Congratulations to the AHS Quiz Bowl team for earning 2025 4A State Runner-Up at the Arkansas PBS Senior High State Championship! 🏆 We are so proud of their hard work and teamwork. A special shoutout to Senior Bryce Martin and Freshman David Garrett for being named to the 2025 All-Tournament Quiz Bowl Team for Arkansas! 🎓👏 Great job, team and coaches! 💙
Arkadelphia High School
AHS Quiz Bowl Team Earned 2025 4A State Runner-Up! 🧠🎉
AHS Students Toured Siplast’s Arkadelphia & Gum Springs Facilities 👷♂️🔧
AHS students visited the Siplast plant in Arkadelphia and toured their new facility in Gum Springs. 🏭 Siplast employees led an informative tour and gave students a closer look at the manufacturing process. Thank you, Siplast, for supporting our students and partnering with Arkadelphia High School! 💙
AHS Earned Capturing Kids' Hearts National Showcase Schools Recognition! 💙
Arkadelphia High School is proud to be named a 2024-2025 Capturing Kids' Hearts National Showcase Schools® District award winner for the first time! 🎉 This achievement highlights the hard work and dedication of our CKH Process Champions Team, who provide unwavering support and encouragement to both students and staff. A huge thank you to our team, administrators, and teachers for cultivating a safe and positive environment for all. It’s always a great day to be a Badger! 🐾
AHS Band Earned Top Honors at State Concert Assessment 🎶🏆
Congratulations to the AHS Band for earning First Division ratings today at the ASBOA State Concert Assessment in Jonesboro! 🎺🥁 The band took home 1st Division Wind Ensemble and High Points Honor Ensemble among 13 schools in their classification. Incredible job by our talented musicians and directors—way to represent Arkadelphia! 💙
Purple Up Challenge for Military Kids! 🎖️
Arkadelphia students and staff wore purple in support of the Purple Up Challenge to honor military children during the Month of the Military Child. 💜 Campuses showed their spirit and raised awareness about the unique challenges faced by children of military families. Thank you to everyone who participated, and to all who liked and shared to help pick a winning school! 💪🎗️
AHS Student-Athletes Signed Letters of Intent! 🖊️🎉
Congratulations to three AHS student-athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent! 🎓🏅 Halle McGough and Lauren White committed to cheer for the OBU Tigers 🐯, and James Elgas signed to play basketball for the HSU Reddies 🏀. We were proud to celebrate this exciting milestone with them—way to go, Badgers! 💙
AHS Band Seniors Signed Letters of Intent! 🖊️🎉
The celebrations continue for the Arkadelphia Bands Program! Congrats to seniors Katie Jo Batson, Seth Motcha, Emma Nelson, Bryce Martin, and Daisy Page for signing letters of intent to join college band programs! 🥁🎺 We’re proud of you and can’t wait to see what’s next!
Choirs Sang the National Anthem at Travelers Game
The Goza Middle School and Arkadelphia High School Choirs, directed by Mr. Cody Kehmeier, performed the National Anthem at the Arkansas Travelers' game last Thursday at Dickey-Stephens Park! ⚾🎶 Thank you to our talented students for proudly representing Arkadelphia Schools! 💙
AHS Art II Students Showcase Incredible Charcoal Self-Portraits! ✨
Stunning talent on display! 🎨✨ Mrs. Eriksson’s Art II students created powerful charcoal self-portraits, showing off their incredible skills and creativity. We’re so proud of their dedication and hard work. Amazing job, artists! 💙
Celebrating Student Successes
Camariah Bell Earned Diamond Award for Outstanding Achievement
Congratulations to AHS student Camariah Bell, who earned the prestigious Diamond Award at the Arkansas State Capitol! 🏛️ She was honored for her resilience, perseverance, and commitment to success in the Alternative Education program. Camariah also received a Badger Pride Award at the March School Board meeting. We were proud to celebrate her achievements! 💙🐾
AHS Student Dani Thomason Explored Pediatric Nursing at Arkansas Children’s Hospital! 🌟
AHS student Dani Thomason had the incredible opportunity to shadow nurses in the Emergency Department, NICU, and Infant and Toddler Unit at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. 🏥 Over three days, she spent 12-hour shifts with different nurses, gaining hands-on experience and insight into the fast-paced world of pediatric nursing. This experience helped Dani explore various specialties and solidify her career path in nursing. Dani shared, "It was a great opportunity, and I was able to learn a lot... It made me confident and certain in my career choice of nursing." Thank you, Mrs. Cloninger, for providing students with these real-world opportunities! 💙
AHS Band Students Earn Superior Ratings at Region 2 Solo and Ensemble! 🏅🎵
Four AHS band students competed at Region 2 Solo and Ensemble, with all earning the highest possible rating—Superior (Division 1)! 🌟 A special congratulations to Senior Emma Nelson and Sophomore Ezra Campbell, who qualified to advance to the State Solo and Ensemble Festival at Arkansas Tech University on May 5th! 🎶 We're so proud of their hard work and dedication to their craft. Congratulations to these outstanding musicians!
