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Shaun Windsor In the spring of 2020, school technology departments were faced with unprecedented challenges as the Coronavirus pandemic forced instruction to move to remote learning. In an effort to highlight the great work of the technology staff at schools around the state, the Department of Education launched a new monthly series, Behind the Screens.  One of the first features was Shaun Windsor, who has been the Technology Coordinator at Salem School…

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Whether you’re a student seeking an opportunity to explore exciting topics as part of a summer camp or you’re wanting to take selected online courses for credit during summer break to get ahead, the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts is offering two free programs to meet those needs this year. Summer at ASMSA is a weeklong summer camp held on the ASMSA campus in Hot Springs for motivated rising…

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Highland husband and wife coaching team of Cecil and Lindsley Meyer  brought home the Lady Rebels first District 4A-3 Championship in 20 years on Feb.18 when they defeated Trumann 39-27 at Brookland.  This was the Meyer’s first year coaching at Highland since he returned to his Alma Mater after 17 years of coaching,  spending the last five years as girls head basketball coach at Thayer. Lindsley, who coached alongside her husband for…

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By Tammy Curtis, Publisher Schools across the state have begun measures to adopt their 2022-23 school calendars. This year, districts have four options for their calendars, all of which must be submitted to the Arkansas Department of Education by June 15. Legislation passed in the 2021 state legislative session provided for varied calendar types. The four options the Arkansas Department of Education has offered to districts include the Traditional School Year Calendar,…

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By Tammy Curtis, Publisher An Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) inmate who is being housed at the Sharp County Detention Center filed a lawsuit Feb. 2 against Jail Administrator Stephen Davis. Chase Richard, 31,  filed the suit, alleging he was not given access to proper medical care due to stomach pain” and was given a cheese sandwich instead of a peanut butter sandwich due to a food allergy.  Richard filed the case…

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