Paragould School District

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

Check out this Art Contest presented by ESS, one of our fabulous Partners In Education. The winner receives $500 and $500 for their school! WOW! See the flyer for details.

The 2023 Miss PSD Pageant Rehearsal times have been announced. Please see the attached image and contact Jennifer Wallace with questions. Her email is jwallace@paragouldschools.net #psdrams #riseuprams

The police department was called to a bus accident early this morning. Both the bus and the private vehicle were operable after the incident. No injuries were reported. Students on the bus are fine and have been delivered to their school. Thank you for your patience.

Help us wish the PHS Cheerleaders the best of luck as they take the stage at 9:46am today in Dallas! Go team go!

After watching the 4th - 6th grade Rams basketball players and cheerleaders we noticed someone cleaning the stands...check out Zoey Keeling who is a kindergartener in Kailee Nunn's class. She takes it upon herself to make sure the stands are clean before heading home for the night. Now, maybe she's delaying her bed time; maybe she just has a servant's heart and loves herself some Rams! We choose the later. Thanks Zoey!

The last photo of our "better late than never" series is here and it's a perfect fit for Friday the 13th. Check out these spooktacular yogurt Frankenstein cups our cafeteria staff made for students. It's the little things that make a big difference! #psdrams #spooktacular

Tiffany Nolen's art classes at PJHS learned the process of enlarging an imaging using the grid method. They did a group drawing of Andy Warhols Campbell Soup can. Each student completed a cell drawing and oil pastel. Once all the cells were completed, students worked together in the assemblage process. Thanks for making learning so creative and hands on, Mrs. Nolen!

On November 29th, the Jonesboro Sun printed an article about PHS 10th grader, Jadyn Brown being selected to attend the "Congress of Future Medical Leaders" at the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus. In case you missed it, we included a snapshot of it in our "better late than never" series. Congratulations Jadyn! Your Ram family is proud of you!

The Miss PSD Pageant is going to be held on January 28, 2023. The deadline to register is January 21st. See the attached for information and the QR code to register.

The PHS Theater Department proudly presents "Farce of Habit" this Friday and Saturday (January 13th and 14th) at 7:00pm in the PHS Auditorium. The play is a southern, slapstick comedy that takes place in Arkansas, and it is appropriate for all ages. We hope to see you there!

The 2023 Miss AMMC Pageant Information and registration form is attached for anyone interested!

The PHS FFA adopts a family each year through our counselor's office as one of their service projects. Enjoy a few pictures of the students wrapping this years gifts. Also included in this edition of our "better late than never series" are a few pictures from our PHS Agricultural Department. Walmart donated seeds that were then sorted and will be used in the garden kits the Agri students plan to make and give to Rams in lower grades this spring. We have the best students and staff!