Prescott School District

SENIORS!! BEN FARMER SCHOLARSHIP Every year, the Arkansas Association of Pupil Transportation (AAPT) awards a $2,000 scholarship to a graduating senior. One of the qualifications for thisscholarship is the applicant must have had a family member involved in the pupil transportation industry. See school counselor for details!

SENIORS!! Deadline to Apply for UA Hope-Texarkana Foundation Scholarships is March 17 HOPE/TEXARKANA, AR – February 24, 2025 The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation provides over 125 privately funded scholarships to UAHT students in all areas of study. The deadline to apply for Foundation scholarships is Monday, March 17, 2025. To apply, visit https://forms.office.com/r/Nkxsyd3YvP. Students will be considered for all Foundation scholarships, especially those most aligned with their career and academic goals. UAHT Foundation scholarships are funded by the contributions of businesses, non-profit entities, and individuals. They are awarded to students who meet the criteria established by the scholarship donors. For more information, call 870-722-8174 or email leigh.quillin@uaht.edu.

💯 days of fun and learning in Ms. Mabry, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Henderson’s first grade classes! 💯🐺🤩

Kindergarten celebrated the 100th day of school in style with fun 100 day activities!!💯🐺

Mrs. Brown’s first graders have been working on tens and ones. They warmed up on this 💯 th day of school by representing two digit numbers and then they made 100. 💯 🐺♥️

We ♥️ Ms. Burson and the positive impact she has on her students!!

Mrs. Bell’s 8th graders are analyzing ecological problems in our world and designing possible solutions to those problems. Today they presented those projects to the class.

Mrs. Burke’s kindergarten class had fun practicing their teen number knowledge and skills this week!

🐺🏀 BASKETBALL INFORMATION!! 🐺🏀 Prescott will play Bald Knob on Wednesday, March 5, at 8:30 p.m. The 3A State Tournament is being hosted by Valley Springs School District at North Arkansas College in Harrison. Please see fhe following information for the State basketball tournament: - Spector Guidelines: 1. Engage in positive encouragement and support of their team without being rude, negative or derogatory to opponents. 2. Demonstrate respect and appreciation for game officials and the difficulty of the jobs they perform for our schools. 3. Shall not wear full face paint or mask. Small logos or insignias are allowed. 4. Shall not wear derogatory or suggestive slogans on apparel. 5. Stay off the playing area. 6. Shall not participate in negative, demeaning, or obscene yells. 7. Show respect for public property and equipment. 8. Must wear shirts. No bare chests are permitted. 9. Shall not throw any objects on the playing area. - Indoor Venue Guidelines: 1. School controlled sound systems and school controlled noisemakers shall be restricted to pregame, between quarters or sets, halftime, postgame and timeouts. Bands are not allowed at regional or state tournaments. 2. The use of artificial noisemakers is not allowed. 3. No handheld signs, balloons, poms, towels, megaphones, etc. are allowed. 4. Poms properly used by school spirit squads are allowed. ALL Fans are required to adhere to these rules and failure to do so can result in ejection! We are eager to provide a fun and competitive atmosphere for this year's tournament and we appreciate every fans support in following these guidelines. - All Tickets are digital and can be purchased online at the door or on the Go Fan app. There will be no physical tickets. Tickets are $8.00 each. Ticket link is posted in the Valley Springs link below under the green ticket tab. https://www.valley.k12.ar.us/page/2025-3a-state-basketball-tournament GO WOLVES!!!! 🐺🏀🐺🏀🐺🏀

We love when retired PES principal Mr. Austin comes to visit but we love it even more when he stays to read to our kids! ❤️📚🐺

BASEBALL SCHEDULE CHANGE! Ballgame scheduled for Tuesday against Ouachita has been cancelled!

Christopher Walker placed 2nd at the regional ACTM mathematics competition at SAU. Jose Banda and Thomas Miller received honorable mentions. Isaiah Gulley also competed. Christopher qualified for the State Competition at UCA in late April. Way to go guys!!!

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🐺🏀 CURLEY WOLVES BASKETBALL FANS 🐺🏀 Here is a link for everything you need to know for the 3A State Tournament which will be held next week at North Arkansas College. Tickets will need to be purchased via this link; there are no at-the-door ticket sales. Come out and support our Curley Wolves as they continue in tournament action! https://www.valley.k12.ar.us/page/2025-3a-state-basketball-tournament

PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is GROWING!!! 🏆🏆🏆 PRESCOTT JR HIGH is GROWING!! 🏆 Each year the Arkansas Office for Education Policy highlights excellent schools in elementary schools , middle schools and high schools around the state in their Outstanding Educational Performance Awards or the OEP Awards. OEP Awards highlight schools in Arkansas based on student growth on ATLAS exams in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA). Prescott School District is very pleased and excited to announce that Prescott High School and Prescott Jr High were ranked among all schools in Arkansas for the most growth. Prescott High School - 🏆 #1 High School in Arkansas for ATLAS ELA Growth 🏆 #1 High School in the Southwest Region for High ELA ATLAS Growth, and 🏆 #1 in the Southwest Region for Overall High Atlas Growth. 🏆 #12 in Arkansas for Overall Growth on the ATLAS test Prescott Jr High School - 🥈#2 Middle School in Southwest Region for ELA ATLAS Growth 🥉#3 Overall Middle School ATLAS Growth This data is proof that hard work does pay off. We have people in place in all positions working diligently every day to ensure that our students are getting the education they deserve.

The John Cain-Benjamin Culp DAR chapter hosted Prescott School District 5th-8th grade GT students this morning at their annual American History Essay Contest Awards Ceremony. GT students participated in the essay contest, “Enjoying a new kind of Tea Party”, each writing an essay imagining they were a part of one of the tea parties in North Carolina giving details of why they would choose to join said tea oarty while explaining their decision. Congratulations to the winner of each grade competing at the local level! 🏆5th grade- Hadley Ratcliff 🏆6th grade-Ni’Yunee Anthony 🏆7th grade- Averie Jackson 🏆8th grade-Arden Gonzales Each of these essays were sent to the state level to be judged. Congratulations to Arden Gonzales who won at the State level! Arden’s essay has been sent to the Regional level! We are very proud of all of our GT students who took on the task of writing these essays. It takes hard work and commitment to complete this assignment!

Help us kick off National Reading Month with Read Across America Week and Dr. Suess’s birthday! 📚♥️📚

🐺🏀 BASKETBALL INFORMATION!! 🐺🏀 Please see fhe following information for the Regional basketball tournament: - Admission will be $7.00 for ages 5 and up. Tickets may be purchased online at GoFan or you can purchase at the gate with a credit card. AAA passes will be the only passes accepted. - Ticket link below: https://gofan.co/app/school/AR18595 - The concession stand is cash only. No credit or debit cards may be used. - No noise makers, signs, megaphones, or poms are allowed by fans.

TRACK SCHEDULE! The track meet scheduled for Thursday, February 27, in Texarkana has been cancelled.

Curley Wolves hit the court in the 3A-4 Regional Tournament at Centerpoint on Wednesday, February 26, at 5:30 p.m. Come out and support Curley Wolves basketball!!! 🐺🏀🐺🏀