CONGRATULATIONS to Oak Grove Elementary! They received an early literacy grant for $4,000 from the Greene County Community Fund. Students will read a book each month with their teacher then take a copy with them to build their own home libraries. Way to go, OGE!
WOW! The Paragould School District received an Emergency Food Pantry Grant in the amount of $20,000 PLUS a $5,000 food credit at the NEA Food Bank! We have a new food pantry on the Junior High/High School campus that is bigger and better than years past and plans are in place to add an additional food pantry to the OGE/OGMS campus so we can serve even more families! We would like to shout THANK YOU to our PHS Community Service Learning class for unloading the food bank truck and organizing the food. What a task!
We are just 10 days out from the 14th Annual Dig for the Cure. We are still in need of items for our online SILENT AUCTION. Please contact Jill Gill at (870) 335-8313 or jgill@paragouldschools.net if you or your business can help us out! All proceeds go to charitable organizations which help in the fight against breast cancer! Don't forget to come out on Thursday, September 30th to support your Lady Rams as they take on our crosstown rivals. GO RAMS!
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 PSD Homecoming Court
Freshmen:
Freshman Maid Chloe Brown escorted by Cole Chipman
Freshman Maid Sara Cline escorted by Jordan Crossfield
Freshman Maid Kaydence McGhee escorted by Kannon Dillport
Freshman Maid Nicole Webb escorted by Parker Thompson
Sophomores:
Sophomore Maid Kahlyn Massey escorted by Corbin Bailey
Sophomore Maid Madden Russom escorted by Carter Beliew
Sophomore Maid Ashley Ward escorted by Sam Hunt
Sophomore Maid Kiley Williams escorted by Haden Rabah
Juniors:
Junior Maid Hailey Beasley escorted by Dominic Delagarza
Junior Maid Clara Shannon escorted by Kyler Dollar
Junior Maid Emma Klingel escorted by Noah Speksnijder
Junior Maid Jaylinn Williams escorted by Joseph Rogers
Seniors:
Senior Maid Fallon Clardy escorted by Jake Brittingham
Senior Maid Trinity Hallmark escorted by Christian Cox
Senior Maid Natalie Horner escorted by Jamison DaVault
Senior Maid Grace Jankoviak escorted by Braxton Tilley
Senior Maid Fernanda Morales escorted by Jagger Wigginton
Senior Maid Megan Riggs escorted by Kendall Hines
Holy smokes! Check out this amazing donation from the Smoking Skulls Motorcycle Club! A $5,000 cash donation (in the form of the coolest big check!) and a trailer full of school supplies for PSD students. Pictured are Smoking Skulls MC members Bryan Drennen, Randy Davis, Justin Bryant, Josh Wheeler, Ben Bryson, Adrian Hilderbran presenting PSD's Laurel Taylor with the donation from their Ride4Knowledge. In the second picture you'll see members Randy Davis, Ben Bryson, Justin Bryant, Bryan Drennen, Josh Wheeler, Arty Hood and PSD's Laurel Taylor with some of the school supplies they were able to donate. The last picture is the trailer full of supplies they donated! We are fortunate to have been gifted all of this from our friends at Smoking Skulls MC!
In continuing to introduce our newest staff members and those who changed positions within the PSD, we'd like to say welcome and congratulations to the following:
Kelsy Edwards (OGMS)
Amy Glenn (PPS/PHS)
Mandy Hinson (WWE)
Tracy Howard (OGE)
We are excited to announce the 14th Annual Dig for the Cure is Thursday, September 30th. We are honoring April Vanaman Biggs, Amber Vanaman, and Julie Lamb Milligan who have fought or are fighting breast cancer.
Proceeds come from our online silent auction, t-shirt sales, and corporate sponsorships. All proceeds go to AMMC's Project Hope; NEA Baptist Hospital's Hope Circle; and St. Bernard's Imaging Center.
To donate a silent auction item or become a sponsor, contact Jill Gill at (870) 335-8313 or jgill@paragouldschools.net
To buy a t-shirt stop by any PSD school or Central Office and fill out a form - deadline is Monday, Sept. 13th so don't delay!
Wear pink and come out to support your Lady Rams as they take on crosstown rivals, GCT Eagles! Games start at 5pm with 7th grade followed by Junior A then Senior A.
The past couple of weeks we have introduced our new staff/faculty as and highlighted those who changed positions within the Paragould School District. Tonight we'd like to say welcome and congratulations to the following Rams:
Alyx Cox (Paragould High School)
Mackenzie Edison (Paragould Primary)
Jenny Brown (Paragould High School)
Emilee Higdon (Oak Grove Middle School)
The Paragould School District senior high football game scheduled for Friday, September 3 at Rivercrest has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Currently 15 football players have been quarantined. While it is unfortunate to lose any game on our schedule, we will always put the safety of our student athletes first.
The game against Rivercrest cannot be rescheduled. According to AAA guidance, if a senior high non-conference football game is cancelled due to COVID-19, the game is considered a no contest. Our next game will be played on Friday, September 10 at home against Pocahontas.
