Friday Highlights 11.22.19

Important Dates
November is: 
National Adoption Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month

National Family Caregivers Month

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

National Inspirational Role Models Month

Monday – Friday, November 25-29, Thanksgiving Holiday
 Schools and Some Offices Closed
Wednesday - Friday, November 

Monday, December 2, Classes Resume; Progress Reports

Saturday, December 7, SAT Test 

Community Meeting to Discuss LRSD Boundaries
Tuesday, December 2, 2019  - 6-7:30 p,m.
Thursday, December 4, 2019 - 6-7:30 p.m.
Both at Parkview

Monday, December 10, LR PTA Council Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Washington Elem.

Wednesday, December 11 – 14, Magnet Schools of the Mid-South Conference

Saturday, December 14, ACT Test

Monday, December 16, Superintendent's Citation Program, 5:30 p.m. in the Admin. Building

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

Highlights/Events

Celebrating Scholars

 

 

LRSD is proud to celebrate top senior class scholars from five high schools: National Merit Semifinalists, Commended Scholars, National Hispanic Scholars and Principals Scholars. A special thanks, also, to Stephens, Inc. for serving as our back-to-back sponsor for the past four years and to Mosaic Templars Cultural Center for hosting us this year!

Athletic Achievers! 

 

 

Central High School hosted the Fall Athletic Signing event for students who will compete on the college level. The signing was attended by the students athletes, their teammates, friends and family.

Below is a list of participating athletes along with their respective sports and the school they will be committing to attend in the Fall of 2020:

• Garrett Hatfield             Baseball                   Connors State College
• Christian Price               Baseball                  Crowder College
• Isabel Farnsworth          Soccer/Track           Rhodes College
• Andie Priest                   Softball                   Rhodes College
• Nathen Bright                Swimming              University of Utah
• Nico Heye                      Swimming              Lindenwood University Lions
• Riley Melton                  Beach Volleyball    Missouri State University
• Jordyn Dashiell              Volleyball               Southern Arkansas University
• Emily Kreps                   Volleyball               Hendrix College

Experiencing the Wonders of Reading

The Little Rock School District kicked off ViPS Jane Mendel Reading Day with hundreds of volunteers, fanning out to all of the LRSD Elementary Schools.  Guests shared their love of reading and/or their favorite books with students.

Patriot Pride

Parkview High School football team members were "on the ball" with their latest community service project...cleaning up their campus! This is an annual event which allows the students to show their Patriot pride!  Way to go team!

MLK Students Perform Unique Concert

Martin Luther King Elementary performed a “Wacky Weather” concert recently.  The second and third graders are shown here during rehearsal for the event. Also shown are teachers Sarah Stokes and Brendan McInerney who accompanied the youth with tobianos and the piano. While preparing for the concert, the students learned lessons about meteorology and understanding the weather.  As the song goes "Maps and gauges clue us in, now just try to sneak on in! Wacky Weather!"

Buzzing with Knowledge!

Jefferson Elementary is proud to announce the winners of the school-wide Spelling Bee. 3^rd place – Eleanor Tilbury, 2^nd place – Eislin Moore, and 1^st place – Jones McKelvey. #Bee-ingSmart

Evening of Camping Fun at MLK!

MLK Elementary hosted it's Family Camp Night this week.  They had 260 students and parents that participated.  Activities at the event included "big games," campfire time, learning to fish, tent reading and a compass scavenger hunt. #FamilyFun!

Get RED-y to Stamp Out Heart Disease

Reminder:   Our district will be going RED on Friday, February 7^th! Donate $20 to receive your commemorative Go Red shirt! To make your $20 donation, simply text DHCLRSD to 41444.

Or click here to order online. Sample shirts are available in the office at your school or building to see how the actual shirt looks.  

Cloverdale's Community Partners ROCK!

In honor of the legacy of Marsha Glover, a former Cloverdale staff member, her friends and family donated $600 to invest in  the lives of students at Cloverdale MS. 

In the Community…