Friday Highlights - May 31, 2019

June is:

Men's Health Awareness Month

PTSD Awareness Month

Student Safety Month

African-American Music Appreciation Month

Monday, June 3 - Ramadan Ends

Wednesday, June 5 - World Environment Day

Friday, June 14 - Flag Day

Sunday, June 16 - Father's Day

Wednesday, June 19 - Juneteenth

Thursday, June 20 - Community Advisory Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m. 

Forest Heights STEM Academy DI Team Places 
10th in the World at Globals!

Congrats to the FHSA "Improvphecies"DestinationImagination team - placed 10th in the world at Globals! A special shout out to FHSA parents, and team managers - VP Parker Rhonda Adams!

Impressive Coding Skills Land Central Student a Spot at the

 Apple 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference 

Anne Li, 16-year-old at Central High School, is among 350 students who are attending the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, CA after winning a scholarship from Apple. The scholarship is the latest honor for Li, who scored a perfect 36 on the ACT last year. In 2017, she won the Congressional App Challenge with an app designed to remind parents to take their young children out of the car. After the Apple conference, she flies to Northwest Arkansas for a tech internship at Lowell-based trucking firm J.B. Hunt, the result of her team winning a high school programming competition at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in March.

Way to go, Anne!

LRSD Social for 2018-2019 Retirees

Congrats to the nearly 80 LRSD employees who retired this year. These dedicated professionals are valued members of the LRSD family who will be dearly missed! The District hosted a Retirement Social to acknowledge their service on Wednesday night. A special thanks to the Arkansas Retired Teacher Association for sponsoring the event.

2019 Frankly Reading Summer Series Kicks Off June 3

Parent Orientation Held for “Frankly Reading” – Mayor Frank Scott and  Supt. Mike Poore talked about the joint initiative to support reading, and the importance of literacy.  

Summer 2019 sites for Frankly Reading: Baseline, Dodd, King, Rockefeller and Romine 

Little Rock Central Football Players Help Local Business Prepare for Possible Flooding

Shout out to nine Little Rock Central Football players who volunteered to help a local business prepare for possible flooding in the area. The players and three Dads were happy to help Natural State Laboratories  in North Little Rock. Awesome job helping out in our community - LRSD is proud of all of you!

Forest Heights STEM Student Makes Top 30 in 2019 ProjectCSGIRLS Competition

Anu Iyer, Forest Heights STEM Academy 8th grader, has been selected as one of the top 30 National Finalists in the 2019 ProjectCSGIRLS Competition for her project Universal Safety App.

Finalists will be invited to the 2019 ProjectCSGIRLS National Gala, held on June 8th and 9th in the Washington DC metro area, where they will announce the National Winners. Congrats to Anu and her school sponsor, Ms. Whitney Bordelon!

In the Community...

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River Market Pavilions

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

Pricing: Free admission

Located in the River Market’s open-air pavilions overlooking the Arkansas River and Riverfront Park, the Little Rock Farmers’ Market is open Saturdays,  May-September from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m., ending September 28.

Clinton Presidential Center

1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, AR, 72201

The Clinton Presidential Center’s latest temporary exhibit, Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea, is a family-friendly exhibit that features more than 20 giant sea life sculptures – made entirely of trash and debris collected from beaches. This exhibit poignantly illustrates the toll trash takes on our oceans and waterways.

Dog Days of Summer

• Saturday, June 8, 2019
• 11:00 AM  3:00 PM
• Dog safety presentation for kids at 2pm, dog swimming pool party, best dog trick presentation at 2:15.
• Doggie snow cones! Great fun.

Riverfront Park

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

Pricing: Free

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

Friday Highlights - February 15, 2019

February is:

Black History Month

Career Technical Education Month

Friday, Feb. 15 - K-12th Parent Notifications Mailed for Students NEW to the District

Monday, Feb. 18 - Professional Development - Students Out; K-12th Parent Notifications for CURRENT LRSD Students emailed; President's Day

Tuesday, Feb. 19 - Moms Matter Facebook Contest - voting begins at 8 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20 - FREE ACT Exam (paper-based) for every 11th grade student during the school day; Interim Reports sent home/available online

Monday, Feb. 25 - Superintendent's Citation Program; Pre-K Notifications Mailed Out

Tuesday, Feb. 26 - Moms Matter Facebook Contest - voting ends; LREA Executive Board meeting - 5 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 28 - Community Advisory Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Save the Date:

Artistry in the Rock - March 12-15
City Year Red Jacket Ball - April 11 (Supt. Poore is this year's honoree)
ViPS An Evening for the Stars - April 16
OneRock - April 22




Your Friday Highlights and Announcements...
                                                                                                        

Important 2019-2020 Assignment Notification Information

Attention LRSD Parents and Guardians:

We would like to provide an update regarding notifications of school assignments for the 2019-20 school year. 

