Arkadelphia Public Schools

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We have reached mid-quarter in the second grading period. The Peake Book Fair is underway and we host a Round 1 Football Playoff Game Friday. The Jr. High Badgers kick their season off tonight at home against Centerpoint. A busy week ahead. Thank you for supporting our students!

A reminder that Daylight Savings Time ends tonight. Clocks are set back one hour.

AAA Benefit Game. Badger Basketball is headed your way. The Varsity Girls and Boys host Benton this afternoon at the Arkadelphia High School Gymnasium. Come support Badger Basketball!

Students at Goza competed in a Chess Tournament held by Dawson Education Cooperative. Results included: 8th Grade: 1st-Hunter Mason, 2nd-Timothy LeVar 7th Grade: 2nd-Kylar Willett, 4th(tie)-Ezra Campbell & JJ Powell 6th Grade: 3rd-Annabelle Klein, 4th-Anthony Bell Great job!

The Badgers take on Malvern in the Ouachita River Rumble at 7 p.m. tonight! Senior Night Recognitions begin at 6:25 p.m at Badger Stadium. Buy tickets early today at the box office from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Also, good luck to our Badger Cross Country Teams at State today!

Avoid the line and buy your tickets early for the Arkadelphia vs. Malvern football game. Friday November 5th from 11-1 at the stadium box office!! #ItsaGreatDaytobeaBadger #BadgerElite

An exciting start to the week as the Badger Pride Marching Band will be competing for their sixth straight state championship tonight at War Memorial Stadium! It's a great day to be a Badger!

Last week was a busy week at Perritt Primary that included the Book Fair! Students love the book fair. Thank you to Mrs. Kaila Murphy & her volunteers for giving this opportunity to our students. We love seeing them excited about reading! Peake's Book Fair is coming in November!

Teams from each APSD campus as well as district administration participated this week in Capturing Kids' Hearts Process Champions led by Stephanie Wood. We celebrate our staff's commitment to bringing out the best in each other and especially our students. It was a great week!

Good luck to the Junior High Badgers as they play for the 4A-7 Conference Championship against the Bauxite Miners! Tonight's game starts at 7:00 p.m. at Badger Stadium. The 7th Grade Badger Game begins at 5:30 p.m. Go Badgers!

Red Ribbon Week for Wednesday at Peake Elementary is "GET MAD AGAINST DRUGS: WEAR RED" Day! Peake Students & Staff are awesome! Did You Know? The mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign is to present a unified and visible commitment towards the creation of a DRUG - FREE AMERICA.

The APSD custodians received a Badger Pride Award at the October School Board Meeting in honor of National Custodian Day on October 2. We appreciate all you do every day for our students and staff! Pictured in this post: Marcus Muldrew, Shawn Russell, and Rob Ledford.

The APSD custodians were recognized at the October School Board Meeting with a Badger Pride Award in honor of National Custodian Day on October 2. We appreciate our custodians for all they do! Pictured in this post: James Davis, Rachel Davis, and Michelle Clayton,

The APSD custodians received a Badger Pride Award at the October School Board Meeting in honor of National Custodian Day on October 2. Thank you to our custodians for all you do! Pictured in this post: Freda and Martin Newborn, Bennie Jones, and Paul Hale.

The APSD custodians were recognized at the October School Board Meeting with a Badger Pride Award in honor of National Custodian Day on October 2. We are so grateful for our custodians! Pictured in this post: Anderson Thomas, Brenda Williams, Clarice Davis, and Cletus Knox.

Perritt Primary's pumpkin contest produced amazing results! Thank you to South Central Electric representatives who came to judge and place the pumpkins on display. Congratulations Mrs. Tuttle, Mrs. Talley, and Mrs. Harris classes for placing the top three pumpkin designs.

Goza's Bodacious Badgers were recognized with a Badger Pride Award. These students received rewards provided by the staff and community for their good and kind work. Pictured in this post Josh Davis, Kyo Randall, and Whit Alderson. Thank you for your positive influence at Goza!

Goza's Bodacious Badgers were recognized at the October School Board Meeting with a Badger Pride Award. These students were rewarded at Goza for their good and kind work. Pictured in this post Harvey Cervantes, Jacob Calhoon, Jadyn Thompson, and Jayquawn Flemons. Great job!

Goza's Bodacious Badgers were recognized at the October School Board Meeting with a Badger Pride Award. These students were rewarded at Goza for their good and kind work. Pictured in this post Annabelle Klein, Anthony Bell, Chase Smith, and Grant Rollins. So proud of you!