Friday Highlights - May 17, 2019

May is:

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Mental Health Awareness
Lupus Assault Awareness
Better Speech and Hearing Month

Sunday, May 19 - Baccalaureate All High Schools

Monday, May 20 - Final Exams; Senior Exams;
Academic Signing Day

Tuesday, May 21 - Final Exams; McClellan Graduation 6pm - Verizon Arena; Parkview Graduation 8:30pm - Verizon Arena

Wednesday, May 22 - Final Exams; Hall Graduation 6pm - Verizon Arena; J.A. Fair Graduation 8:30pm - Verizpn Arena

Thursday, May 23 -  Last Day of School for Students; Central Graduation 6pm - Verizon Arena

Friday, May 24 - Teacher Record/Work Day; Last Day for Teachers

Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day - Offices Closed

Tuesday, May 28 - LREA Executive Board Meeting 5pm

Thursday, May 30 - Report Cards sent home/available online

Highlights and Events

                                                                                                           

2019 LRSD Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to the 2019 LRSD Teachers of the Year! Jeff Whitlow, Roberts Elementary was named top teacher and recipient of the Marian G. Lacey Educator of the Year Award.

Stella Cameron, Central, was named High School Teacher of the Year; Carolyn Johnson-Powell, Mann, was selected as Middle School Teacher of the Year; and Jessica Sanders, Gibbs, earned the Elementary Teacher of the Year award.

Educators enjoyed a gala in their honor, thanks to generous sponsors.
First Student returned as the Presenting Sponsor, with Bank of America, VALIC,  LREA, Nabholz, WillSub, and Hiland Dairy back again in successive years.  Dell, Magna IV, and Knowledge Tree were in-kind sponsors.  

Here are all the campus level winners:

We won't call any names but  his initials are M.P. and it looks like someone was having a
 little TOY-fun!




9 LRSD Teams Make Globals

Half of the 18 Arkansas teams who qualified for Destination Imagination Globals in Kansas City, Missouri are from LRSD! Whoo-hoo!  Schools representing LRSD:  Gibbs, Roberts, Dunbar, Mann, Parkview, and Central.  They leave Wednesday mornng, but it you'd like to make a donation toward their trip, contact LRSD's Gifted and Talented Program - 447-3390. Let's bring home some medals, LRSD

Four LRSD Teams Win Big at Stock Market Games

C We are proud of our students/teams who partipated in the Stock Market Game, sponsored by Economics Arkansas.  Several "big" winners (pictured above) were honored at a luncheon this week with Walmart CEO,  Doug mcMillon.



Congrats to the 2019 J.A. Fair Academic All-Star Team!

NARIAH SAMUELS-3.3-SOFTBALL/CHEER/BASKETBALL/VB

OMARIA LEON-3.6-SOFTBALL/CHEER/VB

KEVIN BLOOD-3.5-FB/TRACK

DAJUAN ROBINSON-3.0-FB/TRACK

SHARON HUDSON-4.0-CHEER

IILEXIS WILLIAMS-3.7-CHEER

AMIA DOSS-3.8-CHEER/VB

BRIONNA PULLIAM-4.0-CHEER

MARC'KIANA CANNON-3.8-CHEER

JADA EVANS-3.6-CHEER/BASKETBALL/VB

LAURYN TUCKER-3.1-VB

AHLIA WILLIAMS-3.8-DANCE

SYDNI DAVIS-3.5-DANCE

CHA'MIAYA ROBINSON-3.3-DANCE

KENNEDY HALL-3.4-DANCE

GLORIA SCOTT-3.5-DANCE

PAIGE POINDEXTER-4.0-DANCE

LEXIE HUBBARD-4.1-DANCE

TRINTY THOMPSON-3.5-DANCE

TEIONA MILLEN-3.8-DANCE

ERLON BOOSE-4.2-BASKETBALL (BOY MVP)

JAMISON BRACY-3.0-BASKETBALL

BRAYLON HAYNIE-3.4-BASKETBALL

KHYJUAN GILBERT-3.4-BASKETBALL

JILLIAN JONES-3.7-BASKETBALL/SOCCER

JALAYA AVERY-3.8-BASKETBALL

JOBANA RODRIQUEZ-4.2-VB (GIRL MVP)