• Currently enrolled LRSD students, grades pre-K to 11^thgrade, will receive next year’s assignment notification via an email to their student email addresses.
• A student’s email address is in the following format:
  Example - Email address: First name.last name + (first three of student’s ID number)@student.lrsd.org
  Password: Student’s ID number

The email notifications will be sent on Monday, February 18, 2019.  For instructions on accessing your student's email, click here.

• Pre-registered students (NOT CURRENTLY ATTENDING A LRSD SCHOOL) will receive next year’s assignment notifications via regular mail.  Letters for all pre-registered students will be mailed on Friday, February 15, 2019. 
• Students who have applications for one of our pre-K programs will receive next year’s assignment notifications via regular mail February 25, 2019. 

Thank you for choosing LRSD! #LRSDPowerofUs

Jersey Retirement Night for Hall High School Alum, 
Bobby Portis of the Washington Wizards
TONIGHT - Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at 6PM!

Join us for a special jersey retirement ceremony, honoring Bobby Portis - tonight in Cirks Arena, during the boy's game against Maumelle - 6700 H. Street
Portis will also sign autographs.




Moms Matter FaceBook Contest

Make sure to enter your photo into the contest by MIDNIGHT, Friday Feb. 15! Voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 19 and ends Tuesday, Feb. 26.

LRSD Artistry in the Rock -  March 12-15, 2019

A celebration and showcase of LRSD student talent in the performing & visual arts. Art Gallery feature student artwork and performances will be all week! FREE and Open to the Public!

** NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR ** 
Arkansas State Fairgrounds Hall of Industry Bldg. 

2600 Howard Street 
Click here for a full printable TALENT SCHEDULE.

 LRSD EXCEL Students Help Out for Heart Month

Kayla Guy and Kennedi Mayweather, LRCH and @LRSDEXCEL students, prepare to take blood pressure during our #chechchangecontrol effort for Heart Month.



Congrats to the 2019 Artistry Logo Competition Winner, 
Lillie Tretter, from Pinnacle View Middle School
Click HERE for more information about this year's event!

LRSD Parent and Family Involvement #makinggoodthingshappen

A special thanks to all of the LRSD parents who participated in the Parent and Family Engagement event this past Saturday. We enjoyed hearing from many of you about your experiences. Several shared that they found the workshop sessions interesting and quite informative. 
Shout out to the LRSD Title 1 Department for #makinggoodthingshappen at LRSD!

A Special Valentine's Day Visit for 
Washington Elementary Students

Washington Elementary's 3rd grade Scholars took a trip to Parkway Heights Assisted Living Facility to show compassion to the residents by delivering hand made Valentine cards and goodies.  The 3rd graders played games, sang songs, and spent quality time talking with the residents.

 
Great Turnout for LRSD's Elementary Science Fair!

Great turnout for LRSD's annual Elementary Science Fair this past Saturday - more than 20 schools featured 120 projects by some pretty amazing students! #GreatJob, Joel Spencer, for organizing the event - and a special thanks to the parents who showed up to support their students, hanging out in the cafetorium at Roberts while awaiting word on the winners.


Mosaic Church Hosts Supt. Mike Poore to Share More on LRSD's Outreach Efforts

A special thanks to Mosaic Church and Pastors Mark DeYmaz and Harry Li for hosting LRSD Supt. Mike Poore last Sunday, February 10th, who shared more about the District's most recent outreach efforts: Poore Man on the Roof, and the donation drive to collect hygiene items for students and families; plus $1 donations to support #BrightFutures - LR, and LRSD's ViPS program. On behalf of the students and families who will benefit, we can't say thank you enough!



2019 Poore Man on the Roof Campaign -
HUGE Success! 

Even in the "pouring" rain this past Monday, schools and the community came out to support LRSD's 2019 Poore Man on the Roof Campaign sending Supt. Michael Poore to work from the roof  on Tuesday, February 12th. 