Third Grading Period Honor Roll
Beyond Proud of our Badger Pride Recipients
Sydney Covington
Sydney earned his 3rd Consecutive State Diving Championship. In doing so, Sydney set a new 4A-1A Men's 1-meter state diving record two years in a row. Congratulations Sydney!
FBLA NLC Qualifiers
The Arkadelphia High School Chapter of FBLA was recognized in the April School Board meeting for the great success they experienced at the 2025 Arkansas State Leadership Conference. The chapter earned fourth place as the Largest Chapter Membership and received the Hollis & Kitty Guy Gold Seal Chapter of Merit Award. Senior Caiden Dickerson was awarded the Mary Alice Elam Scholarship in recognition of his achievements and contributions. Congratulations to the fourteen competitors placing in the top four and qualifying to compete in this year’s National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California this summer.
First Place: Caiden Dickerson & Trace Young- Digital Video Production; Christian Hunter- Electronic Career Portfolio; Brylee Russey & Jadyn Thompson- Local Chapter Annual Business Report; and Taylor Aultman & Millie Babb- Website Design
Second Place: Jadyn Thompson- Introduction to Public Speaking
Third Place: Anabelle Davis, Eden Heard, & Carly Martin- Introduction to Business Presentation, and Raena Wheeler- Introduction to Event Planning
Fourth Place: Sophia Clark, Julia Greenwich, & Carsyn Vaughan- Visual Design
Joslyn Cain
Joslyn was recognized by the AHS RTI Team with this month’s Badger Pride Award! Joslyn exemplifies the CKH (Capturing Kids' Hearts) character trait of courage. She is resilient, never letting adversity define her spirit. In the classroom, Joslyn is just as fearless. She meets academic challenges with focus and persistence, showing her peers and teachers alike what it truly means to persevere. Her work ethic, positive attitude, and unwavering commitment to growth have not gone unnoticed. Way to go, Joslyn!
Hunter Mason
Hunter received a Badger Pride Award at this month’s school board meeting. Hunter was recognized by staff for his incredible leadership in organizing this year’s International Day— that celebrates global cultures through food, artifacts, and student-led presentations. With 10 countries represented, Hunter’s initiative, planning, and dedication helped bring the world to AHS and made the event a huge success!
Way to go, Hunter! Your hard work and passion make us proud to be Badgers!
Jayden Purifoy
Nominated by Ms. Sarah Brawley, Jayden is being recognized for consistently demonstrating the Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH) character trait of Courage. In Geometry class, Jayden takes the lead during our “Good Things” time — a daily routine where students share positive moments to start the day off right. Jayden not only encourages his classmates to participate but also models active listening, asks meaningful follow-up questions, and helps create an uplifting classroom environment.
