What's Happening at Goza

Channel "B" News- September 26-October 2

Goza Middle School Recycling Grant

🎉♻️ Exciting News at Goza Middle School! ♻️🎉

We are proud to announce that L. M. Goza Middle School has been awarded a $3,000 School Recycling Grant from the Southwest Central Regional Solid Waste Management District (SWCRSWMD)!

Our campus Conservation Education Committee applied for this grant as it will help us launch a paper and cardboard recycling program right here on campus, making Goza a greener, cleaner place for our students and community. 🌎✨

The program will officially launch in October 2025, with an initial grant disbursement of $1,500 that was presented this September.

At Goza, a School of Conservation Leadership, we believe in teaching our students the importance of conservation, stewardship, and protecting the environment for future generations. This grant makes it possible to turn that belief into action! 💪🌱

Stay tuned for updates as our recycling program gets underway. Thank you to the SWCRSWMD for investing in our students and our school community! ❤️

people smiling holding a 3000 dollar check

Teacher Twins!

Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Carter came to school matching last week. The students thought it was so fun!

Let's Go Badgers!

Goza's 8th grade volleyball team placed 2nd in the silver division in the Hot Springs Jr. High tournament this weekend. Way to go, ladies!

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Additional Student IDs are $5 each.

Banking happens every Thursday morning.

Picture Day: October 17

Junior Auxiliary Kindness Tree

The Junior Auxiliary of Arkadelphia delivered Kindness Tree Program 2025 (formerly Angel Tree) applications to Goza this afternoon. If your family participates in TEA, Food Stamps, or the ARKids A progam, email me that you need an application: cheryl.hilser@arkadelphiaschools.org. I will put it in a plain white envelope and ask your student to come by my office to pick the envelope to take home to you. I hope that will keep it confidential from your students since they won't know what kind of paper they are delivering to you. It is suggested to get your completed applications in as soon as possible. Absolute deadline to turn in packets is Friday, Nov. 7. There is a possibility not all applications will be fulfilled according to the Junior Auxiiary of Arkadelphia form. If selected for the program, you will recieve a postcard notifying you to pick up packages at the First Presbyterian Church on Caddo Street. It is extremely important to list your current address and that it is clearly written so you can be contacted if accepted for the program. You only need one application for the household so if you have students on other Arkadelphia Public School District campuses who reside with you, you can include those students on the Goza student application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. DO NOT RETURN APPLICATION PACKETS TO GOZA. Packets must be turned in to Clark County DHS Office, 602 S. 10th St., Arkadelphia. If you have questions, please reach out to the Junior Auxiliary Kindness Tree program: arkadelphiaja@gmail.com

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Counselor's Corner

September is Hunger Action Month to bring awareness to the more than 13 million families in America facing food insecurity.

Did you know that Goza Middle School has more than 50 students dealing with food insecurity? According to the Clark County Community Health Assessment in 2025, 23% of children in Clark County face food insecurity. When they are at school, students can eat a healthy breakfast and get lunch, but if they are short of food at home on non-school days, the only way we can help is by sending a small bag of non-perishable items home with them on Friday afternoon.

On the left is a picture of a typical food bag sent home. This bag costs about $3 per student per week. With more than 200 students in the Arkadelphia Public School District facing food insecurity, that adds up to more than $600 weekly!

Arkansas has one of the highest rates of food insecurity in the nation. Patterson Federal Credit Union has been providing food bags through the Acorn Project for the last couple of years.

There are several ways to help support this important project. First, you can donate money to the program. Arkadelphia Public School District employees were challenged to donate $12 per month to help fund the program along with the employees of several other local businesses including the police department. You can also donate non-perishable items that will be packed into the bags. If you have a group interested in spending a few hours packing bags, let me know and I will pass on the information to Nicole McGough, Vice President of Business Development at Patterson, and Acorn Project coordinator.

Below is a link to join the Acorn Project by setting up a donation which can be recurring or a single time. Together, we can make sure our students have something to eat over the weekend keeping them healthy and strong to make the most of their time at school during the week.

Click Here to be taken to The Acorn Project page