Important Dates
July is:
World Watercolor Month
National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
National Grilling Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Blueberry Month
National Peach Month
Deadline for Submitting School Choice Options: August 7,
2020
First
Day of School: August 24, 2020
(For Additional Dates - see LRSD Calendar or LRSD.org)
Still
in the Running for Arkansas's Next Top Teacher
Proud of
2020 LRSD Teacher of the Year Amber Harbin, who learned today that she is a
finalist for the state's top honor, Arkansas Teacher of the Year. Here's
wishing you the best, Ms. Harbin. Your LRSD family is rotting for
you!
It's Grand
Alright! 400K SQFT!
Little Rock Southwest High School Marks Ribbon-cutting
Virtually
A limited
in-person audience attended a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new
Little Rock Southwest Magnet High School. The event included a virtual tour and
congratulatory video messages from Governor Asa
Hutchinson and former President Bill Clinton.
Click on this link to take the student-led virtual tour:
Calling All Gryphon Fans...
Vote on Twitter and help LR Southwest bring home its first title..."Best Turf"
AstroTurf is going to crown the ultimate AstroTurf fan-favorite High School Football Field. LRSWHS is in the final two... but we need your help. Visit @LRSouthwestLRSD on Twitter and vote for our home team! Gryphons, you got this!
And the Celebrations Continue...
LRSWHS Senior Jordan
Harris impressed THV 11's Craig O'Neill so much during his interview promoting
his new school that he was named "Arkansan of the Day"! Way to go,
Jordan!
Roberts Principal also in the Running for National Award
He likes to have a lot of fun, but he is serious when it comes to
business of education! For his commitment to students, he is being
recognized. Congrats Steven Helmick - nominated nationally for the Administrator of the Year Award by the American Heart Association - Arkansas! Helmick will also be honored along with his students for their year-long "heart" work during the virtual Kids Heart Challenge & American Heart Challenge National
Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 13!
We're keeping our fingers crossed for you for the national award, Principal Helmick!
Don't Forget this Weekend!
This Bears Repeating and the Competition Bears Watching!
Congrats
to Landon Runion-Driskel, LRCH - in contention to win a national STEM
competition and a cash prize worth thousands of dollars. Landon is of only 20 finalists from around the world to compete in the 2020 Spellman High
Voltage Electronics Clean Tech Competition. He was elected from among more than
240 entries, representing teams from 35 countries including Singapore, India,
the Philippines, Canada and the US.
Hope you'll join us in cheering landon on during the competition, which will be broadcast on
Facebook this Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020.
The summer Day Camps, conducted in
partnership with LRSD and the medical community, have come to a close, but not
before a little celebrating! Grateful for the partnerships that allowed
us to serve our front line healthcare workers and their families: UAMS,
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Arkansas Surgery Center, the VA Hospital and Rotary
Club 99. #InThisTogether
Partnerships
Make the World Go Round!
Thanks, Pax Christi and Rep. Denise
Ennett ,for the generous donation of school supplies to Washington Elementary
students!
Great opportunity being researched for Hall High STEAM Magnet
High School - UAMS Outreach Program reps are in talks about a potential
partnership within Hall to build a robust medical/healthcare academy for our
students. Another way are moving full STEAM ahead!
We
Need You!
The
Deadline to File for LRSD School Board - Monday
Meantime,
LRSD will host a town hall for those interested in serving on the board. You must gather at least 20 signatures on your petition to file by Monday's deadline.
In the Community....
Parents will be getting the above Census flyers from our partners at the City of Little Rock to remind us about the importance of completing the Census! #LRSDCounts
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau introduces
#MaskUpLR campaign
