Goza Middle School

The Arkadelphia Public School District wishes everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! All campuses are closed today in observance of the holiday. #BadgerPride

The Arkadelphia Board of Education has a vacancy for the Zone 4 seat. If you are interested in being appointed to that seat, please send a letter of interest to Blake Bell, School Board President, at blake.bell@raymondjames.com. The deadline to submit a letter is Friday, July 7th. If you have any questions, call Mr. Bell at 870-246-1627. Zone 4 is shown shaded in purple on the attached map. For more information about the Zone boundaries/addresses, contact the County Clerk's office.

The Arkadelphia Public School District has open positions for the 2023-2024 school year. Apply online at arkadelphia.schoolrecruiter.net Join our team! #BadgerPride

Dr. Jeff Root was recognized at Tuesday’s Arkadelphia Board of Education meeting for his 16 years representing Zone 4 on our school board. Dr. Root joined the board of his high school alma mater in 2007. Though Dr. Root has resigned from his Zone 4 position, do not worry, you will still hear him on the Friday night Badger Football broadcast this fall! Thank you Dr. Root for your dedicated service to the Arkadelphia Public School District. We appreciate your support for our students and staff over the past 16 years. #OnceABadgerAlwaysABadger #BadgerPride

K-12 online enrollment is open for any child new to Arkadelphia Public Schools in the 2023-24 School Year. If you have NOT completed the online enrollment application, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible. To enroll visit https://www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/2023-24new-student-enrollment

"Embracing Freedom: Celebrating Juneteenth, a day of remembrance, reflection, and unity." #BadgerPride

During APSD Board of Education meetings this spring, each campus made a presentation to the Board. Reps from each school shared PLC highlights, Capturing Kids’ Hearts implementation, and other instructional report items. They did a great job sharing the work that is going on in our schools! #BadgerPride

Summer school begins tomorrow. A bus will run to provide transportation for students at Peake, Goza, and AHS. Please check the list for the planned stops to pick up students. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s campus. Remember that breakfast and lunch will be provided at no charge for ANY child under the age of 18 beginning Monday, June 5th at Peake, Perritt, and AHS. Meals will begin June 12th at Perritt.

Mr. King, Mitch, and Shane put together a fish fry on Friday for our awesome Arkadelphia School Bus Drivers. Thank you to our transportation department! We recognize your dedication and hard work this year. We could not do school without you! Have a great summer. #BadgerPride

Goza Students Larkyn Bailey, Peyton Bingham, Harliequin Brents, Lydia Copeland, and Gracie Spears were nominated for a Badger Pride Award in May by Mrs. Brandi Cotton. These students volunteered to raise month for the American Cancer Society by participating in the SOS Walk-a-thon. Together the students raised almost $300. Great job! #BadgerPride

USDA and APSD will provide Breakfast and Lunch to all children under the age of eighteen at no cost this summer on each campus. All meals must be consumed in the school cafeteria. If you have a question about the summer meal program, please call Jo Anna Spradlin at 870-246-5564 ext.#1206

Please help us celebrate the 2023-24 Goza Middle School Teacher of the Year, Kelly Rogers. Mrs. Rogers teaches 7th Grade English at Goza. She is one of the Goza Greats and it shows in the performance of her students. Congratulations Kelly Rogers! #BadgerPride

Thank you to everyone who came yesterday to our Retirement Reception. Congratulations to Charlotte DeWitt, Rosa Dumond, Marvetta Farnam, Paula Keeling, Martin Newborn, Velvet Pilot, Lisa Ray, and Etta Robinson. We appreciate your many years of service and dedication!

Happy Friday! It's a great day to be a Badger! A reminder that there will be NO school on Monday, May 29th in honor of Memorial Day. Our last official day of this school year is Friday, June 2. Enjoy the holiday weekend!

This a reminder that our 2023 Arkadelphia Public School District Retirement Reception is today, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Goza Middle School cafeteria. We hope you will come to celebrate the wonderful careers of our retirees. #OnceABadgerAlwaysABadger

Everyone is invited to a Retirement Reception on Thursday, May 25th, in honor of seven dedicated APSD Employees. The reception will be held at Goza Middle School from 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. We look forward to seeing you.

on October 29 The AHS & Goza FBLA Chapters will once again host the UAMS MammoVan at AHS on Tuesday, October 25th during Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Ladies, we encourage you to call today to setup your appointment through UAMS. #breastcancerawareness #BadgerPride

AHS and Goza Middle School will host a flu shot clinic for the health department on Oct 11th in the morning. Flu shot forms will be in the AHS and Goza offices. Any student receiving a flu shot needs to have both the ADH flu form completed as well as the FERPA release form.

Help us welcome our new Band Directors!!

Goza Art Students Alice Kneebone and Paris Quarles participated in the Annual Primrose Garden Club Bird Poster Contest. Alice won first place at the local and the state level for Seventh Grade. Paris won first place at the local and the state level for Sixth Grade. They both advance to the South Central Region Competition (Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas). Regan Morehead is the Goza Art Teacher. Congratulations Alice and Paris!