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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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!
Due to the elevation of the current APSD COVID positive cases according to ACHI COVID-19 Dashboard, masks will be REQUIRED for all students and staff on buses and at school beginning tomorrow, January 6. Please wear a mask to school. We will continue to be diligent in our cleaning and distancing efforts in order to keep our students and staff healthy and safe. Thank you for your help in mitigating the spread of virus.
For APSD COVID-19 Updates, visit www.arkadelphiaschools.org/page/2021-22-covid-19-updates
PARENTS: SMACtalk (Social Media Awareness Campaign) from Arkansas Department of Education provides resources for talking SMAC with our kids. The focus for November is "Vetting Information." Check out the articles & videos at smactalk.info/parents #smactalkar
Students at Goza competed in a Chess Tournament held by Dawson Education Cooperative. Results included:
8th Grade: 1st-Hunter Mason, 2nd-Timothy LeVar
7th Grade: 2nd-Kylar Willett, 4th(tie)-Ezra Campbell & JJ Powell
6th Grade: 3rd-Annabelle Klein, 4th-Anthony Bell
Great job!
It's another great week to be an Arkadelphia Badger! There is a lot happening in the Arkadelphia Public School District September 20-25.
Baptist Health will host a Walk-in COVID Vaccination Clinic in the Goza Middle School Cafeteria on Thursday, September 2 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The clinic is available for those who received the first dose at August 12 Clinic. Anyone needing their first dose is also welcome.
Arkadelphia Badgers in action this week! Support your teams. Go Badgers!
