Arkadelphia Public Schools

Our Superintendent Nikki Thomas presented “Leading in Literacy” at the 2023 Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators Fall Conference on Tuesday. Ms. Thomas was asked to share the great things our schools are doing to see student growth in literacy. #BadgerPride

Leave your Thanksgiving baking to FCCLA! AHS FCCLA is taking orders starting today through November 10th for your Thanksgiving goodies. Order today and support FCCLA! Contact FCCLA Adviser, robin.jones@arkadelphiaschools.org if you have any questions.

Arkadelphia Staff, Students, and Community! We want to invite everyone to participate in our Pink Out Days in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. On Thursday, October 19th, we will have a district-wide Pink Out Day during the school day for all our schools. Thursday’s AHS Pep Rally theme is “Barbie For A Cure.” There will be no school on Friday, October 20th, but we encourage EVERYONE to Pink Out on Friday night at the Badger football game! If you need a Badger for the Cure T-shirt, AHS FBLA has shirts available by contacting ashley.wesley@arkadelphiaschools.org #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth2023

Maci Burris is a new Science teacher at Goza this year. She is teaching 7th and 8th Grade Science. Mrs. Burris says she was inspired by her teachers throughout her school years to enter the field of education; her mom is also a teacher. Maci, we are so glad to have you in Arkadelphia! #BadgerPride

APSD is hiring for a long term substitute for high school English. Apply online by clicking on the job opportunities link.

7th and 8th grade students from Goza competed in the Dawson Educational Cooperative Chess Tournament on Friday at ASU-Three Rivers. Congratulations to Hayden Darby, 8th Grade, and Kaden Samuels, 7th Grade, for earning 2nd place in the grade level tournament. #BadgerPride

We are looking forward to an amazing week! Friday, Oct. 13th, is the last day of the 1st Grading Period. Good luck to Badger Tennis at the 4A State Tournament on Monday. These are just a few of the things going on this week in Arkadelphia Public Schools. #BadgerPride

Arkadelphia Badger Bands present A Princess Tea Party for ages 3 years to 5th Grade on Saturday, October 21st in the Goza Middle School Cafeteria. Get signed up today at https://forms.gle/XVkZBsrxxT5zefms7

Good luck to our 7 Consecutive State Champions the Arkadelphia High School Marching Band as they begin their competition season in Memphis at the Bands of America national competition on Saturday morning. We are cheering you on! #BadgerPride

Results from this week's 4A State Golf Tournament in Jonesboro. Congratulations to the Badgers on their 3rd Place finish at state and to Holtz Helms on his All-State Honors! #BadgerPride

Happy Instructional Coaches Day! Thank you to each of our instructional facilitators! You wear many hats on our campuses and we appreciate all that you do to empower educators to reach new heights and inspire students. #BadgerPride

A group of AHS students were able to attend and support the CASA of Clark and Pike Counties Light of Hope Breakfast on Thursday morning. Members of GT and Beta Club volunteered to clear tables and clean after the event. EAST Students created a video for the event highlighting CASA volunteers. We were privileged to be a part of this wonderful event. #BadgerPride

Jason Williams, Solution Tree Coach, is spending two days this week working with the staff at Goza. During the monthly afterschool professional development session, teachers worked with Jason on proficiency scales. Our teachers continue working to refine the PLC process to best serve our students. Great work Goza! #BadgerPride

We are so excited to announce that Arkadelphia High School once again has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas as a school where students demonstrated high growth on the ACT Aspire. AHS was recognized for High ELA Growth in the Southwest region. Awards are based on the 2023 content growth score calculated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. These growth scores reflect how much students at the school improved from 2022 compared to how much they were expected to grow considering prior achievement. Congratulations to AHS students and staff for this outstanding recognition! #BadgerPride

Arkadelphia Parents, If you want your child to receive a free flu shot through the Arkansas Department of Health on October 9/10, you MUST return the flu shot consent form and FERPA agreement to your child’s school by Friday, October 6. Forms are located in the school offices at Goza and AHS. If you have any questions, please contact your school nurse.

October is National Principals Month! Join us in thanking our amazing campus principals for the job they do every day to make sure students thrive, ensure staff members are successful, and build relationships with parents/families. We are grateful for their leadership! Debbie Stephens, Principal at Perritt Primary School Mary Snowden, Principal at Peake Elementary School Chery Merk, Principal at Goza Middle School Tisha Hunter, Assistant Principal at Goza Middle School Callie Hunley, Principal at Arkadelphia High School Trent Smith, Assistant Principal at Arkadelphia High School #ThankAPrincipal #BadgerPride

Eduardo Ortiz joined the Goza faculty this year as a Special Education Teacher. Mr. Ortiz is a graduate of Dierks High School and Henderson State University. He likes to read but says that cooking is his passion. Welcome, Mr. Ortiz to Arkadelphia Public Schools! #BadgerPride

Proud of our tennis teams this season! Congratulations on your performance in the 4A-7 District Tournament on Monday: 5th Consecutive Boys District Champions Carson Lewis, Singles Champ Sawyer Grimm and Ezra Campbell, 2nd Place Doubles Jared Campbell and Huston Hooten 4th Place Doubles Melanie Bobo was named District Boys Coach of the Year Jaci Jones and Maria Womack 3rd Place Doubles Bella Womack 4th Place Singles #BadgerPride

Congratulations to Badger Golf for finishing 3rd in the 4A State Golf Tournament today. Holtz Helms finished 5th and earned All-State honors! #BadgerPride

APSD has job opportunities!! Go to www.arkadelphiaschools.org and click on the job opportunities icon to apply online. It's Always a Great Day to Be a Badger!