
Preparing for the new school year is a high priority for the Little Rock School District! This summer, teachers participated in AVID training at Little Rock Southwest High School. AVID is an approach to enhance the learning process and foster strong connections between teachers and students! 📚


Get ready for LRSD's Back-to-School Vaccine Clinic! This vaccination event will help ensure your student is up-to-date on all required immunizations.
July 23rd, July 24th, and July 25th
from 8am to 6pm at
3915 W. 8th St. , Little Rock, AR 72204.
We are needing to know an estimated amount of participants to prepare for the event. Please sign up here: https://lrsd.jotform.com/241264798572064
If you sign up for the 4 to 6 pm block, know that the clinic will close at 6pm. You will need to sign in by 5pm to get a vaccine that day. There will be a gift card drawing for those that show up to the event and get vaccinated. Please bring your vaccination record if from out of the state.
Full event details can be viewed on the pdf flyer:
English: https://5il.co/2r97k
Spanish: https://5il.co/2r97l





📚 Throughout the month of July, we're sharing reading tips to help you get ready for the new school year. The summer is a great time to get together with distant relatives, and it's always exciting when they come around to visit! Encourage your child to show off their newfound reading skills by reading to a relative or retelling a story from memory! 📖


Little Rock Southwest High School's very own Renia Lewis has been selected as a student speaker to represent Arkansas and the school at the 2024 Jostens Renaissance Global Conference! This honor comes after the Renny Team won the highest-level distinction award for their outstanding Jostens Renaissance initiatives. 🏆 Congrats to Renia and the Renny Team for their incredible achievements!


****LRSD Special Board Meeting/Public Comment and Work Session, Thurs., July 11, 5:30 PM Agenda: https://lrsd.diligent.community/Portal/ Public Comment: https://lrsd.jotform.com/form/203496938448067 Watch Live: www.lrsdlive.com

LRSD & Caissa continue their partnership to recruit/retain students. Caissa enrollment specialists have been and will continue to contact families for this purpose. If you get emails or calls/texts from 501-503-3168, 501-512-1656, or 501-260-7244 -they are legitimate communication from LRSD.


📚 Throughout the month of July, we're sharing reading tips to help you get ready for the new school year. 📚 DEAR stands for 'Drop Everything and Read,' and it's a fun way to get everyone in the house reading together. Choose a time during the day, and when the time comes, drop what you're doing and dive into a good book! 📖


****LRSD Board Meeting/Public Comment, Thurs., June 27, 5:30 PM
Agenda: https://lrsd.diligent.community/Portal/
Public Comment: https://lrsd.jotform.com/form/203496938448067
Watch Live: www.lrsdlive.com

Congratulations to the LRSW Renny Team! The team has secured the highest level distinction award for their Jostens Renaissance initiatives and dedication to our school and community.


****LRSD Special Board Meeting/Public Comment and Work Session, Thurs., June 13, starting at 5:30 PM Agenda: https://lrsd.diligent.community/Portal/ Public Comment: https://lrsd.jotform.com/form/203496938448067 Watch Live: www.lrsdlive.com


UPDATE: For school bus riders, please complete a brief survey: https://tinyurl.com/NEWLRSDBusSurvey by Fri., June 21.
If you have already submitted your response, please disregard. Eligibility requirements for bus riders: https://www.lrsd.org/page/transportation-lrsd. Thank you!


Little Rock Southwest High School
Summer School Transportation


2023-24 Summer School will begin Tuesday June 11, 2024
https://securek12.lrsd.org/SummerSchool/CreditRecovery/Default.aspx?CreditRecovery



Talk about something worth celebrating! The LRSD Class of 2024 earned nearly $26M in scholarships this year! We are proud of our star students and this tremendous accomplishment! #ReimaginingLRSD #LRSDProud #LRSDClassof2024


Gryphon Parents and Students, Tomorrow is Graduation Day. Little Rock Southwest High staff will be at Barton Coliseum to support our Seniors. Makeup tests can be taken on Tuesday of next week. Have a Happy Memorial Day Weekend.

Greetings Parents/Guardians! Thank you for using your text or email invitation to become active in Rooms. By activating your Rooms account now, you will begin next school year connected to all methods of LRSD communication. Click here for more info https://www.lrsd.org/article/1610579


Spring Semester Exams will begin Monday May 20, 2024



****LRSD Board Meeting/Public Comment and Employee Hearings, Thurs., May 16, starting at 5:30 PM
Agenda: https://lrsd.diligent.community/Portal/
Public Comment: https://lrsd.jotform.com/form/203496938448067
Watch Live: www.lrsdlive.com

Little Rock Southwest High Cheer and Dance Carwash
Only $10
Saturday May 18th
9am-1pm
Lifeline Baptist Church
7601 Baseline Road


LR Southwest High School and the Gryphon Literacy department would like to congratulate Ms. Christie Hudelson for being selected as an AP Reader for the 2024 AP Language Assessment this summer.
