Shelby Thoma and his wife, Leigh, have been married 25 years and 4 children: Simone-24, Nathan-23, Amelia- 20, and Novi-3. His favorite hobby is running and he also enjoys spending time with his youth group.
Brian Maune and his wife, Jennifer, have been married nearly 14 years. They have 5 kids and another due in May! Brian's hobbies include family travel and outdoors activities like hunting, fishing and camping.
If you would like to send your child to PCSSD, registration is now open for the 2020-2021 school year! All the registration info can be found online at http://ow.ly/430u50xUd8h or by visiting your school's registrar's office.
Tina Renee Ward has two daughters, Ti'Naya and Daraleisha, and two grandkids, Kobe and August. Her hobbies include singing, dancing, road trips and bargain shopping!
There are only two more chances to take the ACT before school ends. Full details on test dates, registration and more can be found online: http://ow.ly/3bq750xREE1
Flu season is far from over. Don't forget to wash your hands regularly, keep your lunchbox and backpack clean and maintain overall healthy habits. Let's stay healthy and ready to learn this semester!
Dr. Linda Remele has been married to her husband, Steve, for 22 years She has one son, Jonathan, and a stepson, Brent, as well as 2 grandchildren and 4 rescue cats. Dr. Remele loves to volunteer and travel outside the U.S. She also loves to read, particularly travel novels.
School choice is officially open for PCSSD. Applications will be accepted at Central Office (925 E. Dixon Road), Monday - Friday between 8:30 am - 4:00pm. Stop by to fill out your application before spots fill up!
Just a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Monday, January 6)! We're closed for professional development. See you on Tuesday!
We are wishing all of our PCSSD family and staff a wonderful winter break! Teachers will return Jan. 6 for Professional Development. Students return to school Jan. 7.
Words cannot express our gratitude to those who made donations to clear lunch debt at some of our schools. So far, we've received more than $10,000 in donations for schools across PCSSD.
UALR is hosting a Community Night of Coding Monday (Dec. 9) from 5-8pm in the EIT building. There will be workshops and demos, Hour of Code activities for all ages, computer science hands-on demos and more! Register here: http://ow.ly/jkGC50xtGPE
The SYLVAN HILLS HIGH Concert Choir is performing with the Little Rock Wind Symphony Dec. 5 at UA-Pulaski Tech CHARTS Theater at 7:30 p.m. The choir will perform with the symphony. Get your tickets at: http://charts.uaptc.edu/events #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
School will be open tomorrow for Sylvan Hills High School (MAIN CAMPUS). See everyone tomorrow!
Due to a mechanical issue inside the school, Sylvan Hills High School - MAIN CAMPUS will not have school today, Monday, December 2. This will be AMI Day 1.
Pulaski County Special School District wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!
REMINDER: Schools are closed this week for Fall Break! Enjoy the week off. District office will be closed Thursday and Friday. See you all back in the classroom next week!
Mrs. Ellen Cook's senior advisory class at SHHS set up a Christmas tree in the lobby and invited other senior advisory groups to help decorate it.
Several PCSSD teacher librarians attended the American Association of School Librarians Conference in Louisville, KY. They learned how to create diverse collections, build collaborative partnerships and develop innovative teaching practices.
SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE hosted an "EAST Night Out" on Tuesday where the EAST classes from SHMS and SHHS set up projects to showcase to family, staff and the community. Great job, students!
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!