rd Place Interpersonal Communication; Izabella Morris, 3rd Place FBLA Concepts; and Zoey Windham, 3rd Place Community Service Presentation. The Goza Middle School FBLA Adviser is LaKesha Berry. Congratulations and we wish you well at the NLC! Remember come support FBLA at Chicken Express this evening. #BadgerPride

Make dinner plans tonight and support Arkadelphia Schools FBLA as they prepare to attend the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando later this month. Head to Chicken Express this evening from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and mention FBLA. Thanks for your support! #BadgerPride

Peake 4th Grade Quiz Bowl Students were recognized in the May Board meeting for placing 2nd in the Dawson Education Service Cooperative Tournament. They are coached by GT Teacher Brandi Cotton. We are so proud of our young quiz bowl students: Amelia Douglass, Sioban Haddox, Garrett Hasley, Will Howard (not pictured), Jodan Jarvis, Morgan McAllister, Georgia Neal, and Harper Watson. Congratulations! #BadgerPride

AHS Senior Terence McClellan was recognized in May with a Badger Pride Award. Terence competed at the Arkansas Skills USA State Skill and Leadership Conference in April. He was also on the ASU Three Rivers Quiz Bowl team for Welding and received a bronze medal with his Quiz Bowl team. Congratulations! #BadgerPride

The 2024 Arkadelphia High School 4A Arkansas Quiz Bowl State Runner-Up Team members were recognized in the May School Board meeting with Badger Pride Awards. Congratulations to Quiz Bowl members: Millie Babb, Lucas Burroughs (not pictured) Ezra and Jared Campbell (not pictured), Kourtni Foster, Jake Gables, Julia Greenwich, Sawyer Grimm, Sullivan Jones (Captain), Timothy LeVar (not pictured) Carson Lewis, Bryce Martin, and Daisy Page. The team is coached by Steve Patterson, Beverly Slavens, and Grant Reimers. Congratulations on your successful season! #BadgerPride

This is a reminder that starting tomorrow Arkadelphia Public Schools will provide free meals to children 0 to 18 years old, regardless of income, on each of our four school campuses (Perritt, Peake, Goza, and AHS). These meals have to be eaten at the school. Breakfast will be served 8:00 am - 8:30 am and lunch will be served 11:30 am – 12:00 pm; June 3 - June 27 (Monday through Thursday) For more information about free summer meals for children visit www.arkadelphiaschools.org/o/aps/page/freesummermeals

Goza Middle School students Jax Kingdon, Karson White, Holden Craig, and Harrison Hudspeth were recognized at the May Arkadelphia School Board meeting. This team won 1st Place in their region during the Economics Arkansas Stock Market Game this spring. Earlier this month, they and their teacher, Jequetta Berry, received their trophy at the awards luncheon at the Clinton Presidential Library. Congratulations on your outstanding accomplishment! #BadgerPride

Heather Crocker was recognized at the May School Board meeting with a Badger Pride Award. Mrs. Crocker has been a long-term substitute in the Arkadelphia High School English Department this year as well as assisting the AHS front office staff in any way she could. She has also served as a primary volunteer for the AHS Family and Community Engagement (FACE) group as a parent. She has been a great help to the AHS Parental Involvement Coordinator, Mrs. Stefanie Davis. We appreciate you, Mrs. Crocker! #BadgerPride

Peake 5th Grade Student Charlie Harrell received a Badger Pride Award this month at the Arkadelphia School Board meeting for receiving 1st Place in the Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Contest. He was recognized for the award at the Arkansas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in April. He also earned 3rd Place in the South Central Division that includes competitors from six states. Congratulations Charlie! #BadgerPride

Peake Specialists were nominated for a May Badger Pride Award by Principal Mary Snowden. Each month the team selected and recognized Peake students who exemplified the Capturing Kids’ Hearts Word of the Month. Thank you Peake Specialists for helping embody the tenets of CKH; for motivating students; and for contributing to Peake’s success in becoming a CKH National Showcase School! Congratulations Librarian Griffin Pritchard, GT Teacher Brandi Cotton, Music Teacher Laura Cornelius, Art Teacher Candace Eriksson, and Counselor Cheryl Hilser! #BadgerPride

Georgia Neal was recognized with a Badger Pride Award during the May School Board meeting. Georgia won the Clark County 4th-8th Grade Spelling Bee. She finished in the top half of all competitors in the Arkansas Spelling Bee. Georgia just completed the fourth grade at Peake Elementary School. We are so proud of you Georgia. Congratulations! #BadgerPride

Enrollment for 2024-25 is open! If you have a child who will be new to the Arkadelphia Public School District, you may now complete the Online Enrollment for the 2024-25 School Year. This includes Kindergarten Students! For more information and to enroll online go to: www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/2024-25new-student-enrollment

Perritt Primary School 2nd Grade Student Finley Denton was recognized in the May School Board Meeting with a Badger Pride Award. She was nominated by her teacher, Candace Williams, who shares that Finley is a help to all students. She has a sweet demeanor and a calmness that makes others feel seen and loved. She takes the time to make sure her classmates understand assignments and assist them if they need it. Finley has a heart of gold that shows in all she does. Mrs. Williams states that Finley has made her year as a teacher more manageable by consistently helping others on any given day; she makes the world a better place. Keep shining Finley! #BadgerPride