Congratulations Paragould Junior High Basketball Team on earning the 2019-2020 Conference Championship and the District Championship! What a great season and a great group of ladies! #psdrams
PSD will be observing Presidents’ Day on Monday and will not be in session. Enjoy the long weekend!
Students Ava Biggs and Molly Beasley donated their earnings from ALP Entrepreneur Day project to the backpack program. Thank you Ava and Molly for your thoughtfulness and generosity! #psdrams
Students participated in the PSD Entrepreneur Day today by creating, displaying, and selling their products! Great job to all! #psdrams
Thank you to each one of these PSD counselors for the time, dedication, and energy you put into making PSD a better place for students! We appreciate you! Counselors from left to right: Libby Martin, Stacey Horn, Shannon Curtis, Carol Phillips, Kristie Ford, Jenny Brown, Brandie Newsom, Samantha Tilley, and Stephanie Elmore (not pictured).
Nothing like a beautiful sunrise and baseball practice under the lights this morning! Go PHS Rams! #psdrams
Thank you Crowley's Ridge Classic Junior Livestock Show Association for the donation of $500 to the PSD backpack program! We appreciate your generosity!
PSD elementary chess team, composed of third through sixth grade chess winners at each of our campuses, competed at the Elementary NEA Regional Chess tournament today and captured first place! Sixth grade students Dalen Burroughs and Colton Stevens were undefeated all five matches. Great day to be a ram!
This past Saturday the archery team competed at Cabot. The team placed 3rd out of 12 high school teams! The top PHS archer was Allen Apuan who scored 263 out of 300. Congratulations Allen and the PHS archery team! #psdrams
The PJHS Quiz Bowl Team placed first in the 5A East Regional Tournament Saturday. They will compete at the state tournament in Pine Bluff on February 8th. Congratulations! #psdrams
The basketball games scheduled for tonight are as follows.
The Girls Junior B Game will start at 4:30.
This game will be followed by the Boys Junior B Game.
The Girls Junior A Game will start at 6:00.
This will be followed by the Boys Junior A Game.
Go Rams!
Abby Anderson made it official today as she signed to play soccer at Williams Baptist University. Congratulations Abby! We wish you all the best as a Williams Baptist Lady Eagle! #psdrams
The PHS Dance team will host the Lil' Dancers Clinic on January 18th in the Junior High Gym. Registration forms can be picked up from any Dance Team Member or from Coach Wallace (jwallace@paragouldschools.net).
The PHS Dance Team will be hosting a "MOB Workout" on January 25th at Tabatha's Dance Studio. Tickets or information are available from any Dance Team Member or from Coach Wallace (jwallace@paragouldschools.net).
We are so proud of the PHS Cheer Team! This group has represented our district and community very well throughout this year. They work hard everyday and it shows! #psdrams
Three students from our Paragould High School EAST program have been selected to be part of various Leadership Teams at this years EAST Conference in Hot Springs! Westin Henderson has been selected as a Co-Leader for the EAST Technical Support team. Jacob Griffin has been selected as a member of the EAST Technical Support team. Salem Craft has been selected as a member of the EAST Documentation team. This is the first time in school history that 3 students have been selected to leadership teams in the same year. Congratulations to these three students for their accomplishments! #psdrams
Great stocking stuffers!! PSD magnets are $5 each and PSD phone grips are $10 each. Stop by PSD administration office to purchase! The office will be open until 4:00 today and from 7:30-4:00 Friday.
ASU Chancellor Dr. Damphousse surprised three PHS seniors with acceptance letters this morning! Congratulations Melody Young, Tristin Wallace, and Hailea Eubanks!
Thank you Mr. Fulkerson for singing the National Anthem and for announcing the players and coaches prior to the first game of the First National Shootout at Paragould High School! We appreciate you!
The Advanced Learning Program dissection day took place at OGE. The 11th grade ALP students conducted the lab for the elementary ALP students. The students who led this lab attended the same dissection lab as fourth graders. This activity gives our students the opportunity to learn from older peers. The experience was fun for all students!
Thank you so much Paragould Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 87, for the very generous donation of $200 to the Paragould Backpack Program! We appreciate your generosity!!
Mr. Inman's CSL class was invited to decorate the Christmas tree at City Hall. The students enjoyed the project and are pictured with Andrea Williams, Paragould City Clerk.
