LRSD NOW: Friday Highlights 2.28.2020

Friday Highlights 2.28.2020

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

Saturday, February 29, Little Rock Kids Marathon

Sunday, March 1, National School Breakfast Week

Sunday, March 8, Daylight Saving

Tuesday, March 3, Moms Matter Facebook Contest Voting Ends

Wednesday, March 4, Bus Evaluation Drills

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

Highlights/Events

Congrats to Forest Park Team 1 -

2020 LRSD Mathletes Champions!

LRSD Salutes in-school Health Services

This week, LRSD celebrated the National School-based Health Clinic Awareness Month at Stephens Elementary. LRSD was joined by Arkansas Children’s Hospital representatives along with other community health partners connected with the clinic. These health services are also offered to Bale and Wakefield Elementary students. #HealthyOutcomes

Clean Sweep for LRCH at Science Olympiad

LRCH cleaned up at the recent Science Olympiad, claiming first, second and third places. Expectations are

high expectations for the Regional Science Fair on March 6. There are 510 students registered and many of them are from LRSD. Go Tigers!

Super Opportunity for LRSD SonoSTEM Students

LRSD partner, UAMS,was recently awarded a $25,000 supplement to its $1.27 million ArkanSONO STEM outreach grant. The purpose of this supplement will be to take 6 LRSD 10th graders who were at summer camp last June and 2 chaperone teachers to the USA Science and Engineering Festival (USASEF 2020) in Washington, DC in late April. The students will be staffing an ArkanSONO booth in the NIH Pavillion at the event. This is a great honor for us since only 7 programs nationally were selected for funding. This is the largest STEM festival in the country with an expected attendance close to 400,000 over 3 days. Congrats!

Central Student Earns Right to Represent District in

Reading/Writing Competition

Brooke Elliott will represent Little Rock Central High as one of four statewide finalists in the Argenta Reading Series High School Writing Contest. She will compete in a live reading in North Little Rock on March 14 for $1,000 in scholarships to the winner and $500 for the runners-up.

Excel Students Up to the Challenge!

Excel Careers for Advanced Professional Studies is a high school program which operates multiple career strands for 11^th and 12^th grade students in the Little Rock School District. These youth were given a challenge by Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority during their annual "Excelathon" for which they must use technology and work in teams to resolve. Congrats to Team 10 for their winning pitch.

Excel puts students one step closer to reaching their dreams by providing real and relevant learning experiences.

Top Educators Honored with Red Apple!

The WLR Rotary hosted the Red Apple Ball, an educator appreciation event, on February 25th, at the Crown Plaza. Parents and students nominated a faculty/staff member who made an impact on their child(ren). A staff member from the following categories was recognized:
Primary Educator - Pre-K - 2 - Mr. Robert Jones
Intermediate Educator - 3rd - 5th - Mrs. Sheila Fields
Specialist - Coach Coy Boyd
Paraprofessional - Ms. Patrice Bell
Support - Mrs. Shamille Lewis

Shout out to our partners who are supporting LRSD in huge fashion. Arvest Bank recently made a generous donation to the #LRSD1District1Book effort.

Stephanie Abrao Leads the Charge at Hall to win Agency of the Year Award

Hall 's Social Work Department has been chosen to receive the 2020 NASW Agency of the Year Award. This award honors an agency in the social service realm that exhibits social justice and advocacy activities while recognizing the profession of social work and promoting involvement of social workers in their professional organization. The agency must exemplify the best of the National Association of Social Worker’s mission through specific accomplishments.

NBA HOF Sidney Moncrief Visits Carver’s Young Gents Club

NBA Hall of Fame Legend Sidney Moncrief visited Carver's Young Gents Club at their weekly meeting. Coach Moncrief shared with the students about how they need to be relentless in all that they do. Coach Moncrief and his consultant team is also working with the Carver Staff this year.

Washington Students Host Special Black History Speakers

Booker T Washington's Annual Black History Program featured Colonel Erica Ingram & Major Krystle Browning from Arkansas National Guard. Colonel Ingram is the first African-American female Colonel for Arkansas National Guard.

Washington Elementary School Have VIP Readers

UAMS medical students and VIPS Volunteers read stories about famous African Americans to Booker T Washington Elementary students in honor of Black History Month.

Future Arkansas Builders Jump Start Career with

Construction Project!

LRSD continues to seek ways to engage students in real, relevant learning opportunities. This week, 11-12 graders participating in the construction strand got additional hands-on experience thanks to our partners, Baldwin Shell and Home Depot. Students are putting the finishing touches on their donated construction trailer, which will be used as a lab setting for additional training.

Newscaster Takes LRCH Students on a "Reading Road Trip!"

Craig O'Neill, Newscaster on KTHV- Channel 11, shares his love of reading with students from an English class and Journalism classes. He challenges the students' knowledge of books with an author trivia game, reads a poem, then listens to student poems.

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8!

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward.

In the Community…

Check Out These 5 Spring Break Day Camps in Little Rock

by Little Rock Family Staff...thanks!

Little Rock, Spring Break 2020 is March 23-27! Design your kids' time off with enriching activities. These Little Rock-based day camps offer your child independence to learn and play during their break.

Spring Break Day Camp at Ferncliff