Education News

UA Little Rock announces its Spring 2022 Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists, recognizing students with superior academic performance in a semester. To be on the Dean’s List, UA Little Rock students must earn at least nine credit hours and maintain at least a 3.5 GPA. Local students who made the Dean’s List include: • Crystal Justice of Hardy • Hannah Rikard of Cherokee Village To be eligible for the Chancellor’s List, students must…

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By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor One thing is certain in Spring River Country, when one of our own is in need, the community always steps forward in mass to support the families in need. The Blake Medlock Benefit Auction was no different.  A large crowd of fellow teachers, administrators, staff, students, friends, family and community came out to bid on numerous items on June 11 donated by local businesses to support their…

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Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor A once in a lifetime opportunity was given to four seventh and eighth  graders at Cave City Middle School over Spring Break. 11 students from Trish Turnbough’s History Club in grades seventh through ninth were able to make a trip to Washington, D.C. March 20-23. While there,  they toured the historic sites and witnessed four of their own place the wreath on The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier…

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The North Arkansas Education Service Cooperative (NAESC) partnered with Ozarka College to host a regional STEM Expo. Held on Ozarka’s Melbourne campus, the event brought approximately 1,300 students grades 6-12, from 15 area schools. During the event, students chose two industry presentations to attend and visited with over 40 different exhibitors.   Exhibitors included faculty from Ozarka technical programs, other regional colleges, as well as regional industries such as Emerson, North Arkansas…

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Photo SubmittedThe Highland High School Band received all 1 ratings at their Regional Concert Assessment in Jonesboro on March 10. The Rebel Band, under the direction of Greg and Hope Bruner will be headed to state competition. 

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