1st Period Community Service Learning delivered Christmas decorations to Belle Meade & Chateau on the Ridge today! #psdrams
PHS Rifle team members competed at North Little Rock today. Rayleigh Gonser placed 2nd, Jeffery Huffmaster placed 6th, and new to shooting from Brazil, Lucas Tors placed 12th. Great job!! #psdrams
Coach Lamb’s EAST students are dedicating their time to the community by working various Christmas themed activity stations in the children’s department of Belk. Their service is in connection to the holiday sales in the store. PHS students, including Jax Russom, Jazmine Madden, and Ashton White, continue to do amazing things in the Paragould community! #psdrams
Mr. Inman’s PHS Community Service Learning students took advantage of the pretty day and raked leaves at several houses. They are making a positive impact on the Paragould Community and we are so proud of them! Thank you Mr. Joel Hollis for gathering the rakes and bags for this project! Always a great day to be a Ram! #psdrams
Taylor Beasley made it official today as she signed to play volleyball at Murray State University. Congratulations Taylor! We wish you all the best as a Murray State Racer! #psdrams
Bringing home the State Championship Trophy!!!
Congratulations Paragould Pride Marching Band—Class 5A State Champions!!! GO PRIDE!
Attention PJHS/PHS parents and students! This event is for PSD students in grades 7-12. If you have any questions, please contact PHS counselor, Mrs. Horn.
PSD students are doing great things and PSD staff strive daily to help them be successful! Parents, we need your assistance! Research shows the importance of student attendance and defines chronic absenteeism as having missed 10% or more days of school. The school year is 178 days, which means that a student who misses 18 days of school a year is considered to be chronically absent. See the attached flyer from the Arkansas Department of Education to learn more about student attendance and how to help your child build a habit of good attendance.
Join us for Senior Night at Ram Stadium! Senior band members and senior football players will be recognized beginning at 6:00 p.m. Pregame activities will conclude by 6:50 p.m. The Rams will play their last home football game against Blytheville at 7:00 p.m. GO RAMS!
Congratulations to the Lady Rams on their win over Sylvan Hills last night! The Lady Rams advance to the next round of state and will play in the semi-finals today at 3:00 p.m. GO RAMS!!!
Congratulations Lady Rams on a first round state volleyball victory over Greenbrier tonight! The Lady Rams will play Round 2 on Wednesday, October 30, at 7 p.m. in Hot Springs. Let's Go Lady Rams! #psdrams
Just in time for the holidays! Paragould Pop Sockets are here and are available at the central office for $10.00 each. Go Rams!
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM PARENTS: The Cross Country team will be traveling to Hot Springs on November 8 for the State Cross Country meet on November 9. The team will be staying at Holiday Inn Express and Suites, 206 Mehta Court, Hot Springs.
501-463-5600.
Congratulations to Mattie Neighbors, 2019 PHS Homecoming Queen!
All cross country members improved their times! Shawn Winn placed 11th out of 110 runners! Front row, left to right: Sam Wood, Shawn Winn, and McKenzie Minor. Back row, left to right: Ethan Barnes, Peter Bakich, Chance Espinoza, Orlando Oliver, Noah Huffman, Arianna Oliver, and Victoria Slayton. Great job! #psdrams
Congratulations OAK GROVE MIDDLE and PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH for being recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as schools where students demonstrated high growth on the ACT Aspire!
OAK GROVE MIDDLE received the following awards:
Statewide High Overall Growth: Middle Level
Statewide High ELA Growth: Middle Level
High Overall Growth: Middle Level (Northeast Region)
High ELA Growth: Middle Level (Northeast Region)
PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH received the following awards:
Statewide High Overall Growth: Middle Level
Statewide High Math Growth: Middle Level
High Overall Growth: Middle Level (Northeast Region)
High Math Growth: Middle Level (Northeast Region)
Way to go OGMS and PJHS!!! #psdrams
Sarah Sellen has been named a finalist in the QuestBridge Match Scholarship. QuestBridge partners with 40 colleges, including Yale, Vanderbilt, Duke, Princeton, and MIT, to offer full four-year scholarships worth over $200,000. This generous scholarship will cover tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, as well as travel expenses. QuestBridge notified Sarah of the final steps she will be taking in the next month to finish the scholarship process. We wish Sarah the best of luck in the final steps!
PHS Dancers had a clean sweep this weekend at the Sheridan Invitational Dance Competition! They took first place in all four categories: Jazz, High Kick, HipHop, and Pom. Senior Aaron Fisher and Junior Molly Linam placed first in Ensembles, while Sophomore Natalie Horner placed first in Solos! It's a great day to be a Ram! #psdrams
Storms are predicted for tomorrow morning. We will be monitoring the weather closely, especially during the early morning bus routes. We appreciate your patience as the storms could impact the pick up times for bus riders.
