Arkadelphia Public Schools

We want to introduce and recognize one of our newest employees, Mr. Orien Sims. Mr. Sims joined Perritt Primary in October as a Behavior Interventionist and he is already making an impact. He was nominated for a Badger Pride Award by the Second Grade Team at Perritt. They shared that “Mr. Sims is a great male role model for our students. He provides support and encouragement while showing authority in a positive light. He is invested in our students’ lives and makes intentional connections with each one. Teachers and staff appreciate his dedication and professionalism in helping guide students in the right direction.” We are so grateful to have Orien Sims in the Badger Family! #BadgerPride

RTI (Response to Intervention) is a team effort at Peake. This year, P.E. Teacher Amanda Stephenson-Newman was assigned three math RTI sessions every day, one for each grade level. She might have been reluctant at first but now, her principal, colleagues, and students are sharing the impact she is making on student learning. She usually has different students each day who go over problems assigned in workbooks by their math classroom teacher. Students also get math enrichment through Prodigy, a digital game-based learning site, that allows students across Arkansas to compete against each other by working and correctly answering questions aligned to Arkansas math standards. Thank you Coach for going above and beyond to help our students! #BadgerPride

Five APSD Employees got a visit this morning from the Badger Prize Patrol including students caroling their favorite holiday song. They were recipients of a $50 Fat Boys Fine Food and Catering gift card that was provided by Taylor King Law. We appreciate the King family and Taylor King Law for providing these gifts for our dedicated Arkadelphia Public School District employees who will definitely be eating well on their holiday break! They were super excited and very grateful for the gift! Congratulations to these winners of a $50 Fat Boys Gift Card: Amy Evins, Perritt Primary School Madison Turner, Peake Elementary School Tisha Hunter, Goza Middle School Bud McMillion, Arkadelphia High School James Kladis, Arkadelphia District Staff #BadgerPride

Some of our APSD Employees got a visit this morning from the Badger Prize Patrol that included some students caroling their favorite holiday song. Our Peake building project partners Nabholz and Lewis Architects combined to provide a $100 Visa Gift Card to be given away to an employee at each school campus and our district department. We appreciate Nabholz and Lewis Architects for helping spread a little Christmas cheer and show appreciation to our APSD family. Congratulations to these winners of a $100 Visa Gift Card: Madison Hardage, Perritt Primary School Cheryl Hilser, Peake Elementary School Beverly Meeks, Goza Middle School Sarah Brawley, Arkadelphia High School Judy Talley, Arkadelphia District Staff #BadgerPride

Last week at Peake, Chartwells Food Service held a Discovery Kitchen demo for Spice it Up Month during lunch that showcased various spices and herbs that elevate our foods. Students were offered samples of a simple breakfast trail mix with cinnamon as the highlighted spice. They learned a few fun facts about the spice and took home recipes that they could make utilizing cinnamon. It was a blast!

Peake is helping their principal, Ms. Mary Snowden, celebrate a very special birthday today! She celebrated surrounded by the colors of her favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys, with some good snacks, and looked like a queen. Happy birthday Ms. Snowden!

The CONE Grant Awards Ceremony scheduled for tonight, December 18, has been cancelled.

Mrs. Robin Jones’ two Child Growth and Development classes were able to tour Arkadelphia Baptist Medical Center Labor and Delivery facilities last week. Baptist Labor and Delivery staff provided a wealth of valuable information about labor and delivery procedures to the students. Thank you to Baptist Medical Center and Mrs. Jones for this experience for our students. #BadgerPride

A couple of Santa helpers went about the district on Friday to spread some Christmas cheer by giving out an employee Christmas bonus (remember it was National Ugly Sweater Day!). Just four school days this week. Have a great one! #BadgerPride

Here are some of the activities this week in the Arkadelphia Public School District. We have 4 days before we break. Check out the semester exam schedule at AHS and take part in all the festive activities! Let's make it a wonderful week during the most wonderful time of the year!

A big THANK YOU to Carla Herron and Veolia for providing an awesome Veolia Christmas gift set to an Arkadelphia Public Schools employee on each campus who was judged to have the winning attire for our National Ugly Christmas Sweater Competition. Here are our winners: Amy Taylor, Perritt Primary School Tia Jackson, Peake Elementary School Kaki Forthman, Goza Middle School Phyllis DeLoach, Arkadelphia High School Joey Andrews, District Departments So much fun! It is a great day to be a Badger!

APSD has job opportunities!!!! Come join us!!! Apply online. Go to www.arkadelphiaschools.org and click on the job opportunities icon

Congratulations to Perritt! They won the National Ugly Christmas Day Arkadelphia Public Schools Challenge! It was cuteness overload! Thanks to Hostess for providing some sweet treats for the cocoa cart that visited the classrooms this afternoon. We appreciate our community supporting our schools. Four more school days until break! #BadgerPride

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

You are invited this evening to the performance by the Arkadelphia Bands with Sounds of the Season. The first concert begins at 6:30 p.m. at OBU Jones Performing Arts Center. Come listen to the Goza Middle School and Arkadelphia High School Holiday Concert. #BadgerPride

The Peake New Edition Choir led by Peake music teacher, Laura Cornelius, did a wonderful job singing at the Arkansas State Capitol. Peake New Edition and Perritt Nickelodeon Choir both had the opportunity on Tuesday to sing at the Sounds of the Season Festival currently going on at the Capitol. So proud of our Arkadelphia Public School District Choirs!

Arkadelphia Students and Parents! We want to invite everyone to participate on Friday, December 15th in National Ugly Sweater Day. We are having a district-wide campus challenge for wearing your most festive, unique, and perhaps not-so-cute holiday sweaters (though students always look cute)! Each campus will be making a post of pictures with participating students and staff on their Facebook page by 8:30 a.m. and need you to like and share their post to support your school! The contest ends at noon. Let’s have some holiday fun! 🎄🚂🎅💙

Perritt 1st Grade classes did a fabulous job on their ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas performances Tuesday evening before two full supporting audiences. Thank you to Perritt Music teacher Ansley Webb and all the first-grade teachers for preparing our students to share their talents and energy on stage! Great job first graders! #BadgerPride

AHS FBLA made a trip to Arkansas Children’s Hospital to deliver 160 toys that were received during their recent toy drive. Next, Advisers Ashley Wesley and Kristin Cloninger sent members on an Angel Tree Shopping Challenge. Using profits from their recent fundraiser, students purchased Christmas gifts for four local children through the Angel Tree. Thank you to everyone who supported and donated to make this possible. Amazing! #BadgerPride

We have winners! Jequetta Berry’s Goza WIN students have been participating in the statewide Stock Market Game sponsored by Economics Arkansas. They received word today that they earned 1st place in their Region during the fall Stock Market Competition for middle school level. They are invited to attend the Student Awards Luncheon in January which will take place at the Clinton Presidential Library. The first-place team members will split $125 cash, receive a medallion, certificate, and school trophy. Congratulations to Christopher Hogan, Hayden Hooten, and Chase Conroy! #BadgerPride