During Thursday night's board meeting, the LRSD Board of Education approved the student calendar for the 2013-2014 school year. We are preparing the 2013-2014 calendar-at-a-glance to go home in backpacks soon. In the meantime, here are some of the key dates for students:
First Day of School August 19, 2013
Winter Vacation for Students December 23, 2013 – January 6, 2014
Spring Break March 24 – March 28, 2014
Last Day of School for Students June 3, 2014
Inclement Weather Make-up Days June 4 – June 10, 2014
Congratulations to the Parkview students who dominated in the Optimist Oratory Contest at Rosedale Optimist Club.
The following Parkview 9th girls won medals and monetary awards in the female division:
1st Place Abigail Mansur/9th grade
2nd Place Michelle Mora/9th grade
3rd Place Olivia Rizzardi/9th grade
4th Place Sydney Washington/9th grade
Central High’s Science Olympiad Team is the two time state champion, 2012 and 2013. The Arkansas State Science Olympiad Competition was held at University of Arkansas at Little Rock under the direction of Dr. Eric Kaufmann on February 23, 2013.
Central had three, 15 member teams participate in the event. Our Tiger Team placed sixth, our Black Team Placed fourth and our Gold Team placed first. Abhilasha Gokulan, the captain of the Gold Team, was elected onto the Arkansas Science Olympiad Board of Directors and is the first student in the state to hold this position.
Our team now qualifies to attend the National Science Olympiad competition in Dayton, Ohio May 15-19. We are currently raising funds so that ALL members of our three teams will be able to attend the national event. Our students will be fundraising around the city. More details to come. Please support our teams!
Little Rock School District Associate Superintendent Marvin Burton has been selected to serve as interim superintendent when Dr. Morris Holmes' resignation goes into effect Friday, March 22.
Burton, who is the associate superintendent for secondary schools, has been with the District since 1989, having served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal. His role will be temporary while working as the lead member of a three-person transitional leadership team until superintendent designee Dr. Dexter Suggs arrives this summer.
The remaining members of the leadership team are Associate Superintendent of Accountability Dennis Glasgow and Chief Financial Officer Kelsey Bailey. Board president Diane Curry was given the authority by the Board to work with the team and to name an acting superintendent from among the three members. The team will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations at LRSD with some guidance from Dr. Suggs.
Central High’s Science Olympiad Team is the two time state champion, 2012 and 2013. The Arkansas State Science Olympiad Competition was held at University of Arkansas at Little Rock under the direction of Dr. Eric Kaufmann on February 23, 2013.
Little Rock School District Associate Superintendent Marvin Burton has been selected to serve as interim superintendent when Dr. Morris Holmes' resignation goes into effect Friday, March 22.
