Paragould High School

We know the school year is wrapping up but it's never too early to start prepping for the ACT! PHS will host an ACT bootcamp on Saturday, June 3rd, from 8:00am-12:15pm for the June 10th exam. We will have English, Reading, Science, and Math prep for 1 hour each. Snacks will be provided. Have students check their emails for the google form link to attend. If they cannot find it, please email scooper@paragouldschools.net so I can send it to them directly. Also, Summer ACT Bootcamp will be July 10th-14th. Monday - Thursday will be 9:00am - 1:15pm and will cover English, Reading, Science, and Math for 1 hour each day. Snacks and water will be provided. On Friday, students will take a mock exam from 8:00 - 11:30am and then pizza will be provided for the students while the teachers grade the results. Students will then attend a review session with each teacher to better prepare them for the July 15th ACT exam. We have many student testimonies of raising their ACT score 2-6 points by attending this summer bootcamp. Prizes given away daily for students who attend. Please check your student email for the google form link. If you cannot find it, email scooper@paragouldschools.net and she will send you a direct link. Thank you!

PSD loves to feed students! Check out the image below with the dates, times, and locations of our summer feeding program. Open to children ages 1-18 years.

Here is the livestream link for today's Awards Assembly. https://youtube.com/live/1iYLP9S-1rc?feature=share

Paragould High School 9th-11th Grade Award Information

Reminder for those attending tonight's graduation ceremony: General Public should enter through the Upper Red or Upper Yellow Entrance.No one is allowed on the floor other than graduates and school faculty/staff. Family and friends cannot go onto the arena floor. First National Bank Area has rules/policies that prevent some items ( balloons, backpacks, noisemakers, etc.) from coming into the arena. Please click on the links below to be clear on what is and is not allowed for the event. Clear Bag Policy: https://www.fnbarena.com/news/clear-bag-policy Facility Policies: https://www.fnbarena.com/arena-information/facility-policies/ Can't attend tonight's graduation? Use this link below to livestream the event. https://youtube.com/live/97bx-i6qhU0?feature=share

Caretakers - are you looking for summer programs for your current Kindergarten through 6th grade students? Look no further! Registration is open NOW until Wednesday, May 17th for our Academic/Athletic Camps. Offered to PSD students at NO COST, this is a great way to keep your kids entertained this summer. Click the link below for more information and to sign up. Go Rams! Academic/Athletic Camp Information Sheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/16V5DLPOU8ftcek8yDKNfxNcO32DYGxD3/view?usp=share_link Academic/Athletic Camp Registration Link https://forms.gle/qczSXniJPv8iRKaw6

A driver's education course will be offered this summer. Student sign-ups are on a first come, first served basis. We will take the first 15 students who are eligible to sign-up for the course. This course is offered with NO fee on the campus of Paragould High School. All students MUST hold a valid driver's permit prior to the class beginning. June 5th-23rd, 2023 Monday-Friday, 8:00-10:00am Driving groups will rotate and will be assigned once class begins. Please use the link listed below to sign up. https://forms.gle/8JrSmzdA6D7THdvs5

It's senior awards day at PHS. If you can't attend, watch live using the link below! https://youtube.com/live/EMtm52TUyLs?feature=share

PHS Seniors and Parents, Please make sure to note these important dates in your calendars as the end of the school year approaches!

The 2023-24 calendar is now available! Check it out below.

OGMS EAST students Eden Treece and Zoe Stallings met with the Fraternal Order of Police to propose a potential EAST project. Eden and Zoe want to help fund (2) $500 scholarships for graduating PHS EAST seniors. They want to give back to the students that made such a positive impact on the program that they love. Community partners, White Inc. and Downtown Nutrition have already funded a portion of the scholarship. OGMS SRO Stephen Pace presented Eden and Zoe with a check this morning for the remaining amount needed to make this project a reality! Next Eden and Zoe will collaborate with the High School and Jr High EAST programs to finalize an application process before selecting the recipients to be awarded at the Senior awards assembly on May 5th at PHS! Huge thank you to our community partners, White Inc., Downtown Nutrition, and The Fraternal Order of Police! Way to go, Rams!

English Due to the weather forecast for this afternoon, PSD will be dismissing two hours early today. All car lines will start at 1:00 this afternoon. PSD will run our buses 2 hours early. We have bus routes that are in excess of an hour and a half in length and student safety is the priority. Español Debido al tiempo para esta tarde, PSD saldrá dos horas antes hoy. Sus estudiantes llegarán a casa 2 horas antes. Todas las líneas de carro comenzarán a la 1:00 de esta tarde. PSD hará funcionar nuestros autobuses 2 horas antes. Por favor haga arreglos para tener a alguien en casa. Tenemos rutas de autobús que superan la hora y media de duración y la seguridad de los estudiantes es la prioridad. Majol Kin wt weather ne jab emman ilo elkin raelep in ranin enij koman bwe en mokaj lok ruo awa. Em rijikuul eo nejim enij rool ruo awa mokajlok. Aolep lain in wa ko renaaj lijjino ilo 1:00alkin raelep. PSD enaaj kattori bus ko 2 awa mokajlok rainin. Elon bus in school ko renij herbal ilo jimetaan awa kojbarok eo an ajiri eo nejim ej men eo imaantata.

Phoenix Photography will be providing pictures at prom this Saturday. The picture packet List for Prom. Your pictures will be printed that night for you to pick up before you leave prom!

Wishes really do come true; just ask 9-year-old Ay'Den whose wish came true today at Ram Stadium thanks to our friends at Make-a-Wish and the PHS Rotary Interact Club. Ay'Den was treated to a pep rally complete with music, dancing, adoring fans, ATA Martial Arts, and PRESENTS!

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!

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