This is American Education Week and the National Education Association today promotes parental involvement, including reading to children, checking homework, asking about their school day and developing a relationship with teachers. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence #AEW2019
REMINDER: schools will be closed next week (Nov. 25 - Nov. 29) for Fall Break. Central office will be only be closed Thursday (Nov. 28) and Friday (Nov. 29).
Bears of the Month at Sylvan Hills High
Teachers: Jason Allen, Grover Garrison
Staff: Ms. Patsy Brown
Sophomores: Malaya Wilburd,Logan Yeager
Juniors:Taevion Cunningham, Lydia VanderVate
Seniors: Larrie Nation, Kevin "Scott" Thomas
This is American Education Week and today we kick off the week to honor our education community members who are each critical in building great public schools in Pulaski County! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence #AEW2019
November is Child Safety and Protection Month. The National Safety Council and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration encourage teen drivers to put down their cell phones, slow down and wear a seatbelt.
High school football playoffs are upon us! All games will kick off this Friday at 7pm. Make plans to head out and support our student athletes this Friday night!
The Senior Executive committee is selling tickets to ride on a Spirit Bus to support the Bears in the state football playoffs against Lake Hamilton. Tickets to ride the bus to the game are $6 and will be sold in the cafeteria during both lunches this week. There are only 40 seats available. The bus will leave the campus at 5 pm this Friday headed to Hot Springs.
Congratulations to SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL Assistant Principal, Ms. Quynci Williams for placing first runner up in the 2020 Miss Arkansas for America pageant. Ms. Williams was also awarded the Miss Congeniality Award!
Thank you, veterans, for your service.
Today is National Book Lovers Day! Check out the Sylvan Hills feeder Teacher Librarians' favorite books. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Attention high school students - Friday, Nov. 4 is the registration deadline for the Dec. 14 ACT test date. Register now to avoid late fees! http://ow.ly/Dnjh50x54qG
PCSSD schools held grand re-openings on Tuesday to change the name of our school Media Centers to Library Learning Centers. Check out all the cool pictures of the new looks: http://ow.ly/jMbY50x3awq
REMINDER: Week 10 high school football games will be played Thursday and Friday night this week. SYLVAN HILLS, MAUMELLE and ROBINSON will play on Thursday. MILLS will play on Friday.
November is Child Safety and Protection Month. Did you know more than 200,000 playground-related injuries happen each year in the US? Keep a close eye on children to ensure they are using equipment properly and it is age appropriate.
REMINDER: Schools are closed Wednesday - Friday for teacher and leadership professional development. See you Monday, Nov. 4!
SHHS cross country Lady Bears win the conference championship today at War Memorial Golf Course. The team is coached by Todd Romaine and Grover Garrison.
The Sylvan Hills Cheerleaders are sponsoring an ONLINE fundraiser store which will be open until December 2. There are long sleeve shirts AND sweatshirts in multiple designs! These will make GREAT Christmas presents and will help you keep warm for the winter. https://stores.inksoft.com/shhs_cheer/shop/home
The Sylvan Hills Cheerleaders are sponsoring an ONLINE fundraiser store which will be open until December 2. There are long sleeve shirts AND sweatshirts in multiple designs! These will make GREAT Christmas presents and will help you keep warm for the winter.
https://stores.inksoft.com/shhs_cheer/shop/home
Three DECA members made it to the stage for scoring in the top 3 of their cluster exam on Oct 24 at the DECA Fall Leadership Conference in Benton.
Don't forget that students get a little fall break NEXT week. Schools are closed Wednesday (Oct. 30) - Friday (Nov. 1) for districtwide professional development. You can find all district events on the website: https://www.pcssd.org/o/pcssd/events
Check out these SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL rock stars ~ they're ready to ROCK Red Ribbon Week!
This week is National School Bus Safety Week. The school bus ride is an extension of the school day and PCSSD schools is committed to providing a safe transportation experience for all students across the district.
Students from SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL Military Club visited Camp Robinson to build confidence and improve teamwork skills. Students got to repel (in the rain!!) with Sgt. Randall. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
At the Arkansas State Fair, SHHS Cosmetologists get first in the scavenger hunt and manage a pop up store to learn about entrepreneurship and marketing.
**ATTENTION** Phones are down at several PCSSD schools and admin offices. Our IT department is working with Windstream to resolve the issue. You track the outage here: https://downdetector.com/status/windstream/map/
Every PCSSD staff member is encouraged to wear red on Tuesday, October 15 in honor of World Dyslexia Day.
Sylvan Hills High School named Beth Lamar as support staff member of the month, and teachers Michael Johnson and Jennifer Alaquinez as Teachers of the month. These honors are voted on each month by the student body then the winners are recognized by the administrators.
It finally feels like fall! So let's celebrate with some football with our PCSSD high schools. Good luck to our student athletes tonight. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Evan Stuckey, Paige Lambert, Khalil Muhammad, Vanessa Arias, Audra Zeff and Kayla Brown
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. The National Bullying Prevention Center provides a "Kids Against Bullying" pledge encouraging kids to speak up against bullying, support those being bullied & to be a friend when they see bullying. http://ow.ly/snaM50wEVmm
The Sylvan Hills High School choir concert scheduled for tonight (Monday, October 7) has been postponed indefinitely.
The calendar can now be found in EVENTS. Important district-wide dates will be posted on the PCSSD website. School-specific dates will be posted on their respective school websites. You can view the "At-A-Glance" calendar here: https://5il.co/amrb
We’re thrilled to announce Pulaski County Special School District‘s new app! It’s everything PCSSD, in your pocket. Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/2IcfiP3 or iPhone: https://apple.co/30qo7uT.
See You At The Pole is tomorrow morning Wednesday, September 25, starting at 7:45. Come join in and pray for your classmates, friends, teachers, administrators and the community. We will meet at the flagpole on the football field.
Congratulations to our teachers who have been recognized for "building champions" in the classroom for implementing new strategies and classroom procedures. Shout out to this month's winners: Renea Smith, Lacy Copley and Grover Garrison. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day. I challenge our students to do their best during this first quarter of the school year. Go Bears!