Paragould School District

Way to go, PSD! We won the blood battle between PHS and GCT with the help of staff, students and the public. In the end though, the real winners are the potential 510 lives saved by the schools coming together to donate blood. #psdrams #bloodbattle #americanredcross

The PHS Key Club is hosting a blood drive this Friday, March 10th from 8:00-2:30 p.m. on the high school campus. This drive is a competition between PHS and GCT to see which school can collect more pints at their spring drive. You save 3 lives with each pint you donate, and as an added bonus, you will receive a $10 Visa e-gift card and a Paragould Red Cross t-shirt. Check out the flyer to sign up!

Please see the flyer for a Military Family Education Survey sent to us by the Department of Ed. It is used to determine how well military families' needs are being met through certain educational program. We know they'd appreciate your feedback if you are a military family.

1st grade parents/guardians - the link for the Elementary School Application is live now. The online application is available March 8 - 10. Click the link below or go to the PSD website. (For upcoming 2nd graders only) https://forms.gle/DEispY2ATfB4ExDT6

Lots going on in the PSD! The Elementary School Application link goes LIVE at 8:00am (check out our website) and the Paragould Primary is hosting the annual PK and Kindergarten registration event from 9:00am - 2:00pm today (3/8/23) and 4:00 - 7:00pm tomorrow (3/9/23). Eeeks!! You mean we get to send 1st graders into our elementary buildings AND welcome in a new batch of little Rams to PK and K?!?! Woo hoo - what an exciting time to be a Ram!

Attention Parent/Guardian of 1st Grade Students, The Paragould School District has scheduled our annual elementary school registration through online application for March 8 - 10, 2023. Prior to making your selection of elementary school, parents/guardians of 1st grade students will be provided with an opportunity to tour the three elementary schools. Tours will take place at each elementary campus TONIGHT - March 7, 2023. Elementary tours will be conducted at the following times: Baldwin Elementary 4:30pm - 5:15pm Woodrow Wilson Elementary 5:30pm - 6:15pm Oak Grove Elementary 6:30pm - 7:15pm The Paragould School District will post a link through a push notification and on the district’s website on March 8th at 8:00 a.m. for parents to complete the elementary school application. The applications will be sorted in order by their completion time and date. Please feel free to contact the Primary office with any questions about Elementary School Tours at (870) 240-2201.

The Paragould School District had nine students travel to Arkansas State University on Saturday, March 4 to participate in the 44th Annual ACTM Junior High and High School Regional Math Contest. Abdissa Omer (9th grader), Carleigh Boone (8th grader), Romani Cook (8th grader), Josie Fuller (9th grader), John McNamee (9th grader), and Michaela Thomas (8th grader) completed the Algebra 1 test. John received the 1st place medal, Abdissa received the 2nd place medal, and Josie received honorable mention. Freshmen Dalen Burroughs and Edwin Chen completed the Geometry test. Dalen received the 1st place medal and Edwin received the 2nd place medal. Senior Ethan Tritch completed the Calculus test and received the 1st place medal. As always it was a great day to be a RAM. Congratulations to these students!! We are very proud of all of you for representing our school district so well.

Congratulations to the PHS Encore Choir on earning an overall Superior Rating at the ArkCDA Region 1 Choral Performance Assessment in Searcy! The group got a score of 1 (on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the bottom and 1 being the TOP) on their prepared pieces, and a 2 in sight reading. As an additional perk of scoring so well, the Encore Choir has qualified for State Choral Performance Assessment in April! Your Ram Family is so proud of you!

Help us spread the word - the Paragould Primary will have Pre-K and Kindergarten registration events next week! We want your littles to join our Ram family! Wednesday, 3/8/23 (9:00am - 2:00pm) Thursday, 3/9/23 (4:00pm - 7:00pm). Check out the flyers on our websites for more info and how to register if you can't attend the 8th or 9th. This is for children turning 4 by 8/1/23 (PK) and 5 by 8/1/23 (K). We can't wait to meet our newest Rams!

Upcoming Family Programs, Tours, and Activities at Lake Frierson State Park

Please congratulate the FBLA members who placed in the district conference! Ethan Maxwell, 1st in Agribusiness Charlotte Young, 1st in Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure Hannah Murphy, 2nd in Journalism Kalyn Lamb, 2nd in Organizational Leadership Gabby White, 4th in Computer Problem Solving Ethan and Charlotte will represent District II at the state level in April. Way to go, Rams!

Congratulations to the Paragould School District's booth for placing FIRST in the Paragould Chamber of Commerce's Showcase event last week. It was a great day to showcase what makes the PSD so special! Read the News story on our website to learn more!