Annual International Day! 🎉🌎
The annual International Day at Arkadelphia High School was an incredible event celebrating diversity and global culture. 🌍✨ A big thank you to the students, teachers, and community members who made it all possible. What a great day to learn and grow together! 💙
JROTC Held Annual Award Ceremony & Leadership Transition
AHS JROTC hosted its Annual Award Ceremony, honoring our dedicated students and their achievements. 🎖️ A special thank you to the community organizations and representatives who attended to present awards to our students. During the ceremony, Seth Molinari took over as the 2025-26 Battalion Commander from outgoing commander Georgia Stockton. Congratulations to all the award recipients and to Seth on his new leadership role!
Walk Down Memory Lane: Senior Walk at Peake
First Annual FFA Banquet
Arkadelphia Agriculture Education & FFA hosted its first annual FFA Awards Banquet at the Clark County Fairgrounds. It was a special event filled with awards, new officer installations, special guests, and door prizes. Special thanks went to Adviser Sammy Cox and the Arkadelphia FFA Alumni & Supporters, as well as Patterson Federal Credit Union for providing some great food. We looked forward to many more banquets in the years to come.
Badgers Honored at Arkansas Governor's Mansion
The Arkansas Governor's Scholastic Honors Day was held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock. Scholastic Honors Day recognizes high school seniors with top academic achievement from across Arkansas. Seniors Julia Greenwich and Bryce Martin were honored at the event representing Arkadelphia High School. Congratulations, Julia and Bryce!
Grant Reimers named AHS Teacher of the Year!
Congratulations to Freshmen English Teacher Grant Reimers for being named the Arkadelphia High School Teacher of the Year!
Mr. Reimers goes above and beyond every day. On "Dress Like a Teacher Day", some students chose to dress like him. He encourages the students in their academics but also in their extracurricular activities. One student described him this way, “I think it was laying out clear, simple ground rules day one. Your logical, yet lovable demeanor commanded the classroom more than any other teacher.” Thank you, Mr. Reimers, for all you do!
Sydney Covington, Soldiers of Service 2025 Volunteer of the Year
Congratulations to AHS Senior and FCA Leader Sydney Covington for being named the Soldiers of Service 2025 Volunteer of the Year. Sydney helped lead FCA to raise $1000 to donate to the SOS Cancer Awareness Walkathon. The Walkathon begins at 9:45a.m. at Badger Stadium tomorrow. Thank you Jason McCready and SOS!
Badgers compete at SkillsUSA State Conference
Faith Williams and Maggie Phillips recently competed at the SkillsUSA State Conference as members of the ASU Three Rivers SkillsUSA Chapter. Faith earned a silver medal in the Nursing Assistant event. She is taking classes in the CNA Program at ASUTR. Maggie earned a bronze medal in the Health Knowledge Bowl. She is taking classes in the Health Science Program at ASUTR. AHS Students Brady Daniell and Colton Plyer also competed at the conference. Congratulations!
Sailing into Science: AP Physics Boat Challenge
AP Physics 1 students have been studying fluids for their final unit this year. Students in Mrs. Atkinson’s class were challenged to apply their knowledge of fluid forces, buoyancy, and density to design and build a “boat” that could hold a 1kg mass for at least 30 seconds without sinking or taking on water. They were limited to using only basic household items and had a budget of $10 per group. Students did an amazing job with this project, not only having fun but also showing off all they have learned about physics!
"Legacy on Pine Street" - Clark Wingfield Recognized
Junior Clark Wingfield was recently recognized at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion for his artwork “Legacy on Pine Street." Clark's artwork was selected from students all across the state based on the theme of Arkansas History. Congratulations, Clark on being honored!
Congrats to the Arkadelphia High School Class of 2025!
It has been an incredible journey watching you grow, learn, and accomplish so much throughout the years. From the classroom to the court, from concerts to competitions — your hard work, heart, and spirit have made us all so proud. We can't wait to see the difference you'll make in the world after high school!
A heartfelt thank you to all the families, friends, teachers, and community members who showed up to support and celebrate our graduates — your encouragement means so much.
It’s always a great day to be a Badger!
