Goza Middle School Families,
We look forward to seeing all our students on Wednesday, August 14th, for our first day of school. School begins at 8:00 a.m. We would like to remind our students and their families that any water bottles brought to school must be plastic, and clear, with no open spouts or straws.
For car riders, please review the information in the graphics and the traffic flow map. We appreciate your patience as you go through the car rider line. Car riders will be dropped off and picked up at the front of the building. It is important to follow the map provided for our campus. Be mindful that there will also be car riders and student drivers following the high school traffic flow nearby. The safety of our students is our top priority.
We are looking forward to a great year!
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
Arkadelphia Public Schools will be offering two options for Children Ages 0 to 18 years old to receive FREE meals this summer regardless of family income. Children can eat breakfast (8:00am-8:30am) and/or lunch (11:30am-12:00pm) Monday through Thursday in the cafeteria at any of our four campuses June 3 - June 27. Families also have the option to sign up for FREE Bulk Food Boxes that will be distributed on Friday afternoons June 7 - July 26. Please select the link below for more information and to access the Food Bulk Box Application Form.
www.arkadelphiaschools.org/article/1596190
One week from today is the Great North American Solar Eclipse! This is a reminder that there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, April 8th. Campuses will be closed to visitors. Students are being provided eclipse glasses by the school. We hope families take the opportunity to view this event together.
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This a reminder that there will be NO school on Friday, February 16, and Monday, February 19.
We hope you enjoy your long weekend!
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The main water line that services Goza Middle School and Arkadelphia High School has been broken. Estimated time for repair is 2-3 hours. Lunches have already been prepared and nearing the end of serving. If parents want to pick up students or call to give permission for their student driver to check out, it will be considered excused. Buses will not run until regular dismissal times. We will have bottled water available for students who stay on campus. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work through this unfortunate and unexpected event. Perritt Primary and Peake Elementary are not impacted and will continue their regular school day.
Beginning Monday, February 12 through the end of the school year, Arkadelphia Public Schools will dismiss 14 minutes later than the current schedule to make up the 5 snow days missed in January.
New dismissal times for each campus are as follows:
Perritt Primary School will dismiss at 3:09 p.m.
Peake Elementary School will dismiss at 3:09 p.m.
Goza Middle School will dismiss at 3:19 p.m.
Arkadelphia High School will dismiss at 3:19 p.m.
There is NO change to the start time at any school campus. With the later dismissals, the bus routes will be 14 minutes later in the afternoon than normal.
Thursday, May 23 will be the last day of school. Any future days missed will be added to the end of the calendar, beginning May 24th.
Thank you
At this time, we plan on running all bus routes tomorrow. If road conditions change overnight, and a bus driver encounters water over the road along their route in the morning, they will not go through it. Safety is our top priority and we appreciate your understanding. Looking forward to a sunny Friday!
Arkadelphia Public Schools will be open tomorrow, January 25, 2024; however, we do still have some flooded areas that are not safe for our buses. Our buses will not drive through high water.
With Hwy 7 east of Arkadelphia closed again this evening, Mr. Hughes (Route 14), will not be able to provide transportation to and from school tomorrow, Thursday, January 25, 2024. There may be some areas on other routes that are also impacted.
If you cannot safely get your child to and from school, please call the school office or send a note when your child returns and they will be allowed to make up all missed work without a penalty. Safety is our top priority and we appreciate your understanding.
Arkadelphia Public Schools will be open tomorrow, January 24, 2024; however, we do have some flooded areas that are not safe for our buses. Our buses will not drive through high water.
If your child rides Route 14 with Mr. Hughes, our bus will not be able to provide transportation to and from school tomorrow, Wednesday, January 24, 2024. There may be some areas on other routes that are also impacted. If you cannot safely get your child to and from school, please call the school office or send a note when your child returns and they will be allowed to make up all missed work without a penalty. Safety is our top priority and we appreciate your understanding.
Out of an abundance of caution, with precipitation and temps hovering around freezing for the next few hours, Arkadelphia Public Schools will be closed today. We do not want to put our staff and students on the road with the potential of worsening conditions.
Dear Badger Family,
We are hoping to be able to return to school tomorrow; however, with the forecasted freezing rain, we will be monitoring the weather closely tonight and in the early morning hours. A decision will be made by 5:30 a.m. and communicated on our website and Facebook page. Phone calls/text alerts will be initiated at 6:00 a.m.
Hopefully, we will not get the icy conditions and can get our Badgers back on campus! If we are not so lucky, stay safe!
Arkadelphia Public Schools will be closed on Friday, January 19th out of precaution due to inclement weather and road conditions. Once again, thank you for your patience as decisions are made regarding school closure.
Because of the deterioration of weather and road conditions this morning, Arkadelphia Public Schools will be closed today, Thursday, January 18, and utilize a snow day. Please stay safe!
The Arkadelphia School District will resume school tomorrow, Thursday, January 18th. Thank you for your patience as we evaluated road conditions this afternoon. The warmer temperatures and sunshine today have helped clear our roads for buses to run their routes in the morning. We look forward to seeing our Badgers back on campus!
Arkadelphia Public Schools will remain closed on Wednesday, January 17, due to road conditions. While the highways and main roads have improved, there are still many side streets and rural roads that have not thawed. Anything on the roads will refreeze tonight, making travel dangerous. Continue to stay safe and warm!
Due to the inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, Tuesday, January 16 will be a snow day for the Arkadelphia Public School District. All campuses and district buildings will be closed tomorrow. All after-school activities are canceled for Tuesday. Stay safe and warm!
It's National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day!
Students and staff, get those festive, unique, and not-so-cute sweaters ready to wear today. Be watching for the social media posts later this morning to help select our winning campus.
Have a great Friday!
#BadgerPride
Today is Open House for Arkadelphia Public Schools. We are so excited to see our students and their families!
Freshmen Orientation is being held today at 9:00a.m. at AHS.
Sixth Grade Orientation will be at 4:00p.m. in the Goza Middle School cafeteria.
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2023-24 APSD School Meal Prices
The student meal cost for the 2023-24 School Year:
K-12 Breakfast: $1.90
Lunch: K-5th Grade: $2.50
6th-12 Grade: $2.70
To qualify for free or reduced-price meals, parents/guardians must complete an application for free and reduced-price meal benefits. Parents can now use an ONLINE application at www.myschoolapps.com/Application
* Families can also access a paper copy of the form if needed.
IMPORTANT: For 2023-24, the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 656 which allows for families qualifying for the reduced school meal benefit to receive their lunch for free. The family may still see their benefit recognized as reduced prices in correspondence, but the student will not owe for school meals this year.
If you have any questions about the school meal program, please call Jo Anna Spradlin at 870- 246-5564 ext.#1206
You can also visit our Child Nutrition page on our website at www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/child-nutrition
