Zone 4 on the North Little Rock Board of Education, which represents Amboy Elem., is vacant. Aspiring board members should submit a letter of intent and résumé by 12/10. Board members will select a replacement at 12/16 Special Board Meeting after hearing from all candidates.
The North Little Rock residents who will make up the Citizens Committee Task Force have been announced. Thank you for answering the call to serve!
UALR Application Day! Forty-one students applied to UALR this morning! Many received immediate acceptance and several were awarded merit-based scholarships. UALR graciously waived the application fee and gave advice to students for additional scholarship opportunities. #goUALR
We look forward to seeing you at "Cupcakes and Conversations" tomorrow at 6p!
Congratulations NLR Army JROTC Cadet Major Luke Bjork, who joined the U.S. Army over the summer. After graduation, Cadet Bjork will go to Fort Benning, GA for 17 weeks of training. He will be going to A.I.T for 19D, Calvary Scout training.
Congratulations Cadet Bjork!!
Great team effort by both the girls and boys teams for placing 2nd out of 7 teams in the meet!
Top finishes
3rd - Girls 200 Medley Relay: Betsy Ponder, Pierson Richart, Shelby Stanley, AnnaBeth Stuff
3rd - Boys 200 Medley Relay: Peyton Price, Jake Hale, Phillip Stanley, Hudson Cameron
1st - Boys 200 Free: Phillip Stanley
2nd - Girls 200 IM: Betsy Ponder
1st - Boys 100 Fly: Phillip Stanley
3rd - Girls 200 Free Relay: Shelby Stanley, Michele Potts, Pierson Richart, Betsy Ponder
2nd - Boys 200 Free Relay: Jake Hale, Hudson Cameron, Peyton Price, Phillip Stanley
2nd - Boys 100 Breast: Jake Hale
4th - Girls 400 Free Relay: AnnaBeth Stuff, Peyton Stafford, Ciara Jenkins, Emma Eaton
5th - Boys 400 Free Relay: Tristan Taylor, Tacari Jenkins, John Orobona, Luke Wilkins
Betsy Ponder set a school record in the 200 IM and Phillip Stanley set a school record in the 100 Fly!
Congratulations to Crestwood Elementary and the North Little Rock Center of Excellence for earning money for academic achievement!
Join us on 11/19 at 6 p.m. for "Cupcakes and Conversations" as we celebrate Parent Engagement Month! We appreciate you, parents!
For more information, contact Crystal Barker at barkerc@nlrsd.org.
We are partnering with the AR Department of Health and Hometown Health Improvement to discuss the opioid epidemic. For more information, contact Heather Rhodes-Newburn at (501) 771-8037.
Instead of naming a “Player of the Week,” the coaching staff and seniors chose to give the game ball to Coach Jonathan Calvin and to dedicate last Friday’s game to him. Coach Calvin’s father passed away on Friday, and he was unable to attend the game. Our thoughts and prayers are with Coach Calvin and his family.
Our Charging Wildcats defeated the Cabot Panthers, 37-36. This electrifying game marked the end of the regular season.
Next up is playoffs! The team has a bye week and will be gearing up for a matchup against the winner of the Springdale Har-Ber versus Little Rock Central game.
Let’s go, Charging Wildcats!
Our Safety Symposium is happening tomorrow at the NLRHS Performing Arts Center. We hope to see you there!
NLR Academy Director Charles Jones, NLR Board of Education President Tracy Steele, and ESOL Coordinator Maria Touchstone were among those honored by the North Little Rock Chapter of the NAACP. Congratulations!
The Ole Main Task Force has been named. We appreciate everyone who submitted their names and expressed a desire to join. This group will have its first meeting on 11/19.
The NLRHS/COE Flu Clinic has been rescheduled for 11/15 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Come and join us at the School Safety Symposium, scheduled for 11/12 at the NLRHS Performing Arts Center. You will hear from district leaders about our commitment to keep students and staff safe.
There will be a moderated Question & Answer session. We ask that you email your questions beforehand to safeschools@nlrsd.org.
See you there!
Please support the NLRHS Dance Program by purchasing an ad for the upcoming holiday dance concert! The money collected help to defray costume and production costs. The deadline to contribute is 11/20. Contact Christen Pitts at pittsch@nlrsd.org for more information.
Tryouts for the NLRHS Boys’ Track Team scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed until further notice.
A major salute to JROTC Cadet Xavier Jenkins, who joined the U.S. Army this week! After graduation, Cadet Jenkins will begin his military career at Basic Training at Fort Jackson (SC) and then report to Fort Lee (VA) to be trained as a Small Arms/ Artillery Repair Specialist.
The NLRHS EAST Initiative students have been working to re-establish the NLRHS Memorial Wall to remember and honor students who passed away while in high school. The previous memorial wall became inaccessible with the construction of the new high school. With the help of a school board grant, the students have been able to replace some of the memorial plaques; however, there are still some former students whose names are not on the wall.
If you would like to help with this initiative, contact Stanley Whisnant, EAST Facilitator, at whisnants@nlrsd.org.
Our very own Maria Touchstone (holding plaque), ESOL Coordinator, received the ESOL Coordinator of the Year award at the State ESOL Conference in Hot Springs.
She is pictured with (left to right) Maria Weyrens, Hispanic Community Outreach professional at First Security Bank; Allison Greenwood, Ed.D., State Director of the Arkansas State Teachers Association; and Bobby Acklin, Superintendent of the North Little Rock School District.
Thank you for your service to our district, Mrs. Touchstone!
