Goza Middle School

Happy School Librarian Day to Mrs. Kathy King! We could not let this day go by without letting her know how much we appreciate her at Goza. She runs our library, makes our school newsletter, teaches two coding classes, and so much more. Thank you Mrs. King for all you do!

With the forecasted weather making its arrival and road conditions expected to worsen overnight, classes are cancelled and the Arkadelphia School District will be closed on Wednesday, February 19th. Stay safe and warm! #BadgerPride

With the expected arrival of winter weather moving into our area on Tuesday, the Arkadelphia School District will plan at this time to dismiss students at 1:00p.m. If the weather forecast changes throughout the night and into the early morning hours, further notifications may be sent in the morning if more precise timing determines an earlier than anticipated arrival. Thank you.

Thank you to all the families who came to Parent-Teacher Conferences Thursday! It was great to see you. A shout to our Arkadelphia teachers, support staff, and principals for making it a great day. We appreciate your hard work. Happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy your day off!

With the forecasted weather making its arrival, classes are cancelled and the Arkadelphia School District will be closed on Friday, January 10th. Get ready to make your snowman! Stay safe and warm! #BadgerPride

We want to express our deep gratitude to everyone who came together on Tuesday night for Parent Night at Goza. It was a powerful evening of connection, learning, and meaningful conversation focusing on Bullying Awareness. A huge thank you to our amazing students who performed the skit "A Little Lunch." 🎭 Their portrayal of the challenges some students face in the school cafeteria sheds light on important issues like peer pressure, exclusion, and bullying. A special thank you to Candiss Bennett from Dawson Education Cooperative for her insightful presentation. We appreciate the feedback from parents following the presentation. We know that addressing issues like bullying takes ongoing effort, but with the strength and support of our community, we’re confident we can make a positive difference. Together, we can continue to create a school environment where every student feels valued and safe. 💙

We hope everyone had a great weekend! We start the new week with the District Tennis Tournament at OBU/HSU on Monday. Lady Badger Volleyball travels to Haskell Harmony Grove on Monday afternoon. You must purchase tickets online to enter the game. Here is the link to purchase tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1635183?schoolId=AR4682 On Friday, we end the first grading period of the 2024-2025 School Year. Have a great week! #BadgerPride

Mark your calendars! October 4th is school picture day at Goza.

Mrs. Kanesseia Hall’s English 8 Classes were engaged in learning the correct application of concrete and abstract nouns in their reading and writing on Wednesday. They were working bell-to-bell and doing well! #EngageEducateEmpower #TogetherYesWeCan

Families of the Goza Middle School Beginning Band members are encouraged to come to our Instrument Rental Night this Thursday from 5PM-8PM at the Goza Middle School band hall! Saied Music Company will be offering both new and used instruments for students in their first year of band, as well as accessories that will be needed for all beginning band members.

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. #BadgerPride

This a reminder that there will be NO school on Friday, February 16, and Monday, February 19. We hope you enjoy your long weekend! #BadgerPride

​​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.