Accepting Nominations for the Gifted and Talented Program

Nominations are now being accepted for the Gifted and Talented Program at Smackover Public Schools.

Students, teachers, administrators, and parents are invited to complete nomination forms.  The required form may be picked up at the office in the Smackover Elementary School building, or from the Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Kristan Zargari.  Completed forms must be submitted by April 25, 2012 for the 2012-2013 school year.    Students must be in grades 3-12 during the 2011-2012 school year to be nominated  for the GT program.

Letters will then be sent to the student’s caregiver requesting permission to assess the abilities of the nominated student.

Students are selected for the gifted and talented program by a committee which studies all data collected.  The Gifted and Talented Identification Committee places a non-bias/blind (no names are used) vote to decide which students will be placed according to the program’s ability to meet the student’s needs.

Students will be notified of their placement/non-placement after all data has been reviewed by the committee.Ace

Elementary School Book Fair

Smackover Elementary School is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair in the elementary library this week, January 30 – February 3, during regular school hours.

The Book Fair will stay open until 7 pm on Thursday, February 2, during Parent Teacher Conferences.

There is quite a selection of books including board books, picture books, chapter books, books for adults, and cookbooks.

Come join the fun this week!

FBLA Members Qualify for State Competition

The Future Business Leaders of America from SHS attended the District III Spring Leadership Conference in Pine Bluff on January 25, 2012.  At the conference, students competed in various business related subjects.  The following students qualified for the state competition to be held in Little Rock on April 2-3:

• Mallory Pyron – Job Interview (1st Place)
• Nicole Martin – Business Calculations (1st Place)
• Gerrett Alphin – Introduction to Business (2nd Place)
• Cordell McDonald – Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure (2nd Place)
• Brooke Roden – Public Speaking I (2nd Place)
• Ashley Roden – Public Speaking II (2nd Place)
• Mary Ashton Bradshaw – Hospitality Management (3rd Place)
• Skylar Jones – Health Care Administration (6th Place)

Congratulations to these students!

Baseball Spaghetti Supper

The Smackover High School baseball team will have spaghetti suppers for sale on Thursday, February 2.

Tickets can be purchased from Coach Strickland, any baseball player, or the elementary office for $6 each.

February 2 is also Parent Teacher Conference time  on the elementary campus.  Visit with your child’s teacher and then walk over to the cafeteria to support the baseball team!

 

The baseball team will also host a hamburger night on Thursday, February 9, during high school parent teacher conferences.

Smart Core Curriculum for High School Students

During the middle of the spring semester, students will make course selections for the upcoming school year.

The Arkansas Department of Education strongly encourages all students to follow the Smart Core Curriculum.

To see what courses are required for the Smart Core Curriculum for the classes of 2012 and 2013, click here.

To see what courses are required for the Smart Core Curriculum for students in the class of 2014 and later, click here.

If you have any questions regarding graduation requirements for high school students, please contact Mrs. Cheryl Corley.

Reading Tips for Parents of K-3 Students

Parents,

Have you ever wondered what are some things you could do at home to help your kindergarten through third grade student become a better reader?

Check out these tips from the Center for Effective Parenting!

 

If you have other questions about your child’s reading ability, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Muckelrath on the elementary campus.

SHS Students in Washington DC

Mr. Ray has taken six Smackover High School students to Washington D.C. this week through Close Up.  Participating students include:

• Lindsey Burson
• Tate Chandler
• Cordarius Enright
• Tucker Henderson
• Audrey Kemp
• Jeff Savage

From visits to the famous sites of Washington to meetings with government officials, these student will experience government.  The Close Up  program takes students to Washington’s famous monuments and memorials and gives them a front row seat to democracy in action in the halls of Congress, as well as in meetings with Washington insiders and media.

If you are interested in participating in Close Up next year, please contact Mr. Tim Ray, SHS Close Up Advisor.

For more information about Close Up, click here.

SHS Announces Honor Roll for Semester

Mrs. Jan Henderson, Principal at Smackover High School, has announced the fall semester honor roll/merit list. To be named to the honor roll, students must maintain all A’s while the merit list will be A’s and B’s.  Congratulations to these students on their academic achievement!

