BSD - Pioneer Update

Mrs. Jennifer Douglas, BSD Assistant Superintendent, talks about the literacy events taking place in classrooms, across the state of Arkansas, and at home. March "Reading Madness" "Read Across America", February 27 - March 3 "If All Arkansas Read the Same Book", March 6 - April 1 A competition across the state will have students read, "J.D. and the Great Barber Battle" by J. Dillard. There will be...

Batesville Junior High School Charter (BJHSC) 8th Grade Beta Club members talk about their community projects and plans beyond high school. Beta Club works on many community projects: Christmas Brings Hope - a canned food drive for people in need Donations for victims of domestic violence And much more! Beta Club requires members to have and maintain a 3.5 GPA and have service hours. Beta Club mem...

Dustin Rose, Sulphur Rock Elementary's Principal, talked about Student Registration and Reading Madness last Friday. Student Registration School Choice Deadline MAY 1 Kindergarten Pre-Registration Criteria: student must be age 5 before August 1st, 2023 For 1st choice, we recommend registering by March 10 Reading Madness - March 2023 Schools across Arkansas are participating in the "Reading Madness...

Batesville High School Charter (BHSC) EAST Facilitator, Lori Campbell, and students, Faith Cheatham and Brayden Johnson talk about the EAST program. What is E.A.S.T. Initiative ? EAST is Education Accelerated by Service and Technology It's an elective class that is self-led and project-based. Students choose a project to help someone in the community and use a range of professional-grade equipment...

Learn about the upcoming literacy events with Literacy Specialist, Mollie Hill, and Mathematics Specialist, Alisha Inman-Cummings. 2nd Annual Scavenger Hunt, March 6 - April 1 Passports will be sent home with students, Kindergarten through 5th Grade -- if your child doesn't receive one, the passports will be available in your child's campus office. 5 locations throughout the city, where students w...

Kindergarten Pre-Registration for the 2023-24 school year Criteria: student must be age 5 before August 1st, 2023 For 1st choice, we recommend registering before Spring Break (March 20-24) The registration link will be posted Click the Student Registration Website to access: Kindergarten Pre-Registration form Campus Transfer form (due by May 26) Need help? Please contact Alicia Robertson Visit Us:...

BJHSC students, Presley Cunningham, Georgie Freiert, and 6th-grade teacher Melissa Baxter talk about the upcoming event for parents and students. "Journey Through the Junior High" event Thursday, February 16 from 5-7 pm The event showcases the Junior High students' learning to parents Parents will receive a passport to their student's classes Prize to win a free hot dog and drink Student drawing f...

The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted "A Night at the Oscars" gala BSD was nominated and won the Leader in Education Award - recognizing our Pioneers RISE literacy program Community Collaboration: Excel by 8, LENA LENA is a practice-based, data-driven, professional development program that targets early childhood educators (to improve language environment, equitability, etc.) Collaborated...

White River Academy's Deena Bruce, teaches math to 6th through 12 graders. WRA is an alternative learning environment (ALE) for students. IXL Learning - targets what they need to learn so she can focus on it with them "We work with where there are, and build on that" - Bruce Bruce works and trains with junior high (BJHSC) and high school (BHSC) math teachers on a regular basis to have consist curr...

Jennifer Pitts, UACCB Career Coach, talks about the concurrent class options and scholarship opportunities for high school students. Concurrent Classes About 80 students enrolled Recently partnered with Lyon College to offer "Introduction to Psychology" on the BHSC campus Not just for seniors --there is an Arkansas scholarship that is available to juniors and seniors to take concurrent classes at...

Mr. Byron Difani, Principal, and Mr. Mark Hall talk about the upcoming events for Eagle Mountain Elementary. Basketball teams, 6 teams (3rd-5th grade boys and girls) The second year of the program Great attendance and support from parents 4th Grade Boys team is undefeated Games will continue until February St. Louis, 4th Grade field trip (April/May) Students get to experience traditional songs, le...

Casey Burnside, BJHSC Administrative Dean, talks about the Slushy Award which highlights our students. Follow us to stay updated: BJHSC Facebook Slushy Award - awarded to students who go above and beyond Any adult can nominate a student for an award Been going on for several years -- recently wanted to spotlight the award to the community Recognized on Facebook and emails sent to the student and t...

