Education News

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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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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Photo SubmittedTravis DeClerk, Automotive Service Technology Instructor. Black River Technical College has received approval from the Arkansas Office of Skills Development (OSD) to add Automotive Service Technology to the programs offered in the college’s Career and Technical Center. Black River Technical College’s Career and Technical Center currently offers interested high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to complete certificates in the following programs at no cost to them: Auto Collision Repair, CNA,…

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HHS FBLA attended the District Competition last week. Students represented Highland well and brought home several awards including:First Place – Lance Burris – Intro to Financial MathFirst Place – Marley Coop – JournalismSecond Place – Tucker Davis – Impromptu SpeakingThird Place – Camelia Eheart  Spreadsheet ApplicationsFourth Place – Betty Williams – Intro to Business PresentationSecond Place – Matthew Harper – Computer Problem SolvingSecond Place – Taci Humphries, Emily Jines, Maddie Ross –…

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