Congratulations Jr. Lady Rams for finishing as the Runner-Up in the 5A East District Tournament! #psdrams
Congratulations Simon McBride for earning second place at the overall state golf tournament today! We are so proud of you!!! #psdrams
Congratulations Woodrow Wilson Elementary! Woodrow Wilson has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as a school where students demonstrated high growth on the ACT Aspire! Woodrow Wilson received the following award:
High ELA Growth: Elementary Level (Northeast Region)
#psdrams
LET’S GO RAMS!! PHS kicks off mini pep rallies this morning at Baldwin!!
Senator Blake Johnson visited with students and staff at Paragould Junior High and Ram Academy today. Thank you for coming to PSD Senator Johnson!
Congratulations to Paragould Junior High for being recognized by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a "School on the Move". PJHS is one of five middle/junior high schools in the state earning growth scores two standard deviation (2.0 SD) or more above the mean on the 2019 ACT Aspire Assessment. The growth score for PJHS is 85.54! Great Job! #psdrams
The Smoking Skulls Riding Club donated $575.00 in shoe gift cards to PSD. With the help of OGE secretary and Shoe Sensation employee Tiffany Beasley, school counselors Stephanie Elmore and Kristy Ford shopped for shoes and were able to purchase 37 pair of shoes for K-6 students. Thank you so much to Smoking Skulls Riding Club for the donation and to Ms. Beasley for assisting with the shoe purchases! #psdrams
Sam Wood placed 11th with a time of 26:59 at the Cross Country Race on the Ridge, while Beau Burbank placed 9th with a time of 20:28. PHS placed 6th overall. Congratulations Rams!!
PHS Class 5A State Golf Champion Simon McBride was presented his medal this afternoon! Also, Jas Malone was named to the All State Golf Team! IT IS A GREAT DAY TO BE A RAM! Congratulations to both Simon and Jas!
Congratulations Simon McBride Class 5A State Golf Champion! We are so proud of you!! #psdrams
Congratulations to the PHS Homecoming Court!
Freshmen:
Emily Hill escorted by Britt Rogers
Lexi Huffine escorted by Garron McDaniel
Sloan Tripod escorted by Ben Sloas
Kaylee Willcockson escorted by Henry Thompson
Sophomores:
Asriah Little escorted by Tyler Brown
Lexie Mangrum escorted by Jamison DaVault
Megan Riggs escorted by Landon Manning
Savannah Tinsley escorted by Braxton Tilley
Juniors:
Paige Glenn escorted by Nick Ashby
Olivia Hancock escorted by TJ Myatt
Evelyn McHaney escorted by Randy Pate
Kathelyn McHaney escorted by Chase Rowland
Seniors:
Salem Craft escorted by Gage Blankenship
Maegan Kelley escorted by Adam Lindsey
Shea Malone escorted by Jacob Murphy
Mattie Neighbors escorted by Zach Raney
Kayla Smith escorted by Carter Starling
Congratulations Madison Holmes, Class 5A State Golf Runner Up! #psdrams
The Dance Showcase was a success! PHS student, Alex Brewer sang the National Anthem and PHS dance team alumni returned to dance at the event. Both PJHS and PHS dance teams worked together with coach Jennifer Wallace to raise funds to attend Nationals next February. Great job! #psdrams
PHS FOOTBALL GAME CHANGE FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: The JV game against Nettleton has been cancelled. The 7th grade game against Nettleton will begin at 5:30. THE GAME IS AT PARAGOULD! Go Rams!!
PHS FOOTBALL GAME CHANGE FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: JV game against Nettleton has been cancelled. The 7th grade game against Nettleton will begin at 5:30. Go Rams!!!
So proud of the PHS Cross Country Team! Go Rams!!
Great job PHS Cross Country at the 5K Saturday! Overall Placing among all who competed: #1 Shawn Winn, #2 Beau Burbank, #3 Matthew Roach, and #4 Ethan Barnes. First place finish in their age groups: Peter Bakich, Ethan Barnes, Idayali Rodriguez, and Samantha Wood. Second place finish in their age groups: Noah Huffman, Orlando Oliver, and Mckenzie Minor. Proud to be a Ram!
PHS Cross Country is on the run at the Heart and Soul 5k. DJ for the day is our own Sam Freeman who is donating his time and support. Go Rams and thank you Sam!!
The PSD app is not working again due to problems with the app integrating with the new iOS update. The app company, Apptegy, will keep us informed and contact us as soon as the problem has been resolved. Thank you for your patience!
Apple has pushed out the iOS 13.1 update. The Paragould School District App works with the new update.
It is a great day to be a Ram! Madison Holmes and Simon McBride won their individual 5A East Conference Golf Championships and Jas Malone qualified for state! #psdrams
Apple sent out a message stating that the iOS 13 update has been affecting many apps from functioning including the Paragould School District App. They are working on pushing out an update. We will send out notification as soon as we receive more information.