"Bon Appétit on a Budget" Event | Thursday, January 12 2 sessions: 12 pm or 5:30 pm Will teach how to create a meal with a few ingredients; leave with that meal when going home Receive a free cookbook and ingredients for a healthy meal for the family Food Pantry A huge thanks to the community Supports the whole Batesville School District Dr. Suess week End of February and the beginning of March Ca...

Steve Baxter recently became the Community Schools Site Coordinator for secondary education (BJHSC and BHSC). He previously worked at the Sulphur Rock campus for 17 years as the District Director of the Elementary ALE Program. His New Role Focuses on community engagement Provides services to students and faculty such as the upcoming events: Teacher Appreciation Week and Students of the Month All o...

Fine Arts Thank you to our supporters who attend our band, orchestra, choir, and theater events! All-Region and All-State recognition The number of students that participate in fine arts outnumbers student-athletes-- there are 600+ fine arts students in junior high and high school Lending Library Gold-level R.I.S.E. Community Click here to learn more! Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Secretary of St...

Shiekenya Wren talks about the recent guests who came to help West Elementary become a kinder place. Scarlett Lewis, Choose Love Movement Founded the movement in memory of her son, Jeffery Lewis, who died during the Sandy Hook shooting. Choose Love formula = courage + gratitude + forgiveness + compassion; help students to choose love and kindness instead of hate Bryan Skavnak, Be the Nice Kid Prof...

In recent years, students who scored well in class were exempt from the cumulative semester test. This school year we switched to the alternative calendar which changed some things. The new calendar has fewer school days = fewer student-contact days (were used for review days) Admin decided not to give an exam in exchange for students attending all school days Some students do best in day-to-day w...

Esports The program began with PC games: League of Legends and Rocket League Recently switched companies and are now able to compete with Nintendo Switch games (Mario Kart 8, Smash Brothers Ultimate, and Splatoon 3) The team has doubled in size with the additional programs Fall season and Spring season The Rocket League, Smash Brothers Ultimate, and Splatoon 3 teams made it to the State Tournament...

RISE Gold Community - creating community collaboration and building that culture of reading through using our schools and community resources Award Recognition at UACCB from the Department of Education Wednesday, December 7th at 10 am Christmas Brings Hope 2000+ items from the Sulphur Rock campus Their campus loves to give back to the community -- they recently won against other BSD campuses for t...

Stacey Lindsey, BHSC Principal, discusses the effects of the new calendar and that the school day will look different next year. Semester tests are now required for all students which take place during the week (Dec. 12-16) before Christmas Break. Thursday, Dec. 15 - Christmas pep rally @ 9:20 am The next school year, 2023-24, will have 7 class periods during the day. The school district has had a...

The Batesville School District used an alternative calendar for the 2022-23 school year. Alternative Calendar: based on hours, not days The typical calendar consists of 187 days or ~10,066 hours Built-In collaboration time = 21 days given to staff Work Days: prep for the start of school, curriculum, etc. Collaboration Days: time for teachers to work together (students are sent home) There are no A...

Rian Puckett, the head BJHSC Basketball Coach, talks about the Pocahontas win and the team lineup. Pocahontas tournament results 7th grade won Junior High got Runner Up Jr. High Team Sponsored by Citizens Bank and White River Now

The OPAA Director of Nutrition Service, Tonya Gibson, and the Purchasing Assistant for Food Service, Beth McSpadden, talk about the services and opportunities for the Batesville School District. Eagle Mtn. and West elementary schools have received a grant for fresh fruit and veggies After School Snack Program, K-12 students Free and Reduced Lunch Form Filling out the form annually helps the school...

Drive-Ins with Dads & Movies with Moms November 15, 5:30 pm at the Preschool Gym Kids get to build cardboard cars with their parents/guardians Polar Express Night December 8 Games and activities with the family Food Pantry Always open for non-perishable food donations Sponsored by Citizens Bank and White River Now

The high school's cheerleading team is competing in Hot Springs this Saturday, led by coach Allison Angel. Cheer Show Off, tonight @ 5:30 pm - the team will show their competition routine to the community. Competing in Hot Springs this Saturday at 8 pm with a game day routine All Girls Varsity (5-6A) 5 freshmen, 8 sophomores, and 2 seniors 7 other teams (Jonesboro, Cabot, Searcy, etc.) What's next...