Arkansas Fair Managers Association scholarship application period opens
The Arkansas Fair Manager’s Association presents nine scholarships to Arkansas graduating seniors who have been involved in county fairs. Counties can only submit one application. In order to meet the AFMA deadline for scholarship, Fulton County fair officials ask that all applications be in the fair office no later than March 1, 2022 so applications can be reviewed and a selection made to send to AFMA. A headshot photo is required. The…
Local students named to U of A Little Rock Chancellor’s List
University of Arkansas Little Rock recently announced its Fall 2021 Chancellor’s List, recognizing students with superior academic performance in a semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor’s List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 GPA. Local UA Little Rock students named to the Fall 2021 Chancellor’s List include: Kelsey Miller of Highland and Hannah Rikard of Cherokee Village. More than 650 UA Little Rock students…
“Building a Legacy” LEGO Exhibit now at BRTC Mini Museum
Photo SubmittedThe Building a Legacy Lego exhibit is on display until April at BRTC in Pocahontas. Building A Legacy” a display of LEGO bricks is the latest exhibit in the BRTC student-led mini-museum, Cabinet of Curiosities, on the Paragould campus. Dr. Dianna Fraley’s US History to 1876 and World Civilizations to 1660 classes participated in creating and curating the exhibit. The students researched and wrote an essay on the history of LEGO…
Cave City Middle School students learn new art techniques
Photo SubmittedMrs. Lockhart’s class advanced art class at Cave City Middle School has been focusing on building drawing skills, starting with contour drawings. The blind contour drawings got a lot of laughs. Her wheel classes worked hard on creating zentangles utilizing the elements of art learned about earlier in the nine weeks. They are wrapping up their lesson about Disney artist Mary Blair by practicing using a variety of materials on one…
Salem School District announces Valentine’s Pageant winners
The Salem Valentine’s Pageant was held Feb. 1. Winners from elementary school were second runner-up Quincy Hurtt, daughter of Rusty Hurtt and Miranda McCullough, and Tennyson Leslie, son of Ben and Sarah Leslie; the first runner-ups were Kimber Moody, daughter of John and Crystal Moody, and Eric Crowe, son of James and Karen Crowe; and the winners were Katarina Watson, daughter of Khristian Swift, and Conner Barker, son of Luke Barker and Bailey…
