The North Little Rock School District has made a temporary and immediate change to its Point of Contact (POC) position for staff, students, and parents to report positive COVID-19 cases and to serve as the district’s liaison to the Arkansas Department of Health. Nurse Tonya Green will serve as the district’s POC from now until further notice. Nurse Tonya or another school nurse will manage the district’s COVID-19 hotline. The number to the hotline is (501) 240-1753. The hotline will be operational between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Anyone who calls the hotline after 8:00 p.m. is urged to leave a voicemail, and the call will be returned the following day. If it is an emergency, please call 911.

The survey to make changes for your academic learning option for the spring semester will be Wednesday, December 9 at 5:00 p.m. Please complete the survey if you would like one of the following academic options: 1. Virtual now and want to remain virtual for spring 2021. 2. Virtual now and want to return to your campus for spring 2021. 3. On campus now and want to be virtual for spring 2021. This is the link to the survey: https://tinyurl.com/yy62ugq7 Parents will need to log in with their student's email and password to access survey.

NLR Boys Track tryouts for 9th through 12th graders will be 12/9 and 12/10 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Charging Wildcat Stadium. Participants MUST have a physical and consent form on file in the Athletic Office or be able to provide the documents on the day of tryouts.

What. A. Game! Our Charging Wildcats fought, and they fought hard! Thank you for an exciting season and giving us something to cheer about, especially during a global pandemic. Congratulations to the NLR Charging Wildcats, the 2020 Class 7A Runner Up!

It’s Championship Day! Won’t be able to make it to War Memorial Stadium? You can cheer from home! Tune in to Arkansas PBS.

The North Little Rock School District has adopted new COVID-19 guidelines as it relates to quarantines. Please visit the following link to read them: https://tinyurl.com/y54496gc

Due to COVID-19, the NLR Boys Basketball games scheduled for 12/4, 12/11, and 12/15 have been cancelled. The Charging Wildcats will resume play on 12/18. The Lady Charging Wildcats will still play games scheduled for 12/11 and 12/15.

Congratulations to Tyler Parr, who signed a scholarship to play golf at Williams Baptist! We wish you the best!

Congratulations to Zoë Adebayo, who signed a scholarship to play softball at the University of Memphis! Way to go!

NLR Girls Track tryouts for 9th through 12th graders will be 12/8 and 12/9 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Charging Wildcat Stadium. All participants must have a current physical and a consent form in the Athletic Office. Contact Coach Hull at hulla@nlrsd.org for questions.

Schedule changes for basketball games: 12/4: JV and Varsity Boys Basketball teams will play Watson Chapel at Charging Wildcat Arena. The JV game will start at 5 p.m. 12/5: JV and Varsity Girls Basketball teams will play Fayetteville at Charging Wildcat Arena. The JV game will start at 5 p.m.

Face-to-Face instruction for students at North Little Rock High School and the Center of Excellence will resume tomorrow. Please read the following letter from Superintendent Gregory J. Pilewski at the following link: https://5il.co/ngot

The championship game is Saturday at noon at War Memorial! Come and witness the 'Cats take care of business to bring home the trophy! Student tickets are $6. Adult tickets are $7. NLR fans will sit on the east side of the stadium. https://gofan.co/app/events/171256

Congratulations to Tavion Akins for being named "Player of the Week" by Pulaski County Farm Bureau! This is for Akins' stellar performance in the quarterfinal matchup game against LR Catholic (Nov. 20). Akins, a junior, had four tackles, three assists, two tackles for losses, two QB pressures, two interceptions, and one onside kick recovery. The Charging Wildcats defeated the LR Catholic Rockets, 34-7. Way to go, Tavion, and great job, Charging Wildcats!

Mark your calendar for the virtual Meet-and-Greet session with our new Superintendent, Dr. Gregory J. Pilewski! He will be meeting with the Center of Excellence community. It will be held Tuesday, December 1, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Zoom.  Zoom Information: https://zoom.us/j/97272995981?pwd=NjhhTnQwaEZTYzNLQk5Rd253YjZLZz09 Meeting ID: 972 7299 5981  Passcode: 890989

Just a reminder that for this week thus far, ALL NLRHS and COE students are virtual Monday and Tuesday. After assessing the situation, a decision about returning to the normal in-person and virtual learning will be announced.

“We’re going to the ‘ship!” Congratulations to the Charging Wildcats! They will take on the Bryant Hornets next Saturday at noon at War Memorial. Let’s go, Cats!

Get your ticket to witness Class 7A semifinal showdown is Friday! The NLR Charging Wildcats will host the Cabot Panthers. https://gofan.co/app/events/169116

Go Lady Charging Wildcats! Victory tonight, in overtime, over Nettleton, 53-50! #catsrule

Superintendent Gregory J. Pilewski is urging students, employees, and the community to practice safety over the Thanksgiving holiday break. WATCH: https://youtu.be/FVNL6oOdBy0 To reach the district's COVID Point of Contact over the break, please call (501) 240-1753.