Arkadelphia Public Schools

ATTENTION PERRITT GRANDPARENTS!! Due to the weather conditions, Perritt is postponing the GrandPERRITTS Parade until 12:30 p.m. today. Please begin lining up in the same planned area at 12:30p.m. and as soon as the students are in place the parade will begin. We want to give everyone the best experience possible! Thank you.

Happy Friday everyone. It's going to be grand! @DawsonEducationCooperative #BadgerPride

Congratulations to the students and their families from each of our four schools who are recipients of $250 gift cards! We are thrilled to announce the winners of our Back-to-School Gift Card Drawing, sponsored by Patterson Federal Credit Union. Students were entered into the drawing simply by returning all their beginning-of-year parent signature forms by the August 25th deadline. A BIG THANK YOU to Nicole McGough and Patterson Federal Credit Union for generously providing these gift cards. Your support is greatly appreciated!

APSD has open positions available now. Kindergarten Teacher Kindergarten Paraprofessionals, Maintenance Assistant (HVAC), Bus Drivers, and Bus Monitors. Apply online go to www.arkadelphiaschools.org and click job opportunities.

The Arkadelphia School District Guiding Coalition gathered for their August meeting. Administrators and Instructional Facilitators meet every month as a Professional Learning Community to analyze the work that is being done in PLCs at our campuses and collaborate on the continued growth of our PLC process. Each school has a Guiding Coalition that works together on the PLC process at their school. #BadgerPride

Karli Ferguson is a new 5th-grade English and Social Studies teacher at Peake. Karli is a graduate of Conway High School and Ouachita Baptist University. Karli says she is excited about her new position and we are excited to have her in Arkadelphia. Welcome! #BadgerPride

We are excited that the Arkadelphia K-8 Afterschool Program through Dawson begins today. Registration began on August 18th. Before students attend, parents need to sign their child up for the program. Please email shannon.leathers@dawsonesc.com to register your child.

A reminder to ALL families: Please complete the 2023-24 Free & Reduced Meal Application. This program benefits students in a variety of areas. Find the link to apply online at www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/child-nutrition

We hope it was a great weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday. It's going to be a great week! #BadgerPride

Happy Labor Day! We hope everyone has a safe and restful Labor Day. #BadgerPride

We are so excited that Ms. Cherrel MaGee has joined the Peake faculty as a third-grade teacher this year. Ms. MaGee was a long-term substitute at Peake last year. Before teaching at Peake she was a pre-k teacher for 3 years. We are so happy to welcome Ms. MaGee to Arkadelphia Public Schools! #BadgerPride

There will be no school on Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day. Check out this 2023-24 school calendar edition for all holiday breaks. #BadgerPride

Ms. Rose Easley is the new 10th English Teacher at AHS this year. Ms. Easley is from Louisiana where she graduated from Berwick High School and Nicholls State University. Her love of English and working with people inspired her to be a teacher. Ms. Easley, welcome to Arkadelphia!

We welcome Hailie Unruh to the Goza Sixth Grade team this year. Ms. Unruh is teaching English and Social Studies. She says she has always loved school and knew she wanted to be a teacher. She is a Malvern High School and HSU Graduate. Welcome to Arkadelphia, Ms. Unruh!

APSD would like to recognize AHS Students who scored at least a 3 out of a possible 5 on their 2022-23 College Board Advanced Placement Exam. We also congratulate our AP Scholars with Distinction who scored no lower than a 3 on at least 5 exams and AP Scholars who scored no lower than a 3 on at least 3 exams. Outstanding effort on your achievement! #BadgerPride

We are glad to have Jayden Colbert at Peake this year as a fourth-grade teacher. Ms. Colbert is a graduate of Gurdon and HSU. She was on the HSU Cheer team and now coaches two all-star teams in Arkadelphia. She is “pumped about teaching and cannot wait to see what’s in store!”

We are blessed to welcome Lyndi Greenwich to the AHS Staff. Mrs. Greenwich is a graduate of Gurdon High School and OBU. She is teaching Algebra I students at AHS. She is excited to be a part of our school district and looks forward to pouring into the kids of our community.

Congratulations to the Varsity Volleyball team and Coach Jenny Coon for winning the Silver Bracket this past Saturday at the Little Rock Southwest High School Volleyball Tournament. Great job Lady Badgers! #BadgerPride

We are looking forward to another great week in Arkadelphia! #BadgerPride

Badger Football officially kicks off the season at home tonight at 8:00 p.m. We cannot wait to see all the fans at Badger Stadium. Here are a few reminders about expectations for students at our events. We remind you to please be sure that you come to the game well-hydrated!