January 19, 2006
A good opportunity is coming up in April for each campus to be involved in a
community project. The Courthouse will be celebrating 100 years in 2007
. TheCelebration Committee has asked that the school district participate in the activities. The
opportunities open to us are:
for students to volunteer to direct games at various stations,
for parents and teachers to help students prepare entries for the Shoe Box Parade,
for staff to encourage and give opportunities for students to prepare an entry in theposter contest (K-6),
for teachers to incorporate a writing activity in class that would be a suitable forthe essay contest, and
to encourage students to enter the song contest (K-12).A dinner theater will be held in the evening. Linda Davis (CD) and Nancy Stuart
(AHS) are working closely with the committee. If you would like to showcase your
students’ work, see one of them or call Velva Lansdell at 870-898-7206.
The Chamber of Commerce Banquet is coming up on Feb. 1. It is time again to honor
a teacher from each campus as your Teacher of the Year. The Ashdown School’s
Teacher of the Year will be selected from your nominations. Submit a name to the
campus principal and give the reasons why you believe that person should be selected.
Nominations are due Jan. 22. Each campus honoree will be treated to a breakfast in their
honor at the Hunter Coulter House on Jan. 30. Previous Teacher of the Year honorees
have been: Glenda Carr (98), Brenda Williams (99), Debbie Greathouse (00), Nancy
Stuart (01), Teri Lynn Day (02), Carmen Sansom (03), Carolyn Henderson (04),
Brenda Tate (05), and Judy Lowery (06). Who will be next to join this distinguished
list for 2007?
Margaret Daniel Primary will be hosting a lunch meeting with various
leaders from the community next Monday, January 22
nd. It will be in the Literacy Roomat 12 noon. It is an opportunity to share the school’s vision, mission and goals. Mrs.
York stated, “We look forward to the opportunity to visit with the community and
discover ways in which our school can continue to improve.”
Congratulations to the 7
th grade Geography Bee Winners!! Mr. Leathers is thesponsor.
Champion—Trevor Pearson
1
st Runner up—Austin Ardwin2
nd Runner up—Jeffery Hadaway (Sarah Hadaway-AJHS)
The Ashdown High School cheerleaders are selling t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies.
Forms are available in the school offices.
Research data is coming to the forefront about the benefits of walking. Your ability to
learn as a child and as an adult can be increased by walking. Your ability to learn during
school years heavily influences your grades, the quality of your education, and the
choices you have for a future career. Your ability to learn "on the job" has a significant
impact on your employment and career success. Current research also shows that
walking is especially beneficial for those with ADHD to improve memory and
concentration.
Act 1220 requires that all students have opportunities to participate in physical activities.
Ashdown High School has an innovative program to provide activities for students who
are not involved in traditional sports programs. Participating students are assigned a
walking time and their progress is recorded. The activity is supervised by AHS staff
members. What’s the benefit? Students can get exercise that improves their health and
mental ability while visiting with their friends.
D
o you know families who are?
living in a motel
living in a campground
multiple families in a single family dwelling
lacking water, heat, or electricity
youth awaiting foster care placement
youths living on their ownIf you know of families living in any of these situations, they could qualify for free
services under the McKinney –Vento Act. Contact Kim Befeld, Family Support Liaison,
Ashdown Schools, 898-4469.
CHECK OUT www.ashdownschools.org
for pictures of school events, for school information, for directions to ballgames and
other interesting information.
And in Closing . . .
"Nine-tenths of education is encouragement."
— Anatole France