Here is a look at some of the scheduled activities for the rest of this week. Dress warm and come support our Badgers!
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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. We want everyone to stay safe and warm!
Today we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We reflect on the leadership, courage, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was born 95 years ago on this day.
He continues to inspire us!
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We are excited to introduce Caroline Smallwood who has joined the faculty at Perritt Primary School this semester as a first grade teacher. Ms. Smallwood is a recent OBU graduate. She is a Texas native. Please help us welcome Caroline Smallwood to Arkadelphia!
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Welcome to Dr. Trey Berry as the new HSU Chancellor. Thank you for taking the time to come with your team and visit with our students at Arkadelphia High School today. We believe there are great days ahead in education for Arkadelphia!
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New Teacher Spotlight. Kayla Todd is in her first year at Goza Middle School teaching 7th Grade Special Education. She is a graduate of Bismarck High School and Henderson State University. Kayla’s inspiration for choosing the field of education was her desire to spread a love of learning. We are so happy to have Ms. Todd in the Arkadelphia Public School District!
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This is a reminder that there will be no school on Monday, January 15th in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday.
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Today is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! We are so grateful for the support our local law enforcement agencies continue to give to Arkadelphia Public Schools. You are the best! A special thank you to our School Resource Officers who serve through our partnership with the Arkadelphia Police Department. Please help us show appreciation to our law enforcement officers!
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Chartwell Food Services’ Discovery Kitchen theme for January is "The Great American Roadtrip!" Students will be able to experience this great country through the power of food sparking curiosity about agriculture and cuisines around the nation. Students will explore familiar and new culinary from the North, South, East, West, and Central regions of our nation!
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Here are some of the activities happening during our first full week of school in 2024. Arkadelphia Public Schools.
Have a great one!
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2023-24 Inclement Weather Information
As we enter the winter weather season, please be advised that school closures will be communicated through our Thrillshare alert system which includes text, voice, and emails. If there have been recent changes to your family’s contact information, you should contact your child’s school office to have those changes made in our student information system. School closure announcements will also be published on Arkadelphia Public School District social media accounts, app, website, and Little Rock news outlets.
Provisions in the Arkansas LEARNS Act no longer allow AMI (Alternative Methods of Instruction) days to be counted as instructional days for Arkansas Public Schools. If our district misses any school days due to weather or other emergencies, these days must be made up as onsite instruction days. Any missed days of onsite instruction will be added at the end of the school year, following our last scheduled day, Thursday, May 23rd.
If a winter weather event is forecasted, please know that Arkadelphia Public School District officials will monitor the weather and road conditions working closely with local officials, including the Clark County Sheriff and the Office of Emergency Services. A decision to close school is always made based on the best available information and in the best interest of our students and staff.
Safety is our priority, but a school closure will not likely be made very far in advance based solely on forecasted winter precipitation. If not announced the night before by 9:00 p.m., a decision may be communicated between 6:00 - 6:30 a.m. on the morning of the impacted school day once school and county officials have examined road conditions and consulted about the latest forecast.
Thank you for your support and patience as we monitor situations and make decisions in the best interest of our students and staff.
Happy Friday! Our first Friday in 2024!
As this semester gets started, here is a reminder of our 2023-24 school calendar.
It's always a great day to be a Badger!
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Goza held a second celebration on Wednesday in honor of Anderson Thomas who retired at the end of December after 42 years with the Arkadelphia Public School District. A.T. worked at every campus at some point during his years with our district. Thank you Anderson for your dedication to our schools. You will be missed! Enjoy your retirement.
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On Wednesday, the Goza staff got a special visit from Capturing Kids Hearts! Goza was one of four campuses selected from over 100 CKH Showcase Schools as a Celebration Winner based on their social media video announcement in the spring. Each Goza Great received lunch, a book, and a custom T-shirt from CKH. Thank you to CKH and our community for supporting our award-winning celebration!
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Governor Sarah Sanders declared January 2024 as Arkansas School Board Member Recognition Month. Please join us throughout this month in showing appreciation to the seven members of the Arkadelphia Board of Education for their dedicated service to our district:
Blake Bell, President
Gina White, Vice President
Ida Tramble, Secretary
Dr. Kenneth Harris
Clark Tennison
Matt Johnson
Lori Smith
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We hope everyone had a Happy New Year's Day! Welcome to 2024!
This week our students return on Thursday to begin the second semester. Teachers return for a Work Day on Wednesday.
Varsity Basketball travels to Magnolia this evening to begin conference play. Let's go!
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Ledger Wiley, a fourth-grade student at Peake, was presented a Badger Pride Award at the December Board of Education meeting. Ledger earned first place among 78 competitors at the Dawson Education Service Cooperative Chess Tournament that was held at ASU Three Rivers in Malvern. Congratulations Ledger on this amazing accomplishment!
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Kindergarten students Chloe Bell and Kaine Guinn received Badger Pride Awards at Tuesday’s School Board meeting. Chloe is a student in Mrs. Dolores Williams’ class and Kaine is a student in Mrs. Cindy Gierth’s class. They were nominated by the Perritt staff for showing character traits that are great examples of what it means to show Badger Pride each day. They have perfect attendance for the first semester. They have scored at or above average on their beginning-of-the-year NWEA test. They were both nominated for the Capturing Kids’ Hearts Award in December for demonstrating exemplary traits of responsibility. We are so proud of these students! 💙💙
Congratulations Chloe and Kaine!
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