PJHS EAST students and Coach Ferguson had the opportunity to get outside this morning and put a fresh coat of paint on the lettering for the Paragould airport. Great job students!
Madison Holmes is back to back Hurricane Classic Campion! Congratulations Madison! #psdrams
Four PHS Cross Country team members placed 1st and two placed 3rd in their age groups at this mornings competition. Congratulations! RAM PRIDE! #psdrams
Congratulations PHS Cross Country on placing 2nd, 3rd, and 5th overall at the Thumperthon 5K meet this morning! #psdrams
Football season has arrived! JROTC will be tailgating in the field next to the JROTC building this Friday night. All are welcome to come mix and mingle with some great students. Play some games and support Ram Nation!!! We will have hotdogs and burgers from 4:30 to 6:30. #psdrams
We are proud to show the renderings for the new PHS band, agri, and ROTC facilities. It is an exciting time at PSD!
The PHS National Honor Society Induction took place this morning. So proud of all 2019-2020 NHS members! #psdrams
Congratulations to PHS senior Ashlyn Apple! Ashlyn was chosen as the Jr. Miss Greene County this week and will be representing Greene County in the state competition on October 16. #psdrams
The Annual Report to the Public will be Monday, September 9, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the District Administration Office located at 1501 West Court Street. The report will be accessible on the district website by September 20, 2019.
Community Service Learning students teamed up with the Chateau on the Ridge Senior Olympics Beanbag Toss team in a little friendly competition. The same team won both rounds! Thank you Chateau residents for letting the students visit today!
Coach Inman's Community Service Learning Classes visited the primary today and had the opportunity to eat and play with a group of younger students. Looks like both sets of students had a great time! #psdrams
Senior Lady Rams win 25-14; 25-22; 25-19 in first home game of the season against Walnut Ridge!
Volleyball season is here! Go Lady Rams! #psdrams
PHS golf teams won today against Nettleton and Wynne. Simon McBride and Madison Holmes were the medalists. Go Rams!! #psdrams.
It is a great afternoon for PHS tennis!
PHS Community Service Learning students were busy this week! They delivered cookies and visited with residents at Belle Meade, collected trash downtown, and organized commodities for the Mission Outreach food pantry. Proud of these Rams! #psdrams
The Little Rock FBI office issued a statement regarding a possible school shooting in Arkansas, August 29 (in Kentucky on August 28). The FBI could not confirm the source of the reporting party. PSD administration is not aware of any specific threat to our district. Keeping students and staff safe is our top priority and we will remain in contact with the authorities.
Allison Hitt from AMMC talked to the dance teams today about nutrition. Thank you Ms. Hitt!
It was a great night for the Paragould Athletic Booster Club Kickoff! Thank you to the Booster Club for making the event possible. We are so proud of all of the athletes!
Way to go PJHS Rams! 16-14 win over Gosnell! #psdrams
Ram Fans, in accordance with AAA, when thunder is heard, cloud-to-ground lightning is seen, or an approved detector indicates that lightning is within 10 miles, outdoor activities will be suspended for 30 minutes. Athletes and fans will be directed to take shelter immediately.
The Annual Paragould Athletic Booster Club Kickoff is Friday, 8/23, at Ram Stadium, beginning at 5:30 for PJHS & 6:30 for PHS. Welcome all athletes, their families, and booster club sponsors! This is a great evening to meet the athletes, as they will each be recognized! Go Rams!
PJHS & PHS football scrimmage games against Gosnell begin at 5:30 tonight at Ram Stadium! GO RAMS!
Thanks Mr. Hollis and Mr. Bass for helping get the stadium ready for the scrimmage game this week. We appreciate you! #psdrams
Westin Henderson recognized has received a $40,000 scholarship from University of Advanced Technology out of Arizona. Congratulations Westin! Proud to be a Ram! #psdrams
The 2019-20 PHS Tennis Team looks great and ready to compete! #psdrams
Congratulations Simon McBride for earning medalist honors in golf at the Searcy tournament on Monday! Here we go Rams! #psdrams
Thank you to all first responders who trained PSD faculty today. Training included Stop the Bleed, ALICE, Tourniquet Application, and Classroom Preparation for Emergencies. We appreciate all of you!
The first day of school is Tuesday, August 13!
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Thank you Paragould Community for "Stuffing the Bus" Saturday. We appreciate your support!
Congratulations to OGMS principal, Donna Singleton, on her retirement! Mrs. Singleton served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal for PSD for the past 18 years and has had a positive impact on so many students! We will miss her!
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