https://youtu.be/axjJuyNaBDY
Please use this link to watch the recording of our Parent Meeting from March 16 about ACT Aspire Testing. You may contact Mrs. Townsend at ktownsend@pcssd.org or Mrs. Matthews at tmatthews1379@pcssd.org if you have any questions. Thank you!
Johnelle Hunt co-founded J.B. Hunt Transport with her husband in 1969. In 2001, she, along with her husband, was inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2015. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
ATTENTION All students,
The UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
offers virtual summer programs to immerse
underrepresented minority and disadvantaged K-12 and
college students in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) learning experiences with a focus on
health careers and professions.
Please forward to your students and parents!!
Deadline to apply: April 9th
Copy and paste into your browser: https://ddei.uams.edu/ddei-outreach-programs/
To find out more.
If you have questions please contact me.
Nicholas A. Pettus
Senior Diversity Specialist
UAMS – Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4301 W. Markham, Slot # 625
Office: 501-686-8952
Toll Free: 1-800-432-8091
Fax: 501-686-7439
E-mail napettus@uams.edu
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Mary Steenburgen is an Academy Award winning actress. She is known for her roles in Back to the Future, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Step Brothers, Justified, and more. She was inducted in the Ark. Women's Hall of Fame in 2018. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
The Innovation Challenge is underway! We are looking forward to the solutions to real world problems students develop. The top 5 winners receive a prize package. One grand prize winner gets a prototype of their product.
https://www.pcssd.org/article/407611?org=pcssd
#pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Carolyn Pollan was elected to Arkansas House of Rep. in 1975 and served 12 terms. She established the Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Abuse. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2016. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
UAMS is hosting a free dental exam and sealant clinic for children 5-17 years old. Appointments are required for the March 20 event. Call Kaitlyn Baldwin at 501-553-5633 to schedule an appointment.
Is it Pie Day or Pi Day? How about both!
Pat Walker was a philanthropist. She was awarded both UAMS and Razorback Fdn. Distinguished Service Awards and was recognized as one of the Most Distinguished Women in AR. She was inducted in Ark. Women's Hall of Fame in 2016. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Don't forget to set your clocks ahead tonight. Daylight saving time starts tonight!
Lottie Shackelford was the 1st woman elected LR Mayor. President Clinton appointed her as the 1st African American woman to serve on the Board of Trustees for OPIC. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2016. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
FINAL REMINDER: Registration is now open for the Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge challenges 3-12 graders across Arkansas in the field of science and technology in a new, innovative way.
https://www.pcssd.org/article/407611?org=pcssd
#pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Louise Thaden simultaneously held women's records for speed, altitude, & solo endurance. She partnered w/ Amelia Earhart to form an advocacy group for women pilots. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Please join us for a Student Advocacy Opportunity - ACT Aspire Testing Procedures for Maumelle Middle School Students on Tuesday, March 16 at 7:00. You will learn about the upcoming ACT Aspire Tests, which begin April 13, and the planned schedules and procedures for testing. Please use this link to join:
https://meet.google.com/ehu-kvvg-tsw
Kay Kelley Arnold served twice as chairwoman of the LR Municipal Airport Commission. She was influential in changes to fund facility updates and rename the airport. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2016. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Roberta Fulbright was a publisher of the Northwest Arkansas Times and University of AR supporter. In 2012, UofA Board of Trustees names a dining hall in her honor. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2015. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Dr. Edith Irby Jones was the 1st African American to be accepted, attend & graduate from UAMS. 1985 she was elected the 1st female president of the Nat'l Medical Assoc. She was inducted in the Ark. Women's Hall of Fame in 2015. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Today is International Women's Day. This year's theme is #ChooseToChallenge. From challenge comes change, so let's all choose to challenge! #IWD2021 #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Mary "Brownie" Ledbetter was a political activist. She founded the Ark. Fairness Counsel, Ark. Women's Political Caucus, and Women's Environment & Development Org. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2021. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Dorothy Morris is a fine arts philanthropist. She and her husband ran the Morris Foundation, raising half million dollars in 1 day during 2018 Arkansas Gives event. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2021. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
