Hard work pays off for coaches, too! Shout out to Coach Dusty Clark and Coach Yessenia Escobar on their recent awards from the National Wrestling Coaches Association. Coach Clark was named Arkansas Coach of the Year while Coach Escobar accepted the award for Assistant Coaching Staff of the Year. The awards were for the 2023-2024 season. Go Bears!!
Parents/Guardians - Don't forget! We want to hear your opinions and ideas. Please click the link to share your feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Pulse-ParentVersion
Here’s Bus Stop Safety Tip #3 for National School Bus Safety Week: Teach your child to stop, look left, right, and then left again before crossing the street.
Learn more here: https://trst.in/I57moQ
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It’s National School Bus Safety Week and here is Bus Stop Safety Tip #2: Remind your child to walk on the sidewalks or out of the street, single file, facing traffic, & as close to the edge of the road as possible.
Learn more here: https://trst.in/821OqQ
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It’s National School Bus Safety Week, so we'll be sharing daily bus stop safety tips.
Tip #1: Children should wear bright coats or put a piece of high-vis, reflective tape on coats & backpacks.
Learn more here: https://trst.in/R2HZx7
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SYLVAN HILLS HIGH's Mr. Allen was on the Sylvan Hills basketball team. "When we played Parkview, I made the first bucket (a floater over Jay Pickering) and the student section threw toilet paper. It resulted in a technical, but the experience was worth it." #pcssdproud #serveall
Does your child need a ride to the school health clinic? We've got you covered! Our school-based health center with Mainline Health now offers FREE transportation to the health clinic (located behind Mills Middle School) for students who need a ride.
Your child's health is important, and we're here to help. Call us to schedule a ride and get them the care they need! 📞 Contact the clinic at 501-234-2020.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Focus on social-emotional education. These lessons can help students develop social skills that reduce the chances that they will be bullied or bully others. Learn more here: https://trst.in/tAlUVk
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It’s German-American Heritage Month. Did you know? German-Americans made a lasting impact on the U.S. school system with the establishment of the first Kindergartens in the country. #pcssdproud #serveall
Hard to believe that we're more than halfway through the football season. ROBINSON and MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES (*homecoming*) are defending home turf. SYLVAN HILLS and MAUMELLE HIGH are on the road. Good luck! Livestream available: https://www.pcssd.org/page/sports-network
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Shout out to SHHS band student, Hailey Middaugh! She was selected as 17th chair for the All-Region Orchestra in percussion. We are so proud of Hailey's hard work in band this year. Congrats! 🎉
AVID builds college and career readiness by giving students chances to explore what opportunities are available after high school. SHHS AVID has been busy in October! AVID 10th graders visited UCA & UACCM on 10/7, and AVID 11th graders visited Harding on 10/14.
Students from MAUMELLE, MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES, ROBINSON and SYLVAN HILLS high schools attended a swearing-in ceremony last week for Teen Court. Teen court participants serve as judge, jury and advocates and impose sanctions that reflect restorative justice principles. Special thanks to Judge Mark Leverett and Judge Barry Hyde as well as Pulaski County Youth Services for their commitment to this program. #pcssdproud #serveall
Wow! Before time gets away from us, we have to celebrate our Bears of the Month for last month. Students and teachers vote to recognize those on campus who exhibit great GRRRR qualities. Go, Bears!
It's Boss's Day! Thanks to all the outstanding leaders across PCSSD! Did you know Boss’s Day was initiated by a State Farm Insurance employee in Illinois in 1958? October 16 was chosen to coincide with her father’s birthday, who was also her boss.
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Student Choice is an important part of the educational atmosphere, even when it comes to student nutrition! Chef King prepared grilled chicken sandwiches with roasted red pepper mayo and Caribbean BBQ pulled pork sandwiches for the students to sample. Students then voted on which one they'd prefer to see added to their cafeteria menu. It was close, but the Caribbean BBQ won with 55% of the vote!
Congratulations to all our Sylvan Hills High Choir students who auditioned for the ArkCDA Region 2 All-Region Choir on Saturday (Oct. 12)! We had:
🎵2 students selected as alternates
🎵20 students selected to the All-Region Choir
🎵11 students who scored in the top twenty chairs, making them eligible to audition for All-State Choir in February!
We are so very proud of all of our students who took the opportunity to try their best to make the choir. And a huge congratulations to our students who made All-Region! Everyone has worked so hard to prepare, and we are super proud of the progress that our students are making.
It's Down Syndrome Awareness Month! Every October, we have the chance to celebrate and empower our students with Down syndrome. #pcssdproud #serveall
Make sure to come out and cheer on our teams this week. There are many great opportunities!
October is Polish American Heritage Month. Celebrate by learning more about the contributions of Polish Americans. For starters: Did you know that Pulaski County is named after Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish-born Continental Army officer? #pcssdproud #serveall
