Education News

Members of Strawberry River Chapter, DAR are strong supporters of education which is one of the three objectives of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.  Each year they present a chapter scholarship to a graduating senior in the tri-county area. We are pleased to announce the 2023 Scholarship recipient is Hannah Massey of Highland High School. One of our committees is the DAR Good Citizen Program which is intended to…

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Jamison McHenry of Glencoe from Highland High School was elected as a State Representative for his congressional district at Arkansas Boys State 2023, a summer leadership and civic engagement experience sponsored by the American Legion. McHenry was elected by his peers during district elections on Tuesday, May 30, as part of the 82nd annual session of Arkansas Boys State, where students build a mock government structure, including eight different congressional districts each…

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Black River Technical College Foundation Board Member, Arkansas Department of Higher Education Chair, and Executive Director of Northeast Arkansas Intermodal Authority Graycen Bigger has been named to the Top 100 Women of Impact in Arkansas; a list compiled by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA), Little Rock Soiree Magazine, and the Arkansas Business Publishing Group. According to littlerocksoiree.com, the three businesses vetted more than 600submissions before making their final decisions on the…

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Twenty-eight students in the Adult Education department at Ozarka College recently received their GED diplomas in an annual graduation ceremony held on May 18in the John E. Miller Education Complex at Ozarka College. The ceremony started with a welcome from Dr. Dawe, president of Ozarka College, at Ozarka College, in which she congratulated the students on their accomplishment and wished them success in the next step of their journey. Dianne Doyle, High…

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Ozarka College will be hosting Aviation Camp this summer. Aviation Camp is an enrichment program for students who are entering grades fourth through twelfth. Classes will be July10, 2023, for grades fourth through eight hand July 11, 2023, for grades nine through twelfth from 8:00 a.m.to 4:15 p.m. located at the Melbourne Municipal Airport, 524 Air-port Rd., Melbourne. The deadline to apply for admission is June30, 2023.Join us for a one-day aviation…

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