🎣 Hooked on Learning — and Fishing! 🐟 Western Hills Elementary School students had an unforgettable day at Boyle Park for the 4th Annual Fishing Derby, organized by beloved P.E. teacher and fishing enthusiast Coach Amy Kennedy! 🐟 With poles in hand and excitement in the air, 1st through 5th graders tried their luck at catching catfish in a pond freshly stocked by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. For many, it was their very first catch — and the smiles said it all!
📚 Literacy in Action! The Rotary Club of Little Rock Afterhours continues to champion reading through its ongoing partnership with LRSD. Now in its third year, the program challenged students to read 20 minutes each day—and they rose to the occasion! 👏 Congratulations to our top three schools for total minutes read. 🥇 Mabelvale Elementary – 67,835 minutes 🥈 Chicot Elementary and Early Childhood Center – 64,515 minutes 🥉 Otter Creek Elementary School – 59,398 minutes. Each school received funds to grow its library collections. Thank you, Rotary Afterhours, for your continued support of literacy in our schools!
Congratulations to LRSD Board Member Anna Strong! 🎉 Over the weekend, she was honored with the inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award from the Clinton School of Public Service. 🌟 This recognition celebrates her unwavering commitment to public service and her extraordinary impact on children through her work. 👏 Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Strong on this well-deserved honor — a true champion for Arkansas’s children and families!
***LRSD Board Meeting and Public Comment/Employee Hearing Thursday, May 15, 2025 – Starting at 5:30 p.m. LRSD Boardroom, Admin Bldg. - 810 W. Markham Agenda: https://lrsd.diligent.community/Portal/ Watch Live: www.lrsdlive.com
🎉 Congratulations to our 2025 National Merit Scholarship Winners! We are incredibly proud to celebrate Yassin Bahgat and Yahya Younus from Central High School, who have been named National Merit Scholarship recipients! 🏅 Chosen from over 15,000 finalists nationwide, these two exceptional students stood out for their academic excellence and leadership. Way to go, Tigers! 🐯
📚 Summer book distribution is officially underway! McDermott Elementary School students kicked things off by choosing their Reading In The Rock books—just in time for summer reading fun! ☀️📖
🩺 Happy National School Nurse Appreciation Day! 💙 From caring for scrapes to managing daily health needs, your dedication keeps our students healthy and ready to learn. The Little Rock School District is incredibly grateful for everything you do—today and every day!
🎉🏅 Congratulations to Central High School’s very own Mary Fleming! 🏅🎉 She achieved an extraordinary milestone by completing the London Marathon and earning the title of an Abbott 6 Star World Major Marathon Finisher! This remarkable accomplishment places her among a select group of just 20,000 people worldwide who have completed all six World Marathon Majors: Boston, New York, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, and London. 🌍👟 Your LRSD family is proud of you! 💛🖤
✨ What a night! The 2025 Crystal Awards were filled with joy, inspiration, and well-deserved recognition for our incredible LRSD educators and staff. 📸 Relive the magic and check out all the event photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCdkpN. 👏 Congrats again to our Teacher of the Year, level winners, and Classified Employee of the Year!
🏆 We’re proud to share that Dr. Marian G Lacey K-8 Academy has been awarded the Summit Award for Best School Design by the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) – Southern Region! 🌟 This honor recognizes Lacey Academy as the top school design across Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas and is featured in the spring edition of Learning by Design magazine. 📖 Congratulations to all who brought this vision to life!
🎓✨ Mabelvale Elementary had some very special visitors—members of the Little Rock Southwest High School Class of 2025! These proud seniors returned in their graduation gowns, walking the same halls they once learned in. Congratulations to the Mabelvale Elementary Alumni – Southwest High School Class of 2025! 🎉 We are SO proud of you!
🎉🏅 Congratulations to the 22 students from Little Rock Southwest High School who have earned the Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy! They demonstrated proficiency in both English and Spanish. 🌎✨ The Seal of Biliteracy, first adopted in California in 2011, is now recognized nationwide. We are so proud of our students for achieving this important milestone!
🏈💙 Big dreams do come true! Fulbright Elementary 4th graders got a surprise visit from Jackson Woodard, who was just drafted by the Seattle Seahawks! Jackson was once a 4th grade student of Fulbright teacher Mrs. Jennifer Dilday, and during that time, he wrote a paper about wanting to play in the NFL. Yesterday, he returned to share his story and inspire the next generation—proof that with hard work and determination, dreams can become reality! 🌟
🏆 Little Rock Central’s own Coach Shawna Shannon has been named the 2025 7A High School Quiz Bowl Coach of the Year! 🐯🎉 Recognized by peers and honored on PBS, she’s making LRSD proud. Way to go, Coach Shannon!
🎉 Congratulations to our amazing Little Rock School District honorees recognized at the Oscar Washington Jr. Educational Fund Gala! We are so proud of Allison Burgess of Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School, and Cohen Hughes and Sydney Arrieta of Little Rock Southwest High School for their incredible achievements and bright futures ahead! 🌟 Special congratulations go to Ms. Felicia Hayes for her outstanding leadership and dedication to education!
🌏✨ Gibbs Magnet School recently hosted 17 students from Tennoji High School in Osaka, Japan, for a day of cultural exchange and global connection! From a welcome by our 1st graders to origami, songs, and shared classroom experiences, it was an unforgettable celebration of learning and friendship. Big thanks to our generous sponsors who helped make it all happen! 💙
📚✨ Huge thanks to Rep. Denise Ennett for honoring LRSD librarians at last night's board meeting! A special shoutout to Ms. Linda Neal, our incredible head librarian and president of the Arkansas Association of Instructional Media, for her leadership and dedication to our schools. 💙📖
Check this out! 🎉 A group of our amazing students from Mabelvale Middle School has earned a spot to represent Arkansas at the National History Day Competition this June at the University of Maryland! 📚 These students have worked tirelessly for months, showcasing exceptional research, historical insight, and presentation skills. This opportunity is more than just a competition—it’s a life-changing experience that empowers our scholars to shine on a national stage. ✨
****Continuation of Recessed LRSD April 24th Board Meeting - Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 5:30 PM; 810 W. Markham, LRSD Boardroom
Agenda: https://lrsd.diligent.community/Portal/ - under "Recent Meetings" - April 24
Watch Live: www.lrsdlive.com
AP Exams will take place May 5th - May 16th. This year, 16 of the exams will be digital exams. All students will take their AP Exams on school-issued computers. We ask that students arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the exam's scheduled start time. If you have any questions about AP exams, please reach out to your AP teacher or your building AP Coordinator. FOR AP EXAM PRACTICE, LOG IN TO AP CLASSROOM AND VIEW THE AP DAILY VIDEOS, QUIZZES, AND TAKE THE PRACTICE TEST AVAILABLE. If you have an extenuating circumstance and you are unable to come to the building on your exam day, you need to contact the AP Coordinator and the front office.
