Friday, February 14, 2020

Friday Highlights 2.14.2020








Important Dates
February is: 

Career Technical Education Month


Black History Month


American Heart Month


Great American Pie Month


National Children’s Dental Health Month
National School-Based Health Clinic Awareness Month


Friday, February 14, Valentine’s Day


Monday, February 17, President’s Day
 Superintendent’s Citation Program


Thursday, February 20, Parent Conference Day 1
Community Advisory Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.


Friday, February 21, Parent Conference Day 2 (Students Out)


Monday, February, 24, Professional Development (Students Out)


Tuesday, February 25, Moms Matter Contest Begins


(For Additional Dates - see LRSD Calendar or LRSD.org)





Highlights/Events
Congrats to Supt. Mike Poore who will be recognized in May by Junior Achievement with the "Educator Award".

Central High Singing Sensation
Congrats to LRCH's Tania Kelley, winner of the Miss Heritage Outstanding Teen Award! Tania claimed first place in the talent portion of the contest. Tania, your LRSD family is so proud of you!


LRSD Joins in the Celebration of Two Outstanding
GT Leaders
Gifted and Talented Coordinator Romona Chenevall (R) was recongized with the
  AGATE Challenger Award





Margaret Wang, Otter Creek, was named AGATE Educator Award winner!


2020 LRCH STEM & Humanities Expo
- Huge Success
    Eighty professionals from Central Arkansas and beyond interviewed and evaluated 294 science research students and critiqued over 60 humanities exhibits. Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority – once again – provided our students with terrific prizes. The judging process added an additional 1,176 man hours of volunteer service for our school. Lead PTSA hostess, Britt Runion, arranged for a lovely  breakfast and luncheon for the judges.   We are proud of our students, and very appreciative of the support they received from their teachers, parents and community.

LRSD Goes Red







LRSD staff members supported the annual AR Go Red message recently bringing awareness to heart health month. Staff participated by wearing red and taking part in a potluck featuring “healthy” soups, listening to inspirational health-related messages, having blood pressure checks by LRSD’s Excel students and signing up for fitness classes. Wear Red Day also coincided with the culmination of the Poore Man on the Roof campaign. Superintendent Poore touts raising $50,000 worth of food to help the community.  It was a win-win day at LRSD!


LRSD Talent Showcase Stars Shine!


This week's concert featuring current and past LRSD staff, along with LRSD alums, performed an impressive roster of hits to benefit the Artistry in the Rock scholarship fund. The next concert will showcase the All-City Jazz Band at the Ron Robinson Theater on Friday, March 13. 


Sproles Spoiled During Counselor Appreciation Day - 
But Not the Only One


Tonya Sproles, Counselor at Booker T. Washington Elementary, was surprised with an edible arrangement from Principal Aleta Branch and members of the School Instructional Leadership Team.  "We appreciate Ms. Sproles for her daily contributions and dedication to the students and staff, " said Ms. Branch.   

Lead LRSD Counselor LeQuieta Grayson also honored her team with a special luncheon .#LRSDCounselorsRock!




Gibbs Students Grab Geography Awards



Elizabeth Atkins became the first GeoBee Champion in Gibbs' history to win the Geography Bee two years-in-a-row (as a 4th grader and as a 5th grader). Daniel Witsell came in second in the sudden death tie breaker round. Elizabeth went on to take the state test in order to qualify for the Arkansas State GeoBee in March.  Way to go, students!


Hunter and Branch Class
 Lexia Winners





These Booker T. Washington students are beaming as they pose with their classmates for having received the highest units, based on activities in the class. Congratulations to these classes who excel in academics!

Casey Class Winners 
Setting Sights on their Futures
These Excel high school students shared their passion, serving as ambassadors at the 2020 Career Fair.  Thursday, middle school students learned about possible career options and Friday, it was high schoolers' turn.  

LRSD Transition Fair

Little Rock School Districts Division of Special Programs sponsored the Next Steps College and Career Transition Fair on February 7, 2020 at Hall High Cirks Arena.   Over twenty-five statewide vendors from career and college agencies participated by providing information to students and parents regarding job opportunities, post-secondary training, college information and financial resources. Over 300 eighth – twelfth grade students and parents participated in informational breakout sessions, games, drawings, and scavenger hunts, all designed to increase their knowledge of post-secondary opportunities.  Special thanks to the committee, supervisors and sponsors – Sam’s Club Little Rock, Tacos 4 Life, HAD 2 Graduate, and Cheers in the Heights.  



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Deadline:  8 p.m., Wednesday, February 19th
Thanks in advance for your support!

In the Community…

Congrats to Community Pattner, Tendaji 
The program was recently recognized by Foundations, Inc and is invited to share more about the outstanding achievements at a conference later this month..  Here's more from the news release::

The Tendaji Community Development Corporation’s I.M.P.A.C.T., a 21st CCLC-funded afterschool program in Little Rock, Arkansas has been named Foundations’s Spotlight Program. Tendaji will be highlighted at Foundations's signature three-and-half day Beyond School Hours (BSH) Conference at the Caribe Royale hotel in Orlando from February 26-29, 2020.

“When you learn of a site doing exemplary and innovative work with children, their work should be shared with like-minded educators. By highlighting Tendaji, our conference attendees have an opportunity to learn from on the ground programs that are successful,”, says Rhonda Lauer, President and CEO of Foundations. "Foundations, Inc. in conjunction with the Mott Foundation, is honored to spotlight the Tendaji 21st CCLC afterschool program."

Tendaji’s leaders, staff and students will demonstrate how the arts support students’ literacy and math skill acquisition through a series of conference events. This includes a workshop with the lead literacy teacher and Tendaji students on how to integrate literacy and art, and a demonstration of the program’s literary technique, the “Comprehension Flash Mob.” Conference attendees will also have an inside look at the first-of-its-kind Reclaiming Scholars program, an alternative program to out-of-school suspension that Tendaji offers. Prior to the conference, 300 21st CCLC program directors and grantees will experience an exclusive session with Tendaji staff on literacy strategies they can implement in their own afterschool program sites. These incredible learning opportunities culminate in a showcase of the Tendaji students’ skills, including a musical performance accompanied by an Essentially Ellington high school band from Orlando.

Foundations' twenty-third annual Beyond School Hours (BSH) Conference is the largest of its kind. This event brings together 2,000 afterschool program practitioners, policy makers, directors and organization providers to learn from the nation’s best about how to achieve the goals of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLCs). 






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