Paragould School District 1501 West Court Paragould, AR 72450 (870) 240-2293 Fax Contact: Danielle Honeycutt, Media Director (870) 240-2291 Contact: Mike Chipman, Athletic Director (870) 240-2271 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Paragould School District Announces Hire of Head Football Coach Paragould, AR February 14, 2023 - The Paragould School District voted on February 13th to name Arkansas native, Randy Phillips, as the Head Football Coach for grades 7 - 12. Coach Phillips’ 19 years of coaching experience includes 7 years as a 7 - 12 Head Football Coach with his teams making the State Playoffs in 2020, 2021, and 2022. His resume also includes working as an Assistant Coach with offensive and defensive lines as well as wide receivers and secondary teams. He has helped grow several programs within the state and made a State Championship appearance as an Assistant. Coach Phillips is excited to bring his knowledge and experience to the Paragould School District. “I am excited to lead the Ram football program and invest in the young men and women at Paragould. I will do my very best at instilling the qualities necessary for our team to be successful.” When asked about his vision for the PSD football program, Coach Phillips had this to say “Relationships bring in players; success keeps them. They have to see the payoff. The Paragould Ram football program will work to create outstanding young men. This starts with all coaches building relationships with players on and off the field. I will do my very best to lead by example with a great work ethic, high character, and passion. Most of all, I want each player to know they matter and are valued!” Coach Phillips will be joined in Paragould by his wife, Lindsay, and his 15 year old son, Reid who is a 9th grader.

English: School is closed Friday, February 3 due to dangerous road conditions. Students should complete Day 4 of their AMI packet. Español: La escuela esta cerrada el viernes 3 de febrero debido a las peligrosas condiciones de la carreteras. Los estudiantes deben completar el Dia 4 de su paquete AMI. Majol: Enaaj ejjelok jikuul ilo Bolaide, Bebode 3 itok wot jen an kauwotata ial kane. Rijikuul ro rej aikuj kadedeiklok Raan 4 ilo AMI packet ko aer.

School is closed Thursday, February 2 due to inclement weather. Students should complete Day 3 of their AMI packet. Español: La escuela está cerrada Jueves, 2 de febrero debido a las inclemencias del tiempo. Los estudiantes deben que completar el dia 3 de su paquete AMI. Majol: Rainin enaj kilok mwon jikuul kani woj. RiJikuul ro, jouj im kadredrelak Raan 3 ilo AMI Packet kani rekar lewaj.

School is closed Wednesday, February 1 due to inclement weather. Students should complete Day 2 of their AMI packet. Español: La escuela está cerrada Miercoles, 1 de febrero debido a las inclemencias del tiempo. Los estudiantes deben que completar el dia 2 de su paquete AMI. Majol: Rainin enaj kilok mwon jikuul kani woj. RiJikuul ro, jouj im kadredrelak Raan 2 ilo AMI Packet kani rekar lewaj.

School is closed Tuesday, January 31 due to inclement weather. Students should complete Day 1 of their AMI packet. Español: La escuela está cerrada Martes, el 31 de enero debido a las inclemencias del tiempo. Los estudiantes deben que completar el dia 1 de su paquete AMI. Majol: Ilju enaj kilok mwon jikuul kein woj. RiJikuul ro, jouj im kadredrelak Raan 1 ilo AMI Packet kani rekar lewaj.

English The Paragould School District continues to monitor the weather. All car lines will start at 1:00 this afternoon (Monday, January 30). Due to the updated weather forecast for this afternoon, PSD will run our buses 90 minutes early. We have buses that are in excess of an hour and a half in length and student safety is the priority. En Español El Distrito de Paragould continúa monitoreando el clima. Todas las líneas de automóviles comenzarán a la 1:00 de esta tarde (lunes 30 de enero). Debido al pronóstico meteorológico actualizado para esta tarde, PSD ejecutará nuestro autobús 90 minutos antes. Tenemos autobuses que tienen más de una hora y media de duración y la seguridad de los estudiantes es la prioridad. Majol Jikuul kein an Paragould District ej etale maanwaj wot mejatoto ne an rainin. Aolep lain in car ko nan ektak naaj jino ilo 1:00 kiin eraelep ( Mande, Janod 30 raan). Jen wot nuuj ko rej lale ukooktakier ilo rainin, PSD enaaj jino aer katteri bus ko 90 minit mokajlok rainin. Ewor bus ko rej jerbej emaron aitokin juon awa nan juon jimettan awa im kejparok an rijikuul rein kemij komaje moktata.

English The Paragould School District continues to monitor the weather. All car lines will start at 1:00 this afternoon (Monday, January 30). Due to the updated weather forecast for this afternoon, PSD will run our buses 90 minutes early. We have buses that are in excess of an hour and a half in length and student safety is the priority. En Español El Distrito de Paragould continúa monitoreando el clima. Todas las líneas de automóviles comenzarán a la 1:00 de esta tarde (lunes 30 de enero). Debido al pronóstico meteorológico actualizado para esta tarde, PSD ejecutará nuestro autobús 90 minutos antes. Tenemos autobuses que tienen más de una hora y media de duración y la seguridad de los estudiantes es la prioridad. Majol Jikuul kein an Paragould District ej etale maanwaj wot mejatoto ne an rainin. Aolep lain in car ko nan ektak naaj jino ilo 1:00 kiin eraelep ( Mande, Janod 30 raan). Jen wot nuuj ko rej lale ukooktakier ilo rainin, PSD enaaj jino aer katteri bus ko 90 minit mokajlok rainin. Ewor bus ko rej jerbej emaron aitokin juon awa nan juon jimettan awa im kejparok an rijikuul rein kemij komaje moktata.

Due to the threat of inclement weather, we are rescheduling cheer tryouts to the following days. Monday: 2/6 4:30pm -6:30pm Tuesday 2/7 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm Wednesday 2/8 4:30 pm-? (Actual try out day) Please join the Google Classroom if you haven’t already to get all needed materials for tryouts. Please contact Coach Davis if you have any questions. adavis@paragouldschools.net