Maumelle basketball player, Carl Daughtery Jr., has been named to the 2021-2022 501 Basketball Team. The team includes 40 players who were all nominated by their coaches. Players will be highlighted in the February and March editions of 501 Life. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
ARKidsCanCode and CSforAR are working together to promote computer science courses. PCSSD has amazing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses for students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ghXMSLdkFg
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As part of PCSSD's student nutrition partnership with Chartwells, high school students around the District had the chance to vote on January's menu. Students chose Big City BBQ as the winner! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Teachers at SYLVAN HILLS HIGH prepared for students to return in 2022 with a fun activity on Tuesday. Teachers built a safe "shell" to drop their eggs one story without breaking. They worked as a team to reflect working to help students succeed. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Due to a continued increase of COVID-19 cases, PCSSD will issue AMI days Monday and Tuesday next week. Schools and district offices will be closed for public access. PCSSD COVID-19 team will continue to monitor case numbers and make AMI decisions on a school-by-school basis.
Shout out to our student-athletes from SYLVAN HILLS, MAUMELLE and JOE T. ROBINSON who were named to the 2021 All-State Football team. The Arkansas Activities Association released the teams last month. Great job and keep up the good work! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
January is School Board Appreciation Month! Thank you to our newly elected Board President, Lindsey Gustafson. She is not only a PCSSD parent, but also a PCSSD graduate. In her spare time she enjoys running and has run 2 marathons. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY students engineered a bridge to figure out how it can work without supports in the water. The 4th graders had to demonstrate that their bridges could hold hot wheel cars to prove it was sturdy enough for weight. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
PCSSD is participating in Arkansas school choice, enabling K-12 students to attend school in a nonresident district. Applications are accepted through May 1. Contact the Office of Equity and Pupil Services at 501-234-2021 with questions.
https://www.pcssd.org/page/school-choice
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January is National Mentoring Month. At PCSSD, we strive to empower our students and staff through mentoring and relationship building. #MentoringAmplifies #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
While we all enjoyed time off during winter break, our boys and girls basketball teams put in hard work across the District. Come out and cheer on your MAUMELLE, MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES, ROBINSON and SYLVAN HILLS teams this week! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
4th graders at LANDMARK ELEMENTARY got to have lunch with the Arch Street Fire Department after they recently won the department's coloring contest. Great work, students! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Due to a significant increase in positive COVID cases and close-contacts, PCSSD will issue AMI days for the rest of the week. Schools and district offices will follow AMI procedures on Thurs, & Fri. Students are required to log into Schoology to complete necessary assignments.
January is School Board Appreciation Month! We are so appreciative for our school board members who volunteer their time and service to the students and staff of PCSSD. Stay tuned, we'll highlight each member individually throughout the month. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
LANDMARK ELEMENTARY students enjoyed their Bartholomew and the Oobleck STEM project for the month of October. They had a blast getting nice and messy. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH students channeled their inner artist through the study of renowned American Artist Georgia O'Keeffe. The goal was to replicate the artist's oil paintings using the GRID Method, Color Mixing, and Oil pastel techniques. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
LAWSON ELEMENTARY 3-5 graders kicked off their 30 Book Challenge by creating a life-sized food truck. Students created food trucks with their menu items listed as books they are interested in reading before the end of the school year. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
4th and 5th grade students at LANDMARK ELEMENTARY wrote short stories which were published into books. They wrote the short stories on their own for National Novel Writing Month. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Students in the Alpha classes at CHENAL ELEMENTARY used the Engineering Design Process to design and create mini-golf games and putters. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
SYLVAN HILLS HIGH dance students did three numbers - jazz, ballet, and tap. There are 14 students in dance class and are an inclusive class. The students have come so far from the first of the year. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