GT SPARK Summer Learning  Academy 
Registration Opening Soon

 

JAG Student Shadowing Event-  Career Tech Ed Month 

Career & Technical Education (CTE) students from Parkview High School were given the opportunity to shadow KARK/Fox 16 through Junior Achievement of Arkansas’ Ground Hog Job Shadow program, Friday, February 1, 2019.  The students toured the television station and observed newsrooms staff as they performed their routine task.  A very special “Thank You” to News Anchor, Suzanne Brunner of KARK/Fox 16 and  Education Coordinator, Evan Jacobs of Junior Achievement!

2019 Nutrition Education Contest

The Nutrition Committee of the Arkansas School Nutrition Association (ASNA), in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), Child Nutrition Unit (CNU), is sponsoring a nutrition poster contest. The poster contest theme will be open for interpretation of promoting good health through nutrition. Art students are encouraged to be creative through their artwork, keeping in mind, good nutrition. Computer generated art as well as hand-drawn and painted art will be accepted.

*Up for grabs - $50 and a trophy for the 5 division winners at the state level; the senior division winner at the state level will receive a $300 scholarship and a trophy.

The instructor/art teacher of each state level division winner will receive a $100 award to purchase classroom art supplies.

The Child Nutrition Manager at the school of each state level winner will receive paid ASNA dues for the year 2019.

In order for district winners to be considered for state competition, the “Art Contest Entry Form” posted below must be completed and emailed (send to kelly.doppelhammer@arkansas.gov) NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019. This district “Entry Form” is required to ensure receipt of all district level winning artwork prior to judging.

Heart Healthy Recipe

Spaghetti-squash Spaghetti

Ingredients:

• 1 spaghetti squash (3 pounds)
• non-stick Cooking spray
• 1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 clove fresh garlic (minced)
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• 1 tsp. jarred, minced garlic
• 1/2 small onion (chopped)
• 1 cup tomatoes (diced)
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• 8 oz. canned, no-salt-added, diced tomatoes
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. dried, salt-free herbs, Italian blend
• 1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• 16 oz. canned, no salt added tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup small "bite size" fresh mozzarella balls (can substitute fresh mozzarella), cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped, or, torn basil
  
  
• 1 tsp. dried basil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. 
   

   1) Cut spaghetti squash in half. On a baking sheet coated with cooking spray, place halves of squash face down and bake for 1 hour or until tender.
3. 
   

   2) Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and onion and cook until soft, about 5-7 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, pepper, herbs and red pepper flakes. Cook until liquid is evaporated, about 2-3 minutes. Add tomato sauce and reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. 
   

   3) Let squash sit at room temperature until just cool enough to handle. Take a fork and scrap flesh from outside working in, creating “spaghetti noodles”.
5. 
   

   4) Add squash "noodles" to sauce and remove from heat. Toss with mozzarella balls and fresh basil and serve.
    

Stroke Symptoms

Spot a stroke F.A.S.T.

FACE DROOPING
Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile.

ARM WEAKNESS
Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

SPEECH DIFFICULTY
Is speech slurred, are they unable to speak, or are they hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence, like "the sky is blue." Is the sentence repeated correctly?

TIME TO CALL 9-1-1
If the person shows any of these symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 9-1-1 and get them to the hospital immediately.

In the Community...
                                                                                                     

Soup Sunday - 4 – 7 p.m. on February 24, 2019 at the Statehouse Convention Center. Regular admission adult tickets are $35 in advance – $40 at the door. Tickets for children ages 5 – 17 are $10, and children under 5 get in FREE!

Patron tickets are $60 each – that’ll get you access to the Patron Room, where you’ll enjoy soup and special goodies from Ciao Baci that won’t be available in the main ballroom, plus complimentary beverages.

Voices Without Borders: Feb. 28

Join us February 28 for Voices Without Borders, a celebration in voice. Performances by local elementary school students, led by Dr. I.J. Routen. The theme is “Solid Gold,” hits from the 60s and 70s. Shows begin at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in the auditorium at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. Admission is free and open to the public.

FEB 1-17: This Little Piggy Went to Market, Arkansas Arts Center, Children's Theatre, 501 East 9th Street, Fridays at 7:00 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Learn more.

FEB 14: Civic Hope: How Ordinary Americans keep Democracy Alive, Clinton School of Public Service, 1200 President Clinton Avenue, 12:00 p.m. Learn more.

FEB 18: Barry Rassin - President of Rotary International, Clinton School of Public Service, 1200 President Clinton Avenue, 6:00 p.m. Learn more.

FEB 21: Panel Discussion with The Rep on "Chicago", Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Clinton School of Public Service, 1200 President Clinton Avenue, 12:00 p.m. Learn more.