12^th Grade Semester Honor Roll – Matthew Arnold, Seth Barron, Courtney Booth, Mary Bradshaw, Cody Bussell, Reese Childers, Julie Conway, Cordarius Enright, Skylar Jones, Chance Nash, Katelyn Phillips, Ashley Roden, Josh Sparks, and Holly Yeager

12^th Grade Semester Merit List – Deonta Baker, Tate Chanler, Tyler Cornwell, Antonio Davis, Jax Evans, Fressa French, Marquis Gaston, Jared Green, Robert Heath, Daniel Hernandez, Jasmine Lee, Jordan McDaniel, Clifford McKnight, Kimberly Needham, Kayla Nelson, Blake Ruddell, Jeff Savage, Sharda Sims, Logan Skidmore, Brandyn Thomas, Raquile Turner, John Mark Walker, and Cody West

11^th Grade Semester Honor Roll – Hope Barker, Haley Corley, Ariel Dunn, Ashton Herring, Nicole Martin, and Brooklynn Taylor

11^th Grade Semester Merit List – Caty Basinger, Haley Bird, Abbi Bradshaw, Aubrey Dopson, Ashley Drummond, Mariah Gough, Kaylee Graham, Olivia Harrison, Aaron Landreneau, Shaq Richardson, Jase Saulsbury, Aaron Smith, Haley Strickland, Sara Tinsley, Jessie Watson, and Sarah Wood

10^th Grade Semester Honor Roll – Garrett Alphin, Dakota Blakney, Lindsay Burson, Emily Church, Haley Clayton, Sequin Cook, Troy Dino, Tucker Henderson, Mallory Pyron, and Josh Zeigler

10^th Grade Semester Merit List – Antonisha Barker, Alesha Billings, Aaron Brock, Blane Dolden, Oleshia Grant, Sierra Harper, Cordell McDonald, Ty Mullens, and Brooke Roden

9^th Grade Semester Honor Roll – Murphy Aycock, Disheanna Brown, Luke Bussell, Joseph Clark, Logan Clark, Makara Frazier, Cammie Martin, Jackson Martin, Dalton Owens, and Jacob Wood

9^th Grade Semester Merit List – Dakota Alexander, Nicole Allen, Tiffani Anders, Aaron Brant, Tripp Evans, Gage Garner, Kayla Green, Alexia Johnson, Dakota Loggins, Grace Nash, Cooper Thurmon, and Tyler Waxley

8^th Grade Semester Honor Roll – Adam Dorman, Tori McKinnon, Haley Mullin, Reagan Pyron, Krisanna Reynolds, Spencer Stanton, and Sam Zargari

8^th Grade Semester Merit List – Hiland Alexander, Haley Arrington, Hogan Barker, Brennan Belin, Alexus Ellis, Mikie Howell, Daniel Hughes, Madison Neal, Kelsey Paxton, Taylor Ramsey, Hunter Thomas, Ivy Tolin, and Mason Willett

7^th Grade Semester Honor Roll – Brycelynn Bailey, Kara Burson, Drew Crutchfield, Ashley Haynes, Charissa Newton, and Tessa Watson

7^th Grade Semester Merit List – Courtney Davis, Cydni East, Elizabeth Harrison, Lacy Kemp, MaKenzie Malone, Breana Poindexter, Jared Russell, Kennedy Sanders, Daven Sipe, Clay Stringer, and Adriana Williams

 

ACT Prep

Ms. Penziner will have ACT prep materials for interested students as well as after school ACT tutoring this week and next.

For more information, please contact Ms. Penziner at 725-3101.

 

SHS Science Fair Information for 7th and 8th Grade Students

All 7th and 8th grade students at Smackover High School will participate in the Science Fair.

Science Fair projects will be turned in Thursday morning, February 16, 2012.  Included will be a Science Fair notebook and a typed Science Fair board.

For complete instructions regarding the Science Fair projects, click here.

There will be an awards assembly on Tuesday, February 21, at 6 pm, in the Hobgood Auditorium, along with 5th and 6th graders.

The Southwest Regional Science Fair will be held Friday, March 16 at SAU.  1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from the Smackover School District will have the opportunity to attend.

If you have any questions regarding the Science Fair, please contact Ms. Gae Thornton at 725-3101.