Arkadelphia High School has been recognized as one of the top schools in Arkansas for student-athletes! 🏆 According to a USA Today High School Sports article, AHS ranked sixth in the state based on a Niche study. Rankings considered student and parent feedback, athletic reviews, state championships, student participation, sports offerings, and U.S. Department of Education data.

We had an exciting day across our campuses as we welcomed families for Open House! 🎉 From Goza 5th Grade to AHS 9th Grade orientation, the halls were full of smiling faces ready for a fantastic year ahead. 🐾 A huge thank-you went out to our parents and guardians for supporting their child’s education, and to our teachers, administrators, and staff for preparing so well for this day.

The school year started off great! Last week, students met in their TAG groups during the RTI period. On Wednesday, Mrs. Sarah Brawley’s group worked on team building with the Pass the Clap icebreaker activity. 👏

TAG groups, which stay the same from 9th–12th grade, give students a steady home base each year. They provide advisors the opportunity to review school policies, share updates, and build strong relationships with their students. Let’s go, Badgers! 🐾

Senior Parent Night is Monday, September 22 nd at Arkadelphia High School! We’ll share important information about graduation requirements, the Arkadelphia Promise, scholarship opportunities, and important upcoming dates for the Class of 2026. Two sessions will be offered:

12:00 p.m. (Lunch provided) – Registration required by September 17th through the Lunch Registration Form at https://forms.gle/kZnSRjGmmmcPbCCb8

6:00 p.m. – No registration required

Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and help your seniors prepare for graduation and beyond!

Three AHS students from Mrs. Robin Jones’ Child Care Management class stepped up to make a difference at Peake Rosenwald Arkadelphia Preschool through Dawson Educational Cooperative. 👩‍🏫👶

They provided extra help and support during Peake’s Grandparents’ Day Parade, showing leadership, kindness, and Badger pride in action! 💙

Badgers were on hand to welcome Peake Elementary School students this morning! 🐾 Badger football players and cheerleaders greeted students ahead of the first home football game of the season. Peake students started their day full of energy and Badger pride, ready to cheer on their team!

Big shoutout to our AHS Band Booster Food Committee for going above and beyond! 🐾 Nancy Harrell (chair), Jennifer Almand, Karen Campbell, Jimmy & Micah Darby, Liz Martin, Amy Taylor, Lori Copeland, Terese Cox, Tannea Nelson, and Wendy Schaeffer kept our band students fueled and ready for the 2025 marching band show. 🎶

Arkadelphia High School Instructional Facilitator Jill Hardin gave the instructional data report during last month’s Arkadelphia School Board meeting. Mrs. Hardin presented results from the ACT exam administered to 10th and 11th grade students last spring on the AHS campus. These results included two perfect English scores by current seniors Ellie Echols and Timothy LeVar. Timothy also scored perfectly on the reading portion of the exam. Jill presented goals for seeing improvement, including continuing RTI ACT Prep time with educators such as Ms. Slavens.

Arkadelphia High School welcomed Corporal Randy Lau as our new School Resource Officer! 👮‍♂️ SRO Lau joins us after three years at Goza Middle School and brings 20 years of law enforcement experience, including 10 with the Arkadelphia Police Department. We’re glad to have him on campus keeping our Badgers safe!

Big thanks to Patterson Federal Credit Union and Nicole McGough for providing a new washing machine for Mrs. Robin Jones’ Family and Consumer Science classroom at AHS! 🧺💙 Special shoutout to Taylor Appliances for helping make it happen for our students.

The Acorn Project provides food each weekend to students who may need it. It is a difference maker for our students. We appreciate Patterson Federal Credit Union and Nicole McGough for their vision to feed and support children in our community. Our employees were challenged to donate $12 a month to provide one food bag each weekend throughout the school year. We hope you are inspired to become involved with The Acorn Project by donating $12 a month (however, any and all donations are appreciated). All money donated to this program goes back to the students in the Arkadelphia School District.

Click the following link to set up your donation of a one-time or recurring donation: https://secure.givelively.org/.../corne.../the-acorn-project