SHADAYAH HOOKS-3.8-VB

VICTORIA HARRIS-DOVE-4.0-VB

NAKIKA PERKINS-3.5-VB

JAMIA HOWARD-3.5-VB

MACKENZIE EVANS-4.1-VB

LANAYSHA BROWN-4.0-VB

DAVIONA WESTON-3.3-VB

GABBY JENKINS-3.8-VB

ROMIAH TURNER-3.3-CHEER

Pinnacle View Students Launch 
Kindness Campaign Saturday, May 18

Rockefeller Wins Elementary Volleyball Championship!




Rockefeller and Mabelvale Elementary teams spiked it out for the title of Elementary Volleyball Champs. After an intense 25 minutes, Rockefeller took home the championship. Great game by both schools. Lots of talent on each team! Great job, students!

10 Dunbar Magnet Students Score in the 95th Percentile on National Spanish Exam

Over 146,000 students took the National Spanish Exam in the United States this year.  Out of that number, 1,635 students scored in the 95^th percentile.  Twenty of those students who scored in the 95^th percentile are from Arkansas and out of those 20, 10 students are from Dunbar Magnet Middle School.  Dunbar students in Mrs. Robin Kratzke’s Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 classes scored exceptionally well.  These Dunbar students earned 10 gold, 8 silver, and 5 bronze medals and thousands of dollars worth of scholarships were received. 

Eighth grade Spanish 2 student, Carla Servin, scored a PERFECT 100% on the National Spanish Exam.  Way to go, Carla!!!

Jefferson Runners Recognized for Marathon Participation

Way to go Jefferson!  They had the most students to participate in the LR Marathon this year.

Graduation Ceremonies Bag Policy Reminder: 

The above information will be particularly important as we approach graduation season.  In the spirit of cooperation, we are requesting that you familiarize yourselves with the security measures in place at Verizon Arena.  Knowing these rules in advance, and following them,will help ensure an enjoyable experience for all who plan to attend LRSD graduation ceremonies.  These requirements apply to everyone who enters the Verizon site.

Please help us adhere to the rules set by the arena, and those established by schools for our students' special day.  Thank you in advance for your support.

Congrats to King Elementary for the winning entry in the 75th Birthday celebration for Smokey the Bear!

https://youtu.be/rI7UNNH90Bshttps://youtu.be/rI7UNNH90Bs

What the party looks like:

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Arkansas Forestry Commission

April 29 at 2:57 PM · 

And the winning classes of the Smokey Bear 75th birthday Shoutout contest are.......

FBC Warren Christian School (K-3), Warren
McHorse Christian Academy (Pre-K), Lockesburg
Bradley Elementary School (4), Bradley
Langston Leadership Academy (K&4), Hot Springs
Holcomb Elementary School (K&1), Fayetteville
Martin Luther King Elementary (2-5), Little Rock
Alma Spikes Elementary School (2), Pocahontas

Congratulations to the winners of the contest and thank you to all the classes that sent in videos, SmokeyBear has enjoyed every one of them.#SmokeyBear75

In the Community....

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http://greekfoodfest.com/ 

This Weekend! Click on link above to be redirected to Greek Food Fest website.

The Galleries at Library Square

401 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, AR, 72201

Pricing: Free

Ends May 25, 2019

River Market Pavilions

400 River Market Ave., Little Rock, AR, 72201

Pricing: Free admission

Now until September 28, 2019

Movies in the Park is BACK!!!

Little Rock's summer Movies in the Park series returns like a thunderclap with Thor: Ragnarok Wednesday, June 5 at sunset - approximately 8:30 p.m.

This year's lineup includes:
June 5 - Thor: Ragnarok
June 12 - How To Train Your Dragon 3
June 19 - Dumb and Dumber
June 26 - Apollo 13
July 3 - The Greatest Showman
July 10 - The Sandlot
July 17 - Dodgeball
July 24 - Jumanji
July 31 - The Help