Friday, March 10, 2023

3.10.23 Friday Highlights

 


Developmental Disabilities Month
National Nutrition Month
Women's History Month
Youth Art Month

Mar. 10:     Registration Deadline for April ACT
Mar. 11:     SAT Test
Mar. 12:     Daylight Saving Time Begins (Set your clocks forward 1-hour)
Mar. 14:     LR PTA Council Meeting 11am - 12:30pm
                    VIPS Award nominations and Service Reports Due
                   Community Connections & Conversations with Dr. Wright 
                     5pm (Held in Conjunction with Mabelvale's Community Cafe)
Mar. 15:    Community Connections & Conversations with Dr. Wright
                      5:30pm. (Held Jointly with LR City Director Andrea Lewis)
Mar. 17:     St. Patrick's Day

Don't Forget to Spring Forward

Help LRSD Stock the Rock the Wright Way

Tackling food insecurity among our students will be the focus of LRSD Superintendent Dr. Jermall Wright's signature community initiative, "Stock the Rock the Wright Way." Wright kicked off the campaign this week at the LRSD administration building, surrounded by principals and counselors from District schools. The campaign's goal is to collect non-perishable food, personal hygiene items, and household supplies to replenish existing school-based pantries or create new ones to support LRSD students/families with the most urgent needs. We surveyed principals about specific needs at their campuses, which are listed in the link below.  The drop-off date is Wednesday, March 15th, at noon at LRSD schools.  Hope you'll join us!

PVMS Had a Clean Sweep at Junior High National History Day Competition



Pinnacle View Middle School was the best overall winner at the Junior High Competition for National History Day. Out of the 27 possible awards, PVMS won 16 throughout all categories PVMS brought home 60% of all awards, competing against Lake Hamilton, Pulaski Academy, Lisa Academy, and Episcopal Collegiate. 

We are very proud of how our teachers and students represented PVMA and LRSD! All winners listed below will advance to the State Finals to be held at UCA next month. The top 2 winners at the State competition will go on to represent Arkansas at the University of Maryland!

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Junior Historical Papers
1st ​place Daniel Chen- Mr. James
3rd ​place Greyson O’Donald​​​- Mrs. Hayes

Junior Individual Websites
1st ​place Natalie Dennigton​​​- Mr. James
2nd​ place Seth Howard​​​​- Mr. James

Junior Group Websites
3rd ​Place Allyson Dillon & Presley Wyatt- Mr. Goodloe

Junior Individual Performances
2nd Place Katie Epperson​​​​- Mrs. Sabir

Junior Group Performances
1st Place Grace Albright, Tiana Ward, Tre’Nae Allen,& Treveon Russel ​
2nd Place Ansley Johnson, Cora Smith & Zoe Bruce- Mrs. Sabir

Junior Individual Documentaries
2nd Place Nathan Kitambi​​​​- Mrs. Sabir
3rd Place Emily Kolb- ​​​​​Mrs. Hayes

Junior Group Documentaries
1st Place Alvin Wu, Mithun Nelluru & Thanish Gaddam- Mr. Goodloe

Junior Individual Exhibits
1st Place Claudia Jorgenson- ​​​​Mrs. Hayes
2nd Place Sophia Vitale​​​​​- Mrs. Sabir

Honorable Mention
Oliver Vesecky- Mrs. Hayes

Junior Group Exhibits
3rd Place Breya Jackson & Silas McCormack
​​​​​​-Mrs. Sabir

Honorable Mention​
Aniya Miller & Madison Chang- Mr. Goodloe

Outstanding Teacher Junior High
Mrs. Lisa Sabir

Please help us congratulate these students and staff members!

LR Central Students Also Performed Well at National History Day Competition



Both LRCH teams that competed at Region 7 for National History Day placed in their categories and advanced to State. These students have created exceptional documentaries and faced a difficult field of entries.

3rd Place, Senior Individual Documentary: Kevin Durden (Junior) Star Trek: A New Frontier in Television & Culture

2nd Place, Senior Group Documentary: Jack Baker, Bess Kerby, Sophie Navin (Juniors) The Merry Pranksters: Going "Furthur" into the Psychedelic 60s"

LR Central High Senior High Quiz Bowl Team Wins 7A Central Region Championship




In an undefeated round-robin style of play, LRCH's Senior High Quiz Bowl team captured the 7A Central Region Championship on Saturday, March 4, at Cabot High School. Central had an average score of 357.5, more than 105 points over second place. 

Freshman, Siddharth Sridharan was named MVP of the tournament, averaging 10.17 toss-ups per game. Also in attendance was their Coach, Shawna Shannon, their scorekeeper, Brenden (Lake) Musgrave, and retired LRCH math teacher, James Gilson, who attended as a guest judge. The team looks forward to competing in the AGQBA 7A State Finals at Bryant High School on Saturday, April 1, 2023.  Your LRSD family is rooting for you!



Parkview Artists Land Among Top 5 in Statewide PTSA Reflections Art Contest


Three Parkview artists placed in one of five spots for the statewide Arkansas PTSA Reflections art contest. Pictured from left to right: Carma Tart, junior, Honorable Mention; Natalie Pearson, junior, second place; and Luis Velazquez, junior, first place. Please join us in congratulating this talented group of students. (Principal, Mr. Eric Henderson is also in the photo)

LRSD Athletic Director Named
6A Athletic Director of the Year


Please join us in congratulating our very own Athletic Director, John Daniels, for this prestigious recognition!  

LRSD Job Fair


Interested in career opportunities with the Little Rock School District?

LRSD Family Resource Fair


LRSD Federal Programs Department will host a Family Resource Fair, March 11, 2023, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the former Henderson Middle School located at 401 John Barrow Road. Opportunities include job applications and training, food distribution, government, and community resources, crafts for students, summer program information, health services, free hair cuts,  refreshments (i.e. hot dogs, chips, ice cream), and lots of giveaways (i.e. food boxes, produce, educational resources). Door prizes will include Main Event, DEFY Amusement, local stores, and restaurants gift cards, and MORE! Call 501-447-3361 or 501-447-3339 to register.


To Your Good Health!
Compliments of the
American Heart Association


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World Ballet Series: Cinderella


Robinson Center
426 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR, 72201
Phone: 501.244.8800

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Little Rock and North Little Rock, AR
Pricing: Free

Bluey's Big Play

Robinson Center
426 W Markham, Little Rock, AR, 72201
Phone: 501.244.8800

Deadline Quickly Approaching





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