Friday Highlights 8.20.21

August is National Back to School Month

National Sandwich Month

National Catfish Month 

International Peace Month 

August 21 - Celebrate Back to School at Little Rock southwest High School Part II (See below)

August 26 - LRSD Board Meeting @ 5:30

August 27 - Deadline to upload a photo for Fantastic Fathers Facebook photo contest (See below)

Important Ignite Update

Attention IGNITE Digital Academy Parents: please check your email for an update and a request to complete a survey. If you did not receive the survey, please contact the digital principal assigned to your grade level: 

Millicent Sanders-Anderson - K-6

Karen Heatherly - 7-12

Meantime, registration for IGNITE closed, Sun., Aug. 15th. Impacted parents are being contacted directly. Those who registered after the 15th will need to report to their home school.  Thanks for your support!

Dads Take Your Child To School Facebook Photo Contest!

Calling all dads/father figures! You still have time to snap a photo with you and your current LRSD student(s) during the first week of school and upload it by the 27th for a chance to win prizes and enjoy a drive-through lunch with Supt. Mike Poore! Dads/father figures of all students, both in person and digital, are eligible to participate! Happy sharing! Check out a few of the adorable photo submissions we've had so far including highlights in a special video:

Submit Your Photos Here! 

LRSD Started the 2021-2022 School Year Off Hitting All the Right Notes!

The first day of school was as exciting as you'd imagine! The buzzing hallways of schools across the district were filled with students locating their classes, familiarizing themselves with their schedules, and reconnecting with friends after a long summer. It was certainly a touching sight to witness our students both thrilled and determined to tackle a new school year. Our dedicated educators were there every step of the way, aiding students in their transition back to school. We captured a  few photos and a video snippet of the electrifying energy on the first day back to share with you below: 

Pulaski Heights Middle School

Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School

Don Roberts Elementary School

 

Pinnacle View Middle School

Ignite Digital Academy

 

Celebrate Back-to-School with LRSD and United Arkansas!

Little Rock Southwest High School

9715 Mabelvale Pike (OFF 1-30 HWY)

Little Rock, AR  72103

LRSD and United Arkansas will be hosting a 2nd dose COVID-19 vaccination clinic at LR Southwest High on August 21, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. First doses will also be available with advance registration! In addition to the administration of vaccinations, applications will also be accepted for the EBT/SNAP program, early childhood registration, and much more! Please come out and participate, we can't wait to see you!  Meantime, check out pictures from the 1st dose vaccination clinic held on July 31st! 

Register: https://bit.ly/regforbts or CALL: 479-763-2822

Parkview's Dylan Patel Selected as a Member of the Class of 2021 Arkansas Bank of America Student Leaders!

In 2004, Bank of America started its Student leaders program which recognizes 300 community-focused juniors and seniors from across the nation each year. The Student Leaders from Arkansas participated in an eight-week paid internship where they took on a collaborative, mentor-focused project, working closely with Junior Achievement of Arkansas and the Museum of Discovery on their respective social media campaigns! We are so proud of you, Dylan, for being selected out of 300 students nationwide for this undoubtedly amazing opportunity! What a great way to kick-off the school year!

Congratulations LRSD Arkansas Governor's School Graduates!

               Photo Credits: Arkansas Tech University

Arkansas Governor's School recently announced the names of the graduates who completed the 42nd edition of the summer program! We could not be prouder of the below listed students for their completion of 2021 Arkansas Governor's School! Of the 366 students who participated, Central High School sent the largest number of students to the program this year! Parkview was also well represented.  This does not come as surprise as both schools are renowned for producing high-achieving scholars. Some of these students' names you may already recognize from previous academic accomplishments: 

Little Rock Central High School

Nandini Arunachalam  

Haarika Ayyadevara 

Jack Brennan 

Juan Estrella 

Allison Gadberry 

Amanda He 

Joanne Huh

Ta'Kirah Jeffries

Cole McCallum

Reilly McCann

Kenneth Miller

Khushi Modi

Prentice O'Guinn

Faizan Parray 

Britney Patel

Insherah Qazi

Mimi Ryall

Shehzad Sayyed

Zoe Seibert

Asadil Tariq

Wasiq Tariq

Aareyxn Wallace

Louis Wenger

Parkview Magnet High School

Brycen Bracy

Natasha Brice

Jade Buchanan

Kamryn Collins

Karsyn Helms

William Lugo

MaKenzy Mumford

Anna Reynolds

Karriem Shabazz

Naija Sharpley

Antionette Williams

Click here to read full article!

This Female Tiger's Got Wrestling Game!
(Pic from Cover of Malvern Daily Record)

LRSD is proud of Central Tiger female wrestler, Journey Land, part of the state's National Women's Wrestling team who earned All-American Honors!  You go, Journey!  

Congratulations to the Following LRSD Educators Selected as Teach Plus Arkansas Policy Fellows 2021-22!

Teach Plus is a national nonprofit that gives highly effective educators from across each state the ability to lead in improvements in educational policy and instructional practice. The Arkansas chapter of this organization recently selected its inaugural 2021-2022 Policy Fellowship cohort and these amazing LRSD educators were among them! We look forward to your continued accomplishments! 

ALLISON BIBENS

2nd Grade Teacher

Bale Elementary School

Little Rock, Arkansas

PERLA ANDRADE

School Facilitator

Baseline Elementary

Little Rock, Arkansas

IESHA GREEN

5th Grade Teacher

Brady Elementary

Little Rock, Arkansas
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PAMELA CRISS
Teach Plus Arkansas Senior Policy Fellow

Literacy Facilitator 

Little Rock School District

Little Rock, Arkansas

Meet Former Mann Magnet Student and Golden State Warrior Draft Pick Moses Moody!

You heard us right! Former Mann Magnet Student and Golden State Warrior draft pick Moses Moody will be returning home for his Hometown Autograph Signing. Day 2 of this event will be on August 22, 2021 in Little Rock at the Walmart, 700 Bowman Road, 1:00pm-2:00pm. 

Circa 2015

Introducing SchoolCash Online - A New Platform for School Fees and Item

Little Rock School District is switching from OSP to SchoolCash Online for all school items and activity fees, including insurance, spirit wear, fieldtrips, donations, etc. SchoolCash Online will help our school district in many ways: parents can manage all school fees and items for their students in one location and have the convenience of a secure online payment platform, and the schools will improve safety and reduce risk by minimizing cash and check payments at our schools

We encourage all parents to register now, so you’ll be ready to make online payments as our schools add more items to the catalog. Registering for SchoolCash Online is free and easy. Create an account today!

EOC Pop Up Event!

2021 NVYS Back to School Summerfest

CALS Downtown Historical Walking Tour

Join CALS and the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program on an historical walking tour in the downtown area of Little Rock. The meeting location is in front of the Main Library a little before 10:00 AM. All are welcome and they hope to see you there!