PCSSD is working with local government officials to coordinate a plan for student nutrition during the mandated school closure. We hope to have information regarding meal services later today. We will share online once a plan is set. Thank you. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Parents please remember to send in ALL your volunteer time to Mrs Parrish aparrish7827@pcssd.org
It has to be turned in tomorrow.
Anything you have done counts, no job is too small!
You can simply send a list of activities and how much time you spent doing it.
It’s that SIMPLE😜
STATEMENT 3/3: Thank you for understanding our decision to follow the Governor's orders.
STATEMENT 2/3: In a statement on Wednesday, March 11, it was announced that Governor Hutchinson has the sole authority to close public school campuses. PCSSD will continue to work closely with state offices and health departments as we monitor the progress of COVID-19.
STATEMENT 1/3: Per direction by the Governor of Arkansas, Pulaski County Special School District will be closed until March 30. The decision came after an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across the nation.
March is Women's History Month. Bettye Caldwell played an integral role in the development of Head Start and was named one of Ladies' Home Journal's 10 Women of the Year in 1978. Caldwell moved to Arkansas in the 1960s and inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2016.
Congrats to our PCSSD students who competed in the Regional Science Fair. Leah Levar won 1st place in Behavioral Science and Brayden Miller won honorable mention (SYLVAN HILLS MID). Aslin Falasco won 1st place in Animal Science (ROBINSON MID). #pcssdproud #eqiutyandexcellence
Don't forget to turn in your volunteer hours by Friday, March 13!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4badaf2aaaf58-robinson1
If they have any questions please contact Shannon Wilson
At tsblwilson@sbcglobal.net
Reminders for students
*Tomorrow is the last day for the book fair so go by the library and check it out!
*Prom tickets are on sale now for $35 in Rm 25 with Mrs Brucks. The price goes up to $40 after spring break.
*BRING $5 tomorrow and BUY a ticket for our spring play “Alice in Wonderland”
*If you did not fill out your pre-registration form for next year’s classes with your counselor please see them ASAP
Join us Thursday, March 5th at 6pm in the library to learn about the many “extras” at RHS! Sponsors and students who participate in clubs, activities and sports will share information about how to get involved. The book fair will also be open if you would like to make a purchase.
DID YOU KNOW: A leap year occurs every 4 years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the earth to complete its orbit around the sun, which is about 365-¼ days.
February is Black History Month. Sheryl Underwood is a comedian and television host of The Talk. She founded the African American Female Comedian Association. Underwood was born in Little Rock and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2007.
February is Black History Month. Lencola Sullivan-Verseveldt was the first African American to win Miss Arkansas in 1980. She was fourth runner-up at Miss America that year. She is from Morrilton and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2006.
February is Black History Month. Charles Bussey Jr. was the first African American elected to the Little Rock City Board of Directors, deputy sheriff of Pulaski County, and mayor of Little Rock. Bussey was born in Stamps and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2006.
February is Black History Month. Fran Bennett is an actress, best known for her role on hit shows such as Guiding Light, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Scandal. Bennett was born in Malvern and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2005.
Students NEED to turn in their registration forms for their 2020-2021 class schedule. These forms are PAST DUE! Get them to the counselors ASAP!
February is Black History Month. James "Jimmy" McKissic was a world-renowned pianist who performed throughout the world, including more than two dozen events at Carnegie Hall in New York. McKissic was born in Little Rock and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 1994.
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," also called Shrove Tuesday. The name Fat Tuesday refers to the last day of eating richer foods before the leaner days of Lent begin when many Christians fast. Do you celebrate Mardi Gras?
11th grade students will take the ACT tomorrow at RHS. They need a charged chromebook, school ID and only ACT approved calculators will be permitted. Please be ON TIME to school so the check in process can run quickly and smoothly. 11th graders will be allowed and excused to check out after the test ONLY if we have written/email permission or a parent checks them out in the office. Student drivers should bring in a note or have parents email aparrish7827@pcssd.org.
Make sure you are well rested and have a nutritious breakfast. Come ready to ROCK the ACT tomorrow!