Last week we began introducing our new staff/faculty members and highlighting those who changed positions within the Paragould School District. Tonight we would like to say welcome and congratulations to the following Rams:
Gary Jackson (Paragould High School)
Abby Taylor (Paragould Primary)
Angela Mears (Baldwin Elementary)
Wayne Conner (Oak Grove Elementary)
Exciting news alert! The Paragould Primary was awarded $10,000 today from Ag for Autism! Special Education teacher, Micka Hatley, applied for and won the money through a grant. Thanks to Danny Graham and Ag for Autism for supporting the Paragould Rams!
Over the next few weeks we will introduce our new staff and faculty as well as highlight those who changed positions within the Paragould School District. Please help us congratulate the following Rams:
Judy McDonald (Baldwin Elementary)
Anmity Bruton (Paragould High School)
LeAnn Moore (Paragould Junior High School)
Katelyn Moore (Paragould Primary)
The Paragould School District approved a Communicable Disease COVID-19 Exposure Control Plan on August 12, 2021. This plan will require all students and staff in pre-kindergarten through grade twelve to wear a mask or face covering while in public indoor settings and on school buses unless able to socially distance. The plan also includes a student mask opt-out form available to the parents of preschool through grade one students. By completing the opt-out form, parents are authorizing their child not to wear a mask while at school. The district will review the mask requirement approximately every 30 days or at each regularly scheduled school board meeting.
Both the Communicable Disease COVID-19 Exposure Control Plan and the PreK-1 Student Mask Opt-Out Form are available on the district website. To access the documents select the red button titled COVID-19 INFORMATION. To provide us with feedback please select the red button titled UPDATED READY TO LEARN DOCUMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT.
Paragould School District has provided three short videos in preparation for the start of the 2021-2022 school year. Videos include a message from the superintendent, the transportation director, and the district head nurse. You can access the videos by clicking on the welcome back to school videos tab located just under the scrolling picture gallery. You can also access the videos by clicking on the link below.
https://www.paragould.k12.ar.us/page/welcome-back-2021-videos
Paragould School District has updated the Ready for Learning Plan in preparation for the start of the 2021-2022 school year. The document has been placed on the district website. You can access the document, and provide us with feedback, by clicking on the updated ready to learn document and public comment tab located just under the scrolling picture gallery. You can also access the district Ready for Learning Plan by clicking on the link below.
https://www.paragould.k12.ar.us/page/paragould-ready-to-learn-2021-22
The district Ready for Learning Plan includes seven (7) color coded sections. Information includes instructional learning options and procedures related to screening, masks, safety, buses, cafeteria, and isolation/quarantine.
Stuff the Bus is THIS Saturday from 9am - 3pm in the Belk parking lot. The supplies you drop off go directly to PSD schools and benefit PSD students and teachers! We appreciate your support!
#proudtobearam
Get ready, the first day of school is Monday, August 16th! The school supply list by grade is below. (For Spanish and Marshallese, please visit the "Multicultural Rams of Paragould" Facebook page.)
And don't forget to buy extra if you're able and drop off at STUFF THE BUS happening this Saturday from 9am - 3pm in the Belk parking lot. Your donations go to each of our schools and are greatly appreciated.
Schedules for Open House 2021 have been released!
Please see pictures for detailed information by school:
PHS (ALL 9th graders and NEW TO THE DISTRICT 10th -12th graders. Schedule in picture.)
PJHS (ALL 7th graders and NEW TO THE DISTRICT 8th graders. Schedule in picture.)
OGMS (ALL 5th graders and NEW TO THE DISTRICT 6th graders. Schedule in picture.)
Baldwin/Oak Grove Elementary/Woodrow Wilson (ALL students by appt only. More information in picture.)
Paragould Primary Open House information is below.
Attention Paragould Primary Students and Parents - we are excited to announce our Open House plans for Pre-K, Kindergarten & First Grade!
Open House 2021 will be in scheduled time slots by student during the following dates: August 2nd - 5th. Your child’s teacher will contact you by phone to set up a time with you no later than July 29th.
If you haven’t heard from your child’s teacher by July 29th OR your phone number has changed over the summer, please call the Primary office at (870) 240-2201 and let them know.
We CANNOT accept walk-ins without a scheduled time slot.
This is a great opportunity to meet the teacher, bring your school supplies, tour the campus, fill out important school paperwork, and make sure transportation is ready for your little Ram!
Guidelines for Paragould Primary Open House
Only 2 adults/guardians per student will be allowed.
Practice social distancing while on campus.
Masks are highly encouraged.
We will send out important information about the start of school through the PSD website, PSD app, and the PSD Facebook page.
Do you need Before/After Care for your PK - 6th grade student(s)? Don't delay - registration is OPEN NOW!
Before/After Care registration forms are on the Paragould School District website now. Please select Paragould Primary School and click on the Out of School Time Registration form and Pick Up form.
Spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cost: $25 registration fee when your child is accepted into the program and $30 per child per week.
Time: Before Care begins at 6:15a.m. and After Care ends at 5:30p.m.
Locations: Pre-K, Kindergarten & 1st grade Before/After Care will be held at the Paragould Primary each day, beginning August 16th.
2nd-6th grade Before/After Care will be held at Woodrow Wilson each day, beginning August 16th, 2021.
AMMC, Hyde Pharmacy, and City Drug are all offering free COVID19 vaccines for children 12+. If you're interested, please see the attached for more information!
#psdrams
