Today is Earth Day! This year's theme is "Invest in Our Planet" encouraging all of us to recognize our collective responsibility to the planet and accelerate our actions to make a difference. PCSSD is proud to partner with PeachJar to do our part!
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OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY has been working with Central Arkansas Pet Partners to provide pet therapy to help students identify and process thoughts and feelings in the past couple of weeks. It looks like the students and pets both enjoyed the visits. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
April is School Library Month! Thank you to the dedicated Teacher Librarians across PCSSD! This month we would like to shout out these professionals by feeder. We are thankful for the TLs in the Mills feeder! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Last month, MILLS MIDDLE's Raeghen Coleman spent the day as House page for Representative Jamie Scott (District 72). Raeghen met Rep. Scott through her sno-cone business, BrainFreeze which she started in 2018 and it's grown so much over the years. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Due to a power outage in the area, Lawson Elementary will have an AMI day today (Friday, April 21). Students must check Schoology for any assignments. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The 2021-2022 SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH Art Club created a social justice quilt in conjunction with the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and it is now on display! Stop by the library to check it out! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
A group of JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE 8th grade girls attended the Girls of Promise Conference at the 4-H Center. They explored their interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math and meet women mentors excelling in their fields. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
April is Scottish-American Heritage Month. This month we celebrate the history and contributions of the Scottish and Scottish-Irish heritage. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
A CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY student cashed in on her Fall Fest silent auction win with "Feasting with Mrs. Field." Londyn got to pick the menu and invite some friends to her event. Great choices, Londyn! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
SYLVAN HILLS HIGH recently announced the hiring of Shekinna Stricklen as its new head girls basketball coach starting in the 2023-2024 school year. Check out the story for details: https://shhs.pcssd.org/o/sylvan-hills-high-school/article/1073954
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April is Occupational Therapy Month. Thank you to the PCSSD Occupational Therapists who work with our students daily to help them improve or develop skills for daily living! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
3rd graders at CHENAL ELEMENTARY transformed into paleontologists for a day as they "excavated fossils/coal" from a chocolate chip cookie. Students had to calculate the cost of their "dig" and how much profit they would make. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Tax Day has been extended for Pulaski County residents until July 31! Gov. Sanders issued an executive order and the IRS has delayed collection for areas hit by the tornadoes on March 31.
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Students and staff at MILLS MIDDLE have had a great time preparing for the ACT Aspire with a Bootcamp. Thank you to Charde Wilson, Kwadjo Boaitey, Johnetta Gipe, and the rest of the team for the work they put in for their students. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This is National School Volunteer Week. We are so thankful for the many volunteers who take their time to be in our schools helping students and teachers. We couldn't do it without you! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
CALS Children's Library and Learning Center is celebrating their birthday by inviting kids to a PJ storytime. Stop buy the event for a guest reader and breakfast for dinner!
https://cals.org/childrens-library
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Earth Day is just a week away, but the Central Arkansas Library System is hosting a number of events this month to celebrate Earth Day. Check out their website for some upcoming activities!
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One week from today is the DEA's National Drug Take Back Day. Get your unused and expired medications together to bring to a drop off location on Saturday, April 22! Find a drop off location near you:
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DHS's Every Child Arkansas is a new program to support and recruit foster parents from around the state. The mission of Every Child Arkansas is to invite people to consider fostering and spread awareness that everyone can make a difference. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
March and April wrapped up our student representatives at our monthly School Board of Education meetings. Our student representatives are both seniors, Xavier Graves from SYLVAN HILLS HIGH joined us in March and Joi Porter from MAUMELLE HIGH joined us in April. Thank you for taking the time to share in the democratic process. We'll start back up in fall. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
