School News

The United Way of Greater Texarkana "Stuff The Bus" school supply drive is underway.

U of A Hope- Texarkana has a new interim chancellor. University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named Laura Clark interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). Clark, currently the vice chancellor for academic affairs at UAHT, will take over for departing current Chancellor Chris Thomason on July 6.

Aruba Networks, which provides WiFi for Ashdown Public Schools, gifted almost $14,000 of outdoor wireless equipment to Ashdown High School and Ashdown Junior High to assist with providing outdoor wireless access for students.

It's that time again. Time for the Southern Arkansas University System Board of Trustees will meet. The meeting is set for Thursday, June 18 at 10AM in the Reynolds Center Grand Hall on the campus of SAU.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana is hosting Texas State Bar’s virtual workshops about the U.S. founding, June 29–30. The webinars are free and open to anyone. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion.

The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana began “Phase 2” of its re-opening plan as employees returned to their offices today.

Congratulations to Mr.Todd Musgraves recently named the Texarkana Arkansas School District Teacher of the Year.

The Texarkana Arkansas School District (TASD) is celebrating with a 2019-2020 Year-End Appreciation Parade on Thursday, May 28 at Arkansas High School beginning at 10:30AM.

The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana announced five Honors Scholarships yesterday. These recipients are graduates from Texas High School and Hope High School, Fouke High School and two from Spring Hill High School.

Ashdown High School Senior Kasey Barton has received the F.S. Root Memorial Scholarship from the Arkansas PTA.  Arkansas PTA offers scholarships to graduating seniors to help them pursue their teaching degrees.  Kasey was one of only two students to receive an Arkansas PTA scholarship in the state.

Did you know that high schools in our area compete for scholarship money from LifeShare Blood Center by holding blood drives? With schools closed the high schools that in the past have hosted blood drives now need to rely on the community to find another place to host the drives.

High School seniors have definitely gotten the short end of the deal this year with COVID-19. Some good news to report is that some area schools are announcing cially rescheduled its graduation ceremonies for the senior class of 2020.